Elite Redux LeafGreen
#168

Ariados

The Long Leg Pokémon

Bug Poison

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.

Base stat total
400
Height
1.1 m
Weight
33.5 kg
Catch rate
90

Base stats

400 total
HP 70 281 344
Atk 90 194 306
Def 70 158 262
SpA 60 140 240
SpD 70 158 262
Spe 40 104 196

At level 100, from no EVs and a hindering nature to 252 EVs and a beneficial one. Every Pokémon here has perfect IVs, so they are not part of the spread — except Speed, which the Iron Pill can drop to zero.

Type matchups

defending
Takes more
Flying 2× Rock 2× Fire 2× Psychic 2×
Takes less
Fighting ¼× Grass ¼× Poison ½× Bug ½× Fairy ½×

The other 9 types deal normal damage. Full chart

Abilities

3 selectable · 3 innate
Main choose one, switch any time Spider Lair Casts Sticky Web on entry. Lasts 5 turns. Sniper Boosts critical hits. Exploit Weakness Targets lowest defense vs statused foes.
Innate always active, all of them Poison Touch Poisons foe on contact. Merciless Always crits poisoned, paralyzed, or slowed foes. Finisher Moves targeting foes at half HP get +1 priority.

Evolution line

Spinarak Spinarak BST 250
Ariados Ariados BST 400 Level · 22
Arachtres Arachtres BST 556 Level · 45

Changed from vanilla

Main abilities kept Sniper new Spider Lair Exploit Weakness removed Swarm Insomnia
Innates added Poison TouchMercilessFinisher

Details

Height
1.1 m
Weight
33.5 kg
Gender
50% male · 50% female
Egg groups
Bug
Egg cycles
15
Catch rate
90
Base exp
140
Growth rate
Fast
EV yield
2 Atk
Base friendship
50
Wild held item
—
Colour
Red

Moves

9 level-up · 0 egg · 92 teachable
LvMoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
1 Poison Sting Poison Physical 40 100 35
String Shot Bug Status — 95 40
Scary Face Normal Status — 100 10
Constrict Normal Physical 60 100 15
6 Scary Face Normal Status — 100 10
11 Constrict Normal Physical 60 100 15
17 Night Shade Ghost Special 1 100 15
25 Leech Life Bug Physical 80 100 10
34 Fury Swipes Normal Physical 25 100 15
43 Spider Web Bug Status — ∞ 10
53 Agility Psychic Status — ∞ 30
63 Psychic Psychic Special 90 100 10

No egg moves.

MoveTypeCatPwrAccPP
Absorb Grass Special 20 100 25
Acid Spray Poison Special 40 100 20
Agility Psychic Status — ∞ 30
Attract Normal Status — 90 15
Baton Pass Normal Status — ∞ 40
Body Slam Normal Physical 85 100 15
Bounce Flying Physical 85 85 5
Bug Bite Bug Physical 60 100 20
Bug Buzz Bug Special 90 100 10
Captivate Fairy Special 65 100 20
Confide Normal Status — ∞ 20
Constrict Normal Physical 60 100 15
Cross Poison Poison Physical 70 100 20
Curse Ghost Status — ∞ 10
Dig Ground Physical 80 100 10
Disable Normal Status — 100 20
Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100 15
Double Team Normal Status — ∞ 15
Electroweb Electric Special 55 95 15
Endure Normal Status — ∞ 10
Facade Normal Physical 70 100 20
False Swipe Normal Physical 120 100 20
Fell Stinger Bug Physical 50 100 25
First Impression Bug Physical 90 100 10
Flash Electric Special 60 100 20
Focus Energy Normal Status — ∞ 30
Foul Play Dark Physical 95 100 15
Frustration Dark Physical 75 100 10
Fury Swipes Normal Physical 25 100 15
Giga Drain Grass Special 75 100 10
Giga Impact Normal Physical 150 90 5
Headbutt Normal Physical 70 100 15
Hex Ghost Special 65 100 10
Hidden Power Normal Special 60 100 15
Hone Claws Dark Status — ∞ 15
Hyper Beam Normal Special 150 90 5
Infestation Bug Special 20 100 20
Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100 20
Leech Life Bug Physical 80 100 10
Lunge Bug Physical 80 100 15
Megahorn Bug Physical 120 85 10
Mimic Normal Status — ∞ 10
Natural Gift Normal Physical 1 100 15
Night Shade Ghost Special 1 100 15
Night Slash Dark Physical 70 100 15
Pin Missile Bug Physical 25 95 20
Poison Jab Poison Physical 80 100 20
Poison Sting Poison Physical 40 100 35
Pounce Bug Physical 50 100 20
Protect Normal Status — ∞ 10
Psybeam Psychic Special 65 100 20
Psychic Psychic Special 90 100 10
Pursuit Dark Physical 40 100 20
Rage Powder Bug Status — ∞ 20
Rest Psychic Status — ∞ 5
Return Normal Physical 102 100 20
Round Normal Special 60 100 15
Scary Face Normal Status — 100 10
Screech Normal Status — 85 40
Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100 20
Shadow Sneak Ghost Physical 40 100 30
Signal Beam Bug Special 85 100 15
Skitter Smack Bug Physical 70 90 10
Sleep Talk Normal Status — ∞ 10
Sludge Bomb Poison Special 90 100 10
Sludge Wave Poison Special 95 100 10
Smart Strike Steel Physical 70 ∞ 10
Snore Normal Special 85 100 15
Solar Beam Grass Special 120 100 10
Sonic Boom Normal Special 70 100 20
Spider Web Bug Status — ∞ 10
Spite Ghost Status — 100 10
Sticky Web Bug Status — ∞ 20
Stomping Tantrum Ground Physical 75 100 10
String Shot Bug Status — 95 40
Struggle Bug Bug Special 50 100 20
Substitute Normal Status — ∞ 10
Sucker Punch Dark Physical 70 100 5
Sunny Day Fire Status — ∞ 5
Swagger Normal Status — 85 15
Swords Dance Normal Status — ∞ 20
Tera Blast Normal Special 80 100 10
Thief Dark Physical 60 100 25
Throat Chop Dark Physical 80 100 15
Toxic Poison Status — 90 10
Toxic Spikes Poison Status — ∞ 20
Toxic Thread Poison Status — 100 20
Trailblaze Grass Physical 50 100 20
Twineedle Bug Physical 45 100 20
Venom Drench Poison Status — 100 20
Venoshock Poison Special 65 100 10
X-Scissor Bug Physical 80 100 15

Where to find it

Not in any wild encounter table. Evolve Spinarak instead.