Qwilfish

Qwilfish official artwork
#0211

Qwilfish

Balloon Pokémon

WATERPOISON

When faced with a larger opponent, it swallows as much water as it can to match the opponent’s size.

Qwilfish is No. 0211 in the National Pokédex and is listed here as a Water and Poison-type Balloon Pokémon. When faced with a larger opponent, it swallows as much water as it can to match the opponent’s size. This page brings together its key game data, including typing, abilities, base stats, evolution details, forms, Pokédex entries and moves, so it can be used as a quick reference before building out a deeper guide.

Qwilfish first belongs to Generation Ii. Qwilfish does not have a longer evolution chain recorded in the current local data. Its strongest listed base stat is Attack, which helps show where it naturally fits when comparing Pokémon by role. Its abilities can include Poison Point, Swift Swim and Intimidate, giving players useful options when comparing forms, movesets and team roles. The sections below are generated from the local Pokémon database and can be expanded later with matchup advice, best games to use it in, notable appearances and more detailed strategy notes.

Qwilfish at a glance

Type
WATERPOISON
Weak to
ELECTRIC2×GROUND2×PSYCHIC2×
Best base stat
Attack — 95
Abilities
Poison Point, Swift Swim, Intimidate (Hidden)
Next evolution
Overqwil — Strong Style ♂ove
Height
0.5 m
Weight
3.9 kg
Generation
Generation Ii
Growth rate
Medium
Capture rate
45
Base happiness
70

Base stats

Hp65
Attack95
Defense85
Special Attack55
Special Defense55
Speed85
Total440

Type effectiveness

Damage taken when Qwilfish is hit by each type:

Weak to

ELECTRIC2×GROUND2×PSYCHIC2×

Resists

FIRE½×WATER½×ICE½×FIGHTING½×POISON½×BUG½×STEEL½×FAIRY½×

Based on Water / Poison typing. Abilities may modify these matchups.

Evolution family

Strong Style ♂ove
Selected game context

Pokémon Gold and Silver

Pokédex entries

GameEntry
Gold

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.

Level-up moves

LevelMoveTypePowerAccuracy
1Poison StingPOISON15100
1TackleNORMAL40100
10HardenNORMAL——
10MinimizeNORMAL——
19Water GunWATER40100
28Pin ♂issileBUG2595
37Take DownNORMAL9085
46Hydro PumpWATER11080