Qwilfish #0211

The Balloon Pokémon

Forms:

Champions	See this Pokémon's data in Champions
Typing	WaterPoison
Abilities	Poison Point - Ability 1 Swift Swim - Ability 2 Intimidate - Hidden
Classification	The Balloon Pokémon
National ID	#0211
Regional ID	#0331

Type Effectiveness

Weak x2

GroundElectricPsychic

Resists x½

FightingPoisonBugSteelFireWaterIceFairy

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This page displays data from Violet (the most recent standard appearance of this Pokémon). To view data from other games, use the game selector in the sidebar.

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Stat	Amount	Stat Range
HP	65	125—172
Attack	95	90—161
Defense	85	81—150
Sp. Attack	55	54—117
Sp. Defense	55	54—117
Speed	85	81—150
Total	440	Calculated Stat Range

Calculated stats: Lv. 50

Lv. 100Nature details:

Evolutionary Family

Qwilfish (Hisuian)

DarkPoison

Learn Barb Barrage

("Strong Style" 20 times)

Overqwil

DarkPoison

Breeding and Species Information

Egg Group(s)	Water 2
Egg Cycles	20
Egg Steps	5120 - Generations II, III, and VII 5100 - Generations IV 5140 - Generations V and VI 5100 - Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl 2560 - Sword, Shield, Scarlet, and Violet
Gender Ratio	50.00% 50.00%
Height	0.5 m (1'8")
Weight	3.9 kg (8.6 lbs.)

Battle Information

EV Yield	1 Attack
Base Exp. Yield	88
Catch Rate	45
Catch Chance	~11.95% Success (Poké Ball, Lvl. 50, Full HP)
Exp. Growth Rate	Medium Fast
Base Friendship	50

Pokédex Entries

Scarlet "Be cautious if this Pokémon starts sucking in water—it will soon attack by scattering the toxic spikes that grow all over its body." Violet "Experienced fishers say they try to catch Qwilfish in the brief moment that these Pokémon become defenseless just after launching poisonous spikes."
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."
Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl "It shoots the poison spikes on its body in all directions. Its round form makes it a poor swimmer."
X "To fire its poison spikes, it must inflate its body by drinking over 2.6 gallons of water all at once." Y "The small spikes covering its body developed from scales. They inject a toxin that causes fainting."
Alpha Sapphire 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."
Black White "It shoots the poison spines on its body in all directions. Its round form makes it a poor swimmer."
Black 2 White 2 "It shoots the poison spines on its body in all directions. Its round form makes it a poor swimmer."
Diamond Pearl "It shoots the poison spines on its body in all directions. Its round form makes it a poor swimmer."
Platinum "It shoots the poison spines on its body in all directions. Its round form makes it a poor swimmer."
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."
Ruby Sapphire "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."
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."
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."
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."

Learnset

Level-up Egg TM

Learnset via Level-up

The following moves are learned by Qwilfish via level-up in Pokémon Violet:

Level	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
1	Poison Sting	15	100	Poison	Phys.
1	Tackle	40	100	Normal	Phys.
4	Harden	—	—	Normal	Stat.
8	Water Gun	40	100	Water	Spec.
12	Fell Stinger	50	100	Bug	Phys.
16	Minimize	—	—	Normal	Stat.
20	Spikes	—	—	Ground	Stat.
24	Brine	65	100	Water	Spec.
28	Poison Jab	80	100	Poison	Phys.
32	Pin Missile	25	95	Bug	Phys.
36	Toxic Spikes	—	—	Poison	Stat.
40	Spit Up	1	100	Normal	Spec.
40	Stockpile	—	—	Normal	Stat.
44	Toxic	—	90	Poison	Stat.
48	Aqua Tail	90	90	Water	Phys.
52	Acupressure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
56	Destiny Bond	—	—	Ghost	Stat.

Egg Moves

The following moves are learned by Qwilfish as Egg Moves in Pokémon Violet:

Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
Acid Spray	40	100	Poison	Spec.
Aqua Jet	40	100	Water	Phys.
Astonish	30	100	Ghost	Phys.
Barb Barrage	60	100	Poison	Phys.
Bubble Beam	65	100	Water	Spec.
Flail	1	100	Normal	Phys.
Haze	—	—	Ice	Stat.
Self-Destruct	200	100	Normal	Phys.
Supersonic	—	55	Normal	Stat.
Water Pulse	60	100	Water	Spec.

Learnset via TM

The following moves are learned by Qwilfish via TM in Pokémon Violet:

TM	Name	Power	Acc.	Type	Cat.
TM001	Take Down	90	85	Normal	Phys.
TM004	Agility	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM006	Scary Face	—	100	Normal	Stat.
TM007	Protect	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM011	Water Pulse	60	100	Water	Spec.
TM013	Acid Spray	40	100	Poison	Spec.
TM022	Chilling Water	50	100	Water	Spec.
TM025	Facade	70	100	Normal	Phys.
TM026	Poison Tail	50	100	Poison	Phys.
TM029	Hex	65	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM032	Swift	60	—	Normal	Spec.
TM034	Icy Wind	55	95	Ice	Spec.
TM035	Mud Shot	55	95	Ground	Spec.
TM045	Venoshock	65	100	Poison	Spec.
TM047	Endure	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM050	Rain Dance	—	—	Water	Stat.
TM070	Sleep Talk	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM077	Waterfall	80	100	Water	Phys.
TM082	Thunder Wave	—	90	Electric	Stat.
TM083	Poison Jab	80	100	Poison	Phys.
TM085	Rest	—	—	Psychic	Stat.
TM087	Taunt	—	100	Dark	Stat.
TM088	Swords Dance	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM090	Spikes	—	—	Ground	Stat.
TM091	Toxic Spikes	—	—	Poison	Stat.
TM102	Gunk Shot	120	80	Poison	Phys.
TM103	Substitute	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM108	Crunch	80	100	Dark	Phys.
TM110	Liquidation	85	100	Water	Phys.
TM114	Shadow Ball	80	100	Ghost	Spec.
TM123	Surf	90	100	Water	Spec.
TM134	Reversal	1	100	Fighting	Phys.
TM135	Ice Beam	90	100	Ice	Spec.
TM142	Hydro Pump	110	80	Water	Spec.
TM143	Blizzard	110	70	Ice	Spec.
TM148	Sludge Bomb	90	100	Poison	Spec.
TM152	Giga Impact	150	90	Normal	Phys.
TM171	Tera Blast	80	100	Normal	Spec.
TM174	Haze	—	—	Ice	Stat.
TM175	Toxic	—	90	Poison	Stat.
TM177	Spite	—	100	Ghost	Stat.
TM180	Gyro Ball	1	100	Steel	Phys.
TM196	Flip Turn	60	100	Water	Phys.
TM200	Scale Shot	25	90	Dragon	Phys.
TM202	Pain Split	—	—	Normal	Stat.
TM204	Double-Edge	120	100	Normal	Phys.
TM208	Whirlpool	35	85	Water	Spec.
TM214	Sludge Wave	95	100	Poison	Spec.
TM221	Throat Chop	80	100	Dark	Phys.
TM224	Curse	—	—	Ghost	Stat.

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation II

Gold

Catchable

Silver

Catchable

Crystal

Catchable

Generation III

The Crown Tundra (Sword)

Catchable

The Crown Tundra (Shield)

Catchable

Brilliant Diamond

Catchable

Shining Pearl

Catchable

Generation IX

Scarlet

Catchable

Violet

Catchable

Legends: Z-A

Transfer

Mega Dimension

Catchable

Generation Champions

Champions

Transfer

What does each category mean?

Catchable Can be caught in the base game without special requirements. It spawns somewhere in game.

Obtainable Available only through an in-game gift, such as a starter or in-game trade with an NPC.

Evolve Only available through evolution. A pre-evolution is available for catching or obtaining.

Event Only available through some sort of event or distribution.

Transfer Exists within the game's data, but can only be obtained via a trade with another player (version exclusive) or transfer through another means like Pokémon HOME.

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Main Sprite

Shiny Sprites

Main Sprite

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Scizor(#0212)

Legends: Z-A

Scarlet and Violet

Other Games

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Qwilfish #0211

The Balloon Pokémon

Type Effectiveness

Official Artwork

Base Stats

Evolutionary Family

Breeding and Species Information

Battle Information

Pokédex Entries

Learnset

Learnset via Level-up

Egg Moves

Learnset via TM

How to Obtain

Available In

Generation II

Generation III

Generation IV

Generation V

Generation VI

Generation VII

Generation VIII

Generation IX

Generation Champions

In-Game Images

Standard Sprites

Shiny Sprites