Ariados

Contents
Info
Base stats
Evolution chart
Pokédex entries
Moves learned
Sprites
Locations
Language

Ariados is a Bug/Poison type Pokémon introduced in Generation 2.

Additional artwork

Pokédex data

National №	0168
Type	Bug Poison
Species	Long Leg Pokémon
Height	1.1 m (3′07″)
Weight	33.5 kg (73.9 lbs)
Abilities	1. Swarm 2. Insomnia Sniper (hidden ability)
Local №	0033 (Gold/Silver/Crystal) 0033 (HeartGold/SoulSilver) 0108 (X/Y — Mountain Kalos) 0023 (Sun/Moon — Alola dex) 0023 (U.Sun/U.Moon — Alola dex) 0002 (The Teal Mask)

Training

EV yield	2 Attack
Catch rate	90 (11.8% with PokéBall, full HP)
Base Friendship	50 (normal)
Base Exp.	140
Growth Rate	Fast

Breeding

Egg Groups	Bug
Gender	50% male, 50% female
Egg cycles	15 (3,599–3,855 steps)

Base stats

HP	70	250	344
Attack	90	166	306
Defense	70	130	262
Sp. Atk	60	112	240
Sp. Def	70	130	262
Speed	40	76	196
Total	400	Min	Max

The ranges shown on the right are for a level 100 Pokémon. Maximum values are based on a beneficial nature, 252 EVs, 31 IVs; minimum values are based on a hindering nature, 0 EVs, 0 IVs.

Type defenses

The effectiveness of each type on Ariados.

Nor	Fir	Wat	Ele	Gra	Ice	Fig	Poi	Gro
	2			¼		¼	½

Fly	Psy	Bug	Roc	Gho	Dra	Dar	Ste	Fai
2	2	½	2					½

Evolution chart

#0167
Spinarak
Bug · Poison

(Level 22)

#0168
Ariados
Bug · Poison

Ariados changes

In Generations 2-6, Ariados has a base Special Defense of 60.
In Generations 2-4, Ariados has a base experience yield of 134.
In Generations 5-6, Ariados has a base experience yield of 137.
In Generations 2-7, Ariados has a base Friendship value of 70.

Pokédex entries

Gold	It spins string not only from its rear but also from its mouth. It is hard to tell which end is which.
Silver	A single strand of a special string is endlessly spun out of its rear. The string leads back to its nest.
Crystal	Rather than making a nest in one specific spot, it wanders in search of food after darkness falls.
Ruby Sapphire	ARIADOS’s feet are tipped with tiny hooked claws that enable it to scuttle on ceilings and vertical walls. This POKéMON constricts the foe with thin and strong silk webbing.
FireRed	A single strand of a special string is endlessly spun out of its rear. The string leads back to its nest.
LeafGreen	It spins string not only from its rear but also from its mouth. It is hard to tell which end is which.
Emerald	Its feet are tipped with tiny hooked claws that enable it to scuttle on ceilings and vertical walls. It constricts its foe with thin and strong silk webbing.
Diamond Pearl Platinum	It attaches silk to its prey and sets it free. Later, it tracks the silk to the prey and its friends.
HeartGold	It spins string not only from its rear but also from its mouth. It’s hard to tell which end is which.
SoulSilver	A single strand of a special string is endlessly spun out of its rear. The string leads back to its nest.
Black White Black 2 White 2	It attaches silk to its prey and sets it free. Later, it tracks the silk to the prey and its friends.
X	It spins string not only from its rear but also from its mouth. It’s hard to tell which end is which.
Y	It attaches silk to its prey and sets it free. Later, it tracks the silk to the prey and its friends.
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	Ariados’s feet are tipped with tiny hooked claws that enable it to scuttle on ceilings and vertical walls. This Pokémon constricts the foe with thin and strong silk webbing.
Sun	There are some areas where people use the string Ariados spins for their own weaving. The resulting cloth is popular for its strength.
Moon	It spins thread from both its rear and its mouth. Then it wraps its prey up in thread and sips their bodily fluids at its leisure.
Ultra Sun	Every night, it wanders around in search of prey, whose movements it restrains by spewing threads before it bites into them with its fangs.
Ultra Moon	It spews threads from its mouth to catch its prey. When night falls, it leaves its web to go hunt aggressively.
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl	It attaches silk to its prey and sets it free. Later, it tracks the silk to the prey and its friends.

Moves learned by Ariados

In other generations
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Scarlet/Violet Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl

Moves learnt by level up

Ariados learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Absorb	Grass	20	100
1	Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
1	Fell Stinger	Bug	50	100
1	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
1	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
1	String Shot	Bug	—	95
8	Infestation	Bug	20	100
12	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
15	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
19	Shadow Sneak	Ghost	40	100
23	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
28	Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
31	Agility	Psychic	—	—
35	Pin Missile	Bug	25	95
41	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
46	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
50	Cross Poison	Poison	70	100
54	Sticky Web	Bug	—	—
59	Toxic Thread	Poison	—	100

Moves learnt on evolution

Ariados learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Swords Dance	Normal		—	—

Egg moves

Ariados does not learn any moves by breeding in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet.

Moves learnt by TM

Ariados is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
04	Agility	Psychic	—	—
06	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
13	Acid Spray	Poison	40	100
15	Struggle Bug	Bug	50	100
18	Thief	Dark	60	100
20	Trailblaze	Grass	50	100
21	Pounce	Bug	50	100
25	Facade	Normal	70	100
29	Hex	Ghost	65	100
42	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
45	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
47	Endure	Normal	—	—
49	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
53	Smart Strike	Steel	70	—
55	Dig	Ground	80	100
62	Foul Play	Dark	95	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
85	Rest	Psychic	—	—
88	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
91	Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—
95	Leech Life	Bug	80	100
103	Substitute	Normal	—	—
105	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
111	Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
120	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
132	Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
148	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
152	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
162	Bug Buzz	Bug	90	100
163	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
168	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
171	Tera Blast	Normal	80	100
175	Toxic	Poison	—	90
177	Spite	Ghost	—	100
181	Knock Off	Dark	65	100
182	Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
185	Lunge	Bug	80	100
211	Electroweb	Electric	55	95
214	Sludge Wave	Poison	95	100
219	Skitter Smack	Bug	70	90
221	Throat Chop	Dark	80	100

Moves learnt by level up

Ariados learns the following moves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Absorb	Grass	20	100
1	Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
1	Fell Stinger	Bug	50	100
1	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
1	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
1	String Shot	Bug	—	95
1	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
1	Venom Drench	Poison	—	100
5	Absorb	Grass	20	100
8	Infestation	Bug	20	100
12	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
15	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
19	Shadow Sneak	Ghost	40	100
23	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
28	Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
32	Leech Life	Bug	80	100
37	Agility	Psychic	—	—
41	Pin Missile	Bug	25	95
46	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
50	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
55	Cross Poison	Poison	70	100
58	Sticky Web	Bug	—	—
63	Toxic Thread	Poison	—	100

Moves learnt on evolution

Ariados learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Swords Dance	Normal		—	—

Egg moves

Ariados learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found on the Ariados gen 8 learnset page.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
Disable	Normal	—	100
Lunge	Bug	80	100
Megahorn	Bug	120	85
Night Slash	Dark	70	100
Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
Rage Powder	Bug	—	—
Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—

Moves learnt by TM

Ariados is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
22	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	60	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
62	Bug Buzz	Bug	90	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
81	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

In other generations
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Ariados sprites

Type	Generation 2	Generation 3	Generation 4	Generation 5	Generation 6	Generation 7	Generation 8	Generation 9
Normal							—
Shiny							—	—

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Where to find Ariados

Gold	Route 2
Silver	Trade/migrate from another game
Crystal	Route 2, 37
Ruby Sapphire	Trade/migrate from another game
FireRed LeafGreen Emerald	Evolve Spinarak
Diamond Pearl Platinum	Route 229
HeartGold	Route 2, Viridian Forest
SoulSilver	Trade/migrate from another game
Black White	Dreamyard
Black 2 White 2	Trade/migrate from another game
X Y	Terminus Cave, Victory Road
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire	Sky Pillar
Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon	Route 10, 11, 17, Ula'ula Meadow, Malie Garden
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee	Not available in this game
Sword Shield	Not available in this game
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl	Route 229, Grassland Cave, Swampy Cave, Sunlit Cavern, Bogsunk Cavern
Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game
Scarlet Violet	Location data not yet available

Answers to Ariados questions

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Other languages

English	Ariados
Japanese	アリアドス (Ariados)
German	Ariados
French	Migalos
Italian	Ariados
Spanish	Ariados
Korean	아리아도스 (ariadoseu)
Chinese (Simplified)	阿利多斯
Chinese (Traditional)	阿利多斯

English	Long Leg Pokémon
Japanese	あしながポケモン
German	Langbein-Pokémon
French	Pokémon Long-Patte
Italian	Pokémon Lungazampa
Spanish	Pokémon Pata Larga
Korean	롱다리포켓몬
Chinese (Simplified)	长腿宝可梦
Chinese (Traditional)	長腿寶可夢

Name origin

arachnid: a spider
dos: Spanish word for two