Dewpider (Pokmon) - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokmon encyclopedia
Publish date: 2024-05-30
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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 legsDewpider 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.)
Game data
Pokédex entries
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| Generation VII | | Alola
S M : #141 | | Alola
US UM : #174 | | Kanto
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| This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. |
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| Sun | It crawls onto the land in search of food. Its water bubble allows it to breathe and protects its soft head. |
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| Moon | When it comes across enemies or potential prey, this Pokémon smashes its water-bubble-covered head into them. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Generation VIII | | Galar
#214 | | Galar
Crown Tundra #091 | | Sinnoh
#— | | Hisui
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| This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Generation IX | | Paldea
#— | | Kitakami
#— | | Blueberry
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| Scarlet | Dewpider uses sticky threads to create the water bubble that covers its head, so the bubble very rarely bursts. |
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| 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. |
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Game locations
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In side games
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| This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation VII side games. |
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Held items
Stats
Base stats
Type effectiveness
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Learnset
Dewpider is available in Scarlet and Violet Version 3.0.0+.
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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Side game data
Evolution data
Sprites
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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
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| 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. |
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In the TCG
Main article: Dewpider (TCG)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
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| More languages |  Hindi | ड्रॉपमक Dropmak | From drop or dewdrop and मकड़ी makṛī |  Russian | Дупайдер Dupayder | Transcription of English name |  Thai | ชิซึคุโม Chisuekhumo | Transcription of Japanese name |
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