Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Ariados
Darkness Ablaze · #103 · Uncommon · 2020
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.06
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 103 / 201
- Release year
- 2020
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 110
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Spinarak
- Retreat cost
- 2 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- Shin Nagasawa
- Pokédex #
- 168
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 30 damage
- 15 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Stage 1
- One evolution step from a Basic
Also does
Strategy & play
How Ariados plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Its main attack (Poison Sting) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Darkness Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Darkness type, weak to Fighting ×2 — a Fighting attacker doing ≥55 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
- A Stage 1 — one step up from Spinarak; doesn’t help your opening hand, but quick to set up.
How to beat Ariados
- Exploit its Fighting weakness — ≥55 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.61 copies on average · 18 decks
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
Spinarak
in 84% of decks · 16 seen
Gravity Gemstone
in 68% of decks · 13 seen
Telepathic Psychic Energy
in 58% of decks · 11 seen
Buddy-Buddy Poffin
in 79% of decks · 15 seen
Boss's Orders
in 100% of decks · 19 seen
Poké Pad
in 84% of decks · 16 seen
Lillie's Determination
in 84% of decks · 16 seen
Night Stretcher
in 74% of decks · 14 seen
More by Shin Nagasawa
This card was illustrated by Shin Nagasawa.
Building around Ariados?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It spews threads from its mouth to catch its prey. When night falls, it leaves its web to go hunt aggressively."
Ability: Spider Net
When you play this Pokémon from your hand to evolve 1 of your Pokémon during your turn, you may switch 1 of your opponent's Benched Evolution Pokémon with their Active Pokémon.
DCPoison Sting — 30
Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Poisoned.
Weakness:F×2
Retreat cost:CC
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Ariados was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/16| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.16 | $25.06 | $0.06 | $0.05 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.08 | $0.25 | $19.98 | $0.21 | $0.15 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2025/12/07| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.05 |
| 7-day average | €0.10 |
| 30-day average | €0.06 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.08 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.13 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.15 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.05 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.18 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.11 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Ariados is real?
Ariados is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Ariados worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Ariados is $0.06; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Ariados from?
Ariados is from the Pokémon set "Darkness Ablaze" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.
What rarity is Ariados?
Ariados is a Uncommon card in the Darkness Ablaze set.
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