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Araquanid.

VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3 usage profile · rank #108
august 2026 · 179.4K battles
Araquanid
waterbugPokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
0.0%
Araquanid is ranked #108 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3, carried by 3,826 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#108 of 164
Raw count3,826
Viability ceiling81
Month on month-0.20pp
13 month peak0.4%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3
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sets and counters from 179.4K battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 454
HP
68
Atk
70
Def
92
SpA
50
SpD
132
Spe
42
Usage over time0.0% 0.20pppeak 0.4% · Jun '26
0.10.20.30.4Aug '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

24.3% of Araquanid teams
HP
32
Atk
32
Def
2
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
0
NatureAdamant
AbilityWater Bubble · 99.7%
ItemLeftovers · 44.7%
EV spread32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 Def
Moves
Wide Guard97.7%
Liquidation91.1%
Protect85.7%
Infestation49.7%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Brave32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 Def17.5%
Adamant32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 SpD13.1%

Moves

8 tracked
Wide Guard97.7%
Liquidation91.1%
Protect85.7%
Infestation49.7%
Leech Life36.1%
Icy Wind10.4%
Hydro Pump5.8%
Rain Dance3.5%

Items

Leftovers44.7%
Mystic Water38.7%
Sitrus Berry11.5%
Wide Lens1.9%

Abilities

Water Bubble99.7%
Water Absorb0.3%

EV spreads

top 6
Adamant32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 Def24.3%
Brave32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 Def17.5%
Adamant32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 SpD13.1%
Impish32 HP / 32 Def / 2 SpD12.2%
Adamant32 HP / 20 Atk / 14 Def7.6%
Sassy32 HP / 32 Def / 2 SpD3.4%

Top teammates

share of teams

Best Araquanid build for VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3

The set above is the one VGC 2026 Reg M-B Bo3 players run most often, taken from 179,434 battles in August 2026. Araquanid sits at rank #108 with 0.0% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.20 points on the month before.

These are usage numbers, not a recommendation from a council. A move at 90% is close to mandatory; anything under 30% is a tech pick that answers a specific matchup. Read the spreads the same way: the top spread is the safe default, and the alternatives usually trade bulk for speed or the other way round.

The checks and counters table is generated from real games rather than a type chart, so it accounts for items, Tera choices, and how often the matchup ends in a switch instead of a knockout.

Related
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