Araquanid

#752 (Alola)

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Pokémon type

Water

Bug

Boosted in Rain weather

Araquanid weaknesses

Araquanid is weak to Flying, Rock and Electric-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Araquanid is resistant to Fighting, Ground, Steel, Water and Ice-type moves.

63%

Best moveset for Araquanid

The best moves for Araquanid are Bug Bite and Bug Buzz when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Infestation and Bug Buzz deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Bug Bite

12DPS

Bug Buzz

32.6DPS

Defending

Infestation

10.8DPS

Bug Buzz

32.6DPS

Trainer Battles

Infestation

4EPT

Bug Buzz

2DPE

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Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Dewpider family. Araquanid evolves from Dewpider for 50 Candy.

Dewpider

Araquanid

Game images

Araquanid, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Araquanid is a Water & Bug Pokémon which evolves from Dewpider. It is weak to Flying, Rock and Electric moves. Araquanid's best moveset is Bug Bite & Bug Buzz and it has a Max CP of 2,065.

About

"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!"

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Bug Bite	5	12	12
Infestation	9	13	10.8

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Bug Buzz	95	2	2.28
Bubble Beam	45	3	1.64
Water Pulse	65	2	1.56
Mirror Coat	60	2	1.2
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Infestation	10	3	4	4
Bug Bite	4	1	4.8	3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Bug Buzz ▼ def	100	60	2
Water Pulse	80	50	1.92
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Mirror Coat	75	45	1.67
Bubble Beam ▼ att	50	50	1.2
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Bug Bite 12 DPS	Bug Buzz 32.6 DPS	7.2	100%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Bug Buzz 32.6 DPS	6.9	95%
Bug Bite 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	6.5	90%
Bug Bite 12 DPS	Bubble Beam 27 DPS	6.4	88%
Bug Bite 12 DPS	Water Pulse 26 DPS	6.2	85%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Bubble Beam 27 DPS	5.9	82%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	5.9	82%
Bug Bite 12 DPS	Mirror Coat 24 DPS	5.8	80%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Water Pulse 26 DPS	5.8	80%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Mirror Coat 24 DPS	5.3	74%
Bug Bite 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	4.7	65%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	3.8	53%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Bug Buzz 32.6 DPS	2.9	100%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Water Pulse 26 DPS	2.4	80%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Bubble Beam 27 DPS	2.3	79%
Bug Bite 12 DPS	Bug Buzz 32.6 DPS	2.1	71%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Mirror Coat 24 DPS	2.1	71%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.8	60%
Bug Bite 12 DPS	Water Pulse 26 DPS	1.7	58%
Bug Bite 12 DPS	Bubble Beam 27 DPS	1.7	58%
Bug Bite 12 DPS	Mirror Coat 24 DPS	1.5	52%
Bug Bite 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.3	44%
Infestation 10.8 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.2	39%
Bug Bite 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	0.9	32%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Infestation 4 EPT	Bug Buzz ▼ def 2 DPE	15	12	100%
Infestation 4 EPT	Water Pulse 1.92 DPE	15	11.7	97%
Infestation 4 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	18	11.4	95%
Bug Bite 3 EPT	Bug Buzz ▼ def 2 DPE	20	10.8	90%
Infestation 4 EPT	Mirror Coat 1.67 DPE	12	10.7	89%
Bug Bite 3 EPT	Water Pulse 1.92 DPE	17	10.6	88%
Bug Bite 3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	24	10.4	86%
Bug Bite 3 EPT	Mirror Coat 1.67 DPE	15	9.8	82%
Infestation 4 EPT	Bubble Beam ▼ att 1.2 DPE	15	8.8	73%
Bug Bite 3 EPT	Bubble Beam ▼ att 1.2 DPE	17	8.4	70%
Bug Bite 3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	24	5.2	44%
Infestation 4 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	18	4.6	38%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Araquanid?

Araquanid is weak to Flying, Rock and Electric moves.

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Zekrom (Shadow)

Charge Beam

Fusion Bolt

0.66
2
Moltres (Shadow)

Wing Attack

Fly

0.68
3
Toucannon (Shadow)

Peck

Beak Blast

0.68
4
Rayquaza

Air Slash

Dragon Ascent

0.69
5
Regieleki

Lock-On

Thunder Cage

0.7
6
Staraptor (Shadow)

Gust

Fly

0.71
7
Salamence (Shadow)

Dragon Tail

Fly

0.71
8
Thundurus (Therian Forme)

Volt Switch

Wildbolt Storm

0.74
9
Zeraora

Volt Switch

Plasma Fists

0.74
10
Raikou (Shadow)

Thunder Shock

Wild Charge

0.74

The best counter to Araquanid is Zekrom (Shadow) with Charge Beam and Fusion Bolt, followed by Moltres (Shadow), Toucannon (Shadow) and Rayquaza. The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Rayquaza with Air Slash and Dragon Ascent.

The top Araquanid counters, ranked by how many trainers it takes to win the raid in time, each bringing six of that Pokémon at level 40. Fewer is better. Simulated raid battles against Araquanid's own moves and stats, with no dodging. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		126
Defense		219
Stamina		169

Max HP

Level 40	145
Level 50	154

Average size

Height	1.8 m
Weight	82 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	50,000
Candy	50

Purification cost

Stardust	3,000
Candy	3

Other

Buddy walk distance

3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	783
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,044
Level 30 Max wild	1,566
Level 40	1,827
Level 50	2,065

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,305
Level 35 (wild)	1,696