Dewpider (Pokémon)

For Pokémon GO information on this species, see the game's section.
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Pokémon
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Dewpider
Water Bubble Pokémon
シズクモ
Shizukumo
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Dewpider



Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type
Water Bug
Unknown Unknown
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Abilities
Water Bubble Cacophony
Cacophony
Water Absorb
Hidden Ability
Cacophony
Hidden Ability
Cacophony
Cacophony
Gender ratio
Unknown
50% male, 50% female
Catch rate
200 (36.6%)
Breeding
Egg Groups
Water 1 and Bug
Hatch time
15 cycles
Height
1'00" 0.3 m
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Weight
8.8 lbs. 4.0 kg
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Mega Stone
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Base experience yield
Unknown
Gen. IV
Unknown
IV
54
Leveling rate
Medium Fast
EV yield
Total: 1
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Footprint
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Pokédex color
Green
Base friendship
70
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Dewpider (Japanese: シズクモ Shizukumo) is a dual-type Water/Bug Pokémon introduced in Generation VII.

It evolves into Araquanid starting at level 22.

Biology

 
Bubbleless Dewpider underwater walking on four legs

Dewpider is a Pokémon resembling a spider with a water bubble over its head. Its head and most of its abdomen are dark gray, while its thorax and six legs are light green. All of its legs are thin with a knobby joint in the middle, and three of its legs are typically used to anchor the bubble on its head. Sometimes Dewpider will secretly swap which legs will hold up the bubble. The green on its thorax extends onto its abdomen in three triangular markings. Several triangular flaps extend upward and attach to the bubble over its head. The head itself has large light blue eyes with darker pupils and sclerae, two blue bumps on top, and a light green mouth similar to a spinneret. There is an actual spinneret on the tip of its abdomen, which the anime has shown as capable of producing both silk and water bubbles.

Dewpider can only breathe oxygen dissolved in water, so the bubble over their head allows them to breathe on land. Dewpider uses the sticky silk it creates to form a sturdy water bubble that will rarely burst. Additionally, the bubble protects its soft head and can be slammed into both prey and enemies. If two Dewpider meet, they compare bubbles and the one with the smaller bubble will move out of the way. It supports the water bubble that envelops its head with three of its legs.

Dewpider and its evolved form, Araquanid, are the only known Pokémon that can have Water Bubble as an Ability.

Evolution

Dewpider evolves into Araquanid.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

 
Unevolved
Dewpider
 Water  Bug 

 
First evolution
Araquanid
 Water  Bug 


In the anime

 
Dewpider in the anime

Major appearances

Multiple Dewpider debuted in Dewpider Ascending!, where they were told by their parent Araquanid to leave the nest and find their own places to call home. One Dewpider got separated from the group and came across Lana. Upon seeing Lana with a balloon on her head because of Popplio, it developed a crush on her. It then tried to find a new home, eventually finding one near the Pokémon School, but it had to battle a wild Surskit that already lived there. Dewpider lost the battle, but when Surskit evolved into a Masquerain, it happily abandoned its home and flew off, allowing Dewpider to live there. Earlier, it challenged two other Dewpider over territory, only to lose.

Minor appearances

A Dewpider appeared in The Road Most Traveled!.

A Dewpider appeared in a fantasy in Must Be Our Heroes and the Witch! when Cilan asked Misty how she feels about it being both a Water- and Bug-type.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry
SM071 Dewpider Rotom Pokédex Dewpider, the Water Bubble Pokémon. A Water and Bug type. Dewpider come out of the water, looking for food. They create water bubbles to breathe and to protect their soft heads.

In the TCG

Main article: Dewpider (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
Generation VII Alola
SM: #141
Alola
USUM: #174
Kanto
#—
This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.
Sun It crawls onto the land in search of food. Its water bubble allows it to breathe and protects its soft head.
Moon When it comes across enemies or potential prey, this Pokémon smashes its water-bubble-covered head into them.
Ultra Sun When two Dewpider meet, they display their water bubbles to each other. Then the one with the smaller bubble gets out of the other's way.
Ultra Moon It can only breathe oxygen that has dissolved in water, so it wears a water bubble on its head when it walks around on land.
Generation VIII Galar
#214
Galar
Crown Tundra #091
Sinnoh
#—
Hisui
#—
This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus.
Sword It forms a water bubble at the rear of its body and then covers its head with it. Meeting another Dewpider means comparing water-bubble sizes.
Shield Dewpider normally lives underwater. When it comes onto land in search of food, it takes water with it in the form of a bubble on its head.
Generation IX Paldea
#—
Kitakami
#—
Blueberry
#90
Scarlet Dewpider uses sticky threads to create the water bubble that covers its head, so the bubble very rarely bursts.
Violet It supports the water bubble that envelops its head with three of its legs. Sometimes it secretly swaps which legs are holding up the bubble.


   
Dewpider in the Alola Pokédex Dewpider in the Blueberry Pokédex

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
Generation VII
Sun Moon
Brooklet HillDay (Surfing and walking)
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon
Brooklet HillDay (Surfing and walking)
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee
Unobtainable
Generation VIII
Sword Shield
Route 5, Motostoke Riverbank, Stony Wilderness
Rolling Fields, Dappled Grove, West Lake Axewell, South Lake Miloch, Bridge Field, Lake of Outrage, Dusty Bowl (Max Raid Battle)
Expansion Pass
Giant's Bed, Old Cemetery, Giant's Foot, Frigid Sea, Three-Point Pass, Ballimere Lake
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl
Unobtainable
Legends: Arceus
Unobtainable
Generation IX
Scarlet Violet
TradeVersion 3.0.0+
The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero
Savanna Biome, Coastal Biome, Torchlit Labyrinth
Tera Raid Battles (2★)


In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
Generation VII
This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation VII side games.
Generation VIII
This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation VIII side games.
Cross-Generation
Shuffle
Event: The Daily Pokémon (#8)


Held items

Games Held items
Sun Moon
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon
Sword Shield

Stats

Base stats

Stat Range
At Lv. 50 At Lv. 100
38
98 - 145 186 - 280
40
40 - 101 76 - 196
52
51 - 114 98 - 223
40
40 - 101 76 - 196
72
69 - 136 134 - 267
27
28 - 86 53 - 168
Total:
269
Other Pokémon with this total
  • Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
  • Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
Damaged
normally by:
Normal
Fighting ½×
Flying
Poison
Ground ½×
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel ½×
Fire
Water ½×
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice ½×
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Weak to:
Normal
Fighting ½×
Flying
Poison
Ground ½×
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel ½×
Fire
Water ½×
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice ½×
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Immune to:
Normal
Fighting ½×
Flying
Poison
Ground ½×
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel ½×
Fire
Water ½×
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice ½×
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Resistant to:
Normal
Fighting ½×
Flying
Poison
Ground ½×
Rock
Bug
Ghost
Steel ½×
Fire
Water ½×
Grass
Electric
Psychic
Ice ½×
Dragon
Dark
Fairy
None
Notes:

Learnset

Dewpider is available in Scarlet and Violet Version 3.0.0+.

By leveling up

Generation IX
Other generations:
VII - VIII
 Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP
011 Water Gun Water Special 04040 100100% 25
011 Infestation Bug Special 02020 100100% 20
044 Bug Bite Bug Physical 06060 100100% 20
088 Bite Dark Physical 06060 100100% 25
1212 Bubble Beam Water Special 06565 100100% 20
1616 Aqua Ring Water Status 0000 00——% 20
2020 Headbutt Normal Physical 07070 100100% 15
2424 Crunch Dark Physical 08080 100100% 15
2828 Soak Water Status 0000 100100% 20
3232 Entrainment Normal Status 0000 100100% 15
3636 Lunge Bug Physical 08080 100100% 15
4040 Liquidation Water Physical 08585 100100% 10
4444 Leech Life Bug Physical 08080 100100% 10
4848 Mirror Coat Psychic Special 0000 100100% 20
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Dewpider
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Dewpider
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM

Generation IX
Other generations:
VII - VIII
   TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
TM007  TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM011  TM011 Water Pulse Water Special 06060 100}}100% 20
TM020  TM020 Trailblaze Grass Physical 05050 100}}100% 20
TM021  TM021 Pounce Bug Physical 05050 100}}100% 20
TM022  TM022 Chilling Water Water Special 05050 100}}100% 20
TM025  TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20
TM034  TM034 Icy Wind Ice Special 05555 095}}95% 15
TM047  TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM050  TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000 00—}}—% 5
TM070  TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM077  TM077 Waterfall Water Physical 08080 100}}100% 15
TM083  TM083 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20
TM085  TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000 00—}}—% 5
TM095  TM095 Leech Life Bug Physical 08080 100}}100% 10
TM103  TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000 00—}}—% 10
TM104  TM104 Iron Defense Steel Status 0000 00—}}—% 15
TM105  TM105 X-Scissor Bug Physical 08080 100}}100% 15
TM108  TM108 Crunch Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15
TM110  TM110 Liquidation Water Physical 08585 100}}100% 10
TM111  TM111 Giga Drain Grass Special 07575 100}}100% 10
TM123  TM123 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15
TM135  TM135 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10
TM142  TM142 Hydro Pump Water Special 110110 080}}80% 5
TM143  TM143 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5
TM162  TM162 Bug Buzz Bug Special 09090 100}}100% 10
TM171  TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10
TM182  TM182 Bug Bite Bug Physical 06060 100}}100% 20
TM185  TM185 Lunge Bug Physical 08080 100}}100% 15
TM205  TM205 Endeavor Normal Physical 0000 100}}100% 5
TM219  TM219 Skitter Smack Bug Physical 07070 090}}90% 10
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Dewpider
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Dewpider
  • Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

Generation IX
Other generations:
VII - VIII
 Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 
Power Split Psychic Status —% 10
Spit Up Normal Special 100% 10
Sticky Web Bug Status —% 20
Stockpile Normal Status —% 20
  • Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Dewpider
  • Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Dewpider
  • Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Dewpider

Side game data

Pokémon Shuffle
 
Water
  Attack Power: 40 - 90   5

#727
 

Barrier Bash
Removes one barrier-type disruption without fail.


Pokémon Rumble Rush
File:Rush751Body.png Walking Speed: 2.92 seconds Base HP: 44
Base Attack: 65 Base Defense: 51 Base Speed: 60
Pokémon GO
  Base HP: 116 Base Attack: 72 Base Defense: 117
Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement:   50
Fast Attacks: Infestation, Bug Bite
Charged Attacks: Mirror Coat, Bubble Beam, Water Pulse

Evolution data

 
Unevolved
Dewpider
 Water  Bug 
 
Level 22
 
First evolution
Araquanid
 Water  Bug 


Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VII.
Generation VII
Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon
Front Back Front Back
Generation VIII
Sword Shield
Cross-Generation
HOME
   
  For other sprites and images, please see Dewpider images on the Bulbagarden Archives.


Trivia

Origin

Dewpider may be based on the diving bell spider, a spider that lives primarily underwater, gathering air into a bubble around its abdomen to breathe and provide an air supply to its nest. Dewpider's biology reverses this, being only able to breathe in water and using a water bubble to live on land. The way Dewpider holds its water bubble on its head makes it resemble a diving helmet. Its shape may also be based on a bacteriophage.

Name origin

Dewpider may be a combination of dew and spider, or refer to dewdrop spiders.

Shizukumo may be a combination of 滴 shizuku (drop, of water or other liquids), 蜘蛛 kumo (spider), and 水蜘蛛 mizugumo (diving bell spider).

In other languages

Language Title Meaning
  Japanese シズクモ Shizukumo From shizuku, 蜘蛛 kumo, and 水蜘蛛 mizugumo
  French Araqua From Arachnida and aqua
  Spanish Dewpider Same as English name
  German Araqua From Arachnida and aqua
  Italian Dewpider Same as English name
  Korean 물거미 Mulgeomi From mul and 거미 geomi or 물거미 mulgeomi
  Mandarin Chinese 滴蛛 Dīzhū From and 蜘蛛 zhīzhū
  Cantonese Chinese 滴蛛 Dīkjyū From dīk and 蜘蛛 jījyū


External links

  #0750: Mudsdale
Pokémon
#0752: Araquanid  
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