Is Ariados Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Ariados appears wild in Hoenn. Bug/Poison typing and middling stats keep it below the native competition. AbilityInsomnia blocks sleep, but that's not enough to earn a team slot over Scolipede or Roselia.
Spinarak trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Spinarak has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's team hits Spinarak's weaknesses hard.
Spinarak trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Spinarak trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Winona's team hits Spinarak's weaknesses hard.
Spinarak trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Wallace's team hits Spinarak's weaknesses hard.
Ariados has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Phoebe's team hits Ariados's weaknesses hard.
Ariados trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Ariados's weaknesses hard.
Steven's team hits Ariados's weaknesses hard.
Catch Ariados on Sky Pillar (walking, Lv 44-46, common).
How to Get Ariados in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Ariados starts showing up in mid-game routes at high spawn rates across 4 encounter spots. The list below is sorted so you can pick what fits your current progress without scrolling through everything.
Where To Catch Ariados in ORAS
Spinarak is your first catch on the way to Ariados. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 23-46 across 4 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Obtain Spinarak
Step 2Ariados ✓Sky Pillar - 1F-5FLv.23FloorRate 35%Horde battleSky Pillar - 1F-5FLv.44-46FloorRate 30%or evolve from Spinarak (Step 1)
Ariados Weakness
Ariados is weak to Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock. It resists 5 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. 4 weaknesses is about average, nothing too hard to play around.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Flying, Psychic, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Bug, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting |
What is Ariados Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Ariados
 Beautifly Bug | C | |
 Chatot Normal | C | |
 Taillow Normal | C | |
 Tepig Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Tepig builds →Rock Tomb 2x32-38% Ember 2x32-38% | ||
 Torchic Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Torchic builds →Ember 2x36-45% Rock Tomb 2x32-38% Peck 2x21-26% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Aerodactyl builds →Wing Attack 2x64-76% Rock Tomb 2x64-76% Fire Fang 2x47-56% | ||
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Archen builds →Wing Attack 2x68-80% Rock Tomb 2x68-80% | ||
 Aron SteelRock | C | |
 Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Tyrunt RockDragon | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x118-140%KO Aerial Ace 2x39-45% Rock Tomb 2x39-45% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Skarmory builds →Aerial Ace 2x55-65% Rock Tomb 2x36-43% | ||
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x109-130%KO Aerial Ace 2x36-43% Rock Tomb 2x36-43% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Skarmory Steel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Skarmory builds →Aerial Ace 2x54-64% Rock Tomb 2x36-43% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x119-140%KO Aerial Ace 2x37-45% Rock Tomb 2x37-45% | ||
 Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Rampardos builds →Rock Tomb 2x95-112%KO Flamethrower 2x45-53% | ||
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x109-128%KO Aerial Ace 2x34-40% Rock Tomb 2x34-40% | ||
 Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Latios builds →Psychic 2x118-139%KO Fly 2x58-69% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Latias builds →Psychic 2x103-121%KO Fly 2x55-65% | ||
Skarmory Steel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Skarmory builds →Fly 2x82-97% Rock Tomb 2x37-44% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x100-118%KO Rock Tomb 2x67-79% Fire Fang 2x47-57% | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Latios builds →Psychic 2x121-142%KO Fly 2x60-70% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Latias builds →Psychic 2x105-124%KO Fly 2x54-64% | ||
Skarmory Steel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Skarmory builds →Fly 2x82-96% Rock Tomb 2x36-43% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x153-181%KO | ||
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x147-174%KO | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Latios builds →Psychic 2x116-137%KO Fly 2x58-69% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Latias builds →Psychic 2x102-121%KO Fly 2x51-61% | ||
Skarmory Steel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Skarmory builds →Fly 2x78-92% Rock Tomb 2x35-42% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x150-177%KO | ||
 Cranidos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Cranidos builds →Head Smash 2x186-219%KO Zen Headbutt 2x67-79% Fire Blast 2x33-39% | ||
Rampardos Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cranidos (Rustboro City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Rampardos builds →Head Smash 2x240-283%KO Zen Headbutt 2x86-102%KO Fire Blast 2x54-64% | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodScorched Slab Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Heatran builds →Overheat 2x169-199%KO Ancient Power 2x53-62% | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Latios builds →Dream Eater 2x131-154%KO Fly 2x58-68% | ||
 Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Deoxys builds →Psycho Boost 2x206-243%KO Rock Slide 2x74-88% Aerial Ace 2x59-70% | ||
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x167-196%KO Stone Edge 2x93-110%KO Psychic 2x26-31% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Tyranitar can KO Ariados with Stone Edge (132-155%). Volcarona threatens a KO with Flamethrower (135-159%). Salamence deals 70-82% with Outrage.
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Tyranitar builds →Stone Edge 2x132-155%KO Pursuit26-31% Crunch53-62% Superpower13-15% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Volcarona builds →Giga Drain9-11% Flamethrower 2x135-159%KO | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMoxie ItemLum Berry NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Salamence builds →Earthquake39-46% Outrage70-82% | ||
 Alakazam Psychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Alakazam builds →Psychic 2x123-145%KO Focus Blast14-16% Shadow Ball36-43% Dazzling Gleam18-21% | ||
Ariados Evolutions
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
Breeding
Breed with Ariados to get Spinarak eggs easily using 68 partners from the Bug egg group. Notable egg moves include Baton Pass, Disable, Electroweb and 9 more.
ORAS Ariados Best Moveset
Bug/Poison at 90 Attack and 40 Speed. AbilitySwarm boosts Bug moves at low HP. AbilitySniper boosts critical hits. The moveset fires Bug/Poison TermStab at below-competitive Speed. Going last against everything limits which team slots can afford it.
Best Build
Ariados best EVs are HP and Speed
Hazard Setter Moveset
- Sticky Web
- Substitute
- Toxic Spikes
- Sucker Punch
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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 Megahorn and Sludge Bomb and coverage across 8 types.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Ariados’s feet are tipped with tiny hooked claws that enable it to scuttle on ceilings and vertical walls. This Pokémon constricts the foe with thin and strong silk webbing.
Ariados Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Ariados can work for a story run. 400 BST is average, but Bug/Poison typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Ariados has a 400 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire's meta. It works best as a trick room. Sticky Web 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.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Ariados fills the trick room role. It's a mixed attacker with base 90 Attack and 60 Sp. Atk. Base 40 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves