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qwilfish
#211

Qwilfish

Balloon Pokémon

WaterPoison

To fire its poison spikes, it must inflate its body by drinking over 2.6 gallons of water all at once.

Base Stats

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

Type Effectiveness

Weak to
ground 2xelectric 2xpsychic 2x
Resistant to
fighting ½xpoison ½xbug ½xsteel ½xfire ½xwater ½xice ½x

Held Items

Poison Barb 5%

Evolution Chain

qwilfish Qwilfish
→
overqwil Overqwil Strong Style Move

Moves

Locations

Johto Route 32
Kanto Route 12
Kanto Route 13
Kalos Route 8

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

uu Usage: 61.2%
UUOU
Spiker
Item
Leftovers

Strategy Overview

Qwilfish fills two crucial niches in GSC UU—it is the best Spiker and has a fast Haze. It has just enough power behind its STAB attacks that it can occasionally pose a realistic threat to opposing teams, especially because it outspeeds and 2HKOes Nidoqueen, which is arguably the best Pokemon in the tier. Its typing is both a blessing and a curse; its immunity to Toxic and resistance to Water make it difficult for spinners to wear it down, but its weaknesses to common types such as Psychic and Ground and middling defenses can leave it struggling to find opportunities to lay Spikes down in the first place.

Most Used Moves

Spikes
100.0%
Sludge Bomb
99.8%
Hydro Pump
78.2%
Curse
66.1%
Haze
20.0%
Rest
17.7%

Most Used Items

Leftovers
100.0%
Mint Berry
0.0%

Common Teammates

Granbull 43.9%Nidoqueen 39.4%Slowbro 31.8%Gyarados 30.0%Scyther 29.1%Magneton 26.6%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc