Ariados set

[MetalMario]

I'm at a bit of a loss for a moveset for my new shiny Spinarak. It's a shiny, so no egg moves! Here's its nature and IVs:
Lonely
HP: 9
Atk: 17
Def: 1
SpAtk: 11
SpDef: 15
Speed: 11
Base 65 HPark

The only idea I've had was Sludge Bomb, Giga Drain, Agility, Toxic. It's not good at all, but I don't see anything remotely usable in this guy's movepool. Hellp!

 

[Dragon trainer]

alright hows this:
psychic
night shade
leech life
agility

its only an idea sorry if its no use but congrats for getting another lovely shiny and good luck getting shiny weedle and seviper

 

[chaos952]

Crappy IVs and nature. Keep breeding.

Adamant Nature @ Leftovers
Spider Web
Sludge Bomb
Signal Beam
Baton Pass

 

[Mudkip of DVN]

Ariados @ Leichi Berry

Signal Beam
Agility
Endure/Sludge Bomb
Baton Pass

Agility, then Endure to activate Leichi Berry and Swarm. Then Baton Pass.

 

[MetalMario]

Ariados @ Leichi Berry

Signal Beam
Agility
Endure/Sludge Bomb
Baton Pass

Agility, then Endure to activate Leichi Berry and Swarm. Then Baton Pass.

Crappy IVs and nature. Keep breeding.

Adamant Nature @ Leftovers
Spider Web
Sludge Bomb
Signal Beam
Baton Pass

I'd rather not breed 204800 Spinaraks just to get an Adamant Shiny. The whole point of this is that it's a shiny I already have and can't change it. Please read before mandating a set it took you 10 seconds to find off of Smogon.

alright hows this:
psychic
night shade
leech life
agility

its only an idea sorry if its no use but congrats for getting another lovely shiny and good luck getting shiny weedle and seviper

It's about as good as what I've got. >.< The problem is that Psychic runs off Ariados's low Special Attack, and Night Shade/Leech Life are just plain weak attacks. I do have access to Sludge Bomb, so that's a for-sure.

 

[MetalMario]

Someone who doesn't know very much, but does actually read the thread he's responding to. Ariados doesn't learn Silver Wind.

Edit: Oh, goodie, you deleted a post, so now it looks like I double posted... >.<

 

[Mudkip of DVN]

Sorry, I was thinking about my Venomoth... And I could have sworn my Ariados knew Silver Wind. Most Bugs learn it anyway... I'm just saying for the good moves you'll have to breed. I know how you feel. I don't want to redo Gorebyss, because it's shiny, but it has an Impish nature, which destroyed its Special Attack...

EDIT: I'll back you up, you didn't double post. I deleted my old post because it wasn't true....

 

[chaos952]

I'd rather not breed 204800 Spinaraks just to get an Adamant Shiny.

Does it matter if it's shiny? No.

 

[aipomkong]

alright hows this:
psychic
night shade
leech life
agility

never again

 

[MetalMario]

Does it matter if it's shiny? No.

Why would I want to use an Ariados competitively?

The whole point here is that the shiny Spinarak is a novelty. I want to make it the best it can be simply becuase I won't get another chance.

 

[SapphireL]

:/ still, go with chaos952 for the MS.

.....you don't HAVE to rebreed... but Adamant is better.

 

[Omega X]

Correct.

Now, here's a moveset I think it could work. Prediction much needed to this set to be of any use. And even more with this particular Spinarak/Ariados's nature, since his/her (please specify gender)Defense is lowered.

Ariados@Poison Barb/Choice Band/Scope Lens
Lonely

Sludge Bomb
Toxic/Reversal
Dig/Endure
Night Shade

Do not use Endure nor Toxic if you're going for the Choice Bander set. Poison Barb goes with both physical annoysweeper and endureversaler set. The Liechi won't work, since Ariados would probably get OHKO'd by any super-effective hit. Night Shade will do wonders when Ariados reaches a high level.

 

[SapphireL]

Correct.

Now, here's a moveset I think it could work. Prediction much needed to this set to be of any use. And even more with this particular Spinarak/Ariados's nature, since his/her (please specify gender)Defense is lowered.

Ariados@Poison Barb/Choice Band/Scope Lens
Lonely

Sludge Bomb
Toxic/Reversal
Dig/Endure
Night Shade

Do not use Endure nor Toxic if you're going for the Choice Bander set. Poison Barb goes with both physical annoysweeper and endureversaler set. The Liechi won't work, since Ariados would probably get OHKO'd by any super-effective hit. Night Shade will do wonders when Ariados reaches a high level.

Dig is just asking for a Switch in, and it's a weak attack as it is (especially since there's no STAB)

 

[Omega X]

Dig is just asking for a Switch in, and it's a weak attack as it is (especially since there's no STAB)

Uhh, SapphireL, MatalMario is NOT going to use it in metagame, he's probably use it in-game, probably in the Battle Frontier, I don't know. The whole point is that the metagame rules don't apply here, since most AI trainers don't switch Pokémon EVER.

 

[chaos952]

But Dig is still a horrible attack, even if it gets STAB.

If I remember correctly, Dig had 100 Base Power in RBY and Earthquake couldn't hit you while underground. However, it was changed to 60 Base Power in GSC, and Earthquake could hit you for double damage when underground.

 

[Fluorescent Adolescent]

lol@dig argument

EQ is better than dig even in game because of its power. Forget the switching because the AI are most likely not going to do that, so okay dig could be good but as I said EQ's power owns it ;/

 

[Omega X]

Ariados doesn't learn EQ. End of the story.

 

[Fluorescent Adolescent]

Ariados doesn't learn EQ. End of the story.

Still EQ is better and dig sucks.

End of the story.

 

[aipomkong]

hp ground obviously

 

[Omega X]

Do you never understand, eh?

Even if that's true, Dig is the best Ariados's got, and it works well with Toxic , since it will give Ariados more time to live and even KO the poisoned Pokémon. But, of course, it could be replacd by Psychic to take care of opposing Weezings. But, probably it will be useless, since with only a Fire Blast, it'll OHKO Ariados.