Ariados

Type

Attack

Defense

Speed

Special Attack

Special Defense

Total

400

#161

0' 4.3"
73.95 lbs.

Long Leg Pokémon

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.

Ability capacity:
178

Egg group(s):
Bug

EV Yield:
Attack: 2

Growth:
Fast

Catch Rate:
90

Evolution

Spinarak	Level 22	Ariados

Wild Encounters

Type	Map	Chance	Level
Land	Cepheus Pass	10%	12-15
Land (2)	Cepheus Pass	10%	16-18

Trainers

Entomologist Olivia

Anorith Lv. 23
	Abilities		Moves
	Battle Armor		Fury Cutter Metal Claw Ancient Power Swords Dance

Whirlipede Lv. 21
	Abilities		Moves
	Poison Point Frostproof Swarm		Screech Pursuit Silk Trap Poison Tail

Ariados Lv. 22
	Abilities		Moves
	Swarm Lifelink Insomnia		Infestation Night Shade Spider Web Shadow Sneak

Bug Maniac Irwin

Ariados Lv. 30
	Abilities		Moves
	Swarm Lifelink Insomnia		Spider Web Shadow Sneak Pin Missile Surprise Venom

Galvantula Lv. 32
	Abilities		Moves
	Compound Eyes Illuminate Unnerve		Electroweb Bug Bite Gastro Acid Slash

Team Nova Recruit

Ariados Lv. 53
	Abilities		Moves
	Swarm Poison Touch Lifelink Insomnia		Agility Poison Jab Horn Leech Sticky Web

Exegutower Lv. 53
	Abilities		Moves
	Frisk Solar Power		Psyshock Egg Bomb Wood Hammer Leaf Storm

Bug Maniac Dean

Ariados Lv. 48
	Abilities		Moves
	Swarm Poison Touch Lifelink Insomnia		Leech Life Agility Poison Jab Horn Leech

Venomoth Lv. 52
	Abilities		Moves
	Shield Dust Lifelink Run Away Tinted Lens		Sleep Powder Leech Life Zen Headbutt Poison Fang

Crustle Lv. 59
	Abilities		Moves
	Sturdy Purifying Salt		X-Scissor Shell Smash Flail Rock Wrecker

Breeder Alarion

Ariados Lv. 55
	Abilities		Moves
	Swarm Compound Eyes Poison Touch Lifelink		Poison Jab Horn Leech Sticky Web Cross Poison

Flygon Lv. 53
	Abilities		Moves
	Levitate Compound Eyes Frisk		Sandstorm Uproar Hyper Beam Dragon Rush

Ameoberg Lv. 52
	Abilities		Moves
	Liquid Ooze Poison Touch Frozen Body Lifelink		Ice Punch Poison Jab Noxious Terrain Glacial Rift

Battle Frontier

Ariados @ Black Sludge
	Abilities		Moves
			Toxic Thread Sticky Web Swagger Skitter Smack

Ariados @ Silver Powder
	Abilities		Moves
	Swarm Compound Eyes		Bug Bite Toxic Shadow Sneak Spider Web

Ariados @ Floral Seed
	Abilities		Moves
	Flower Fuzz		Floral Terrain Leech Life Magic Room Fell Stinger

Ariados @ Scope Lens
	Abilities		Moves
			Toxic Thread Sticky Web Cross Poison Megahorn

Move learnset

By leveling up

Level	Move	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Evolve	Swords Dance	—	—	20
Evolve	Silk Trap	0	100	10
1	Focus Energy	—	—	30
1	Venom Drench	—	100	20
1	Fell Stinger	50	100	25
1	Bug Bite	60	100	20
1	Poison Sting	15	100	35
1	String Shot	—	95	40
1	Constrict	10	100	35
1	Absorb	30	100	25
5	Absorb	30	100	25
8	Infestation	20	100	20
12	Night Shade	—	100	15
15	Spider Web	—	—	10
19	Shadow Sneak	40	100	30
23	Pin Missile	25	95	20
28	Surprise Venom	10	100	5
32	Leech Life	80	100	10
37	Agility	—	—	30
41	Poison Jab	80	100	20
46	Horn Leech	75	100	10
50	Sticky Web	—	—	20
55	Cross Poison	70	100	20
59	Toxic Thread	—	100	20
64	Megahorn	120	85	10
67	Wraith Wrath	120	100	10
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Ariados Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Ariados

By TM

TM		Move	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
	TM 006	Psykogenic Chill	—	85	15
	TM 010	Hidden Power	60	100	15
	TM 011	Sunny Day	—	—	5
	TM 017	Protect	—	—	10
	TM 019	Giga Drain	75	100	10
	TM 021	Solar Beam	120	100	10
	TM 024	Adaptabiliteeth	80	100	15
	TM 027	Double Team	—	—	15
	TM 029	Sludge Bomb	90	100	10
	TM 034	Secret Power	70	100	20
	TM 035	Rest	—	—	10
	TM 036	Attract	—	100	15
	TM 037	Thief	60	100	25
	TM 052	Venoshock	65	100	10
	TM 066	Floral Terrain	—	—	10
	TM 072	Noxious Terrain	—	—	10
	TM 084	Eerie Fog	—	—	10
	TM 090	Bramble Snag	60	100	15
	TM 096	Stomping Tantrum	75	100	10
	TM 097	Bug Buzz	90	100	10
	TM 110	Giga Impact	150	90	5
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Ariados Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Ariados

By breeding

Parents

Move

Type

Cat.

Pwr.

Acc.

Baton Pass

—

Disable

—

100

Electroweb

Lunge

100

Megahorn

120

Night Slash

100

100

100

100

—

Signal Beam

100

Sonic Boom

—

Toxic Spikes

—

Twineedle

100

Noxious Needle

100

Noxious Terrain

—

Grassy Glide

100

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Ariados
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Ariados

By tutoring

Move	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Absorb	30	100	25
Agility	—	—	30
Baton Pass	—	—	40
Body Slam	85	100	15
Bounce	85	85	5
Bug Bite	60	100	20
Captivate	—	100	20
Confide	—	—	20
Constrict	10	100	35
Cross Poison	70	100	20
Curse	—	—	10
Dig	80	100	10
Disable	—	100	20
Double-Edge	120	100	15
Electroweb	55	95	15
Endure	—	—	10
Enthrall	—	100	20
Facade	70	100	20
Flash	—	100	20
Foul Play	95	100	15
Frustration	—	100	20
Fury Swipes	18	80	15
Grassy Glide	70	100	20
Hone Claws	—	—	15
Infestation	20	100	20
Joust	—	100	10
Leech Life	80	100	10
Lunge	80	100	15
Megahorn	120	85	10
Mimic	—	—	10
Natural Gift	—	100	15
Night Shade	—	100	15
Night Slash	70	100	15
Noxious Needle	70	100	20
Pin Missile	25	95	20
Poison Jab	80	100	20
Poison Sting	15	100	35
Psybeam	65	100	20
Psychic	90	100	10
Pursuit	40	100	20
Rage Powder	—	—	20
Return	—	100	20
Round	60	100	15
Scary Face	—	100	10
Screech	—	85	40
Shadow Sneak	40	100	30
Signal Beam	75	100	15
Silk Trap	0	100	10
Skitter Smack	70	90	10
Sleep Talk	—	—	10
Snore	50	100	15
Sonic Boom	—	90	20
Spider Web	—	—	10
Sticky Web	—	—	20
String Shot	—	95	40
Struggle Bug	50	100	20
Substitute	—	—	10
Sucker Punch	70	100	5
Surprise Venom	10	100	5
Swagger	—	85	15
Toxic	—	90	10
Toxic Spikes	—	—	20
Toxic Thread	—	100	20
Trailblaze	50	100	20
Twineedle	25	100	20
X-Scissor	80	100	15
Eerie Energy	70	100	20
Fell Stinger	50	100	25
Floral Flourish	70	100	20
Focus Energy	—	—	30
Hyper Beam	150	90	5
Morbid Mangling	90	100	15
Sinful Smash	120	100	15
Smart Strike	70	—	10
Swords Dance	—	—	20
Throat Chop	80	100	15
Venom Drench	—	100	20
Wraith Wrath	120	100	10
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Ariados Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Ariados

Ability Learnset

By leveling up

Level	Ability	Cost	Description
1	Swarm	14	Powers up Bug-type moves when the Pokémon's HP is low.
1	Insomnia	10	The Pokémon is suffering from insomnia and cannot fall asleep.
18	Lifelink	2	The Pokémon recovers some HP when it deals damage.
36	Poison Touch	15	May poison a target when the Pokémon makes contact.
54	Compound Eyes	62	The Pokémon's compound eyes boost its accuracy.
72	Hive Mind	77	Normal-type moves become Bug-type moves. Their power is boosted a little.
90	Shadow Tag	83	This Pokémon steps on the opposing Pokémon's shadow to prevent it from escaping.
100	Sniper	44	Powers up moves if they become critical hits when attacking.
Bold indicates a default ability if multiple abilities are disabled Italic indicates hidden ability if multiple abilities are disabled

By Disc

Disc		Ability	Cost	Description
	Disc 02	Pickup	1	The Pokémon may pick up the items, both during and outside of battle.
	Disc 04	Insomnia	10	The Pokémon is suffering from insomnia and cannot fall asleep.
	Disc 07	Illuminate	4	Raises the Pokémon's evasiveness.
	Disc 08	Trace	11	When it enters a battle, the Pokémon copies an opposing Pokémon's Ability.
	Disc 16	Lifelink	2	The Pokémon recovers some HP when it deals damage.
	Disc 23	Shadow Tag	83	This Pokémon steps on the opposing Pokémon's shadow to prevent it from escaping.
	Disc 24	Frostproof	12	The Pokémon resists Ice-type moves and damage from frostbite.
	Disc 26	Super Luck	35	The Pokémon is so lucky that the critical-hit ratios of its moves are boosted.
	Disc 27	Sludge Rush	45	Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat on Noxious Terrain.
	Disc 40	Compound Eyes	62	The Pokémon's compound eyes boost its accuracy.
	Disc 62	Power Spore	32	Amplifies the effects of all primary statuses on the field.
Bold indicates a default ability if multiple abilities are disabled Italic indicates hidden ability if multiple abilities are disabled

By tutoring

Ability	Cost	Description
Adaptability	77	Powers up moves of the same type as the Pokémon.
Analytic	17	Boosts move power when the Pokémon moves last.
Anticipation	1	The Pokémon can sense an opposing Pokémon's dangerous moves.
Butterfingers	-3	The Pokémon may drop its held item when hit by a damaging move.
Cold-Blooded	33	Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in harsh sunlight.
Defeatist	-17	Halves the Pokémon's Attack and Sp. Atk stats when its HP becomes half or less.
Flower Fuzz	11	Boosts the Pokémon's Defensive stats on Floral Terrain.
Forewarn	1	When it enters a battle, the Pokémon can tell one of the moves an opposing Pokémon has.
Frisk	1	When it enters a battle, the Pokémon can check an opposing Pokémon's held item.
Fumigate	77	Normal-type moves become Poison-type moves. Their power is boosted a little.
Hive Mind	77	Normal-type moves become Bug-type moves. Their power is boosted a little.
Hustle	33	Boosts the Attack stat, but lowers accuracy.
Hyper Cutter	12	The Pokémon's pride of its pincers prevents other Pokémon from lowering its Attack stat.
Infiltrator	16	Passes through the opposing Pokémon's barrier, substitute, and the like and strikes.
Jump Scare	70	The Pokémon moves first on the first turn of battle.
Klutz	-25	The Pokémon can't use any held items.
Merciless	69	The Pokémon's attacks become critical hits if the target is poisoned.
Poison Point	12	Contact with the Pokémon may poison the attacker.
Poison Touch	15	May poison a target when the Pokémon makes contact.
Predictable	-13	This Pokémon's predictable maneuvers make moves hit against it without fail.
Shield Dust	11	This Pokémon's dust blocks the additional effects of attacks taken.
Slow Start	-94	For five turns, the Pokémon's Attack and Speed stats are halved.
Sniper	44	Powers up moves if they become critical hits when attacking.
Swarm	14	Powers up Bug-type moves when the Pokémon's HP is low.
Terrorize	77	Normal-type moves become Ghost-type moves. Their power is boosted a little.
Tinted Lens	67	The Pokémon can use “not very effective” moves to deal regular damage.
Truant	-67	The Pokémon can't use a move if it had used a move on the previous turn.
Fog Warning	102	The Pokémon creates an eerie fog upon entering battle.
Gunk Guard	11	Boosts the Pokémon's Defensive stats on Noxious Terrain.
Huge Power	178	Doubles the Pokémon's Attack stat.
Immoralize	77	Normal-type moves become Dark-type moves. Their power is boosted a little.
Intimidate	57	The Pokémon intimidates opposing Pokémon upon entry, lowering their Attack stat.
Intrepid Sword	82	Boosts the Pokémon's Attack stat when the Pokémon enters a battle.
Menace	57	The Pokémon intimidates opposing Pokémon upon entry, lowering their Sp. Atk stat.
Moxie	67	The Pokémon shows moxie, and that boosts the Attack stat after knocking out any Pokémon.
Noxious Surge	85	Turns the ground into Noxious Terrain when the Pokémon enters a battle.
Unnerve	11	Unnerves opposing Pokémon and makes them unable to eat Berries.
Bold indicates a default ability if multiple abilities are disabled Italic indicates hidden ability if multiple abilities are disabled