Monotype Araquanid [Water] [QC 2/2] [GP 1/1]

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[SET]
name: Sticky Web
move 1: Sticky Web
move 2: Liquidation
move 3: Leech Life
move 4: Magic Coat / Mirror Coat
item: Focus Sash
ability: Water Bubble
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Araquanid takes on the role as a Sticky Web setter for Water-type teams. Thanks to Sticky Web, slow, hard-hitting Pokemon like Crawdaunt, Dracovish, and Choice Specs Pelipper become more threatening, as they are able to outspeed opposing Pokemon more easily. Araquanid should be used as a lead most of the time to get up Sticky Web early. Its ability Water Bubble not only boosts its Water-type moves, making Liquidation hit much harder, but it also makes it immune to burns from Scald and Will-O-Wisp, making it harder for defensive Pokemon like Sableye and Toxapex to deal with it. With Liquidation, Araquanid is also able to deal with Magic Bounce users like Hatterene, which can block Sticky Web. Leech Life lets Araquanid threaten Dark- and Psychic-type Pokemon like Hydreigon and Indeedee while also healing itself. Magic Coat allows it to bounce back status moves like Taunt against common lead Pokemon such as Froslass and Kommo-o. It is also useful against Spikes and Toxic Spikes setters like Ferrothorn and Toxapex. Mirror Coat allows Araquanid to beat threats to Water-type teams, like Duraludon, Heliolisk, Noivern, Hatterene, and Choice Specs Dragapult. Maximum Attack investment optimizes its overall damage output. Maximum Speed investment with a Jolly nature makes it as fast as possible to outspeed Pokemon like Mandibuzz and Corviknight, and Focus Sash ensures that it can set up Sticky Web most of the time.

Potent wallbreakers and setup sweepers like Keldeo, Dracovish, Gyarados, Pelipper, Crawdaunt, and Cloyster appreciate Araquanid's Sticky Web support because they are able to threaten opposing teams more and become much harder to get revenge killed. Since Araquanid is weak to Electric- and Rock-type Pokemon such as Zeraora and Tyranitar, Seismitoad makes for a good partner, as it can cover for its weakness against them and set Stealth Rock while also benefiting from Araquanid's Sticky Web support.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Harpp, 320110]]
- <Water> analysis by: [[Harpp, 320110]]
- Quality checked by: [[Decem, 362454], [Havens, 391540]]
- Grammar checked by: [[<Estronic>, <240732>]]
 
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[SET COMMENTS]
Need to talk about Liquidation hitting Hatterene which would usually block Araquanid's Sticky Web.

Duraludon/Noivern/Heliolisk > Rotom-C for something that Mirror Coat helps against, you're always using Leech Life against Rotom-C because if they get up a Substitute, then that's no good.

A usage tip that says you should lead with Araquanid most of the time to get up Sticky Web early would be good here.

Name some examples of Pokemon it can outspeed with the Speed and Jolly? Mandibuzz and Corviknight are two great examples.

Can you give like 2-3 more examples of Pokemon that Sticky Web help against when you talk about Pokemon that love the support? Sticky Web helps with Dragapult, but it's only really for Dracovish since Crawdaunt gets outsped and Cloyster beats it either way at +2.

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Let's update this analysis for Post-Home content, shall we?

-Have Magic Coat slashed before Mirror Coat on the set, and explain Magic Coat in depth a bit.
-Add Keldeo as a team option.
-Specify the type weakness Seismitoad covers for Araquanid and any important type users (Zeraora)

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[SET]
name: Sticky Web
move 1: Sticky Web
move 2: Liquidation
move 3: Leech Life
move 4: Magic Coat / Mirror Coat
item: Focus Sash
ability: Water Bubble
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Araquanid performs the role a Sticky Web setter for Water-type teams. Due to Sticky Web, slow slow, (add comma) hard hitting hard-hitting Pokemon like Crawdaunt, Dracovish Dracovish, and Choice Specs Pelipper become more threatening as they are able to outspeed opposing Pokemon easily. Araquanid should be used as a lead most of the time to get up Sticky Web early. Its ability, Water Bubble Bubble, (add comma) not only boosts its Water-type moves moves, (add comma) making Liquidation hit much harder harder, (add comma) but it also makes it immune to burns from Scald or Will-O-Wisp Will-O-Wisp, (add comma) making it harder for defensive Pokemon like Sableye and Toxapex to deal with it. With Liquidation Liquidation, Araquanid is also able to deal with Magic Bounce user users like Hatterne Hatterene, which that can block Sticky Web. Leech Life lets Araquanid threaten Dark- and Psychic-type Pokemon like Hydreigon and Indeedee while also healing itself. Magic Coat allows it to bounce back status move moves like Taunt against common lead Pokemon such as Froslass and Kommo-o. It is also useful against Spikes and Toxic Spikes setters like Ferrothorn and Toxapex. Toxapex that can set hazard against Araquanid. Mirror Coat allows Araquanid to beat threats to Water-type teams teams, (add comma) like Duraludon, Heliolisk, Noivern, Hatterene Hatterene, (add comma) and Choice Specs Dragapult. Maximum Attack investment optimizes its overall damage output. Maximum Speed investment with a Jolly nature makes it as fast as possible to outspeed Pokemon like Mandibuzz and Corviknight Corviknight, (add comma) and Focus Sash as an item ensures that it can set up Sticky Web most of the time.

Potent wallbreakers and set up sweeper setup sweepers like Keldeo, Dracovish, Gyarados, Pelipper, Crawdaunt, and Cloyster appreciate the Araquanid's Sticky Web support reduction in speed of opposing grounded Pokemon due to Sticky Web because of which they are able to threaten opposing teams more and become much harder to get revenge KOed. killed. Since Araquanid is weak to Electric- and Rock-type Pokemon, Pokemon such as Zeraora and Tyranitar, Seismitoad makes up for a good partner partner, (add comma) as it can cover its weakness against them Electric- and Rock-type Pokemon such as Zeraora and Tyranitar and set up Stealth Rock while also benefiting from Araquanid's Sticky Web support.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Harpp, 320110]]
- <Water> analysis by: [[Harpp, 320110]]
- Quality checked by: [[Decem, 362454], [Havens, 391540]]
- Grammar checked by: [[<username1>, <userid1>]]
 
Dawn of ares, you don't need to cross out the whole word and write it again when adding a comma; you can just put the comma alongside (AC) like how i did it in this check. You did pretty good otherwise!
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[SET]
name: Sticky Web
move 1: Sticky Web
move 2: Liquidation
move 3: Leech Life
move 4: Magic Coat / Mirror Coat
item: Focus Sash
ability: Water Bubble
nature: Jolly
evs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Araquanid performs takes on the role as a Sticky Web setter for Water-type teams. Due Thanks to Sticky Web, slow, hard-hitting Pokemon like Crawdaunt, Dracovish, and Choice Specs Pelipper become more threatening, (AC) as they are able to outspeed opposing Pokemon more easily. Araquanid should be used as a lead most of the time to get up Sticky Web early. Its ability, (RC) Water Bubble, (RC) not only boosts its Water-type moves, making Liquidation hit much harder, but it also makes it immune to burns from Scald or and Will-O-Wisp, making it harder for defensive Pokemon like Sableye and Toxapex to deal with it. With Liquidation, Araquanid is also able to deal with Magic Bounce users like Hatterene, which can block Sticky Web. Leech Life lets Araquanid threaten Dark- and Psychic-type Pokemon like Hydreigon and Indeedee while also healing itself. Magic Coat allows it to bounce back status moves like Taunt against common lead Pokemon such as Froslass and Kommo-o. It is also useful against Spikes and Toxic Spikes setters like Ferrothorn and Toxapex. Mirror Coat allows Araquanid to beat threats to Water-type teams, like Duraludon, Heliolisk, Noivern, Hatterene, and Choice Specs Dragapult. Maximum Attack investment optimizes its overall damage output. Maximum Speed investment with a Jolly nature makes it as fast as possible to outspeed Pokemon like Mandibuzz and Corviknight, and Focus Sash ensures that it can set up Sticky Web most of the time.

Potent wallbreakers and setup sweepers like Keldeo, Dracovish, Gyarados, Pelipper, Crawdaunt, and Cloyster appreciate Araquanid's Sticky Web support because they are able to threaten opposing teams more and become much harder to get revenge killed. Since Araquanid is weak to Electric- and Rock-type Pokemon such as Zeraora and Tyranitar, Seismitoad makes up for a good partner, as it can cover for its weakness against them and set up Stealth Rock while also benefiting from Araquanid's Sticky Web support.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Harpp, 320110]]
- <Water> analysis by: [[Harpp, 320110]]
- Quality checked by: [[Decem, 362454], [Havens, 391540]]
- Grammar checked by: [[<username1>, <userid1>]]
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