Is Ariados Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Bug/Poison with AbilitySwarm. Ariados has solid Attack for a Bug, but Bug is Special in Gen 3 and Poison doesn't threaten Emerald's gym leaders or E4. Physical/special mismatch plus bad matchups. Native Bug options exist without the import.
Spinarak trades roughly evenly with Roxanne's team.
Spinarak trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Spinarak trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Spinarak trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Spinarak trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Winona's team hits Spinarak's weaknesses hard.
Tate & Liza's team hits Ariados's weaknesses hard.
Ariados has the type edge here and should clean up Juan's team.
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.
Ariados trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Catch Spinarak
Catch Spinarak in the Safari Zone (walking, Lv 33, uncommon). Safari Zone: 500 entry fee, 30 Safari Balls, 500-step limit.
Recommended Moves
- After Flannery
- TM06PoisonToxicPower —Accuracy 85%PP 10Fiery Path
- After Norman
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Dewford Town
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 45PsychicAgilityPower —Accuracy 100%PP 30
- LV 53PsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
Evolve Spinarak to Ariados
Spinarak evolves into Ariados at Level 22. You get it at Level 33, past Level 22, so it evolves into Ariados the next time it levels up.
Recommended Moves
- After Wattson
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 111
- After Norman
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Dewford Town
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Norman
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 63PsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
How to Get Ariados in Emerald
Ariados is not catchable wild in Emerald. Grab a Safari Zone Spinarak and evolve it at level 22. The Safari plot gates the whole line behind that entry fee.
Catch Spinarak at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Ariados.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Spinarak
- 2Evolve Ariadosat Lv.22
Badge 6How to Obtain Ariados in E
- Step 2Ariados ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Spinarak egg.
How to Get Shiny Ariados in Emerald
Ariados is only obtained by evolution, so catch a shiny Spinarak in the Safari Zone grass, then raise it to level 22 and the shine follows into Ariados. Compare Shiny Ariados odds across every game
Emerald Shiny Ariados Calculator
2 MethodsBoth methods here share the same odds, about 1 in 8,192 on each try. Pick whichever fits how you play.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Breeding: Hatch eggs of this line; each egg rolls at the base shiny rate (no Masuda before Gen IV).
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 864-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 2,357-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 5,678-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 18,862-- | -- |
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 Emerald 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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Ariados Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Ariados
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x179-211%KO Aerial Ace 2x50-59% Rock Tomb 2x42-49% | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x166-196%KO | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x136-160%KO Fly 2x60-71% | ||
 Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (Littleroot Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Typhlosion builds →Overheat 2x177-208%KO Aerial Ace 2x37-44% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | A | |
 Houndoom DarkFire | B | |
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Camerupt builds →Overheat 2x173-203%KO Rock Slide 2x53-63% | ||
 Chimecho Psychic | C | |
 Grumpig Psychic | C | |
 Girafarig NormalPsychic | C | |
 Magcargo FireRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Magcargo builds →Overheat 2x153-181%KO Rock Tomb 2x34-41% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
 Torkoal Fire | C | |
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 37 partners from the Bug egg group. Notable egg moves include Baton Pass, Disable, Psybeam and 3 more.
E Ariados Best Moveset
Ariados has physical Bug and Poison TermStab from 90 Attack, matching both types to the physical side in Gen 3. The moveset suffers from 40 Speed, going last against everything competitive. AbilityInsomnia provides sleep immunity, but Ariados cannot capitalize on the free turns it creates.
Best Build
Ariados best EVs are Attack and HP
Physical Wallbreaker Moveset
- Signal Beam
- Sludge Bomb
- Hidden Power Fighting
- Body Slam
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
All 19 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Its feet are tipped with tiny hooked claws that enable it to scuttle on ceilings and vertical walls. It constricts its foe with thin and strong silk webbing.
Ariados Emerald Guide
Honestly, in Emerald Ariados is a tough sell. It rates just E-Tier, and stronger Bug/Poison options exist. Fun pick, not a practical one.
In Emerald, Ariados plays as a trick room. It's slow, so Trick Room or priority moves are key. so pick your spots carefully.
In Emerald, Adamant is the go-to nature for Ariados. That's +Attack / -Sp. Atk. Pair it with 248 HP / 252 Atk / 8 SpD EVs. Fits the trick room role.
In Emerald, Ariados pairs best with Raichu, Farfetch'd, and Magmar. Raichu has Good synergy and covers what Ariados can't handle on its own.
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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