Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Ariados
Pokémon GO · #7 · Uncommon · 2022
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.15
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 7 / 88
- Release year
- 2022
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 110
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Spinarak
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- F
- Illustrator
- Misa Tsutsui
- Pokédex #
- 168
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Healing
- Damage efficiency
- 50 damage
- 25 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.
- Inflicts Paralysis — the Defending Pokémon can’t attack or retreat for a turn. A reliable one-turn lock; chain it to stall the opponent out.
- Its main attack (Absorb) needs 2 Energy — a turn-2 swing on manual attachment.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire 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.
How to beat Ariados
- Exploit its Fire 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
- 2.36 copies on average · 22 decks
- Match win rate
- 28.6%
- -18.4 pts vs the 47.0% field average
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 91% of decks · 20 seen
Gravity Gemstone
in 77% of decks · 17 seen
Mega Chandelure ex
in 45% of decks · 10 seen
Litwick
in 45% of decks · 10 seen
Battle Cage
in 73% of decks · 16 seen
Xerosic's Machinations
in 55% of decks · 12 seen
Telepathic Psychic Energy
in 59% of decks · 13 seen
Hilda
in 64% of decks · 14 seen
More by Misa Tsutsui
This card was illustrated by Misa Tsutsui.
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."
CPoison String-Up — 20
Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed and Poisoned.
GCAbsorb — 50
Heal 50 damage from this Pokémon.
Weakness:R×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Ariados or Pokémon GO.
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Sep 3, 2026
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Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Ariados was legal.
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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 | $19.98 | $0.15 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.05 | $0.30 | $19.98 | $0.27 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.03 |
| 7-day average | €0.04 |
| 30-day average | €0.03 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.03 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.16 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.23 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.24 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.03 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.26 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.30 |
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 $0.15; 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 "Pokémon GO" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2022.
What rarity is Ariados?
Ariados is a Uncommon card in the Pokémon GO set.
Other Ariados printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
CommonAriados
Perfect Order · #2
UncommonAriados
Twilight Masquerade · #5
Rare HoloAriados
Silver Tempest · #4
RareAriados
Lost Origin · #113
Trainer Gallery Rare HoloAriados
Brilliant Stars Trainer Gallery · #TG09
UncommonAriados
Darkness Ablaze · #103
UncommonAriados
Lost Thunder · #10
Rare HoloAriados
Celestial Storm · #6
