Is Qwilfish Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Not native to Hoenn. Trade from Colosseum. AbilitySwift Swim doubles Speed in rain, and AbilityPoison Point adds contact poison. Water/Poison with MoveSpikes is a niche combination. Import only for rain teams in Sapphire.
Roxanne's typing presses Qwilfish's defenses.
Qwilfish has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's team hits Qwilfish's weaknesses hard.
Qwilfish has the type edge here and should clean up Flannery's team.
Qwilfish trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Qwilfish has the type edge here and should clean up Winona's team.
Qwilfish trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Qwilfish trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Qwilfish has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Qwilfish trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Qwilfish trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Qwilfish has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Qwilfish trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Trade
Qwilfish cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Abandoned Ship
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Petalburg City
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Dewford Town
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Winona
- HM08WaterDivePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Mossdeep City
- After Tate & Liza
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Cave of Origin
- After Wallace
- TM03WaterWater PulsePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Wallace
- LV 46WaterHydro PumpPower 180Accuracy 80%PP 5
How to Get Qwilfish in Ruby & Sapphire
Qwilfish has no Hoenn encounter, with the spiky pufferfish skipping the region's waters. Trading one in is the only way to get it.
Qwilfish cannot be caught in the wild in Ruby & Sapphire, but you can still get it via these paths:
Obtain and trade from these games:
Then trade to Ruby & Sapphire.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
How to Get Shiny Qwilfish in Ruby & Sapphire
Qwilfish bites at no Hoenn hook, so fish a shiny off Outcast Island in FireRed and trade it across. See every game where Shiny Qwilfish can be hunted
Shiny Qwilfish Evolution
Does Not EvolveQwilfish 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
 Latios DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Latios builds →Psychic 2x147-173%KO Thunderbolt 2x103-122%KO Earthquake 2x63-74% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Latias builds →Psychic 2x127-150%KO Thunderbolt 2x89-105%KO Earthquake 2x57-68% | ||
 Swampert WaterGround | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Mudkip (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x189-222%KO Thunderbolt 2x100-118%KO | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x182-214%KO Shock Wave 2x61-72% | ||
 Flygon GroundDragon | B | |
 Metagross SteelPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Metagross builds →Earthquake 2x89-104%KO Psychic 2x113-133%KO | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
 Magneton ElectricSteel | A | |
 Grumpig Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Grumpig builds →Psychic 2x107-127%KO Shock Wave 2x48-57% | ||
 Chimecho Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Chimecho builds →Psychic 2x113-133%KO Shock Wave 2x50-59% | ||
 Girafarig NormalPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Qwilfish View Girafarig builds →Psychic 2x107-127%KO Thunderbolt 2x76-90% Earthquake 2x57-68% | ||
 Donphan Ground | B | |
 Manectric Electric | C | |
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 17 breeding partners from the Water 2 egg group. Pass egg moves like Astonish, Bubble Beam, Flail and 2 more to offspring.
RS Qwilfish Best Moveset
MoveSpikes sets entry hazards and MoveSludge Bomb fires Poison TermStab, backed by rain-doubled Speed through AbilitySwift Swim. MoveSelf-Destruct trades HP for physical damage after hazards are down. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. Rain-boosted hazard setter with a self-destruct finisher.
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
All 21 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
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.
Qwilfish Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Qwilfish isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Catch one in FireRed, then trade it to Ruby & Sapphire.
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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