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Ariadosin Pokémon Polished Crystal

bugdark

Pokédex Entry

Long Leg Pokémon

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.

Ariados in Pokémon Polished Crystal

Ariados is #168 in the Pokédex 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 9 encounter locations.

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Normal
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Shiny
ariados sprite
Animated
ariados sprite
Shiny Animated
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ariados sprite
Normal
ariados sprite
Shiny
Type
BugDark
Dex
#033 Johto Dex · #168 National
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
90
pokeball
Poké Ball8.9%
greatball
Great Ball12.1%
ultraball
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 sprite
Spinarak
Base form
spinarak sprite
→
ariados sprite
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)

Evolution Moves (1)

Moves learned upon evolving into Ariados.

Bug Bitebug
PWR60ACC100PP20
Bites the foe and eats a held Berry.
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Level Up Moves (18)

Focus EnergyLevel: 1normal
PWR0ACC100PP30
Raises the critical hit ratio.
Poison StingLevel: 1poison
PWR15ACC100PP35
An attack that may poison the foe.
String ShotLevel: 1bug
PWR0ACC95PP40
A move that lowers the foe's Speed.
WrapLevel: 1normal
PWR15ACC90PP20
Traps the foe for 2-5 turns.
AbsorbLevel: 5grass
PWR20ACC100PP25
Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
GlareLevel: 8normal
PWR0ACC100PP30
A move that may paralyze the foe.
Scary FaceLevel: 12normal
PWR0ACC100PP10
Sharply lowers the foe's Speed.
Night ShadeLevel: 15ghost
PWR1ACC100PP15
Damage equals the user's level.
GrowthLevel: 19normal
PWR0ACC100PP20
Raises the user's Atk and Sp.Atk.
Fury StrikesLevel: 23normal
PWR20ACC85PP15
Scratches or jabs 2-5 times.
Sucker PunchLevel: 28dark
PWR70ACC100PP5
Attacks before the foe does.
Mean LookLevel: 32normal
PWR0ACC100PP5
Prevents fleeing or switching.
AgilityLevel: 37psychic
PWR0ACC100PP30
Sharply raises the user's Speed.
Pin MissileLevel: 41bug
PWR25ACC95PP20
Fires pins that strike 2-5 times.
PsychicLevel: 46psychic
PWR90ACC100PP10
An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Poison JabLevel: 50poison
PWR80ACC100PP20
An attack that may poison the foe.
Leech LifeLevel: 55bug
PWR80ACC100PP10
Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Feint AttackLevel: 58dark
PWR60ACC100PP20
An attack that never misses.
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Egg Moves (9)

Baton Passnormal
PWR0ACC100PP40
Switches while keeping effects.
Disablenormal
PWR0ACC100PP20
Disables the foe's most recent move.
Megahornbug
PWR120ACC85PP10
A powerful charge attack.
Psybeampsychic
PWR65ACC100PP20
An attack that may confuse the foe.
Pursuitdark
PWR40ACC100PP20
Heavily strikes switching Pokémon.
Sonic Boomnormal
PWR20ACC90PP20
Always inflicts 20HP damage.
Poison Jabpoison
PWR80ACC100PP20
An attack that may poison the foe.
Night Slashdark
PWR70ACC100PP15
Has a high critical hit ratio.
Toxic Spikespoison
PWR0ACC100PP20
Poisons foes when they switch in.
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TM/HM Moves (27)

Curseghost
PWR0ACC100PP10TM03
Works differently for Ghost-types.
Toxicpoison
PWR0ACC90PP10TM06
A Poison move with increasing damage.
Venoshockpoison
PWR65ACC100PP10TM09
Damage doubles if foe is poisoned.
Hidden Powertypeless
PWR70ACC100PP15TM10
The type varies with the Pokémon.
Sunny Dayfire
PWR0ACC100PP5TM11
Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns.
Hone Clawsdark
PWR0ACC100PP40TM12
Raises the user's Atk and accuracy.
Hyper Beamnormal
PWR150ACC90PP5TM15
1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
Protectnormal
PWR0ACC100PP10TM17
Foils attack that turn. It may fail.
Giga Draingrass
PWR75ACC100PP10TM19
Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
Solar Beamgrass
PWR120ACC100PP10TM22
1st turn: Prepare 2nd turn: Attack
Returnnormal
PWR1ACC100PP20TM27
An attack that is based on loyalty.
Digground
PWR90ACC100PP10TM28
1st turn: Burrow 2nd turn: Attack
Psychicpsychic
PWR90ACC100PP10TM29
An attack that may lower Sp.Def.
Double Teamnormal
PWR0ACC100PP15TM32
Raises the user's evasiveness.
Sludge Bombpoison
PWR90ACC100PP10TM36
An attack that may poison the foe.
Substitutenormal
PWR0ACC100PP10TM41
Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP.
Facadenormal
PWR70ACC100PP20TM42
Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz.
Restpsychic
PWR0ACC100PP5TM44
Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover.
Attractnormal
PWR0ACC100PP15TM45
Makes the opposite gender infatuated.
Thiefdark
PWR60ACC100PP25TM46
An attack that may steal a held item.
Leech Lifebug
PWR80ACC100PP10TM50
Steals 1/2 of the damage inflicted.
X Scissorbug
PWR80ACC100PP15TM56
Slashes foe with scythes or claws.
Dark Pulsedark
PWR80ACC100PP15TM58
An attack that may cause flinching.
Poison Jabpoison
PWR80ACC100PP20TM66
An attack that may poison the foe.
Giga Impactnormal
PWR150ACC90PP5TM68
1st turn: Attack 2nd turn: Rest
Flashnormal
PWR0ACC100PP20TM70
A move that lowers the foe's accuracy.
Swords Dancenormal
PWR0ACC100PP20TM75
Sharply raises the user's Attack.
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Move Tutor Moves (8)

Agility(Mahogany Mart 1F)psychic
PWR0ACC100PP30Tutor
Sharply raises the user's Speed.
Baton Pass(Goldenrod Museum 2F)normal
PWR0ACC100PP40Tutor
Switches while keeping effects.
Body Slam(Warm Beach Shack)normal
PWR85ACC100PP15Tutor
An attack that may cause paralysis.
Double Edge(Safari Zone North)normal
PWR120ACC100PP15Tutor
A tackle that also hurts the user.
Endure(Warm Beach Shack)normal
PWR0ACC100PP10Tutor
Endures any hit with at least 1HP.
Sleep Talk(Route 31)normal
PWR0ACC100PP10Tutor
Randomly attacks while asleep.
Sucker Punch(Scary Cave 1F)dark
PWR70ACC100PP5Tutor
Attacks before the foe does.
Swagger(Celadon City)normal
PWR0ACC85PP15Tutor
Causes confusion but raises Attack.
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Type Summary

5
Weaknesses
4
Resistances
1
Immunities
8
Neutral

Weaknesses

Types that deal increased damage to Ariados. Use these types to counter it effectively.

fire2×flying2×bug2×rock2×fairy2×

Resistances & Immunities

Types that Ariados resists or is immune to. Avoid using these types against it.

grass0.5×ground0.5×ghost0.5×dark0.5×

Immunities (0×)

psychic
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This Pokémon appears in other games we cover. Typing and base stats shown are that game's own — differences from the game you're viewing are marked.

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