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qwilfish
#211

Qwilfish

Balloon Pokémon

WaterPoison

It shoots the poison spines on its body in all directions. Its round form makes it a poor swimmer.

Base Stats

HP 65
Attack 95
Defense 85
Sp. Atk 55
Sp. Def 55
Speed 85
Total 440

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

overqwil Overqwil Strong Style Move

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Balloon Pokémon
Height 0.5 m
Weight 3.9 kg
Base Exp 88
Growth Rate Medium
Capture Rate 45
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Sea
Egg Groups Water2

Sprites

qwilfish Front Front
qwilfish Back Back
qwilfish Front Shiny Front Shiny
qwilfish Back Shiny Back Shiny
qwilfish Official Art Official Art
qwilfish Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

ru Usage: 14.6%
Utility
Item
Black Sludge
Ability
Intimidate
Nature
Impish
EVs
HP 252
Def 240
Spe 16

Strategy Overview

Qwilfish is a Pokemon that has been overlooked time and time again in previous generations due to its poor base stats overall. However, BW brought Qwilfish its saving grace: a new Dream World ability in Intimidate. This makes Qwilfish much bulkier on the physical side than its stats would make it seem and gives it a chance to shine in RU. Qwilfish is a top choice for a defensive Spikes user, as it can check many top physically attacking threats such as Entei and Escavalier. Qwilfish's semi-unique typing gives it handy resistances to Fire-, Fighting-, and Bug-type attacks, all of which are common in RU. It's also gotten better with the coming of BW2, as one of its main issues was a lack of recovery, and this has been somewhat mitigated by the addition of Pain Split to its arsenal. However, some flaws remain. Qwilfish's atrocious Special Defense means that it struggles to take any powerful neutral special attacks, making it a setup opportunity for threatening foes such as Sceptile and Lilligant. It also has a bit of four-moveslot syndrome, as it has several moves that allow it to deal with certain kinds of foes, whether they are setup sweepers with Substitute, slower entry hazard setters, or fast offensive Pokemon. Qwilfish can't fit all of these moves on a single set though, so it's bound to have trouble with a certain type of threat. Nevertheless, Qwilfish is a top utility Pokemon and one of the best Spikes users in the metagame, and it is absolutely deserving of a teamslot should you require its services.

Most Used Moves

Spikes
99.9%
Taunt
60.5%
Waterfall
56.4%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
21.6%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc