Qwilfish (Japanese: ハリーセン Harysen) is a dual-type Water/Poison Pokémon introduced in Generation II.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
In Hisui, Qwilfish has a dual-type Dark/Poison regional form. It evolves into Overqwil after using Barb Barrage in Strong Style at least 20 times.
Biology
Qwilfish is a sea dwelling piscine Pokémon with a spherical body and a flat, paddle-shaped tail. The upper half of its body is dark teal and the lower half is very light yellow. Its tail is tall and thin with a dark teal outline, light yellow inside, and two dark teal dots in the center that resemble the Japanese character ハ Ha. Its eyes are even with its body and are always seen slanted angrily. Below its eyes are its puffy pink lips. All around its body are sharp, conical spikes, which evolved from scales over time.
In order to attack, Qwilfish drinks over 2.6 gallons of water to inflate its body. It then uses the water pressure to shoot poisonous quills at its foe, which can cause fainting. Due to its round body, Qwilfish is not a great swimmer, and when filled with water it is even harder for it to swim.
In Hisui, Qwilfish has a different appearance from its Johtonian counterpart due to its diet. The lower half is colored light yellow while the upper half is black with black spikes that has dark purple tips. The front spikes on their forehead are smaller. There are crescent purple lines underneath Qwilfish's eyes and its lips are colored purple. It now has a large, flat tail with a black outline and a purple inside, which also has a pattern that resembles the letter "q."
Hisuian Qwilfish is despised by the fisherman of that region, due to their poison wreaking havoc on the humans trying to fish in the seas it lives in.
Hisuian Qwilfish and its evolved form, Overqwil, are the only known Pokémon capable of learning the move Barb Barrage.
In the anime
Main series
Major appearances
In Dueling Heroes, Harrison's Qwilfish battled Misty and her Corsola but was soon defeated.
In Just Add Water, Dorian used a Qwilfish in a battle against Misty and her Goldeen, and it emerged victorious.
Minor appearances
Qwilfish debuted in Snorlax Snowman.
In The Legend of Thunder!, a Qwilfish was at the Pokémon Center.
In Enlighten Up!, multiple Qwilfish were living in Lake Slowpoke.
In Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias, a Trainer's Qwilfish competed in the Tour de Alto Mare.
In Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, multiple Qwilfish were present during the final showdown with The Phantom and his crew.
Multiple Qwilfish appeared in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.
In Hold the Phione!, multiple Qwilfish were living in Chocovine Town.
In Going for the Gold!, multiple Qwilfish were living in the Ambrette Aquarium.
In An Undersea Place to Call Home!, Serena saw multiple Qwilfish underwater.
In Deceiving Appearances!, a Qwilfish was at Aether Paradise.
Pokédex entries
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Pokémon
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Source
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Entry
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EP216
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Qwilfish
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Ash's Pokédex
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Qwilfish, the Balloon Pokémon. The quills covering the entire body have evolved from scales. A Qwilfish can cause its body to swell in order to shoot its needles in all directions.
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Pokémon: Twilight Wings
In Buddy, a Qwilfish puffed itself up in Nessa's hand. In Early-Evening Waves, it was revealed to have done this during one of Nessa's photoshoots.
In the manga
Darkrai Mission Story: Pokémon Ranger Vatonage - the Comic
A Qwilfish appeared in Team Dim Sun.
Pokémon Adventures
A swarm of Qwilfish appeared in Querulous Qwilfish, where they were angered by pollution that occurred as a result of an accident that occurred during the construction of the Battle Tower. Crystal captured all of them with her skills. Afterwards, she found a baby Qwilfish stuck in the toxic waste; as she prepared to take it to a Pokémon Center, Suicune appeared, healing Qwilfish and purifying the seawater. It is unknown if the Qwilfish are still under Crystal's ownership or were released afterwards.
A Qwilfish appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.
A Qwilfish was one of the aquarium Pokémon seen in Archie's collection in Stick This in Your Craw, Crawdaunt I.
Much later, in Softening Up Kakuna, Uprooting Seedot, and Outlasting Ledian, a Qwilfish was one of the Pokémon that Platinum rented during the Battle Factory challenge.
Pokédex entries
Manga
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Pokémon Adventures
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PS122
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In order to attack the enemy all over the body with its poisonous sting, the Qwilfish has to take in a lot of water and expand up to several times of its actual size.*
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Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys
Three Qwilfish appeared in Let's Survive This Sea Battle.
In the TCG
- Main article: Qwilfish (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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Generation II
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Johto #161
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Gold
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To fire its poison spikes, it must inflate its body by drinking over 2.6 gallons of water all at once.
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Silver
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The small spikes covering its body developed from scales. They inject a toxin that causes fainting.
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Crystal
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When faced with a larger opponent, it swallows as much water as it can to match the opponent's size.
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Stadium 2
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To fire its poison spikes, it must inflate its body by drinking over 2.6 gallons of water all at once.
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Generation III
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Hoenn #—
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Kanto #—
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Ruby
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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.
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Sapphire
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Emerald
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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.
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FireRed
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The small spikes covering its body developed from scales. They inject a toxin that causes fainting.
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LeafGreen
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To fire its poison spikes, it must inflate its body by drinking over 2.6 gallons of water all at once.
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Generation IV
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Sinnoh #—
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Johto #163
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Diamond
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It shoots the poison spines on its body in all directions. Its round form makes it a poor swimmer.
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Pearl
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Platinum
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HeartGold
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To fire its poison spikes, it must inflate its body by drinking over 2.6 gallons of water all at once.
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SoulSilver
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The small spikes covering its body developed from scales. They inject a toxin that causes fainting.
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Generation V
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Unova #—
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Black
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It shoots the poison spines on its body in all directions. Its round form makes it a poor swimmer.
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White
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Black 2
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It shoots the poison spines on its body in all directions. Its round form makes it a poor swimmer.
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White 2
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Generation VI
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Kalos Coastal #038
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Hoenn #—
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X
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To fire its poison spikes, it must inflate its body by drinking over 2.6 gallons of water at once.
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Y
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The small spikes covering its body developed from scales. They inject a toxin that causes fainting.
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Omega Ruby
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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.
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Alpha Sapphire
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Generation VIII
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Galar #304
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Sinnoh #—
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Hisui #084
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Sword
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When faced with a larger opponent, it swallows as much water as it can to match the opponent's size.
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Shield
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The small spikes covering its body developed from scales. They inject a toxin that causes fainting.
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Brilliant Diamond
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It shoots the poison spikes on its body in all directions. Its round form makes it a poor swimmer.
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Shining Pearl
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Hisuian Qwilfish
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Legends: Arceus
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Fishers detest this troublesome Pokémon because it sprays poison from its spines, getting it everywhere. A different form of Qwilfish lives in other regions.
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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Generation VIII
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Sword
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Shield
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Dusty Bowl, Lake of Outrage, Bridge Field, Route 9 Bridge Field, Dusty Bowl, East Lake Axewell, Giant's Cap, Hammerlocke Hills, Lake of Outrage, Motostoke Riverbank, North Lake Miloch, South Lake Miloch, West Lake Axewell (Max Raid Battle)
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Expansion Pass
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Brilliant Diamond
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Shining Pearl
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In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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Generation II
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This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation II side games.
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In events
Held items
Stats
Base Stats
Qwilfish
Generations II-VI
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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65
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125 - 172
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240 - 334
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95
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90 - 161
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175 - 317
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75
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72 - 139
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139 - 273
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55
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54 - 117
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103 - 229
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55
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54 - 117
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103 - 229
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85
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81 - 150
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157 - 295
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Total: 430
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Generation VII onward
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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65
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125 - 172
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240 - 334
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95
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90 - 161
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175 - 317
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85
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81 - 150
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157 - 295
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55
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54 - 117
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103 - 229
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55
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54 - 117
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103 - 229
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85
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81 - 150
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157 - 295
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Total: 440
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Other Pokémon with this total
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Hisuian Qwilfish
Hisuian Qwilfish has the same base stats as Johtonian Qwilfish. Due to the different way stats are calculated in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, exact minimum and maximum stats are not shown in this table.
Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Qwilfish
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Hisuian Qwilfish
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
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Learnset
Qwilfish is available in Sword and Shield and Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, while Hisuian Qwilfish is available in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
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- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Qwilfish
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Qwilfish
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Qwilfish
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Qwilfish
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Qwilfish
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Qwilfish
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Qwilfish
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see TM moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Qwilfish in Generation VIII
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Qwilfish in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Qwilfish
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Qwilfish
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Qwilfish in Generation VIII
- Moves marked with a double dagger (‡) can only be bred from a Pokémon who learned the move in an earlier generation.
- Moves marked with a superscript game abbreviation can only be bred onto Qwilfish in that game.
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Qwilfish
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Qwilfish
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Egg moves from other generations
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Qwilfish
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Qwilfish
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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Hisuian Qwilfish
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- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Qwilfish
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Qwilfish
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations
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By transfer from another generation
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- Transferred Pokémon only retain these moves in Pokémon Sword and Shield
- A striped background indicates a generation in which the move can only be obtained via event or as a special move
- Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Qwilfish
- Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Qwilfish
- × indicates a move that cannot be used in Sword and Shield
- Click on the generation numbers at the top to see transfer-only moves for other generations
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Side game data
Johtonian Qwilfish
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Pokémon Rumble Rush
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Walking Speed: 1.97 seconds
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Base HP: 52
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Base Attack: 76
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Base Defense: 53
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Base Speed: 60
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New Pokémon Snap
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Photodex entry #113
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Qwilfish swallows gallons of seawater to inflate itself to intimidate enemies. If it gets startled, it spits out all that water and sends itself flying to who knows where.
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Hisuian Growlithe
Pokémon GO
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Base HP: 163
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Base Attack: 184
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Base Defense: 151
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Egg Distance: N/A
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Buddy Distance: 3 km
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Evolution Requirement:
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Fast Attacks:
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Evolution
Qwilfish
Hisuian Qwilfish
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
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Trivia
Sprite of Pukū from 1997 demo
Sprite of Shibirefugu from 1997 demo
- Qwilfish shares its category with Igglybuff, Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff, and Drifloon. They are all known as the Balloon Pokémon.
- Qwilfish can be seen as a parallel to Remoraid. Both of them are Water-type Generation II Pokémon. Qwilfish is exclusive to FireRed, while Remoraid is exclusive to LeafGreen, with both Pokémon found in the same locations in their respective versions, and both being swarm Pokémon in Generation II and HeartGold and SoulSilver.
- A pre-alpha sketch of an unused Pokémon depicts a Pokémon with the same Pokédex number as Qwilfish.
- Qwilfish and its Hisuian evolution are the only Poison-type to have a piscine body, and the only Poison-type in the Water 2 Egg Group.
- According to several Team Plasma Grunts, Hugh's hairstyle resembles a Qwilfish.
- Hisuian Qwilfish and its evolution were first hinted in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl before its official reveal in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, where they were mentioned in a book in the Canalave Library.
- The Pokémon Gold and Silver Spaceworld '97 demo has an early design of Qwilfish named プクー Pukū, whose name may be a corruption of 河豚 fugu (pufferfish). It was a pure Water-type and would evolve into シビレフグ Shibirefugu at level 18.
Origin
Qwilfish seems to be based on pufferfish or porcupinefish, which inflate their bodies when threatened and are covered in spines. Many species are incredibly toxic when ingested, which explains Qwilfish's Poison type. However, its ability to directly inject venom through its spines is similar to a lionfish. It is also reminiscent of a naval mine due to its round body and ability to explode.
Name origin
Qwilfish may be a combination of quill and fish.
Harysen may be derived from 針千本 harisenbon (porcupinefish). The character 千 sen in 針千本 harisenbon means thousand, and this numerical theming is continued with Overqwil's Japanese name.
In other languages
Language
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Title
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Meaning
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Japanese
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ハリーセン Harysen
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From 針千本 harisenbon
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French
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Qwilfish
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Same as English name
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Spanish
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Qwilfish
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Same as English name
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German
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Baldorfish
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From Ballon, Dorn, and Fisch
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Italian
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Qwilfish
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Same as English name
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Korean
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침바루 Chimbaru
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From 침 (針) chim, 바늘 baneul, and balloon
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Mandarin Chinese
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千針魚 / 千针鱼 Qiānzhēnyú
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From 千 qiān, 針 / 针 zhēn, and 魚 / 鱼 yú
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Cantonese Chinese
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千針魚 Chīnjāmyùh
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From 千 chīn, 針 jām, and 魚 yùh
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More languages
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Hindi
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कविलफिश Qwilfish
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Transcription of English name
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Russian
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Квилфиш Kvilfish
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Transcription of English name
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Thai
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ฮารีเซน Harisen
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Transcription of Japanese name
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