Ariados

BugPoisonSwarm, Insomnia, Sniper (hidden)

Route 37 · Lv 15-19 Route 2 · Lv 43-49 Open in the guide Compare

Level-up moves 25

Lv	Move	Type	Cat	Pow	Acc	PP
1	Absorb Attack that absorbs half the damage inflicted.	Grass	Spec	20	100	25
1	Bug Bite	Bug	Phys	60	100	20
1	Constrict Constricts to inflict pain. May lower Speed.	Normal	Phys	10	100	35
1	Fell Stinger If it knocks out a foe the Attack stat is raised.	Bug	Phys	50	100	25
1	Focus Energy Focuses power to raise the critical-hit ratio.	Normal	Stat	—	—	30
1	Poison Sting A toxic attack with barbs, etc., that may poison.	Poison	Phys	30	100	35
1	String Shot Binds the foe with string to reduce its Speed.	Bug	Stat	—	95	40
1	Swords Dance On evolution A fighting dance that sharply raises Attack.	Normal	Stat	—	—	20
1	Swords Dance A fighting dance that sharply raises Attack.	Normal	Stat	—	—	20
1	Venom Drench Lowers the Attack, Sp. Atk and Speed of poisoned foes.	Poison	Stat	—	100	20
5	Absorb Attack that absorbs half the damage inflicted.	Grass	Spec	20	100	25
8	Infestation The foe is infested and attacked for turns.	Bug	Spec	20	100	20
12	Scary Face Frightens with a scary face to sharply reduce Speed.	Normal	Stat	—	100	10
15	Night Shade Inflicts damage identical to the user's level.	Ghost	Spec	1	100	15
19	Shadow Sneak Extends the user's shadow to strike first.	Ghost	Phys	40	100	30
23	Fury Swipes Rakes the foe with sharp claws, etc., 2 to 5 times.	Normal	Phys	18	80	15
28	Sucker Punch	Dark	Phys	70	100	5
32	Spider Web Ensnares the foe to stop it from fleeing or switching.	Bug	Stat	—	—	10
37	Agility Relaxes the body to sharply boost Speed.	Psychic	Stat	—	—	30
41	Pin Missile Sharp pins are fired to strike 2 to 5 times.	Bug	Phys	25	95	20
46	Psychic A powerful psychic attack that may lower Sp. Def.	Psychic	Spec	90	100	10
50	Poison Jab A stabbing attack that may poison the foe.	Poison	Phys	80	100	20
55	Cross Poison A slash that may poison a foe and do critical damage.	Poison	Phys	70	100	20
58	Sticky Web Weaves a sticky net that slows foes switching in.	Bug	Stat	—	—	20
63	Toxic Thread Attacks with a thread that poisons and drops Speed.	Poison	Stat	—	100	20

* a legal move, just moved to level-up · ** new to this game

TMs & HMs 29

#	Move · where to get it	Type	Pow
TM06	Toxic Route 17	Poison	—
TM10	Hidden Power Lake of Rage	Normal	60
TM11	Sunny Day Goldenrod City	Fire	—
TM15	Hyper Beam Goldenrod City	Normal	150
TM17	Protect Goldenrod City	Normal	—
TM19	Giga Drain Celadon City Gym	Grass	75
TM21	Frustration Celadon City	Normal	1
TM22	Solar Beam Goldenrod City	Grass	120
TM27	Return Goldenrod City	Normal	1
TM28	Dig National Park	Ground	80
TM29	Psychic Saffron City	Psychic	90
TM32	Double Team Not placed on any map in the source — the game doesn't say where this one comes from	Normal	—
TM36	Sludge Bomb Route 43	Poison	90
TM42	Facade Route 15	Normal	70
TM43	Secret Power Lake of Rage	Normal	70
TM44	Rest Goldenrod City	Psychic	—
TM45	Attract Goldenrod City Gym	Normal	—
TM46	Thief Rocket Hideout	Dark	60
TM58	Endure Celadon City	Normal	—
TM68	Giga Impact Celadon City	Normal	150
TM75	Swords Dance Goldenrod City	Normal	—
TM78	Captivate Celadon City	Normal	—
TM81	X-Scissor Route 2	Bug	80
TM82	Sleep Talk Celadon City	Normal	—
TM83	Natural Gift Goldenrod City	Normal	1
TM84	Poison Jab Fuchsia City Gym	Poison	80
TM87	Swagger Olivine Lighthouse	Normal	—
TM90	Substitute Goldenrod City	Normal	—
HM05	Flash Sprout Tower	Normal	—

Where to find Ariados

Area	Method	Level
Route 37	Grass	15-19	5% rare
Route 2	Grass	43-49

Other changes in this game

Move tutors: Endure, Sleep Talk, Substitute, Swagger, Swords Dance, Body Slam, Confide, Double-Edge, Headbutt, Infestation, Leech Life, Mimic, Round, Sludge Wave, Smart Strike, Snore, Venoshock