Ariados - Generation 5 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Ariados can learn in Generation 5, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Black
Pokémon White
Pokémon Black 2
Pokémon White 2

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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Black/White Black 2/White 2

Moves learnt by level up

Ariados learns the following moves in Pokémon Black & White 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	—	100
1	String Shot	Bug	—	95
5	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
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
55	Cross Poison	Poison	70	100

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
Disable	Normal	—	100
Electroweb	Electric	55	95
Night Slash	Dark	70	100
Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Rage Powder	Bug	—	—
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
SonicBoom	Normal	—	90
Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—
Twineedle	Bug	25	100

Moves learnt by HM

Ariados does not learn any HMs in Pokémon Black & White.

Moves learnt by TM

Ariados is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Hone Claws	Dark	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
09	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
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
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
76	Struggle Bug	Bug	30	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 Black & White.

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
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — TM

Moves learnt by level up

Ariados learns the following moves in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 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	—	100
1	String Shot	Bug	—	95
5	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
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
55	Cross Poison	Poison	70	100

Egg moves

Ariados learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
Disable	Normal	—	100
Electroweb	Electric	55	95
Night Slash	Dark	70	100
Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Rage Powder	Bug	—	—
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
SonicBoom	Normal	—	90
Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—
Twineedle	Bug	25	100

Move Tutor moves

Ariados can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Bounce	Flying	85	85
Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
Electroweb	Electric	55	95
Foul Play	Dark	95	100
Giga Drain	Grass	75	100
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by HM

Ariados does not learn any HMs in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2.

Moves learnt by TM

Ariados is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Hone Claws	Dark	—	—
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
09	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
11	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
15	Hyper Beam	Normal	150	90
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
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
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
46	Thief	Dark	40	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
70	Flash	Normal	—	100
76	Struggle Bug	Bug	30	100
81	X-Scissor	Bug	80	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 Black 2 & White 2.

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
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — TM

Ariados egg move parents

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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 Scolipede
Breeding	Venonat Venomoth Scyther Spinarak Ariados Gligar Scizor Volbeat Gliscor Sewaddle Swadloon Leavanny Shelmet Accelgor Durant
Pre-evolution Level up	Masquerain

Disable

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Venonat Venomoth
Breeding	Spinarak Ariados Joltik Galvantula

Electroweb

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Joltik Galvantula
Breeding	Spinarak Ariados
Move tutor	Caterpie Metapod Butterfree Weedle Kakuna Beedrill Spinarak Ariados Wurmple Silcoon Beautifly Cascoon Dustox Burmy (Plant Cloak) Mothim Sewaddle Swadloon Leavanny Joltik Galvantula

Night Slash

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Scyther Scizor Heracross Kricketune Skorupi Drapion Yanmega Gliscor
Breeding	Scyther Spinarak Ariados Gligar Scizor Nincada Ninjask Skorupi Drapion Gliscor Dwebble Crustle

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 Skorupi Drapion Yanmega Venipede Whirlipede Scolipede
Breeding	Paras Parasect Spinarak Ariados Yanma Heracross Skorupi Drapion Yanmega Karrablast Escavalier Joltik Galvantula Shelmet Accelgor

Rage Powder

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Butterfree Paras Parasect Volcarona
Breeding	Venonat Venomoth Spinarak Ariados

Signal Beam

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Venonat Venomoth Volbeat Joltik Galvantula
Breeding	Venonat Venomoth Spinarak Ariados Yanma Surskit Masquerain Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Yanmega
Move tutor	Butterfree Venonat Venomoth Spinarak Ariados Yanma Forretress Beautifly Dustox Surskit Masquerain Volbeat Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Mothim Yanmega Sewaddle Swadloon Leavanny Joltik Galvantula Shelmet Accelgor Larvesta Volcarona

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 Venipede Whirlipede Scolipede

Twineedle

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Beedrill Escavalier
Breeding	Spinarak Ariados Skorupi Drapion Venipede Whirlipede Scolipede