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Ariados 3/147
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Card facts
- First Ariados card of the E-Card era: the earliest Ariados in this series.
- Signature Attack: Spider Force belongs to Ariados alone (2 cards, every one of them Ariados).
- Signature Poké-Body: Gluey Slime belongs to Ariados alone (2 cards, every one of them Ariados).
Where the price comes from
| Source | Price | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Market Price* (TCGplayer, ungraded Near Mint) | $8.97 | catalog price |
| Amazon | — | price feed not open yet; use the link |
* Market Price is TCGplayer's market figure for an ungraded Near Mint copy. eBay figures are asking prices and bids with shipping to the US, as our scans saw them. Graded copies are priced apart.
Prices by finish
TCGplayer's low, market and high for each finish this print was sold in.
| Finish | Low | Market* | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $12.99 | $8.97 | $159.00 |
| Reverse holofoil | $16.50 | $25.00 | $16.50 |
Abilities
Gluey Slime (Poké-Body) — 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.
Attacks
| Attack | Cost | Damage | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spider Force | Grass Colorless | 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. |
In play
Ariados is a Pokémon (Grass type) card with 70 HP, weak to Fire×2. It evolves from Spinarak.
Collector notes
This print is number 3/147 in the Aquapolis expansion, with Rare rarity, illustrated by Shin-ichi Yoshida.
