Pokémon · Scarlet & Violet
Ariados
Twilight Masquerade · #5 · Uncommon · 2024
Listings
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From
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Market reference
$0.10
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 5 / 226
- Release year
- 2024
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Stage 1
- Evolves from
- Spinarak
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- H
- Illustrator
- Anesaki Dynamic
- Pokédex #
- 168
- Series
- Scarlet & Violet
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Attacker
- Damage efficiency
- 10 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
Strategy & play
How Ariados plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Fire ×2 — a Fire attacker doing ≥45 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.
- Seen in 0% of recent tournament decks that can run it, usually 2 copies.
- Currently Standard-legal — usable in the main rotating format.
How to beat Ariados
- Exploit its Fire weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- Gust it before the evolution is set up.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.43 copies on average · 23 decks
- Match win rate
- 26.6%
- -20.5 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 89% of decks · 24 seen
Gravity Gemstone
in 81% of decks · 22 seen
Mega Chandelure ex
in 56% of decks · 15 seen
Litwick
in 56% of decks · 15 seen
Lampent
in 52% of decks · 14 seen
Elgyem
in 37% of decks · 10 seen
Neo Upper Energy
in 44% of decks · 12 seen
Xerosic's Machinations
in 48% of decks · 13 seen
More by Anesaki Dynamic
This card was illustrated by Anesaki Dynamic.
Building around Ariados?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It wanders in search of food after darkness falls, never nesting in a specific place."
Ability: Big Net
Your opponent's Active Evolution Pokémon's Retreat Cost is Colorless more.
GString Bind — 10+
This attack does 30 more damage for each Colorless in your opponent's Active Pokémon's Retreat Cost.
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 Twilight Masquerade.
La Techgece Cup #4 [BO3] (30C Legal!)
Oct 9, 2026
Elite Four Fridays
Oct 9, 2026
🇧🇷 Hit League #6 | TCG Live
Oct 10, 2026
BZGC Online🔥 ~ Pa lo Nuevo y Lo Viejo
Oct 10, 2026
Torneo Online Alain Cards #12
Oct 10, 2026
TOURNAMENT OF DOOM! KEYCHAIN!
Oct 10, 2026
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Ariados was legal.
FULL BENCH FRIDAYS PTCGL $$CASH PRIZE$$#15
today
ASRcristiano # 196 - 60 codes - Road to Nice!
today
⚡ Surge's TCG Vault Winner Takes All Live BO3 #26
today
Nightshades Friday Challenge 1 25 Codes
today
SEASAC World Championships Qualifiers | $15 PRIZE
today
Oceania Open! | Season 4 - Week 1
today
Tournament play
Decklist data from the past 30 days of competitive Pokémon TCG tournaments (sourced from Limitless TCG).
Recent decks
5
ran Ariados
Tournaments scanned
309
past 30 days
Competitive note
Occasional competitive appearance.
1 top-cut deck · best finish 7th
Top decks running Ariados
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 2026/07/10| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.01 | $0.15 | $10.01 | $0.10 | $0.02 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.02 | $0.24 | $1.87 | $0.24 | $0.10 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/06/30| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.13 |
| 7-day average | €0.04 |
| 30-day average | €0.05 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.05 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.08 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.11 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.04 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.11 |
| 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 $0.10; 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 "Twilight Masquerade" in the Scarlet & Violet series, released in 2024.
What rarity is Ariados?
Ariados is a Uncommon card in the Twilight Masquerade set.
Other Ariados printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
CommonAriados
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Rare HoloAriados
Silver Tempest · #4
RareAriados
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UncommonAriados
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Trainer Gallery Rare HoloAriados
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UncommonAriados
Darkness Ablaze · #103
UncommonAriados
Lost Thunder · #10
Rare HoloAriados
Celestial Storm · #6
