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Qwilfish ハリーセン Harysen #211
Artwork from G/S/C
Type Water Poison Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Balloon Pokémon
Abilities Poison Point or Swift Swim Swift Swim Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #161 Hoenn #354 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 1′08″ Imperial 0.5 m Metric 1′08″/0.5 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 8.6 lbs. Imperial 3.9 kg Metric 8.6 lbs./3.9 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Gray	Catch rate 45 (5.9%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown Gender unknown
Breeding Water 2 group 1 cycles (255 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 100 Battle Exp.: 1001*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Qwilfish (Japanese: ハリーセン Harysen) is a Water/Poison-type Pokémon.

Biology

Physiology

Qwilfish is a small, round fish Pokémon covered in many sharp spikes. These spikes are derived from its scales. It has a paddle-shaped tail which is about half of its body length. The top of its body is a bluish color, while its underbelly is a pale cream color.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

The spines that cover its body are filled with a toxin which is known to cause fainting. It is able to fire these spines from its body by swallowing large amounts of water. This ability also makes this Pokémon appear bigger than it actually is, making it less vulnerable to predator attacks.

Behavior

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

In the anime

Dorian owns a Qwilfish.

There was also a balloon made to look like a Qwilfish in Jirachi: Wish Maker.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Special manga

A swarm of Qwilfish appeared in Template:PSV, angered by pollution that occurred as a result of an accident that occurred during the construction of the Battle Tower.

In the TCG

Main article: Qwilfish (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Template:Learnset intro

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl:

• Astonish
• BubbleBeam
• Flail
• Haze
• Poison Jab
• Supersonic
• Signal Beam

By tutoring

Special moves

Side game data

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Evolution

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

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

Trivia

• Qwilfish is compatible with the Generation III Move Tutor for Swords Dance, but is incompatible with the TM in Generation IV that teaches the same move.
• Qwilfish's name is probably the most misspelled out of all Pokémon names (commonly misspelled as "Quilfish").
• Qwilfish shares the same species name with Jigglypuff's evolutionary family and Drifloon. They are all known as Balloon Pokémon.

Origin

It is most likely based on a porcupinefish or pufferfish.

Name origin

Qwilfish's name is a combination of quill and fish. Its Japanese name could be a contraction of 針千本 harisenbon, porcupinefish.

An early version of Qwilfish was called Bukū, which is probably a corruption of 河豚 fugu, pufferfish.

In other languages

• German: Baldorfish
• French: Qwilfish
• Korean: 침바루 Chimbaru

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