Is Qwilfish Good in Platinum Playthrough?
Iron Island via Super Rod at level 20. Water/Poison with AbilityPoison Point poisoning on contact. Qwilfish doesn't evolve in Gen 4 and has modest stats. A Super Rod curiosity, not a team pick.
Qwilfish resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Gardenia's typing presses Qwilfish's defenses.
Fantina's team hits Qwilfish's weaknesses hard.
Qwilfish trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Qwilfish trades roughly evenly with Crasher Wake's team.
Qwilfish trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Qwilfish has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Volkner's team hits Qwilfish's weaknesses hard.
Qwilfish trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Qwilfish trades roughly evenly with Bertha's team.
Qwilfish has the type edge here and should clean up Flint's team.
Qwilfish trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Qwilfish has the type edge here and should clean up Jupiter's team.
Qwilfish has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Qwilfish trades roughly evenly with Saturn's team.
Qwilfish trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Catchable
Catch Qwilfish on Iron Island (Super Rod fishing, Lv 20-50, uncommon).
Recommended Moves
- After Fantina
- TM64NormalExplosionPower 250Accuracy 100%PP 5Won at the Veilstone Game Corner after playing ten bonus rounds in a row on the slots
- After Maylene
- TUTORWaterDivePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 212
- After Crasher Wake
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15From Cynthia's grandmother inside the ruins
- After Candice
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Item ball on B2F of the Team Galactic HQ in Veilstone City
- LV 45WaterAqua TailPower 135Accuracy 90%PP 10
- LV 49PoisonPoison JabPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Volkner
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15From Jasmine in Sunyshore City
- LV 57WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TUTORFlyingBouncePower 85Accuracy 85%PP 5Survival Area
- TUTORBugSignal BeamPower 75Accuracy 100%PP 15Survival Area
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Platinum Qwilfish Locations
Qwilfish bites the Super Rod, uncommon at one water spot at levels 20 to 50. The strongest rod is the only way to hook one, since it stays out in deeper water away from shore.
Wild Qwilfish may be holding when caught:
Poison Barb (5% chance) An item to be held by a Pokemon. It is a small, poisonous barb that ups the power of Poison-type moves.1 location to catch Qwilfish
Encountered via fishing with a Rod
Badge 6Best Locations to Catch Qwilfish in Platinum
How to Get Shiny Qwilfish in Platinum
Qwilfish bites the Super Rod off Iron Island, but breeding one with a foreign Ditto is the surer shiny. Compare Shiny Qwilfish odds across every game
Shiny Qwilfish Evolution
Does Not EvolvePlatinum Shiny Qwilfish Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your Platinum shiny odds for Qwilfish.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Qwilfish Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Qwilfish
 Garchomp DragonGround | S | |
 Marowak Ground | C | |
 Azelf Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodLake Valor Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Azelf builds →Future Sight 2x189-223%KO Thunderbolt 2x99-117%KO | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x189-223%KO Thunderbolt 2x99-117%KO | ||
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Rhydon GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Rhydon builds →Earthquake 2x129-152%KO Thunderbolt 2x46-54% | ||
 Quagsire WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodGreat Marsh Surfing | ||
 Cresselia Psychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Cresselia builds →Future Sight 2x124-146%KO Charge Beam 2x35-41% | ||
 Gastrodon WaterGround | C | |
Obtain MethodCanalave City Surfing | ||
 Magnezone ElectricSteel | A | |
 Mesprit Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Mesprit builds →Future Sight 2x164-193%KO Thunderbolt 2x86-101%KO | ||
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Gliscor builds →Earthquake 2x100-118%KO Thunder Fang 2x44-51% | ||
 Sandslash Ground | B | |
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. Its eggs take an average time to hatch. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Qwilfish easily with 19 breeding partners from the Water 2 egg group. Pass egg moves like Astonish, Bubble Beam, Flail and 4 more to offspring.
Pt Qwilfish Best Moveset
Hazard support through MoveSpikes and MoveToxic Spikes on a Water/Poison type that takes physical hits at 85 Defense. The moveset sets up entry damage while threatening MoveWaterfall at 95 Attack. AbilitySwift Swim adds rain speed if needed.
Best Build
Qwilfish best EVs are Attack and Speed
Physical Setup Sweeper Moveset
- Waterfall
- Explosion
- Poison Jab
- Swords Dance
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
STAB runs through Hydro Pump and Aqua Tail for the basics, but Qwilfish's real strength is the 10-type coverage spread. Normal and Rock hit common defensive types, and the movepool keeps going.
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
31 of 33 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It shoots the poison spines on its body in all directions. Its round form makes it a poor swimmer.
Qwilfish Platinum Guide
Yes. Wild Qwilfish in Platinum can hold Poison Barb (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Poison Barb.
In Platinum, Qwilfish is one of the stronger picks around. It rates A-Tier for this generation, and the Water/Poison typing with 430 BST covers a lot of matchups.
Yes. Qwilfish is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Qwilfish becomes available after the main story is complete in Platinum.
Qwilfish has a Hisuian form that swaps the typing and reshuffles the stats. Introduced in Gen 8. Worth checking if the original version doesn't fit your team.
In Platinum, use Qwilfish as a balanced. Physical side carries the damage. Speed is middling, Waterfall is the primary attack.
Game Availability
Since debuting in Gold & Silver, Qwilfish has appeared in 19 titles over 8 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 7Let's Go
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
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