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araquanid
#752

Araquanid

Water Bubble Pokémon

WaterBug

It launches water bubbles with its legs, drowning prey within the bubbles. This Pokémon can then take its time to savor its meal.

Base Stats

HP 68
Attack 70
Defense 92
Sp. Atk 50
Sp. Def 132
Speed 42
Total 454

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Forms

Evolution Chain

Moves

Details

Category Water Bubble Pokémon
Height 1.8 m
Weight 82.0 kg
Base Exp 159
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 100
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat
Egg Groups Water1 ,Bug

Sprites

araquanid Front Front
araquanid Back Back
araquanid Front Shiny Front Shiny
araquanid Back Shiny Back Shiny
araquanid Official Art Official Art
araquanid Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

Substitute Attacker
Item
Heavy-Duty Boots
Nature
Adamant
EVs
HP 68
Atk 252
Spe 188

Strategy Overview

Araquanid's natural Special Defense and typing allow it to set up on many passive Pokemon, namely Vaporeon, and it can also take on many attackers such as Inteleon and Salazzle. It also manages to maintain an offensive presence with Water Bubble-boosted Liquidation. However, its low base Attack and Speed leave it outmatched by opposing wallbreakers like Golurk and Toxicroak, and it struggles if the opposition lacks Pokemon for it to use Substitute on. Its subpar physical bulk also leaves it struggling to capitalize on many of its resistances, so it can take heavy damage trying to switch into the likes of Copperajah and Passimian.

Most Used Moves

Scald
45.8%
Ice Beam
45.4%
Bug Buzz
43.4%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
47.2%
Leftovers
17.0%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc