Ariados · Aquapolis, what to know.
About the Ariados card
Ariados is card 3 of 182 in Aquapolis, released in January 2003, a Rare. It is a Stage 1 Grass-type with 70 HP.
As a Stage 1, it evolves from Spinarak, which places Ariados deeper in its line and means most collectors hold it alongside the cards it evolves from.
Illustrated by Shin-ichi Yoshida.
What is Ariados worth?
Ariados is a non-holo Rare. In Aquapolis, value concentrates in the holo rares, so a Ariados trades modestly, though a clean, well-centered 1st Edition copy in PSA 10 is scarcer than the print run suggests and carries a real premium. Check the live price above for the figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Confirm the print and finish on Ariados before pricing it, since variant and rarity set the market more than the card name alone.
Grading and condition
Ariados grades on centering and edges more than surface. The card was played and traded more freely than the holos, so a clean, well-centered Ariados is worth more than collectors assume.
If you are collecting Ariados
For Ariados, check centering by eye, edge whitening on all four sides, and surface under angled light. Non-holo Rares from this era are cheap enough that a PSA 10 submission on a clean Ariados can make sense.
