Ariados

Ariados is ranked #233 by usage in Reg M-C, on 0.01% of teams (3 rosters). Those rosters have won 49.26% of 25 games, below the 50% line.

Ariados is Bug/Poison, a dual type Pokémon.

By typing, Ariados is 2x weak to Fire, Flying, Psychic and Rock. It resists Bug, Fairy and Poison (0.5x); resists Fighting and Grass (0.25x). Abilities such as Levitate or a held item can change this; the chart does not.

70 HP, 90 Attack, 70 Defense, 60 Sp. Atk, 70 Sp. Def and 40 Speed, 400 in total. At level 50 its Speed is 101 with a +Speed nature and 32 SP, 92 neutral with 32 SP, 60 uninvested, and 54 at minimum for Trick Room.

Speed tiers lists every Pokémon on the same benchmarks.

The most-played build is Rocky Helmet with Sniper and a Brave nature, running Cross Poison, First Impression, Rage Powder and Swords Dance. It is on 33.33% of Ariados rosters and has won 48.82% of 9 games.

The full build table, every slot and every spread, is above on this page.

Focus Sash is the most-held, on 33.33% of Ariados rosters.

Sniper, on 100.00% of rosters. The slot is effectively fixed, so it is not a build decision.

The four most-run moves are Cross Poison, First Impression, Rage Powder and Focus Energy.

Adamant on 33.33% of rosters and Brave on 33.33%.

Spreads are a separate board: open the EV Spreads tab above for the ones published with a list.

Armarouge is the most common, on 33.33% of Ariados rosters.

Name	Share of Ariados rosters	Win rate
Armarouge	33.33%	48.82%
Aurorus	33.33%	46.74%
Camerupt	33.33%	48.82%
Chesnaught	33.33%	48.82%
Dragapult	33.33%	48.82%

Tournament team lists and match records for Pokémon Champions. These answers read Reg M-C. Figures as of 2026-10-12.

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