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Ariados アリアドス Ariados
Artwork from GSC
National Dex	#168
Johto Dex	#033
Hoenn Dex	#323
Sinnoh Dex	#—
Fiore Browser	R-158
Almia Browser	R-156
Type	Bug / Poison
Species	Long Leg Pokémon
Height	3′07″ (1.1m)
Weight	73.9 lbs. (33.5kg)
Abilities	Swarm
	Insomnia
Egg group	Bug
Time to hatch	3,840 steps
Effort yield	2 Atk
Exp. yield	134 base exp.
Lv100 at	800,000 exp.
Gender	50% ♀ / 50% ♂
Pokédex color	Red
Catch rate	90
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Ariados (Japanese: アリアドス Ariados) is a Bug/Poison-type Pokémon.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the manga 3.1 In the Pokémon Special manga 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Base stats 5.4 Type effectiveness 5.5 Learnset 5.5.1 By leveling up 5.5.2 By TM/HM 5.5.3 By breeding 5.5.4 By tutoring 5.5.5 Special moves 5.6 Side game data 5.7 Evolution 5.8 Sprites 5.9 Trivia 5.9.1 Origin 5.9.1.1 Name origin 5.10 In other languages 6 External links

Biology

Physiology

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Ariados's feet are tipped with tiny hooked claws that enable it to scuttle on ceilings and vertical walls. It spins a single strand of a special string endlessly out of its rear. The string leads back to its nest. The string can also be spun from its mouth. It is hard to tell which end is which. This Pokémon constricts the foe with its webbing.

Ariados, and its pre-evolution, Spinarak, are the only known Pokémon that learn Spider Web.

Behavior

Rather than making a nest in one specific spot, it wanders in search of food after darkness falls. It will attach silk to its prey and set it free. Later, it tracks the silk to the prey and its friends.

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

In Ariados, Amigos, Aya's sensei owns an Ariados.

An Ariados appeared in All in a Day's Wurmple, under the ownership of Forrester Franklin.

Harley has an Ariados.

In Following a Maiden's Voyage, some Ariados attacked Dawn and her Piplup.

An Ariados owned by J appeared in Mutiny in the Bounty!. As J proceeds to steal her victims' Pokémon, she has her Ariados tie up her victims with String Shot.

In DP071, Hajime used his Capture Styler on an Ariados and had it use String Shot on some Crobats that belonged to Hunter J's Henchmen.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Special manga

Since Volume 11, Janine is seen with an Ariados. She uses its string to help her scale buildings. It appears once again in Volume 13, when she uses it to take on Falkner. She explains here that Ariados can spit string for making webs using its spinneret, as well as spit a different type of thread for attacking from its mouth. This second type of thread is so sharp, it even cracks the metal body of Falkner's Skarmory.

The Masked Man also has an Ariados, seen during his first appearance in Ilex Forest. The Masked Man uses an Ariados to combat Celebi due to the type advantages Ariados has over it.

In the TCG

Main article: Ariados (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Gen	Game	Pokédex entry
II	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.
	Stadium 2	It spins string not only from its rear but also from its mouth. It is hard to tell which end is which.
III	Ruby	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.
	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.
IV	Diamond	It attaches silk to its prey and sets it free. Later, it tracks the silk to the prey and its friends.
	Pearl	It attaches silk to its prey and sets it free. Later, it tracks the silk to the prey and its friends.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
II	Pokémon Gold and Silver	Rare (Gold) None (Silver)	Route 2 (Night)
	Pokémon Crystal	Rare	Routes 2 and 37 (Night)
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	None	Trade
	Pokémon Emerald	None	Evolve Spinarak
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	None	Evolve Spinarak
	Pokémon Colosseum	One	Shadow Pokémon Laboratory (Shadow)
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	None	Evolve Spinarak
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	Uncommon	Route 229 (Night)
	Pokémon Platinum		Unknown
	Pal Park		Field

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Trozei!	Phobos Train Endless Level 16 Forever Level 16 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Evolve from Spinarak
Pokémon Ranger	Olive Jungle Fiore Temple
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage	Hippowdon Temple Asoheru Building

Base stats

HP:	70
Attack:	90
Defense:	70
SpAtk:	60
SpDef:	60
Speed:	40

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Flying: 2× Rock: 2× Fire: 2× Psychic: 2×	Fighting: ¼× Poison: ½× Bug: ½× Grass: ¼×	Normal: 1× Ground: 1× Ghost: 1× Steel: 1× Water: 1× Electric: 1× Ice: 1× Dragon: 1× Dark: 1×

Learnset

Ariados is capable of learning the following moves (from its evolution onwards):
NOTE: Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Level	Generation II		Generation III	Generation IV
	GS	C
23				Fury Swipes
25	Leech Life		Leech Life
28				Sucker Punch
32				Spider Web
34	Fury Swipes		Fury Swipes
37				Agility
41				Pin Missile
43	Spider Web		Spider Web
46				Psychic
50				Poison Jab
53	Screech	Agility	Agility
63	Psychic		Psychic

By TM/HM

#	Generation II	Generation III	Generation IV
TM03	Curse
TM06	Toxic	Toxic	Toxic
TM10	Hidden Power	Hidden Power	Hidden Power
TM11	Sunny Day	Sunny Day	Sunny Day
TM13	Snore
TM15	Hyper Beam	Hyper Beam	Hyper Beam
TM17	Protect	Protect	Protect
TM19	Giga Drain	Giga Drain	Giga Drain
TM20	Endure
TM21	Frustration	Frustration	Frustration
TM22	SolarBeam	SolarBeam	SolarBeam
TM27	Return	Return	Return
TM28	Dig	Dig	Dig
TM29	Psychic	Psychic	Psychic
TM32	Double Team	Double Team	Double Team
TM34	Swagger
TM35	Sleep Talk
TM36	Sludge Bomb	Sludge Bomb	Sludge Bomb
TM42		Facade	Facade
TM43		Secret Power	Secret Power
TM44	Rest	Rest	Rest
TM45	Attract	Attract	Attract
TM46	Thief	Thief	Thief
TM58			Endure
TM68			Giga Impact
TM70			Flash
TM78			Captivate
TM82			Sleep Talk
TM83			Natural Gift
TM84			Poison Jab
TM87			Swagger
TM90			Substitute
HM05	Flash	Flash

By breeding

In Pokémon Silver, Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Crystal:

• Baton Pass - Ledyba/Ledian/Ninjask
• Disable - Venonat/Venomoth
• Poison Jab - Beedrill/Spinarak/Ariados/Gliscor
• Psybeam - Butterfree/Venonat/Venomoth
• Pursuit - Beedrill/Scyther/Scizor
• Signal Beam - Volbeat
• SonicBoom - Yanma
• Toxic Spikes - Beedrill/Skorupi/Drapion

Note: Breeding with a Smeargle who Sketched those moves also gives the child the move.

By tutoring

Special moves

Side game data

Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: Evolve	Friend Area: Secretive Forest
Phrases
51%-100% HP	Don't get my head and rear end mixed up!
26%-50% HP	Darn... My HP's gone down half already?
1%-25% HP	It's bad... I'm out of silk and poison, too.
Level Up	Yes! That's my level! I can feel the power coursing through me!
Pokémon Ranger
Group:	Loops: 6	Minimum Experience: 40
Poké Assist:	Field Move: None	Maximum Experience: 50
Ariados is quick and nimble on its feet. It spits silk to interfere with capture.
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage
Group:	Poké Assist:	Field Move: Tackle x3

Evolution

Basic Spinarak

Level 22 Ariados

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
			Image:Spr 2c 168.gif
			Image:Spr 2c 168 s.gif			Image:Spr b g2 168 s.png
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	Image:Spr 3r 168.png			Image:Spr 3f 168.png
	Image:Spr 3r 168 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 168 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 168 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 168 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
	Image:Spr 4d 168.png		Image:Spr 4p 168.png
			Image:Spr 4p 168 s.png			Image:Spr b g4 168 s.png

For other sprites and images, please see Ariados images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Ariados is the one of the few, if not only, Pokémon whose Gold and Silver Sprites are the same.

Origin

Ariados's appearance is based on the Happy Faced Spider.

Name origin

Ariados's name is probably derived from arachnid, Latin for spider or Ariadne. "Dos" could be derived from Spanish for "two" since it's the second in its evolutionary line, or from the Japanese 脅す odosu, to threaten.

In other languages

• German: Ariados
• French: Migalos
• Korean: 아리아도스 Ariadoseu

External links

• Article on Wikipedia

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