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Pokémon · #168

Ariados

BugPoison Legal in M-C

Ariados is #264 on the ladder, on 0.0% of teams.

Stats at level 50

HP 70
Atk 90
Def 70
SpA 60
SpD 70
Spe 40

Base stat total 400

Stat Point planner

32 / 66 Stat Points · 34 left

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Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 32 Atk · Brave Nature

Types and weaknesses

BugPoison
Weak ×2
FireFlyingPsychicRock
Resists ×½
PoisonBugFairy
Resists ×¼
GrassFighting

Abilities

Swarm
At 1/3 or less of its max HP, this Pokemon's offensive stat is 1.5× with Bug attacks. · used by 6%
Insomnia
This Pokemon cannot fall asleep. Gaining this Ability while asleep cures it. · used by 83%
Sniper
If this Pokemon strikes with a critical hit, the damage is multiplied by 1.5. · used by 11%

Speed tier

Most common
54
Fastest
101 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
60 (0 SP)
Slowest
54 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 54, it outspeeds 2 of the 50 most used Pokémon, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Primarina 80
  2. Kingambit 70
  3. Mega Golisopod 60
  4. Ariados (this) 54
  5. Hatterene 44
  6. Torkoal 36
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #264 · on 0.0% of teams · 3,486 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Rage Powder 92.2%
  2. Protect 63.8%
  3. Poison Jab 59.9%
  4. String Shot 33.9%
  5. Electroweb 25.0%
  6. First Impression 21.5%
  7. Knock Off 19.8%
  8. Toxic Thread 9.1%
  9. Leech Life 8.5%
  10. Struggle Bug 7.2%

Items

  1. Focus Sash 38.6%
  2. Sitrus Berry 26.0%
  3. Rocky Helmet 23.0%
  4. Life Orb 3.3%
  5. Scope Lens 2.1%
  6. Grassy Seed 1.9%

Abilities

  1. Insomnia 82.7%
  2. Sniper 11.1%
  3. Swarm 6.3%

Spreads

  1. Brave 0/32/0/0/0/0 · Spe 54 25.0%
  2. Impish 32/0/32/0/2/0 · Spe 60 15.5%
  3. Impish 31/0/20/0/15/0 · Spe 60 10.7%
  4. Brave 32/32/2/0/0/0 · Spe 54 9.7%
  5. Impish 32/0/22/0/12/0 · Spe 60 5.5%
  6. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 60 4.5%
  7. Sassy 31/0/15/0/20/0 · Spe 54 4.3%
  8. Brave 0/32/17/0/17/0 · Spe 54 3.3%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 53.8%
  2. Kingambit 31.8%
  3. Mega Baxcalibur 26.4%
  4. Ninetales-Alola 25.4%
  5. Ceruledge 25.0%
  6. Gholdengo 23.1%
  7. Mega Salamence 18.6%
  8. Mega Floette 16.7%
  9. Blaziken 13.3%
  10. Incineroar 13.3%
  11. Pelipper 11.2%
  12. Mega Meganium 9.6%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1760 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1760· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #275 · on 0.0% of teams · 3,486 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Rage Powder 90.5%
  2. Protect 57.2%
  3. String Shot 29.7%
  4. Knock Off 24.8%
  5. Toxic Thread 24.4%
  6. First Impression 21.5%
  7. Poison Jab 21.0%
  8. Sticky Web 20.6%
  9. Sucker Punch 18.0%
  10. Toxic 14.3%

Items

  1. Sitrus Berry 29.6%
  2. Focus Sash 29.0%
  3. Rocky Helmet 11.6%
  4. Leftovers 6.7%
  5. Scope Lens 4.9%
  6. Bright Powder 3.1%

Abilities

  1. Insomnia 62.5%
  2. Sniper 21.5%
  3. Swarm 16.1%

Spreads

  1. Impish 31/0/20/0/15/0 · Spe 60 19.7%
  2. Careful 32/2/0/0/32/0 · Spe 60 15.6%
  3. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 60 5.4%
  4. Calm 32/0/0/2/32/0 · Spe 60 4.8%
  5. Brave 32/32/2/0/0/0 · Spe 54 3.7%
  6. Careful 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 60 3.6%
  7. Impish 32/0/32/0/2/0 · Spe 60 2.5%
  8. Brave 0/32/0/0/0/0 · Spe 54 1.8%

Teammates

  1. Rillaboom 19.4%
  2. Mega Salamence 16.6%
  3. Sneasler 12.4%
  4. Mega Tyranitar 11.4%
  5. Incineroar 11.1%
  6. Mega Charizard Y 10.9%
  7. Kingambit 10.7%
  8. Sylveon 10.2%
  9. Indeedee-F 8.8%
  10. Pelipper 8.7%
  11. Mega Golisopod 7.5%
  12. Farigiraf 7.3%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #255 · on 0.1% of teams · 3,486 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Rage Powder 77.2%
  2. Protect 43.9%
  3. String Shot 29.9%
  4. First Impression 27.9%
  5. Sticky Web 26.2%
  6. Toxic Thread 24.6%
  7. Knock Off 18.4%
  8. Cross Poison 18.2%
  9. Poison Jab 13.5%
  10. Leech Life 13.3%

Items

  1. Focus Sash 30.3%
  2. Sitrus Berry 26.9%
  3. Scope Lens 11.7%
  4. Rocky Helmet 9.3%
  5. Leftovers 4.9%
  6. Eject Button 3.3%

Abilities

  1. Insomnia 52.5%
  2. Sniper 28.9%
  3. Swarm 18.6%

Spreads

  1. Careful 32/2/0/0/32/0 · Spe 60 13.8%
  2. Impish 31/0/20/0/15/0 · Spe 60 11.2%
  3. Sassy 32/2/0/0/32/0 · Spe 54 7.5%
  4. Brave 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 54 5.5%
  5. Calm 32/0/0/2/32/0 · Spe 60 5.1%
  6. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 60 4.1%
  7. Careful 32/0/2/0/32/0 · Spe 60 3.6%
  8. Jolly 2/32/0/0/0/32 · Spe 101 3.4%

Teammates

  1. Sneasler 11.1%
  2. Mega Golisopod 11.0%
  3. Rillaboom 10.6%
  4. Volcarona 9.8%
  5. Overqwil 8.3%
  6. Toxapex 8.0%
  7. Araquanid 8.0%
  8. Sableye 7.9%
  9. Kleavor 7.6%
  10. Mega Salamence 7.6%
  11. Incineroar 6.8%
  12. Indeedee-F 6.8%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Tournaments (Last 30 days)

On 3 of 4,641 teams (0.1%) · win rate 41.7% (95% interval 19.3%–68.0%, n = 12 games) · 0 top-cut teams

Tournament data: Limitless (play.limitlesstcg.com); player names removed · 40 tournaments· player names removed

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No matchup in the replay sample passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

Smogon lists no checks with at least 20 encounters.

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,444 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No partner passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Blaziken +12.9 pp n = 464 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 13% of Ariados teams; Blaziken is on 0% of all teams (37.89× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Mega Meganium +9.0 pp n = 335 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 10% of Ariados teams; Mega Meganium is on 1% of all teams (15.48× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Mega Baxcalibur +23.4 pp n = 919 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 26% of Ariados teams; Mega Baxcalibur is on 3% of all teams (9.05× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Ceruledge +22.8 pp n = 873 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 25% of Ariados teams; Ceruledge is on 2% of all teams (11.22× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Ninetales-Alola +22.5 pp n = 887 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 25% of Ariados teams; Ninetales-Alola is on 3% of all teams (8.51× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Mega Floette +5.8 pp n = 580 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 17% of Ariados teams; Mega Floette is on 11% of all teams (1.54× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Kingambit +6.6 pp n = 1,109 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 32% of Ariados teams; Kingambit is on 25% of all teams (1.26× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Gholdengo +4.0 pp n = 804 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 23% of Ariados teams; Gholdengo is on 19% of all teams (1.21× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Rillaboom +7.2 pp n = 1,875 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 54% of Ariados teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (1.15× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Pelipper -3.7 pp n = 390 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 11% of Ariados teams; Pelipper is on 15% of all teams (0.75× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Mega Salamence -9.5 pp n = 647 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 19% of Ariados teams; Mega Salamence is on 28% of all teams (0.66× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Incineroar -18.4 pp n = 463 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 13% of Ariados teams; Incineroar is on 32% of all teams (0.42× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

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