Competitive Information for Ariados [X/Y]
Base Stats for Ariados
Bug / Poison
Abilities:
InsomniaInsomnia: This Pokemon cannot fall asleep. Gaining this Ability while asleep cures it.
, SwarmSwarm: At 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's attacking stat is 1.5x with Bug attacks.
, SniperSniper: If this Pokemon strikes with a critical hit, the damage is multiplied by 1.5.
Bug
Dark
Dragon
Electric
Fairy
Fighting
Fire
Flying
Ghost
0.5x
0.5x
0.25x
2x
2x
Grass
Ground
Ice
Normal
Poison
Psychic
Rock
Steel
Water
0.25x
0.5x
2x
2x
¼x
½x
2x
4x
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Ariados? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in X/Y Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the X/Y generation metagame.
Ariados is a remarkable Bug and Poison-typed Pokemon. It's pretty common to find yourself dealing with Ariados when battling in the 6th generation meta. Ariados is weak to Fire, Flying, Psychic, and Rock-typed attacks.
Species: Ariados
Item: Scope Lens / Shell Bell
Ability: Sniper
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 208 Hp / 252 Atk / 48 SpD
Moveset:
- Cross Poison / Poison Jab
- Night Slash / Sucker Punch
- X-Scissor / Bug Bite
- Double-Edge / Return
Item: Scope Lens / Shell Bell
Ability: Sniper
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 208 Hp / 252 Atk / 48 SpD
Moveset:
- Cross Poison / Poison Jab
- Night Slash / Sucker Punch
- X-Scissor / Bug Bite
- Double-Edge / Return
Physical Sweeper Ariados (Sniper)
Ariados is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Scope Lens/Razor Claw increases Ariados critical hit ratio by 1 stage and combined with Ariados's Sniper ability will increase the amount of damage done by those critial hits. With Sniper, if Ariados strikes with a critical hit the damage is multiplied by 1.5.
♦ Cross Poison is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Poison-type move (high critical hit ratio. 10% chance to poison).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Ariados steals and eats the target's berry).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Ariados steals and eats the target's berry).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Ariados? These builds have been optimized for X/Y Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the X/Y generation metagame.
Species: Ariados
Item: Scope Lens / Shell Bell
Ability: Sniper
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 208 Hp / 252 Atk / 48 SpD
Moveset:
- Cross Poison / Poison Jab
- Night Slash / Sucker Punch
- X-Scissor / Bug Bite
- Double-Edge / Return
Item: Scope Lens / Shell Bell
Ability: Sniper
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 208 Hp / 252 Atk / 48 SpD
Moveset:
- Cross Poison / Poison Jab
- Night Slash / Sucker Punch
- X-Scissor / Bug Bite
- Double-Edge / Return
Doubles Physical Sweeper Ariados (Sniper)
Ariados is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Scope Lens/Razor Claw increases Ariados critical hit ratio by 1 stage and combined with Ariados's Sniper ability will increase the amount of damage done by those critial hits. With Sniper, if Ariados strikes with a critical hit the damage is multiplied by 1.5.
♦ Cross Poison is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Poison-type move (high critical hit ratio. 10% chance to poison).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Ariados steals and eats the target's berry).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Night Slash is a physical 70-base power Dark-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Ariados steals and eats the target's berry).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
No additional EV spread were found for this set at this time.Array
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Ariados learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Note: The damage listed here under Versus is not actually calculated using the in-game damage formula. It is simply calculated using typing weaknesses and resistances from the selected type-matchup modifier along with STAB (if applied) to help sort through and give a general idea as to how powerful certain moves might be towards that selected typing after modifiers are applied. Several moves listed here may have additional effects that might alter actual damage output which are not factored on this specific list. Use damage calculators to find actual damage amounts.
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Ariados can perform in X/Y. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive XY Move and Ability Combos for Ariados
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Ability: Sniper + Item: Scope lens
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Ability: Sniper + High Crit Move: Cross Poison
- Ability: Sniper + High Crit Move: Night Slash
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Sucker Punch, Shadow Sneak, Rage Powder
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Ariados's stats
- Agility
- Fell Stinger
- Hone Claws
Most notable and possible best moves for Ariados
- Baton Pass
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Ariados in X and Y
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Ariados's EV spread for Pokemon X and Y
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