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#0211 · Generation II · form of Qwilfish

Hisuian Qwilfish

Dark / Poison · Balloon Pokémon — first seen in Generation II.

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Base stats

StatBaseMinMax
HP65
240334
Attack95
175317
Defense85
157295
Sp. Attack55
103229
Sp. Defense55
103229
Speed85
157295
Total440

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.

×2
Ground
×½
PoisonGhostGrassDark
×0
Psychic
×1
NormalFightingFlyingRockBugSteelFireWaterElectricIceDragonFairy

Evolution

Methods 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 18 guides that include it

Changed in 18 of 18 guides: retyped in 14, stats in 3, abilities in 3, evolution in 14.

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.

GuideTypeTotalAbilities
Emerald RogueChangedWaterPoison→DarkPoison440Poison Point, Swift Swim, Intimidate
Pokémon Soulgold
Evolves into Overqwil — Level Up (Knows Barb Barrage)
ChangedDarkPoison440Poison Point, Swift Swim, Intimidate
Pokémon Heart & Soul
Evolves into Overqwil while it knows Barb Barrage while in the Hisui region
ChangedWaterPoison→DarkPoison440Poison Point, Swift Swim, Intimidate
Pokémon R.O.W.EChangedDarkPoison440
+30 Sp. Def, -30 Speed
Poison Point, Swift Swim, Intimidate
Radical Red
Evolves into Overqwil at Level 36
ChangedWaterPoison→DarkPoison440Poison Touch, Swift Swim, Intimidate
+ Poison Touch − Poison Point
Elite Redux
Evolves into Overqwil at level 28
ChangedWaterPoison→DarkPoison440Water Veil, Skill Link, Intimidate
Pokémon Crystal Inheritance
Evolves into Overqwil by levelling up knowing Crunch
ChangedWaterPoison→DarkPoison440Poison Point, Swift Swim, Intimidate
Pokémon Crippling Medical Debt Edition
Evolves into Overqwil — level up while knowing Barb Barrage
Changed0 -440
-65 HP, -95 Attack, -85 Defense, -55 Sp. Atk, -55 Sp. Def, -85 Speed
—
Pokémon Emerald Imperium
Evolves into Overqwil at level 36
ChangedWaterPoison→DarkPoison440Poison Touch, Swift Swim, Intimidate
+ Poison Touch − Poison Point
Pokémon: Wishes of Tomorrow
Evolves into Overqwil while it knows Barb Barrage
ChangedWaterPoison→DarkPoison440Poison Point, Swift Swim, Intimidate
Pokémon ExceededChangedWaterPoison→DarkPoison440Poison Point, Intimidate
Pokémon Emerald Squared
Evolves into Overqwil on levelling up; the documentation gives no level or condition
ChangedWaterPoison→DarkPoison440Poison Point, Swift Swim, Intimidate
Pokémon Polished Crystal
Evolves into Overqwil at level 33
ChangedWaterPoison→DarkPoison440Poison Point, Swift Swim, Intimidate
HeartGold Generations
Evolves into Overqwil — at level 20
ChangedWaterPoison→DarkPoison440Poison Point, Swift Swim, Intimidate
Pokémon FireRed Deluxe
Evolves into Qwilfish with a Johto Stone
Evolves into Overqwil with a Palsui Stone
ChangedWaterPoison→DarkPoison440Poison Point, Swift Swim
− Intimidate
Pokémon Parallel Emerald
Evolves into Overqwil at level 37
ChangedWaterPoison→DarkPoison440Poison Point, Swift Swim, Intimidate
Pokémon Black Pearl Emerald
Evolves into Overqwil while it knows Barb Barrage
ChangedWaterPoison→DarkPoison440Poison Point, Swift Swim, Intimidate
Pokémon Spirits of the StormChanged0 -440
-65 HP, -95 Attack, -85 Defense, -55 Sp. Atk, -55 Sp. Def, -85 Speed
Intimidate

Pokédex entries

What each game says about it, in the games' own words.

Gold / LeafGreen / HeartGold / XTo fire its poison spikes, it must inflate its body by drinking over 2.6 gallons of water all at once.
SilverThe small spikes covering its body developed from scales. They in­ ject a toxin that causes fainting.
CrystalWhen faced with a larger opponent, it swallows as much water as it can to match the opponent's size.
Ruby / SapphireQWILFISH 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.
EmeraldA 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 / YThe small spikes covering its body developed from scales. They inject a toxin that causes fainting.
Diamond / Pearl / Platinum / Black / White / Black 2 / White 2It shoots the poison spines on its body in all directions. Its round form makes it a poor swimmer.
Omega Ruby / Alpha SapphireQwilfish 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
GermanBaldorfish
FrenchQwilfish
SpanishQwilfish
ItalianQwilfish
Korean침바루
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.