Hisuian Qwilfish
Dark / Poison · Balloon Pokémon — first seen in Generation II.
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Base stats
| Stat | Base | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 65 | 240 | 334 |
| Attack | 95 | 175 | 317 |
| Defense | 85 | 157 | 295 |
| Sp. Attack | 55 | 103 | 229 |
| Sp. Defense | 55 | 103 | 229 |
| Speed | 85 | 157 | 295 |
Min and max are at level 100: the minimum is 0 IVs, 0 EVs and a hindering nature, the maximum 31 IVs, 252 EVs and a beneficial nature. Shedinja's HP is always 1 whatever the formula says.
Type defences
Damage Hisuian Qwilfish takes from each attacking type.
Evolution
Qwilfish
OverqwilMethods are the current official ones. A ROM hack may change them — trade evolutions especially; the guide table below says which do.
Other forms
Moves
Hisuian Qwilfish is not in any of the 16 official games this site covers (Red & Blue through Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon), so there is no learnset here yet.
Where to find it in the official games
Not obtainable in the wild in any of the 16 official games this site covers. In those games it has to be evolved, traded or bred — or it belongs to a game whose data is not here yet.
Compare official Hisuian Qwilfish with the ROM hacks →
In the 8 guides that include it
Changed in 8 of 8 guides: retyped in 5, stats in 1, abilities in 2, evolution in 6.
Every ROM hack on this site that has Hisuian Qwilfish, and what it did to it. Guides that changed something are first. Click one for that version's full page — locations, moveset and TMs.
| Guide | Type | Total | Abilities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerald Rogue | Changed | WaterPoison→DarkPoison | 440 | Poison Point, Swift Swim, Intimidate |
| Pokémon Soulgold Evolves into Overqwil — Level Up (Knows Barb Barrage) | Changed | DarkPoison | 440 | Poison Point, Swift Swim, Intimidate |
| Pokémon Heart & Soul Evolves into Overqwil while it knows Barb Barrage while in the Hisui region | Changed | DarkPoison | 440 | Poison Point, Swift Swim, Intimidate |
| Radical Red Evolves into Overqwil at Level 36 | Changed | WaterPoison→DarkPoison | 440 | Poison Touch, Swift Swim, Intimidate + Poison Touch − Poison Point |
| Pokémon R.O.W.E | Changed | DarkPoison | 440 +30 Sp. Def, -30 Speed | Poison Point, Swift Swim, Intimidate |
| Elite Redux Evolves into Overqwil at level 28 | Changed | WaterPoison→DarkPoison | 440 | Water Veil, Skill Link, Intimidate |
| Pokémon Emerald Imperium Evolves into Overqwil at level 36 | Changed | WaterPoison→DarkPoison | 440 | Poison Touch, Swift Swim, Intimidate + Poison Touch − Poison Point |
| Pokémon Polished Crystal Evolves into Overqwil at level 33 | Changed | WaterPoison→DarkPoison | 440 | Poison Point, Swift Swim, Intimidate |
Pokédex entries
What each game says about it, in the games' own words.
| Gold / LeafGreen / HeartGold / X | To fire its poison spikes, it must inflate its body by drinking over 2.6 gallons of water all at once. |
| Silver | The small spikes covering its body developed from scales. They in ject a toxin that causes fainting. |
| Crystal | When faced with a larger opponent, it swallows as much water as it can to match the opponent's size. |
| Ruby / Sapphire | 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. |
| Emerald | A QWILFISH uses the pressure of water it swallows to shoot toxic quills all at once from all over its body. It finds swimming to be somewhat challenging. |
| FireRed / SoulSilver / Y | The small spikes covering its body developed from scales. They inject a toxin that causes fainting. |
| Diamond / Pearl / Platinum / Black / White / Black 2 / White 2 | It shoots the poison spines on its body in all directions. Its round form makes it a poor swimmer. |
| Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire | 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. |
Names in other languages
| Japanese | ハリーセン |
| Japanese (Rōmaji) | Harysen |
| German | Baldorfish |
| French | Qwilfish |
| Spanish | Qwilfish |
| Italian | Qwilfish |
| Korean | 침바루 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 千针鱼 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 千針魚 |
Official data here is present-day reference data from PokéAPI, not a snapshot of any one game's era — the Fairy type and hidden abilities arrived partway through the series, so a difference against an older game can belong to the series rather than to that ROM hack.