Is Qwilfish Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Water/Poison with AbilityPoison Point or AbilitySwift Swim. Available in the Sevii Islands after the National Dex. The stats don't compete with Tentacruel or Starmie. A niche Water/Poison option in the postgame that nobody picks.
Qwilfish resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Qwilfish trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Qwilfish trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Qwilfish trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Qwilfish trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Qwilfish trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Qwilfish resists most of Blaine's coverage and hits back hard.
Qwilfish has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Qwilfish trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Qwilfish has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Qwilfish trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Qwilfish trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Qwilfish trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Catch Qwilfish on Water Labyrinth (Super Rod fishing, Lv 15-25, common).
- After Misty
- TM03WaterWater Pulse90100%20
- After Erika
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb135100%10
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- LV 37WaterHydro Pump16580%5
- After Koga
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
FireRed & LeafGreen Qwilfish Locations
Qwilfish is FireRed exclusive, pulled from the Super Rod at nine different fishing spots. All common rarity, all super-rod only, all locked out of LeafGreen. The fishing-only nature is what sets this one apart.
9 locations to catch Qwilfish
Encountered via fishing with a Rod
Badge 8Best Locations to Catch Qwilfish in FireRed & LeafGreen
Catching Qwilfish here means fishing. All 9 encounters require Super Rod at Lv. 15-25, and there aren't any overworld spawns in this game.
Qwilfish Weakness
Qwilfish's Water/Poison typing leaves it vulnerable to Electric, Ground, and Psychic. With 7 resistances, the defensive profile is strong. Qwilfish leans offensive (base 95 Atk) rather than trying to tank its weaknesses.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Electric, Ground, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Water, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Bug, Steel |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Qwilfish Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Qwilfish
 Pikachu Electric | C | |
 Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Nidoking builds →Earthquake 2x110-129%KO Shock Wave 2x49-59% | ||
 Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Nidoqueen builds →Earthquake 2x100-118%KO Shock Wave 2x43-51% | ||
Pikachu Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Pikachu builds →Shock Wave 2x49-59% Dig 2x29-35% | ||
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Kadabra builds →Confusion 2x78-94% Shock Wave 2x63-75% | ||
 Marowak Ground | C | |
 Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x132-155%KO Dig 2x29-35% | ||
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Nidoqueen builds →Earthquake 2x95-113%KO Thunderbolt 2x66-78% | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Nidoking builds →Earthquake 2x105-124%KO Thunderbolt 2x72-85% | ||
 Raichu Electric | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Raichu builds →Thunderbolt 2x113-134%KO Dig 2x40-47% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Nidoqueen builds →Earthquake 2x98-116%KO Thunderbolt 2x65-77% | ||
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x132-156%KO Dig 2x31-38% | ||
Nidoking PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Nidoking builds →Earthquake 2x106-125%KO Thunderbolt 2x72-85% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x180-213%KO Shock Wave 2x61-73% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x180-213%KO Shock Wave 2x61-73% | ||
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Nidoqueen builds →Earthquake 2x98-116%KO Thunderbolt 2x65-77% | ||
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x132-156%KO Dig 2x31-38% | ||
Marowak Ground | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x176-207%KO Shock Wave 2x59-70% | ||
Nidoqueen PoisonGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Nidoqueen builds →Earthquake 2x94-111%KO Thunderbolt 2x64-76% | ||
Hypno Psychic | C | |
Jolteon Electric | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Jolteon builds →Thunderbolt 2x129-152%KO Dig 2x30-35% | ||
 Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodBirth Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Deoxys builds →Psycho Boost 2x257-303%KO Thunderbolt 2x117-138%KO | ||
 Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodCerulean Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Mewtwo builds →Psychic 2x170-200%KO Thunderbolt 2x119-141%KO Earthquake 2x74-88% | ||
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Lugia builds →Psychic 2x107-127%KO Earthquake 2x63-74% Thunderbolt 2x76-90% | ||
 Raikou Electric | B | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Raikou builds →Thunderbolt 2x139-164%KO Dig 2x36-43% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x182-214%KO Shock Wave 2x61-72% | ||
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Tyranitar threatens a KO with Earthquake (93-110%). Metagross's Explosion also KOs at 117-137%.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Blissey builds →Ice Beam17-20% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Tyranitar builds →Rock Slide35-41% Earthquake 2x93-110%KO | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Metagross builds →Explosion117-137%KO Earthquake 2x93-110%KO | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityKeeneye ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves View Skarmory builds →
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A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Zapdos builds →Thunderbolt 2x89-105%KO | ||
Qwilfish Evolutions
No evolution chain to worry about here. Qwilfish is a standalone Pokemon with a decent partner pool for breeding through one egg group. Eggs come out average hatch time. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
FRLG Qwilfish Best Moveset
Water/Poison with 95 Attack at 85 Speed. AbilitySwift Swim doubles Speed in rain. MoveSpikes sets TermEntry Hazards and MoveExplosion ends Qwilfish's turn while dealing massive damage. The moveset plays fast hazard setter that threatens physical damage and self-destructs when done.
Best Build
Qwilfish best EVs are HP and Speed
Hazard Setter Moveset
- Spikes
- Self Destruct
- Sludge Bomb
- Destiny Bond
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Astonish and Bubble Beam on Qwilfish. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Hydro Pump and Sludge Bomb, they expand what Qwilfish can actually threaten in practice.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
The small spikes covering its body developed from scales. They inject a toxin that causes fainting.
To fire its poison spikes, it must inflate its body by drinking over 2.6 gallons of water all at once.
Qwilfish FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
- Why can't I find Qwilfish in LeafGreen?
Qwilfish is exclusive to Pokemon FireRed. LeafGreen players have to trade for one.
See the Locations section above for where to find Qwilfish in FireRed.
How to trade in FireRed and LeafGreen
GBA cartridges: You need a Game Boy Advance Game Link Cable and both players' FireRed/LeafGreen cartridges. Trade at the Cable Club on the 2nd floor of any Pokemon Center, which opens up shortly after Oak gives you the Pokedex.Nintendo Switch (2026 release): Trading uses local wireless only. There is no online play, and no Nintendo Switch Online subscription is required. Both players head to the Pokemon Wireless Club on the 2nd floor of any Pokemon Center, then step into a Union Room. Up to four other players can join. Available once you have the Pokedex from Professor Oak. Yes. Qwilfish is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Qwilfish is found on the Sevii Islands. Sevii Islands 1-3 unlock after defeating Lt. Surge in Vermilion City; Sevii Islands 4-7 unlock after entering the Hall of Fame and showing 60+ species in your Pokedex (talk to Celio on One Island to get the Rainbow Pass).
Game Availability
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.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLAHisuian
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves