Dewpider (Japanese: シズクモ, Hepburn: Shizukumo) (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[]
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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[]
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Learnset[]
Leveling[]
LevelingGeneration VII | |||||||||
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Level | Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | Type | Cat. | |||
1 | Water Sport | — | —% | 15 | Water | Status | |||
1 | Bubble | 40 | 100% | 30 | Water | Special | |||
5 | Infestation | 20 | 100% | 20 | Bug | Special | |||
8 | Spider Web | — | —% | 10 | Bug | Status | |||
13 | Bug Bite | 60 | 100% | 20 | Bug | Physical | |||
16 | Bubblebeam | 65 | 100% | 20 | Water | Special | |||
21 | Bite | 60 | 100% | 25 | Dark | Physical | |||
24 | Aqua Ring | — | —% | 20 | Water | Status | |||
29 | Leech Life | 80 | 100% | 10 | Bug | Physical | |||
32 | Crunch | 80 | 100% | 15 | Dark | Physical | |||
37 | Lunge | 80 | 100% | 15 | Bug | Physical | |||
40 | Mirror Coat | — | 100% | 20 | Psychic | Special | |||
45 | Liquidation | 85 | 100% | 10 | Water | Physical | |||
48 | Entrainment | — | 100% | 15 | 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 | |||||||||
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TM/HM/TR | Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | Type | Cat. | |||
TM06 | Toxic | — | 90% | 10 | Poison | Status | |||
TM10 | Hidden Power | 60 | 100% | 15 | Normal | Special | |||
TM13 | Ice Beam | 90 | 100% | 10 | Ice | Special | |||
TM14 | Blizzard | 110 | 70% | 5 | Ice | Special | |||
TM17 | Protect | — | —% | 10 | Normal | Status | |||
TM18 | Rain Dance | — | —% | 5 | Water | Status | |||
TM21 | Frustration | — | 100% | 20 | Normal | Physical | |||
TM27 | Return | — | 100% | 20 | Normal | Physical | |||
TM28 | Leech Life | 80 | 100% | 10 | Bug | Physical | |||
TM32 | Double Team | — | —% | 15 | Normal | Status | |||
TM42 | Facade | 70 | 100% | 20 | Normal | Physical | |||
TM44 | Rest | — | —% | 10 | Psychic | Status | |||
TM45 | Attract | — | 100% | 15 | Normal | Status | |||
TM48 | Round | 60 | 100% | 15 | Normal | Special | |||
TM55 | Scald | 80 | 100% | 15 | Water | Special | |||
TM79 | Frost Breath | 60 | 90% | 10 | Ice | Special | |||
TM81 | X-Scissor | 80 | 100% | 15 | Bug | Physical | |||
TM83 | Infestation | 20 | 100% | 20 | Bug | Special | |||
TM84 | Poison Jab | 80 | 100% | 20 | Poison | Physical | |||
TM87 | Swagger | — | 85% | 15 | Normal | Status | |||
TM88 | Sleep Talk | — | —% | 10 | Normal | Status | |||
TM90 | Substitute | — | —% | 10 | Normal | Status | |||
TM94 | Surf | 90 | 100% | 15 | Water | Special | |||
TM98 | Waterfall | 80 | 100% | 15 | Water | Physical | |||
TM100 | Confide | — | —% | 20 | 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 | |||||||||
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Move | Father | Power | Accuracy | PP | Type | Category | |||
Aurora Beam | Seel, Dewgong, Remoraid, Octillery, Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein | 65 | 100% | 20 | Ice | Special | |||
Power Split | Shuckle | — | —% | 10 | Psychic | Status | |||
Spit Up | Pelipper | — | 100% | 10 | Normal | Special | |||
Sticky WebUSUM | Spinarak, Ariados, Shuckle, Surskit, Kricketune, Sewaddle, Galvantula | — | —% | 20 | Bug | Status | |||
Stockpile | Pelipper | — | —% | 20 | Normal | Status | |||
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. |
Tutoring[]
Tutoring Generation VII | |||||||||
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Move | Power | Accuracy | PP | Type | Cat. | ||||
Bug Bite USUM | 60 | 100% | 20 | Bug | Physical | ||||
Giga Drain USUM | 75 | 100% | 10 | Grass | Special | ||||
Icy Wind USUM | 55 | 95% | 15 | Ice | Special | ||||
Iron Defense USUM | — | —% | 15 | Steel | Status | ||||
Liquidation USUM | 85 | 100% | 10 | Water | Physical | ||||
Magic Coat USUM | — | —% | 15 | Psychic | Status | ||||
Magic Room USUM | — | —% | 10 | Psychic | Status | ||||
Signal Beam USUM | 75 | 100% | 15 | Bug | Special | ||||
Snore USUM | 50 | 100% | 15 | Normal | Special | ||||
Water Pulse USUM | 60 | 100% | 20 | Water | Special | ||||
Wonder Room USUM | — | —% | 10 | 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).
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- ^ Silvestri, Cris (2018). Pokémon: Super Deluxe Essential Handbook [Book]. p. 125. Scholastic. ISBN 978-1338230895.