Biology
Araquanid is an arachnoid Pokémon with a water bubble around its head. The majority of its body is dark gray with accents of yellow-green and light brown. It has large, blue eyes with a paler wavy line through the centers. Above its eyes are light brown markings similar to eyebrows. It has three pointed, blue bumps on top of its head and four fang-like projections underneath. Both the bumps and its eyes are capable of glowing. Its abdomen was a light brown stripe down the center of its back with two horizontal lines crossing it. Several light brown extensions at its neck flare out and connect to the bubble around its head. At the end of its abdomen is a light green spinneret. It has six light green legs with opaque bubbles around the joints. The tips of its legs are dark gray.
Araquanid uses the bubble around its head as both a weapon and a protective shield. The bubbles it launches will have a sticky effect. It will headbutt enemies with it, and small Pokémon can be sucked in and drowned. Foes it traps inside these bubbles will lose consciousness before getting torn apart by Araquanid's gnashing jaws. Subdued prey can also be stored inside when the Araquanid is not hungry. However, it will also bring weaker Pokémon and valuable items into the bubble for protection. Notably, it carries around its Dewpider children while feeding them with food within the head bubble.
A special Araquanid in Alola acts as the Totem Pokémon for Lana's trial in Brooklet Hill. This Araquanid possesses Z-Power, an energy that originates from Ultra Wormholes and takes the form of a golden, flaring aura. The reward for defeating Totem Araquanid and completing the trial is a Waterium Z.
Araquanid and its pre-evolved form, Dewpider, are the only known Pokémon that can have Water Bubble as an Ability.
Evolution
Araquanid evolves from Dewpider.
(For specifics on this Pokémon's Evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)
Game data
Pokédex entries
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Alola
S M : #142
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Alola
US UM : #175
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Kanto
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| This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.
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| Sun
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It delivers headbutts with the water bubble on its head. Small Pokémon get sucked into the bubble, where they drown.
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| Moon
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Despite what its appearance suggests, it cares for others. If it finds vulnerable, weak Pokémon, it protectively brings them into its water bubble.
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It usually passes its time in the water. When its belly is full, it stores its subdued prey in the water bubble on its head.
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It has a habit of storing things it values in its water bubble. If its Trainer doesn't watch out, Araquanid will try to put them in its bubble!
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Paldea
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Kitakami
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Blueberry
#91
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A caring Pokémon, Araquanid carries Dewpider around inside its water bubble to protect them as it walks. It protects its food in its bubble too.
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| Violet
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It launches sticky water bubbles. Foes who lose consciousness while trapped inside these bubbles will get torn apart by Araquanid’s gnashing jaws.
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Game locations
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In side games
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| This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation VII side games.
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Held items
Stats
Base stats
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Range
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At Lv. 100
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68
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128 - 175
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246 - 340
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70
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67 - 134
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130 - 262
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92
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87 - 158
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170 - 311
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50
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49 - 112
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94 - 218
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132
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123 - 202
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242 - 399
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42
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42 - 103
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80 - 201
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Total: 454
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- 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.
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Type effectiveness
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Learnset
Araquanid is available in Scarlet and Violet Version 3.0.0+.
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Araquanid
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Araquanid
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Araquanid
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution or an alternate form of Araquanid
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Araquanid
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Araquanid
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Araquanid
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Araquanid
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an Evolution of Araquanid
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Side game data
Evolution data
Sprites
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In animation
Main series
Major appearances
Araquanid debuted in Dewpider Ascending!, where it was shown living with its young Dewpider. After it provided its now-matured children with some survival instructions, it watched as they all left the nest in search of other waters for them to call home.
Minor appearances
A Trainer's Araquanid appeared in Battle Royal 151!, where it competed in the Battle Royal preliminary round of the Manalo Conference but lost to Pikachu.
GOTCHA!
An Araquanid briefly appeared in GOTCHA!, under the ownership of Lana.
In the mangaIn the TCGTrivia
- Araquanid can be seen as a counterpart to Masquerain. Both share the Bug type and the same base stat totals of 454, and both can be found at Malie Garden in Pokémon Sun and Moon, alternating based on the time of day, with Araquanid being found during the day and Masquerain at night.
Origin
Araquanid appears to be based on the diving bell spider, a species that gathers air into a bubble and uses it to breathe underwater. Araquanid, however, reverses this by instead utilizing a bubble of water to breathe above the surface. Given its long, skinny legs, Araquanid may also take some influence from one of many species of sea spiders, while the color resembles reeds. The growths on its head may be inspired by the Hawaiian happy-face spider.
Name origin
Araquanid may be a combination of arachnid and aqua.
Onishizukumo may be a combination of 鬼蜘蛛 onigumo (Araneus ventricosus), 鬼 oni (demon), 滴 shizuku (drop, of water or other liquids), 水蜘蛛 mizugumo (diving bell spider), 蜘蛛 kumo (spider), and Shizukumo (Dewpider's Japanese name).
In other languages
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オニシズクモ Onishizukumo
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From 鬼蜘蛛 onigumo, 鬼 oni, 滴 shizuku, 水蜘蛛 mizugumo, 蜘蛛 kumo, and Shizukumo
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 French
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Tarenbulle
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From tarentule and bulle
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Araquanid
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Same as English name
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 German
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Aranestro
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From Araneus and Tropfen
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 Italian
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Araquanid
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Same as English name
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 Korean
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깨비물거미 Kkaebimulgeomi
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From 도깨비 dokkaebi, 물 mul, 거미 geomi, and 물거미 mulgeomi
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 Mandarin Chinese
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滴蛛霸 Dīzhūbà
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From 滴 dī, 蜘蛛 zhīzhū, and 霸 bà
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 Cantonese Chinese
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滴蛛霸 Dīkjyūba
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From 滴 dīk, 蜘蛛 jījyū, and 霸 bà
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 Hindi
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डैड्रॉमक Deadromak
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From dead or death, drop, and मकड़ी makṛī
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 Russian
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Аракванид Arakvanid
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Transcription of English name
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 Thai
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โอนิชิซึคุโม Onichisuekhumo
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Transcription of Japanese name
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This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon species, as well as Pokémon groups and forms.
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Mystic Water (5%)
For other sprites and images, please see Araquanid images on the Bulbagarden Archives.
