Qwilfish

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Gen 2 Johtonian Form #0211

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.

Types water poison
Height / Weight 0.5 m (1′08″) · 3.9 kg (8.6 lbs)
Gender Ratio ♂ 50% / ♀ 50%
Catch difficulty Hard (45)
Training EV Yield +1 Attack Leveling pace Average leveling pace
Egg groups Water 2 · 20 egg cycles

Abilities

Contact with the Pokémon may poison the attacker.

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Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in rain.

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

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Base Stats

HP	65
Attack	95
Defence	85
Sp. Atk	55
Sp. Def	55
Speed	85
Total (BST)	440

Alternate Forms

Qwilfish (Hisui) dark poison

It lives just offshore in cold parts of the world. Its poisonous spikes are thicker and shorter than those of other regions' Qwilfish.

Abilities: Poison Point, Swift Swim, Intimidate (H)

HP: 65 Attack: 95 Defence: 85 Sp. Atk: 55 Sp. Def: 55 Speed: 85 BST: 440

Where to Find (World Spawns)

Click a spawn row to highlight matching biomes on the server map. Map = biome eligibility only; light / time / weather stay in the table.

Rarity Bucket	Levels	Context	Weight	Biomes	Conditions
Uncommon	Lv. 19-44	Submerged Water	80	Lukewarm Ocean Warm Ocean	Sky: Outdoors (Can see sky)
Common	Lv. 19-44	Submerged Water Ocean Monument	480	Ocean Except: Cold Ocean, Frozen Ocean	Sky: Outdoors (Can see sky) Y-Level: ≤ 62 Structure: Monument
Uncommon	Lv. 19-44	Fishing	100	Lukewarm Ocean Warm Ocean	Sky: Outdoors (Can see sky)
Common	Lv. 19-44	Fishing	100	Lukewarm Ocean Warm Ocean	Sky: Outdoors (Can see sky) Fishing Lure: Lv. 1+
Common	Lv. 19-44	Fishing	1000	Ocean Except: Cold Ocean, Frozen Ocean	Sky: Outdoors (Can see sky) Structure: Monument
Uncommon	Lv. 19-44	Submerged Water	80	Lukewarm Ocean Warm Ocean	Sky: Underground / Indoors Sky Light: 8–15
Common	Lv. 19-44	Submerged Water Ocean Monument	480	Ocean Except: Cold Ocean, Frozen Ocean	Sky: Underground / Indoors Sky Light: 8–15 Y-Level: ≤ 62 Structure: Monument
Uncommon	Lv. 19-44	Fishing	100	Lukewarm Ocean Warm Ocean	Sky: Underground / Indoors Sky Light: 8–15
Common	Lv. 19-44	Fishing	100	Lukewarm Ocean Warm Ocean	Sky: Underground / Indoors Sky Light: 8–15 Fishing Lure: Lv. 1+
Common	Lv. 19-44	Fishing	1000	Ocean Except: Cold Ocean, Frozen Ocean	Sky: Underground / Indoors Sky Light: 8–15 Structure: Monument
Uncommon	Lv. 19-44	Submerged Water	80	Overworld Except: Cold	Sky: Underground / Indoors Y-Level: -60 to 13 Structure: Shipwreck Coves · Submerged Shipwreck Cove
Uncommon	Lv. 19-44	Fishing	100	Overworld Except: Cold	Sky: Underground / Indoors Y-Level: -60 to 13 Structure: Shipwreck Coves · Submerged Shipwreck Cove
Common	Lv. 19-44	Fishing	100	Overworld Except: Cold	Sky: Underground / Indoors Y-Level: -60 to 13 Fishing Lure: Lv. 1+ Structure: Shipwreck Coves · Submerged Shipwreck Cove
Uncommon Hisuian form	Lv. 19-44	Submerged Water	67.2	Cold Ocean	Sky: Outdoors (Can see sky)
Common Hisuian form	Lv. 19-44	Submerged Water Ocean Monument	432	Cold Ocean Frozen Ocean	Sky: Outdoors (Can see sky) Y-Level: ≤ 62 Structure: Monument
Uncommon Hisuian form	Lv. 19-44	Fishing	84	Cold Ocean	Sky: Outdoors (Can see sky)
Common Hisuian form	Lv. 19-44	Fishing	90	Cold Ocean	Sky: Outdoors (Can see sky) Fishing Lure: Lv. 1+
Common Hisuian form	Lv. 19-44	Fishing	540	Cold Ocean Frozen Ocean	Sky: Outdoors (Can see sky) Structure: Monument
Uncommon Hisuian form	Lv. 19-44	Submerged Water	67.2	Cold Ocean	Sky: Underground / Indoors Sky Light: 8–15
Common Hisuian form	Lv. 19-44	Submerged Water Ocean Monument	432	Cold Ocean Frozen Ocean	Sky: Underground / Indoors Sky Light: 8–15 Y-Level: ≤ 62 Structure: Monument
Uncommon Hisuian form	Lv. 19-44	Fishing	84	Cold Ocean	Sky: Underground / Indoors Sky Light: 8–15
Common Hisuian form	Lv. 19-44	Fishing	90	Cold Ocean	Sky: Underground / Indoors Sky Light: 8–15 Fishing Lure: Lv. 1+
Common Hisuian form	Lv. 19-44	Fishing	540	Cold Ocean Frozen Ocean	Sky: Underground / Indoors Sky Light: 8–15 Structure: Monument
Uncommon Hisuian form	Lv. 19-44	Submerged Water	67.2	Cold	Sky: Underground / Indoors Y-Level: -60 to 13 Structure: Shipwreck Coves · Submerged Shipwreck Cove
Uncommon Hisuian form	Lv. 19-44	Fishing	84	Cold	Sky: Underground / Indoors Y-Level: -60 to 13 Structure: Shipwreck Coves · Submerged Shipwreck Cove
Common Hisuian form	Lv. 19-44	Fishing	90	Cold	Sky: Underground / Indoors Y-Level: -60 to 13 Fishing Lure: Lv. 1+ Structure: Shipwreck Coves · Submerged Shipwreck Cove

Item Drops & Player Interactions

Wild Item Drops (Max rolls: 3)

Item	Quantity	Drop Chance
Pufferfish	1	Guaranteed / Weighted
Prismarine Shard	0-1	Guaranteed / Weighted
Poison Barb	1	2.5%

Riding & World Behavior

Behavior Traits

Aquatic Breathes Underwater
Sleep Sleeps (Night · Light 0-4)
Combat Defends Owner · Defends Self
Herd Size Up to 9

Moveset

Lv.	Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP	Description
Start / 1	Bubble STAB	Water	Special	40	100%	30	A spray of countless bubbles is jetted at the opposing Pokémon. This may also lower their Speed stat.
Start / 1	Poison Sting STAB	Poison	Physical	15	100%	35	The user stabs the target with a poisonous stinger to inflict damage. This may also poison the target.
Start / 1	Tackle	Normal	Physical	40	100%	35	A physical attack in which the user charges and slams into the target with its whole body.
4	Harden	Normal	Status	—	100%	30	The user stiffens all the muscles in its body to boost its Defense stat.
8	Water Gun STAB	Water	Special	40	100%	25	The target is blasted with a forceful shot of water.
12	Fell Stinger	Bug	Physical	50	100%	25	When the user knocks out a target with this move, the user's Attack stat is boosted drastically.
16	Minimize	Normal	Status	—	100%	10	The user compresses its body to make itself look smaller, which sharply boosts its evasiveness.
20	Spikes	Ground	Status	—	100%	20	The user lays a trap of spikes at the feet of the opposing team. The spikes will damage opposing Pokémon that switch into battle.
24	Brine STAB	Water	Special	65	100%	10	This move's power is doubled if the target's HP is at half or less.
28	Poison Jab STAB	Poison	Physical	80	100%	20	The target is stabbed with a tentacle, an arm, or the like steeped in poison. This may also poison the target.
32	Pin Missile	Bug	Physical	25	95%	20	The user attacks by shooting sharp spikes at the target. This move hits two to five times in a row.
36	Toxic Spikes	Poison	Status	—	100%	20	The user lays a trap of poison spikes at the feet of the opposing team. The spikes will poison opposing Pokémon that switch into battle.
40	Spit Up	Normal	Special	—	100%	10	The power stored using the move Stockpile is released at once in an attack. The more power is stored, the greater the move's power.
40	Stockpile	Normal	Status	—	100%	20	The user stores power and boosts its Defense and Sp. Def stats. This move can be used up to three times.
44	Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10	A move that leaves the target badly poisoned. Its poison damage worsens every turn.
48	Aqua Tail STAB	Water	Physical	90	90%	10	The user attacks by swinging its tail as if it were a vicious wave in a raging storm.
52	Acupressure	Normal	Status	—	100%	30	The user applies pressure to stress points, sharply boosting one of its or its allies' stats.
56	Destiny Bond	Ghost	Status	—	100%	5	If 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.

Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP	Description
Acid Spray STAB	Poison	Special	40	100%	20	The user attacks by spitting fluid that works to melt the target. This also harshly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat.
Agility	Psychic	Status	—	100%	30	The user relaxes and lightens its body to move faster. This sharply boosts its Speed stat.
Aqua Tail STAB	Water	Physical	90	90%	10	The user attacks by swinging its tail as if it were a vicious wave in a raging storm.
Assurance	Dark	Physical	60	100%	10	This move's power is doubled if the target has already taken some damage in the same turn.
Blizzard	Ice	Special	110	70%	5	A howling blizzard is summoned to strike opposing Pokémon. This may also leave the opposing Pokémon frozen.
Bounce	Flying	Physical	85	85%	5	The user bounces up high on the first turn, then drops onto the target on the next turn. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Brine STAB	Water	Special	65	100%	10	This move's power is doubled if the target's HP is at half or less.
Chilling Water STAB	Water	Special	50	100%	20	The 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.
Crunch	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15	The user crunches up the target with sharp fangs. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Curse	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10	A move that has different effects depending on whether the user is a Ghost type or not.
Dive STAB	Water	Physical	80	100%	10	The user dives on the first turn, then floats up and attacks on the next turn.
Double-Edge	Normal	Physical	120	100%	15	A reckless life-risking tackle in which the user rushes the target. This also damages the user quite a lot.
Endure	Normal	Status	—	100%	10	The user endures any attack with at least 1 HP. This move's chance of failing rises if used in succession.
Explosion	Normal	Physical	250	100%	5	The user attacks everything around it by causing a tremendous explosion. The user faints upon using this move.
Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100%	20	This move's power is doubled if the user is poisoned, burned, or paralyzed.
Flip Turn STAB	Water	Physical	60	100%	20	After making its attack, the user rushes back to switch places with a party Pokémon in waiting.
Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5	The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn.
Gunk Shot STAB	Poison	Physical	120	80%	5	The user shoots filthy garbage at the target to attack. This may also poison the target.
Gyro Ball	Steel	Physical	—	100%	5	The user tackles the target with a high-speed spin. The slower the user is than the target, the greater the move's power.
Hail	Ice	Status	—	100%	10	The user summons a hailstorm lasting five turns. It damages all Pokémon except Ice types.
Haze	Ice	Status	—	100%	30	The user creates a haze that eliminates every stat change among all the Pokémon engaged in battle.
Headbutt	Normal	Physical	70	100%	15	The user sticks out its head and attacks by charging straight into the target. This may also make the target flinch.
Hex	Ghost	Special	65	100%	10	This relentless attack does massive damage to a target affected by status conditions.
Hydro Pump STAB	Water	Special	110	80%	5	The target is blasted by a huge volume of water launched under great pressure.
Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100%	10	The target is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. This may also leave the target frozen.
Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95%	15	The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers opposing Pokémon's Speed stats.
Liquidation STAB	Water	Physical	85	100%	10	The user slams into the target using a full-force blast of water. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Mud Shot	Ground	Special	55	95%	15	The user attacks by hurling a blob of mud at the target. This also lowers the target's Speed stat.
Pain Split	Normal	Status	—	100%	20	The user adds its HP to the target's HP, then equally splits the combined HP between the target and itself.
Payback	Dark	Physical	50	100%	10	The user stores power, then attacks. This move's power is doubled if the user moves after the target.
Pin Missile	Bug	Physical	25	95%	20	The user attacks by shooting sharp spikes at the target. This move hits two to five times in a row.
Poison Jab STAB	Poison	Physical	80	100%	20	The target is stabbed with a tentacle, an arm, or the like steeped in poison. This may also poison the target.
Poison Tail STAB	Poison	Physical	50	100%	25	The user hits the target with its tail. This move has a heightened chance of landing a critical hit and may also poison the target.
Protect	Normal	Status	—	100%	10	This move enables the user to protect itself from all attacks. Its chance of failing rises if it is used in succession.
Rain Dance	Water	Status	—	100%	5	The 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.
Rest	Psychic	Status	—	100%	5	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Revenge	Fighting	Physical	60	100%	10	This attack move's power is doubled if the user has been hurt by the opponent in the same turn.
Reversal	Fighting	Physical	—	100%	15	An all-out attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.
Rollout	Rock	Physical	30	90%	20	The user continually rolls into the target over five turns. This attack becomes more powerful each time it hits.
Scale Shot	Dragon	Physical	25	90%	20	The 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 Face	Normal	Status	—	100%	10	The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat.
Self-Destruct	Normal	Physical	200	100%	5	The user attacks everything around it by causing an explosion. The user faints upon using this move.
Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15	The user attacks by hurling a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Shock Wave	Electric	Special	60	100%	20	The user strikes the target with a quick jolt of electricity. This attack never misses.
Signal Beam	Bug	Special	75	100%	15	The user attacks with a sinister beam of light. This may also confuse the target.
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	100%	10	The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Sludge Bomb STAB	Poison	Special	90	100%	10	The user hurls unsanitary sludge at the target to inflict damage. This may also poison the target.
Sludge Wave STAB	Poison	Special	95	100%	10	The user strikes everything around it by swamping the area with a giant sludge wave. This may also poison those it hits.
Spikes	Ground	Status	—	100%	20	The user lays a trap of spikes at the feet of the opposing team. The spikes will damage opposing Pokémon that switch into battle.
Spite	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10	The user unleashes its grudge on the move last used by the target by cutting 4 PP from it.
Steel Roller	Steel	Physical	130	100%	5	The user attacks while destroying the terrain. This move fails if the ground hasn't turned into a terrain.
Substitute	Normal	Status	—	100%	10	The user creates a substitute for itself using some of its own HP. The substitute serves as the user's decoy.
Surf STAB	Water	Special	90	100%	15	The user attacks everything around it by swamping its surroundings with a giant wave.
Swift	Normal	Special	60	100%	20	Star-shaped rays are shot at opposing Pokémon. This attack never misses.
Swords Dance	Normal	Status	—	100%	20	A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. This sharply boosts the user's Attack stat.
Take Down	Normal	Physical	90	85%	20	A reckless full-body charge attack for slamming into the target. This also damages the user a little.
Taunt	Dark	Status	—	100%	20	The target is taunted into a rage that allows it to use only attack moves for three turns.
Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100%	10	If 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 Chop	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15	The user attacks the target's throat, and the resultant suffering prevents the target from using sound-based moves for two turns.
Thunder Wave	Electric	Status	—	90%	20	The user launches a weak jolt of electricity that paralyzes the target.
Toxic	Poison	Status	—	90%	10	A move that leaves the target badly poisoned. Its poison damage worsens every turn.
Toxic Spikes	Poison	Status	—	100%	20	The user lays a trap of poison spikes at the feet of the opposing team. The spikes will poison opposing Pokémon that switch into battle.
Venom Drench	Poison	Status	—	100%	20	Opposing Pokémon are drenched in an odd poisonous liquid. This lowers the Attack, Sp. Atk, and Speed stats of a poisoned target.
Venoshock STAB	Poison	Special	65	100%	10	The user drenches the target in a special poisonous liquid. This move's power is doubled if the target is poisoned.
Waterfall STAB	Water	Physical	80	100%	15	The user charges at the target and may make it flinch.
Water Pulse STAB	Water	Special	60	100%	20	The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target.
Whirlpool STAB	Water	Special	35	85%	15	The user traps the target inside a violent, swirling whirlpool that inflicts damage for four to five turns.

Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP	Description
Acid Spray STAB	Poison	Special	40	100%	20	The user attacks by spitting fluid that works to melt the target. This also harshly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat.
Aqua Jet STAB	Water	Physical	40	100%	20	The user lunges at the target to inflict damage, moving at blinding speed. This move always goes first.
Astonish	Ghost	Physical	30	100%	15	The user attacks the target by crying out in a startling fashion. This may also make the target flinch.
Barb Barrage STAB	Poison	Physical	60	100%	10	The 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.
Bubble Beam STAB	Water	Special	65	100%	20	A spray of bubbles is forcefully ejected at the target. This may also lower the target's Speed stat.
Flail	Normal	Physical	—	100%	15	The user flails about aimlessly to attack. The less HP the user has, the greater the move's power.
Haze	Ice	Status	—	100%	30	The user creates a haze that eliminates every stat change among all the Pokémon engaged in battle.
Self-Destruct	Normal	Physical	200	100%	5	The user attacks everything around it by causing an explosion. The user faints upon using this move.
Supersonic	Normal	Status	—	55%	20	The user generates odd sound waves from its body that confuse the target.
Water Pulse STAB	Water	Special	60	100%	20	The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target.

Move	Type	Category	Power	Acc.	PP	Description
Aqua Tail STAB	Water	Physical	90	90%	10	The user attacks by swinging its tail as if it were a vicious wave in a raging storm.
Bounce	Flying	Physical	85	85%	5	The user bounces up high on the first turn, then drops onto the target on the next turn. This may also leave the target with paralysis.
Dive STAB	Water	Physical	80	100%	10	The user dives on the first turn, then floats up and attacks on the next turn.
Flip Turn STAB	Water	Physical	60	100%	20	After making its attack, the user rushes back to switch places with a party Pokémon in waiting.
Giga Impact	Normal	Physical	150	90%	5	The user charges at the target using every bit of its power. The user can't move on the next turn.
Gunk Shot STAB	Poison	Physical	120	80%	5	The user shoots filthy garbage at the target to attack. This may also poison the target.
Ice Beam	Ice	Special	90	100%	10	The target is struck with an icy-cold beam of energy. This may also leave the target frozen.
Icy Wind	Ice	Special	55	95%	15	The user attacks with a gust of chilled air. This also lowers opposing Pokémon's Speed stats.
Liquidation STAB	Water	Physical	85	100%	10	The user slams into the target using a full-force blast of water. This may also lower the target's Defense stat.
Pain Split	Normal	Status	—	100%	20	The user adds its HP to the target's HP, then equally splits the combined HP between the target and itself.
Poison Jab STAB	Poison	Physical	80	100%	20	The target is stabbed with a tentacle, an arm, or the like steeped in poison. This may also poison the target.
Rest	Psychic	Status	—	100%	5	The user goes to sleep for two turns. This fully restores the user's HP and cures any status conditions.
Rollout	Rock	Physical	30	90%	20	The user continually rolls into the target over five turns. This attack becomes more powerful each time it hits.
Scale Shot	Dragon	Physical	25	90%	20	The 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.
Shadow Ball	Ghost	Special	80	100%	15	The user attacks by hurling a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Shock Wave	Electric	Special	60	100%	20	The user strikes the target with a quick jolt of electricity. This attack never misses.
Signal Beam	Bug	Special	75	100%	15	The user attacks with a sinister beam of light. This may also confuse the target.
Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	—	100%	10	The user randomly uses one of the moves it knows. This move can only be used while the user is asleep.
Sludge Bomb STAB	Poison	Special	90	100%	10	The user hurls unsanitary sludge at the target to inflict damage. This may also poison the target.
Spikes	Ground	Status	—	100%	20	The user lays a trap of spikes at the feet of the opposing team. The spikes will damage opposing Pokémon that switch into battle.
Spite	Ghost	Status	—	100%	10	The user unleashes its grudge on the move last used by the target by cutting 4 PP from it.
Steel Roller	Steel	Physical	130	100%	5	The user attacks while destroying the terrain. This move fails if the ground hasn't turned into a terrain.
Swift	Normal	Special	60	100%	20	Star-shaped rays are shot at opposing Pokémon. This attack never misses.
Throat Chop	Dark	Physical	80	100%	15	The user attacks the target's throat, and the resultant suffering prevents the target from using sound-based moves for two turns.
Water Pulse STAB	Water	Special	60	100%	20	The user attacks the target with a pulsing blast of water. This may also confuse the target.

STAB = Same Type Attack Bonus (~1.5× damage) when a damaging move matches this Pokémon’s type(s).