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5 facts about this card
Aquapolis Ariados is a classic e-Card-era design piece: its Poké-Body, Gluey Slime, taxes both players’ retreat costs, while Spider Force turns the attack into either extra damage or Paralysis depending on the coin flip.
This card comes from Aquapolis, the second major e-Reader set, a release famous for dot-code compatibility and even scan-based minigames that gave the whole era a tech-experiment feel collectors still love.
Ariados itself is a Generation II Pokémon, meaning this card spotlights one of the Johto species that did not exist before Pokémon Gold and Silver introduced it to the series.
One fun deep-cut for Johto fans is that Ariados is one of the few Pokémon whose Gold and Silver sprites are exactly the same in both games, a tiny bit of Gen II trivia that makes the species memorable to longtime players.
Shin-ichi Yoshida’s artwork gives this Ariados the sharp, eerie staging that fits both the Aquapolis e-Card aesthetic and Ariados’s identity as one of Johto’s more sinister Bug-types.
Card Reference
Ariados is a Pokemon trading card from the Pokemon Aquapolis set, card number 3. This card has a Rare rarity, is printed in English, belongs to the Wizards of the Coast era, and was released in 2003. The current market price is $11.29, based on recent Raw NM sales tracked on Double Holo.
The current market price of Ariados is $11.29. Market price reflects recent Raw NM sales on Double Holo and updates as new sales come in.
Ariados is from the Pokemon Aquapolis set, card number 3, released in 2003.
Whether Ariados is worth grading depends on its condition and the graded population for the card. Higher grades command larger premiums, so review recent graded sales and use Double Holo's Grading ROI tools to weigh the cost of grading against the expected graded value before submitting.
You can buy or sell Ariados on the Double Holo marketplace, which pairs live listings with a bid and ask order book, so you can set your own price or take the best available offer. Sellers pay a 4.9% platform fee on completed sales, with a $1 minimum.