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Physical
Balanced
440Average
85Moderate
DTier

While most trainers evolve Qwilfish into Overqwil immediately, the unevolved form has a niche with Eviolite boosting its defenses. Only weak to Electric, Ground, and Psychic. Introduced in Gen 2. Sits at a decent but contested Speed tier.

Attack and Defense carry most of Qwilfish's stat budget. Sp. Atk's the obvious dump stat. Tough to catch and yields 1 Attack EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats
440Above
HP65
C
Attack95
B
Defense85
C
Sp. Atk55
D
Sp. Def55
D
Speed85
C
Total440
Low <60
Avg 60-89
High 90-149
Top 150+
EV YieldDefeating Qwilfish yields +1 Atk
HPAtk+1DefSpASpDSpe
Details
Catch45Challenging•Medium Fast1M XP•0.5m / 1'08"•3.9kg / 8.6 lbs•88Base XP

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Qwilfish Weakness

Good

Qwilfish's Water/Poison typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric, Ground, and Psychic. With 8 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Qwilfish's physical bulk (base 85 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

4xCriticali
None
2xWeaki
ElectricGroundPsychic
½xResisti
FireWaterIceFightingPoisonBugSteelFairy
¼xResisti
None
0xImmunei
None
STAB (5)i
FireGroundRockGrassFairy
3Weak
8Resist
0Immune
Scorei+2
SpikesGrounded — up to 25%
Toxic SpikesAbsorbs on switch
Abilities
Poison PointHas a 30% chance of poisoning attacking Pokémon on contact.
Swift SwimDoubles Speed during rain.
IntimidateHALowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.

Qwilfish doesn't evolve by leveling. You'll need an evolution item to push it forward to Overqwil. The evolved forms gain up to 70 total stats over Qwilfish.

How to Evolve

2 Forms
Qwilfish
#211Qwilfish
Use Barb Barrage 20 Times In Strong Style
Overqwil
#904Overqwil
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Qwilfish
WaterPoison
Overqwil
DarkPoison
HP
65
85+20
ATK
95
115+20
DEF
85
95+10
SP.ATK
55
65+10
SP.DEF
55
65+10
SPE
85
85
BST
440C-Tier
510B-Tier+70
ROLE
Balanced
Wallbreaker
TYPE
Physical
Physical
Breeding
Very Easy

Breed Qwilfish easily from the Water2 egg group.

Egg Groups
Water2
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body

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  • Qwilfish is meant to evolve into Overqwil. At 440 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.

  • Watch for Raikou (Electric), Golem (Ground), and Alakazam (Psychic) when using Qwilfish. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB.

  • Qwilfish evolves into Overqwil using a Barb Barrage 20 Times In Strong Style. Qwilfish is the base form of this evolutionary line.

  • Intimidate is what you want on Qwilfish. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Poison Point, Swift Swim) work on paper but Intimidate is what makes Qwilfish worth using.

  • Base 85 Speed is workable — faster than some, slower than many. On offense, Qwilfish is a physical attacker with base 95 Attack. Defensively? Enough bulk to take a hit or two.

  • Qwilfish appears in 20 games, including Gold & Silver, Crystal, and Ruby & Sapphire.

Since debuting in Gold & Silver, Qwilfish has appeared in 20 titles over 9 generations. Along the way, it received a Hisuian form in Generation 8, keeping it relevant across different competitive metas.