Builds › Ariados

Ariados Build & Best Moveset

BugPoison　Role: Balanced

A balanced build put together from Ariados's base stats. No single number stands out, so moves and the held item decide its role. Stat points go to Attack 32, Speed 32, HP 2 with a Adamant nature. Base stats & learnset / How to counter Ariados

Stat point spread (66 total, max 32 per stat)

Stat	Base	Points	Nature	Actual (Lv50)
HP	70	2	—	147
Attack	90	32	↑1.1	156
Defense	70	0	—	90
Sp. Atk	60	0	↓0.9	72
Sp. Def	70	0	—	90
Speed	40	32	—	92

Nature: Adamant (Attack ↑ / Sp. Atk ↓). Few opponents can be outsped anyway, so take the damage over the Speed.

Best moveset

Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.	Role
Megahorn	Bug	Physical	120	85	Same-type main attack.
Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100	Same-type secondary attack.
Body Slam	Normal	Physical	85	100	Coverage with a Normal-type move.
Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	—	Set up and create a win condition in one turn.

Held item options

—

This build is generated mechanically from base stats and the learnset, so treat it as a starting point and shift the spread or a move to suit what you expect to face.