Spinarak#167

Among other species it looks pale; its highest stat is Attack. Its weakest point is Speed — lower than 93% of species. Taken together these numbers say little in its favor: below 95% of the Pokédex. This is not the final form yet — it evolves once more, so the numbers above describe this stage, not what it will end up as. On defense it has 4 weaknesses and 5 resistances. Very easy to catch, often with the first Poké Ball.

✦ Regular version

Bug Poison

Height: 0.5 m (1′08″) Weight: 8.5 kg (18.7 lbs)

Base stats

HP

40

7%

Atk

60

28%

Def

40

8%

SpA

40

13%

SpD

40

9%

Spe

30

7%

TOTAL

250

5%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Weak point: Speed.

A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Attack, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.

Which nature to choose

It hits physically: its Attack (60) is 20 points higher than its Sp. Atk. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all. Evolution does not change it, so pick it for the final form, not for these numbers.

• Adamant +Atk · −SpA It moves second and nothing will change that, so the whole boost goes into power.
• Brave +Atk · −Spe The Trick Room version: with the turn order reversed, the slower the better, and Gyro Ball calculates its power from exactly this lowered Speed.

• Hidden Power and Weather Ball still deal damage based on Sp. Atk. If either of them is going into the set, lowering Sp. Atk is no longer free.

A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.

Regional numbers 5

The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version.

Johto	#032	Gold / Silver , Crystal , HeartGold / SoulSilver
Kalos	#107	X / Y
Alola	#022	Sun / Moon , Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon
Kitakami	#001	Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Teal Mask
Lumiose City	#058	Legends: Z-A

Abilities

• Swarm Strengthens bug moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
• Insomnia Prevents sleep.
• Sniper Strengthens critical hits to inflict 3× damage rather than 2×.

Pokédex entry

It lies still in the same pose for days in its web, waiting for its unsuspecting prey to wander close.

Habitat: Forest Egg Group: Bug Gender: 50% ♂ / 50% ♀ Catch difficulty: very easy (255/255) Base friendship: 70/255 Base EXP: 50

Evolution line Full line →

#167 Spinarak #168 Ariados Level 22

How much damage Spinarak takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.

The sprites come straight from the games in which Spinarak appeared — one from each release.

Gen 2 1999

Gen 3 2002

Gen 4 2006

Gen 5 2010

Gen 6 2013

Gen 7 2016

Gen 8 2019

The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.

Spinarak has 10 cards in 10 sets. The oldest of them are shown below.

Neo Genesis Neo Discovery Team Rocket Returns Mysterious Treasures HeartGold & SoulSilver Ancient Origins

Offspring can come from 90 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.

The Egg hatches after 15 cycles, which is roughly 4,100 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.

#010

Caterpie

#011

Metapod

#012

Butterfree

#013

Weedle

#014

Kakuna

#015

Beedrill

#046

Paras

#047

Parasect

#048

Venonat

#049

Venomoth

#123

Scyther

#127

Pinsir

The levels shown are the widest range across all game versions — in a specific release it may be narrower. The exact area, catch method and chance are on the page of each location.

Alola

Hoenn

Johto

Kanto

Orre