What does Dewpider evolve into?

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

At what level does Dewpider evolve?

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

Should I use Dewpider?

For Sword & Shield, 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.

Where can you catch Dewpider?

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

Dewpider - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Utility

Balanced

DTier

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

Attack40

Defense52

Sp. Atk40

Sp. Def72

Speed27

Total269

Details

Catch Rate

Easy200 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height0.3 m

Weight4.0 kg

Base XP54

Abilities

Water Bubble

Halves damage from Fire moves, doubles damage of Water moves, and prevents burns.

Water AbsorbHA

Absorbs water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.

Water Absorb grants Water immunity

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpASpD+1Spe

Special Defense training source

Pokedex Entries

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
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Electric, Flying, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Ice, Fighting, Ground, Steel

Type ChartGood

3Weak

5Resist

1Immune

Score-1

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Electric Flying Rock

½xResist

Water Ice Fighting Ground Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Water

STAB (6)

Fire Ground Rock Grass Psychic Dark

How to Beat Dewpider in Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

Pelipper WaterFlying	B
Available Moves Moves FlyTM06 Air SlashTM95 Wing AttackLv. 15 Damage vs Dewpider Fly 2x 88-105%KO Air Slash 2x 95-113%KO Wing Attack 2x 61-72% View Pelipper builds →
Togekiss FairyFlying	B
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 FlyTM06 Air SlashTM95 Ancient PowerLv. 1 Damage vs Dewpider Sky Attack 2x 138-162%KO Fly 2x 88-105%KO Air Slash 2x 114-135%KO Ancient Power 2x 62-73% View Togekiss builds →
Noivern FlyingDragon	C
Available Moves Moves FlyTM06 Air SlashTM95 Wing AttackLv. 16 Air CutterLv. 24 Damage vs Dewpider Fly 2x 114-135%KO Air Slash 2x 95-113%KO Wing Attack 2x 77-91% Air Cutter 2x 77-91% View Noivern builds →
Mantine WaterFlying	C
Available Moves Moves BounceLv. 40 Air SlashTM95 Rock SlideTM22 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Dewpider Bounce 2x 74-88% Air Slash 2x 82-96% Rock Slide 2x 43-51% Wing Attack 2x 53-63% View Mantine builds →
Cramorant FlyingWater	C
Available Moves Moves FlyTM06 Drill PeckLv. 35 Air SlashTM95 PluckLv. 21 Damage vs Dewpider Fly 2x 133-157%KO Drill Peck 2x 119-140%KO Air Slash 2x 86-102%KO Pluck 2x 88-105%KO View Cramorant builds →

Sword & Shield 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

#751Dewpider

Level 22

#752Araquanid

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Dewpider

WaterBug

Araquanid

WaterBug

68+30

ATK

70+30

DEF

92+40

SP.ATK

50+10

SP.DEF

132+60

SPE

42+15

BST

269C-Tier

454B-Tier+185

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Dewpider easily with 47 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)

Sword & Shield Dewpider Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

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

—4010025Water

Lv 4

Bug Bite

D6010020Bug

Lv 8

Bite

D6010025Dark

Lv 12

Bubble Beam

D6510020Water

Lv 16

Aqua Ring

D——20Water

Lv 20

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

Lv 24

Crunch

D8010015Dark

Lv 28

Soak

D—10020Water

Lv 32

Entrainment

D—10015Normal

Lv 36

Lunge

D8010015Bug

Lv 40

Liquidation

D8510010Water

Lv 44

Leech Life

D8010010Bug

Lv 48

Mirror Coat-5

D—10020Psychic

TM Moves

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TR06

Blizzard

D110705Ice

TR61

Bug Buzz

D9010010Bug

TR32

Crunch

D8010015Dark

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM39

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM28

Giga Drain

D7510010Grass

TR05

Ice Beam

D9010010Ice

TM27

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

TR46

Iron Defense

C——15Steel

TR18

Leech Life

D8010010Bug

TR98

Liquidation

D8510010Water

TM72

Magic Room

D——10Psychic

TR57

Poison Jab

D8010020Poison

TM25

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM33

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TR84

Scald

D8010015Water

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TR04

Surf

D9010015Water

TR16

Waterfall

D8010015Water

TM71

Wonder Room

———10Psychic

TR60

X-Scissor

D8010015Bug

Egg Moves

Egg

Power Split

———10Psychic

Egg

Spit Up

D—10010Normal

Egg

Sticky Web

C——20Bug

Egg

Stockpile

D——20Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Skitter Smack

D709010Bug

Sword & Shield Dewpider Locations

high spawn rates in mid-game routes across 40 locations. Dewpider's one of the easier catches on the list. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.

Best Locations to Catch Dewpider in Sword & Shield

40 spots to find Dewpider at Lv. 16-65 via walking. Not all of them exist in both Shield and Sword versions, so filter by your copy below.

Stony Wilderness - 3

ShieldOverworld Lv.28-30

50%Mid

Thunderstorm

Stony Wilderness - 2

SwordOverworld Lv.28-30

45%Mid

Raining

Stony Wilderness - 2

ShieldOverworld Lv.28-30

45%Mid

Raining

Stony Wilderness - 3

SwordOverworld Lv.28-30

45%Mid

Thunderstorm

Stony Wilderness - 2

ShieldOverworld Lv.28-30

35%Mid

Thunderstorm

Stony Wilderness - 2

SwordOverworld Lv.28-30

35%Mid

Thunderstorm

Stony Wilderness - 3

ShieldOverworld Lv.28-30

35%Mid

Raining

Stony Wilderness - 3

SwordOverworld Lv.28-30

35%Mid

Raining

Stony Wilderness

ShieldOverworld Lv.28-30

30%Mid

Raining

Stony Wilderness

SwordOverworld Lv.28-30

30%Mid

Thunderstorm

Stony Wilderness

SwordOverworld Lv.28-30

30%Mid

Raining

Stony Wilderness

ShieldOverworld Lv.28-30

30%Mid

Thunderstorm

Route 5

ShieldGrass Lv.16-18 Route

5%Mid

All Weather

Route 5

SwordGrass Lv.16-18 Route

5%Mid

All Weather

Motostoke Riverbank

SwordOverworld Lv.26-28

5%Mid

Raining

Motostoke Riverbank

ShieldOverworld Lv.28-30

5%Mid

Raining

Frigid Sea

SwordGrass Lv.60-65 Water

25%Post

Raining

Frigid Sea

ShieldGrass Lv.60-65 Water

25%Post

Raining

Giant's Foot

ShieldGrass Lv.60-65

25%Post

Raining

Giant's Foot

SwordGrass Lv.60-65

25%Post

Raining

Three-Point Pass

ShieldGrass Lv.60-65

25%Post

Raining

Three-Point Pass

SwordGrass Lv.60-65

25%Post

Raining

Frigid Sea

ShieldGrass Lv.60-65 Water

20%Post

Thunderstorm

Frigid Sea

SwordGrass Lv.60-65 Water

20%Post

Thunderstorm

Giant's Bed

ShieldGrass Lv.60-65

20%Post

Raining

Giant's Bed

SwordGrass Lv.60-65

20%Post

Raining

Giant's Foot

ShieldGrass Lv.60-65

20%Post

Thunderstorm

Giant's Foot

SwordGrass Lv.60-65

20%Post

Thunderstorm

Three-Point Pass

ShieldGrass Lv.60-65

20%Post

Thunderstorm

Three-Point Pass

SwordGrass Lv.60-65

20%Post

Thunderstorm

Ballimere Lake

ShieldGrass Lv.60-65 Water

19%Post

Thunderstorm

Ballimere Lake

ShieldGrass Lv.60-65 Water

19%Post

Raining

Ballimere Lake

SwordGrass Lv.60-65 Water

19%Post

Thunderstorm

Ballimere Lake

SwordGrass Lv.60-65 Water

19%Post

Raining

Giant's Bed

ShieldGrass Lv.60-65

18%Post

Thunderstorm

Giant's Bed

SwordGrass Lv.60-65

18%Post

Thunderstorm

Old Cemetery

ShieldGrass Lv.60-65

18%Post

Raining

Old Cemetery

SwordGrass Lv.60-65

18%Post

Raining

Old Cemetery

ShieldGrass Lv.60-65

15%Post

Thunderstorm

Old Cemetery

SwordGrass Lv.60-65

15%Post

Thunderstorm

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 Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield. 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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Butterfree BugFlying	C
Available Move Moves GustLv. 1 Damage vs Dewpider Gust 2x 55-65% View Butterfree builds →
Wingull WaterFlying	D
Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 15 Damage vs Dewpider Wing Attack 2x 49-59% View Wingull builds →
Noibat FlyingDragon	D
Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 16 GustLv. 4 Damage vs Dewpider Wing Attack 2x 49-59% Gust 2x 33-41% View Noibat builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 4 Damage vs Dewpider Gust 2x 43-53% View Drifloon builds →
Woobat PsychicFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Air CutterLv. 15 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Dewpider Air Cutter 2x 55-65% Gust 2x 39-47% View Woobat builds →

Butterfree BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Air SlashLv. 24 ElectrowebTM82 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Dewpider Air Slash 2x 90-107%KO Electroweb 2x 46-54% Gust 2x 51-61% View Butterfree builds →
Wingull WaterFlying	D
Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 15 Damage vs Dewpider Wing Attack 2x 47-56% View Wingull builds →
Noibat FlyingDragon	D
Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 16 Air CutterLv. 24 GustLv. 4 Damage vs Dewpider Wing Attack 2x 47-56% Air Cutter 2x 47-56% Gust 2x 34-41% View Noibat builds →
Farfetch'd NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Aerial AceLv. 20 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Dewpider Aerial Ace 2x 90-107%KO Peck 2x 56-66% View Farfetch'd builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 4 Damage vs Dewpider Gust 2x 37-46% View Drifloon builds →

Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 Air SlashLv. 18 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Dewpider Sky Attack 2x 132-157%KO Air Slash 2x 86-102%KO Peck 2x 38-46% View Noctowl builds →
Butterfree BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Air SlashLv. 24 ElectrowebTM82 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Dewpider Air Slash 2x 89-106%KO Electroweb 2x 43-52% Gust 2x 51-60% View Butterfree builds →
Wingull WaterFlying	D
Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 15 Damage vs Dewpider Wing Attack 2x 46-55% View Wingull builds →
Noibat FlyingDragon	D
Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 16 Air CutterLv. 24 GustLv. 4 Damage vs Dewpider Wing Attack 2x 46-55% Air Cutter 2x 46-55% Gust 2x 31-37% View Noibat builds →
Farfetch'd NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Aerial AceLv. 20 Air CutterLv. 25 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Dewpider Aerial Ace 2x 89-106%KO Air Cutter 2x 54-65% Peck 2x 54-65% View Farfetch'd builds →

Pelipper WaterFlying	B
Available Moves Moves FlyTM06 Air SlashLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 15 Damage vs Dewpider Fly 2x 90-107%KO Air Slash 2x 94-111%KO Wing Attack 2x 61-71% View Pelipper builds →
Hawlucha FightingFlying	B
Available Moves Moves FlyTM06 BounceLv. 28 Wing AttackLv. 4 Aerial AceLv. 12 Damage vs Dewpider Fly 2x 139-164%KO Bounce 2x 133-157%KO Wing Attack 2x 94-111%KO Aerial Ace 2x 94-111%KO View Hawlucha builds →
Cramorant FlyingWater	C
Available Moves Moves FlyTM06 Drill PeckLv. 35 PluckLv. 21 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Dewpider Fly 2x 130-154%KO Drill Peck 2x 118-139%KO Pluck 2x 87-104%KO Peck 2x 54-64% View Cramorant builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyTM06 Air SlashLv. 35 Air CutterLv. 15 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Dewpider Fly 2x 96-114%KO Air Slash 2x 100-118%KO Air Cutter 2x 81-96% Gust 2x 54-64% View Sigilyph builds →
Noibat FlyingDragon	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM06 Air SlashLv. 36 Wing AttackLv. 16 Air CutterLv. 24 Damage vs Dewpider Fly 2x 67-79% Air Slash 2x 54-64% Wing Attack 2x 45-54% Air Cutter 2x 45-54% View Noibat builds →

Pelipper WaterFlying	B
Available Moves Moves FlyTM06 Air SlashLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 15 Damage vs Dewpider Fly 2x 90-106%KO Air Slash 2x 95-113%KO Wing Attack 2x 60-72% View Pelipper builds →
Hawlucha FightingFlying	B
Available Moves Moves FlyTM06 BounceLv. 28 Wing AttackLv. 4 Aerial AceLv. 12 Damage vs Dewpider Fly 2x 139-164%KO Bounce 2x 133-157%KO Wing Attack 2x 95-113%KO Aerial Ace 2x 95-113%KO View Hawlucha builds →
Cramorant FlyingWater	C
Available Moves Moves FlyTM06 Drill PeckLv. 35 PluckLv. 21 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Dewpider Fly 2x 133-157%KO Drill Peck 2x 118-140%KO Pluck 2x 90-106%KO Peck 2x 55-65% View Cramorant builds →
Sigilyph PsychicFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyTM06 Air SlashLv. 35 Air CutterLv. 15 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Dewpider Fly 2x 98-116%KO Air Slash 2x 103-123%KO Air Cutter 2x 83-99% Gust 2x 58-68% View Sigilyph builds →
Noibat FlyingDragon	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM06 Air SlashLv. 36 Wing AttackLv. 16 Air CutterLv. 24 Damage vs Dewpider Fly 2x 66-78% Air Slash 2x 55-65% Wing Attack 2x 45-55% Air Cutter 2x 45-55% View Noibat builds →

Tyranitar RockDark	A
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves CrunchSTAB Stone Edge Earthquake Stealth Rock Damage vs Dewpider Crunch 171-201%KO Stone Edge 2x 428-503%KO Earthquake 71-84% View Tyranitar builds →
Regieleki Electric	A
Recommended Build AbilityTransistor ItemMagnet NatureTimid Moves Volt Switch ProtectPriority ElectrowebSTAB ThunderboltSTAB Damage vs Dewpider Volt Switch 2x 116-137%KO Electroweb 2x 91-108%KO Thunderbolt 2x 149-176%KO View Regieleki builds →
Skarmory SteelFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves RoostRecovery Body Press SpikesHazard Iron Defense View Skarmory builds →
Rhyperior GroundRock	B
Recommended Build AbilitySolidrock ItemRocky Helmet NatureRelaxed Moves EarthquakeSTAB Stone Edge Ice Punch Stealth Rock Damage vs Dewpider Earthquake 56-66% Stone Edge 2x 225-265%KO View Rhyperior builds →