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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. 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

Utility

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

SwarmTop Pick

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 thread. 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 5 resistances to work with.

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

Type ChartAvg

4Weak

5Resist

0Immune

Score-1

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Flying Psychic Rock

½xResist

Poison Bug Fairy

¼xResist

Grass Fighting

0xImmune

None

STAB (4)

Grass Psychic Dark Fairy

How to Beat Spinarak in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Tyranitar can KO Spinarak with Stone Edge (259-305%). Blaziken's Flare Blitz also KOs at 192-226%.

Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves CrunchSTAB Stone Edge Earthquake Stealth Rock Damage vs Spinarak Crunch 104-122%KO Stone Edge 2x 259-305%KO Earthquake 86-102%KO View Tyranitar builds →
Skarmory SteelFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves RoostRecovery Body Press SpikesHazard Iron Defense View Skarmory builds →
Blaziken FireFighting	B
Recommended Build AbilitySpeed Boost ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Swords Dance Close Combat Flare Blitz ProtectPriority Damage vs Spinarak Close Combat 24-28% Flare Blitz 2x 192-226%KO View Blaziken builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

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

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 48 breeding partners from the Bug egg group. Pass egg moves like Baton Pass, Disable, Lunge and 5 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

8moves

Breed With (best first)

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Spinarak Best Moveset

Toxic Spikes is the priority every time Spinarak comes in. Careful nature and max HP and Sp. Def EVs keep it alive long enough to get layers down, while Eviolite provides a bulk boost that only works before full evolution. Swarm rounds it out.

Best Build

Experimental

Hazard Setter

Ability

Swarm

Item

EvioliteBULK

Best Nature for Spinarak

Careful+SPD

Spinarak best EVs are Sp. Def and HP

EVs

Def

SpD

Hazard Setter Moveset

Sticky WebSTAB
Toxic SpikesSTAB
Leech LifeSTAB
ProtectFAST +4

Recommended Teammates

DragonairExcellent

Moves

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 5

Absorb

—2010025Grass

Lv 8

Infestation

D2010020Bug

Lv 12

Scary Face

——10010Normal

Lv 15

Night Shade

D—10015Ghost

Lv 19

Shadow Sneak+1

D4010030Ghost

Lv 22

Fury Swipes

—188015Normal

Lv 26

Sucker Punch+1

D701005Dark

Lv 29

Leech Life

S8010010Bug

Lv 33

Agility

C——30Psychic

Lv 36

Pin Missile

D259520Bug

Lv 40

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

Lv 43

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

Lv 47

Cross Poison

C7010020Poison

Lv 50

Sticky Web

S——20Bug

Lv 54

Toxic Thread

D—10020Poison

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM62

Bug Buzz

D9010010Bug

TM28

Dig

D8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

——10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

D7510010Grass

TM84

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

S——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM22

Solar Beam

D12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM81

X-Scissor

C8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

Egg

Disable

C—10020Normal

Egg

Lunge

C8010015Bug

Egg

Megahorn

C1208510Bug

Egg

Night Slash

D7010015Dark

Egg

Psybeam

D6510020Psychic

Egg

Rage Powder+2

D——20Bug

Egg

Toxic Spikes

S——20Poison

Tutor Moves

Spinarak can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Spinarak in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

No wild encounters for Spinarak in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. It's available in Gold, Crystal, or HeartGold and can be transferred over. The details below show where to find it.

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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. 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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