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Gengar’s Pokédex · Johto · Generation II

#168 Ariados

BugPoison

  • SpeciesLong Leg Pokémon
  • Japanese nameAraidosu
  • PronunciationAR-EE-AH-DOS
  • Height3′ 7″ 1.09 m
  • Weight74.0 lb 33.30 kg
  • Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
Ariados official artwork

PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats

Name meaning

Named after ARIADNE of Greek mythology who is famous for thread. DOS, spanish for two, indicates second spider. (Evolved from Spinarak)

Evolution

  1. SpinarakLevel 22Ariados
Ariados in the original Gengar’s Pokédex
Ariados as it appeared in the original Gengar’s Pokédex

Pokédex entries

GoldStadium 2 It spins string not only from its rear but also from its mouth. It is hard to tell which end is which.
Silver A single strand of a special string is endlessly spun out of its read. The string leads back to its nest.
Crystal Rather than making a nest in one specific spot, it wanders in search of food after darkness falls.

Where to find Ariados

Game Where to find it Time Rarity
Gold Routes 2 Night Few/Evolve
Silver Evolve a Spinarak at Level 22 (Spinarak must have came from Gold/Crystal) Any Evolve
Crystal Routes 2, 37 Night Few/Evolve

How to catch

Ground Surf Fishing Forest Tree Mountain Tree Rock Smash Breed Evolve Event BugCatch Game Corner
Gold ✓
Crystal ✓ ✓

✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.

Type matchups

Defence: damage taken from each attack type

  • Normal×1
  • Fire×2
  • Water×1
  • Electric×1
  • Grass×0.25
  • Ice×1
  • Fighting×0.25
  • Poison×0.5
  • Ground×1
  • Flying×2
  • Psychic×2
  • Bug×0.5
  • Rock×2
  • Ghost×1
  • Dragon×1
  • Dark×1
  • Steel×1
  • 4 weaknesses and 4 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).

Offence: same-type attacks against each type

  • Normal1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Fire1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
  • Water1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Electric1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Grass1st: Normal 2nd: Good
  • Ice1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Fighting1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
  • Poison1st: Bad 2nd: Bad
  • Ground1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
  • Flying1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
  • Psychic1st: Good 2nd: Normal
  • Bug1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Rock1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
  • Ghost1st: Bad 2nd: Bad
  • Dragon1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
  • Dark1st: Good 2nd: Normal
  • Steel1st: Bad 2nd: No Effect
  • 4 advantages and 11 disadvantages out of 34 types. Offensive ratio 4:11 (~36.36%).

Moves learned by levelling up

G/S Crystal Move Type Kind
Start Start Poison Sting Poison Physical
Start Start String Shot Bug Status
Start Start Scary Face Normal Status
11 11 Constrict Normal Physical
17 17 Night Shade Ghost Physical
25 25 Leech Life Bug Physical
34 34 Fury Swipes Normal Physical
43 43 Spider Web Bug Status
53 — Screech Normal Status
— 53 Agility Psychic Status
63 63 Psychic Psychic Special

“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.

Move Tutor Crystal

None.

TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal

  • TM03Curse
  • TM06Toxic
  • TM10Hidden Power
  • TM11Sunny Day
  • TM13Snore
  • TM15Hyper Beam
  • TM17Protect
  • TM19Giga Drain
  • TM20Endure
  • TM21Frustration
  • TM22Solarbeam
  • TM27Return
  • TM28Dig
  • TM29Psychic
  • TM32Double Team
  • TM34Swagger
  • TM35Sleep Talk
  • TM36Sludge Bomb
  • TM44Rest
  • TM45Attract
  • TM46Thief
  • HM05Flash

Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal

Egg groups Bug Pokémon group 2

Compatible Pokémon

Egg moves

Move How to pass it down
Baton Pass Mate with a male Ledyba/Ledian.
Disable Mate with a male Venonat/Venomoth.
Psybeam Mate with a male Butterfree or Venonat/Venomoth.
Pursuit Mate with a male Scyther/Scizor.
Sonicboom Mate with a male Yanma.

Stats

Stat Base Range at Lv. 100 G/S/C rank
HP 70 313-343 23/4553.98%
Attack 90 248-278 11/4975.80%
Defense 70 208-238 24/5550.00%
Speed 40 148-178 40/4715.87%
Special Attack 60 188-218 26/4640.14%
Special Defense 60 188-218 27/4136.34%
Total 390 1293-1473 41/8742.07%

Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.

Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library