Is Ariados Good in Crystal Playthrough?
Better than Ledian but that bar is underground. Ariados has some Dark-type coverage through MoveNight Shade that helps against Will at the E4. Crystal makes it available to everyone, which doesn't change the fact that most teams find better options by Goldenrod.
Spinarak trades roughly evenly with Falkner's team.
Spinarak trades roughly evenly with Bugsy's team.
Spinarak trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Morty's team hits Ariados's weaknesses hard.
Ariados trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Ariados trades roughly evenly with Jasmine's team.
Ariados trades roughly evenly with Pryce's team.
Ariados trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Ariados has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Ariados has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Ariados has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Janine's team hits Ariados's weaknesses hard.
Ariados trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Ariados trades roughly evenly with Brock's team.
Ariados trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Ariados trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Ariados trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Koga's team hits Ariados's weaknesses hard.
Ariados trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Ariados trades roughly evenly with Karen's team.
Catch Spinarak on Route 29 (Headbutt, Lv 10, uncommon).
- After Bugsy
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- LV 17GhostNight Shade50100%15
- After Whitney
- TM13NormalSnore50100%15
- LV 23BugLeech Life120100%10
- After Jasmine
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb135100%10
- TM10NormalHidden Power60100%15
- TM46DarkThief60100%25
- LV 53PsychicPsychic90100%10
Your Spinarak should hit Level 22 before you reach Morty, at typical leveling pace.
- STARTING (Lv 22)
- LV 22GhostNight Shade50100%15
- After Bugsy
- TM28GroundDig80100%10
- After Whitney
- TM13NormalSnore50100%15
- LV 25BugLeech Life120100%10
- After Jasmine
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb135100%10
- TM10NormalHidden Power60100%15
- TM46DarkThief60100%25
- LV 63PsychicPsychic90100%10
How to Get Ariados in Crystal
moderate rates is the best you'll get on Ariados in early-game routes. Use the sort toggle below. Best shows where the odds peak, Earliest shows where you can access it soonest in your playthrough.
Where To Catch Ariados in C
Spinarak is your first catch on the way to Ariados. You'll find headbutt and walking encounters from Lv. 3-15 across 17 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Catch SpinarakRoute 30Lv.3GrassRate 30%NightRoute 2Lv.3GrassRate 30%NightRoute 31Lv.4GrassRate 30%NightRoute 36Lv.4GrassRate 30%NightRoute 37Lv.13GrassRate 30%NightNational ParkLv.14FloorRate 20%NightRoute 29Lv.10Headbutting treesRate 15%Route 30Lv.10Headbutting treesRate 15%Route 31Lv.10Headbutting treesRate 15%Route 34Lv.10Headbutting treesRate 15%Route 35Lv.10Headbutting treesRate 15%Route 36Lv.10Headbutting treesRate 15%Route 37Lv.10Headbutting treesRate 15%Route 38Lv.10Headbutting treesRate 15%Route 39Lv.10Headbutting treesRate 15%
Step 2Ariados ✓Route 2Lv.7GrassRate 5%NightRoute 37Lv.15GrassRate 5%Nightor evolve from Spinarak (Step 1)
Ariados Weakness
Ariados is weak to Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. 4 weaknesses is about average, nothing too hard to play around.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Flying, Psychic, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Poison, Bug |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
- Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
What is Ariados Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Ariados
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Onix RockGround | C | |
 Magby Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift | ||
 Cyndaquil Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
 Flareon Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
 Quilava Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Quilava builds →Fire Blast 2x109-129%KO Rollout 2x17-21% | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Kadabra builds →Psybeam 2x82-97% Fire Punch 2x64-75% | ||
Magby Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x144-169%KO Fire Punch 2x61-72% | ||
 Magmar Fire | C | |
 Celebi PsychicGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Celebi builds →Future Sight 2x124-147%KO Ancient Power 2x43-51% | ||
Flareon Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x141-166%KO Fire Punch 2x59-71% | ||
Magmar Fire | C | |
Celebi PsychicGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Celebi builds →Future Sight 2x122-144%KO Ancient Power 2x42-50% | ||
Flareon Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x141-166%KO Fire Punch 2x59-71% | ||
Magmar Fire | C | |
Celebi PsychicGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Celebi builds →Future Sight 2x122-144%KO Ancient Power 2x42-50% | ||
Flareon Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x141-166%KO Fire Punch 2x59-71% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | A | |
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Celebi PsychicGrass | C | |
Obtain MethodIlex Forest Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Celebi builds →Future Sight 2x122-144%KO Ancient Power 2x42-50% | ||
Magmar Fire | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x147-173%KO Fire Punch 2x61-72% | ||
 Typhlosion Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Typhlosion builds →Fire Blast 2x135-159%KO Rollout 2x20-23% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Houndoom builds →Fire Blast 2x136-160%KO Dream Eater 2x76-90% | ||
Skarmory Steel | A | |
 Jynx IcePsychic | B | |
In Crystal, Alakazam can KO Ariados with Psychic (121-142%). Venomoth's Psychic hits Ariados for 57-67%. Murkrow deals 48-57% with Drill Peck.
 Alakazam Psychic | B | |
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Alakazam builds →Psychic 2x121-142%KO | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build ItemNothing Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Venomoth builds →Thief19-22% Psychic 2x57-67% Giga Drain6-7% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build ItemLeftovers Moves
Damage vs Ariados View Murkrow builds →Drill Peck 2x48-57% Thief18-21% Pursuit12-15% | ||
Ariados Evolutions
Ariados is the evolved form of Spinarak. Breeding produces Spinarak eggs, and they're quick to hatch. Evolving from Spinarak gave Ariados the biggest boost in HP (+30), bringing the total to 400 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
C Ariados Best Moveset
Bug/Poison with MoveSludge Bomb for modest Poison TermStab. Both types offer no offensive or defensive advantage in the current format. Held ItemLeftovers sustains, but the role itself doesn't justify the slot.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Sludge Bomb
- Spider Web
- Agility
- Baton Pass
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding opens up real options for Ariados. Baton Pass and Disable come exclusively from egg moves, and they're worth the effort. The rest of the kit covers basics through Sludge Bomb and Leech Life and Normal and Ghost coverage and more.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Rather than making a nest in one specific spot, it wanders in search of food after darkness falls.
Ariados Crystal Guide
In Crystal, Ariados's biggest threats include Charizard (Fire), Aerodactyl (Flying), and Espeon (Psychic), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Rock-type attackers are also a problem. At base 40 Speed, Ariados won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
In Crystal, Ariados can work for a story run. 400 BST is average, but Bug/Poison typing fills a niche depending on your team composition.
In Crystal, Ariados has a 400 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Crystal's meta. It works best as a trick room. Sludge Bomb with Nothing is the standard set.
In Crystal, Ariados fills the trick room role. It's a physical attacker with base 90 Attack. Base 40 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
For Crystal, the core moveset is Sludge Bomb, Spiderweb, Agility, and Baton Pass. Sludge Bomb leads at 0% usage. Agility lets it set up before sweeping.
Game Availability
Ariados first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 17 games across 9 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves