Competitive Information for Araquanid [Scarlet/Violet]
Water / Bug
Abilities:
This Pokemon heals 1/4 of its max HP when hit by Water moves; Water immunity.
This Pokemon's Water power is 2x; it can't be burned; Fire power against it is halved.
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Note: Pokemon with the Water Absorb ability are immune to Water attacks.
Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Araquanid? These builds are optimized for Scarlet/Violet Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Scarlet/Violet metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
Meet Araquanid, a cool Pokémon ready to dominate with its Water and Bug typing! It's to see Araquanid show up as a Scarlet/Violet opponent. It is weak to Electric, Flying, and Rock-typed attacks. Explore the movesets below to see how Araquanid performs in battles.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Liquidation / Waterfall
- Lunge / X-Scissor
- Trailblaze / Body Slam
- Crunch / Bite
For single battles, Araquanid is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with powerful physical attacks. Choice Band will increase the damage of Araquanid's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Araquanid's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Araquanid heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. Trailblaze was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Lunge is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
◆ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
◆ Trailblaze is a physical 50-base power Grass-type move (100% chance to raise your Araquanid's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
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Item: Choice Band
Ability: Water Bubble
Nature: Brave (+Atk, -Spe)
EVs: 248 Hp / 252 Atk / 8 SpD
Moveset:
- Liquidation
- Poison Jab / Sleep Talk
- Leech Life
- Rest
Araquanid stands out as a fabulous Physical Tank in single battles. This moveset focuses to absorb physical damage and return fire with decent force. Choice Band will increase the damage of Araquanid's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Water Bubble, Araquanid's water power is 2x; it can't be burned; fire power against it is halved.
◆ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Sleep Talk is a status move (Araquanid must be asleep. Uses another known move).
◆ Leech Life is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (Araquanid recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Rest is a status move (Araquanid sleeps 2 turns and restores hp and status).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Araquanid? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Scarlet/Violet Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the Scarlet/Violet metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Liquidation / Waterfall
- Lunge / X-Scissor
- Trailblaze / Body Slam
- Crunch / Bite
For double battles, Araquanid is a distinguished Physical Sweeper. This technique aims to take down the opponent's team with heavy-hitting physical moves. Choice Band will increase the damage of Araquanid's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Araquanid's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Araquanid heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. Trailblaze was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Lunge is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
◆ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
◆ Trailblaze is a physical 50-base power Grass-type move (100% chance to raise your Araquanid's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
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Terastal Phenomenon
In Pokemon Scarlet and Violet (Generation 9), each Pokémon in Paldea has a Tera Type. A Pokémon's Tera Type is inactive until the Pokémon Terastallizes, at which time the Pokémon's type will change to its Tera Type.
There are 18 types, meaning there are countless combinations of Pokémon and Tera Types. Terastallizing a Pokémon allows you to enhance your battle strategies by increasing the power of any moves that have the same type as your Pokémon’s Tera Type or by changing your Pokémon’s weaknesses.
Electric moves are bad against Ground.
Flying moves are bad against Steel/Rock/Electric.
Rock moves are bad against Steel/Fighting/Ground.
The most recommended Terastral Type for Araquanid is: Ground or Steel
Terastallizing into one of it's default typings ( Water or Bug ) could also prove beneficial.
Select a Tera-type:
Teratype Bug moveset for Araquanid
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Bug
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Leech Life / Lunge
- Liquidation / Waterfall
- Trailblaze / Body Slam
- Crunch / Bite
Araquanid is popular Physical Sweeper for single battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Araquanid's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Araquanid's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Araquanid heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. Trailblaze was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Lunge is a physical TERA-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Liquidation is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Trailblaze is a physical 50-base power Grass-type move (100% chance to raise your Araquanid's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
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Teratype Dark moveset for Araquanid
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Dark
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Liquidation / Waterfall
- Lunge / Leech Life
- Crunch / Tera Blast
- Body Slam / Headbutt
Araquanid is an outstanding Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Araquanid's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Araquanid's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Araquanid heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
◆ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Lunge is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Leech Life is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (Araquanid recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Crunch is a physical TERA-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Dark-type move).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Headbutt is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
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Teratype Dragon moveset for Araquanid
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Dragon
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Liquidation / Waterfall
- Lunge / Leech Life
- Tera Blast
- Poison Jab / Body Slam
Araquanid is an awesome Physical Sweeper for single battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Araquanid's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Araquanid's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Araquanid heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. Poison Jab was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Lunge is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Leech Life is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (Araquanid recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Dragon-type move).
◆ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
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Teratype Electric moveset for Araquanid
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Electric
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Liquidation / Waterfall
- Lunge / Leech Life
- Tera Blast
- Body Slam / Facade
Araquanid is an astounding Physical Sweeper for single battles. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Araquanid's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Araquanid's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Araquanid heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Lunge is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Leech Life is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (Araquanid recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Electric-type move).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Araquanid is burn/poison/paralyzed).
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Teratype Fairy moveset for Araquanid
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Fairy
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Liquidation / Waterfall
- Lunge / Leech Life
- Tera Blast
- Body Slam / Facade
Araquanid is a sensational Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Araquanid's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Araquanid's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Araquanid heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Lunge is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Leech Life is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (Araquanid recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Fairy-type move).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Araquanid is burn/poison/paralyzed).
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Teratype Fighting moveset for Araquanid
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Fighting
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Liquidation / Waterfall
- Lunge / Leech Life
- Tera Blast
- Crunch / Body Slam
Araquanid is a wonderful Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Araquanid's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Araquanid's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Araquanid heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. Crunch was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Lunge is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Leech Life is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (Araquanid recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Fighting-type move).
◆ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
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Teratype Fire moveset for Araquanid
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Fire
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Liquidation / Waterfall
- Lunge / Leech Life
- Tera Blast
- Body Slam / Facade
Araquanid is an awesome Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Araquanid's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Araquanid's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Araquanid heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Lunge is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Leech Life is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (Araquanid recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Fire-type move).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Araquanid is burn/poison/paralyzed).
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Teratype Flying moveset for Araquanid
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Flying
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Liquidation / Waterfall
- Lunge / Leech Life
- Tera Blast
- Trailblaze / Body Slam
Araquanid is a remarkable Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Araquanid's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Araquanid's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Araquanid heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. Trailblaze was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Lunge is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Leech Life is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (Araquanid recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Flying-type move).
◆ Trailblaze is a physical 50-base power Grass-type move (100% chance to raise your Araquanid's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
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Teratype Ghost moveset for Araquanid
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Ghost
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Liquidation / Waterfall
- Lunge / Leech Life
- Tera Blast
- Body Slam / Facade
Araquanid is a spectacular Physical Sweeper for single battles. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Araquanid's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Araquanid's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Araquanid heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Lunge is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Leech Life is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (Araquanid recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Ghost-type move).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Araquanid is burn/poison/paralyzed).
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Teratype Grass moveset for Araquanid
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Grass
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Liquidation / Waterfall
- Lunge / X-Scissor
- Tera Blast / Trailblaze
- Body Slam / Facade
Araquanid is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper for single battles. It was designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Araquanid's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Araquanid's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Araquanid heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Lunge is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
◆ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a great amount of damage.
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Grass-type move).
◆ Trailblaze is a physical TERA-boosted 50-base power Grass-type move (100% chance to raise your Araquanid's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Araquanid is burn/poison/paralyzed).
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Teratype Ground moveset for Araquanid
Item: Expert Belt / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Ground
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Liquidation / Waterfall
- Lunge / Leech Life
- Tera Blast
- Poison Jab / Trailblaze
Araquanid is an outstanding Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Expert Belt boosts the damage of Araquanid's super effective moves by 20%. Choice Band will increase the damage of Araquanid's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Water Absorb, Araquanid heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. Poison Jab or Trailblaze are added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Lunge is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Leech Life is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (Araquanid recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Ground-type move).
◆ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Trailblaze is a physical 50-base power Grass-type move (100% chance to raise your Araquanid's speed by 1 stage).
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Teratype Ice moveset for Araquanid
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Ice
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Liquidation / Waterfall
- Lunge / Leech Life
- Tera Blast
- Trailblaze / Body Slam
Araquanid is an astounding Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Araquanid's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Araquanid's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Araquanid heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. Trailblaze was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Lunge is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Leech Life is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (Araquanid recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Ice-type move).
◆ Trailblaze is a physical 50-base power Grass-type move (100% chance to raise your Araquanid's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
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Teratype Normal moveset for Araquanid
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Normal
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Body Slam / Tera Blast
- Liquidation / Waterfall
- Lunge / Leech Life
- Crunch / Bite
Araquanid is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper for single battles. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Araquanid's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Araquanid's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Araquanid heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
◆ Tera Blast is a special TERA-boosted 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Normal-type move).
◆ Liquidation is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Lunge is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Leech Life is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (Araquanid recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
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Teratype Poison moveset for Araquanid
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Poison
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Liquidation / Waterfall
- Lunge / Leech Life
- Poison Jab / Tera Blast
- Crunch / Body Slam
Araquanid is a fabulous Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Araquanid's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Araquanid's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Araquanid heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. Crunch was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Lunge is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Leech Life is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (Araquanid recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Poison Jab is a physical TERA-boosted 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Poison-type move).
◆ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
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Teratype Psychic moveset for Araquanid
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Psychic
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Liquidation / Waterfall
- Lunge / Leech Life
- Tera Blast
- Crunch / Body Slam
Araquanid is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper for single battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Araquanid's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Araquanid's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Araquanid heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. Crunch was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Lunge is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Leech Life is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (Araquanid recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Psychic-type move).
◆ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
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Teratype Rock moveset for Araquanid
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Rock
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Liquidation / Waterfall
- Lunge / Leech Life
- Tera Blast
- Poison Jab / Body Slam
Araquanid is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper for single battles. It's meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Araquanid's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Araquanid's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Araquanid heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. Poison Jab was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Lunge is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Leech Life is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (Araquanid recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Rock-type move).
◆ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
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Teratype Steel moveset for Araquanid
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Steel
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Liquidation / Waterfall
- Lunge / Leech Life
- Tera Blast
- Trailblaze / Body Slam
Araquanid is an extraordinary Physical Sweeper for single battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Araquanid's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Araquanid's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Araquanid heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. Trailblaze was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Lunge is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
◆ Leech Life is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (Araquanid recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Steel-type move).
◆ Trailblaze is a physical 50-base power Grass-type move (100% chance to raise your Araquanid's speed by 1 stage).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
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Teratype Water moveset for Araquanid
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
Tera Type: Water
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Atk / 4 Def
Moveset:
- Liquidation / Tera Blast
- Lunge / X-Scissor
- Poison Jab / Body Slam
- Crunch / Bite
Araquanid is a remarkable Physical Sweeper for single battles. It tries to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Araquanid's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. Life Orb boosts the power of Araquanid's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Water Absorb, Araquanid heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. Poison Jab was added to provide additional threat coverage.
◆ Tera Blast is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (if terastallized: becomes a physical Water-type move).
◆ Lunge is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (100% chance to lower the target's attack by 1 stage).
◆ X-Scissor is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move that deals a mighty amount of damage.
◆ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Crunch is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Bite is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Araquanid can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Scarlet/Violet generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Araquanid.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Araquanid can perform in Scarlet/Violet. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SV Move and Ability Combos for Araquanid
- Moves: Endure + Endeavor
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Stockpile + Spit up
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Endeavor + Item: Focus Sash
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Wide Guard
Moves that boost Araquanid's stats
- Iron Defense
- Stockpile
- Trailblaze
Most notable and possible best moves for Araquanid
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Reflect
- Rest
Common Effort Values for Araquanid in Scarlet and Violet
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Timid Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/252/0/0/4 )
- Calm Nature ( 252/0/0/0/252/4 )
- Relaxed Nature ( 252/0/88/0/168/0 )
- Sassy Nature ( 252/0/4/0/252/0 )
- Optimize Araquanid's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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