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Dewpider (Japanese: シズクモ, HepburnShizukumo) (DOO-pih-der[1]) is a water/bug-type Pokémon introduced in Generation VII.

Biology[]

Physiology[]

Dewpider is a green spider-like Pokémon. It has a water bubble covering its head which is bound by three green projections. Its body is mostly light-green in color except for its abdomen, which is dark-gray in color. It has a large dark-gray face, with two blue spikes on its forehead and a yellow mouth. Its wide eyes are blue and oval-shaped. It has a small stinger on the bottom of its abdomen.

Behavior[]

When this Pokémon runs into a potential prey or predator, it smashes its water-bubble-covered head into them. They don't get along with Surskit as they fight over territory. They compete over who has a bigger bubble and the one whose bubble is smaller would back off.

It can breathe underwater but can't breathe air when going on Land, so it wears a bubble around its head to dissolved oxygen in the water bubble to breathe.

Abilities[]

Dewpider possess the Water Bubble ability, which (presumably uses their bubble helmet to do so) weakens Fire type damage taken, powers up its Water type moves, and protects them from the Burn Status Condition. It's hidden ability, Water Absorb, allows them to heal themselves by taking a Water type move. Additionally they can also produce silk or their water bubbles from their abdomen.

Game info[]

Locations[]

Locations
Version(s) Area(s) Rarity
Sun and Moon Brooklet Hill Uncommon

Pokédex entries[]

  • Sun

    It crawls onto the land in search of food. Its water bubble allows it to breathe and protects its soft head.

  • Moon

    When it comes across enemies or potential prey, this Pokémon smashes its water-bubble-covered head into them.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.


Stats[]

Stats
HP
38
Attack
40
Defense
52
Sp. Atk
40
Sp. Def
72
Speed
27
Total
269

Learnset[]

Leveling[]

LevelingGeneration VII
Level Move Power Accuracy PP Type Cat.
1 Water Sport —% 15 Type Water HOME Water Status
1 Bubble 40 100% 30 Type Water HOME Water Special
5 Infestation 20 100% 20 Type Bug HOME Bug Special
8 Spider Web —% 10 Type Bug HOME Bug Status
13 Bug Bite 60 100% 20 Type Bug HOME Bug Physical
16 Bubblebeam 65 100% 20 Type Water HOME Water Special
21 Bite 60 100% 25 Type Dark HOME Dark Physical
24 Aqua Ring —% 20 Type Water HOME Water Status
29 Leech Life 80 100% 10 Type Bug HOME Bug Physical
32 Crunch 80 100% 15 Type Dark HOME Dark Physical
37 Lunge 80 100% 15 Type Bug HOME Bug Physical
40 Mirror Coat 100% 20 Type Psychic HOME Psychic Special
45 Liquidation 85 100% 10 Type Water HOME Water Physical
48 Entrainment 100% 15 Type Normal HOME Normal Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.
Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

TM[]

TMs, TRs, and HMs Generation VII
TM/HM/TR Move Power Accuracy PP Type Cat.
TM06 Toxic 90% 10 Type Poison HOME Poison Status
TM10 Hidden Power 60 100% 15 Type Normal HOME Normal Special
TM13 Ice Beam 90 100% 10 Type Ice HOME Ice Special
TM14 Blizzard 110 70% 5 Type Ice HOME Ice Special
TM17 Protect —% 10 Type Normal HOME Normal Status
TM18 Rain Dance —% 5 Type Water HOME Water Status
TM21 Frustration 100% 20 Type Normal HOME Normal Physical
TM27 Return 100% 20 Type Normal HOME Normal Physical
TM28 Leech Life 80 100% 10 Type Bug HOME Bug Physical
TM32 Double Team —% 15 Type Normal HOME Normal Status
TM42 Facade 70 100% 20 Type Normal HOME Normal Physical
TM44 Rest —% 10 Type Psychic HOME Psychic Status
TM45 Attract 100% 15 Type Normal HOME Normal Status
TM48 Round 60 100% 15 Type Normal HOME Normal Special
TM55 Scald 80 100% 15 Type Water HOME Water Special
TM79 Frost Breath 60 90% 10 Type Ice HOME Ice Special
TM81 X-Scissor 80 100% 15 Type Bug HOME Bug Physical
TM83 Infestation 20 100% 20 Type Bug HOME Bug Special
TM84 Poison Jab 80 100% 20 Type Poison HOME Poison Physical
TM87 Swagger 85% 15 Type Normal HOME Normal Status
TM88 Sleep Talk —% 10 Type Normal HOME Normal Status
TM90 Substitute —% 10 Type Normal HOME Normal Status
TM94 Surf 90 100% 15 Type Water HOME Water Special
TM98 Waterfall 80 100% 15 Type Water HOME Water Physical
TM100 Confide —% 20 Type Normal HOME Normal Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.
Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Breeding[]

Breeding Generation VII
Move Father Power Accuracy PP Type Category
Aurora Beam Seel, Dewgong, Remoraid, Octillery, Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein 65 100% 20 Type Ice HOME Ice Special
Power Split Shuckle —% 10 Type Psychic HOME Psychic Status
Spit Up Pelipper 100% 10 Type Normal HOME Normal Special
Sticky WebUSUM Spinarak, Ariados, Shuckle, Surskit, Kricketune, Sewaddle, Galvantula —% 20 Type Bug HOME Bug Status
Stockpile Pelipper —% 20 Type Normal HOME Normal Status

Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.
Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.
* indicates this move requires chain breeding.
◊ indicates the father must learn this move in a previous generation.
♈ indicates the father must learn this move via a TM.

Tutoring[]

Tutoring Generation VII
Move Power Accuracy PP Type Cat.
Bug Bite USUM 60 100% 20 Type Bug HOME Bug Physical
Giga Drain USUM 75 100% 10 Type Grass HOME Grass Special
Icy Wind USUM 55 95% 15 Type Ice HOME Ice Special
Iron Defense USUM —% 15 Type Steel HOME Steel Status
Liquidation USUM 85 100% 10 Type Water HOME Water Physical
Magic Coat USUM —% 15 Type Psychic HOME Psychic Status
Magic Room USUM —% 10 Type Psychic HOME Psychic Status
Signal Beam USUM 75 100% 15 Type Bug HOME Bug Special
Snore USUM 50 100% 15 Type Normal HOME Normal Special
Water Pulse USUM 60 100% 20 Type Water HOME Water Special
Wonder Room USUM —% 10 Type Psychic HOME Psychic Status
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.
Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Sprites[]

    Petting Spots[]

    • Favored Spot:
    • Disfavored Spot:

    Appearances[]

    Trivia[]

    • Dewpider and its evolved form share the same type combination as Surskit and Wimpod despite the type order being swapped.
    • Dewpider can be seen as a counterpart to Surskit, as they share the same typing, base stat total, and evolution level. In addition, both can be found at Brooklet Hill in Pokémon Sun and Moon, taking the place of the other depending on the time, with Dewpider being found during the day and Surskit at night.
    • It is the only bug type to only consist of a head and legs.

    Origin[]

    Dewpider is based on a diving bell spider with elements of helmeted divers and astronauts. The blue markings on the top of its head resemble those of the happy-face spider, native to Hawaii.

    Etymology[]

    Dewpider may be a combination of dew, spider, and possibly Jupiter, as its bubble resembles a space helmet and the iridescent swirls seen on soap bubbles have been used to model the movement and formation of clouds and storms on Jupiter.

    Its Japanese name, Shizukumo, comes from 滴 (shizuku, droplet), 蜘蛛 (kumo, spider), 雲 (kumo, cloud, as clouds are made of water vapor and are where rain comes from) and 水蜘蛛 (mizugumo, diving bell spider).

    Names in other languages[]

    Gallery[]

    1. ^ Silvestri, Cris (2018). Pokémon: Super Deluxe Essential Handbook [Book]. p. 125. Scholastic. ISBN 978-1338230895.
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