#168 · Pokémon GS Chronicles · changed in this game
Ariados
BugGhost (N)Swarm, Insomnia, Sniper (hidden)
Level-up moves 25
| Lv | Move | Type | Cat | Pow | Acc | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swords Dance Raises the user’s Attack by two stages. | Normal | Stat | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Swords Dance Raises the user’s Attack by two stages. | Normal | Stat | — | — | 20 |
| 1 | Focus Energy Increases the user’s chance to score a critical hit. | Normal | Stat | — | — | 30 |
| 1 | Venom Drench The user sprays a poisonous liquid that lowers Attack, Sp. Atk, and Speed of poisoned foes. | Poison | Stat | — | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Fell Stinger When the user knocks out a target with this move, the user's Attack stat rises drastically. | Bug | Phys | 50 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Bug Bite The user bites the foe, eating its berry if it is holding one. | Bug | Phys | 60 | 100 | 20 |
| 1 | Poison Sting Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Phys | 35 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | String Shot Lowers the target’s Speed by one stage. | Bug | Stat | — | 95 | 40 |
| 1 | Constrict Has a chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage. | Normal | Phys | 10 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Absorb Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Grass | Spec | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 5 | Absorb Drains half the damage inflicted to heal the user. | Grass | Spec | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 8 | Infestation The foe is infested and attacked for four to five turns. The target can't flee during this. | Bug | Spec | 20 | 100 | 20 |
| 12 | Scary Face Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages. | Normal | Stat | — | 100 | 10 |
| 15 | Night Shade Inflicts damage equal to the user’s level. | Ghost | Spec | 1 | 100 | 15 |
| 19 | Shadow Sneak The user extends its shadow to attack. It will strike first. | Ghost | Phys | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 23 | Fury Swipes Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Normal | Phys | 25 | 90 | 15 |
| 28 | Sucker Punch This move allows the user to strike first, if the foe is readying an attack. | Dark | Phys | 70 | 100 | 5 |
| 32 | Spider Web Prevents the target from leaving battle. | Bug | Stat | — | — | 10 |
| 37 | Agility Raises the user’s Speed by two stages. | Psychic | Stat | — | — | 30 |
| 41 | Pin Missile Hits 2-5 times in one turn. | Bug | Phys | 25 | 90 | 20 |
| 46 | Psychic Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Psychic | Spec | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 50 | Poison Jab The foe is stabbed by an arm steeped in poison. It may also poison the foe. | Poison | Phys | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| 55 | Cross Poison An attack with a high critical-hit ratio. It may also poison the foe. | Poison | Phys | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 58 | Sticky Web A sticky net is woven around the foe's party to slow foes switching in. | Bug | Stat | — | — | 20 |
| 63 | Toxic Thread The user shoots poisonous threads to poison the target and lower the target's Speed stat. | Poison | Stat | — | 100 | 20 |
* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this game
TMs & HMs
This game's documentation doesn't publish TM compatibility, so none is listed here.
Where to find Ariados
| Area | Method | Level | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Route 37 | Wild | — |
Other changes in this game
- Base stats changed from the official figures (per the documentation sheet): HP 70→65, Atk 90→100, Def 70→65, SpA 60→100, SpD 70→65, Spe 40→110; total 400→505.
- Hidden ability as listed in the documentation sheet, which marks its hidden-ability column "should match Gen VII, not tested".