Ariados - Generation 7 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Ariados can learn in Generation 7, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Sun
Pokémon Moon
Pokémon Ultra Sun
Pokémon Ultra Moon
Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu
Pokémon Let's Go Eevee

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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Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee

Moves learnt by level up

Ariados learns the following moves in Pokémon Sun & Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Absorb	Grass	20	100
1	Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
1	Constrict	Normal	10	100
1	Fell Stinger	Bug	50	100
1	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
1	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
1	String Shot	Bug	—	95
1	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
1	Venom Drench	Poison	—	100
5	Absorb	Grass	20	100
8	Infestation	Bug	20	100
12	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
15	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
19	Shadow Sneak	Ghost	40	100
23	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
28	Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
32	Spider Web	Bug	—	—
37	Agility	Psychic	—	—
41	Pin Missile	Bug	25	95
46	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
50	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
55	Cross Poison	Poison	70	100
58	Sticky Web	Bug	—	—
63	Toxic Thread	Poison	—	100

Moves learnt on evolution

Ariados learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Sun & Moon (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Swords Dance	Normal		—	—

Egg moves

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

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
Disable	Normal	—	100
Electroweb	Electric	55	95
Megahorn	Bug	120	85
Night Slash	Dark	70	100
Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Rage Powder	Bug	—	—
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Sonic Boom	Normal	—	90
Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—
Twineedle	Bug	25	100

Moves learnt by TM

Ariados is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Sun & Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
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	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Leech Life	Bug	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	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
67	Smart Strike	Steel	70	—
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
81	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
83	Infestation	Bug	20	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
100	Confide	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 Sun & Moon.
Note: Generation 1 and 2 refer to the 3DS Virtual Console titles, not the physical cartridges.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Screech	Normal	—	85	Generation 2 — Level up
Curse	Ghost	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Dig	Ground	80	100	Generation 6 — TM
Flash	Normal	—	100	Generation 6 — TM
Hone Claws	Dark	—	—	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Struggle Bug	Bug	50	100	Generation 6 — TM

Moves learnt by level up

Ariados learns the following moves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Absorb	Grass	20	100
1	Bug Bite	Bug	60	100
1	Constrict	Normal	10	100
1	Fell Stinger	Bug	50	100
1	Focus Energy	Normal	—	—
1	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
1	String Shot	Bug	—	95
1	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
1	Venom Drench	Poison	—	100
5	Absorb	Grass	20	100
8	Infestation	Bug	20	100
12	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
15	Night Shade	Ghost	—	100
19	Shadow Sneak	Ghost	40	100
23	Fury Swipes	Normal	18	80
28	Sucker Punch	Dark	70	100
32	Spider Web	Bug	—	—
37	Agility	Psychic	—	—
41	Pin Missile	Bug	25	95
46	Psychic	Psychic	90	100
50	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
55	Cross Poison	Poison	70	100
58	Sticky Web	Bug	—	—
63	Toxic Thread	Poison	—	100

Moves learnt on evolution

Ariados learns the following moves when it evolves in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon (regardless of level).

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
Swords Dance	Normal		—	—

Egg moves

Ariados learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Baton Pass	Normal	—	—
Disable	Normal	—	100
Electroweb	Electric	55	95
Lunge	Bug	80	100
Megahorn	Bug	120	85
Night Slash	Dark	70	100
Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
Pursuit	Dark	40	100
Rage Powder	Bug	—	—
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Sonic Boom	Normal	—	90
Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—
Twineedle	Bug	25	100

Move Tutor moves

Ariados can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon 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
Snore	Normal	50	100
Stomping Tantrum	Ground	75	100
Throat Chop	Dark	80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Ariados is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
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	Solar Beam	Grass	120	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
28	Leech Life	Bug	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	60	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
67	Smart Strike	Steel	70	—
68	Giga Impact	Normal	150	90
75	Swords Dance	Normal	—	—
81	X-Scissor	Bug	80	100
83	Infestation	Bug	20	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	85
88	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—
100	Confide	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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon.
Note: Generation 1 and 2 refer to the 3DS Virtual Console titles, not the physical cartridges.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Screech	Normal	—	85	Generation 2 — Level up
Curse	Ghost	—	—	Generation 2 — TM
Body Slam	Normal	85	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Dig	Ground	80	100	Generation 6 — TM
Flash	Normal	—	100	Generation 6 — TM
Hone Claws	Dark	—	—	Generation 6 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 6 — TM
Struggle Bug	Bug	50	100	Generation 6 — TM

Moves learnt by level up

Ariados does not learn any level up moves in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee.

Moves learnt by TM

Ariados cannot be taught any TM moves in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee.

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 either parent (from Gen 6+) 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 Cutiefly Ribombee
Evolution	Scolipede
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 Grubbin Charjabug Vikavolt
Move tutor	Caterpie Metapod Butterfree Weedle Kakuna Beedrill Spinarak Ariados Wurmple Silcoon Beautifly Cascoon Dustox Burmy (Plant Cloak) Mothim Sewaddle Swadloon Leavanny Joltik Galvantula Spewpa Vivillon Grubbin Charjabug Vikavolt

Lunge

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Mothim Dewpider Araquanid
Breeding	Spinarak Ariados Surskit Masquerain Volbeat Joltik Galvantula

Megahorn

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Heracross Scolipede
Breeding	Spinarak Ariados Heracross Karrablast Escavalier

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 Vivillon
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 Scatterbug Spewpa Vivillon

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 Venipede Whirlipede Scolipede Karrablast Escavalier Joltik Galvantula Shelmet Accelgor Larvesta Volcarona Vivillon Vikavolt Cutiefly Ribombee Dewpider Araquanid

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 Shelmet Accelgor

Twineedle

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