What does Spinarak evolve into?

Get Spinarak to Ariados at level 22. At 250 BST, Spinarak is just the starting point.

At what level does Spinarak evolve?

Level 22 gets you Ariados . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

Should I use Spinarak?

In Black & White, For a casual playthrough, Spinarak works as a placeholder. Bug/Poison coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Ariados . That's where the stats start mattering.

Where can you catch Spinarak?

You can find Spinarak in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 16 other games across the series.

Spinarak - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

DTier

30Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

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

Below

HP40

Attack60

Defense40

Sp. Atk40

Sp. Def40

Speed30

Total250

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Fast800,000 XP

Height0.5 m

Weight8.5 kg

Base XP50

Abilities

Swarm

Strengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.

Insomnia

Prevents sleep.

SniperHA

Strengthens critical hits to inflict 3× damage rather than 2×.

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

It sets a trap by spinning a web with thin but strong silk. It waits motionlessly for prey to arrive.

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.

Spinarak Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Flying, Psychic, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Poison, Bug
0.25x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting

Type ChartAvg

4Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-2

Gen V Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Flying Psychic Rock

½xResist

Poison Bug

¼xResist

Grass Fighting

0xImmune

None

STAB (3)

Grass Psychic Dark

How to Beat Spinarak in Black & White (Best Counters)

In Black & White, Terrakion threatens a KO with Stone Edge (300-353%). Reuniclus's Psychic also KOs at 218-257%.

Heatran FireSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves Earth Power ProtectPriority Lava Plume Hidden Power Ice View Heatran builds →
Terrakion RockFighting	A
Recommended Build AbilityJustified ItemFocus Sash NatureJolly Moves Close Combat Stone Edge Quick Attack X Scissor Damage vs Spinarak Close Combat 45-53% Stone Edge 2x 300-353%KO View Terrakion builds →
Reuniclus Psychic	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves RecoverRecovery Focus Blast Calm Mind PsychicSTAB Damage vs Spinarak Focus Blast 24-28% Psychic 2x 218-257%KO View Reuniclus builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureImpish Moves EarthquakeSTAB ProtectPriority Stealth Rock Swords Dance Damage vs Spinarak Earthquake 95-112%KO View Gliscor builds →
Blaziken FireFighting	C
Fire is super effective against SpinarakView Blaziken →

Black & White Evolution

Spinarak is the base form in a two-stage line leading to Ariados. Check the evolution method below. Plenty of partners 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

2 Forms

#167Spinarak

Level 22

#168Ariados

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Spinarak

BugPoison

Ariados

BugPoison

70+30

ATK

90+30

DEF

70+30

SP.ATK

60+20

SP.DEF

70+30

SPE

40+10

BST

250D-Tier

400C-Tier+150

ROLE

Balanced

Trick Room

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Spinarak easily with 65 breeding partners from the Bug egg group. Pass egg moves like Baton Pass, Disable, Electroweb and 8 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

11moves

Breed With (best first)

Black & White Spinarak Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

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Moves

The natural movepool does the job, but Baton Pass and Disable from the egg pool give Spinarak something extra. Pair those with Sludge Bomb and Leech Life for STAB and coverage across 7 types for reach, and the kit fills out nicely.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Poison Sting

—1510035Poison

Lv 1

String Shot

——9540Bug

Lv 5

Scary Face

——10010Normal

Lv 8

Constrict

—1010035Normal

Lv 12

Leech Life

—2010010Bug

Lv 15

Night Shade

D—10015Ghost

Lv 19

Shadow Sneak+1

D4010030Ghost

Lv 22

Fury Swipes

—188015Normal

Lv 26

Sucker Punch+1

D801005Dark

Lv 29

Spider Web

D——10Bug

Lv 33

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 36

Pin Missile

—149520Bug

Lv 40

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

Lv 43

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

Lv 47

Cross Poison

C7010020Poison

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM01

Hone Claws

D——15Dark

TM84

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM22

Solar Beam

D12010010Grass

TM76

Struggle Bug

—3010020Bug

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM46

Thief

—6010010Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM09

Venoshock

—6510010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Baton Pass

D——40Normal

Egg

Disable

D—10020Normal

Egg

Electroweb

D559515Electric

Egg

Night Slash

D7010015Dark

Egg

Psybeam

D6510020Psychic

Egg

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Rage Powder+2

———20Bug

Egg

Signal Beam

D7510015Bug

Egg

Sonic Boom

——9020Normal

Egg

Toxic Spikes

C——20Poison

Egg

Twineedle

—2510020Bug

Tutor Moves

Spinarak can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Gen 4

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Gen 3

Snore

—4010015Normal

How to Get Spinarak in Black & White

Spinarak doesn't appear in Black & White. Transfer it from Gold, Crystal, or HeartGold to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.

Spinarak is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

Gold Crystal Emerald FireRed HeartGold

Spinarak Guide

Get Spinarak to Ariados at level 22. At 250 BST, Spinarak is just the starting point.
Level 22 gets you Ariados. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
In Black & White, For a casual playthrough, Spinarak works as a placeholder. Bug/Poison coverage is useful early. The real payoff is Ariados. That's where the stats start mattering.
You can find Spinarak in Black & White. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 16 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Debuting in Gold & Silver, Spinarak appears in 17 games across 9 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

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