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Table of Contents

How Shiny is Acquired
Evolution
  • Original
  • Shiny

Pokemon Ratings

Great League PVP Rating See all 3 / 5
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 0 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 0 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Type
33.50 kg Weight
1.09 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 2,003
Level 40: 1,772
Level 25: 1,265 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 1,012 (Raid)
Level 15: 759 (Research Tasks)
ATK 161
DEF 124
STA 172

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Infestation
Megahorn
A
B
Infestation
Cross Poison
B
A
Poison Sting
Megahorn
A-
D
Poison Sting
Cross Poison
B-
C
Infestation
Shadow Sneak
X
A
Infestation
Lunge
C
B
Poison Sting
Lunge
C
A
Infestation
Trailblaze
X
B
Show Suboptimal/Unranked Movesets

PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Infestation performs better than Poison Sting in both damage output and energy. 
  • Megahorn is the best charge move for Ariados. 
  • Lunge is a step down for PvE offense. 
  • Cross Poison is nice as a 3-bar move, but has poor damage output. 
  • Trailblaze is sub-par even for a Grass Type move, meaning it's pretty bad here.
  • Shadow Sneak has no use. 

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

  • Infestation has double the base power of Poison Sting, making it better for defense. 
  • Cross Poison is good on defense being a 3-bar move, and is the most difficult to dodge. 
  • Trailblaze is okay.
  • Lunge is easy to dodge, but as a 3-bar move can be used frequently, and hurts Psychic-type attackers. 
  • Shadow Sneak as a 3-bar move offers relatively neutral damage on defense, though it's way easier to dodge. 
  • Megahorn is generally not recommended for defense due to it being a 1-bar move. 

PVE Overview

Ariados is more of a pest than anything of use in the meta. Very poor stats and lackluster movesets makes this bug a dex filler at best. 

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Poison Sting
Lunge
Cross Poison
A

PvP Moveset Explanation

Poison Sting + Lunge and Cross Poison

Infestation features above average energy generation, though its damage output is underwhelming, even with STAB. Poison Sting is more preferable due to its faster energy gains, letting Ariados take advantage of its charge move utilities much sooner. 

Megahorn benefits from STAB and threatens a lot of damage if unshielded, but costs a lot of energy. Added during the GBL Season 8 update, Lunge is a useful addition to Ariados's kit, costing less energy and providing a debuff utility against the opponent. Cross Poison is a very poor move, even with STAB, and is primarily used to bait shields due to its low energy cost. Shadow Sneak is a pretty bad move.

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 3 / 5

Ariados competes against various other Bug-types in this league, many of which have superior movesets and/or stats. While it's improved from its prior state, it's still outclassed, and Bug is still just a fairly mediocre type. However, extremely fast access to Lunge and its debuff utility can be very useful in situations and formats that limit Ariados's weaknesses. 

Ultra League: 0 / 5 

With a max CP of 1772, this bug is gonna get squished outside of Great League. 

Master League: 0 / 5

Ariados may be a spider, but it'll look like the size of an ant compared to the dragons in this league. 

Fast Moves

5
Poison Sting
More Info

Poison

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.60
0.20
11.67
8.33
10.42
10
Infestation
More Info

Bug

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.10
0.20
12.73
9.09
11.36

Charge Moves

50
Shadow Sneak
More Info

Ghost

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.90
0.50
0.00
 1.52
17.24
21.55
 26.12
110
Megahorn
More Info

Bug

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.20
0.20
0.00
 1.10
50.00
62.50
 55.00
40
Cross Poison
More Info

Poison

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
1.50
0.40
0.00
 1.21
26.67
33.33
 32.32
55
Lunge
More Info

Bug

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.90
0.30
0.00
 1.67
18.97
23.71
 31.61
65
Trailblaze
More Info

Grass

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.00
0.70
0.00
 1.30
32.50
40.63
 42.25

Secondary Charge Move Unlock Cost

Candy 25
Stardust 10,000

Other

Female Ratio 50.0 %
Male Ratio 50.0 %
Flee Rate 7.0 %
Buddy Distance 1 km
Capture Rate15.0 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage
160% damage
160% damage

Resistant

62.5% damage
62.5% damage
39.1% damage
39.1% damage
62.5% damage

Raid Boss Catch Rate

Bug Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold

Poison Medal

None
Bronze
Silver
Gold
Normal Nice! Great! Excellent!
No Berry -
Curve
Razz Berry -
Curve
Golden Razz Berry -
Curve

Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

How to use: You need to know your Pokemon's exact level. To find exactly what level your Pokémon is, power up your Pokémon following this chart until you're certain of your level from Stardust cost changes.

A Pokémon's minimum level is 1.

Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

StardustLevelMin CPMax CP
20012025
2001.54251
20026578
2002.587105
4003109132
4003.5131158
4004153185
4004.5175212
6005198239
6005.5220265
6006242292
6006.5264319
8007286346
8007.5308372
8008331399
8008.5353426
10009375453
10009.5397479
100010419506
100010.5440531
130011461557
130011.5482582
130012503607
130012.5524633
160013545658
160013.5566683
160014587708
160014.5608734
190015629759
190015.5650784
190016671810
190016.5692835
220017713860
220017.5734886
220018755911
220018.5776936
250019797962
250019.5818987
2500208391012
250020.58601038
3000218811063
300021.59021088
3000229231113
300022.59441139
3500239651164
350023.59861189
35002410071215
350024.510281240
40002510481265
400025.510691291
40002610901316
400026.511111341
45002711321367
450027.511531392
45002811741417
450028.511951443
50002912161468
500029.512371493
50003012581519
500030.512691531
60003112791544
600031.512901557
60003213001569
600032.513111582
70003313211595
700033.513321607
70003413421620
700034.513531633
80003513631645
800035.513741658
80003613841671
800036.513951683
90003714051696
900037.514161708
90003814261721
900038.514371734
100003914471746
1000039.514581759
100004014681772
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