Ariados

The Long Leg Pokémon
#168 - Ariados
Pre-Evolve	Spinarak
Debut	Pokémon: Gold Version Pokémon: Silver Version
Species Info
Type	+ +
Height	1.1 m (3'07")
Weight	33.5 kg (73.9 lbs.)
Color	Red
Gender Ratio	1♂ : 1♀
Ability	Insomnia / Swarm
Hidden Ability	Sniper
Egg Group	Bug
Icon		Sprite
		File:168sprite.png
Footprint
30px
Base Statistics
Hit Points	70	Speed	40
Attack	90	Sp. Attack	60
Defense	70	Sp. Defense	60
Training Info
Catch Rate	090	Hatch Steps	3,840
Base Exp.	134	Effort Points	Att
Happiness	70		Att
To Lv.100	Fast

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Ariados is a large and long-legged insect-like Pokémon that was introduced in the second generation games. It is the evolved form of Spinarak.

Information

Ariados evolves from Spinarak at Level 22. It can fire webs from its head as well as from its backside, although it is often hard to tell the ends apart. Ariados also endlessly spins a special string from its rear that leads it back to its nest, although it has also been said to not keep a nest in one specific spot. It usually wonders in search of food after darkness falls.

Ariados attaches silk to their prey and then sets them free, but only so that Ariados could track the prey to the prey and its friends. They scan scuttle on ceilings and vertical walls due to their feet being tipped with tiny hooked claws. Ariados usually its its thick and strong webbing to constrict opponents in combat.

Appearances

Mainstream Games

In Pokémon: Gold, Crystal and HeartGold, Ariados was rarely found on Route 2. It was also found at Route 6 in Crystal, and it had a rare chance of appearing when headbutting trees at Viridian Forest in HeartGold. Except for when headbutting trees, Ariados was found only at night in these games.

In Diamond, Pearl and Platinum, Ariados uncommonly appeared at Route 229 at night. In Black and White, Ariados could be rarely found in the dark grass at both the above and underground areas of the Dreamyard.

Other Games

A Shadows Ariados could be snagged from Cipher Peon Lesar at the Shadow Pokémon Laboratory in Pokémon Colosseum. In Pokémon Trozei!, Ariados appeared at Phobos Train, Endless Level 16, Forever Level 16 and Mr. Who's Den. It could only be obtained by evolving a Spinarak in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Teams, while in Explorers of Time and Darkness it could be recruited at the first seven floors of Mt. Horn. In Pokémon Ranger, it was found at Olive Jungle and Fiore Temple.

In Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, it was found at Hippowdon Temple and Altru Building. Ariados also appeared in Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs at the Old Mansion. In Pokémon Rumble Blast, it was found at the tower of Soothing Shore.

Other Appearances

Other Media

• In the Pokémon anime, Ariados was first featured in an episode of the Johto series where it belonged to the owner of the Pokémon Jujitsu Academy that Koga's sister Aya was training at. Aya trained against the Ariados, and it also helped them to capture Team Rocket later on, showing a gift for creating kites with its web. Ariados have made other appearances throughout the series, usually in the possession of other trainers such as Harley during the Hoenn episodes and Pokémon Hunter J (who used the Ariados to bind victims) in the Sinnoh episodes.
• In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Ariados was featured as Janine's Pokémon that she used in her battle with Falkner. It was shown to shoot a different, sharper type of web from its mouth as opposed to the webs from the spinneret at its rear. The Masked Man was also shown using an Ariados in an attempt to capture Celebi.

Trivia

• Its name seems to be derived from "arachnid" and may be a play on "Ariadne" (a figure from Greek mythology who used a thread to show a solution to a maze, which is similar to how Ariados uses its own threads as a guide). The "dos" in its name could also refer to either "dosu" (which is Japanese for "threatening") or the Spanish word for two (possibly referencing its twin stingers).