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Pokédex No.0168
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Ariados

No.0168 · Long Leg Pokémon

Ariados

アリアドス

BugPoison
Height
1.1 m
Weight
33.5 kg
Color
Red
Shape
Armor
Abilities

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

Prevents sleep.

SniperHidden

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

02 //Base stats

Base stats
StatBase
HP70
250–344
Attack90
166–306
Defense70
130–262
Sp. Atk60
112–240
Sp. Def70
130–262
Speed40
76–196
Total400Higher than 38% of all Pokémon

Ranges assume 0 IV/0 EV with a hindering nature (min) up to 31 IV/252 EV with a boosting nature (max).

HP 70Attack 90Defense 70Speed 40Sp. Def 70Sp. Atk 60
  • HPtop 49%
  • Attacktop 35%
  • Defensetop 51%
  • Sp. Atktop 60%
  • Sp. Deftop 49%
  • Speedtop 83%

03 //Type matchups

Defensive multipliers
Type matchups
Takes 2× damage
FireFlyingPsychicRock
Takes ½× damage
PoisonBugFairy
Takes ¼× damage
GrassFighting
Damage taken from every type
Normal1×
Fire2×
Water1×
Electric1×
Grass¼×
Ice1×
Fighting¼×
Poison½×
Ground1×
Flying2×
Psychic2×
Bug½×
Rock2×
Ghost1×
Dragon1×
Dark1×
Steel1×
Fairy½×
Its own types hit these super-effectively (STAB)
GrassPsychicDarkFairy

04 //Evolution

Evolution

05 //Easily confused with

Most similar silhouettes
Easily confused with
Ariados silhouette
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Ranked by a DINOv2 vision model comparing silhouette shapes — these are the options Who's That Pokémon? hard mode will try to trip you up with. Tap to reveal.

06 //Where to find it

By game
Where to find it
GamesLocationMethod
SV
Fellhorn GorgeAtlas
The Teal Mask
Wild
SV
Kitakami Wilds
The Teal Mask
Wild
SV
Mossfell Confluence
The Teal Mask
Static
SV
Mossfell Confluence
The Teal Mask
Wild
SV
Tera Raid Battles
The Teal Mask · 3★
Tera Raid
SV
Tera Raid Battles
The Teal Mask · 4★
Tera Raid
SV
Timeless Woods
The Teal Mask
Static
SV
Timeless Woods
The Teal Mask
Wild
ZA
Bleu DistrictWild
ZA
Hyperspace Lumiose
Poison zone · 3★
Hyperspace
ZA
Jaune DistrictWild
ZA
Magenta DistrictWild
ZA
Rouge DistrictWild
ZA
The Sewers - Canal AccessWild
ZA
Vert DistrictWild
ZA
Wild Zone 20Wild

Gens 1–7 from PokéAPI checked against Serebii (places PokéAPI lacks come from Serebii), Let's Go and Gens 8–9 from Serebii. Rates are the chance per encounter in that spot; Gen 8–9 raids and overview-only spots list no levels or rates. Tap a place for its page, or Atlas to find it on the map.

07 //Moves

68 moves
Moves
LvMoveTypeCat.Pow
EvoPage →Normal—
1Page →Grass20
1Page →Bug60
1Page →Bug50
1Page →Normal—
1Page →Poison15
1Page →Bug—
8Page →Bug20
12Page →Normal—
15Page →Ghost—
19Page →Ghost40
23Page →Normal18
28Page →Dark70
31Page →Psychic—
35Page →Bug25
41Page →Psychic90
46Page →Poison80
50Page →Poison70
54Page →Bug—
59Page →Poison—

Learnset from Scarlet & Violet. Tap a move for its effect.

08 //Pokédex entries

11 unique entries
Pokédex entries
It spews threads from its mouth to catch its prey. When night falls, it leaves its web to go hunt aggressively.
Ultra Moon
Every night, it wanders around in search of prey, whose movements it restrains by spewing threads before it bites into them with its fangs.
Ultra Sun
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.
Moon
There are some areas where people use the string Ariados spins for their own weaving. The resulting cloth is popular for its strength.
Sun
It spins string not only from its rear but also from its mouth. It’s hard to tell which end is which.
HeartgoldX
It attaches silk to its prey and sets it free. Later, it tracks the silk to the prey and its friends.
DiamondPearlPlatinumBlackWhiteBlack 2White 2Y

09 //Names in other languages

9 languages
Names in other languages
Japanese
アリアドス
Rōmaji
Ariados
Korean
아리아도스
Chinese (Simplified)
阿利多斯
Chinese (Traditional)
阿利多斯
French
Migalos
German
Ariados
Spanish
Ariados
Italian
Ariados

10 //Training & breeding

Training & breeding

Training

EV yield2 Attack
Catch rate90 (20.1% per Poké Ball at full HP, Gen 5+)
Base friendship70
Base experience140
Growth rateFast

Breeding

Egg groupsBug
Egg cycles15
Gender50% ♂ · 50% ♀
Gender differencesNo
Habitatforest

Other names

Japaneseアリアドス
Korean아리아도스
GermanAriados
FrenchMigalos
SpanishAriados
ItalianAriados

Regional Pokédex numbers

Original Johto #33Updated Johto #33Kalos Mountain #108Original Alola #23Original Melemele #23Original Ulaula #11Updated Alola #23Updated Melemele #23Updated Ulaula #11Kitakami #2

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Ariados summary

Ariados is a Bug/Poison-type Long Leg Pokémon introduced in Generation 2, number 168 in the National Pokédex. It has a base stat total of 400 (HP 70, Attack 90, Defense 70, Sp. Atk 60, Sp. Def 70, Speed 40). It is weak to Fire, Flying, Psychic and Rock moves. Its abilities are swarm and insomnia, with sniper as a hidden ability.

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