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ariados
Generation II

ariados

Long Leg Pokémon

bugpoison

It spews threads from its mouth to catch its prey. When night falls, it leaves its web to go hunt aggressively.

1.1 m

Height

33.5 kg

Weight

140

Base XP

90

Capture Rate

70

Base Happiness

♂ 50% ♀ 50%

Gender

Base Stats

HP70
Attack90
+2 EV
Defense70
Sp. Atk60
Sp. Def70
Speed40
Total400

Historical Stats

Generation VI

Sp. Def60

Abilities

Swarm
Slot 1Generation III

Strengthens Bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

Powers up Bug-type moves when the Pokémon's HP is low.

Insomnia
Slot 2Generation III

Prevents sleep.

The Pokémon's insomnia prevents it from falling asleep.

Sniper
Slot 3HiddenGeneration IV

Strengthens critical hits to inflict 3× damage rather than 2×.

If the Pokémon's attack lands a critical hit, the attack is powered up even further.

Evolution Chain

Evolves from Spinarak

Breeding

Egg Groups

15 cycles

Hatch Counter

Forest

Habitat

Fast

Growth Rate

Armor

Shape

No

Gender Diff.

Moves (85)

Level Up (17)

Lv.MoveTypeClassPwrAccPP
1

Has a chance to poison the target.

Changed in: Gold Silver

poisonphysical15100%35
1

Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user.

Changed in: Diamond Pearl, Lets Go Pikachu Lets Go Eevee, Sword Shield

grassspecial20100%25
1

Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages.

All Opponents

Changed in: Sun Moon

bugstatus95%40
1

Increases the user’s chance to score a critical hit.

User

normalstatus30
1

Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.

normalphysical10100%35
1

Raises the user’s Attack by two stages if it KOs the target.

Changed in: Sun Moon

bugphysical50100%25
1

Lowers the target’s Attack, Special Attack, and Speed by one stage if it is poisoned.

All Opponents

poisonstatus100%20
8

Prevents the target from fleeing and inflicts damage for 2-5 turns.

bugspecial20100%20
19

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

ghostphysical40100%30
23

Hits 2-5 times in one turn.

normalphysical1880%15
28

Only works if the target is about to use a damaging move.

Changed in: Sun Moon

darkphysical70100%5
32

Prevents the target from leaving battle.

bugstatus10
35

Hits 2-5 times in one turn.

Changed in: X Y

bugphysical2595%20
50
Cross PoisonTM73★crit

Has an increased chance for a critical hit and a chance to poison the target.

poisonphysical70100%20
53

Lowers the target’s Defense by two stages.

normalstatus85%40
54

Covers the opposing field, lowering opponents’ Speed by one stage upon switching in.

Opponents Field

bugstatus20
59

Poisons the target and lowers its Speed by one stage.

poisonstatus100%20

TM / HM (57)

Egg Moves (4)

Tutor (7)

Sprites (13)

ariados Back defaultBack default
ariados Back shinyBack shiny
ariados Front defaultFront default
ariados Front shinyFront shiny
ariados Other dream world front defaultOther dream world front default
ariados Other home front defaultOther home front default
ariados Other home front shinyOther home front shiny
ariados Other official Artwork front defaultOther official Artwork front default
ariados Other official Artwork front shinyOther official Artwork front shiny
ariados Other showdown back defaultOther showdown back default
ariados Other showdown back shinyOther showdown back shiny
ariados Other showdown front defaultOther showdown front default
ariados Other showdown front shinyOther showdown front shiny

Cries

Latest

Legacy

Encounter Locations

Sinnoh Route 229 Area

DiamondWalk Lv.5220%
PearlWalk Lv.5220%
PlatinumWalk Lv.5020%

Johto Route 37 Area

CrystalWalk Lv.155%

Kanto Route 2 South Towards Viridian City

GoldWalk Lv.75%
CrystalWalk Lv.75%
HeartgoldWalk Lv.75%

Kanto Route 2 North Towards Pewter City

HeartgoldWalk Lv.75%

Viridian Forest Area

HeartgoldHeadbutt Lv.5–710%

Sky Pillar 1f

Omega RubyHorde Lv.2335%
Alpha SapphireHorde Lv.2335%

Sky Pillar 3f

Omega RubyHorde Lv.2335%
Alpha SapphireHorde Lv.2335%

Sky Pillar 5f

Omega RubyHorde Lv.2335%
Alpha SapphireHorde Lv.2335%

Dreamyard Area

BlackDark Grass Lv.4910%
WhiteDark Grass Lv.4910%

Dreamyard B1f

BlackDark Grass Lv.495%
WhiteDark Grass Lv.495%

Alola Route 10 Area

SunWalk Lv.24–2720%
MoonWalk Lv.24–2720%
Ultra SunWalk Lv.26–2920%
Ultra MoonWalk Lv.26–2920%

Alola Route 11 Area

SunWalk Lv.24–2720%
MoonWalk Lv.24–2720%
Ultra SunWalk Lv.26–2920%
Ultra MoonWalk Lv.26–2920%

Alola Route 17 West

SunWalk Lv.31–3420%
MoonWalk Lv.31–3420%
Ultra SunWalk Lv.33–3635%
Ultra MoonWalk Lv.33–3620%

Malie Garden Area

SunWalk Lv.24–2720%
MoonWalk Lv.24–2720%
Ultra SunWalk Lv.25–2820%
Ultra MoonWalk Lv.25–2820%

Ulaula Meadow Area

SunWalk Lv.31–3420%
MoonWalk Lv.31–3420%
Ultra SunWalk Lv.33–3620%
Ultra MoonWalk Lv.33–3620%

Shadow Pokemon Lab Bf2

ColosseumSnag Lv.43100%

Friend Safari Poison

XWalk Lv.3033%
YWalk Lv.3033%

Game Appearances

Gold#168Silver#168Crystal#168Ruby#168Sapphire#168Emerald#168Firered#168Leafgreen#168Diamond#168Pearl#168Platinum#168Heartgold#168Soulsilver#168Black#168White#168Black 2#168White 2#168

Pokédex Numbers

#168

National

#168

Champions

#108

Kalos Mountain

#2

Kitakami

#59

Lumiose City

#23

Original Alola

#33

Original Johto

#23

Original Melemele

#11

Original Ulaula

#23

Updated Alola

#33

Updated Johto

#23

Updated Melemele

#11

Updated Ulaula

Names in Other Languages

아리아도스

Korean

Migalos

French

Ariados

German

Ariados

Spanish

Ariados

Italian

アリアドス

Japanese

Pal Park

Field

Score: 50Rate: 30

Meta

#265

Order

Yes

Default Form

Generation II

Generation

Red

Color