No. 168
Pokédex
Ariados
Bug
PoisonIntimidate / Insomnia
- Catch
- 117 (was 90)
- EXP
- 134
- Growth
- Fast
- Egg groups
- Bug / Bug
- Gender
- 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
- Held items
- None
Base stats
HP70
Atk95
+5
Def80
+10
SpA60
SpD80
+20
Spe70
+30
BST455+65
Type matchups
Weak to
Fire2×
Flying2×
Psychic2×
Rock2×Resists
Grass0.25×
Fighting0.25×Poison0.5×Bug0.5×Evolutions
Lv 16
AriadosBugPoison
AriadosBugPoisonWhere to find
| Location | Method | Level | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Tower 2F | Grass | 46 | 5% |
| Lost Tower 5F | Grass | 86 | 5% |
| Lost Tower 2F | Grass | 46 | 5% |
| Lost Tower 3F | Grass | 66 | 5% |
| Lost Tower 3F | Grass | 66 | 4% |
| Route 228 | Grass (Day) | 55 | 10% |
| Eterna Forest | Grass (Night) | 23 | 10% |
| Great Marsh Area 5 | Grass (Night) | 50 | 10% |
| Lost Tower 2F | Grass (Night) | 46 | 10% |
| Route 229 | Grass (Night) | 65 | 10% |
Level-up moves
| Lv | Move | Type | Cat | Pow | Acc | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leech Life Damages target; heals user up to 50% of damage dealt | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Poison Sting Chance to Poison | Poison | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | String Shot Lowers Spd (Status) | Bug | Status | — | 100 | 40 |
| 1 | Night Shade Deals damage equal to user's level |  Ghost | Special | 1 | 100 | 15 |
| 1 | Bug Bite Consumes target's berry | Bug | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 5 | Night Slash High crit ratio |  Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 8 | Poison Jab Chance to Poison | Poison | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| 12 | Scary Face Sharply lowers Spd (Status) |  Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| 15 | Pursuit Pursuit effect | Dark | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| 19 | X-Scissor High crit ratio | Bug | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| 23 | Shadow Sneak Priority +1 | Ghost | Physical | 40 | 100 | 10 |
| 28 | Cross Poison Chance of causing Poison; increased crit ratio | Poison | Physical | 95 | 100 | 20 |
| 32 | Pin Missile Hits target 2-5 times | Bug | Physical | 25 | 100 | 15 |
| 37 | Spider Web Prevents target from switching out or fleeing | Bug | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 41 | Sucker Punch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100 | 5 |
| 46 | Poison Fang Chance of Badly Poisoning | Poison | Physical | 90 | 100 | 15 |
| 50 | Megahorn High crit ratio | Bug | Physical | 120 | 85 | 10 |
TMs
| Move | Type | Cat | Pow | Acc | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toxic Badly Poisons | Poison | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| Hidden Power Hidden Power effect | Normal | Special | 1 | 100 | 15 |
| Sunny Day Causes Harsh Sunlight | Fire | Status | — | — | 1 |
| Hyper Beam 1/2 damage dealt recoil, fixed AI | Normal | Special | 180 | 100 | 8 |
| Protect Protect/ Detect effect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| Giga Drain Damages target; heals user up to 50% of damage dealt | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 15 |
| Frustration | Normal | Physical | 121 | 100 | 20 |
| Solarbeam Charging turn unless in Harsh Sunlight | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| Return | Normal | Physical | 121 | 100 | 20 |
| Dig |  Ground | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| Psychic Lowers SpDef (Attack) | Psychic | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| Double Team Raises Evasion | Normal | Status | — | — | 6 |
| Sludge Bomb Chance to Poison | Poison | Special | 95 | 100 | 10 |
| Facade 2x power if user is Poisoned; Paralyzed; or Burned. | Normal | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| Secret Power Secret Power effect | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100 | 20 |
| Rest Causes Sleep and restores all HP | Psychic | Status | — | — | 3 |
| Attract Infatuates target of opposite gender | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| Thief Splash effect | Dark | Physical | 40 | 100 | 10 |
| Endure Allows user to endure a fatal hit and survive at 1 HP | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| Giga Impact 1/2 damage dealt recoil, fixed AI | Normal | Physical | 180 | 100 | 5 |
| Flash Lowers Accuracy (Status) | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 5 |
| Captivate Sharply lowers SpAtk (Status) | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 3 |
| Sleep Talk Sleep Talk effect | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| Natural Gift Natural Gift effect | Normal | Physical | 1 | 100 | 1 |
| Poison Jab Chance to Poison | Poison | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| Swagger Sharply raises target's Atk and causes Confusion | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| Substitute Substitute effect | Normal | Status | — | — | 2 |