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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

ubers Usage: 0.4%
Support
Moves
Spikes / Toxic Spikes
Item
Life Orb / Splash Plate
Ability
Swift Swim
Nature
Adamant / Jolly
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252
Swords Dance
Moves
Taunt / Destiny Bond
Item
Life Orb
Ability
Swift Swim
Nature
Adamant / Jolly
EVs
HP 4
Atk 252
Spe 252

Strategy Overview

While Qwilfish is definitely not the first thing that comes to a person's mind when they select a Pokemon for their rain team, it has numerous niches that allow it to perform well in the Uber tier. With its ability Swift Swim, Qwilfish reaches an incredible Speed stat of 538, allowing it to outrun many Scarf users in the metagame. Qwilfish can function not only as a support unit, absorbing and setting up Toxic Spikes, in addition to disrupting walls and sweepers, but also as an offensive rain sweeper. However, Qwilfish does have its faults. Its minuscule defenses make it struggle to take even resisted attacks and will not last long unless played with great care. Overall though, with the right support, Qwilfish can function well even in Ubers, and can surprise unprepared teams.

Most Used Moves

Waterfall
99.4%
Spikes
45.3%
Explosion
34.2%

Most Used Items

Life Orb
35.5%
Water Gem
34.5%
Lum Berry
19.6%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc