Qwilfish (Pokémon)

Total: 1
Qwilfish
0 HP	1 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed
Hisuian Qwilfish
0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

0 HP	0 Atk	0 Def	0 Sp.Atk	0 Sp.Def	0 Speed

Shape

Footprint

Pokédex color

Gray

Base friendship

70

External Links

On Smogon Pokédex:
Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

In Hisui, Qwilfish has a dual-type Dark/Poison regional form. It evolves into Overqwil after using Barb Barrage in Strong Style at least 20 times.

Biology

Qwilfish is a sea dwelling Pokémon with a spherical body and a flat, paddle-shaped tail. The upper half of its body is dark teal and the lower half is very light yellow. Its tail is tall and thin with a dark teal outline, light yellow inside, and two dark teal dots in the center. Its eyes are even with its body and are always seen slanted angrily. Below its eyes are its puffy pink lips. All around its body are sharp, conical spikes, which evolved from scales over time.

In order to attack, Qwilfish drinks over 2.6 gallons of water to inflate its body. It then uses the water pressure to shoot poisonous quills at its foe, which can cause fainting. Due to its round body, Qwilfish is not a great swimmer, and when filled with water it is even harder for it to swim.

In Hisui, Qwilfish has a different look from its Johto counterpart due to its diet. The lower half is colored light yellow while The upper half is black with black spikes that has dark purple tips. The front spikes on their forehead are smaller. There are crescent purple lines underneath Qwilfish's eyes and its lips are colored purple. It now has a large, flat tail with a black outline and a purple inside, which also has a pattern that resembles the letter "q."

Hisuian Qwilfish is despised by the fisherman of that region, due to their poison causing havoc on the humans trying to fish in the seas it lives in. It has a diet of consuming poison which has an effect on Hisuian Qwilfish, as it developed its signature move Barb Barrage. This move allows it to evolve into Overqwil in the Hisui Region.

In the anime

Main series

Qwilfish in the anime

Major appearances

In Dueling Heroes, Harrison's Qwilfish battled Misty and her Corsola but was soon defeated.

In Just Add Water, Dorian used a Qwilfish in a battle against Misty and her Goldeen, and it emerged victorious.

Minor appearances

Qwilfish debuted in Snorlax Snowman.

In The Legend of Thunder!, a Qwilfish was at the Pokémon Center.

In Enlighten Up!, multiple Qwilfish were living in Lake Slowpoke.

In Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias, a Trainer's Qwilfish competed in the Tour de Alto Mare.

In Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, multiple Qwilfish were present during the final showdown with The Phantom and his crew.

Multiple Qwilfish appeared in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.

In Hold the Phione!, multiple Qwilfish were living in Chocovine Town.

In Going for the Gold!, multiple Qwilfish were living in the Ambrette Aquarium.

In An Undersea Place to Call Home!, Serena saw multiple Qwilfish underwater.

In Deceiving Appearances!, a Qwilfish was at Aether Paradise.

Pokédex entries

Episode	Pokémon	Source	Entry
EP216	Qwilfish	Ash's Pokédex	Qwilfish, the Balloon Pokémon. The quills covering the entire body have evolved from scales. A Qwilfish can cause its body to swell in order to shoot its needles in all directions.

Pokémon: Twilight Wings

Qwilfish in Pokémon: Twilight Wings

In Buddy, a Qwilfish puffed itself up in Nessa's hand. In Early-Evening Waves, it was revealed to have done this during one of Nessa's photoshoots.

In the manga

Qwilfish in Pokémon Adventures

Darkrai Mission Story: Pokémon Ranger Vatonage - the Comic

A Qwilfish appeared in Team Dim Sun.

Gold, Silver & Crystal chapter

A swarm of Qwilfish appeared in Querulous Qwilfish, where they were angered by pollution that occurred as a result of an accident that occurred during the construction of the Battle Tower. Crystal captured all of them with her skills. Afterwards, she found a baby Qwilfish stuck in the toxic waste; as she prepared to take it to a Pokémon Center, Suicune appeared, healing Qwilfish and purifying the seawater. It is unknown if the Qwilfish are still under Crystal's ownership or were released afterwards.

A Qwilfish appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.

Ruby & Sapphire chapter

A Qwilfish was one of the aquarium Pokémon seen in Archie's collection in Stick This in Your Craw, Crawdaunt I.

Platinum chapter

Much later, in Softening Up Kakuna, Uprooting Seedot, and Outlasting Ledian, a Qwilfish was one of the Pokémon that Platinum rented during the Battle Factory challenge.

Pokédex entries

Manga	Chapter	Entry
Pokémon Adventures	PS122	In order to attack the enemy all over the body with its poisonous sting, the Qwilfish has to take in a lot of water and expand up to several times of its actual size.*

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

Three Qwilfish appeared in Let's Survive This Sea Battle.

In the TCG

Main article: Qwilfish (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.

Generation II

Johto
#161

Gold	To fire its poison spikes, it must inflate its body by drinking over 2.6 gallons of water all at once.
Silver	The small spikes covering its body developed from scales. They inject a toxin that causes fainting.
Crystal	When faced with a larger opponent, it swallows as much water as it can to match the opponent's size.
Stadium 2	To fire its poison spikes, it must inflate its body by drinking over 2.6 gallons of water all at once.

Generation III

Hoenn
#—

Kanto
#—

Sapphire
Ruby	Qwilfish sucks in water, inflating itself. This Pokémon uses the pressure of the water it swallowed to shoot toxic quills all at once from all over its body. It finds swimming somewhat challenging.
Emerald	A Qwilfish uses the pressure of water it swallows to shoot toxic quills all at once from all over its body. It finds swimming to be somewhat challenging.
FireRed	The small spikes covering its body developed from scales. They inject a toxin that causes fainting.
LeafGreen	To fire its poison spikes, it must inflate its body by drinking over 2.6 gallons of water all at once.

Generation IV

Sinnoh
#—

Johto
#163

Pearl
Diamond	It shoots the poison spines on its body in all directions. Its round form makes it a poor swimmer.
Platinum
HeartGold	To fire its poison spikes, it must inflate its body by drinking over 2.6 gallons of water all at once.
SoulSilver	The small spikes covering its body developed from scales. They inject a toxin that causes fainting.

Generation V

Unova
#—

White
Black	It shoots the poison spines on its body in all directions. Its round form makes it a poor swimmer.
Black 2	It shoots the poison spines on its body in all directions. Its round form makes it a poor swimmer.
White 2

Generation VI

Kalos
Coastal #038

Hoenn
#—

Alpha Sapphire
X	To fire its poison spikes, it must inflate its body by drinking over 2.6 gallons of water at once.
Y	The small spikes covering its body developed from scales. They inject a toxin that causes fainting.
Omega Ruby	Qwilfish sucks in water, inflating itself. This Pokémon uses the pressure of the water it swallowed to shoot toxic quills all at once from all over its body. It finds swimming somewhat challenging.

Generation VII

Alola
#—

Kanto
#—

This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Generation VII.

Generation VIII

Galar
#304

Sinnoh
#—

Hisui
#084

This Pokémon has no Pokédex entries in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
Sword	When faced with a larger opponent, it swallows as much water as it can to match the opponent's size.
Shield	The small spikes covering its body developed from scales. They inject a toxin that causes fainting.
Hisuian Qwilfish
Legends: Arceus	Fishers detest this troublesome Pokémon because it sprays poison from its spines, getting it everywhere. A different form of Qwilfish lives in other regions.

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.

Generation II

Gold

Silver

Routes 12, 13, and 32 (Super Rod*)

Crystal

Routes 12, 13, and 32 (Super Rod*)

Generation III

Five Isle Meadow, Green Path, Memorial Pillar, Outcast Island, Resort Gorgeous, Tanoby Ruins, Trainer Tower, Water Labyrinth, Water Path (Super Rod)

Generation IV

Iron Island (Super Rod)

Platinum

Iron Island (Super Rod)

HeartGold

SoulSilver

Routes 12 and 13 (Super Rod)
Route 32 (Good Rod or Super Rod)

Generation V

Routes 17 and 18, P2 Laboratory (Fishing in rippling water)

Black 2

White 2

Route 4, Virbank City, Virbank Complex (Fishing)
Route 4, P2 Laboratory (Fishing in rippling water)

Generation VI

Generation VII

Unobtainable

Generation VIII

Sword

Shield

Dusty Bowl, Lake of Outrage, Bridge Field, Route 9
Bridge Field, Dusty Bowl, East Lake Axewell, Giant's Cap, Hammerlocke Hills, Lake of Outrage, Motostoke Riverbank, North Lake Miloch, South Lake Miloch, West Lake Axewell (Max Raid Battle)

Expansion Pass

Max Lair (Dynamax Adventure)

In side games

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.

Generation II

This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation II side games.

Generation III

Trozei!

Secret Storage 12, Endless Level 45, Forever Level 18, Mr. Who's Den

MD Red

MD Blue

Silver Trench (1F-9F), Grand Sea (1F-9F), Fantasy Strait (B1F-B9F)

Generation IV

MD Time

MD Darkness

Surrounded Sea (B1F-B19F), Miracle Sea (B1F-B18F, Deep Miracle Sea B1F-B3F), Bottomless Sea (B1F-B49F)

MD Sky

Surrounded Sea (B1F-B19F), Miracle Sea (B1F-B18F, Deep Miracle Sea B1F-B3F), Bottomless Sea (B1F-B49F)

Generation V

Beach: World Axle - B1F

Rumble U

Variety Battle: Empoleon the Great

Generation VI

Battle Trozei

Safari Jungle: Stage 2 ^We

Shuffle

Event: The Daily Pokémon (#5)

Rumble World

Silver Isles: Windy Sea (All Areas), Distortion Land: Vast Ocean (All Areas)

Generation VII

Rumble Rush

Lugia Sea, Zygarde Sea, Charizard Sea²⁰²⁰, Zygarde Sea^Final

Generation VIII

New Snap

Lental Seafloor

In events

Games	Event	Language	Location	Level	Distribution period
GS C	Gotta Catch 'Em All Station! Double-Edge Qwilfish	English	United States	5	February 22 to March 14, 2002
RS E FRLG	Gather More Pokémon! Third Campaign Qwilfish	Japanese	Japan	10	January 14 to 29, 2006

Held items

Game		Held Item(s)
Colosseum		Poison Barb (100%)
Diamond	Pearl	Poison Barb (5%)
Platinum		Poison Barb (5%)
HeartGold	SoulSilver	Poison Barb (5%)
Black	White	Poison Barb (5%)
Black 2	White 2	Poison Barb (5%)
X	Y	Poison Barb (5%)
Sword	Shield	Poison Barb (5%)

Generations II-VI

Stat		Range
Stat		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 65		125 - 172	240 - 334
Attack: 95		90 - 161	175 - 317
Defense: 75		72 - 139	139 - 273
Sp. Atk: 55		54 - 117	103 - 229
Sp. Def: 55		54 - 117	103 - 229
Speed: 85		81 - 150	157 - 295
Total: 430	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Generation VII onward

Stat		Range
Stat		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 65		125 - 172	240 - 334
Attack: 95		90 - 161	175 - 317
Defense: 85		81 - 150	157 - 295
Sp. Atk: 55		54 - 117	103 - 229
Sp. Def: 55		54 - 117	103 - 229
Speed: 85		81 - 150	157 - 295
Total: 440	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Hisuian Qwilfish

Hisuian Qwilfish has the same base stats as Johtonian Qwilfish.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed
3/3	★★★

Power
3/4	★★★☆

Skill
2/3	★★☆

Stamina
4/5	★★★★☆

Jump
2/3	★★☆

Total
14/18	★★☆

Qwilfish

Under normal battle conditions in Generation VIII, this Pokémon is:

Damaged
normally by:

Normal

1×

Flying

1×

Rock

1×

Ghost

1×

Grass

1×

Dragon

1×

Dark

1×

Weak to:

Ground

2×

Electric

2×

Psychic

2×

Immune to:

None

Resistant to:

Fighting

½×

Poison

½×

Bug

½×

Steel

½×

Fire

½×

Water

½×

Ice

½×

Fairy

½×

Hisuian Qwilfish

Under normal battle conditions in Generation VIII, this Pokémon is:

Damaged
normally by:

Normal

1×

Fighting

1×

Flying

1×

Rock

1×

Bug

1×

Steel

1×

Fire

1×

Water

1×

Electric

1×

Ice

1×

Dragon

1×

Fairy

1×

Weak to:

Ground

2×

Immune to:

Psychic

0×

Resistant to:

Poison

½×

Ghost

½×

Grass

½×

Dark

½×

Notes:

If Miracle Eye is used by an opponent or this Pokémon is given a Ring Target, the effectiveness of Psychic-type moves is 2×.

Learnset

Qwilfish is available in Sword and Shield, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, and Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

Qwilfish

SwShBDSP

Generation VIII

Other generations:
II - III - IV - V - VI - VII

Level	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
011	Poison Sting	Poison	Physical	01515	100100%	35
011	Tackle	Normal	Physical	04040	100100%	35
044	Harden	Normal	Status	0000—	00——%	30
088	Water Gun	Water	Special	04040	100100%	25
1212	Fell Stinger	Bug	Physical	05050	100100%	25
1616	Minimize	Normal	Status	0000—	00——%	10
2020	Spikes	Ground	Status	0000—	00——%	20
2424	Brine	Water	Special	06565	100100%	10
2828	Revenge	Fighting	Physical	06060	100100%	10
3232	Pin Missile	Bug	Physical	02525	09595%	20
3636	Toxic Spikes	Poison	Status	0000—	00——%	20
4040	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	08080	100100%	20
4444	Stockpile	Normal	Status	0000—	00——%	20
4444	Spit Up	Normal	Special	0000—	100100%	10
4848	Take Down	Normal	Physical	09090	08585%	20
5252	Toxic	Poison	Status	0000—	09090%	10
5656	Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	09090	09090%	10
6060	Acupressure	Normal	Status	0000—	00——%	30
6666	Destiny Bond	Ghost	Status	0000—	00——%	5

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Qwilfish
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Qwilfish
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

Hisuian Qwilfish

LA

Generation VIII

Other generations:
None

Learn	Mastery	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
1	9	Poison Sting	Poison	Physical	30	100%	20
5	14	Spikes	Ground	Physical	40	100%	20
9	18	Pin Missile	Bug	Physical	40	100%	20
15	25	Barb Barrage	Poison	Physical	60	100%	15
21	31	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	—%	20
26	38	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	—%	10
29	40	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100%	10
37	48	Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	85	90%	10
47	59	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	100	100%	5
57	71	Self-Destruct	Normal	Physical	150	100%	5

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Qwilfish
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Qwilfish
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see level-up moves from other generations

By TM/TR

SwSh

Generation VIII

Other generations:
II - III - IV - V - VI - VII

	TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
TM07	TM07	Pin Missile	Bug	Physical	02525	095}}95%	20
TM14	TM14	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	0000—	090}}90%	20
TM20	TM20	Self-Destruct	Normal	Physical	200200	100}}100%	5
TM21	TM21	Rest	Psychic	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TM24	TM24	Snore	Normal	Special	05050	100}}100%	15
TM25	TM25	Protect	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TM26	TM26	Scary Face	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	10
TM27	TM27	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	05555	095}}95%	15
TM31	TM31	Attract	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
TM33	TM33	Rain Dance	Water	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	5
TM35	TM35	Hail	Ice	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TM36	TM36	Whirlpool	Water	Special	03535	085}}85%	15
TM39	TM39	Facade	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
TM40	TM40	Swift	Normal	Special	06060	00—}}—%	20
TM42	TM42	Revenge	Fighting	Physical	06060	100}}100%	10
TM45	TM45	Dive	Water	Physical	08080	100}}100%	10
TM52	TM52	Bounce	Flying	Physical	08585	085}}85%	5
TM55	TM55	Brine	Water	Special	06565	100}}100%	10
TM57	TM57	Payback	Dark	Physical	05050	100}}100%	10
TM58	TM58	Assurance	Dark	Physical	06060	100}}100%	10
TM74	TM74	Venoshock	Poison	Special	06565	100}}100%	10
TM76	TM76	Round	Normal	Special	06060	100}}100%	15
TM77	TM77	Hex	Ghost	Special	06565	100}}100%	10
TR00	TR00	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	20
TR03	TR03	Hydro Pump	Water	Special	110110	080}}80%	5
TR04	TR04	Surf	Water	Special	09090	100}}100%	15
TR05	TR05	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	09090	100}}100%	10
TR06	TR06	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110110	070}}70%	5
TR16	TR16	Waterfall	Water	Physical	08080	100}}100%	15
TR20	TR20	Substitute	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TR21	TR21	Reversal	Fighting	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	15
TR22	TR22	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	09090	100}}100%	10
TR23	TR23	Spikes	Ground	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	20
TR26	TR26	Endure	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TR27	TR27	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
TR33	TR33	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	08080	100}}100%	15
TR37	TR37	Taunt	Dark	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
TR52	TR52	Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	5
TR54	TR54	Toxic Spikes	Poison	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	20
TR57	TR57	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	08080	100}}100%	20
TR78	TR78	Sludge Wave	Poison	Special	09595	100}}100%	10
TR84	TR84	Scald	Water	Special	08080	100}}100%	15
TR91	TR91	Venom Drench	Poison	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
TR95	TR95	Throat Chop	Dark	Physical	08080	100}}100%	15
TR98	TR98	Liquidation	Water	Physical	08585	100}}100%	10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Qwilfish
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Qwilfish
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

BDSP

Generation VIII

Other generations:
II - III - IV - V - VI - VII

	TM	Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
TM03	TM03	Water Pulse	Water	Special	06060	100}}100%	20
TM06	TM06	Toxic	Poison	Status	0000—	090}}90%	10
TM07	TM07	Hail	Ice	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
TM12	TM12	Taunt	Dark	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
TM13	TM13	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	09090	100}}100%	10
TM14	TM14	Blizzard	Ice	Special	110110	070}}70%	5
TM17	TM17	Protect	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
TM18	TM18	Rain Dance	Water	Status	0000—	—}}—%	5
TM30	TM30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	08080	100}}100%	15
TM32	TM32	Double Team	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	15
TM34	TM34	Shock Wave	Electric	Special	06060	—}}—%	20
TM36	TM36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	09090	100}}100%	10
TM42	TM42	Facade	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
TM44	TM44	Rest	Psychic	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
TM45	TM45	Attract	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	15
TM49	TM49	Scald	Water	Special	08080	100}}100%	15
TM55	TM55	Brine	Water	Special	06565	100}}100%	10
TM58	TM58	Endure	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
TM64	TM64	Explosion	Normal	Physical	250250	100}}100%	5
TM66	TM66	Payback	Dark	Physical	05050	100}}100%	10
TM73	TM73	Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	0000—	090}}90%	20
TM74	TM74	Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	5
TM75	TM75	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	20
TM82	TM82	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
TM84	TM84	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	08080	100}}100%	20
TM87	TM87	Swagger	Normal	Status	0000—	085}}85%	15
TM90	TM90	Substitute	Normal	Status	0000—	—}}—%	10
TM95	TM95	Surf	Water	Special	09090	100}}100%	15
TM99	TM99	Waterfall	Water	Physical	08080	100}}100%	15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Qwilfish
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Qwilfish
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations

By breeding

SwSh

Generation VIII

Other generations:
II - III - IV - V - VI - VII

Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Acid Spray*	Poison	Special	40	100%	20
Aqua Jet	Water	Physical	40	100%	20
Astonish	Ghost	Physical	30	100%	15
Bubble Beam	Water	Special	65	100%	20
Flail	Normal	Physical	—	100%	15
Haze*	Ice	Status	—	—%	30
Supersonic	Normal	Status	—	55%	20
Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	100%	20

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Qwilfish in Generation VIII
Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Qwilfish in that game.
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Qwilfish
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Qwilfish
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

BDSP

Generation VIII

Other generations:
II - III - IV - V - VI - VII

Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Acid Spray*	Poison	Special	40	100%	20
Aqua Jet	Water	Physical	40	100%	20
Astonish	Ghost	Physical	30	100%	15
Bubble Beam	Water	Special	65	100%	20
Flail	Normal	Physical	—	100%	15
Haze*	Ice	Status	—	—%	30
Supersonic	Normal	Status	—	55%	20

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Qwilfish in Generation VIII
Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Qwilfish in that game.
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Qwilfish
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Qwilfish
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations

Qwilfish

SwShBDSP

Generation VIII

Other generations:
II - III - IV - V - VI - VII

Game					Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Sw	Sh	EP	BD	SP	Scale Shot	Dragon	Physical	25	90%	20
Sw	Sh	EP	BD	SP	Steel Roller	Steel	Physical	130	100%	5

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Qwilfish
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Qwilfish
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

Hisuian Qwilfish

LA

Generation VIII

Other generations:
None

Game					Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
Sw	Sh	EP	BD	SP	Ice Ball	Ice	Physical	40	90%	20
Sw	Sh	EP	BD	SP	Spikes	Ground	Physical	40	100%	20
Sw	Sh	EP	BD	SP	Swift	Normal	Special	60	—%	20
Sw	Sh	EP	BD	SP	Rest	Psychic	Status	—	—%	10
Sw	Sh	EP	BD	SP	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100%	10
Sw	Sh	EP	BD	SP	Water Pulse	Water	Special	60	—%	20
Sw	Sh	EP	BD	SP	Icy Wind	Ice	Special	60	95%	20
Sw	Sh	EP	BD	SP	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	80	100%	10
Sw	Sh	EP	BD	SP	Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100%	10
Sw	Sh	EP	BD	SP	Aqua Tail	Water	Physical	85	90%	10
Sw	Sh	EP	BD	SP	Ice Beam	Ice	Special	80	100%	10
Sw	Sh	EP	BD	SP	Dark Pulse	Dark	Special	80	—%	10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Qwilfish
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Qwilfish
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

By transfer from another generation

Generation VIII

Other generations:
IV - V - VI - VII

Gen.						Move	Type	Cat.	Pwr.	Acc.	PP
II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Bubble ×	Water	Special	04040	100}}100%	30
II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Captivate ×	Normal	Status	0000—	100}}100%	20
II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Confide	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	20
II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Curse	Ghost	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Defense Curl	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	40
II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Double Team	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	15
II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120120	100}}100%	15
II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Explosion	Normal	Physical	250250	100}}100%	5
II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Frustration ×	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Headbutt	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	15
II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Hidden Power ×	Normal	Special	06060	100}}100%	15
II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Mimic	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	10
II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Natural Gift ×	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	15
II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Pain Split	Normal	Status	0000—	00—}}—%	20
II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Return ×	Normal	Physical	0000—	100}}100%	20
II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Rollout	Rock	Physical	03030	090}}90%	20
II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Secret Power ×	Normal	Physical	07070	100}}100%	20
II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Shock Wave	Electric	Special	06060	00—}}—%	20
II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Signal Beam ×	Bug	Special	07575	100}}100%	15
II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	Swagger	Normal	Status	0000—	085}}85%	15

A striped background indicates a generation in which the move can only be obtained via event or as a special move
Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Qwilfish
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Qwilfish
× indicates a move that cannot be used in Generation VIII
Click on the generation numbers at the top to see transfer-only moves for other generations

Side game data

Pokémon Trozei!

Rarity: Common

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team

	Body size: 1
	Recruit rate: 6.9%
	Friend Area: Serene Sea
Phrases
51%-100% HP	Oh, you have to stay back! You might get stuck with a poison quill!
26%-50% HP	Hey! There's only half my HP left!
1%-25% HP	I'm sagging... I can't even inflate myself anymore...
Level up	Yay! My level went up! Watch me pump myself up!

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky

	Body size: 1
	Recruit rate: 6.9%
	IQ group: C

Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia

Group:

Water

Poké Assist:

Water

Field move:

(Soak ×1)

Browser entry R-092

It shoots needles to attack.

Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs

Group:

Water

Poké Assist:
(present)

Water

Field move:
(present)

(Tackle ×2)

Not available in the past.

Browser entry R-273

It shoots orbs of water to attack.

Pokémon Rumble Blast

Attack	●●●
Defense	●●●
Speed	●●●

Pokémon Rumble Rush

	Walking Speed: 1.97 seconds	Base HP: 52
	Base Attack: 76	Base Defense: 53	Base Speed: 60

Pokémon Battle Trozei

Water

Attack Power:

★★★★★

Pokémon Shuffle

Water

Attack Power: 50 - 100

5

#336

Paralyze

Leaves the foe paralyzed.

Pokémon GO

Base Stamina: 163	Base Attack: 184	Base Defense: 138
Egg Distance: N/A	Buddy Distance: 3 km	Evolution Requirement: N/A
Fast Attacks: Poison Sting, Water Gun
Charged Attacks: Aqua Tail, Ice Beam, Sludge Wave, Acid Spray, Fell Stinger

New Pokémon Snap


	Photodex entry #113
	Qwilfish swallows gallons of seawater to inflate itself to intimidate enemies. If it gets startled, it spits out all that water and sends itself flying to who knows where.

Qwilfish

Unevolved

Qwilfish
Water Poison

Hisuian Qwilfish

Unevolved

Qwilfish
Dark Poison

Use the Strong Style
of Barb Barrage 20 times
→

First evolution

Overqwil
Dark Poison

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.

Generation II

Gold		Silver		Crystal


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Gold (Japan)		Silver (Japan)


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Generation III

Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen


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Generation IV

Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver


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Generation V

Black	White	Black 2	White 2


Front	Back	Front	Back

Generation VI

X	Y	Omega Ruby	Alpha Sapphire


Front	Back	Front	Back

Generation VII

Sun	Moon	Ultra Sun	Ultra Moon


Front	Back	Front	Back

Generation VIII

Sword	Shield


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For other sprites and images, please see Qwilfish images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

Qwilfish shares its category with Igglybuff, Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff, and Drifloon. They are all known as the Balloon Pokémon.
Qwilfish can be seen as a parallel to Remoraid. Both of them are Water-type Generation II Pokémon. Qwilfish is exclusive to FireRed, while Remoraid is exclusive to LeafGreen, with both Pokémon found in the same locations in their respective versions, and both being swarm Pokémon in Generation II and HeartGold and SoulSilver.
A pre-alpha sketch of an unused Pokémon depicts a Pokémon with the same Pokédex number as Qwilfish.
Qwilfish is the only Poison-type to have a piscine body, and the only Poison-type in the Water 2 Egg Group.
According to several Team Plasma Grunts, Hugh's hairstyle resembles a Qwilfish.
Hisuian Qwilfish and its evolution were first hinted in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl before its official reveal in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, where they were mentioned in a book in the Canalave Library.

Origin

Qwilfish seems to be based on pufferfish or porcupinefish, which inflate their bodies when threatened and are covered in spines. Many species are incredibly toxic when ingested, which explains Qwilfish's Poison type. However, its ability to directly inject venom through its spines is similar to a lionfish. It is also reminiscent of a naval mine due to its round body and ability to explode.

Name origin

Qwilfish may be a combination of quill and fish.

Harysen may be a shortening of 針千本 harisenbon (porcupinefish). The character 千 sen in harisenbon means thousand, and this numerical theming is continued with Overqwil's Japanese name.

An early version of Qwilfish was called Bukū, which may be a corruption of 河豚 fugu (pufferfish).

In other languages

Language	Title	Meaning
Japanese	ハリーセン Harysen	From 針千本 harisenbon
French	Qwilfish	Same as English name
Spanish	Qwilfish	Same as English name
German	Baldorfish	From Ballon, Dorn and Fisch
Italian	Qwilfish	Same as English name
Korean	침바루 Chimbaru	From 침 (針) chim, 바늘 baneul, and balloon
Cantonese Chinese	千針魚 Chīnjāmyú	From 千 chīn, 針 jām, and 魚 yú
Mandarin Chinese	千針魚 / 千针鱼 Qiānzhēnyú	From 千 qiān, 針 / 针 zhēn, and 魚 / 鱼 yú

More languages
Hindi	कविलफिश Qwilfish	Transcription of English name
Russian	Квилфиш Kvilfish	Transcription of English name
Thai	ฮารีเซน Harisen	Transcription of Japanese name

External links

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Qwilfish (Pokémon)

Biology

In the anime

Main series

Major appearances

Minor appearances

Pokédex entries

Pokémon: Twilight Wings

In the manga

Darkrai Mission Story: Pokémon Ranger Vatonage - the Comic

Gold, Silver & Crystal chapter

Ruby & Sapphire chapter

Platinum chapter

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

In the TCG

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

In events

Held items

Generations II-VI

Generation VII onward

Hisuian Qwilfish

Pokéathlon stats

Qwilfish

Hisuian Qwilfish

Learnset

Qwilfish

Hisuian Qwilfish

By TM/TR

By breeding

Qwilfish

Hisuian Qwilfish

By transfer from another generation

Side game data

Qwilfish

Hisuian Qwilfish

Sprites

Trivia

Origin

Name origin

In other languages

Related articles

External links