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 FireRed & LeafGreen, 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 FireRed & LeafGreen. 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.

SniperHANot in game

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

EV Yield

HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe

Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

It spins a web using fine--but durable--thread. It then waits patiently for prey to be trapped.

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 III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

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 FireRed & LeafGreen (Best Counters)

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Charizard can KO Spinarak with Fire Blast (293-345%). Gyarados threatens a KO with Earthquake (107-126%). Regirock's Explosion also KOs at 229-269%.

Charizard FireFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLeftovers NatureHasty Moves Fire Blast Hidden Power Grass SubstituteUtility Focus Punch Damage vs Spinarak Fire Blast 2x 293-345%KO View Charizard builds →
Gyarados WaterFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Earthquake Dragon Dance Hidden Power Flying TauntUtility Damage vs Spinarak Earthquake 107-126%KO View Gyarados builds →
Regirock Rock	B
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Explosion Rock Slide Thunder Wave Superpower Damage vs Spinarak Explosion 229-269%KO Rock Slide 2x 208-244%KO Superpower 27-32% View Regirock builds →
Blaziken FireFighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemSalacberry NatureHasty Moves Fire Blast Sky Uppercut Hidden Power Grass Hidden Power Ice Damage vs Spinarak Fire Blast 2x 238-280%KO View Blaziken builds →
Medicham FightingPsychic	C
Recommended Build AbilityPure Power ItemSalacberry NatureJolly Moves Shadow Ball Brick Break Rock Slide Focus Punch Damage vs Spinarak Shadow Ball 49-58% Rock Slide 2x 92-109%KO View Medicham builds →

FireRed & LeafGreen 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 37 breeding partners from the Bug egg group. Pass egg moves like Baton Pass, Disable, Psybeam and 3 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

6moves

Breed With (best first)

FireRed & LeafGreen Spinarak Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 3.

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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 6

Scary Face

——9010Normal

Lv 11

Constrict

—1010035Normal

Lv 17

Night Shade

D—10015Ghost

Lv 23

Leech Life

—2010010Bug

Lv 30

Fury Swipes

—188015Normal

Lv 37

Spider Web

———10Bug

Lv 45

Agility

D——30Psychic

Lv 53

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM28

Dig

—6010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

HM05

Flash

——7020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

D751005Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM29

Psychic

D9010010Psychic

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM22

Solar Beam

D12010010Grass

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Baton Pass

C——40Normal

Egg

Disable

——5520Normal

Egg

Psybeam

—6510020Psychic

Egg

Pursuit

D4010020Dark

Egg

Signal Beam

D7510015Bug

Egg

Sonic Boom

——9020Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Tutor

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Tutor

Mimic

———10Normal

Tutor

Substitute

C——10Normal

FireRed & LeafGreen Spinarak Locations

Easy grab on Spinarak with high spawn rates across 2 locations in early-game routes. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.

Best Locations to Catch Spinarak in FireRed & LeafGreen

Pattern Bush

FireRedGrass Lv.9-14

CommonEarly

Pattern Bush

LeafGreenGrass Lv.9-14

RareEarly

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 FireRed & LeafGreen, 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 FireRed & LeafGreen. 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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