What is Ariados weak to?

In Black 2 & White 2, Ariados's biggest threats include Charizard (Fire), Aerodactyl (Flying), and Espeon (Psychic), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Rock-type attackers are also a problem. At base 40 Speed, Ariados won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.

How do you evolve Ariados?

In Black 2 & White 2, Spinarak evolves into Ariados at level 22. Ariados is the fully evolved form. It sits at 400 BST in its evolved form.

Should I use Ariados?

In Black 2 & White 2, Ariados can work for a story run. 400 BST is average, but Bug/Poison typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.

In Black 2 & White 2, Ariados has a 400 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Black 2 & White 2's meta. It works best as a trick room. Poisonjab with Focus Sash is the standard set.

What is the best ability for Ariados?

Swarm is the go-to ability for Ariados. It strengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less. Its hidden ability Sniper can work in specific setups. Insomnia is the other option. Pick based on what your team needs.

Ariados - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Trick Room

CTier

40Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Ariados's spread isn't flashy. Attack leads, Speed trails, 1 stats clear the bar. Moderately hard to find and worth 2 Attack EVs, on a fast 800K XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP70

Attack90

Defense70

Sp. Atk60

Sp. Def70

Speed40

Total400

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging90 / 255

Growth Rate

Fast800,000 XP

Height1.1 m

Weight33.5 kg

Base XP140

Abilities

Swarm

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

InsomniaPopular

Prevents sleep.

SniperHAPopular

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

EV Yield

HPAtk+2DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

It attaches silk to its prey and sets it free. Later, it tracks the silk to the prey and its friends.

Ariados Weakness

Ariados is weak to Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. 4 weaknesses is about average, nothing too hard to play around.

Ariados Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Flying, Psychic, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Poison, Bug
0.25x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting

Type ChartAvg

4Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-2

Gen V Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Flying Psychic Rock

½xResist

Poison Bug

¼xResist

Grass Fighting

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Grass Psychic Dark

How to Beat Ariados in Black 2 & White 2 (Best Counters)

In Black 2 & White 2, Dragonite can KO Ariados with Outrage (86-101%). Volcarona's Fire Blast also KOs at 143-169%.

Dragonite DragonFlying	A
Recommended Build AbilityMultiscale ItemLum Berry NatureAdamant Moves Dragon Dance Extreme Speed OutrageSTAB Fire Punch Damage vs Ariados Extreme Speed 38-45% Outrage 86-101%KO View Dragonite builds →
Jirachi SteelPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilitySerenegrace ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves Iron Head U Turn Ice Punch Healing Wish Damage vs Ariados U Turn 10-12% View Jirachi builds →
Volcarona BugFire	A
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureTimid Moves Quiver Dance Bug Buzz Giga Drain Fire Blast Damage vs Ariados Giga Drain 8-10% Fire Blast 2x 143-169%KO View Volcarona builds →
Terrakion RockFighting	A
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves Close Combat Stone Edge Quick Attack X Scissor Damage vs Ariados Close Combat 19-22% Stone Edge 2x 128-150%KO View Terrakion builds →
Salamence DragonFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityMoxie ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves Earthquake OutrageSTAB Dragon Claw Dragon Dance Damage vs Ariados Earthquake 44-52% Outrage 79-93% View Salamence builds →

Black 2 & White 2 Evolution

Ariados is the evolved form of Spinarak. Breeding produces Spinarak eggs, and they're quick to hatch. Evolving from Spinarak gave Ariados the biggest boost in HP (+30), bringing the total to 400 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#167Spinarak

Level 22

#168Ariados

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Spinarak

BugPoison

Ariados

BugPoison

70+30

ATK

90+30

DEF

70+30

SP.ATK

60+20

SP.DEF

70+30

SPE

40+10

BST

250D-Tier

400C-Tier+150

ROLE

Balanced

Trick Room

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Ariados to get Spinarak eggs easily using 65 partners from the Bug egg group. Notable egg moves include Baton Pass, Disable, Electroweb and 8 more.

Egg Groups

Bug

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

11moves

Breed With (best first)

Black 2 & White 2 Ariados Best Moveset

Focus Sash guarantees Ariados survives one hit from full HP. That's enough to get Toxic Spikes up and fire off Poisonjab before going down. Insomnia and max HP and Attack EVs maximize first-turn impact.

Best Build

Experimental

Physical Tank

Ability

Insomnia

Item

Focus SashSURVIVAL

Best Nature for Ariados

Adamant+ATK

Ariados best EVs are Attack and HP

EVs

Atk

SpD

Physical Tank Moveset

Poison JabSTAB
Toxic SpikesSTAB
Sucker Punch
X ScissorSTAB

Recommended Teammates

PolitoedDecent

HoundoomDecent

GirafarigDecent

Moves

Breeding opens up real options for Ariados. Baton Pass and Disable come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Sludge Bomb and Leech Life and coverage across 8 types.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Bug Bite

C6010020Bug

Lv 1

Constrict

—1010035Normal

Lv 1

Poison Sting

—1510035Poison

Lv 1

Scary Face

——10010Normal

Lv 1

String Shot

——9540Bug

Lv 5

Scary Face

——10010Normal

Lv 8

Constrict

—1010035Normal

Lv 12

Leech Life

—2010010Bug

Lv 15

Night Shade

D—10015Ghost

Lv 19

Shadow Sneak+1

D4010030Ghost

Lv 23

Fury Swipes

—188015Normal

Lv 28

Sucker Punch+1

S801005Dark

Lv 32

Spider Web

B——10Bug

Lv 37

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 41

Pin Missile

—149520Bug

Lv 46

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

Lv 50

Poison Jab

S8010020Poison

Lv 55

Cross Poison

C7010020Poison

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM01

Hone Claws

D——15Dark

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM84

Poison Jab

S8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM76

Struggle Bug

—3010020Bug

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM46

Thief

—6010010Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM09

Venoshock

—6510010Poison

TM81

X-Scissor

S8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Baton Pass

D——40Normal

Egg

Disable

D—10020Normal

Egg

Electroweb

D559515Electric

Egg

Night Slash

C7010015Dark

Egg

Psybeam

D6510020Psychic

Egg

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Rage Powder+2

———20Bug

Egg

Signal Beam

C7510015Bug

Egg

Sonic Boom

——9020Normal

Egg

Toxic Spikes

S——20Poison

Egg

Twineedle

—2510020Bug

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Bounce

C85855Flying

Tutor

Bug Bite

C6010020Bug

Tutor

Electroweb

D559515Electric

Tutor

Foul Play

C9510015Dark

Tutor

Giga Drain

D7510010Grass

Tutor

Signal Beam

C7510015Bug

Tutor

Sleep Talk

D——10Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Gen 4

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Gen 3

Snore

—4010015Normal

How to Get Ariados in Black 2 & White 2

Ariados isn't available in the wild in Black 2 & White 2. Start by transferring Spinarak from Gold, Crystal, or HeartGold. The evolution path from Spinarak to Ariados is covered in the steps below.

How to Obtain Ariados in Black 2 & White 2

Step 1Obtain Spinarak
Also found in:
Gold Crystal Emerald FireRed HeartGold
Train until Level 22
Step 2Ariados ✓

Ariados Guide

In Black 2 & White 2, Ariados's biggest threats include Charizard (Fire), Aerodactyl (Flying), and Espeon (Psychic), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Rock-type attackers are also a problem. At base 40 Speed, Ariados won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
In Black 2 & White 2, Spinarak evolves into Ariados at level 22. Ariados is the fully evolved form. It sits at 400 BST in its evolved form.
In Black 2 & White 2, Ariados can work for a story run. 400 BST is average, but Bug/Poison typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.
In Black 2 & White 2, Ariados has a 400 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Black 2 & White 2's meta. It works best as a trick room. Poisonjab with Focus Sash is the standard set.
Swarm is the go-to ability for Ariados. It strengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less. Its hidden ability Sniper can work in specific setups. Insomnia is the other option. Pick based on what your team needs.

Game Availability

Ariados first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 17 games across 9 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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