Ariados 2/115 · Unseen Forces

Ariados is Pokédex #168, generation 2 (Johto). Ariados is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 70 HP. The card says it evolves from Spinarak. In this catalog that name is Spinarak (#167).

Ariados sits at 2/115 in Unseen Forces, position 4 of 145. Before it is 1 Ampharos, and after it is 3 Bellossom. The set belongs to the EX series. It was released on August 1, 2005. The printed size is 115. This checklist is longer, at 145 cards. The listed rarity is Rare Holo.

The attack Reactive Poison lists 10+ damage. The cost is Colorless. Does 10 damage plus 30 more damage for each Special Condition affecting the Defending Pokémon. Spider Trap is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Grass. The Defending Pokémon is now Asleep and Poisoned. Before applying this effect, you may switch 1 of your opponent's Benched Pokémon with 1 of the Defending Pokémon. If you do, the new Defending Pokémon is now Asleep and Poisoned. Your opponent chooses the Defending Pokémon to switch. Weakness is Psychic ×2. Retreat cost is 1.

Ariados (#168) has 17 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 16 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2000 to 2026. The earliest other card is Ariados 27/111 in Neo Genesis (2000). That card lists 60 HP, and this one lists 70 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Rare Holo. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Mitsuhiro Arita illustrated this one. 12 other cards of Ariados list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Mitsuhiro Arita. I count 721 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Unseen Forces set binder is where a full Unseen Forces set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Ariados can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). Themed lists that include this exact card are Mitsuhiro Arita cards. I still need this card.