In case you are unfimiliar with Ariados, here he is:
60HP Evolves from Spinarak
Attacks:
1 G Spider Web
Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Poke'mon can't retreat.(Evolving or benching ends the effect)
3 G Poison Bite If this attack damages the defending pokemon, it is now poisoned and remove a number of damage counters eaqual to 1/2 of the damage done.(rounded up to the nearest 10) If it has less than that, remove all of them.
weakness Fire
Resitance None
Retreat 1
Ariados is much stronger than most people thin. Poison Bite works well with S.Web against cards like Wiggly, Sneasle, and Murkrow. If you think that isn't possible, let me demonstrate. I was fighting a Sneasle with a Focus Band with my Ariados. I Spider Webbed the Sneasle and locked him in. He used Beat Up for 50. I attached a G.Berry to 'Dos and poison bit him. I fully recovered due to my attack and th GBerry (a combo is to use F.Band to be left with 10 hp after an atack, then G.berry and Poison bite to fully recover) The Sneasle Beat up again for a knockout. I simply used a stun spore from a benched Spinarak and the poison killed Sneasle, avoiding F. band. That attack combo Is even better with a couple of Fortresses benched,(so if they retreat, their new active has 20-30 damage on it, begging for a poison bite) and even without Fortress, Ariados has won me many games against powerful cards in tourney winning decks. Some people may say these combos are hard to pull off, but in the right deck, you will constantly be using these combos and winning games. I hope my artical will make some people play Ariados more. If you want to, E-mail me at sean1117@msn.com. Please, no hate mail.