Ariados (Pokémon)

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Ariados (Japanese: アリアドス Ariados) is a dual-type introduced in Generation II.
It evolves from starting at level 22.
==Biology==
Ariados is a red that resembles a spider. It has purple eyes, a pair of white , and a white horn on its forehead. Around its abdomen are two black stripes and there are two black spots and a yellow on its rear. The spots and spinneret together form a pattern similar to a face. Ariados can produce thread from both its spinneret and its mouth. It has four yellow legs with two purple bands each; on its back are yellow structures similar to its legs with a single purple stripe each. Its feet are tipped with tiny hooks that allow it to climb ceilings and vertical walls.
Ariados makes its nest in the depths of and leaves after dark to hunt prey. Ariados never rest in a specific place while hunting. While Ariados wanders in search of prey, it spins a single thread from its rear that leads back to its nest. When prey is captured, it is wrapped in thread and then attacked by fangs. Ariados then drinks the victim's bodily fluids at leisure. Sometimes, it will instead release prey with only a single thread attached. The thread is then followed to both the caught prey and its friends.
Ariados and its pre-evolved form, , are the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move . Before Generation V, was its signature move.
===Evolution===
Ariados evolves from .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
==Game data==
===Pokédex entries===
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===Stats===
====Base stats====
======Generations II-VI======
======Generation VII onward======
====Pokéathlon stats====
===Type effectiveness===
===Learnset===
====By leveling up====
====By TM====
====By ====
====By a prior Evolution====
====-only moves====
Move	Card
 	Janine's Ariados (VS 65)
====Animated series-only moves====
Move	Type	Episode
 	 	New Plot, Odd Lot!
===Side game data===
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===Evolution data===
===Sprites===
==In animation==
===Main series===
====Major appearances====
Ariados debuted in Ariados, Amigos, under the ownership of Tōkichi, who used it to battle in an effort to make her stronger. It later participated in the against , where it eventually wrapped them up in its web.
In Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias, Oakley's Ariados is her main Pokémon in her mission to capture and .
In All in a Day's Wurmple, Forrester Franklin used an Ariados and a in a Double Battle against . They went up against and . After a long battle, Ash emerged victorious, with Ariados being knocked out by 's .
Harley's Ariados debuted in The Saffron Con. It reappeared in Harley Rides Again and New Plot, Odd Lot!; in the latter episode, it was temporarily loaned to James and .
In Following A Maiden's Voyage!, multiple Ariados attacked and her after the latter got caught in one of their webs. However, they worked together to escape them, and the Ariados were sent flying by Piplup's .
Starting in Mutiny in the Bounty!, J's Ariados ties up her victims with as J steals their Pokémon. In Pillars of Friendship!, Ariados used String Shot, tying up Ash and to prevent them from stopping the and .
In Stopped in the Name of Love!, eight Ariados attacked Dawn and her Piplup, mimicking the first day of their . Just like the first time, they were sent flying by Piplup's Bide.
In DPS01, multiple Ariados led by a one attacked Dawn and Shinko, once again mimicking the attack at the start of Dawn's journey. This time, they were defeated when Dawn's evolved into a and used .
In Diancie — Princess of the Diamond Domain, three Ariados surrounded Merrick, Bort, and Allotrope as they were searching for . However, they were warded off by a trapped in a log.
In A Slippery Encounter!, an Ariados was agitated by 's and attacked it before being fought off by Pikachu.
In Defending the Homeland!, multiple Ariados served as 's minions. They were ordered to attack 's homeland sometime prior to the episode, and Goodra and its friends during the episode. They then made further appearances in .
In The Legend of the Ninja Hero!, a ninja army used two Ariados during the attack on Ninja Village. They reappeared in the next episode.
In Night and Day, You are the Ones!, Ilunas used an Ariados to kidnap Chloe, mistaking her for Soleil. It later battled Soleil and Chloe, only to be defeated.
====Minor appearances====
In UnBEARable, 's fantasy featured multiple Ariados.
In For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll!, multiple Ariados were part of the team protecting the Tin Tower after stole the Crystal Bells on the top floor.
In From Cradle to Save, a student at the Pokémon Ninja School had an Ariados.
An Ariados appeared in a flashback in Oh Do You Know The Poffin Plan!.
In Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 1), Kellyn used his Capture Styler on an Ariados and then had it use on some that belonged to J's henchmen.
In One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!, Angie used an Ariados provided by the Pokémon Summer Academy for the first leg of the Pokémon Triathlon.
In Historical Mystery Tour!, multiple Ariados attacked Dawn and Piplup in Xatu's Forest.
Multiple Ariados appeared in a flashback in A Slippery Encounter!.
Multiple Ariados appeared in a flashback in An Oasis of Hope!.
In Meeting at Terminus Cave!, an Ariados was living inside Terminus Cave.
In A Little Rocket R & R!, two Trainers' Ariados were captured by the Matori Matrix but later freed by Ash and his friends.
Two Ariados appeared in Time After Time!. Goh , while the other appeared in a flashback. Goh's Ariados has since made further appearances in .
In Must Be Our Heroes and the Witch!, a Ariados appeared in a fantasy.
====Pokédex entries====
===POKÉTOON===
An Ariados appeared in The Slugma-Powered Home, under the ownership of 's grandparents.
An Ariados appeared in PT10, where it seen being defeated by the 's .
==In the manga==
===Ash & Pikachu===
An Ariados appeared in Tale Of The Friendship Between Pikachu And Meowth.
===Pokémon Ranger: The Comic – Shadows of Almia===
An Ariados appeared in PRV3 as one of the Pokémon controlled.
===How I Became a Pokémon Card===
Multiple Ariados appeared in PW38.
===Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure===
An Ariados appeared as a silhouette in JBA5, under the ownership of Janine.
===Pokémon Adventures===
The Masked Man has an Ariados, seen during his first appearance in Ilex Forest in You Ain't Nothin' but a Houndour. He uses an Ariados to combat due to the type advantages it has over it.
Janine owns an Ariados which first appeared in Crossing Crobat, where she used him to scale from a building to Goldenrod Museum. She uses him to battle and for her job as a ninja.
====Pokédex entries====
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team===
An Ariados appeared in Pokémon to the Rescue!.
==In the TCG==
==Trivia==
* Ariados is one of the few whose sprites in both are the same.
===Origin===
Ariados's appearance seems to be based on the spider, but with the prosoma (thorax and head area) and opisthosoma (abdominal area) reversed, fitting with its Pokédex entry. Its ability to spin string from its mouth and its may refer to s, which spit venomous silk from their to capture prey. Its Sun Pokédex entry and erect, spine-like "hind legs" suggest that it may also draw inspiration from various s (such as the and ). The horn on its head may be based on the tarantulas, some species of which have similar horns.
====Name origin====
Ariados may be named after , a Cretan princess in Greek mythology associated with strings and mazes. In the myth, Ariadne gave Theseus a ball of twine before he entered the Labyrinth to slay the Minotaur, so that he may trail the strand behind him and find his route back to her. Ariados may also be a combination of (Latin for ) and 脅す odosu (to threaten) or dos (Spanish for two, used possibly because it has two stingers, or because it is the second form in its evolutionary line).
==In other languages==
==External links==
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