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Pokémon · #752

Araquanid

WaterBug Legal in M-C

Araquanid is #98 on the ladder, on 0.5% of teams.

Stats at level 50

HP 68
Atk 70
Def 92
SpA 50
SpD 132
Spe 42

Base stat total 454

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Level 50, IVs 31. Paste line: EVs: 32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 Def · Brave Nature

Types and weaknesses

WaterBug
Weak ×2
ElectricFlyingRock
Resists ×½
WaterIceFightingGroundSteel

With Water Bubble: Fire ×0.5

With Water Absorb: Water ×0

Abilities

Water Bubble
This Pokemon's Water power is 2×; it can't be burned; Fire power against it is halved. · used by 100%
Water Absorb
This Pokemon heals 1/4 of its max HP when hit by Water moves; Water immunity. · used by 0%

Speed tier

Most common
55
Fastest
103 (+Spe nature, 32 SP)
Neutral
62 (0 SP)
Slowest
55 (−Spe nature, 0 SP, for Trick Room)

At Speed 55, it outspeeds 2 of the 50 most used Pokémon, each at its most common spread and item.

  1. Primarina 80
  2. Kingambit 70
  3. Mega Golisopod 60
  4. Araquanid (this) 55
  5. Hatterene 44
  6. Torkoal 36
Full speed tiers →

Usage in Regulation Set M-C

Rank #98 · on 0.5% of teams · 41,813 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Wide Guard 87.6%
  2. Liquidation 85.2%
  3. Protect 60.8%
  4. Leech Life 53.8%
  5. Infestation 22.9%
  6. Entrainment 12.7%
  7. Lunge 10.3%
  8. Icy Wind 8.5%
  9. Waterfall 8.2%
  10. Rain Dance 6.7%

Items

  1. Mystic Water 32.8%
  2. Leftovers 26.8%
  3. Sitrus Berry 9.5%
  4. Life Orb 8.5%
  5. White Herb 4.4%
  6. Psychic Seed 3.1%

Abilities

  1. Water Bubble 99.6%
  2. Water Absorb 0.4%

Spreads

  1. Brave 32/32/2/0/0/0 · Spe 55 16.6%
  2. Careful 32/1/32/0/1/0 · Spe 62 12.3%
  3. Brave 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 55 10.5%
  4. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 62 6.7%
  5. Adamant 32/32/2/0/0/0 · Spe 62 5.3%
  6. Relaxed 32/0/28/0/6/0 · Spe 55 4.8%
  7. Careful 32/2/0/0/32/0 · Spe 62 3.2%
  8. Brave 31/30/5/0/0/0 · Spe 55 2.8%

Teammates

  1. Mega Golisopod 29.4%
  2. Indeedee-F 25.1%
  3. Farigiraf 21.1%
  4. Rillaboom 19.7%
  5. Mega Metagross 18.0%
  6. Incineroar 16.7%
  7. Sneasler 14.4%
  8. Pelipper 14.3%
  9. Arcanine 14.3%
  10. Grimmsnarl 13.8%
  11. Bellibolt 12.8%
  12. Sinistcha 11.9%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1760 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1760· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #90 · on 0.8% of teams · 41,813 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Liquidation 85.3%
  2. Wide Guard 82.0%
  3. Protect 57.6%
  4. Leech Life 56.3%
  5. Entrainment 13.8%
  6. Lunge 10.9%
  7. Mirror Coat 10.0%
  8. Infestation 9.9%
  9. Sticky Web 9.5%
  10. Hydro Pump 7.2%

Items

  1. Mystic Water 42.2%
  2. Leftovers 17.8%
  3. Sitrus Berry 12.0%
  4. Life Orb 8.9%
  5. Rocky Helmet 4.0%
  6. Focus Sash 2.7%

Abilities

  1. Water Bubble 98.5%
  2. Water Absorb 1.6%

Spreads

  1. Brave 32/32/2/0/0/0 · Spe 55 14.4%
  2. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 62 10.0%
  3. Brave 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 55 7.3%
  4. Adamant 32/32/2/0/0/0 · Spe 62 6.6%
  5. Careful 32/2/0/0/32/0 · Spe 62 4.7%
  6. Brave 32/32/0/2/0/0 · Spe 55 3.4%
  7. Sassy 32/2/0/0/32/0 · Spe 55 2.1%
  8. Modest 0/0/2/32/0/32 · Spe 94 2.0%

Teammates

  1. Mega Golisopod 25.2%
  2. Indeedee-F 23.6%
  3. Farigiraf 19.4%
  4. Incineroar 18.1%
  5. Rillaboom 16.1%
  6. Pelipper 14.4%
  7. Sneasler 14.2%
  8. Sinistcha 12.7%
  9. Kingambit 9.9%
  10. Archaludon 7.3%
  11. Hatterene 6.8%
  12. Mega Salamence 6.5%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, 1500 rating cutoff · Sep 2026· ≥ 1500· 1,631,943 battles

Rank #84 · on 1.1% of teams · 41,813 appearances in 1,631,943 battles

Moves

  1. Liquidation 83.7%
  2. Wide Guard 71.1%
  3. Leech Life 56.3%
  4. Protect 51.8%
  5. Entrainment 15.6%
  6. Sticky Web 14.7%
  7. Lunge 12.1%
  8. Infestation 10.8%
  9. Mirror Coat 10.4%
  10. Rain Dance 6.9%

Items

  1. Mystic Water 36.2%
  2. Leftovers 19.6%
  3. Sitrus Berry 11.8%
  4. Life Orb 7.9%
  5. Rocky Helmet 5.8%
  6. Focus Sash 3.1%

Abilities

  1. Water Bubble 97.2%
  2. Water Absorb 2.8%

Spreads

  1. Adamant 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 62 12.6%
  2. Brave 32/32/2/0/0/0 · Spe 55 10.2%
  3. Brave 32/32/0/0/2/0 · Spe 55 6.6%
  4. Careful 32/2/0/0/32/0 · Spe 62 6.0%
  5. Adamant 32/32/2/0/0/0 · Spe 62 6.0%
  6. Brave 32/32/0/2/0/0 · Spe 55 3.4%
  7. Sassy 32/2/0/0/32/0 · Spe 55 2.6%
  8. Impish 32/0/32/0/2/0 · Spe 62 1.4%

Teammates

  1. Mega Golisopod 24.1%
  2. Indeedee-F 19.7%
  3. Farigiraf 16.6%
  4. Incineroar 14.7%
  5. Pelipper 14.3%
  6. Rillaboom 13.2%
  7. Sinistcha 12.6%
  8. Sneasler 11.1%
  9. Kingambit 8.3%
  10. Archaludon 7.3%
  11. Volcarona 7.2%
  12. Mega Salamence 6.0%

Usage: Smogon usage statistics, Pokémon Showdown ladder, September 2026, all games (cutoff 0) · Sep 2026· all ratings· 1,631,943 battles

Tournaments (Last 30 days)

On 9 of 4,299 teams (0.2%) · win rate 50.0% (95% interval 36.9%–63.1%, n = 52 games) · 2 top-cut teams

Tournament data: Limitless (play.limitlesstcg.com); player names removed · 40 tournaments· player names removed

Checks and counters

Beats it in replays

Teams with these win more often against teams bringing it than their overall strength predicts. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No matchup in the replay sample passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Ladder checks

How often each one KOs or forces it out when they meet. Score = 100 × (p − 2 sd).

Smogon lists no checks with at least 20 encounters.

Matchups: public Pokémon Showdown Bo3 replays; player names removed · Last 30 days· 4,940 replays· gen9championsvgc2026regmcbo3

Good with

Wins together in replays

Brought together, these pairs win more often than expected. Score 1–100, 50 = neutral.

No partner passes the n ≥ 50 and ±1.5 pp gates yet.

Common teammates

Score 50 = paired as often as the teammate's own popularity predicts; higher = paired more often.

  1. Arcanine +14.1 pp n = 5,971 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 14% of Araquanid teams; Arcanine is on 0% of all teams (64.30× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Bellibolt +12.6 pp n = 5,360 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 13% of Araquanid teams; Bellibolt is on 0% of all teams (48.67× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Mega Metagross +11.7 pp n = 7,522 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 18% of Araquanid teams; Mega Metagross is on 6% of all teams (2.87× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Grimmsnarl +8.5 pp n = 5,753 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 14% of Araquanid teams; Grimmsnarl is on 5% of all teams (2.64× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  5. Mega Golisopod +13.7 pp n = 12,314 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 29% of Araquanid teams; Mega Golisopod is on 16% of all teams (1.87× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  6. Sinistcha +4.6 pp n = 4,980 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 12% of Araquanid teams; Sinistcha is on 7% of all teams (1.62× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  7. Farigiraf +5.4 pp n = 8,827 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 21% of Araquanid teams; Farigiraf is on 16% of all teams (1.35× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  8. Indeedee-F +4.9 pp n = 10,516 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 25% of Araquanid teams; Indeedee-F is on 20% of all teams (1.24× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
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  1. Pelipper -0.5 pp n = 5,992 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 14% of Araquanid teams; Pelipper is on 15% of all teams (0.97× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  2. Incineroar -15.0 pp n = 6,974 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 17% of Araquanid teams; Incineroar is on 32% of all teams (0.53× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  3. Rillaboom -26.9 pp n = 8,241 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 20% of Araquanid teams; Rillaboom is on 47% of all teams (0.42× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon
  4. Sneasler -22.7 pp n = 6,013 Teammate
    Why? 1
    • UsageOn 14% of Araquanid teams; Sneasler is on 37% of all teams (0.39× as often), Smogon ≥ 1760, Sep 2026Smogon

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