
Is Ariados Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Bug/Poison in the Sevii Islands postgame. AbilityInsomnia blocks sleep. The stats don't hold up against anything in FRLG's endgame. Arrives too late and too weak to earn a roster spot.
Brock's team hits Spinarak's weaknesses hard.
Spinarak trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Spinarak trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Spinarak trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Koga's typing presses Spinarak's defenses.
Spinarak trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Blaine's team hits Spinarak's weaknesses hard.
Spinarak trades roughly evenly with Giovanni's team.
Ariados has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Ariados trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Agatha's team hits Ariados's weaknesses hard.
Lance's team hits Ariados's weaknesses hard.
Ariados trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Catch Spinarak on Pattern Bush (walking, Lv 9-14, common).
- LV 23BugLeech Life120100%10
- After Erika
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb135100%10
- TM06PoisonToxic—90%10
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- LV 45PsychicAgility—100%30
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 53PsychicPsychic90100%10
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
Your Spinarak should hit Level 22 before you reach Lorelei, at typical leveling pace.
- After Lt. Surge
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- LV 25BugLeech Life120100%10
- After Erika
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb135100%10
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM22GrassSolar Beam120100%10
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- LV 63PsychicPsychic90100%10
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Ariados in FireRed & LeafGreen
Ariados comes from evolving a Spinarak at level 22. FireRed makes the base form easy since Spinarak's common there, while LeafGreen players put in more time during the encounter step.
Catch Spinarak at any of these 1 spot to eventually evolve into Ariados.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Spinarak
- 2Evolve Ariadosat Lv.22
How to Obtain Ariados in FRLG
Step 2Ariados ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Four Island Pokemon Day Care to receive a Ariados egg. Requires the Rainbow Pass to access Four Island.
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
Charmander Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
Pidgey Normal | D | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Geodude RockGround | C | |
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x42-51% Aerial Ace 2x34-42% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x42-51% Confusion 2x34-42% | ||
Zubat Poison | D | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Geodude RockGround | C | |
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x42-51% Aerial Ace 2x34-42% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x42-51% Confusion 2x34-42% | ||
Zubat Poison | D | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x83-99% Aerial Ace 2x31-36% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Fearow Normal | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x146-173%KO | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Dodrio Normal | B | |
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x85-100%KO Aerial Ace 2x30-36% | ||
Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x153-180%KO Fly 2x63-74% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x141-166%KO | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | A | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x74-88% Ancient Power 2x65-77% Fire Blast 2x54-64% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x177-209%KO Fly 2x75-89% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x148-174%KO | ||
Magcargo FireRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Magcargo builds →Overheat 2x135-159%KO Rock Slide 2x47-56% | ||
Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x158-186%KO Fly 2x65-77% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
Ho-oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Ho-oh builds →Overheat 2x157-185%KO Fly 2x92-109%KO Psychic 2x68-80% | ||
Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodBirth Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Deoxys builds →Psycho Boost 2x206-243%KO Aerial Ace 2x60-70% Rock Tomb 2x50-59% | ||
Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Lugia builds →Psychic 2x87-103%KO Fly 2x68-80% | ||
Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodCerulean Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Mewtwo builds →Psychic 2x137-161%KO Fire Blast 2x121-143%KO Aerial Ace 2x46-54% Rock Tomb 2x38-45% | ||
Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x176-208%KO Fly 2x74-87% | ||
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Salamence's Rock Slide hits Ariados for 55-65%. Tyranitar threatens a KO with Rock Slide (108-128%). Alakazam's Psychic also KOs at 117-138%.
Salamence Dragon | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureRash Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Salamence builds →Earthquake36-43% Rock Slide 2x55-65% | ||
Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Tyranitar builds →Rock Slide 2x108-128%KO Earthquake48-57% | ||
Alakazam Psychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySynchronize ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Alakazam builds →Psychic 2x117-138%KO | ||
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
FRLG Ariados Best Moveset
90 Attack with Bug and Poison TermStab from the physical side where both types land. AbilitySwarm boosts Bug at low HP. The moveset has physical power but 40 Speed means going last against everything, and Bug/Poison typing provides no defensive advantages at this tier.
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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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Ariados FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Ariados is obtained in Pokemon FireRed & LeafGreen by evolving Spinarak by leveling up.
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