Ariados in Pokémon GO

Type	Bug / Poison
Pokédex number	#168
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina	161 / 124 / 172
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51	1,772 / 2,003 / 2,027
Max HP, level 50	157
Buddy distance	1 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack	10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy
Height / weight	1.09 m / 33.5 kg

Ariados evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Ariados evolves from Spinarak for 50 Spinarak Candy.

Ariados is the last stage of its family: it does not evolve further.

Family: Spinarak · Ariados

Ariados CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

Level	CP 15/15/15	CP 10/10/10	HP 15/15/15	Note
15	759	714	96	research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
20	1,012	953	111	eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
25	1,265	1,191	124	raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
30	1,519	1,429	136	wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35	1,645	1,548	142
40	1,772	1,667	147
45	1,886	1,775	152
50	2,003	1,885	157
51	2,027	1,908	158	best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Ariados best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Ariados at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Ariados gains from being hit left out.

Fast attack	Charged attack	Damage per second
Infestation	Megahorn	8.9
Poison Sting	Megahorn	7.9
Infestation	Trailblaze	7.7
Infestation	Cross Poison	7.6
Poison Sting	Cross Poison	6.9

Fast attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy	Time	Power / s
Infestation	Bug	9	13	1 s	9.0	same type, ×1.2
Poison Sting	Poison	4	6	0.5 s	8.0	same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

Move	Type	Power	Energy cost	Time	Power / s
Cross Poison	Poison	40	33	1.5 s	26.7	same type, ×1.2
Lunge	Bug	55	33	3 s	18.3	same type, ×1.2
Megahorn	Bug	105	100	2 s	52.5	same type, ×1.2
Shadow Sneak	Ghost	50	33	3 s	16.7
Trailblaze	Grass	65	50	2 s	32.5

Ariados weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Bug / Poison. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack type	Damage
Fire	×1.6
Flying	×1.6
Psychic	×1.6
Rock	×1.6
Fighting	×0.39
Grass	×0.39
Bug	×0.625
Fairy	×0.625
Poison	×0.625

Ariados CP calculator

Level Attack IV Defense IV HP IV

CP 1,772 · HP 147

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.