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Overqwil Pin Cluster Pokémon ハリーマン Haryman #0904 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Dark Poison Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Poison Point or Swift Swim Cacophony Cacophony Intimidate Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 50% male, 50% female	Catch rate 45 (11.9%)
Breeding Egg Group Water 2 Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 8'02" 2.5 m Overqwil 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 133.4 lbs. 60.5 kg Overqwil 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 179	Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 2 Overqwil 0 HP 2 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 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Black	Base friendship 50
External Links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Overqwil (Japanese: ハリーマン Haryman) is a dual-type Dark/Poison Pokémon introduced during Generation VIII, in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

It evolves from Hisuian Qwilfish when leveled up while knowing Barb Barrage.

(Specifics may differ in past games. Refer to Game data→Evolution data for these details.)

Biology

Overqwil is a large, spherical piscine Pokémon that resides in the sea. All over its body are overgrown conical spikes whose colors correspond to those on Overqwil's body. Its top half is black while its bottom half is light yellow; the two halves meet in the middle and form a wave pattern. The spikes on the top half of its body have parts of purple at their tips, and two very long spikes at the top and bottom of its body jut out in a straight direction. Above its eyes and around part of the top half of its body, Overqwil has circular purple dots. Its lips also have a purple coloration and appear puffy, and its small light-yellow eyes have purple pupils and are always fixated on an annoyed expression. In between its eyes are two pairs of spikes, the outer ones being longer and resembling eyebrows. Its large tail appears flat with a black outline and a purple inside, which also has a pattern that resembles the letter "Q."

Overqwil has a very aggressive personality along with a short temper, which has given it the nickname "sea fiend." Its diet consists of poison. Overqwil's poisonous spikes will react automatically even while Overqwil sleeps. The barbed spikes will stab any moving thing that approaches Overqwil. Once the barbed spikes have punctured a target, they cannot be removed so easily. It has been recently seen along with its pre-evolution, offshore in cold parts of the world.

Overqwil and its pre-evolved form, Hisuian Qwilfish, are the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Barb Barrage.

Evolution

Overqwil evolves from Hisuian Qwilfish in Hisui.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Qwilfish Hisuian Form  Dark  Poison

→

First evolution Overqwil  Dark  Poison

Game data

Pokédex entries

Overqwil in the Blueberry Pokédex

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Sword Shield Unobtainable Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl Unobtainable Legends: Arceus Crimson Mirelands: Lake Valor  (only one during Mission 15) Cobalt Coastlands: Massive Mass Outbreaks
Generation IX Scarlet Violet Trade The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Tera Raid Battles (6★)

Held items

Games		Held items
Legends: Arceus		Normal Pop Pod (35%) Ball of Mud (15%) Grit items by level Alpha Exp. Candy M (100%) Seed of Mastery (20%) Grit items by level

Stats

Base stats

Due to the different way stats are calculated in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, exact minimum and maximum stats are not shown in this table.

Type effectiveness

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: VIII

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM004 TM004 Agility Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM006 TM006 Scary Face Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM011 TM011* Water Pulse Water Special 06060 100}}100% 20 TM013 TM013* Acid Spray Poison Special 04040 100}}100% 20 TM022 TM022 Chilling Water Water Special 05050 100}}100% 20 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM026 TM026 Poison Tail Poison Physical 05050 100}}100% 25 TM029 TM029* Hex Ghost Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM032 TM032* Swift Normal Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM034 TM034 Icy Wind Ice Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM035 TM035 Mud Shot Ground Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM045 TM045 Venoshock Poison Special 06565 100}}100% 10 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM053 TM053 Smart Strike Steel Physical 07070 00—}}—% 10 TM070 TM070 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM077 TM077 Waterfall Water Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM083 TM083 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM087 TM087 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM088 TM088 Swords Dance Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM090 TM090 Spikes Ground Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM091 TM091 Toxic Spikes Poison Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM094 TM094 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM102 TM102 Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120120 080}}80% 5 TM103 TM103 Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM108 TM108 Crunch Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM110 TM110 Liquidation Water Physical 08585 100}}100% 10 TM114 TM114 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM123 TM123 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM134 TM134 Reversal Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM135 TM135 Ice Beam Ice Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM142 TM142 Hydro Pump Water Special 110110 080}}80% 5 TM143 TM143 Blizzard Ice Special 110110 070}}70% 5 TM148 TM148 Sludge Bomb Poison Special 09090 100}}100% 10 TM152 TM152 Giga Impact Normal Physical 150150 090}}90% 5 TM163 TM163 Hyper Beam Normal Special 150150 090}}90% 5 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM174 TM174 Haze Ice Status 0000— 00—}}—% 30 TM175 TM175 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM177 TM177 Spite Ghost Status 0000— 100}}100% 10 TM180 TM180 Gyro Ball Steel Physical 0000— 100}}100% 5 TM199 TM199 Lash Out Dark Physical 07575 100}}100% 5 TM200 TM200 Scale Shot Dragon Physical 02525 090}}90% 20 TM202 TM202 Pain Split Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM204 TM204 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM214 TM214 Sludge Wave Poison Special 09595 100}}100% 10 TM221 TM221 Throat Chop Dark Physical 08080 100}}100% 15 TM224 TM224 Curse Ghost Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Overqwil Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Overqwil

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: VIII

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  * Acid Spray Poison Special 40 100% 20 Aqua Jet Water Physical 40 100% 20 Aqua Tail Water Physical 90 90% 10 Astonish Ghost Physical 30 100% 15 Bubble Beam Water Special 65 100% 20 Flail Normal Physical — 100% 15 Haze* Ice Status — —% 30 * Self-Destruct Normal Physical 200 100% 5 Supersonic Normal Status — 55% 20 Water Pulse Water Special 60 100% 20

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Overqwil Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Overqwil Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Overqwil

By a prior evolution

Side game data

Pokémon GO Base HP: 198 Base Attack: 222 Base Defense: 171 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: N/A Fast Attacks: Poison Sting, Poison Jab Charged Attacks: Aqua Tail, Ice Beam, Sludge Bomb, Dark Pulse, Shadow Ball

Evolution data

From Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's 3.0.0 update onward, Overqwil evolves from Hisuian Qwilfish when leveled up while knowing Barb Barrage.

In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Overqwil evolves from Hisuian Qwilfish after it has used Barb Barrage 20 times in the strong style.

Unevolved Qwilfish Hisuian Form  Dark  Poison

+ Level up knowing Barb Barrage Use Barb Barrage in the strong style 20 times  LA  only →

First evolution Overqwil  Dark  Poison

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation VIII.
Generation VIII Legends: Arceus
Cross-Generation HOME

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

In the TCG

Main article: Overqwil (TCG)

Trivia

• Overqwil was first hinted at in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl before its official reveal in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, being alluded to in a book in the Canalave Library, where it is referred to as "a Qwilfish with huge spikes".
• Overqwil and Qwilfish are the only Poison-type Pokémon with fins and the only Poison-type Pokémon in the Water 2 Egg Group.
• In Generation IX, prior to the Version 2.0.1 update of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Overqwil was unable to learn Water Pulse, Acid Spray, Hex, and Swift via TM, while its pre-evolved form could.

Origin

Overqwil appears to be based on pufferfish or porcupinefish, which are covered in spines and are poisonous to eat. However, Overqwil's oversized spikes along with their ability to inject poison may be inspired by other venomous marine animals such as lionfish or sea urchins. Overqwil and its pre-evolution's notoriety amongst fishermen may be a reference to the significant threat that lionfish pose as an invasive species in the Atlantic Ocean.

Overqwil's Dark typing and poisonous diet may be based on the illegalisation of the fugu dish, due to its toxicity, and the following illegal preparation and consumption of said dish. The law was put in place a few times in Japanese history (and eventually repealed each time), including the 1800s, which Pokémon Legends: Arceus appears to be based on. The illegal fugu market continued and thrived for so long that the governing shogunate became incapable of enforcing the law, which might have inspired Hisuian Qwilfish being troublesome for fishermen, and could also be a parallel to the lionfish's invasive status, as neither the dish, the lionfish, nor the Pokémon could be controlled. Hisuian Qwilfish and Overqwil appear to be rarer in recent times, which could be a reference to porcupinefish being threatened due to overfishing for the fugu dish.

Overqwil's physical appearance and its signature move, Barb Barrage, are reminiscent of naval mines. It also resembles a morning star or the spiked end of a flail. Based on its Japanese category, it may also be partly inspired by the kenzan (剣山, lit. "sword mountain"), a device consisting of a plate with numerous needles or spikes on it, used to fix flowers in place for the art of ikebana (flower arranging).

The marking on Overqwil's tail looks like the uppercase "Q" letter. On its pre-evolved form, Hisuian Qwilfish, the marking instead resembles the lowercase "q". These may stand for their English names.

Name origin

Overqwil may be a combination of over or overkill and quill or Qwilfish.

Haryman may be derived from ハリーセン Harysen (Qwilfish) or 針千本 harisenbon (porcupinefish), with the 千 sen (thousand) part replaced with 万 man (ten thousand or myriad), continuing the numerical theming.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ハリーマン Haryman From ハリーセン Harysen and 針千本 harisenbon with 千 sen replaced with 万 man French Qwilpik From Qwilfish and pic Spanish Overqwil Same as English name German Myriador From Myriade, Dorn, and Baldorfish Italian Overqwil Same as English name Korean 장침바루 Jangchimbaru From 장 (長) jang, 침 (針) chim, 바늘 baneul, balloon, and 침바루 Chimbaru Mandarin Chinese 萬針魚 / 万针鱼 Wànzhēnyú From 千針魚 / 千针鱼 Qiānzhēnyú with the 千 qiān replaced with 萬 / 万 wàn Cantonese Chinese 萬針魚 Maahnjāmyùh From 千針魚 Chīnjāmyùh with the 千 chīn replaced with 萬 maahn

More languages Hindi हज़ारोसूई Hazaarosuee From हज़ार hazār (or हज़ारों hazārõ) and सुई suī Thai ฮารีมัน Hariman Transcription of Japanese name

See also

• Weaponry in the Pokémon world

External links

Hisuian forms

Disputed: White-Striped Basculin

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See also: Regional forms (Alolan • Galarian • Hisuian • Paldean)
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