Pokedex · Champions · #752
Araquanid
Water / bug type · strong stats (BST 454, top 92% of the Champions roster) · builds into a physical tank.
Araquanid
water bug · BST 454 · physical tank
Base stats
| HP | 68 | |
| Attack | 70 | |
| Defense | 92 | |
| Sp. Atk | 50 | |
| Sp. Def | 132 | |
| Speed | 42 |
Defensive profile
How incoming damage multiplies for this form.
Abilities
Selectable in Champions (400 VP to change).
- Water Bubble
- Water Absorb
How to use Araquanid in Champions
Araquanid fills a physical tank niche on Champions ranked teams. With a 66-stat-point budget (max 32 per stat), most builds pour 32 into Attack and its best defensive stat, then fine-tune Speed in steps of 2 to sit just above or below the metagame's common numbers.
Defensively it is hurt hardest by Electric, Flying, Rock, while resisting Water, Ice, Fighting, Ground. Check the Water page for the full matchup math behind those numbers.
Movepool highlights
Araquanid can learn 48 moves in Champions. Coverage by type: bug dark grass ice normal poison psychic rock steel water. Pick four that patch your team's coverage gaps — the team builder flags what's missing automatically.
Full move list
| Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua Ring | water | Status | — | 101 |
| Attract | normal | Status | — | 100 |
| Bite | dark | Physical | 60 | 100 |
| Blizzard | ice | Special | 110 | 70 |
| Body Slam | normal | Physical | 85 | 100 |
| Bug Bite | bug | Physical | 60 | 100 |
| Bug Buzz | bug | Special | 90 | 100 |
| Chilling Water | water | Special | 50 | 100 |
| Crunch | dark | Physical | 80 | 100 |
| Dive | water | Physical | 80 | 100 |
| Endure | normal | Status | — | 101 |
| Entrainment | normal | Status | — | 100 |
| Facade | normal | Physical | 70 | 100 |
| Giga Drain | grass | Special | 75 | 100 |
| Giga Impact | normal | Physical | 150 | 90 |
| Hydro Pump | water | Special | 110 | 80 |
| Hyper Beam | normal | Special | 150 | 90 |
| Ice Beam | ice | Special | 90 | 100 |
| Icy Wind | ice | Special | 55 | 95 |
| Infestation | bug | Special | 20 | 100 |
| Iron Defense | steel | Status | — | 101 |
| Leech Life | bug | Physical | 80 | 100 |
| Liquidation | water | Physical | 85 | 100 |
| Lunge | bug | Physical | 80 | 100 |
| Magic Room | psychic | Status | — | 101 |
| Poison Jab | poison | Physical | 80 | 100 |
| Pounce | bug | Physical | 50 | 100 |
| Power Split | psychic | Status | — | 101 |
| Protect | normal | Status | — | 101 |
| Rain Dance | water | Status | — | 101 |
| Reflect | psychic | Status | — | 101 |
| Rest | psychic | Status | — | 101 |
| Round | normal | Special | 60 | 100 |
| Scary Face | normal | Status | — | 100 |
| Skitter Smack | bug | Physical | 70 | 90 |
| Sleep Talk | normal | Status | — | 101 |
| Snore | normal | Special | 50 | 100 |
| Soak | water | Status | — | 100 |
| Sticky Web | bug | Status | — | 101 |
| Stockpile | normal | Status | — | 101 |
| Substitute | normal | Status | — | 101 |
| Surf | water | Special | 90 | 100 |
| Trailblaze | grass | Physical | 50 | 100 |
| Water Pulse | water | Special | 60 | 100 |
| Waterfall | water | Physical | 80 | 100 |
| Wide Guard | rock | Status | — | 101 |
| Wonder Room | psychic | Status | — | 101 |
| X-Scissor | bug | Physical | 80 | 100 |