Physical
Balanced
250Low
30Very Slow
DTier

Almost nobody uses Spinarak in battle. It exists to evolve into Ariados, which is a completely different story. Get it there and you won't regret it. Only weak to Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock. Known as the String Spit Pokemon.

Nothing fancy in Spinarak's spread. It leans mixed with Attack out front. And you'll get 1 Attack EV per KO for it. Follows a fast 800K XP curve.

Base Stats
250Below
HP40
D
Attack60
C
Defense40
D
Sp. Atk40
D
Sp. Def40
D
Speed30
F
Total250
Low <60
Avg 60-89
High 90-149
Top 150+
EV YieldDefeating Spinarak yields +1 Atk
HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe
Details
Catch255Guaranteed•Fast800,000 XP•0.5m / 1'08"•8.5kg / 18.7 lbs•50Base XP
Pokedex Entries

It lies still in the same pose for days in its web, waiting for its unsuspecting prey to wander close.

Gold

It spins a web using fine--but durable--thread. It then waits patiently for prey to be trapped.

Silver

Spinarak Weakness

Avg

Spinarak's Bug/Poison typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock moves. The Bug/Poison typing picks up 4 resistances to work with.

Gen II Type Chart
  • Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
  • Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
  • Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
4xCriticali
None
2xWeaki
FireFlyingPsychicRock
½xResisti
PoisonBug
¼xResisti
GrassFighting
0xImmunei
None
STAB (3)i
GrassPsychicDark
4Weak
4Resist
0Immune
Scorei-2
Stealth Rock25% on switch
SpikesGrounded — up to 25%
Toxic SpikesAbsorbs on switch
Abilities
SwarmStrengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
InsomniaPrevents sleep.
SniperHAStrengthens critical hits to inflict 3× damage rather than 2×.

Spinarak is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Ariados. Check the evolution method below. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are quick to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 150 total stats over Spinarak.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Spinarak
#167Spinarak
22
Level 22
Ariados
#168Ariados
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Spinarak
BugPoison
Ariados
BugPoison
HP
40
70+30
ATK
60
90+30
DEF
40
70+30
SP.ATK
40
60+20
SP.DEF
40
70+30
SPE
30
40+10
BST
250D-Tier
400C-Tier+150
ROLE
Balanced
Trick Room
TYPE
Physical
Physical
Breeding
Very Easy

Breed Spinarak easily with 23 breeding partners from the Bug egg group. Pass egg moves like Baton Pass, Disable, Psybeam and 2 more to offspring.

Egg Groups
Bug
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
15 cycles·3,855 steps
Quick~4 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
5moves
Breed With (best first)
parasectparasshuckleforretressvenomothgligarariadosbutterfreebeedrillledianyanmavenonat
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Best Build

Gen 2 build content has limited support (no abilities).

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The natural movepool does the job, but Baton Pass and Disable from the egg pool give Spinarak something extra.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Poison Sting
1510035Poison
Lv 1
String Shot
—9540Bug
Lv 6
Scary Face
—9010Normal
Lv 11
Constrict
1010035Normal
Lv 17
Night Shade
—10015Ghost
Lv 23
Leech Life
2010010Bug
Lv 30
Fury Swipes
188015Normal
Lv 37
Spider Web
——10Bug
Lv 45
Screech
—8540Normal
Lv 53
Psychic
9010010Psychic

TM Moves

Src
TM45
Attract
—10015Normal
TM03
Curse
——10Ghost
TM28
Dig
6010010Ground
TM32
Double Team
——15Normal
TM20
Endure+4
——10Normal
HM05
Flash
—7020Normal
TM21
Frustration
—10020Normal
TM19
Giga Drain
751005Grass
TM10
Hidden Power
6010015Normal
TM17
Protect+4
——10Normal
TM29
Psychic
9010010Psychic
TM44
Rest
——10Psychic
TM27
Return
—10020Normal
TM35
Sleep Talk
——10Normal
TM36
Sludge Bomb
9010010Poison
TM13
Snore
4010015Normal
TM22
Solar Beam
12010010Grass
TM11
Sunny Day
——5Fire
TM34
Swagger
—8515Normal
TM46
Thief
6010025Dark
TM06
Toxic
—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Src
Egg
Baton Pass
——40Normal
Egg
Disable
—5520Normal
Egg
Psybeam
6510020Psychic
Egg
Pursuit
4010020Dark
Egg
Sonic Boom
—9020Normal

Tutor Moves

Spinarak can't learn any Tutor moves

Easy grab on Spinarak with high spawn rates across 4 locations in early-game routes. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.

Best Locations

4 walking spots from Lv. 3-15 for Spinarak. Sorted by game progression with rates on each row, so you can compare without scrolling through everything.

Route 30
GrassLv.3CommonEarlyRouteNight
EFFORTLESS
Route 2
GrassLv.3CommonEarlyRouteNight
EFFORTLESS
Route 31
GrassLv.4CommonEarlyRouteNight
EFFORTLESS
Route 37
GrassLv.13-15CommonEarlyRouteNight
EFFORTLESS

  • At 250 BST, Spinarak is firmly in pre-evolution territory. Evolve it into Ariados before bringing it to any serious fight.

  • Watch for Arcanine (Fire), Dodrio (Flying), and Starmie (Psychic) when using Spinarak. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Rock-type attackers are also a problem. At base 30 Speed, Spinarak won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.

  • Spinarak evolves into Ariados at level 22. Spinarak is the base form of this evolutionary line.

  • Spinarak is a physical attacker with base 60 Attack. Fragile — can't afford to take many hits, too. But the speed tells the real story — base 30 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go.

  • Spinarak appears in 17 games, including Gold & Silver, Crystal, and Ruby & Sapphire.

Debuting in Gold & Silver, Spinarak appears in 17 games across 8 generations. A reliable presence in most mainline games, typically found through catching or hatching as a base form.