Is Spinarak Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. Trade from Colosseum. AbilitySwarm or AbilityInsomnia on Ariados. Bug/Poison still doesn't threaten anything in Hoenn's gym circuit. Trade-only with nothing to offer.
Roxanne's Pokemon outpace and outclass Spinarak here.
Spinarak trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's Pokemon outpace and outclass Spinarak here.
Spinarak trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Norman's typing presses Spinarak's defenses.
Winona's Pokemon outpace and outclass Spinarak here.
Tate & Liza's team hits Spinarak's weaknesses hard.
Spinarak trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Spinarak trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Phoebe's team hits Spinarak's weaknesses hard.
Spinarak trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Spinarak's weaknesses hard.
Steven's team hits Spinarak's weaknesses hard.
Trade
Spinarak cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
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
- LV 45PsychicAgilityPower —Accuracy 100%PP 30
- LV 53PsychicPsychicPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
How to Get Spinarak in Ruby & Sapphire
With other bugs holding the spider role, Spinarak never turns up in Ruby or Sapphire. You trade one in from a Johto game or later to get it.
How to Obtain Spinarak in RS
- Step 1Spinarak ✓CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom EmeraldAvailableCatch in Emerald via Walking · Safari Zone · Safari Zone: 500 entry fee, 30 Safari Balls, then trade to the current game via link cable.CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenAvailableCatch in FireRed & LeafGreen via Walking · Pattern Bush, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Walking · Route 37. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Walking · Route 2. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Walking · Route 37. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
- Step 2Evolve into Ariados
How to Get Shiny Spinarak in Ruby & Sapphire
Spinarak strings no web in Hoenn, so snag a shiny in Pattern Bush in FireRed or LeafGreen and trade it back. See every game where Shiny Spinarak can be hunted
Spinarak Weakness
Spinarak's Bug/Poison typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock. The Bug/Poison typing picks up 4 resistances to work with.
| 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 Spinarak Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Spinarak
 Latios DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spinarak View Latios builds →Psychic 2x224-264%KO Fly 2x85-101%KO | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spinarak View Latias builds →Psychic 2x195-229%KO Fly 2x78-92% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spinarak View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x302-355%KO Aerial Ace 2x94-111%KO Rock Tomb 2x78-92% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spinarak View Rayquaza builds →Overheat 2x263-310%KO Fly 2x198-233%KO Ancient Power 2x113-134%KO | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Spinarak View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x289-340%KO | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Spinarak View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x279-329%KO | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spinarak View Camerupt builds →Eruption 2x310-365%KO Rock Slide 2x101-118%KO | ||
 Skarmory Steel | A | |
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spinarak View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x229-269%KO Fly 2x111-132%KO | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spinarak View Altaria builds →Sky Attack 2x209-246%KO Fire Blast 2x119-140%KO | ||
 Aggron SteelRock | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spinarak View Aggron builds →Rock Tomb 2x108-128%KO Aerial Ace 2x87-103%KO Fire Blast 2x106-125%KO | ||
 Chimecho Psychic | C | |
 Magcargo FireRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spinarak View Magcargo builds →Overheat 2x255-300%KO Rock Slide 2x87-103%KO | ||
 Grumpig Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Spinarak View Grumpig builds →Psychic 2x166-195%KO Bounce 2x61-73% | ||
Spinarak Evolutions
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. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Spinarak easily with 37 breeding partners from the Bug egg group. Pass egg moves like Baton Pass, Disable, Psybeam and 3 more to offspring.
RS Spinarak Best Moveset
Bug/Poison pre-evolution with no competitive stats. AbilityInsomnia blocks sleep moves. Ariados provides marginal improvement and the same sleep immunity.
Best Build
Spinarak best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Attacker Moveset
- Sludge Bomb
- Signal Beam
- Agility
- Endure
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Baton Pass and Disable from the egg pool give Spinarak something extra.
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 18 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
The web spun by SPINARAK can be considered its second nervous system. It is said that this POKéMON can determine what kind of prey is touching its web just by the tiny vibrations it feels through the web’s strands.
Spinarak Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Spinarak isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Catch one in Emerald, FireRed, or LeafGreen, then trade it to Ruby & Sapphire.
Game Availability
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.
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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