Watch out. It's a dead archetype.
Araquanid @ Leftovers
Ability: Water Bubble
EVs: 204 HP / 52 Atk / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Liquidation
- Protect
- Sticky Web
- Toxic
No but actually Araquanid is an extremely good check to both Cinderace and Magearna and the webs it provides makes dealing with both of these a whole lot easier for mons like Excadrill as long as you can slot in Knock Off support again Cinderace. I use Tangrowth for this since the soccer bunny likes to switch into it.
I shouldn't need to tell you that Araquanid Liquidation 1 shots Cinderace but let's look at the other side.
252 Atk Cinderace Pyro Ball vs. 204 HP / 0 Def Water Bubble Araquanid: 97-115 (29.5 - 35%) -- 15.7% chance to 3HKO
252 Atk Libero Cinderace Zen Headbutt vs. 204 HP / 0 Def Araquanid: 130-154 (39.6 - 46.9%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
252 Atk Libero Cinderace High Jump Kick vs. 204 HP / 0 Def Araquanid: 105-124 (32 - 37.8%) -- 94.3% chance to 3HKO
Araquanid is also a decent back-up check to non-setup Magearna due to its ludicrous SpD when invested.
252+ SpA Magearna Fleur Cannon vs. 204 HP / 252+ SpD Araquanid: 138-163 (42 - 49.6%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery
(obviously this calc is even better when you consider the SpA drop isn't factored in...)
And in return, Araquanid doesn't threaten a whole lot but it's not a slouch.
52 Atk Water Bubble Araquanid Liquidation vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Magearna: 130-154 (35.7 - 42.3%) -- 91.5% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery
So Cinderace and Magearna both have to pivot out with or just eventually die, which is a free turn for Araquanid to set up webs if they aren't already up. Excadrill is a big abuser of webs as 184+ Spe lets it outspeed even Zeraora at -1, and it generally gets to run a train on anything else if it gets a good switch. And if you get the knockoff on Cinderace, Excadrill can outspeed and 1 hit KO it also.
Obviously it's not going to counter all three of the most complained about Mons, as it struggles vs Urshifu. Nothing is. But when you can get up free team support against two of them that severely cripples the third (a -1 Urshifu is slower than Azumarill) it's a great addition to teams that rely on speed control for success.
Araquanid @ Leftovers
Ability: Water Bubble
EVs: 204 HP / 52 Atk / 252 SpD
Careful Nature
- Liquidation
- Protect
- Sticky Web
- Toxic
No but actually Araquanid is an extremely good check to both Cinderace and Magearna and the webs it provides makes dealing with both of these a whole lot easier for mons like Excadrill as long as you can slot in Knock Off support again Cinderace. I use Tangrowth for this since the soccer bunny likes to switch into it.
I shouldn't need to tell you that Araquanid Liquidation 1 shots Cinderace but let's look at the other side.
252 Atk Cinderace Pyro Ball vs. 204 HP / 0 Def Water Bubble Araquanid: 97-115 (29.5 - 35%) -- 15.7% chance to 3HKO
252 Atk Libero Cinderace Zen Headbutt vs. 204 HP / 0 Def Araquanid: 130-154 (39.6 - 46.9%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
252 Atk Libero Cinderace High Jump Kick vs. 204 HP / 0 Def Araquanid: 105-124 (32 - 37.8%) -- 94.3% chance to 3HKO
Araquanid is also a decent back-up check to non-setup Magearna due to its ludicrous SpD when invested.
252+ SpA Magearna Fleur Cannon vs. 204 HP / 252+ SpD Araquanid: 138-163 (42 - 49.6%) -- guaranteed 3HKO after Leftovers recovery
(obviously this calc is even better when you consider the SpA drop isn't factored in...)
And in return, Araquanid doesn't threaten a whole lot but it's not a slouch.
52 Atk Water Bubble Araquanid Liquidation vs. 252 HP / 0 Def Magearna: 130-154 (35.7 - 42.3%) -- 91.5% chance to 3HKO after Leftovers recovery
So Cinderace and Magearna both have to pivot out with or just eventually die, which is a free turn for Araquanid to set up webs if they aren't already up. Excadrill is a big abuser of webs as 184+ Spe lets it outspeed even Zeraora at -1, and it generally gets to run a train on anything else if it gets a good switch. And if you get the knockoff on Cinderace, Excadrill can outspeed and 1 hit KO it also.
Obviously it's not going to counter all three of the most complained about Mons, as it struggles vs Urshifu. Nothing is. But when you can get up free team support against two of them that severely cripples the third (a -1 Urshifu is slower than Azumarill) it's a great addition to teams that rely on speed control for success.