Oh, spider Pokémon. While the real-life equivalent might be frightening beasties we’d do anything to get away from, we love the spiders of the Pokémon world. With that in mind, we’ve put together this guide with all the arachnids across every generation of Pokémon, with some fascinating details and lore you might not know.
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Here are all the spider Pokémon:
Spinarak / Ariados
Spinarak and Ariados are the original spider Pokémon and are the pair that most closely resemble real-life arachnoids. I mean, Spinarak is a lot cuter than your common household spider, but with its beady eyes and tiny fangs, you can certainly see the similarities.
Sure, like many of the spider Pokémon on this list, Ariados has never been a competitive threat, and Spinarak does little else but annoy you when you’re headbutt hunting for a Pineco, but there’s something pure about this evolutionary pair that makes us think of the good ol’ days of link cables and Celebi rumors.
Joltik / Galvantula
Imagine a spider that could give you an electric shock. Scary, right? Okay, well now look at Joltik and Galvantula, and think again. This pair of arachnids might be the cutest spider Pokémon of the lot, especially Joltik, with its tiny legs, beady eyes, and sweet little jaws.
Before you ask, yes, both of these Pokémon count as spiders, despite the fact they clearly only have four legs. That might be the reason why Galvantula isn’t quite as intimidating as a real-life tarantula, but it’s clear from the electric/bug type’s design and name that it belongs on the list. Not only that, but Joltik and Galvantula’s signature move, Electroweb, further suggests that these furry monsters are indeed spiders. Still, I’d much rather run into them on a dark night in Kalos than some of the other entries on this list.
Dewpider / Araquanid
Dewpider and Araquanid are my personal favorite spider Pokémon, though I doubt I’d say that if I bumped into either of them doing a bit of open-water swimming. Representing the nightmarish water-born spiders of the world, Araquanid looks more like an alien than anything else, with a bubble helmet and long green legs.
Fortunately, Dewpider is as cute as a button, so if you don’t want it to evolve into something frightening, you can grab an everstone or just mash the ‘B’ button every time it tries to evolve. It won’t win you any battles, but it’s still mighty cute.
Tarountula / Spidops
While both Tarountula and Spidops might be useless in battle – a common trait of bug-type Pokémon – the designs for both are fantastic. Outside of the web, there’s little to connect the two, but unlike Joltik and Galavantula, they both have eight legs, so there’s no doubting their arachnid qualifications.
It’s a widely held belief that Spidops takes influence from special ops forces, with its face similar to a night-vision mask and its camouflage color palette. Either way, it’s not the sort of Pokémon you want to run into during a dark night in Paldea.
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