Ariados Profile
- Height
- 1.1 m
- Weight
- 33.5 kg
- Abilities
- Swarm, Insomnia, Sniper (hidden)
- Egg groups
- Bug
- Habitat
- Forest
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Catch rate
- 90 / 255 (35%)
- Gender
- 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
- Introduced
- Generation II
Ariados Base Stats
Base stats are the starting point — a real Ariados's stats also depend on its Nature, EVs and IVs.
Attacking Ariados?
Ariados Resistances
Avoid these — Ariados is strong against these attack types
See the full Ariados weakness guide — best counters included →
Ariados Evolutions
Where to Catch Ariados
In Gold, Ariados can be found at 1 location — highlighted on the Kanto map. Hover or tap a glowing spot for details.
Ariados Moves
Star up to 4 moves to build a battle set, then open the Party battle planner to see which Pokémon and move beats any opponent.
| ★ | Move | Type | Category | Learn | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swords Dance | Normal | Status | Lv. 0 | — | — | 20 | |
| Absorb | Grass | Special | Lv. 1 | 20 | 100% | 25 | |
| Bug Bite | Bug | Physical | Lv. 1 | 60 | 100% | 20 | |
| Fell Stinger | Bug | Physical | Lv. 1 | 50 | 100% | 25 | |
| Focus Energy | Normal | Status | Lv. 1 | — | — | 30 | |
| Poison Sting | Poison | Physical | Lv. 1 | 15 | 100% | 35 | |
| String Shot | Bug | Status | Lv. 1 | — | 95% | 40 | |
| Infestation | Bug | Special | Lv. 8 | 20 | 100% | 20 | |
| Scary Face | Normal | Status | Lv. 12 | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Night Shade | Ghost | Special | Lv. 15 | — | 100% | 15 | |
| Shadow Sneak | Ghost | Physical | Lv. 19 | 40 | 100% | 30 | |
| Fury Swipes | Normal | Physical | Lv. 23 | 18 | 80% | 15 | |
| Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | Lv. 28 | 70 | 100% | 5 | |
| Agility | Psychic | Status | Lv. 31 | — | — | 30 | |
| Pin Missile | Bug | Physical | Lv. 35 | 25 | 95% | 20 | |
| Psychic | Psychic | Special | Lv. 41 | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | Lv. 46 | 80 | 100% | 20 | |
| Cross Poison | Poison | Physical | Lv. 50 | 70 | 100% | 20 | |
| Sticky Web | Bug | Status | Lv. 54 | — | — | 20 | |
| Toxic Thread | Poison | Status | Lv. 59 | — | 100% | 20 | |
| Acid Spray | Poison | Special | TM / HM | 40 | 100% | 20 | |
| Baton Pass | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 40 | |
| Bug Buzz | Bug | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Dig | Ground | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Electroweb | Electric | Special | TM / HM | 55 | 95% | 15 | |
| Endure | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Facade | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 100% | 20 | |
| Foul Play | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 95 | 100% | 15 | |
| Giga Drain | Grass | Special | TM / HM | 75 | 100% | 10 | |
| Giga Impact | Normal | Physical | TM / HM | 150 | 90% | 5 | |
| Hex | Ghost | Special | TM / HM | 65 | 100% | 10 | |
| Hyper Beam | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 150 | 90% | 5 | |
| Knock Off | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 65 | 100% | 20 | |
| Leech Life | Bug | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Pounce | Bug | Physical | TM / HM | 50 | 100% | 20 | |
| Protect | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Rest | Psychic | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Skitter Smack | Bug | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | 90% | 10 | |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | TM / HM | 90 | 100% | 10 | |
| Sludge Wave | Poison | Special | TM / HM | 95 | 100% | 10 | |
| Smart Strike | Steel | Physical | TM / HM | 70 | — | 10 | |
| Solar Beam | Grass | Special | TM / HM | 120 | 100% | 10 | |
| Spite | Ghost | Status | TM / HM | — | 100% | 10 | |
| Struggle Bug | Bug | Special | TM / HM | 50 | 100% | 20 | |
| Substitute | Normal | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 10 | |
| Sunny Day | Fire | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 5 | |
| Tera Blast | Normal | Special | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 10 | |
| Thief | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 60 | 100% | 25 | |
| Throat Chop | Dark | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Toxic | Poison | Status | TM / HM | — | 90% | 10 | |
| Toxic Spikes | Poison | Status | TM / HM | — | — | 20 | |
| Trailblaze | Grass | Physical | TM / HM | 50 | 100% | 20 | |
| Venoshock | Poison | Special | TM / HM | 65 | 100% | 10 | |
| X-Scissor | Bug | Physical | TM / HM | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Disable | Normal | Status | Egg | — | 100% | 20 | |
| Lunge | Bug | Physical | Egg | 80 | 100% | 15 | |
| Megahorn | Bug | Physical | Egg | 120 | 85% | 10 | |
| Night Slash | Dark | Physical | Egg | 70 | 100% | 15 | |
| Rage Powder | Bug | Status | Egg | — | — | 20 |
Ariados Questions & Answers
- What is Ariados weak to?
- Ariados takes extra damage from Flying (2×), Rock (2×), Fire (2×), and Psychic (2×) type attacks.
- What is Ariados resistant to?
- Ariados takes reduced damage from Fighting (¼×), Grass (¼×), Poison (½×), Bug (½×), and Fairy (½×) type attacks.
- What is Ariados strong against?
- Ariados's Bug and Poison type attacks are super effective against Grass, Psychic, Dark, and Fairy Pokémon.
- What type is Ariados?
- Ariados is a Bug/Poison-type Pokémon.
- What are Ariados's base stats?
- Ariados has a base stat total of 400 — HP 70, Attack 90, Defense 70, Sp. Atk 60, Sp. Def 70, Speed 40.