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Type: Bug / Poison
Base Stats: 70 HP / 90 Atk / 70 Def / 60 SpA / 70 SpDef / 40 Spe (BST: 400)
Abilities: Swarm / Insomnia | Sniper (HA)
- Toxic Thread
- Pin Missile
- Sticky Web
- Foul Play
- Knock Off
- Toxic Spikes
- Lunge
- Disable
Pros:
- Sticky Web
- Technically can function as an anti-lead if the planets align.
- When ranking BST Ariados is the 18th worst fully evolved Pokémon in the game barely beating out champions like Unown, Luvdisc, and Spinda.
- It has atrocious bulk, tying with Castform.
- Offensively it has 90 base attack, its only base stat that even comes close to being usable.
- Base 40 speed makes Ariados one of the slowest Pokémon in the game.
- Despite getting Swords Dance, Megahorn, and a handful of other offensive moves it has zero ability to effectively use them in any tier.
- While Sticky Web unanswered may be one of the best button clicks in the game Ariados struggles to set itself apart from other Sticky Web users,
Sample Set:
Ariados @ Focus Sash
Ability: Insomnia
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly / Adamant
- Sticky Web
- Toxic Spikes / Megahorn
- Knock Off
- Toxic Thread / Shadow Sneak
So let's get this out of the way. Sticky Web is great. Insomnia makes you immune to Sleep as well, giving you occasional minor protection from Spore. But really all that matters is that you click Sticky Web. Knock Off is excellent at crippling pretty much anything it hits while Toxic Thread is a secret signature move that no one ever noticed Ariados got. Toxic Thread Poisons the opponent and lowers its speed one stage. This is quite decent at punishing setup against Ariados. 40 base speed doesn't give Ariados a lot to work with even when the opponent is at -1, but it lets you outrun some slower Pokemon like Baxcalibur, defensive Lando / Great Tusk, and Dragonite once they're all sticky. An alternative more offensive set runs Shadow Sneak + Megahorn to break through lead (sash) Samurott-H and Meowscara while dealing significant damage to Ting-Lu. If you run Megahorn Swarm > Insomnia is actually viable since you're about as bulky as a Breloom and feasibly could utilize the damage bonus more often than the sleep immunity. Most people won't even try to Spore and Ariados anyway.
Some good team support for Ariados is to be a Youtuber where you can use a shitmon to attract views and get money. Another alternative team support is Gholdengo to block Defog / Spin. Typical Hyper Offensive Webs sweeper Pokemon apply here for obvious reasons.
Other Options: lol no a Focus Energy Sniper set isn't going to work unless you're Blimax.
Overall:
Literally one of the weakest Pokemon in the game. Ladder with it anyway and film it, and if you're lucky Youtube will pay you to do so. But Toxic Thread, Sticky Web, and sleep immunity gives Ariados the tiniest, teeniest speck of an OU niche. Should you use it? No. But will it be fun? Also no.
DeviantART is so fucking weird
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