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Araquanid.

VGC 2026 Reg M-B usage profile · rank #104
august 2026 · 1.3M battles
Araquanid
waterbugPokédex entry
Usage · August 2026
0.4%
Araquanid is ranked #104 in VGC 2026 Reg M-B, carried by 45,464 teams
TierD · outside the top 60
Ladder rank#104 of 277
Raw count45,464
Viability ceiling79
Month on month-0.21pp
13 month peak1.4%
FormatVGC 2026 Reg M-B
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sets and counters from 1.3M battles
Base statsspecies values, before EVs and natureBST 454
HP
68
Atk
70
Def
92
SpA
50
SpD
132
Spe
42
Usage over time0.4% 0.21pppeak 1.4% · Jun '26
0.61.01.31.6Aug '25Sep '25Nov '25Jan '26Mar '26May '26Jul '26Aug '26
hover a month for the exact figure · 13 months of ladder history

Most used set

35.7% of Araquanid teams
HP
32
Atk
32
Def
2
SpA
0
SpD
0
Spe
0
NatureBrave
AbilityWater Bubble · 99.6%
ItemMystic Water · 61.6%
EV spread32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 Def
Moves
Liquidation89.9%
Wide Guard84.7%
Protect83.7%
Leech Life57.8%

Alternative spreads

over 5% usage
Adamant32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 SpD9.4%

Moves

15 tracked
Liquidation89.9%
Wide Guard84.7%
Protect83.7%
Leech Life57.8%
Infestation12.0%
Sticky Web10.1%
Hydro Pump7.4%
Soak7.4%
Surf6.6%
Rain Dance5.5%
Lunge4.1%
Mirror Coat3.6%
Poison Jab3.5%
Entrainment3.2%
Endeavor3.1%

Items

Mystic Water61.6%
Leftovers15.0%
Sitrus Berry9.3%
Life Orb7.3%
Coba Berry1.4%
Wacan Berry1.2%

Abilities

Water Bubble99.6%
Water Absorb0.4%

EV spreads

top 6
Brave32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 Def35.7%
Adamant32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 SpD9.4%
Brave32 HP / 32 Atk / 1 Def / 1 SpD4.5%
Impish32 HP / 6 Atk / 28 Def4.3%
Quiet17 HP / 17 Def / 32 SpA4.3%
Adamant32 HP / 32 Atk / 2 Def3.9%

Top teammates

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Best Araquanid build for VGC 2026 Reg M-B

The set above is the one VGC 2026 Reg M-B players run most often, taken from 1,269,250 battles in August 2026. Araquanid sits at rank #104 with 0.4% usage, which puts it in D tier, down 0.21 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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