Ariados 7/78 · Pokémon GO

Pokémon GO is a set in the Sword & Shield series. It was released on July 1, 2022. The printed size is 78. This checklist is longer, at 88 cards. Ariados is 7/78, in position 7 of 88 on this checklist. Before it is 6 Spinarak, and after it is 8 Charmander. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Ariados is a Stage 1 Grass Pokémon with 110 HP. In the Pokédex this is Ariados (#168), generation 2 (Johto). The card says it evolves from Spinarak. In this catalog that name is Spinarak (#167).

Misa Tsutsui illustrated this card. The same name is on 94 other cards in the catalog.

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 110 HP. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Misa Tsutsui illustrated this one. 13 other cards of Ariados list a different HP.

The attack Poison String-Up lists 20 damage. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If heads, your opponent's Active Pokémon is now Paralyzed and Poisoned. Absorb is another attack lists 50 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. Heal 50 damage from this Pokémon. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It spews threads from its mouth to catch its prey. When night falls, it leaves its web to go hunt aggressively." The regulation mark is F.

I keep a set binder for Pokémon GO, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Pokémon GO set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Ariados can fill a slot in Generation 2 binder (Johto). I still need this card.