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Spinarak, a Bug and Poison type Pokémon, official artwork

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Spinarak: Weakness, Best Moveset & Builds

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Spinarak is a balanced Pokémon, led by its Attack (60) and HP (40), with a base stat total of 250. Competitively it is a Little Cup Pokémon.

Build a team with Spinarak

What is Spinarak weak to?

How much damage Spinarak takes from each attacking type.

2×Weak toFireFlyingPsychicRock
0.5×ResistsBugFairyPoison
0.25×ResistsFightingGrass

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

Best moveset for Spinarak

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

  • MegahornBug120
  • Solar BeamGrass120
  • Foul PlayDark95
  • Sludge WavePoison95

Best nature for Spinarak

Adamant. Spinarak is a physical attacker (60 Attack vs 40 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 (53 moves; tap to expand)
MoveTypePowerAcc.Category
MegahornBug12085%Physical
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
X-ScissorBug80100%Physical
Giga DrainGrass75100%Special
Cross PoisonPoison70100%Physical
FacadeNormal70100%Physical
Night SlashDark70100%Physical
Skitter SmackBug7090%Physical
Sucker PunchDark70100%Physical
HexGhost65100%Special
Knock OffDark65100%Physical
VenoshockPoison65100%Special
Bug BiteBug60100%Physical
ThiefDark60100%Physical
ElectrowebElectric5595%Special
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
DisableNormal-100%Status
EndureNormal--Status
ProtectNormal--Status
Rage PowderBug--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
ToxicPoison-90%Status
Toxic SpikesPoison--Status
Toxic ThreadPoison-100%Status