PTB
Ariados, a Bug and Poison type Pokémon, official artwork

#0168

Ariados: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

BugPoisonZU

Ariados is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Attack (90) and HP (70), with a base stat total of 400. Competitively it is a lower-tier option.

Build a team with Ariados

What is Ariados weak to?

How much damage Ariados takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toFireFlyingPsychicRock
0.5×ResistsBugFairyPoison
0.25×ResistsFightingGrass

Ariados takes super-effective damage from Fire, Flying, Psychic, Rock. It resists Bug, Fairy, Poison, Fighting, Grass.

Best moveset for Ariados

Ariados has no significant ranked usage this month, so here are its strongest attacking options by type coverage:

  • Giga ImpactNormal150
  • Solar BeamGrass120
  • Foul PlayDark95
  • Sludge WavePoison95

Best nature for Ariados

Adamant. Ariados is a physical attacker (90 Attack vs 60 Special Attack) that won't outspeed much anyway, so Adamant (+Attack, −Sp. Atk) gets the most damage.

Abilities

  • SwarmAt 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's offensive stat is 1.5x with Bug attacks.
  • InsomniaThis Pokemon cannot fall asleep. Gaining this Ability while asleep cures it.
  • SniperIf this Pokemon strikes with a critical hit, the damage is multiplied by 1.5.

Evolution line

Spinarak
Ariados
Full learnset (56 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
Giga ImpactNormal15090%Physical
Hyper BeamNormal15090%Special
Solar BeamGrass120100%Special
Foul PlayDark95100%Physical
Sludge WavePoison95100%Special
Bug BuzzBug90100%Special
PsychicPsychic90100%Special
Sludge BombPoison90100%Special
DigGround80100%Physical
Leech LifeBug80100%Physical
LungeBug80100%Physical
Poison JabPoison80100%Physical
Tera BlastNormal80100%Special
Throat ChopDark80100%Physical
X-ScissorBug80100%Physical
Giga DrainGrass75100%Special
Cross PoisonPoison70100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Skitter SmackBug7090%Physical
Smart StrikeSteel70-Physical
Sucker PunchDark70100%Physical
HexGhost65100%Special
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
VenoshockPoison65100%Special
Bug BiteBug60100%Physical
ThiefDark60100%Physical
ElectrowebElectric5595%Special
Fell StingerBug50100%Physical
PounceBug50100%Physical
Struggle BugBug50100%Special
TrailblazeGrass50100%Physical
Acid SprayPoison40100%Special
Shadow SneakGhost40100%Physical
Pin MissileBug2595%Physical
AbsorbGrass20100%Special
InfestationBug20100%Special
Fury SwipesNormal1880%Physical
Poison StingPoison15100%Physical
Night ShadeGhost?100%Special
AgilityPsychic--Status
Baton PassNormal--Status
EndureNormal--Status
Focus EnergyNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
RestPsychic--Status
Scary FaceNormal-100%Status
Sleep TalkNormal--Status
SpiteGhost-100%Status
Sticky WebBug--Status
String ShotBug-95%Status
SubstituteNormal--Status
Sunny DayFire--Status
Swords DanceNormal--Status
ToxicPoison-90%Status
Toxic SpikesPoison--Status
Toxic ThreadPoison-100%Status