Essentials
Summary
Blocks damaging attacks and damages attacking Pokémon for 1/8 their max HP.
Damage Dealt
Stats
- Power
 - — (no damage)
 - Accuracy
 - — (cannot miss)
 - PP
 - 10, up to 16 with 
 PP Up - Target
 - User
 - Effect chance
 - n/a
 - Priority
 - 4 (fast)
 
Flags
- Makes contact
 - Has a charging turn
 - Must recharge
 - Blocked by Detect and Protect
 - Reflectable
 - Snatchable
 - Copied by Mirror Move
 - Punch-based
 - Sound-based
 - Unusable during Gravity
 - Defrosts when used
 - Targets opposite side in triples
 - Heals
 - Ignores Substitute
 - Powder-based
 - Jaw-based
 - Pulse-based
 - Ballistics-based
 - Mental effects
 - Unusable during Sky Battles
 - Dance
 
Machines

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            Not a TM
            
 
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            Not a TM
            
 
Effect
Blocks damaging attacks and damages attacking Pokémon for 1/8 their max HP.
Meta
This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.
Flavor
Flavor Text

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In addition to protecting the user from attacks, this move also damages any attacker who makes direct contact.
 
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In addition to protecting the user from attacks, this move also damages any attacker who makes direct contact.
 
Foreign Names
- Japanese
        

 - ニードルガード (niidorugaado)
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 - ニードルガード
 - Korean
        

 - 니들가드
 - Chinese
        

 - 尖刺防守
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 - 尖刺防守
 - French
        

 - Pico-Défense
 - German
        

 - Schutzstacheln
 - Spanish
        

 - Barrera Espinosa
 - Italian
        

 - Agodifesa
 
Similar moves
No other moves have the same effect as Spiky Shield.
Pokémon
    
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Pokémon | Type | Ability | Gender | Egg Group | HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spd | Total | |
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| Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level. | ||||||||||||||||
| 32 | 0 | 0 | Cacturne | 
     
     
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Sand Veil
     Water Absorb  | 
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    Grass
     Human-Like  | 
    70 | 115 | 60 | 115 | 60 | 55 | 475 | ||
| — | — | — | Maractus | 
     
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Water Absorb
     Chlorophyll Storm Drain  | 
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Grass | 75 | 86 | 67 | 106 | 67 | 60 | 461 | ||
| 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | Chesnaught | 
     
     
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Overgrow
     Bulletproof  | 
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Field | 88 | 107 | 122 | 74 | 75 | 64 | 530 | |
| 49 | 49 | Togedemaru | 
     
     
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Iron Barbs
     Lightning Rod Sturdy  | 
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    Field
     Fairy  | 
    65 | 98 | 63 | 40 | 73 | 96 | 435 | |||
| 49 | Totem Togedemaru | 
     
     
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Iron Barbs
     Lightning Rod Sturdy  | 
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    Field
     Fairy  | 
    65 | 98 | 63 | 40 | 73 | 96 | 435 | ||||
    
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Pokémon | Type | Ability | Gender | Egg Group | HP | Atk | Def | SpA | SpD | Spd | Total | |
| Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move. | ||||||||||||||||
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Gluttony
     Overgrow  | 
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Field | 50 | 53 | 48 | 53 | 48 | 64 | 316 | ||||
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