Pokémon · Sun & Moon
Ariados
Celestial Storm · #6 · Rare Holo · 2018
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From
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Market reference
$0.75
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 6 / 187
- Release year
- 2018
- Rarity
- Rare Holo
- HP
- 70
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Spinarak
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Mitsuhiro Arita
- Pokédex #
- 168
- Series
- Sun & Moon
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 20 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 Sleep — they flip each turn to wake, so it’s a coin-flip lock: disruptive but unreliable on its own.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥35 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 Fire weakness — ≥35 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
- 2.5 copies on average · 12 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.
More by Mitsuhiro Arita
This card was illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.
Building around Ariados?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It spins thread from both its rear and its mouth. Then it wraps its prey up in thread and sips their bodily fluids at its leisure."
CReactive Poison — 20+
This attack does 50 more damage for each Special Condition affecting your opponent's Active Pokémon.
GSpider Trap
You may switch 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon with their Active Pokémon. Your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Asleep and Poisoned.
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 Celestial Storm.
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 2026/07/18| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holofoil | $0.39 | $0.74 | $19.98 | $0.75 | $1.00 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.60 | $0.99 | $22.95 | $0.98 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €2.00 |
| 7-day average | €1.84 |
| 30-day average | €1.44 |
| Low | €0.25 |
| Trend price | €1.62 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.50 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.49 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.29 |
| averageSellPrice | €1.84 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.40 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.49 |
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 $0.75; 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 "Celestial Storm" in the Sun & Moon series, released in 2018.
What rarity is Ariados?
Ariados is a Rare Holo card in the Celestial Storm set.
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