Ariados - Generation 4 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Ariados can learn in Generation 4, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Diamond
Pokémon Pearl
Pokémon Platinum
Pokémon HeartGold
Pokémon SoulSilver

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Ariados artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver

Moves learnt by level up

Ariados learns the following moves in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
1	Constrict	Normal	10	100
1	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
1	Scary Face	Normal	—	90
1	String Shot	Bug	—	95
5	Scary Face	Normal	—	90
8	Constrict	Normal	10	100
12	Leech Life	Bug	20	100
15	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
19	Shadow Sneak	Ghost	40	100
23	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
28	Sucker Punch	Dark	80	100
32	Spider Web	Bug	—	—
37	Agility	Psychic	—	—
41	Pin Missile	Bug	14	85
46	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
50	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100

Egg moves

Ariados learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
Disable	Normal	—	80
Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
SonicBoom	Normal	—	90
Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—

Moves learnt by HM

Ariados does not learn any HMs in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl.

Moves learnt by TM

Ariados is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Ariados can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Diamond & Pearl.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Snore	Normal	40	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Ariados learns the following moves in Pokémon Platinum at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
1	Constrict	Normal	10	100
1	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
1	Scary Face	Normal	—	90
1	String Shot	Bug	—	95
5	Scary Face	Normal	—	90
8	Constrict	Normal	10	100
12	Leech Life	Bug	20	100
15	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
19	Shadow Sneak	Ghost	40	100
23	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
28	Sucker Punch	Dark	80	100
32	Spider Web	Bug	—	—
37	Agility	Psychic	—	—
41	Pin Missile	Bug	14	85
46	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
50	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100

Egg moves

Ariados learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Platinum. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
Disable	Normal	—	80
Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
SonicBoom	Normal	—	90
Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Ariados can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Platinum from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bounce	Flying	85	85
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Sucker Punch	Dark	80	100

Moves learnt by HM

Ariados does not learn any HMs in Pokémon Platinum.

Moves learnt by TM

Ariados is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Ariados can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Platinum.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Snore	Normal	40	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Ariados learns the following moves in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
1	Constrict	Normal	10	100
1	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
1	Scary Face	Normal	—	90
1	String Shot	Bug	—	95
5	Scary Face	Normal	—	90
8	Constrict	Normal	10	100
12	Leech Life	Bug	20	100
15	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
19	Shadow Sneak	Ghost	40	100
23	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
28	Sucker Punch	Dark	80	100
32	Spider Web	Bug	—	—
37	Agility	Psychic	—	—
41	Pin Missile	Bug	14	85
46	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
50	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100

Egg moves

Ariados learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
Disable	Normal	—	80
Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
SonicBoom	Normal	—	90
Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—

Move Tutor moves

Ariados can be taught these attacks in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bounce	Flying	85	85
Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
String Shot	Bug	—	95
Sucker Punch	Dark	80	100

Moves learnt by HM

Ariados does not learn any HMs in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver.

Moves learnt by TM

Ariados is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
19	Giga Drain	Grass	60	100
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
22	SolarBeam	Grass	120	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Dig	Ground	80	100
29	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Ariados can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Snore	Normal	40	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Ariados egg move parents

In other generations
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Ariados

Ariados's egg groups: Bug

The egg moves for Ariados are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Ariados with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Ariados with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Baton Pass

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Ledyba Ledian Surskit Ninjask
Breeding	Venonat Venomoth Scyther Spinarak Ariados Gligar Scizor Volbeat Gliscor
Pre-evolution Level up	Masquerain

Disable

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Venonat Venomoth
Breeding	Spinarak Ariados

Poison Jab

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Beedrill Spinarak Ariados Gliscor
TM	Beedrill Spinarak Ariados Gligar Skorupi Drapion Gliscor
Breeding	Spinarak Ariados

Psybeam

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Butterfree Venonat Venomoth Dustox Mothim
Breeding	Paras Parasect Ledyba Ledian Spinarak Ariados Surskit Masquerain

Pursuit

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Beedrill Scyther Yanma Scizor Yanmega
Breeding	Paras Parasect Spinarak Ariados Yanma Heracross Skorupi Drapion Yanmega

Signal Beam

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Venonat Venomoth Volbeat
Breeding	Venonat Venomoth Spinarak Ariados Yanma Surskit Masquerain Yanmega
Move tutor	Butterfree Venonat Venomoth Spinarak Ariados Yanma Forretress Beautifly Dustox Surskit Masquerain Volbeat Mothim Yanmega

Sonic Boom

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Yanma Vibrava Flygon Yanmega
Breeding	Spinarak Ariados

Toxic Spikes

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Beedrill Forretress Skorupi Drapion
Breeding	Venonat Venomoth Spinarak Ariados Pineco Forretress