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Ariados nicknames

a red arachnid Pokémon with purple eyes, four purple and yellow striped legs, two fangs, a stinger on its head. On its back is a face made from black spots and markings. It also has two protuding purple and yellow antennae-like structures.

Ariados was introduced in Generation 2 with a Bug/Poison typing as the evolved form of Spinarak so there’s lots of inspiration for nicknames.

Let’s look at some info on Ariados and suggested nicknames.

Origins

Ariados is a red arachnid Pokémon with purple eyes, four purple and yellow striped legs, two fangs, a stinger on its head. On its back is a face made from black spots and markings, similar to Spinarak. It also has two protuding purple and yellow antennae-like structures.

In terms of its origins, it’s of course based on a spider, particularly the Myrmarachne formicaria which is a species of jumping spider (you’ll notice that Spinarak jumps around in Scarlet and Violet). As it spits strings of webs, that characteristic comes from spitting spiders (Scytodidae).

Name-wise, it could be a mix of Ariadne, a princess from Greek mythology, which lead to terms like arachnid (the Latin for spider), and maybe dos for two because it was the second Pokémon in its evolutionary line and it has two stinger thingies on its back? It could also derive from the Japanese 脅す (odosu) meaning “to threaten”.

Nicknames

My methodology for nicknames is as follows:

  • I rank nicknames by lettered tiers: S, A, B, C, and D. S is the best and D is the worst.
  • I may use generative AI for inspiration. I’ll always mark these nicknames with an asterisk (*) but they’ll always be amended where necessary
  • I’ll usually list my inspiration for a nickname so you know where they came from

With all that said, let’s look at those Ariados nicknames!

S-Tier

  • Widow
  • Daddy - long legs
  • The Tick - loved that show
  • Carnage - it’s red and Spider-Man reference!

A-Tier

  • Silky Nutmeg/Silky/Nutmeg/Ganache - you already knooooow!
  • Venoma(*) - it rhymes with Nemona too!
  • Recluse - based on the brown recluse
  • Anansi - named after the African folkhero
  • Anti-Venom/Auntie Venom - gender depedent!

B-Tier

  • Kauai - named after the region where the Kauai cave wolf spider lives. It is the rarest spider in the world so might be good for shiny with a rare mark?
  • Cobweb
  • Googlebot - because it’s a web crawler!
  • Legs - it’s literally the Long Leg Pokémon
  • Spidey - your Spider-Sense should be tingling
  • Madame Web - inspired by Spider-Man
  • Spindle(*) - a straight spike, usually made from wood, used for spinning, twisting fibers such as wool, flax, hemp, cotton into yarn
  • Ogreface - O-o-o-o-ogreface, o-o-oogreface!
  • Trapdoor - named after the spider species
  • Bagheera - based on the bagheera kiplingi, a species of jumping spider

C-Tier

  • Charlotte
  • Combfoot - named after the spider species
  • Spinnerock(*) - if you run a Rock tera for some reason?
  • Araknid(*) - gotta love an edgy change of spelling
  • Creepster(*) - adding “-ster” to any name is funny to me
  • Weaver(*)
  • Webber(*)
  • Wallwalker
  • Tektite - an enemy from The Legend of Zelda
  • Eensy Weensy
  • Silk Road
  • Seamstress
  • Tangled

D-Tier

  • Spinneret
  • Web Slinger
  • Hello Legs
  • WorldWideWeb
  • Strung Up

Do you have a favourite Ariados nickname or have a suggestion of your own? If you like any of my nicknames or want to suggest one of your own, head over to the contact me link on the left and email me your suggestion!