Pokedex · Champions · #168
Ariados
Bug / poison type · strong stats (BST 400, top 98% of the Champions roster) · builds into a physical attacker.
Ariados
bug poison · BST 400 · physical attacker
Base stats
| HP | 70 | |
| Attack | 90 | |
| Defense | 70 | |
| Sp. Atk | 60 | |
| Sp. Def | 70 | |
| Speed | 40 |
Defensive profile
How incoming damage multiplies for this form.
Abilities
Selectable in Champions (400 VP to change).
- Swarm
- Insomnia
- Sniper
How to use Ariados in Champions
Ariados fills a physical attacker niche on Champions ranked teams. With a 66-stat-point budget (max 32 per stat), most builds pour 32 into Attack and its best defensive stat, then fine-tune Speed in steps of 2 to sit just above or below the metagame's common numbers.
Defensively it is hurt hardest by Fire, Flying, Psychic, Rock, while resisting Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug. Check the Bug page for the full matchup math behind those numbers.
Movepool highlights
Ariados can learn 63 moves in Champions. Coverage by type: bug dark electric fire ghost grass ground normal poison psychic steel. Pick four that patch your team's coverage gaps — the team builder flags what's missing automatically.
Full move list
| Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acid Spray | poison | Special | 40 | 100 |
| Agility | psychic | Status | — | 101 |
| Assurance | dark | Physical | 60 | 100 |
| Baton Pass | normal | Status | — | 101 |
| Body Slam | normal | Physical | 85 | 100 |
| Bounce | Physical | 85 | 85 | |
| Bug Bite | bug | Physical | 60 | 100 |
| Bug Buzz | bug | Special | 90 | 100 |
| Cross Poison | poison | Physical | 70 | 100 |
| Dig | ground | Physical | 80 | 100 |
| Disable | normal | Status | — | 100 |
| Electroweb | electric | Special | 55 | 95 |
| Endure | normal | Status | — | 101 |
| Facade | normal | Physical | 70 | 100 |
| Fell Stinger | bug | Physical | 50 | 100 |
| First Impression | bug | Physical | 100 | 100 |
| Focus Energy | normal | Status | — | 101 |
| Foul Play | dark | Physical | 95 | 100 |
| Giga Drain | grass | Special | 75 | 100 |
| Giga Impact | normal | Physical | 150 | 90 |
| Hex | ghost | Special | 65 | 100 |
| Hyper Beam | normal | Special | 150 | 90 |
| Infestation | bug | Special | 20 | 100 |
| Knock Off | dark | Physical | 65 | 100 |
| Leech Life | bug | Physical | 80 | 100 |
| Lunge | bug | Physical | 80 | 100 |
| Megahorn | bug | Physical | 120 | 85 |
| Night Slash | dark | Physical | 70 | 100 |
| Pin Missile | bug | Physical | 25 | 95 |
| Poison Jab | poison | Physical | 80 | 100 |
| Pounce | bug | Physical | 50 | 100 |
| Protect | normal | Status | — | 101 |
| Psychic | psychic | Special | 90 | 100 |
| Rage Powder | bug | Status | — | 101 |
| Rest | psychic | Status | — | 101 |
| Round | normal | Special | 60 | 100 |
| Scary Face | normal | Status | — | 100 |
| Screech | normal | Status | — | 85 |
| Shadow Sneak | ghost | Physical | 40 | 100 |
| Skitter Smack | bug | Physical | 70 | 90 |
| Sleep Talk | normal | Status | — | 101 |
| Sludge Bomb | poison | Special | 90 | 100 |
| Sludge Wave | poison | Special | 95 | 100 |
| Smart Strike | steel | Physical | 70 | 101 |
| Snore | normal | Special | 50 | 100 |
| Solar Beam | grass | Special | 120 | 100 |
| Spite | ghost | Status | — | 100 |
| Sticky Web | bug | Status | — | 101 |
| Stomping Tantrum | ground | Physical | 75 | 100 |
| String Shot | bug | Status | — | 95 |
| Struggle Bug | bug | Special | 50 | 100 |
| Substitute | normal | Status | — | 101 |
| Sucker Punch | dark | Physical | 70 | 100 |
| Sunny Day | fire | Status | — | 101 |
| Swords Dance | normal | Status | — | 101 |
| Thief | dark | Physical | 60 | 100 |
| Throat Chop | dark | Physical | 80 | 100 |
| Toxic | poison | Status | — | 90 |
| Toxic Spikes | poison | Status | — | 101 |
| Toxic Thread | poison | Status | — | 100 |
| Trailblaze | grass | Physical | 50 | 100 |
| Venoshock | poison | Special | 65 | 100 |
| X-Scissor | bug | Physical | 80 | 100 |