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Qwilfish
Balloon Pokémon
Fishers detest this troublesome Pokémon because it sprays poison from its spines, getting it everywhere. A different form of Qwilfish lives in other regions.
Details
Height0.5 m
Weight3.9 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate45
Base friendship70
Growth ratemedium
Appears in these games
Base stats
HP
65
Attack
95
Defense
85
Sp. Atk
55
Sp. Def
55
Speed
85
Total
440
Base Stat Total
Competitive movesets
Smogon · Gen 9Recommended battle-ready sets by competitive tier. A “/” means either option works in that slot.
Physical Defensive
- Item
- Rocky Helmet
- Ability
- Intimidate
- Nature
- Impish
- EVs
- 252 HP / 240 Def / 16 Spe
- Tera
- GroundGhost
Swords Dance
- Item
- Leftovers / Life Orb
- Ability
- Intimidate
- Nature
- Jolly
- EVs
- 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
- Tera
- Water
Evolution
strong style move
Notable moves
The strongest damaging moves Qwilfish can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.
Sprites & renders
22 sprites & renders for Qwilfish.
Across the games
Moves
| Lv. | Move | Type | Class | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hydro Pump | Water | Special | 110 | 80 | 5 |
| 1 | Poison Sting | Poison | Physical | 15 | 100 | 35 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 35 |
| 4 | Harden | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 8 | Water Gun | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 25 |
| 12 | Fell Stinger | Bug | Physical | 50 | 100 | 25 |
| 13 | Bubble | Water | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 16 | Minimize | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 17 | Rollout | Rock | Physical | 30 | 90 | 20 |
| 20 | Spikes | Ground | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 24 | Brine | Water | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| 28 | Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | 80 | 100 | 20 |
| 28 | Revenge | Fighting | Physical | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 32 | Pin Missile | Bug | Physical | 25 | 95 | 20 |
| 36 | Toxic Spikes | Poison | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 40 | Spit Up | Normal | Special | — | 100 | 10 |
| 40 | Stockpile | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 44 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 48 | Aqua Tail | Water | Physical | 90 | 90 | 10 |
| 48 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| 52 | Acupressure | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 56 | Destiny Bond | Ghost | Status | — | — | 5 |
Breeding & egg moves
Qwilfish can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.
