Ariados (Pokémon)

Ariados アリアドス Ariados

Artwork from G/S/C

Types Species  Bug  Poison  Long Leg Pokémon Abilities Exp. at 100 Swarm or Insomnia 800,000 Pokédex National #168 Johto #033 Hoenn #323* Sinnoh #— Browser Fiore R-158 Almia R-156 Height Weight 3'07″ 73.9 lbs. Pokédex color Body style Footprint Catch rate Red 90 Gender ratio   50% male   50% female Egg groups Egg cycles Bug 16 (4080 steps*) EV yield HP 0 Atk 2 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Exp. 134 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Pokémon Palace Network Pokédex (Gen. II-III) On Smogon Pokédex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. II-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) On Serebii's Pokédex: Generation II Generation III (Spin-Off games) Generation IV (Spin-Off games) On Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex (Gen. II) On Ultimate Pokémon Center Pokédex (Gen. I-IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Ariados (Japanese: アリアドス Ariados) is a dual-type Bug/Poison Pokémon.

It evolves from Spinarak starting at level 22.

Biology

Physiology

Ariados is a spider-like Pokémon in appearance. It has a red body with black stripes and an unhappy face on its abdomen. Ariados has four yellow legs with purple stripes; its fifth and sixth legs seem to have been moved on its back.

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

Forest Pokémon

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

It is certain that it is a hunter. It is one of the few Pokémon that has been depicted catching other Pokémon to consume.

In the anime

A group of Ariados 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. It appeared in a flashback in DP122.

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 Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! Part One, Kellyn used his Capture Styler on an Ariados and had it use String Shot on some Crobats that belonged to Hunter J's Henchmen.

In One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team, Angie used an Ariados in the first leg of the Pokémon Triathlon.

Several Ariados attacked Dawn and her Piplup again in DP122.

In the manga

Pokémon Special

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 Mask of Ice also has an Ariados, seen during his first appearance in Ilex Forest. He uses an Ariados to combat Celebi due to the type advantages it has over it.

In the TCG

Main article: Ariados (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

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

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Special moves

Pokémon Colosseum
Shadow moves		Level 43+	Purified moves
Shadow Rush	Shadow		Spider Web	Bug
--			Scary Face	Normal
--			Leech Life	Bug
--			Sludge Bomb	Poison

Side game data

Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
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:  Bug	Loops: 6	Minimum Experience: 40
Poké Assist: ( Bug )	Field Move: None	Maximum Experience: 50
"Ariados is quick and nimble on its feet. It spits silk to interfere with capture."
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 0.5%	IQ Group: F
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:  Bug	Poké Assist: ( Bug )	Field Move: (Tackle ×3)
"It spins webs around itself while moving about."

Evolution

	Unevolved	→ Level 22	First evolution
	Spinarak  Bug  Poison		Ariados  Bug  Poison

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
			File:Spr 2c 168.gif
						File:Spr b g2 168 s.png
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	File:Spr 3r 168 s.png		File:Spr 3e 168 s.gif	File:Spr 3f 168 s.png		File:Spr b g3 168 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
				NO SPRITES AVAILABLE

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

Trivia

• Ariados is one of the few Pokémon whose sprites in both Gold and Silver are the same.

Origin

Ariados's appearance is based on the Myrmarachne formicaria spider, but with the prosoma and opisthosoma reversed, fitting with its Pokédex entry.

Name origin

Ariados's name is probably derived from arachnid, Latin for spider or Ariadne. Dos, the Spanish word for two, is used possibly because it has two stingers. Dos could also possibly be from the Japanese 脅す odosu, to threaten. Dos could also refer to the fact that it is the second form in its evolutionary line.

In other languages

• German: Ariados
• French: Migalos - From mygale (tarantula).
• Korean: 아리아도스 Ariadoseu

External links

This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species.