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Ariados
#6/101 in Ancient Origins, Uncommon, 70 HP, Grass, illustrated by Hajime Kusajima.
- Card number
- #6/101
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 70 HP
- Type
- Grass
- Language
- English
- Release date
- August 12, 2015
- Illustrator
- Hajime Kusajima
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Collector Notes
Ariados
Ariados appears in the English print of Ancient Origins, released on August 12, 2015. Ariados is a uncommon rarity and 70 HP. The Ancient Origins set contains 101 cards.
Artist Info
This card's illustration was created by Hajime Kusajima.
Collector Insights
Ariados is a Grass-type Pokémon with 70 HP and a retreat cost of one Colorless energy. It possesses the ability Poisonous Nest, which poisons both Active Pokémon (excluding Grass-types) during the player’s turn. The card features an attack named Impound, requiring one Grass and one Colorless energy to deal 30 damage and prevent the Defending Pokémon from retreating during the opponent’s next turn. Ariados has no resistances and is weak to Fire, which deals double damage. Its design is linked to the XY series, specifically the Ancient Origins set, released in August 2015. The card’s flavor text describes a behavior involving silk attachment and tracking prey. It is classified as a Uncommon rarity and was illustrated by Hajime Kusajima. The Pokémon’s Pokédex number is 168.
It attaches silk to its prey and sets it free. Later, it tracks the silk to the prey and its friends.
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