Hisuian Qwilfish

#211 (Johto)

#212 Scizor ›

Pokémon type

Dark

Poison

Hisuian Qwilfish weaknesses

Hisuian Qwilfish is weak to Ground-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Hisuian Qwilfish is resistant to Poison, Ghost, Grass, Psychic and Dark-type moves.

63%

Best moveset for Hisuian Qwilfish

The best moves for Hisuian Qwilfish are Poison Jab and Sludge Bomb when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Poison Sting and Dark Pulse deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Poison Jab

15.6DPS

Sludge Bomb

40.8DPS

Defending

Poison Jab

15.6DPS

Sludge Bomb

40.8DPS

Trainer Battles

Poison Sting

4.5EPT

Dark Pulse

2.13DPE

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Evolution

There are 2 Pokémon in the Hisuian Qwilfish family. Hisuian Qwilfish evolves into Overqwil for 50 Candy.

Hisuian Qwilfish

Overqwil

No evolutions:

Qwilfish

Forms

There are 2 different forms of Qwilfish:

Normal

Hisuian Form

Game images

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

Events

Spark's Caretaking Quest

2nd Jun

Summary

Hisuian Qwilfish is a Dark & Poison Pokémon. It is weak to Ground moves. Qwilfish's best moveset is Poison Jab & Sludge Bomb and it has a Max CP of 2,415. Hisuian Qwilfish evolves into Overqwil.

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
Poison Jab	13	9	15.6
Poison Sting	4	12	9.6

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Sludge Bomb	85	2	2.04
Shadow Ball	100	2	2
Dark Pulse	80	2	1.92
Ice Beam	95	2	1.9
Aqua Tail	50	3	1.52
Return Purified	25	3	0.76
Frustration Shadow	10	3	0.3

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Poison Sting	4	2	2.4	4.5
Poison Jab	7	2	4.2	3.5

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Dark Pulse	80	45	2.13
Sludge Bomb	80	50	1.92
Return Purified	130	70	1.86
Shadow Ball	90	50	1.8
Ice Beam	90	55	1.64
Aqua Tail	55	35	1.57
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
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	10.6	100%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	10	94%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	9.9	93%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	9.7	91%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	9.2	86%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	9.2	86%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Ice Beam 27.1 DPS	9.1	86%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	8.9	84%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Aqua Tail 25 DPS	8.7	82%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Ice Beam 27.1 DPS	8.3	78%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	7.9	74%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Aqua Tail 25 DPS	7.7	72%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	7.3	69%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	5.2	49%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	4	100%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	3.9	97%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	3.8	95%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Ice Beam 27.1 DPS	3.7	92%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Aqua Tail 25 DPS	3.3	81%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	2.8	70%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Sludge Bomb 40.8 DPS	2.6	65%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Shadow Ball 33.3 DPS	2.6	63%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Dark Pulse 32 DPS	2.5	61%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Ice Beam 27.1 DPS	2.4	60%
Poison Jab 15.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	2.1	52%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Aqua Tail 25 DPS	2.1	51%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Return Purified 50 DPS	1.6	39%
Poison Sting 9.6 DPS	Frustration Shadow 5 DPS	1.1	27%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Poison Sting 4.5 EPT	Dark Pulse 2.13 DPE	10	12	100%
Poison Jab 3.5 EPT	Dark Pulse 2.13 DPE	14	11.7	97%
Poison Sting 4.5 EPT	Sludge Bomb 1.92 DPE	12	11	92%
Poison Jab 3.5 EPT	Sludge Bomb 1.92 DPE	16	10.9	91%
Poison Sting 4.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	16	10.8	90%
Poison Jab 3.5 EPT	Return Purified 1.86 DPE	20	10.7	89%
Poison Jab 3.5 EPT	Shadow Ball 1.8 DPE	16	10.5	88%
Poison Sting 4.5 EPT	Shadow Ball 1.8 DPE	12	10.5	88%
Poison Jab 3.5 EPT	Ice Beam 1.64 DPE	16	9.9	83%
Poison Sting 4.5 EPT	Ice Beam 1.64 DPE	14	9.8	81%
Poison Jab 3.5 EPT	Aqua Tail 1.57 DPE	10	9.7	81%
Poison Sting 4.5 EPT	Aqua Tail 1.57 DPE	8	9.5	79%
Poison Jab 3.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	20	4.7	39%
Poison Sting 4.5 EPT	Frustration Shadow 0.14 DPE	16	3	25%

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 Hisuian Qwilfish?

Hisuian Qwilfish is weak to Ground moves.

The best counter to Hisuian Qwilfish is Primal Groudon with Mud Shot and Precipice Blades, followed by Mega Garchomp, Landorus (Therian Forme) and Mega Rayquaza.

The top Hisuian 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
Primal Groudon	Mud Shot Precipice Blades	100%
Primal Groudon	Mud Shot Earthquake	92%
Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot Earth Power	89%
Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot Earthquake	89%
Landorus (Therian Forme)	Mud Shot Sandsear Storm	87%
Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail Dragon Ascent	82%
Mega Garchomp	Dragon Tail Earth Power	80%
Primal Groudon	Dragon Tail Precipice Blades	78%
Groudon	Mud Shot Precipice Blades	78%
Mega Garchomp	Dragon Tail Earthquake	78%

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

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		184
Defense		151
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	915
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	1,220
Level 30 Max wild	1,831
Level 40	2,136
Level 50	2,415

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	1,526
Level 35 (wild)	1,983