Mixed
Balanced
CTier
27Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

Sp. Def and Defense carry most of Dewpider's stat budget. Speed's the obvious dump stat. Easy to catch and yields 1 Sp. Def EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats
Below
HP38
F
Attack40
D
Defense52
D
Sp. Atk40
D
Sp. Def72
C
Speed27
F
Total269
Details
Catch Rate
Easy200 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height0.3 m
1'00"Tiny
Weight4.0 kg
8.8 lbsFeather
Base XP54
Low Yield
Abilities
Water BubbleTop Pick
Halves damage from Fire moves, doubles damage of Water moves, and prevents burns.
Water AbsorbHARare
Absorbs water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.
Water Absorb grants Water immunity
EV Yield
HPAtkDefSpASpD+1Spe
Special Defense training source
Pokedex Entries
No Scarlet Violet entries available

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.

Dewpider Weakness

Dewpider's Water/Bug typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric, Flying, and Rock. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Water Absorb grants an additional Water immunity, reshaping the matchup chart.

Dewpider Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Electric, Flying, Rock
0.5x (Resist)Water, Ice, Fighting, Ground, Steel
Type ChartGood
3Weak
5Resist
1Immune
Score-1
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
ElectricFlyingRock
½xResist
WaterIceFightingGroundSteel
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
Water
STAB (6)
FireGroundRockGrassPsychicDark
How to Beat Dewpider in Scarlet & Violet (Best Counters)
Jolteon
Jolteon
Electric
A
Electric is super effective against DewpiderView Jolteon →

Scarlet & Violet Evolution

One evolution ahead. Dewpider grows into Araquanid through a straightforward two-stage chain. A decent partner pool for breeding via two egg groups. Eggs are quick to hatch. The evolved forms gain up to 185 total stats over Dewpider. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Dewpider
#751Dewpider
22
Level 22
Araquanid
#752Araquanid
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Dewpider
WaterBug
Araquanid
WaterBug
HP
38
68+30
ATK
40
70+30
DEF
52
92+40
SP.ATK
40
50+10
SP.DEF
72
132+60
SPE
27
42+15
BST
269C-Tier
454B-Tier+185
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Utility
Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Dewpider easily with 50 breeding partners from the Bug and Water1 egg groups. Pass egg moves like Power Split, Spit Up, Sticky Web and 1 more to offspring.

Egg Groups
BugWater1
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
15 cycles·3,855 steps
Quick~4 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
4moves
Breed With (best first)
azumarillflygonblastoisegolduckferaligatrkingdraswampertmiloticempoleonslowbroslowkingludicolo
12 of 50·

Scarlet & Violet Dewpider Best Moveset

You commit to a move every time Dewpider comes in. Choice Scarf gives speed patching through item lock, and Waterbubble adds to that. Spread EVs make sure the locked move actually hurts. The remaining moves covers the rest.

Best Build

Experimental
Ability
Water Bubble
Item
Choice ScarfSPEED
Best Nature for Dewpider
Timid+SPE

Dewpider best EVs are Speed and Sp. Atk

EVs

Utility Moveset

  • Hydro PumpSTAB
  • SurfSTAB
  • Ice Beam
  • Giga Drain

Recommended Teammates

Shroodle
ShroodleDecent
Gothita
GothitaDecent
Horsea
HorseaDecent

Moves

The natural movepool does the job, but Power Split and Spit Up from the egg pool give Dewpider something extra.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Infestation
D2010020Bug
Lv 1
Water Gun
D4010025Water
Lv 4
Bug Bite
D6010020Bug
Lv 8
Bite
D6010025Dark
Lv 12
Bubble Beam
D6510020Water
Lv 16
Aqua Ring
C——20Water
Lv 20
Headbutt
D7010015Normal
Lv 24
Crunch
D8010015Dark
Lv 28
Soak
C—10020Water
Lv 32
Entrainment
C—10015Normal
Lv 36
Lunge
D8010015Bug
Lv 40
Liquidation
B8510010Water
Lv 44
Leech Life
D8010010Bug
Lv 48
Mirror Coat-5
D—10020Psychic

TM Moves

TM
TM143
Blizzard
D110705Ice
TM182
Bug Bite
D6010020Bug
TM162
Bug Buzz
B9010010Bug
TM22
Chilling Water
D5010020Water
TM108
Crunch
D8010015Dark
TM205
Endeavor
S—1005Normal
TM47
Endure+4
S——10Normal
TM25
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM111
Giga Drain
B7510010Grass
TM142
Hydro Pump
S110805Water
TM135
Ice Beam
A9010010Ice
TM34
Icy Wind
D559515Ice
TM104
Iron Defense
C——15Steel
TM95
Leech Life
D8010010Bug
TM110
Liquidation
B8510010Water
TM185
Lunge
D8010015Bug
TM83
Poison Jab
D8010020Poison
TM21
Pounce
S5010020Bug
TM07
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM50
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM85
Rest
C——5Psychic
TM219
Skitter Smack
D709010Bug
TM70
Sleep Talk
B——10Normal
TM103
Substitute
C——10Normal
TM123
Surf
A9010015Water
TM171
Tera Blast
D8010010Normal
TM20
Trailblaze
D5010020Grass
TM11
Water Pulse
D6010020Water
TM77
Waterfall
D8010015Water
TM105
X-Scissor
D8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Power Split
———10Psychic
Egg
Spit Up
D—10010Normal
Egg
Sticky Web
S——20Bug
Egg
Stockpile
C——20Normal

Tutor Moves

Dewpider can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Dewpider in Scarlet & Violet

Dewpider doesn't appear in Scarlet & Violet. Transfer it from Sun, Ultra Sun, or Sword to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.

Dewpider is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

SunUltra SunSword

Dewpider Guide

  • Get Dewpider to Araquanid at level 22. At 269 BST, Dewpider is just the starting point.

  • Level 22 gets you Araquanid. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

  • For Scarlet & Violet, you can run Dewpider through the first few routes without issues. 269 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Araquanid as fast as you can.

  • You can find Dewpider in Scarlet & Violet. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 3 other games across the series.

Game Availability

Dewpider joined the series in Sun & Moon and has been available in 4 titles so far. With 4 generations of appearances, it's established itself despite the later start.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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