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ariados
#168

Ariados

Long Leg Pokémon

BugPoison

It attaches silk to its prey and sets it free. Later, it tracks the silk to the prey and its friends.

Base Stats

HP 70
Attack 90
Defense 70
Sp. Atk 60
Sp. Def 70
Speed 40
Total 400

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Long Leg Pokémon
Height 1.1 m
Weight 33.5 kg
Base Exp 140
Growth Rate Fast
Capture Rate 90
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Forest
Egg Groups Bug

Sprites

ariados Front Front
ariados Back Back
ariados Front Shiny Front Shiny
ariados Back Shiny Back Shiny
ariados Official Art Official Art
ariados Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

nu
Toxic Spikes
Item
Focus Sash
Ability
Insomnia
Nature
Jolly / Adamant
EVs
HP 120
Atk 252
Def 4
Spe 132

Strategy Overview

Are you looking for a solid Toxic Spikes user in NU? Well then, keep looking. Ariados is horribly outclassed by Roselia and Garbodor which all have greater bulk, access to both Spikes and Toxic Spikes, and even greater offensive stats and movepools. It has Insomnia and Sucker Punch, which are things the other three don't, but unless those two tiny niches are absolutely vital to your team, Ariados's terrible stats and mediocre Attack just don't cut it in NU.

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc