Ariados build and sets

Q: What is the best Ariados build in Pokémon Champions?

The most used tournament build is Ariados @ Focus Sash with Insomnia and Knock Off, Protect, Rage Powder and String Shot (1 teams).

Q: What item should Ariados hold?

The most used items in tournaments are Focus Sash (42.9%), Sitrus Berry (28.6%) and Rocky Helmet (14.3%).

Tier DReg M-CUpdated Nov 11

Bug

PoisonAbilities: Swarm · Insomnia · Sniper

#1 tournament set

1 teams

Items: Focus Sash
Ability: Insomnia
Nature: Brave

Knock Off
Protect
Rage Powder
String Shot

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Tournament usage: 0%
Win rate: 51.1%
Top cuts: 0
Games: 29

Base stats

HP70
Attack90
Defense70
Sp. Atk60
Sp. Def70
Speed40
Total400

In Reg M-C, Ariados showed up on 0% of tournament teams (7 teams through Nov 10, 2026), with a 51.1% win rate and 0 top cut appearances.

Most used tournament builds

The full Ariados sets that show up most on tournament teams (item, ability and all 4 moves).

Focus Sash

Insomnia

Knock Off
Protect
Rage Powder
String Shot

1 teams · best finish: 9th

Sitrus Berry

Swarm

Megahorn
Poison Jab
Rage Powder
Sucker Punch

1 teams · best finish: 6th

Sitrus Berry

Insomnia

Infestation
Lunge
Rage Powder
String Shot

1 teams · best finish: 200th

Items, moves and abilities

Items

Focus Sash42.9%
Sitrus Berry28.6%
Rocky Helmet14.3%
Scope Lens14.3%

Moves

Rage Powder85.7%
Cross Poison42.9%
First Impression42.9%
Knock Off28.6%
Protect28.6%
String Shot28.6%
Megahorn28.6%
Sucker Punch28.6%

Abilities

Insomnia42.9%
Sniper42.9%
Swarm14.3%

Nature (stat alignment)

Brave42.9%
Impish28.6%
Adamant14.3%

Ariados Speed

Final Speed at level 50. Trick Room: the minimum. Tailwind doubles any value.

Pokémon	Base	Min (TR)	0 SP	32 SP	Max	Scarf
Ariados	40	54	60	92	101	151

See the full Speed tier table

Most common partners

% of teams with Ariados that also bring each Pokémon.

Feraligatr28.6%
Tyranitar28.6%
Scrafty28.6%
Dragapult28.6%
Meganium14.3%
Politoed14.3%

Weaknesses and resistances

Damage multiplier of each move type against this Pokémon's types.

4x weakness

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2x weakness

Fire
Flying
Psychic
Rock

Resists (½)

Poison
Bug
Fairy

Resists (¼)

Grass
Fighting

Immune

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best Ariados build in Pokémon Champions?

The most used tournament build is Ariados @ Focus Sash with Insomnia and Knock Off, Protect, Rage Powder and String Shot (1 teams).

What item should Ariados hold?

The most used items in tournaments are Focus Sash (42.9%), Sitrus Berry (28.6%) and Rocky Helmet (14.3%).

What is Ariados's Speed at level 50?

Base 40: 54 at minimum (Trick Room), 92 with 32 SP and a neutral nature, and 101 with 32 SP and a Speed nature.