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Ariados's Type

BUG

POISON

Ariados's Pokédex #s

National #: 168

Ariados's Base Stats

HP:: 70

Attack:: 90

Defense:: 70

Sp. Atk:: 60

Sp. Def:: 70

Speed:: 40

Total:: 400

Misc. Info

Height:: 3'7" (1.1m)

Weight:: 73.9 lbs. (33.5 kg)

Gender Ratio:

Egg Groups:: Bug

EXP At Lv. 100:: 800,000

EV Yield:: 2 Attack

Base EXP:: 140

Catch Rate:: 90

Base Happiness:: 70

Ariados's Abilities

Here are what abilities Ariados can possibly have, along with their effects.

Swarm: Increases the damage of Ariados's Bug-type moves by 50% when it is at 1/3 or less HP.

Insomnia: Ariados cannot fall asleep or use Rest.

Sniper: Ariados's critical hits inflict 2.25× damage instead of 1.5× damage.

Weaknesses & Resistances

Below is a list of what Ariados's weakness and resistance is to various types.

2×: FIRE

FLYING

PSYCHIC

ROCK

½: POISON

BUG

FAIRY

¼: GRASS

FIGHTING

Ariados's Evolution Line

Below you'll find a list of all Pokémon Ariados evolves from or into, along with its evolution method.

Spinarak: starting form

Ariados: at level 22

Ariados's Moves in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

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Below is a list of all of the moves that Ariados can learn, along with what level it learns the move, the TM number, and what egg moves it can learn, if any. Hover over a move (desktop/laptop) or click the ? button next to the move (mobile/tablet) to find out more about the move.

Level Up Moves

Here are all of the moves Ariados learns via level up. Anything marked "Evo." means it learns it upon evolving. If the level is 1, it can be relearned at a Pokémon Center.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
Evo.	Swords Dance Raises Ariados's Attack by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
1	Swords Dance Raises Ariados's Attack by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
1	Focus Energy Raises critical hit rate by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	30	User
1	Venom Drench Lowers all nearby enemies' Attack, Special Attack, and Speed by one stage if it is poisoned.	POISON	--	100%	20	Nearby Enemies
1	Fell Stinger If the target is knocked out by Fell Stinger, it raises Ariados's Attack by two stages.	BUG	50	100%	25	One Target
1	Bug Bite Does double damage if the target has a Berry and then Ariados consumes that Berry immediately.	BUG	60	100%	20	One Target
1	Poison Sting Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	15	100%	35	One Target
1	String Shot Lowers all nearby enemies' Speed by two stages.	BUG	--	95%	40	Nearby Enemies
1	Absorb Heals Ariados by half the damage dealt.	GRASS	20	100%	25	One Target
5	Absorb Heals Ariados by half the damage dealt.	GRASS	20	100%	25	One Target
8	Infestation Traps the target for 4–5 turns, preventing them from switching or fleeing and also doing 1/8 max HP after every turn.	BUG	20	100%	20	One Target
12	Scary Face Lowers the target's Speed by two stages.	NORMAL	--	100%	10	One Target
15	Night Shade Does exact damage equal to Ariados's level.	GHOST	varies	100%	15	One Target
19	Shadow Sneak Has higher priority.	GHOST	40	100%	30	One Target
23	Fury Swipes Hits the target two to five times in a row.	NORMAL	18	80%	15	One Target
28	Sucker Punch Has +1 priority. Fails unless the target uses a damaging move.	DARK	70	100%	5	One Target
32	Leech Life Heals Ariados by half the damage dealt.	BUG	80	100%	10	One Target
37	Agility Raises Ariados's Speed by two stages.	PSYCHIC	--	--	30	User
41	Pin Missile Hits the target two to five times in a row.	BUG	25	95%	20	One Target
46	Psychic 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	PSYCHIC	90	100%	10	One Target
50	Poison Jab Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	80	100%	20	One Target
55	Cross Poison 10% chance of poisoning the target. Higher crit rate. (+1 stage.)	POISON	70	100%	20	One Target
58	Sticky Web Covers the enemy's field in a sticky web that lowers enemy Pokémon's Speed by one stage when they switch in.	BUG	--	--	20	Enemy Field
63	Toxic Thread Inflicts poison on the target. Lowers the target's Speed by one stage.	POISON	--	100%	20	One Target

TM Moves

Here are all of the moves that Ariados can learn via TM (Technical Machine). These moves can be taught once per use of the TM.

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
TM11	Sunny Day Changes the weather to sunny for 5 turns.	FIRE	--	--	5	Entire Field
TM15	Hyper Beam Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM17	Protect Protects Ariados from attacks for a turn. Low chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM19	Giga Drain Heals Ariados by half the damage dealt.	GRASS	75	100%	10	One Target
TM22	Solar Beam Charges for a turn, attacks on the second turn. No charge time in the sun; half damage in the rain.	GRASS	120	100%	10	One Target
TM28	Dig Can't be hit on the first turn, attacks on the second turn.	GROUND	80	100%	10	One Target
TM29	Psychic 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	PSYCHIC	90	100%	10	One Target
TM32	Double Team Raises Ariados's Evasion by one stage.	NORMAL	--	--	15	User
TM36	Sludge Bomb Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	90	100%	10	One Target
TM42	Facade Does double damage if Ariados is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.	NORMAL	70	100%	20	One Target
TM44	Rest Ariados restores its HP to full and falls asleep for two turns.	PSYCHIC	--	--	10	User
TM45	Attract Infatuates Pokémon of the opposite gender.	NORMAL	--	100%	15	One Target
TM46	Thief Damages the target and steals its held item.	DARK	60	100%	25	One Target
TM58	Endure Will survive any hit with at least 1 HP left this turn. 50% chance of working on consecutive turns.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM62	Bug Buzz 10% chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stage.	BUG	90	100%	10	One Target
TM68	Giga Impact Requires a turn to recharge (unless it misses).	NORMAL	150	90%	5	One Target
TM70	Flash Lowers the target's Accuracy by one stage.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
TM75	Swords Dance Raises Ariados's Attack by two stages.	NORMAL	--	--	20	User
TM81	X-Scissor Damages the target.	BUG	80	100%	15	One Target
TM82	Sleep Talk Can only be used while asleep. Uses one of Ariados's moves at random.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User
TM84	Poison Jab Has a 30% chance to poison the target.	POISON	80	100%	20	One Target
TM87	Swagger Raises the target's Attack by two stages and confuses it.	NORMAL	--	85%	15	One Target
TM90	Substitute Costs 25% of Ariados's max HP. Sets up a Substitute to block effects and damage.	NORMAL	--	--	10	User

Egg Moves

Here are all of the moves that Ariados can learn as Egg Moves. In the case of evolved Pokémon, it shows what Egg Moves it can learn in its lowest evolutionary stage. Click the word EGG to find compatible breeding Pokémon to get that Egg Move onto Ariados.

	Move	Type	Power	Acc.%	PP	Target
EGG	Psybeam Has a 10% chance of confusing the target.	PSYCHIC	65	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Disable Disables the target's last used move for a few turns.	NORMAL	--	100%	20	One Target
EGG	Baton Pass Switches to another Pokémon on your team and keeps stat modifiers and effects.	NORMAL	--	--	40	User
EGG	Toxic Spikes Sets down 1 layer of Toxic Spikes. 1 layer poisons foes when they are sent out; 2 layers badly poisons.	POISON	--	--	20	Enemy Field
EGG	Rage Powder Draws attention towards Ariados in a Double or Triple Battle, forcing the opponent's single-target moves to target it.	BUG	--	--	20	User
EGG	Night Slash Has a higher critical hit rate. (+1 stage.)	DARK	70	100%	15	One Target
EGG	Megahorn Damages the target.	BUG	120	85%	10	One Target
EGG	Lunge Lowers the target's Attack by one stage.	BUG	80	100%	15	One Target

Ariados's Detailed Stats

Below you'll find a more detailed table containing Ariados's calculated stats, which are the stats that you actually see displayed in game. These are affected by a variety of things, such as level, Effort Values (EVs), Individual Values (IVs), and Ariados's Nature.

By default, the stats you see in the table below show four different possibilities, all assuming Ariados is level 100: its stats with 0 EVs, 252+ (max) EVs, 0 IVs, and 31 (max) IVs. Nature is not shown by default, so its maximum is 10% higher than shown here, and minium 10% lower.

Stats at level 100	0 EVs		252+ EVs		Base Stat
Stats at level 100	Min	Max	Min	Max	Base Stat
HP	250	281	313	344	70
Attack	185	216	248	279	90
Defense	145	176	208	239	70
Sp. Atk	125	156	188	219	60
Sp. Def	145	176	208	239	70
Speed	85	116	148	179	40
Total					400

Where to Find Ariados in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Location information on where to find Ariados in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl will be coming to the Marriland Pokédex in a future update! Thank you for your patience!

Pokédex Entries for Ariados

Generation 7 Pokédex Entries

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.

Generation 6 Pokédex Entries

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.

Generation 5 Pokédex Entries

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.

Generation 4 Pokédex Entries

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.

Generation 3 Pokédex Entries

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.

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.

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.

Generation 2 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.