Ariados
#168 in the Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Pokédex • Long Leg Pokémon
Brilliant Diamond
It attaches silk to its prey and sets it free. Later, it tracks the silk to the prey and its friends.
Shining Pearl
It attaches silk to its prey and sets it free. Later, it tracks the silk to the prey and its friends.
Pokédexes
Egg Group
Steps to Hatch
Effort Values Yielded
Gender Ratio
Capture Rate
Base Experience
| Pokémon | Requires | Evolution |
|---|---|---|
 Spinarak #167 | Level 22 |  Ariados #168 |
Brilliant Diamond
| Location | Method | Level | Chance | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Route 229 Road 229 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 52 | 10% | At night |
Route 229 Road 229 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 52 | 10% | At night |
Shining Pearl
| Location | Method | Level | Chance | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Route 229 Road 229 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 52 | 10% | At night |
Route 229 Road 229 | Walking in tall grass or a cave | 52 | 10% | At night |
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Swords Dance |  |  Status | - | - | 20 | |
| Start | Swords Dance | | Status | - | - | 20 | |
| Start | Poison Sting |  |  Physical | 15 | 100 | 35 | |
| Start | Absorb |  |  Special | 20 | 100 | 25 | |
| Start | String Shot |  | Status | - | 95 | 40 | |
| Start | Focus Energy | | Status | - | - | 30 | |
| Start | Bug Bite | | Physical | 60 | 100 | 20 | |
| Start | Fell Stinger | | Physical | 50 | 100 | 25 | |
| Start | Venom Drench | | Status | - | 100 | 20 | |
| 5 | Absorb | | Special | 20 | 100 | 25 | |
| 8 | Infestation | | Special | 20 | 100 | 20 | |
| 12 | Scary Face | | Status | - | 100 | 10 | |
| 15 | Night Shade |  | Special | - | 100 | 15 | |
| 19 | Shadow Sneak | | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 | |
| 23 | Fury Swipes | | Physical | 18 | 80 | 15 | |
| 28 | Sucker Punch |  | Physical | 70 | 100 | 5 | |
| 32 | Leech Life | | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | |
| 37 | Agility |  | Status | - | - | 30 | |
| 41 | Pin Missile | | Physical | 25 | 95 | 20 | |
| 46 | Psychic | | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | |
| 50 | Poison Jab | | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 | |
| 55 | Cross Poison | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| 58 | Sticky Web | | Status | - | - | 20 | |
| 63 | Toxic Thread | | Status | - | 100 | 20 |
| Class | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Attract | | Status | - | 100 | 15 | |
| - | Dig |  | Physical | 80 | 100 | 10 | |
| - | Double Team | | Status | - | - | 15 | |
| - | Endure | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Facade | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| - | Flash | | Status | - | 100 | 20 | |
| - | Giga Drain | | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 | |
| - | Giga Impact | | Physical | 150 | 90 | 5 | |
| - | Hyper Beam | | Special | 150 | 90 | 5 | |
| - | Poison Jab | | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 | |
| - | Protect | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Psychic | | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | |
| - | Rest | | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| - | Sleep Talk | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Sludge Bomb | | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | |
| - | Solar Beam | | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 | |
| - | Substitute | | Status | - | - | 10 | |
| - | Sunny Day |  | Status | - | - | 5 | |
| - | Swagger | | Status | - | 85 | 15 | |
| - | Swords Dance | | Status | - | - | 20 | |
| - | Thief | | Physical | 60 | 100 | 25 | |
| - | X-Scissor | | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM62 | Bug Buzz | | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
Swarm
Ability Slot 1
Strengthens Bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
Insomnia
Ability Slot 2
Prevents sleep.
Sniper
Hidden Ability
Strengthens critical hits to inflict 3× damage rather than 2×.