Ariados (Japanese: アリアドス Ariados) is a dual-type Bug/Poison Pokémon introduced in Generation II.
It evolves from Spinarak starting at level 22.
Biology
Ariados is a red Pokémon that resembles a spider. It has purple eyes, a pair of white mandibles, and a white horn on its forehead. Around its abdomen are two black stripes and there are two black spots and a yellow spinneret on its rear. The spots and spinneret together form a pattern similar to a face. Thread can be produced from both its spinneret and its mouth. It has four yellow legs with two purple bands each; on its back are yellow structures similar to its legs with a single purple stripe each. Its feet are tipped with tiny hooks that allow it to climb ceilings and vertical walls.
Ariados makes its nest in the depths of temperate and tropical forests and leaves after dark to hunt prey. While Ariados wanders in search of prey, it spins a single thread from its rear that leads back to its nest. When prey is captured, it is wrapped in thread and then attacked by fangs. Ariados then drinks the victim's bodily fluids at leisure. Sometimes, it will instead release prey with only a single thread attached. The thread is then followed to both the caught prey and its friends. Ariados and its pre-evolution Spinarak are the only known Pokémon that can learn Toxic Thread. In the past, this was also true of Spider Web.
In the anime
Major appearances
In Ariados, Amigos, Tōkichi used a Ariados to battle Aya in an effort to make her stronger. It later participated in the battle against Team Rocket, where it eventually wrapped them up in its web.
In Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias, Oakley's Ariados is her main Pokémon in her mission to capture Latios and Latias.
In All in a Day's Wurmple, Forrester Franklin used an Ariados and a Yanma in a Double Battle against Ash. They went up against Pikachu and Treecko. After a long battle, Ash emerged victorious, with Ariados being knocked out by Treecko's Pound.
Harley's Ariados debuted in The Saffron Con. It reappeared in Harley Rides Again and New Plot, Odd Lot!; in the latter episode, it was temporarily loaned to James and Meowth.
In Following A Maiden's Voyage!, multiple Ariados attacked Dawn and her Piplup after the latter got caught in one of their webs. However, they worked together to escape them, and the Ariados were sent flying by Piplup's Bide.
Starting in Mutiny in the Bounty!, J's Ariados ties up her victims with String Shot as J steals their Pokémon. In Pillars of Friendship!, Ariados used String Shot, tying up Ash and his friends to prevent them from stopping the Legendary titans and Regigigas.
In Stopped in the Name of Love!, eight Ariados attacked Dawn and her Piplup, mimicking the first day of their journey. Just like the first time, they were sent flying by Piplup's Bide.
In DPS01, multiple Ariados led by a Shiny one attacked Dawn and Shinko, once again mimicking the attack at the start of Dawn's journey. This time, they were defeated when Dawn's Cyndaquil evolved into a Quilava and used Eruption.
In Diancie — Princess of the Diamond Domain, three Ariados surrounded Merrick, Bort, and Allotrope as they were searching for Diancie. However, they were warded off by a Pangoro trapped in a log.
In A Slippery Encounter!, an Ariados was agitated by Chespin's Pin Missile and attacked it before being fought off by Pikachu.
In Defending the Homeland!, multiple Ariados served as Florges's minions. They were ordered to attack Goodra's homeland sometime prior to the episode, and Goodra and its friends during the episode. They then made further appearances in Pokémon the Series: XY.
In The Legend of the Ninja Hero!, a ninja army used two Ariados during the attack on Ninja Village. They reappeared in the next episode.
Minor appearances
Shiny Ariados in the anime
In UnBEARable, Misty's fantasy featured multiple Ariados.
In For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll!, multiple Ariados were part of the team protecting the Tin Tower after Team Rocket stole the Crystal Bells on the top floor.
In From Cradle to Save, a student at the Pokémon Ninja School had an Ariados.
An Ariados appeared in a flashback in Oh Do You Know The Poffin Plan!.
In Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 1), Kellyn used his Capture Styler on an Ariados and then had it use String Shot on some Crobat that belonged to J's henchmen.
In One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!, Angie used an Ariados provided by the Pokémon Summer Academy for the first leg of the Pokémon Triathlon.
In Historical Mystery Tour!, multiple Ariados attacked Dawn and Piplup in Xatu's Forest.
Multiple Ariados appeared in a flashback in A Slippery Encounter!.
Multiple Ariados appeared in a flashback in An Oasis of Hope!.
In Meeting at Terminus Cave!, an Ariados was living inside Terminus Cave.
In JN024, two Trainers' Ariados were captured by the Matori Matrix but later freed by Ash and his friends.
An Ariados will appear in JN032.
Pokédex entries
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Ariados
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Ash's Pokédex
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Ariados, the Long Leg Pokémon. The evolved form of Spinarak. Ariados is able to spin extremely strong, sticky webs to trap its adversaries.
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Ariados
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Dawn's Pokédex
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Ariados, the Long Leg Pokémon, and the evolved form of Spinarak. It is said to attach string to its prey and intentionally set it free, only to recapture it along with its companions.
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In the manga
In the Ash & Pikachu manga
An Ariados appeared in Tale Of The Friendship Between Pikachu And Meowth.
In the Darkrai Mission Story: Pokémon Ranger Vatonage - the Comic manga
An Ariados appeared in Team Dim Sun as one of the Pokémon Heath controlled.
In the How I Became a Pokémon Card manga
Multiple Ariados appeared in PW38.
In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure manga
An Ariados appeared as a silhouette in JBA5, under the ownership of Janine.
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
The Masked Man has an Ariados, seen during his first appearance in Ilex Forest in You Ain't Nothin' but a Houndour. He uses an Ariados to combat Celebi due to the type advantages it has over it.
Janine owns an Ariados which first appeared in Crossing Crobat, where she used him to scale from a building to Goldenrod Museum. She uses him to battle and for her job as a ninja.
Pokédex entries
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PS156
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It can produce spider webs from both its mouth and spinneret. It's difficult to even differentiate the head from its back, where the spinneret is located.*
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In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team manga
An Ariados appeared in Pokémon to the Rescue!.
In the TCG
- Main article: Ariados (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
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Johto
#033
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It spins string not only from its rear but also from its mouth. It is hard to tell which end is which.
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| Silver
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A single strand of a special string is endlessly spun out of its rear. The string leads back to its nest.
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| Crystal
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Rather than making a nest in one specific spot, it wanders in search of food after darkness falls.
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It spins string not only from its rear but also from its mouth. It is hard to tell which end is which.
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| Ruby
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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.
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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.
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A single strand of a special string is endlessly spun out of its rear. The string leads back to its nest.
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It spins string not only from its rear but also from its mouth. It is hard to tell which end is which.
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| Diamond
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It attaches silk to its prey and sets it free. Later, it tracks the silk to the prey and its friends.
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| Pearl
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| Platinum
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It spins string not only from its rear but also from its mouth. It is hard to tell which end is which.
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| SoulSilver
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A single strand of a special string is endlessly spun out of its rear. The string leads back to its nest.
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It attaches silk to its prey and sets it free. Later, it tracks the silk to the prey and its friends.
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| White
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It attaches silk to its prey and sets it free. Later, it tracks the silk to the prey and its friends.
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Mountain #108
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It spins string not only from its rear but also from its mouth. It's hard to tell which end is which.
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It attaches silk to its prey and sets it free. Later, it tracks the silk to the prey and its friends.
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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.
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| This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.
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| Sun
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There are some areas where people use the string Ariados spins for their own weaving. The resulting cloth is popular for its strength.
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| Moon
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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.
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Every night, it wanders around in search of prey, whose movements it restrains by spewing threads before it bites into them with its fangs.
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It spews threads from its mouth to catch its prey. When night falls, it leaves its web to go hunt aggressively.
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Game locations
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In side games
| This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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| This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation II side games.
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Stats
Base stats
Generation II-VI
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At Lv. 100
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70
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130 - 177
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250 - 344
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90
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85 - 156
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166 - 306
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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60
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58 - 123
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112 - 240
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60
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58 - 123
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112 - 240
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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Total: 390
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Generation VII-present
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Range
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At Lv. 100
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70
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130 - 177
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250 - 344
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90
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85 - 156
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166 - 306
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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60
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58 - 123
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112 - 240
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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40
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40 - 101
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76 - 196
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Total: 400
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
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This Pokémon is unavailable within Generation VIII.
Click on the generation numbers above to see Ariados's learnsets from other generations.
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TCG-only moves
Side game data
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Pokémon Ranger
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Min. exp.: 40
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Max. exp.: 50
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Browser entry R-158
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| Ariados is quick and nimble on its feet. It spits silk to interfere with capture.
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Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
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(Tackle ×2)
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| It shoots stingers that make Pokémon Tired.
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Evolution
Sprites
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Trivia
- Ariados is one of the few Pokémon whose sprites in both Gold and Silver are the same.
Origin
Ariados's appearance seems to be based on the Myrmarachne formicaria spider, but with the prosoma (thorax and head area) and opisthosoma (abdominal area) reversed, fitting with its Pokédex entry. Its ability to spin string from its mouth and its signature move likely refer to spitting spiders, which spit venomous silk from their chelicerae to capture prey. Its Sun Pokédex entry and erect, spine-like "hind legs" suggest that it may also draw inspiration from various orb-weaver spiders (such as the Jorō spider and arrow-shaped micrathena).
Name origin
Ariados may be named after the Greek myth of Theseus and Ariadne, wherein Ariadne gave Theseus a ball of twine before he entered the Labyrinth to slay the Minotaur, so that he may trail the strand behind him and find his route back to her. Ariados may also be a combination of arachnid (Latin for spider) and 脅す odosu (to threaten) or dos (Spanish for two, used possibly because it has two stingers, or because it is the second form in its evolutionary line).
In other languages
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アリアドス Ariados
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Named after the Greek myth of Theseus and Ariadne and the Spanish "dos" for two.
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Migalos
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From mygale
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 Spanish
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Ariados
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Same as English name
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 German
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Ariados
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Same as English name
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 Italian
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Ariados
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Same as English name
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 Korean
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아리아도스 Ariados
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Transliteration of its Japanese name
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 Mandarin Chinese
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阿利多斯 Ālìduōsī
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Transliteration of its Japanese name
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 Cantonese Chinese
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 Hindi
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आरिआडस Ariados
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Transcription of English name
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 Russian
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Ариадос Ariados
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Transcription of English name
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 Thai
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อาริอาโดส Ariados
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Transcription of trademarked Japanese name
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External links
For other sprites and images, please see Ariados images on the Bulbagarden Archives.
