SPECIES PROFILE

Ariados

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Generation II

CANONICAL RECORD

Species information

Species ID: 168
Generation: Generation II
Legendary: No
Mythical: No

RECORDED FORMS

Forms

1 form records are associated with this species.

Ariados

Default form

Dataset record: ariados

Bug Poison

Base stat profile

Scale: 255

Total base stats400

Abilities

Swarm

Slot 1 Gen III Main series

Insomnia

Slot 2 Gen III Main series

Sniper Hidden ability

Slot 3 Gen IV Main series

Weak to

Flying ×2 Rock ×2 Fire ×2 Psychic ×2

Resists

Fighting ×0.25 Poison ×0.5 Bug ×0.5 Grass ×0.25 Fairy ×0.5

Immune to

No type immunities recorded

What the data tells you

Base-stat profile

Highest value (90): Attack.

Lowest value (40): Speed.

These values describe this recorded form's base-stat distribution. They do not, by themselves, establish battle performance or an optimal competitive set.

Type matchup summary

2× weaknesses: Flying, Rock, Fire, Psychic
¼× resistances: Fighting, Grass
½× resistances: Poison, Bug, Fairy

This summary is based on recorded defensive typing and the type chart. It is not a full battle simulation and does not account for ability effects, move effects, battle state, or format-specific rules.

Partner type coverage

Fire: Resisting types: Dragon, Fire, Rock, Water.
Flying: Resisting types: Electric, Rock, Steel.
Psychic: Immune types: Dark. Resisting types: Psychic, Steel.
Rock: Resisting types: Fighting, Ground, Steel.

No complete single- or dual-type coverage was found in the current type chart.

This is a defensive typing relationship calculated from the recorded type chart. It does not recommend specific Pokémon partners or establish competitive viability.

Height 1.1 m

Weight 33.5 kg

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GEN 9 SOURCE DATA

Available learnset

56 recorded moves with matching catalog entries.

Learnset entries available in the Gen 9 source; these are not a recommended competitive set.

Browse available moves 56 moves

Absorb Grass

Special

Power: 20
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 25

Acid Spray Poison

Special

Power: 40
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 20

Agility Psychic

Status

Power: —
Accuracy: —
PP: 30

Baton Pass Normal

Status

Power: —
Accuracy: —
PP: 40

Bug Bite Bug

Physical

Power: 60
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 20

Bug Buzz Bug

Special

Power: 90
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 10

Cross Poison Poison

Physical

Power: 70
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 20

Dig Ground

Physical

Power: 80
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 10

Electroweb Electric

Special

Power: 55
Accuracy: 95%
PP: 15

Endure Normal

Status

Power: —
Accuracy: —
PP: 10
Priority: +4

Facade Normal

Physical

Power: 70
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 20

Fell Stinger Bug

Physical

Power: 50
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 25

Focus Energy Normal

Status

Power: —
Accuracy: —
PP: 30

Foul Play Dark

Physical

Power: 95
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 15

Fury Swipes Normal

Physical

Power: 18
Accuracy: 80%
PP: 15

Giga Drain Grass

Special

Power: 75
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 10

Giga Impact Normal

Physical

Power: 150
Accuracy: 90%
PP: 5

Hex Ghost

Special

Power: 65
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 10

Hyper Beam Normal

Special

Power: 150
Accuracy: 90%
PP: 5

Infestation Bug

Special

Power: 20
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 20

Knock Off Dark

Physical

Power: 65
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 20

Leech Life Bug

Physical

Power: 80
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 10

Lunge Bug

Physical

Power: 80
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 15

Night Shade Ghost

Special

Power: —
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 15

Pin Missile Bug

Physical

Power: 25
Accuracy: 95%
PP: 20

Poison Jab Poison

Physical

Power: 80
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 20

Poison Sting Poison

Physical

Power: 15
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 35

Pounce Bug

Physical

Power: 50
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 20

Protect Normal

Status

Power: —
Accuracy: —
PP: 10
Priority: +4

Psychic Psychic

Special

Power: 90
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 10

Rest Psychic

Status

Power: —
Accuracy: —
PP: 5

Scary Face Normal

Status

Power: —
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 10

Shadow Sneak Ghost

Physical

Power: 40
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 30
Priority: +1

Skitter Smack Bug

Physical

Power: 70
Accuracy: 90%
PP: 10

Sleep Talk Normal

Status

Power: —
Accuracy: —
PP: 10

Sludge Bomb Poison

Special

Power: 90
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 10

Sludge Wave Poison

Special

Power: 95
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 10

Smart Strike Steel

Physical

Power: 70
Accuracy: —
PP: 10

Solar Beam Grass

Special

Power: 120
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 10

Spite Ghost

Status

Power: —
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 10

Sticky Web Bug

Status

Power: —
Accuracy: —
PP: 20

String Shot Bug

Status

Power: —
Accuracy: 95%
PP: 40

Struggle Bug Bug

Special

Power: 50
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 20

Substitute Normal

Status

Power: —
Accuracy: —
PP: 10

Sucker Punch Dark

Physical

Power: 70
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 5
Priority: +1

Sunny Day Fire

Status

Power: —
Accuracy: —
PP: 5

Swords Dance Normal

Status

Power: —
Accuracy: —
PP: 20

Tera Blast Normal

Special

Power: 80
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 10

Thief Dark

Physical

Power: 60
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 25

Throat Chop Dark

Physical

Power: 80
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 15

Toxic Poison

Status

Power: —
Accuracy: 90%
PP: 10

Toxic Spikes Poison

Status

Power: —
Accuracy: —
PP: 20

Toxic Thread Poison

Status

Power: —
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 20

Trailblaze Grass

Physical

Power: 50
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 20

Venoshock Poison

Special

Power: 65
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 10

X-Scissor Bug

Physical

Power: 80
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 15