Qwilfish can be obtained in: Gold (Old Rod, Good Rod, Super Rod – Johto route 32, Kanto route 12, Kanto route 13), Silver (Old Rod, Good Rod, Super Rod – Johto route 32, Kanto route 12, Kanto route 13), Crystal (Old Rod, Good Rod, Super Rod – Johto route 32, Kanto route 12, Kanto route 13), FireRed (Super Rod – Resort gorgeous, Water labyrinth, Five isle meadow, Memorial pillar, Outcast island), Diamond (Super Rod – Iron island), Pearl (Super Rod – Iron island), Platinum (Super Rod – Iron island), HeartGold (Old Rod, Good Rod, Super Rod – Johto route 32, Kanto route 12, Kanto route 13), SoulSilver (Old Rod, Good Rod, Super Rod – Johto route 32, Kanto route 12, Kanto route 13), Black (Fishing Spot – P2 laboratory, Unova route 18, Unova route 17), White (Fishing Spot – P2 laboratory, Unova route 18, Unova route 17), Black 2 (Fishing Spot, Super Rod – P2 laboratory, Unova route 4, Virbank city, Virbank complex outer), White 2 (Fishing Spot, Super Rod – P2 laboratory, Unova route 4, Virbank city, Virbank complex outer), X (Super Rod – Kalos route 8), Y (Super Rod – Kalos route 8), Colosseum (Snag – Pyrite cave outside). In other games, trade or transfer via Pokemon HOME.

#211 Qwilfish

water poison

Height0.5 m(1'08")

Weight3.9 kg(8.6 lbs)

Gender♂ 50%♀ 50%

Gen 2

Qwilfish Evolution

QwilfishLevel 1

OverqwilUse Strong Style Barb Barrage 20 times

Hisuian QwilfishHisuian Form

Qwilfish's Detailed Stats

Stat	Base	EVs	Total
HP	65		271
Attack	95		226
Defense	85		206
Sp. Atk	55		146
Sp. Def	55		146
Speed	85		206
		0/508	1201

Type Effectiveness

2xdamage

electric ground psychic

1xdamage

normal grass flying rock ghost dragon dark

0.5xdamage

fire water ice fighting poison bug steel fairy

Qwilfish Abilities

Poison Point

Has a 30% chance of poisoning attacking Pokémon on contact.

Swift Swim

Doubles Speed during rain.

IntimidateHidden

Lowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.

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Qwilfish Moves

Move▲	Type▲	Cat.▲	Pow▲	Acc▲	Method▲	Description
Tackle	normal	physical	40	100	Level 1	A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the target with its whole body.
Poison Sting	poison	physical	15	100	Level 1	The user stabs the target with a poisonous stinger to inflict damage. This may also poison the target.
Harden	normal	status	–	–	Level 4	The user stiffens all the muscles in its body to boost its Defense stat.
Water Gun	water	special	40	100	Level 8	The target is blasted with a forceful shot of water.
Fell Stinger	bug	physical	50	100	Level 12	When the user knocks out a target with this move, the user's Attack stat is boosted drastically.
Minimize	normal	status	–	–	Level 16	The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller, which sharply boosts its evasiveness.
Spikes	ground	status	–	–	Level 20	The user lays a trap of spikes at the feet of the opposing team. The spikes will damage opposing Pokémon that switch into battle.
Brine	water	special	65	100	Level 24	This move's power is doubled if the target's HP is at half or less.
Poison Jab	poison	physical	80	100	Level 28	The target is stabbed with a tentacle, an arm, or the like steeped in poison. This may also poison the target.
Pin Missile	bug	physical	25	95	Level 32	The user attacks by shooting sharp spikes at the target. This move hits two to five times in a row.
Toxic Spikes	poison	status	–	–	Level 36	The user lays a trap of poison spikes at the feet of the opposing team. The spikes will poison opposing Pokémon that switch into battle.
Stockpile	normal	status	–	–	Level 40	The user stores power and boosts its Defense and Sp. Def stats. This move can be used up to three times.
Spit Up	normal	special	–	100	Level 40	The power stored using the move Stockpile is released at once in an attack. The more power is stored, the greater the move's power.
Toxic	poison	status	–	90	Level 44	A move that leaves the target badly poisoned. Its poison damage worsens every turn.
Aqua Tail	water	physical	90	90	Level 48	The user attacks by swinging its tail as if it were a vicious wave in a raging storm.
Acupressure	normal	status	–	–	Level 52	The user applies pressure to stress points, sharply boosting one of its or its allies' stats.
Destiny Bond	ghost	status	–	–	Level 56	If the user is knocked out after using this move, the Pokémon that knocked it out will also faint. This move's chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Agility	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user relaxes and lightens its body to move faster. This sharply boosts its Speed stat.
Blizzard	ice	special	110	70	TM	A howling blizzard is summoned to strike opposing Pokémon. This may also leave the opposing Pokémon frozen.
Chilling Water	water	special	50	100	TM	The user attacks the target by showering it with water that's so cold it saps the target's power. This also lowers the target's Attack stat.
Crunch	dark	physical	80	100	TM	The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Curse	ghost	status	–	–	TM	A move that has different effects depending on whether the user is a Ghost type or not.
Double Edge	normal	physical	120	100	TM	A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Endure	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
Facade	normal	physical	70	100	TM	This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Flip Turn	water	physical	60	100	TM	After making its attack, the user rushes back to switch places with a party Pokémon in waiting.
Giga Impact	normal	physical	150	90	TM	The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn.
Gunk Shot	poison	physical	120	80	TM	The user shoots filthy garbage at the target to attack. This may also poison the target.
Gyro Ball	steel	physical	–	100	TM	The user tackles the target with a high-speed spin. The slower the user is than the target, the greater the move's power.
Hex	ghost	special	65	100	TM	This relentless attack does massive damage to a target affected by status conditions.
Hydro Pump	water	special	110	80	TM	The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.
Ice Beam	ice	special	90	100	TM	The target is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. This may also leave the target frozen.
Icy Wind	ice	special	55	95	TM	The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers opposing Pokémon's Speed stats.
Liquidation	water	physical	85	100	TM	The user slams into the target using a full-force blast of water. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Mud Shot	ground	special	55	95	TM	The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat.
Pain Split	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user adds its HP to the target's HP, then equally splits the combined HP between the target and itself.
Poison Tail	poison	physical	50	100	TM	The user hits the target with its tail. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit and may also poison the target.
Protect	normal	status	–	–	TM	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Rain Dance	water	status	–	–	TM	The user summons a heavy rain that falls for five turns, powering up Water-type attacks. The rain also lowers the power of Fire-type attacks.
Rest	psychic	status	–	–	TM	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Reversal	fighting	physical	–	100	TM	An all-out attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.
Scale Shot	dragon	physical	25	90	TM	The user attacks by shooting scales two to five times in a row. This move boosts the user's Speed stat but lowers its Defense stat.
Scary Face	normal	status	–	100	TM	The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat.
Shadow Ball	ghost	special	80	100	TM	The user attacks by hurling a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Sleep Talk	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Sludge Bomb	poison	special	90	100	TM	The user hurls unsanitary sludge at the target to inflict damage. This may also poison the target.
Sludge Wave	poison	special	95	100	TM	The user strikes everything around it by swamping the area with a giant sludge wave. This may also poison those it hits.
Spite	ghost	status	–	100	TM	The user unleashes its grudge on the move last used by the target by cutting 4 PP from it.
Substitute	normal	status	–	–	TM	The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Surf	water	special	90	100	TM	The user attacks everything around it by swamping its surroundings with a giant wave.
Swift	normal	special	60	–	TM	Star-shaped rays are shot at opposing Pokémon. This attack never misses.
Swords Dance	normal	status	–	–	TM	A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. This sharply boosts the user's Attack stat.
Take Down	normal	physical	90	85	TM	A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Taunt	dark	status	–	100	TM	The target is taunted into a rage that allows it to use only attack moves for three turns.
Tera Blast	normal	special	80	100	TM	If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user.
Throat Chop	dark	physical	80	100	TM	The user attacks the target's throat, and the resultant suffering prevents the target from using sound-based moves for two turns.
Thunder Wave	electric	status	–	90	TM	The user launches a weak jolt of electricity that paralyzes the target.
Venoshock	poison	special	65	100	TM	The user drenches the target in a special poisonous liquid. This move's power is doubled if the target is poisoned.
Waterfall	water	physical	80	100	TM	The user charges at the target and may make it flinch.
Whirlpool	water	special	35	85	TM	The user traps the target inside a violent, swirling whirlpool that inflicts damage for four to five turns.
Acid Spray	poison	special	40	100	Egg	The user attacks by spitting fluid that works to melt the target. This also harshly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat.
Aqua Jet	water	physical	40	100	Egg	The user lunges at the target to inflict damage, moving at blinding speed. This move always goes first.
Astonish	ghost	physical	30	100	Egg	The user attacks the target by crying out in a startling fashion. This may also make the target flinch.
Barb Barrage	poison	physical	60	100	Egg	The user launches countless toxic barbs to inflict damage. This may also poison the target. This move’s power is doubled if the target is already poisoned.
Bubble Beam	water	special	65	100	Egg	A spray of bubbles is forcefully ejected at the target. This may also lower the target's Speed stat.
Flail	normal	physical	–	100	Egg	The user flails about aimlessly to attack. The less HP the user has, the greater the move's power.
Haze	ice	status	–	–	Egg	The user creates a haze that eliminates every stat change among all the Pokémon engaged in battle.
Self Destruct	normal	physical	200	100	Egg	The user attacks everything around it by causing an explosion. The user faints upon using this move.
Supersonic	normal	status	–	55	Egg	The user generates odd sound waves from its body that confuse the target.
Water Pulse	water	special	60	100	Egg	The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target.

Qwilfish Sprites

Normal

Shiny

Back

Back Shiny

Pokedex Entries

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 in ject 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.

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.

In Other Languages

Qwilfish's Japanese name is Harysen (ハリーセン). Here are all the official names for Qwilfish across different languages:

JapaneseハリーセンHarysen

Korean침바루

Chinese (Traditional)千針魚

FrenchQwilfish

GermanBaldorfish

SpanishQwilfish

ItalianQwilfish

Chinese (Simplified)千针鱼

Qwilfish Breeding

Species

Balloon Pokémon

Egg Groups

Water2

Hatch Time5,120 steps(20 cycles)

Gender DifferencesNone

Misc Data

Catch Rate45

Base Friendship70

Growth RateMedium

Base Experience88

How to Get Qwilfish

Qwilfish is not catchable in the wild – it is typically obtained through gifts, events, or in-game trades. Here is how to obtain Qwilfish in every game where it is available:

Regional Pokedex Numbers