Pokémon · Diamond & Pearl
Ariados
Mysterious Treasures · #20 · Rare · 2007
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.53
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 20 / 124
- Release year
- 2007
- Rarity
- Rare
- HP
- 80
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Spinarak
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Midori Harada
- Pokédex #
- 168
- Series
- Diamond & Pearl
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 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 (Offensive Needle) 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 ≥40 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 — ≥40 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 · 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 89% of decks · 16 seen
Gravity Gemstone
in 72% of decks · 13 seen
Battle Cage
in 56% of decks · 10 seen
Telepathic Psychic Energy
in 61% of decks · 11 seen
Hilda
in 56% of decks · 10 seen
Buddy-Buddy Poffin
in 83% of decks · 15 seen
Boss's Orders
in 100% of decks · 18 seen
Poké Pad
in 89% of decks · 16 seen
More by Midori Harada
This card was illustrated by Midori Harada.
Building around Ariados?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It attaches silk to its prey and sets it free. Later, it tracks the silk to the prey and its friends."
Poké-Body: Sticky
The Retreat Cost for each player's Pokémon (excluding Ariados) is Colorless more.
GCOffensive Needle — 20
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. If tails, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed.
Weakness:R+20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
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 2026/07/04| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.10 | $0.50 | $19.98 | $0.53 | — |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.48 | $2.69 | $30.00 | $1.83 | — |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/26| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.35 |
| 7-day average | €0.27 |
| 30-day average | €0.38 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.43 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.15 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.25 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.75 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €1.78 |
| reverseHoloSell | €1.33 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.38 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.95 |
| Reverse holo trend | €1.37 |
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 $0.53; 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 "Mysterious Treasures" in the Diamond & Pearl series, released in 2007.
What rarity is Ariados?
Ariados is a Rare card in the Mysterious Treasures set.
Other Ariados printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
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Rare HoloAriados
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RareAriados
Lost Origin · #113
UncommonAriados
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Trainer Gallery Rare HoloAriados
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UncommonAriados
Darkness Ablaze · #103
UncommonAriados
Lost Thunder · #10
