Biology
Spinarak is a green, arachnoid Pokémon. It has black eyes with white pupils, a white horn on its head, red mandibles, and six yellow legs. A greenish-black stripe encircles the middle of each leg and the end of its abdomen. The greenish-black spots on its abdomen resemble a face that has been shown to change expression in the anime. Spinarak is a patient hunter that can wait motionlessly for several days for unsuspecting prey to become trapped in its thin yet strong web, which it weaves in the forest . It is even said to be able to identify what kind of prey is in its web just by their vibrations.
In the anime
A Spinarak
Egg in the anime
Major appearances
Spinarak first appeared in Spinarak Attack . Officer Jenny in Catallia City use Spinarak rather than Growlithe in order to honor the Spinarak that foiled a notorious cat burglar known as The Black Arachnid .
Bugsy 's Spinarak debuted in Gettin' The Bugs Out .
In Ariados, Amigos , five Spinarak appeared at the Pokémon Jujitsu Academy , where their silk was being used as beauty masks.
One shared an antagonistic role with a Swampert in Abandon Ship! .
One belonging to Sebastian appeared in The Treasure Is All Mine! .
Minor appearances
Misty chased away a Spinarak in The Bug Stops Here after it scared her.
Dr. Anna had Spinarak make bandages for her patients in Hassle In The Castle .
A Spinarak owned by an unnamed Trainer briefly appeared in Imitation Confrontation .
A Spinarak dropped in front of Misty in UnBEARable .
Multiple Spinarak appeared in Celebi: Voice of the Forest .
Several Spinarak protected the Tin Tower after Team Rocket stole the crystal bells in For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll! .
Three wild Spinarak appeared in The Legend of Thunder! .
In Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution , Team Rocket 's experiments made Pokémon feel sick, including a Spinarak.
Three Spinarak covered Misty with strings in Hocus Pokémon .
A Spinarak was in a forest outside the Ice Path in EP250 .
A Spinarak was in Professor Oak's Laboratory in Showdown at the Oak Corral .
A Spinarak appeared in One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team! .
A picture of a Spinarak appeared in the gallery museum in A Blustery Santalune Gym Battle! .
Pokédex entries
Episode
Pokémon
Source
Entry
EP123
Spinarak
Ash's Pokédex
Spinarak, the String Spit Pokémon. Spinarak can climb any surface easily, and shoot a strong web from both the front and back of its body. Its prey is caught and held tight in its web.
In the manga
In the TCG
In the TFG
One Spinarak figure has been released.
Game data
NPC appearances
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
Generation II
Gold
It lies still in the same pose for days in its web , waiting for its unsuspecting prey to wander close.
Silver
It spins a web using fine--but durable--thread. It then waits patiently for prey to be trapped.
Crystal
If prey becomes ensnared in its nest of spun string, it waits motionlessly until it becomes dark.
Stadium 2
It lies still in the same pose for days in its web, waiting for its unsuspecting prey to wander close.
Generation III
Ruby
The web spun by Spinarak can be considered its second nervous system. It is said that this Pokémon can determine what kind of prey is touching its web just by the tiny vibrations it feels through the web's strands.
Sapphire
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Emerald
The web it spins can be considered its second nervous system. It is said that a Spinarak determines its prey by the tiny vibrations it feels through the web.
FireRed
It spins a web using fine--but durable--thread. It then waits patiently for prey to be trapped.
LeafGreen
It lies still in the same pose for days in its web, waiting for its unsuspecting prey to wander close.
Generation IV
Diamond
It sets a trap by spinning a web with thin but strong silk. It waits motionlessly for prey to arrive.
Pearl
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Platinum
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HeartGold
It lies still in the same pose for days in its web, waiting for its unsuspecting prey to wander close.
SoulSilver
It spins a web using fine--but durable--thread. It then waits patiently for prey to be trapped.
Generation V
Black
It sets a trap by spinning a web with thin but strong silk. It waits motionlessly for prey to arrive.
White
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Black 2
It sets a trap by spinning a web with thin but strong silk. It waits motionlessly for prey to arrive.
White 2
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Generation VI
X
It spins a web using fine--but durable--thread. It then waits patiently for prey to be trapped.
Y
It lies still in the same pose for days in its web, waiting for its unsuspecting prey to wander close.
Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
In side games
In events
Stats
Base stats
Stat
Range
At Lv. 50
At Lv. 100
40
100 - 147
190 - 284
60
58 - 123
112 - 240
40
40 - 101
76 - 196
40
40 - 101
76 - 196
40
40 - 101
76 - 196
30
31 - 90
58 - 174
Total:
250
Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs , IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature .
Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs , IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature .
Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
Learnset
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Spinarak
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Spinarak
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Spinarak
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Spinarak
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Spinarak in Generation VI
Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Spinarak in that game.
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Spinarak
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Spinarak
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
A black or white abbreviation in a colored box indicates that Spinarak can be tutored the move in that game
A colored abbreviation in a white box indicates that Spinarak cannot be tutored the move in that game
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Spinarak
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Spinarak
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
Side game data
Evolution
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
Trivia
Spinarak can be seen as a parallel to Ledyba . Both of them are Bug-type Generation II Pokémon . Spinarak is exclusive to Pokémon Gold and HeartGold , while Ledyba is exclusive to Silver and SoulSilver . Spinarak are nocturnal, while Ledyba are matutinal. Additionally, their rarity is also reversed, with Spinarak being more common in FireRed , and Ledyba in LeafGreen . Both were also added to the expanded Safari Zone in Emerald , and both can only be obtained by breeding their evolved forms in Diamond, Pearl , Platinum , Black, and White . Additionally, in Black 2 its evolution swarms on Route 22 while Ledyba's evolution does so in White 2 .
Origin
Spinarak shares coloring and appearance with the happy face spider , an arachnid from Hawaii with a face-like marking on its abdomen.
Name origin
Spinarak is a combination of spinneret or the verb spin and arachnid . Spinnerak is also the Afrikaans word for spider web .
Itomaru may be a combination of 糸 ito (thread) and 丸 maru (circle) or a shortening of 巻き上がる makiagaru (to roll up).
In other languages
External links
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