Ariados
BugPoison
Best attacking moveset: Infestation and Megahorn, worth 9.0 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Ariados can learn 10 combinations. Infestation with Megahorn does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infestation | Bug | 9 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Poison Sting | Poison | 4 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Poison | Poison | 40 | 1.5s | -33 |
| Lunge | Bug | 55 | 3.0s | -33 |
| Megahorn | Bug | 105 | 2.0s | -100 |
| Shadow Sneak | Ghost | 50 | 3.0s | -33 |
| Trailblaze | Grass | 65 | 2.0s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Ariados has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,003 at level 50, 1,772 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,012 CP at level 20, or 1,265 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 953 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 161 attack · 124 defense · 172 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 1 km per Candy |
| Size | 1.09 m and 33.5 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Ariados does not have one best moveset, it has 5. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Grass, Psychic, Dark.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | Infestation + Megahorn | 13.6 |
| Psychic | Infestation + Megahorn | 13.6 |
| Dark | Infestation + Megahorn | 13.6 |
| Fairy | Poison Sting + Cross Poison | 10.9 |
| Ground | Infestation + Trailblaze | 10.3 |
| Rock | Infestation + Trailblaze | 10.3 |
| Water | Infestation + Trailblaze | 10.3 |
| Normal | Infestation + Megahorn | 9.0 |
| Bug | Infestation + Megahorn | 9.0 |
| Electric | Infestation + Megahorn | 9.0 |
| Ice | Infestation + Megahorn | 9.0 |
| Dragon | Infestation + Megahorn | 9.0 |
| Ghost | Poison Sting + Shadow Sneak | 7.3 |
| Fighting | Poison Sting + Cross Poison | 7.1 |
| Poison Sting + Cross Poison | 7.1 | |
| Fire | Poison Sting + Cross Poison | 7.1 |
| Poison | Poison Sting + Megahorn | 6.2 |
| Steel | Infestation + Megahorn | 5.6 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Ariados is actually for.
Counters: what beats Ariados
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 52.4 |
 Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion + Psystrike Legacy | 45.1 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 43.5 |
 Salamence | Dragon | Fire Fang + Fly | 40.1 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 39.8 |
 Moltres | Fire | Fire Spin + Fly | 39.4 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 39.2 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 38.8 |
 Darmanitan | Fire | Fire Fang + Overheat | 38.7 |
 Yveltal | Dark | Gust + Oblivion Wing Legacy | 38.6 |
Ranked by damage per second against Ariados's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.