# Ariados #27/111 — Neo Genesis

## Summary

Ariados is a mid-tier Johto Stage 1 from the first set to introduce that region's Pokémon, an uncommon that fills out a binder rather than anchoring it. Ken Sugimori's name on the artist line, the man behind the original designs, gives this printing a small pull for completists. At a $4.32 modelled guide, with 9 copies traded in 30 days, this printing is almost entirely collector premium, since the same card plays for $0.06 out of Perfect Order; PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Neo Genesis |
| Number | 27/111 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | WOTC |
| Illustrator | Ken Sugimori |
| Release date | 2000-12-16 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Stage1 |
| Evolves from | Spinarak |
| HP | 60 |
| Types | Grass |
| Attack: Spider Web | cost Grass — Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon can't retreat. (Benching or evolving that Pokémon ends this effect.) |
| Attack: Poison Bite | cost Grass/Grass/Grass — damage 20 — If this attack damages the Defending Pokémon, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned and you remove a number of damage counters from Ariados equal to half that damage (rounded up to the nearest 10). If Ariados has fewer damage counters than that, remove all of them. |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Ariados #168](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/ariados) |
| Finishes | Normal |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$4.32** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-10-17T21:45:02.614Z
- 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 2026-10-17T21:45:02.614Z
- Floor delivered ask: $1.99 — as of 2026-10-17T21:45:02.614Z
- Quant score: 46/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-10-17T21:45:02.614Z — 3 of 11 inputs · 25% weight · -35% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2000-12-16T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-10-03T08:58:26.953Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-10-17T09:03:47.739Z, confidence 75%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-09-02T20:55:32.273Z, confidence 70%
- Population census — observed 2026-09-18T17:27:07.584Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/neo-genesis/ariados-27)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Aneo1-27%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)