Is Ariados Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Bug/Poison with AbilityInsomnia for sleep immunity. If imported, Ariados contributes against Gardenia at best. Doesn't threaten any other boss. Sinnoh's Bug options include Heracross and Vespiquen, both better.
Ariados trades roughly evenly with Roark's team.
Ariados resists most of Gardenia's coverage and hits back hard.
Ariados has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Ariados has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Ariados trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Ariados trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Ariados has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Ariados has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Aaron's team hits Ariados's weaknesses hard.
Ariados trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Ariados trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Ariados trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Ariados trades roughly evenly with Mars's team.
Ariados has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Ariados has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Ariados trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Ariados on Route 229 (walking, Lv 52, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 52)
- LV 52PoisonPoison JabPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 52BugBug BitePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 52PsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 52DarkSucker PunchPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- After Candice
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Galactic HQ B2F in Veilstone City
- Post-Game
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Ariados in Diamond & Pearl
Ariados owns the night on one postgame route, common at level 52 once the sun goes down. It shares that grass with morning-only Ledian, so you will only meet the spider after dark.
1 location to catch Ariados
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Where To Catch Ariados in DP
- Step 1Obtain SpinarakBREEDINGAvailableLeave Ariados with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Spinarak egg.
Not landing the catch? Calculate Ariados catch rates for Diamond & Pearl by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Ariados in Diamond & Pearl
Ariados spins its web along Route 229 at night, where a PokeRadar chain drops its shiny odds fast. Compare Shiny Ariados odds across every game
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Ariados Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Diamond & Pearl with Ariados preloaded.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Flying, Psychic, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Bug |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Ariados Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Ariados
 Heatran FireSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodStark Mountain Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Heatran builds →Overheat 2x205-241%KO Ancient Power 2x60-70% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Infernape builds →Overheat 2x170-201%KO Stone Edge 2x72-85% Aerial Ace 2x43-51% | ||
 Azelf Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodLake Valor Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Azelf builds →Future Sight 2x170-201%KO Fire Blast 2x114-134%KO | ||
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Skarmory builds →Fly 2x79-93% Rock Slide 2x44-52% | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x164-193%KO | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Camerupt builds →Eruption 2x183-216%KO Stone Edge 2x70-82% | ||
 Mesprit Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Mesprit builds →Future Sight 2x147-173%KO | ||
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Rhydon builds →Stone Edge 2x131-154%KO Fire Blast 2x51-60% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Honchkrow builds →Fly 2x114-134%KO Dream Eater 2x82-96% | ||
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Ninetales builds →Overheat 2x138-163%KO Dream Eater 2x66-78% | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x136-160%KO Fly 2x75-89% | ||
Ariados Evolutions
Ariados is the evolved form of Spinarak. Breeding produces Spinarak eggs, and they are quick to hatch. Evolving from Spinarak gave Ariados the biggest boost in HP (+30), bringing the total to 390 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
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.
DP Ariados Best Moveset
90 Attack paired with AbilityInsomnia for sleep immunity gives Ariados a niche as a physical Bug/Poison attacker that shuts down sleep strategies. But 40 Speed means always going last, and the moveset can't outrun or outlast anything serious.
Best Build
Ariados best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Tank Moveset
- Sucker Punch
- Shadow Sneak
- Spider Web
- Poison Jab
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 Sludge Bomb and Leech Life and Normal and Ghost coverage and more.
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
26 of 27 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It attaches silk to its prey and sets it free. Later, it tracks the silk to the prey and its friends.
Ariados Diamond & Pearl Guide
For Diamond & Pearl, it depends on your team. Ariados rates C-Tier. Not a powerhouse, but the Bug/Poison coverage might be exactly what you're missing.
Yes. Ariados is not available during the main story. It can only be obtained after entering the Hall of Fame. Ariados becomes available after the main story is complete in Diamond & Pearl.
In Diamond & Pearl, Ariados plays as a trick room. It's slow, so Trick Room or priority moves are key. so pick your spots carefully.
In Diamond & Pearl, Hardy is the go-to nature for Ariados. Pair it with 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def EVs. Fits the trick room role.
Game Availability
Ariados first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 17 games across 8 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 7Let's Go
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
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