Where can I find Ariados in Polished Crystal?

Ariados can be found in nine areas, including Beautiful Beach in Polished Crystal.

What type is Ariados?

Ariados is a bug/dark-type Pokémon in Polished Crystal.

What moves can Ariados learn in Polished Crystal?

Ariados can learn 19+ moves through level up, TM/HM, breeding, and move tutors in Polished Crystal.

What abilities does Ariados have?

Ariados's abilities in Polished Crystal are: Swarm, Insomnia, Sniper.

Ariados

bugdark

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Rather than making a nest in one specific spot, it wanders in search of food after darkness falls.

Aridos evolves from Spinarak which makes it an easier Pokemon to get early game. Swarm and Sniper as two of the ability options make it more powerful either way, rather by increasing Bug type moves or just powering up critical hits. It can learn Toxic Spikes which is a great move, but its only available via an egg move. Considering its movesset has moves from many different types, including Psychic, Poison, and Ghost - it has pretty good coverage. It does have a few weaknesses though.

Front

Normal

Shiny

Animated

Shiny Animated

Back

Normal

Shiny

Type

BugDark

Dex

#033

Abilities

Swarm(Primary)

Boosts Bug moves in a pinch.

Insomnia(Secondary)

Prevents it from falling asleep.

Sniper(Hidden)

Powers up critical hits.

Growth Rate

Fast

Gender Ratio

50% Male, 50% Female

Egg Groups

bug

Hatch Rate

Fast (15 cycles)

Catch Rate

Poké Ball8.9%

Great Ball12.1%

Ultra Ball14.9%

Base Exp

134

EV Yield

2 Attack

Wild Held Items

None

Weak To

fire ×2flying ×2bug ×2rock ×2fairy ×2

Resists

grass ×0.5ground ×0.5ghost ×0.5dark ×0.5

Immune To

psychic

Evolution Chain

Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. This was a feature that was added specifically to Polished Crystal. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Professor Elm.

Spinarak

Base form

→

Ariados

Level up Spinarak to Lv. 22

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How to Obtain

Ariados appears common in Beautiful Beach in the night, common in Noisy Forest in the night, and common in Rocky Beach in the night, among six other areas. Wild ones range from level 16 to 57, unless in a badge-dependent area.

Wild Encounters (9)


Route 37	night	Field	Lv. 16	5%
Route 2 North	night	Field	Lv. 54-56	35%
Route 2 South	night	Field	Lv. 54-56	35%
Viridian Forest	night	Field	Lv. 56-57	35%
Beautiful Beach	night	Field	Badge -2	30%
Rocky Beach	night	Field	Badge -2	30%
Noisy Forest	night	Field	Badge -1 to +1	50%
Shamouti Shrine Ruins	night	Field	Badge -2	30%
Warm Beach	night	Field	Badge -2	30%

Evolution Moves (1)

Moves learned upon evolving into Ariados.

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Bug Bite	bug		60	100	20
Bug Bite	Bites the foe and eats a held Berry.
Bug Bite
bug		60	100	20
Bites the foe and eats a held Berry.

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Level Up Moves (18)

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
1	Focus Energy	normal		0	100	30
1	Focus Energy	Raises the critical hit ratio.
Focus EnergyLevel: 1
normal		0	100	30
Raises the critical hit ratio.
1	Poison Sting	poison		15	100	35
1	Poison Sting	An attack that may poison the foe.
Poison StingLevel: 1
poison		15	100	35
An attack that may poison the foe.
1	String Shot	bug		0	95	40
1	String Shot	A move that lowers the foe's Speed.
String ShotLevel: 1
bug		0	95	40
A move that lowers the foe's Speed.
1	Wrap	normal		15	90	20
1	Wrap	Traps the foe for 2-5 turns.
WrapLevel: 1
normal		15	90	20
Traps the foe for 2-5 turns.
5	Absorb	grass		20	100	25
5	Absorb	Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
AbsorbLevel: 5
grass		20	100	25
Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
8	Glare	normal		0	100	30
8	Glare	A move that may paralyze the foe.
GlareLevel: 8
normal		0	100	30
A move that may paralyze the foe.
12	Scary Face	normal		0	100	10
12	Scary Face	Sharply lowers the foe's Speed.
Scary FaceLevel: 12
normal		0	100	10
Sharply lowers the foe's Speed.
15	Night Shade	ghost		1	100	15
15	Night Shade	Damage equals the user's level.
Night ShadeLevel: 15
ghost		1	100	15
Damage equals the user's level.
19	Growth	normal		0	100	20
19	Growth	Raises the user's Atk and Sp.Atk.
GrowthLevel: 19
normal		0	100	20
Raises the user's Atk and Sp.Atk.
23	Fury Strikes	normal		20	85	15
23	Fury Strikes	Scratches or jabs 2-5 times.
Fury StrikesLevel: 23
normal		20	85	15
Scratches or jabs 2-5 times.
28	Sucker Punch	dark		70	100	5
28	Sucker Punch	Attacks before the foe does.
Sucker PunchLevel: 28
dark		70	100	5
Attacks before the foe does.
32	Mean Look	normal		0	100	5
32	Mean Look	Prevents fleeing or switching.
Mean LookLevel: 32
normal		0	100	5
Prevents fleeing or switching.
37	Agility	psychic		0	100	30
37	Agility	Sharply raises the user's Speed.
AgilityLevel: 37
psychic		0	100	30
Sharply raises the user's Speed.
41	Pin Missile	bug		25	95	20
41	Pin Missile	Fires pins that strike 2-5 times.
Pin MissileLevel: 41
bug		25	95	20
Fires pins that strike 2-5 times.
46	Psychic	psychic		90	100	10
46	Psychic	An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
PsychicLevel: 46
psychic		90	100	10
An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
50	Poison Jab	poison		80	100	20
50	Poison Jab	An attack that may poison the foe.
Poison JabLevel: 50
poison		80	100	20
An attack that may poison the foe.
55	Leech Life	bug		80	100	10
55	Leech Life	Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Leech LifeLevel: 55
bug		80	100	10
Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
58	Feint Attack	dark		60	100	20
58	Feint Attack	An attack that never misses.
Feint AttackLevel: 58
dark		60	100	20
An attack that never misses.

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Egg Moves (9)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Baton Pass	normal		0	100	40
Baton Pass	Switches while keeping effects.
Baton Pass
normal		0	100	40
Switches while keeping effects.
Disable	normal		0	100	20
Disable	Disables the foe's most recent move.
Disable
normal		0	100	20
Disables the foe's most recent move.
Megahorn	bug		120	85	10
Megahorn	A powerful charge attack.
Megahorn
bug		120	85	10
A powerful charge attack.
Psybeam	psychic		65	100	20
Psybeam	An attack that may confuse the foe.
Psybeam
psychic		65	100	20
An attack that may confuse the foe.
Pursuit	dark		40	100	20
Pursuit	Heavily strikes switching Pokémon.
Pursuit
dark		40	100	20
Heavily strikes switching Pokémon.
Sonic Boom	normal		20	90	20
Sonic Boom	Always inflicts 20HP damage.
Sonic Boom
normal		20	90	20
Always inflicts 20HP damage.
Poison Jab	poison		80	100	20
Poison Jab	An attack that may poison the foe.
Poison Jab
poison		80	100	20
An attack that may poison the foe.
Night Slash	dark		70	100	15
Night Slash	Has a high critical hit ratio.
Night Slash
dark		70	100	15
Has a high critical hit ratio.
Toxic Spikes	poison		0	100	20
Toxic Spikes	Poisons foes when they switch in.
Toxic Spikes
poison		0	100	20
Poisons foes when they switch in.

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TM/HM Moves (27)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Curse	ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Curse	Works differently for Ghost-types.
Curse
ghost		0	100	10	TM03
Works differently for Ghost-types.
Toxic	poison		0	90	10	TM06
Toxic	A Poison move with increasing damage.
Toxic
poison		0	90	10	TM06
A Poison move with increasing damage.
Venoshock	poison		65	100	10	TM09
Venoshock	Damage doubles if foe is poisoned.
Venoshock
poison		65	100	10	TM09
Damage doubles if foe is poisoned.
Hidden Power	typeless		70	100	15	TM10
Hidden Power	The type varies with the Pokémon.
Hidden Power
typeless		70	100	15	TM10
The type varies with the Pokémon.
Sunny Day	fire		0	100	5	TM11
Sunny Day	Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns.
Sunny Day
fire		0	100	5	TM11
Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns.
Hone Claws	dark		0	100	40	TM12
Hone Claws	Raises the user's Atk and accuracy.
Hone Claws
dark		0	100	40	TM12
Raises the user's Atk and accuracy.
Hyper Beam	normal		150	90	5	TM15
Hyper Beam	1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
Hyper Beam
normal		150	90	5	TM15
1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
Protect	normal		0	100	10	TM17
Protect	Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Protect
normal		0	100	10	TM17
Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Giga Drain	grass		75	100	10	TM19
Giga Drain	Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Giga Drain
grass		75	100	10	TM19
Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Solar Beam	grass		120	100	10	TM22
Solar Beam	1st turn: Prepare 2nd turn: Attack
Solar Beam
grass		120	100	10	TM22
1st turn: Prepare 2nd turn: Attack
Return	normal		1	100	20	TM27
Return	An attack that is based on loyalty.
Return
normal		1	100	20	TM27
An attack that is based on loyalty.
Dig	ground		90	100	10	TM28
Dig	1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
Dig
ground		90	100	10	TM28
1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
Psychic	psychic		90	100	10	TM29
Psychic	An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Psychic
psychic		90	100	10	TM29
An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Double Team	normal		0	100	15	TM32
Double Team	Raises the user's evasiveness.
Double Team
normal		0	100	15	TM32
Raises the user's evasiveness.
Sludge Bomb	poison		90	100	10	TM36
Sludge Bomb	An attack that may poison the foe.
Sludge Bomb
poison		90	100	10	TM36
An attack that may poison the foe.
Substitute	normal		0	100	10	TM41
Substitute	Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Substitute
normal		0	100	10	TM41
Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Facade	normal		70	100	20	TM42
Facade	Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Facade
normal		70	100	20	TM42
Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Rest	psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Rest	Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Rest
psychic		0	100	5	TM44
Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Attract	normal		0	100	15	TM45
Attract	Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Attract
normal		0	100	15	TM45
Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Thief	dark		60	100	25	TM46
Thief	An attack that may steal a held item.
Thief
dark		60	100	25	TM46
An attack that may steal a held item.
Leech Life	bug		80	100	10	TM50
Leech Life	Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Leech Life
bug		80	100	10	TM50
Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
X Scissor	bug		80	100	15	TM56
X Scissor	Slashes foe with scythes or claws.
X Scissor
bug		80	100	15	TM56
Slashes foe with scythes or claws.
Dark Pulse	dark		80	100	15	TM58
Dark Pulse	An attack that may cause flinching.
Dark Pulse
dark		80	100	15	TM58
An attack that may cause flinching.
Poison Jab	poison		80	100	20	TM66
Poison Jab	An attack that may poison the foe.
Poison Jab
poison		80	100	20	TM66
An attack that may poison the foe.
Giga Impact	normal		150	90	5	TM68
Giga Impact	1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
Giga Impact
normal		150	90	5	TM68
1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
Flash	normal		0	100	20	TM70
Flash	A move that lowers the foe's accuracy.
Flash
normal		0	100	20	TM70
A move that lowers the foe's accuracy.
Swords Dance	normal		0	100	20	TM75
Swords Dance	Sharply raises the user's Attack.
Swords Dance
normal		0	100	20	TM75
Sharply raises the user's Attack.

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Move Tutor Moves (8)

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	PP
Agility	psychic		0	100	30	MT01
Agility	Sharply raises the user's Speed.
Agility
psychic		0	100	30	MT01
Sharply raises the user's Speed.
Baton Pass	normal		0	100	40	MT03
Baton Pass	Switches while keeping effects.
Baton Pass
normal		0	100	40	MT03
Switches while keeping effects.
Body Slam	normal		85	100	15	MT04
Body Slam	An attack that may cause paralysis.
Body Slam
normal		85	100	15	MT04
An attack that may cause paralysis.
Double Edge	normal		120	100	15	MT08
Double Edge	A tackle that also hurts the user.
Double Edge
normal		120	100	15	MT08
A tackle that also hurts the user.
Endure	normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endure	Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Endure
normal		0	100	10	MT11
Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Sleep Talk	normal		0	100	10	MT24
Sleep Talk	Randomly attacks while asleep.
Sleep Talk
normal		0	100	10	MT24
Randomly attacks while asleep.
Sucker Punch	dark		70	100	5	MT25
Sucker Punch	Attacks before the foe does.
Sucker Punch
dark		70	100	5	MT25
Attacks before the foe does.
Swagger	normal		0	85	15	MT26
Swagger	Causes confusion but raises Attack.
Swagger
normal		0	85	15	MT26
Causes confusion but raises Attack.

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Base Stats

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Ariados in Pokémon Polished Crystal

Ariados is #33 in the PolishedDex for Pokémon Polished Crystal. This page covers its bug/dark typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 13 encounter locations. Use the moves and counters links below to plan a team around this Ariados form.

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Ariados

Evolution Chain

How to Obtain

Wild Encounters (9)

Evolution Moves (1)

Level Up Moves (18)

Egg Moves (9)

TM/HM Moves (27)

Move Tutor Moves (8)

Base Stats

Ariados in Pokémon Polished Crystal

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