# Ariados #H03 — Aquapolis

## Summary

Ariados is a Johto Bug that fans like but rarely rank high, so interest here comes mostly from Aquapolis itself, the late e-Card era's sought-after set. Its H-numbered holos sit outside the main numbering, so they pull collectors more than a mid-tier Stage 1 otherwise would. The modelled guide sits at $79, up 6% over 30 days on 2 copies traded, with only 30 days of inventory on the board; the slab is the real edge, with PSA 10s at $2,944 and a 18% observed gem rate putting about $250 of expected profit per submission.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Aquapolis |
| Number | H03 |
| Rarity | Holo Rare |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Shin-ichi Yoshida |
| Release date | 2003-01-15 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Spinarak |
| HP | 70 |
| Types | Grass |
| Ability: Gluey Slime | As long as Ariados is in play, each player must pay an additional Colorless to retreat his or her Active Pokémon. Gluey Slime can't make a player pay more than an additional Colorless to retreat a Pokémon, even if there is more than 1 Ariados in play. |
| Attack: Spider Force | cost Grass/Colorless — damage 20+ — Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 10 more damage. If tails, this attack does 20 damage and the defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. |
| Weakness | Fire x2 |
| Retreat | 0 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Ariados #168](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/ariados) |
| Finishes | Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$79.48** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-07
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-07
- Floor delivered ask: $175.00 — as of 2026-11-07T23:47:55.260Z
- Quant score: 64/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-07T23:47:55.260Z — 4 of 11 inputs · 35% weight · -32% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2003-01-15T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-05T05:31:18.879Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-07T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-05T05:31:18.879Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-23T21:02:41.537Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-05T05:31:18.879Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-10-13T00:18:02.641Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/aquapolis/ariados-h03)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aecard2-H03%3AEN%3AHOLO~NM)