Ariados HeartGold & SoulSilver #15

Card #15 · Illustrated by Ken Sugimori

80 HPGrassPokémonStage 1

Ungraded · blended

$2.36

Range $2 → $3
1 grading company tracked
Confidence high · How we price →

Ariados is a Rare Pokémon card from HeartGold & SoulSilver (#15), illustrated by Ken Sugimori. It's a Stage 1 Grass-type Pokémon with 80 HP, evolving from Spinarak, weak to Fire ×2. Its current blended market value is $2.36 ungraded. Prices are aggregated across marketplaces — raw and graded, updated daily and shown in your local currency.

Prices last updated 2 July 2026.

#8 most valuable Ariados of 18 #112 most valuable in HeartGold & SoulSilver of 124

Raw price by condition

Reverse Holofoil · live market via TCGplayer

NMNear Mint$2.25

LPLightly Played$1.62

MPModerately Played$1.26

DMGDamaged$0.75

7-dayflat

30-dayflat

90-day▲ 10.3%

All-time high$2

All-time low$1

Other printingsNormal · $1.08

Price by variant

Reverse Holo$2

Normal$1

TCGplayer market price per printing — reverse holo, 1st edition and unlimited often differ sharply.

Graded prices

Ungraded (raw)$2.26

CGC graded price estimates by grade
Grade	Relative value	Price
CGC 10		$50$50–$50

“Sold” = median of real recent eBay sold listings at that grade. Other figures are blended marketplace estimates. Confidence reflects the price spread — not PSA-official values.

Price history · raw near-mint

1 Aug 20231 Jul 2026

Current

$1.58

Period high

$4.25

Period low

$1.12

Change

▼ 36.0%

Recent sold prices

No recent sold listings tracked.

Population across graders

PSA7 gradedPSA 10 · 0 · 0% gem rate

CGC15 gradedCGC 10 · 2 · 13% gem rate

102

9.51

8.53

Real graded population from PSA, CGC & BGS — a lower gem rate means a Ariados 10 is harder to pull.

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Where to buy

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Cross-market prices

85% spread

Cardmarket · cheapest$2

TCGplayer$2

PriceCharting · dearest$3

Currently 85% cheaper on Cardmarket than PriceCharting. These are independent market prices for the same card — a wide gap can mean a buying opportunity. Informational only, not arbitrage advice.

Market signal

Momentum · 30dFlat 0%

Cross-marketMarkets disagree 85% gap

Derived from this card's 90-day price history, recent trend and cross-market price gap. Informational, not advice.

🇪🇺 Cardmarket price · Europe

36% cheaper than the US

Cardmarket · Europe's largest card market$2

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Card text

Evolves from Spinarak.

Leech Life30

Grass · Colorless

Remove from Ariados the number of damage counters equal to the damage you did to the Defending Pokémon.

Poisonous Saliva50

Grass · Colorless · Colorless

The Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned.

Weakness Fire ×2Retreat 1

“It spins string not only from its rear but also from its mouth. It's hard to tell which end is which.”

About the Pokémon

Long Leg PokémonGEN IISpinarak → Ariados

It spins string not only from its rear but also from its mouth. It is hard to tell which end is which.

Card details

SetHeartGold & SoulSilver →

Number#15

RarityRare

PokémonAll Ariados cards →

GenerationGen II · Johto →

ArtistKen Sugimori →

SupertypePokémon

SubtypesStage 1

TypeGrass

HP80

Evolves fromSpinarak

WeaknessFire ×2

Retreat cost1

National Pokédex#168

Card IDhgss1-15

SourceAggregated marketplaces

Other Ariados cards

There are 9 different Ariados printings — make sure you're valuing the right one. This is HeartGold & SoulSilver #15 (Rare).