Araquanid is an arachnoidPokémon with a water bubble around its head. The majority of its body is dark gray with accents of yellow-green and light brown. It has large, blue eyes with a paler wavy line through the centers. Above its eyes are light brown markings similar to eyebrows. It has three pointed, blue bumps on top of its head and four fang-like projections underneath. Both the bumps and its eyes are capable of glowing. Its abdomen was a light brown stripe down the center of its back with two horizontal lines crossing it. Several light brown extensions at its neck flare out and connect to the bubble around its head. At the end of its abdomen is a light green spinneret. It has six light green legs with opaque bubbles around the joints. The tips of its legs are dark gray.
Araquanid uses the bubble around its head as both a weapon and a protective shield. The bubbles it launches will have a sticky effect. It will headbutt enemies with it, and small Pokémon can be sucked in and drowned. Foes it traps inside these bubbles will lose consciousness before getting torn apart by Araquanid's gnashing jaws. Subdued prey can also be stored inside when the Araquanid is not hungry. However, it will also bring weaker Pokémon and valuable items into the bubble for protection. Notably, it carries around itsDewpider children while feeding them with food within the head bubble.
A special Araquanid inAlola acts as theTotem Pokémon forLana'strial inBrooklet Hill. This Araquanid possessesZ-Power, an energy that originates fromUltra Wormholes and takes the form of a golden, flaring aura. The reward for defeating Totem Araquanid and completing the trial is aWaterium Z.
Araquanid debuted inDewpider Ascending!, where it was shown living with its youngDewpider. After it provided its now-matured children with some survival instructions, it watched as they all left the nest in search of other waters for them to call home.
Araquanid can be seen as a counterpart toMasquerain. Both share theBug type and the same base stat totals of 454, and both can be found atMalie Garden inPokémon Sun and Moon, alternating based on thetime of day, with Araquanid being found during the day and Masquerain at night.
Origin
Araquanid appears to be based on thediving bell spider, a species that gathers air into a bubble and uses it to breathe underwater. Araquanid, however, reverses this by instead utilizing a bubble of water to breathe above the surface. Given its long, skinny legs, Araquanid may also take some influence from one of many species ofsea spiders, while the color resemblesreeds. The growths on its head may be inspired by theHawaiian happy-face spider.
Name origin
Araquanid may be a combination ofarachnid andaqua.
Onishizukumo may be a combination of 鬼蜘蛛onigumo (Araneus ventricosus), 鬼oni (demon), 滴shizuku (drop, of water or other liquids), 水蜘蛛mizugumo (diving bell spider), 蜘蛛kumo (spider), andShizukumo (Dewpider's Japanese name).
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For other sprites and images, please seeAraquanid images on the Bulbagarden Archives.
