Ariados

Ariados

Bug / Poison. Rank 160 by usage, on 0.2% of teams, leads 40.0% of the time.

Usage, lead rate and teammates from 2099 public Showdown replays uploaded 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-16, average rating 1149. Moves, items, abilities and Stat Point spreads from in-game ranked data (championsbattledata.com, M6/16_09_2026); each spread is paired with the most common nature because the game reports them separately.

New this regulation: no previous ladder data for this Pokémon.

Moves

  • Rage Powder92.0%
  • Protect55.4%
  • String Shot37.1%
  • Poison Jab33.1%
  • Toxic Thread25.7%
  • Knock Off25.3%
  • Leech Life21.3%
  • Pin Missile12.2%

Items

  • Focus Sash31.6%
  • Sitrus Berry24.2%
  • Leftovers11.6%
  • Rocky Helmet6.9%
  • Occa Berry5.5%
  • Bright Powder5.0%
  • Coba Berry4.0%
  • Scope Lens3.0%

Abilities

  • Insomnia77.1%
  • Swarm14.5%
  • Sniper8.4%

Spreads

  • Impish 31/0/20/0/15/026.3%
  • Impish 32/32/2/0/0/07.6%
  • Impish 32/32/1/0/1/06.7%
  • Impish 32/0/32/0/2/06.3%
  • Impish 5/32/29/0/0/05.3%
  • Impish 32/0/2/0/32/05.0%

HP / Atk / Def / SpA / SpD / Spe in Stat Points

Partners

SneaslerSneasler 70.0%OverqwilOverqwil 70.0%ToxapexToxapex 70.0%GlimmoraGlimmora 70.0%SalazzleSalazzle 50.0%ToxtricityToxtricity 40.0%ScolipedeScolipede 40.0%DragalgeDragalge 20.0%

Share of this Pokémon's teams that also carry the partner.

Most common set, used for the calcs below

Focus Sash, Insomnia, Impish 31/0/20/0/15/0. Rage Powder, Protect, String Shot, Poison Jab.

Stats 176 / 110 / 121 / 72 / 105 / 60. Weak to Fire, Flying, Psychic, Rock. Resists Bug, Fairy, Fighting, Grass, Poison.

Good against, and why

  • Whimsicott
    Whimsicott 13.2% usage
    Poison Jab 140.1–166.4%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of their common spreads (66% of usage)
  • Gardevoir-Mega
    Gardevoir-Mega 10.5% usage
    Poison Jab 80–96.6%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (37% of usage)
  • Ninetales-Alola
    Ninetales-Alola 6.4% usage
    Poison Jab 69.3–84%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (47% of usage)
  • Floette-Mega
    Floette-Mega 8.1% usage
    Poison Jab 63.6–75.5%, guaranteed 2HKO
    On their common spreads: 2HKO (17%), 2HKO (4%), 3HKO (3%)
  • Sylveon
    Sylveon 13.7% usage
    Poison Jab 57.4–68.3%, guaranteed 2HKO
    2HKO on all 3 of their common spreads (23% of usage)

Threatened by, and why

  • Armarouge
    Armarouge 6.9% usage
    Armor Cannon 186.4–218.8%, guaranteed OHKO, and they move first
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (41% of usage)
  • Arcanine-Hisui
    Arcanine-Hisui 12.0% usage
    Head Smash 134.1–158%, guaranteed OHKO, and they move first
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (41% of usage)
  • Torkoal
    Torkoal 6.1% usage
    Eruption 123.9–146.6%, guaranteed OHKO
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (41% of usage)
  • Gardevoir-Mega
    Gardevoir-Mega 10.5% usage
    Expanding Force 115.9–137.5%, guaranteed OHKO, and they move first
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (41% of usage)
  • Staraptor-Mega
    Staraptor-Mega 10.6% usage
    Brave Bird 113.6–134.1%, guaranteed OHKO, and they move first
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (41% of usage)
  • Pelipper
    Pelipper 11.9% usage
    Hurricane 109.1–129.5%, guaranteed OHKO, and they move first
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (41% of usage)
  • Charizard-Mega-Y
    Charizard-Mega-Y 14.4% usage
    Heat Wave 100–119.3%, guaranteed OHKO, and they move first
    OHKO on all 3 of its common spreads (41% of usage)
  • Incineroar
    Incineroar 26.7% usage
    Flare Blitz 86.4–102.3%, 12.5% chance to OHKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: 12.5% to OHKO (26%), OHKO (8%), OHKO (7%)
  • Baxcalibur-Mega
    Baxcalibur-Mega 6.1% usage
    Glaive Rush 79–93.8%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: 2HKO (26%), 68.8% to OHKO (8%), 75% to OHKO (7%)
  • Basculegion
    Basculegion 22.6% usage
    Wave Crash 77.3–90.9%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: 2HKO (26%), 50% to OHKO (8%), 56.3% to OHKO (7%)
  • Raichu-Mega-Y
    Raichu-Mega-Y 10.1% usage
    Zap Cannon 77.3–92%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: 2HKO (26%), 43.8% to OHKO (8%), 37.5% to OHKO (7%)
  • Gholdengo
    Gholdengo 18.0% usage
    Make It Rain 73.3–86.4%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: 2HKO (26%), 6.3% to OHKO (8%), 2HKO (7%)
  • Farigiraf
    Farigiraf 16.5% usage
    Psychic 72.7–86.4%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (41% of usage)
  • Tyranitar-Mega
    Tyranitar-Mega 7.5% usage
    Rock Slide 69.3–83%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    On its common spreads: 2HKO (26%), 2HKO (8%), 6.3% to OHKO (7%)
  • Salamence-Mega
    Salamence-Mega 22.8% usage
    Draco Meteor 68.2–80.7%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (41% of usage)
  • Indeedee-F
    Indeedee-F 21.5% usage
    Psychic 64.8–76.1%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (41% of usage)
  • Sylveon
    Sylveon 13.7% usage
    Hyper Beam 58.5–69.3%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (41% of usage)
  • Excadrill
    Excadrill 5.3% usage
    High Horsepower 51.7–61.4%, guaranteed 2HKO, and they move first
    2HKO on all 3 of its common spreads (41% of usage)