#211 Hisuian Qwilfish

#211 Hisuian Qwilfish

darkpoison
Height0.5 m(1'08")
Weight3.9 kg(8.6 lbs)
Gender♂ 50%♀ 50%
Gen 8

Hisuian Qwilfish's Detailed Stats

Lv
StatBaseLv
EVsIVsTotal
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
ground
1xdamage
normalfirewaterelectricicefightingflyingbugrockdragonsteelfairy
0.5xdamage
grasspoisonghostdark
0xdamage
psychic

Hisuian Qwilfish Abilities

Poison Point

Contact with the Pokémon may poison the attacker.

Swift Swim

Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in rain.

IntimidateHidden

When the Pokémon enters a battle, it intimidates opposing Pokémon and makes them cower, lowering their Attack stats.

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Hisuian Qwilfish Moves

Category
Type
Move▲Type▲Cat.▲Pow▲Acc▲Method▲Description
Tacklenormalphysical40100Level Up 1A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the target with its whole body.
Poison Stingpoisonphysical15100Level Up 1The user stabs the target with a poisonous stinger to inflict damage. This may also poison the target.
Hardennormalstatus––Level Up 4The user stiffens all the muscles in its body to boost its Defense stat.
Bitedarkphysical60100Level Up 8The target is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. This may also make the target flinch.
Fell Stingerbugphysical50100Level Up 12When the user knocks out a target with this move, the user's Attack stat is boosted drastically.
Minimizenormalstatus––Level Up 16The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller, which sharply boosts its evasiveness.
Spikesgroundstatus––Level Up 20The user lays a trap of spikes at the feet of the opposing team. The spikes will damage opposing Pokémon that switch into battle.
Brinewaterspecial65100Level Up 24This move's power is doubled if the target's HP is at half or less.
Barb Barragepoisonphysical60100Level Up 28The 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.
Pin Missilebugphysical2595Level Up 32The user attacks by shooting sharp spikes at the target. This move hits two to five times in a row.
Toxic Spikespoisonstatus––Level Up 36The user lays a trap of poison spikes at the feet of the opposing team. The spikes will poison opposing Pokémon that switch into battle.
Stockpilenormalstatus––Level Up 40The user stores power and boosts its Defense and Sp. Def stats. This move can be used up to three times.
Spit Upnormalspecial–100Level Up 40The power stored using the move Stockpile is released at once in an attack. The more power is stored, the greater the move's power.
Toxicpoisonstatus–90Level Up 44A move that leaves the target badly poisoned. Its poison damage worsens every turn.
Crunchdarkphysical80100Level Up 48The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Acupressurenormalstatus––Level Up 52The user applies pressure to stress points, sharply boosting one of its or its allies' stats.
Destiny Bondghoststatus––Level Up 56If 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.
Agilitypsychicstatus––TM/HMThe user relaxes and lightens its body to move faster. This sharply boosts its Speed stat.
Blizzardicespecial11070TM/HMA howling blizzard is summoned to strike opposing Pokémon. This may also leave the opposing Pokémon frozen.
Chilling Waterwaterspecial50100TM/HMThe 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.
Curseghoststatus––TM/HMA move that has different effects depending on whether the user is a Ghost type or not.
Dark Pulsedarkspecial80100TM/HMThe user releases a horrible aura imbued with ill intent. This may also make the target flinch.
Double Edgenormalphysical120100TM/HMA reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Endurenormalstatus––TM/HMThe user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
Facadenormalphysical70100TM/HMThis move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Giga Impactnormalphysical15090TM/HMThe user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn.
Gunk Shotpoisonphysical12080TM/HMThe user shoots filthy garbage at the target to attack. This may also poison the target.
Gyro Ballsteelphysical–100TM/HMThe user tackles the target with a high-speed spin. The slower the user is than the target, the greater the move's power.
Hexghostspecial65100TM/HMThis relentless attack does massive damage to a target affected by status conditions.
Hydro Pumpwaterspecial11080TM/HMThe target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.
Ice Beamicespecial90100TM/HMThe target is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. This may also leave the target frozen.
Icy Windicespecial5595TM/HMThe user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers opposing Pokémon's Speed stats.
Lash Outdarkphysical75100TM/HMThe user lashes out to vent its frustration toward the target. This move's power is doubled if the user's stats were lowered during this turn.
Liquidationwaterphysical85100TM/HMThe user slams into the target using a full-force blast of water. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Mud Shotgroundspecial5595TM/HMThe user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat.
Pain Splitnormalstatus––TM/HMThe user adds its HP to the target's HP, then equally splits the combined HP between the target and itself.
Poison Jabpoisonphysical80100TM/HMThe target is stabbed with a tentacle, an arm, or the like steeped in poison. This may also poison the target.
Poison Tailpoisonphysical50100TM/HMThe user hits the target with its tail. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit and may also poison the target.
Protectnormalstatus––TM/HMThis move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Rain Dancewaterstatus––TM/HMThe 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.
Restpsychicstatus––TM/HMThe user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Reversalfightingphysical–100TM/HMAn all-out attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.
Scale Shotdragonphysical2590TM/HMThe 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 Facenormalstatus–100TM/HMThe user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat.
Shadow Ballghostspecial80100TM/HMThe user attacks by hurling a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Sleep Talknormalstatus––TM/HMThe user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Sludge Bombpoisonspecial90100TM/HMThe user hurls unsanitary sludge at the target to inflict damage. This may also poison the target.
Spiteghoststatus–100TM/HMThe user unleashes its grudge on the move last used by the target by cutting 4 PP from it.
Substitutenormalstatus––TM/HMThe user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Surfwaterspecial90100TM/HMThe user attacks everything around it by swamping its surroundings with a giant wave.
Swiftnormalspecial60–TM/HMStar-shaped rays are shot at opposing Pokémon. This attack never misses.
Swords Dancenormalstatus––TM/HMA frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. This sharply boosts the user's Attack stat.
Take Downnormalphysical9085TM/HMA reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Tauntdarkstatus–100TM/HMThe target is taunted into a rage that allows it to use only attack moves for three turns.
Tera Blastnormalspecial80100TM/HMIf 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 Chopdarkphysical80100TM/HMThe user attacks the target's throat, and the resultant suffering prevents the target from using sound-based moves for two turns.
Venoshockpoisonspecial65100TM/HMThe user drenches the target in a special poisonous liquid. This move's power is doubled if the target is poisoned.
Waterfallwaterphysical80100TM/HMThe user charges at the target and may make it flinch.
Acid Spraypoisonspecial40100Egg MoveThe user attacks by spitting fluid that works to melt the target. This also harshly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat.
Aqua Jetwaterphysical40100Egg MoveThe user lunges at the target to inflict damage, moving at blinding speed. This move always goes first.
Aqua Tailwaterphysical9090Egg MoveThe user attacks by swinging its tail as if it were a vicious wave in a raging storm.
Astonishghostphysical30100Egg MoveThe user attacks the target by crying out in a startling fashion. This may also make the target flinch.
Bubble Beamwaterspecial65100Egg MoveA spray of bubbles is forcefully ejected at the target. This may also lower the target's Speed stat.
Flailnormalphysical–100Egg MoveThe user flails about aimlessly to attack. The less HP the user has, the greater the move's power.
Hazeicestatus––Egg MoveThe user creates a haze that eliminates every stat change among all the Pokémon engaged in battle.
Self Destructnormalphysical200100Egg MoveThe user attacks everything around it by causing an explosion. The user faints upon using this move.
Supersonicnormalstatus–55Egg MoveThe user generates odd sound waves from its body that confuse the target.
Water Pulsewaterspecial60100Egg MoveThe user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target.
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

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

Hisuian 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 Hisuian Qwilfish

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

GameMethodLocationDetails
VariousWildHisuian FormForm Change
FAQ

About Hisuian Qwilfish

Hisuian Qwilfish is a Dark/Poison-type Pokemon introduced in Generation 8. With a Base Stat Total (BST) of 440, Hisuian Qwilfish is classified as a Balloon Pokémon and is part of the Qwilfish → Overqwil → Hisuian Qwilfish evolution line.

In competitive play, Hisuian Qwilfish is placed in the PU tier where it holds a 8.49% usage rate. Its key abilities are Poison Point and Swift Swim and Intimidate, which allow it to function as both an offensive pivot and a rain sweeper. Hisuian Qwilfish is weak to Ground-type moves, so trainers should plan around these vulnerabilities.

Hisuian Qwilfish can learn 69 moves across Level-up, TM, Tutor, and Egg methods. Its most popular competitive moves include Spikes, Barb Barrage, Crunch, Liquidation. Standing at 0.5m tall and weighing 3.9kg, Hisuian Qwilfish has been a fan favorite since its debut in the Galar region games.