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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.
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
Spinarak in Pokémon Pocket Monsters
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Spinarak debuted in The Legend where one was seen spinning its silk down from a tree when Green had finished her message to Silver in Johto.
One of Team Rocket's elite operatives owns a Spinarak that uses its webs to trap its targets which it first appeared in Into the Unown. It appeared again in Miltank Melee where it was used in an attempt to capture Suicune.It temporarily fell asleep by Parasee's Spore in Iduibitably Ditto. It was later used to make a Spider Web surrounding Eusine and Harry in Great Girafarig, after Harry's Girafarig had been defeated it along with Ken's Elekid had quietly escaped.
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.
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.
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.
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