What is Ariados weak to?

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

In Platinum, Ariados has a 400 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Platinum's meta. It works best as a trick room. Sucker Punch with Leftovers 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

SwarmNiche

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

InsomniaTop Pick

Prevents sleep.

SniperHANot in game

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.

Platinum

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 IV 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 Platinum (Best Counters)

Bronzong SteelPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves Future SightLv. 43 Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 19 Damage vs Ariados Future Sight 2x 106-124%KO Dream Eater 2x 88-103%KO Psychic 2x 79-93% Extrasensory 2x 70-83% View Bronzong builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 FlyHM02 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Ariados Fire Blast 2x 52-62% Flamethrower 2x 43-51% Fly 2x 100-118%KO Rock Slide 2x 82-97% View Aerodactyl builds →
Magmar Fire	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 PsychicTM29 Lava PlumeLv. 36 Damage vs Ariados Fire Blast 2x 116-137%KO Flamethrower 2x 94-112%KO Psychic 2x 63-74% Lava Plume 2x 84-99% View Magmar builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 17 Air CutterLv. 27 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Ariados Fly 2x 81-95% Wing Attack 2x 54-64% Air Cutter 2x 46-54% Aerial Ace 2x 54-64% View Golbat builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Rock SlideTM80 Ancient PowerLv. 28 Damage vs Ariados Fire Blast 2x 41-48% Flamethrower 2x 34-40% Rock Slide 2x 42-50% Ancient Power 2x 35-41% View Shieldon builds →

Platinum 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 48 partners from the Bug egg group. Notable egg moves include Baton Pass, Disable, Poison Jab and 5 more.

Egg Groups

Bug

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

15 cycles·3,855 steps

Quick~4 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

8moves

Breed With (best first)

Platinum Ariados Best Moveset

Ariados runs a standard attacker set. Hardy nature with max HP and Attack EVs shapes the build, while Leftovers brings passive recovery each turn. Insomnia supports the kit from the background.

Best Build

Experimental

Physical Tank

Ability

Insomnia

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Best Nature for Ariados

HardyNEUTRAL

Ariados best EVs are HP and Attack

EVs

Atk

Def

Physical Tank Moveset

Sucker Punch
Shadow Sneak
Spider WebSTAB
Poison JabSTAB

Recommended Teammates

RegisteelGood

HippowdonGood

AlakazamGood

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 7 types.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Bug Bite

C6010020Bug

Lv 1

Constrict

—1010035Normal

Lv 1

Poison Sting

—1510035Poison

Lv 1

Scary Face

D—9010Normal

Lv 1

String Shot

——9540Bug

Lv 5

Scary Face

D—9010Normal

Lv 8

Constrict

—1010035Normal

Lv 12

Leech Life

—2010010Bug

Lv 15

Night Shade

D—10015Ghost

Lv 19

Shadow Sneak+1

S4010030Ghost

Lv 23

Fury Swipes

—188015Normal

Lv 28

Sucker Punch+1

S801005Dark

Lv 32

Spider Web

S——10Bug

Lv 37

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 41

Pin Missile

—149520Bug

Lv 46

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

Lv 50

Poison Jab

S8010020Poison

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

D6010010Grass

TM68

Giga Impact

B150905Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM84

Poison Jab

S8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM46

Thief

—6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Baton Pass

D——40Normal

Egg

Disable

——8020Normal

Egg

Poison Jab

S8010020Poison

Egg

Psybeam

D6510020Psychic

Egg

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Signal Beam

C7510015Bug

Egg

Sonic Boom

D—9020Normal

Egg

Toxic Spikes

C——20Poison

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Bounce

C85855Flying

Tutor

Signal Beam

C7510015Bug

Tutor

Sucker Punch+1

S801005Dark

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 3

Snore

D4010015Normal

How to Get Ariados in Platinum

Ariados starts showing up in endgame routes at decent spawn rates across 1 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 Platinum

Step 1Obtain Spinarak
Train until Level 22
Step 2Ariados ✓
Route 229
Grass Lv.50 Route
UncommonPost
Night
or evolve from Spinarak (Step 1)

Ariados Guide

In Platinum, 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 Platinum, Spinarak evolves into Ariados at level 22. Ariados is the fully evolved form. It sits at 400 BST in its evolved form.
In Platinum, Ariados can work for a story run. 400 BST is average, but Bug/Poison typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.
In Platinum, Ariados has a 400 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Platinum's meta. It works best as a trick room. Sucker Punch with Leftovers 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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Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Fire FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Ariados Fire Blast 2x 57-68% Fire Fang 2x 49-60% Wing Attack 2x 70-83% View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves ConfusionLv. 1 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Ariados Confusion 2x 53-64% Rock Throw 2x 43-51% View Lunatone builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift TM Move Moves Fire BlastTM38 Damage vs Ariados Fire Blast 2x 47-55% View Shieldon builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 EmberLv. 6 Damage vs Ariados Fire Blast 2x 91-109%KO Ember 2x 36-45% View Growlithe builds →
Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Ariados Peck 2x 36-45% View Doduo builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Fire FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Ariados Fire Blast 2x 55-66% Fire Fang 2x 50-59% Wing Attack 2x 70-84% Rock Tomb 2x 70-84% View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Rock TombTM39 ConfusionLv. 1 Rock ThrowLv. 9 Damage vs Ariados Rock Tomb 2x 47-56% Confusion 2x 55-66% Rock Throw 2x 39-47% View Lunatone builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 17 PluckTM88 Damage vs Ariados Wing Attack 2x 59-70% Pluck 2x 59-70% View Golbat builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Ariados Fire Blast 2x 44-53% Rock Tomb 2x 39-47% View Shieldon builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter Available Move Moves GustLv. 11 Damage vs Ariados Gust 2x 34-42% View Drifloon builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves ExtrasensoryLv. 19 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Ariados Extrasensory 2x 73-86% Rock Slide 2x 49-58% Rock Tomb 2x 40-48% Confusion 2x 48-56% View Bronzong builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Rock SlideTM80 Fire FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Ariados Fire Blast 2x 53-63% Rock Slide 2x 83-98% Fire Fang 2x 49-58% Wing Attack 2x 66-79% View Aerodactyl builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 17 PluckTM88 Damage vs Ariados Wing Attack 2x 54-64% Pluck 2x 54-64% View Golbat builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Ariados Fire Blast 2x 43-50% Rock Slide 2x 44-53% Rock Tomb 2x 35-41% View Shieldon builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter Available Move Moves GustLv. 11 Damage vs Ariados Gust 2x 31-38% View Drifloon builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 19 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Ariados Psychic 2x 80-96% Extrasensory 2x 73-86% Rock Slide 2x 49-59% Rock Tomb 2x 41-48% View Bronzong builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 FlyHM02 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Ariados Fire Blast 2x 54-64% Flamethrower 2x 44-53% Fly 2x 100-119%KO Rock Slide 2x 84-99% View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves PsychicTM29 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Ariados Psychic 2x 92-109%KO Rock Slide 2x 53-63% Rock Tomb 2x 44-53% Confusion 2x 53-63% View Lunatone builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 17 Air CutterLv. 27 PluckTM88 Damage vs Ariados Fly 2x 80-96% Wing Attack 2x 56-66% Air Cutter 2x 47-56% Pluck 2x 56-66% View Golbat builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Rock SlideTM80 Ancient PowerLv. 28 Damage vs Ariados Fire Blast 2x 43-51% Flamethrower 2x 35-42% Rock Slide 2x 44-53% Ancient Power 2x 36-43% View Shieldon builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 19 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Ariados Dream Eater 2x 89-105%KO Psychic 2x 80-96% Extrasensory 2x 73-86% Rock Slide 2x 49-59% View Bronzong builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 FlyHM02 Rock SlideTM80 Damage vs Ariados Fire Blast 2x 54-64% Flamethrower 2x 44-53% Fly 2x 100-119%KO Rock Slide 2x 84-99% View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 Rock SlideTM80 Rock TombTM39 Damage vs Ariados Dream Eater 2x 103-122%KO Psychic 2x 92-109%KO Rock Slide 2x 53-63% Rock Tomb 2x 44-53% View Lunatone builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 17 Air CutterLv. 27 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Ariados Fly 2x 80-96% Wing Attack 2x 56-66% Air Cutter 2x 47-56% Aerial Ace 2x 56-66% View Golbat builds →
Shieldon RockSteel	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Rock SlideTM80 Ancient PowerLv. 28 Damage vs Ariados Fire Blast 2x 43-51% Flamethrower 2x 35-42% Rock Slide 2x 44-53% Ancient Power 2x 36-43% View Shieldon builds →

Infernape FireFighting	A
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemExpert Belt NatureJolly Moves Close Combat U Turn Grass Knot Fire Blast Damage vs Ariados Close Combat 16-19% U Turn 13-15% Fire Blast 2x 86-101%KO View Infernape builds →
Dragonite DragonFlying	A
Recommended Build AbilityInnerfocus ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves Extreme Speed OutrageSTAB Dragon Dance Fire Punch Damage vs Ariados Extreme Speed 50-58% Outrage 111-131%KO View Dragonite builds →
Azelf Psychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves Explosion Stealth Rock TauntUtility U Turn Damage vs Ariados Explosion 84-99% U Turn 12-14% View Azelf builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves Earthquake Stealth Rock TauntUtility Stone Edge Damage vs Ariados Earthquake 36-43% Stone Edge 2x 110-129%KO View Aerodactyl builds →