Qwilfish

#211 (Johto)

#212 Scizor ›

Pokémon type

Water

Poison

Qwilfish weaknesses

Qwilfish is weak to Ground, Electric and Psychic-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Qwilfish is resistant to Fighting, Poison, Bug, Steel, Fire, Water, Ice and Fairy-type moves.

63%

Best moveset for Qwilfish

The best moves for Qwilfish are Water Gun and Shadow Ball when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Poison Sting and Scald deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Water Gun

12DPS

Shadow Ball

33.3DPS

Defending

Poison Sting

9.6DPS

Shadow Ball

33.3DPS

Trainer Battles

Poison Sting

4.5EPT

Scald

2.04DPE

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Evolution

Qwilfish currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

Hisuian Qwilfish

Overqwil

No evolutions:

Qwilfish

Forms

There are 2 different forms of Qwilfish:

Normal

Hisuian Form

Game images

Qwilfish, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Qwilfish is a Water & Poison Pokémon. It is weak to Ground, Electric and Psychic moves. Qwilfish's best moveset is Water Gun & Shadow Ball and it has a Max CP of 2,318.

About

"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."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Water Gun	5	10	12
Poison Sting	4	12	9.6

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Shadow Ball	100	2	2
Ice Beam	95	2	1.9
Aqua Tail	50	3	1.82
Scald	75	2	1.8
Fell Stinger	45	3	1.36
Sludge Wave	105	1	1.26
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Acid Spray	20	2	0.48
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Poison Sting	4	2	2.4	4.5
Water Gun	3	1	3.6	3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Scald ▼ att	85	50	2.04
Sludge Wave	110	65	2.03
Aqua Tail	55	35	1.89
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Shadow Ball	90	50	1.8
Ice Beam	90	55	1.64
Fell Stinger ▲ att	20	35	0.57
Acid Spray ▼▼ def	20	45	0.53
Frustration Shadow	10	70	0.14

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Water Gun 12 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	9.4	100%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	9.2	98%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Sludge Wave 42 DPS	9	96%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Aqua Tail 30 DPS	8.9	95%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Sludge Wave 42 DPS	8.6	92%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Aqua Tail 30 DPS	8.6	92%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Ice Beam 27.1 DPS	8.6	91%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	8.4	89%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Scald 25.7 DPS	8.4	89%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Ice Beam 27.1 DPS	8.3	88%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Scald 25.7 DPS	8	85%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	7.9	84%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Fell Stinger 22.5 DPS	7.7	82%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Fell Stinger 22.5 DPS	7.3	77%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Acid Spray 8 DPS	6.2	66%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	6.2	66%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Acid Spray 8 DPS	5.2	55%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	5.2	55%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	2.6	100%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	2.5	98%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Ice Beam 27.1 DPS	2.4	95%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Ice Beam 27.1 DPS	2.4	94%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Scald 25.7 DPS	2.3	91%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Scald 25.7 DPS	2.3	91%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Aqua Tail 30 DPS	2.3	91%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Aqua Tail 30 DPS	2.3	91%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Sludge Wave 42 DPS	2.1	83%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Sludge Wave 42 DPS	2.1	80%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Fell Stinger 22.5 DPS	2	78%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Fell Stinger 22.5 DPS	1.9	76%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.7	66%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.6	62%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Acid Spray 8 DPS	1.4	55%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Acid Spray 8 DPS	1.3	49%
Water Gun 12 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.2	49%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.1	42%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Poison Sting 4.5 EPT	Scald 2.04 DPE	12	11.6	100%
Poison Sting 4.5 EPT	Sludge Wave 2.03 DPE	16	11.5	100%
Poison Sting 4.5 EPT	Aqua Tail 1.89 DPE	8	10.9	94%
Poison Sting 4.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	16	10.8	93%
Poison Sting 4.5 EPT	Shadow Ball 1.8 DPE	12	10.5	91%
Poison Sting 4.5 EPT	Ice Beam 1.64 DPE	14	9.8	84%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Scald 2.04 DPE	17	9.7	84%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Sludge Wave 2.03 DPE	22	9.7	84%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Aqua Tail 1.89 DPE	12	9.3	80%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	24	9.2	79%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Shadow Ball 1.8 DPE	17	9	78%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Ice Beam 1.64 DPE	19	8.5	73%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Fell Stinger 0.57 DPE	12	5.3	46%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Acid Spray 0.53 DPE	15	5.2	45%
Poison Sting 4.5 EPT	Fell Stinger 0.57 DPE	8	5	43%
Poison Sting 4.5 EPT	Acid Spray 0.53 DPE	10	4.8	41%
Water Gun 3 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	24	4	35%
Poison Sting 4.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	16	3	26%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

What counters Qwilfish?

Qwilfish is weak to Ground, Electric and Psychic moves.

The best counter to Qwilfish is Deoxys (Attack Forme) with Zen Headbutt and Psycho Boost, followed by Mega Mewtwo Y, Mega Mewtwo X and Deoxys (Normal Forme).

The top Qwilfish counters, ranked by the damage each Pokémon and moveset does to it. Filter the list to see how your own Pokémon compare.

Pokémon	Moveset	Effective damage
Deoxys (Attack Forme)	Zen Headbutt Psycho Boost	100%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Psystrike	93%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psycho Cut Psystrike	92%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Future Sight+	92%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Psycho Cut Future Sight+	92%
Mega Mewtwo X	Confusion Psystrike	90%
Mega Mewtwo X	Psycho Cut Psystrike	89%
Mega Mewtwo Y	Confusion Psychic	88%
Deoxys (Attack Forme)	Poison Jab Psycho Boost	86%
Deoxys (Normal Forme)	Charge Beam Psycho Boost	85%

These moves are calculated using type advantages / disadvantages, and including STAB. Click here for more info »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		184
Defense		138
Stamina		163

Max HP

Level 40

140

Size

Height	0.51 m
Weight	3.9 kg

Other

Base capture rate	0%
Base flee rate	0%
Buddy walk distance	3 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	879
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,172
Level 30 Max wild	1,758
Level 40	2,051
Level 50	2,318

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,465
Level 35 (wild)	1,904