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[OVERVIEW]
Araquanid is one of the most effective Trick Room attackers in the metagame thanks to its good bulk and natural offensive prowess with Water Bubble. Notably, its strong Hydro Vortex allows it to hit typically defensive Pokemon for great damage, hitting Snorlax and Porygon2 for 75% of their health and wiping out just about any other neutral hit. Araquanid's Water Bubble also allows it to ignore burns from the likes of Mimikyu and Arcanine, helping it keep up its physical prowess long into the game. Araquanid does have its shortcomings, however; its desire to use Water-type moves means that Gastrodon completely shuts it down, and it matches up poorly against the likes of Tapu Fini and Kartana, making it less effective against balance teams with good defensive synergy. Equally, after it has used its Z-Move, it is less effective at tackling the likes of Snorlax and Porygon2. Its typing also makes it vulnerable to some of the most common Z-Move users, notably Tapu Koko and Gigalith.
[SET]
name: Waterium Z
move 1: Liquidation
move 2: Bug Bite
move 3: Wide Guard
move 4: Protect
item: Waterium Z
ability: Water Bubble
nature: Brave
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def
ivs: 0 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Liquidation is Araquanid's best physical Water-type STAB move, which gets even stronger with Water Bubble, allowing Araquanid to break through Pokemon such as Arcanine, Nihilego, and Alolan Marowak. It also provides an immensely strong Hydro Vortex, allowing Araquanid to break through bulky foes such as Gigalith and specially defensive Celesteela. Bug Bite is primarily used to steal opposing 50% recovery Berries from common users such as Snorlax, Alolan Muk, and Tapu Fini. Wide Guard allows Araquanid to block some of the common spread moves in the format such as Gigalith's Rock Slide, Tapu Lele's Dazzling Gleam, and Garchomp's Earthquake. Araquanid's naturally low Speed, a Brave nature, (AC) and 0 Speed IVs allow it to underspeed Alolan Marowak, protecting its common partners in Kartana and Metagross from being taken down in Trick Room.
Araquanid's power lies within Water Bubble, so more often than not, it relies on Liquidation to do the majority of its damage. Bug Bite is best used when trying to take a Figy Berry or any of the other 50% recovery Berries off a common user such as Snorlax or Tapu Fini. Wide Guard effectively nullifies Garchomp, which tends to run Rock Slide and Earthquake, and blocks Gigalith's Rock Slide as well. Araquanid really appreciates Porygon2 as a partner, as it can set Trick Room for it and form a decent offensive pairing. Araquanid also loves Kartana as a partner due to its ability to break through Gigalith and Tapu Fini, as well as pairing nicely with Arcanine and Salamence that can take down opposing Kartana, which Araquanid hates facing.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Raineko, 294287]]
- Quality checked by: [[zeefable, 501951], [Giokio, 517038]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Estronic, 240732]]
Araquanid is one of the most effective Trick Room attackers in the metagame thanks to its good bulk and natural offensive prowess with Water Bubble. Notably, its strong Hydro Vortex allows it to hit typically defensive Pokemon for great damage, hitting Snorlax and Porygon2 for 75% of their health and wiping out just about any other neutral hit. Araquanid's Water Bubble also allows it to ignore burns from the likes of Mimikyu and Arcanine, helping it keep up its physical prowess long into the game. Araquanid does have its shortcomings, however; its desire to use Water-type moves means that Gastrodon completely shuts it down, and it matches up poorly against the likes of Tapu Fini and Kartana, making it less effective against balance teams with good defensive synergy. Equally, after it has used its Z-Move, it is less effective at tackling the likes of Snorlax and Porygon2. Its typing also makes it vulnerable to some of the most common Z-Move users, notably Tapu Koko and Gigalith.
[SET]
name: Waterium Z
move 1: Liquidation
move 2: Bug Bite
move 3: Wide Guard
move 4: Protect
item: Waterium Z
ability: Water Bubble
nature: Brave
evs: 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 Def
ivs: 0 Spe
[SET COMMENTS]
Liquidation is Araquanid's best physical Water-type STAB move, which gets even stronger with Water Bubble, allowing Araquanid to break through Pokemon such as Arcanine, Nihilego, and Alolan Marowak. It also provides an immensely strong Hydro Vortex, allowing Araquanid to break through bulky foes such as Gigalith and specially defensive Celesteela. Bug Bite is primarily used to steal opposing 50% recovery Berries from common users such as Snorlax, Alolan Muk, and Tapu Fini. Wide Guard allows Araquanid to block some of the common spread moves in the format such as Gigalith's Rock Slide, Tapu Lele's Dazzling Gleam, and Garchomp's Earthquake. Araquanid's naturally low Speed, a Brave nature, (AC) and 0 Speed IVs allow it to underspeed Alolan Marowak, protecting its common partners in Kartana and Metagross from being taken down in Trick Room.
Araquanid's power lies within Water Bubble, so more often than not, it relies on Liquidation to do the majority of its damage. Bug Bite is best used when trying to take a Figy Berry or any of the other 50% recovery Berries off a common user such as Snorlax or Tapu Fini. Wide Guard effectively nullifies Garchomp, which tends to run Rock Slide and Earthquake, and blocks Gigalith's Rock Slide as well. Araquanid really appreciates Porygon2 as a partner, as it can set Trick Room for it and form a decent offensive pairing. Araquanid also loves Kartana as a partner due to its ability to break through Gigalith and Tapu Fini, as well as pairing nicely with Arcanine and Salamence that can take down opposing Kartana, which Araquanid hates facing.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[Raineko, 294287]]
- Quality checked by: [[zeefable, 501951], [Giokio, 517038]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Estronic, 240732]]
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