Ariados 6/98 · Ancient Origins

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 6/98 in Ancient Origins, position 6 of 101. Before it is 5 Spinarak, and after it is 7 Sceptile-EX. The set belongs to the XY series. It was released on August 12, 2015. The printed size is 98. This checklist is longer, at 101 cards. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Poisonous Nest is listed as Ability. Once during your turn (before your attack), you may use this Ability. Both Active Pokémon (except for Grass Pokémon) are now Poisoned. The attack Impound lists 30 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless. The Defending Pokémon can't retreat during your opponent's next turn. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It attaches silk to its prey and sets it free. Later, it tracks the silk to the prey and its friends."

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. Both list the rarity Uncommon. Ken Sugimori illustrated that card, and Hajime Kusajima illustrated this one. 12 other cards of Ariados list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Hajime Kusajima. I count 206 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Ancient Origins set binder is where a full Ancient Origins 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). I still need this card.