Its strongest point is Attack — higher than 70% of species. On the other hand, Sp. Def — lower than 71% of species. In defense it has 1 weakness, 4 resistances and 1 full immunity at its disposal. Psychic-type moves do nothing to it at all.
Base stats
Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value.
A nature can improve this entry further: its boost hits hardest on Attack, the stat in which this species already leads. Which nature does that — see the list of natures.
Which nature to choose
It hits physically: its Attack (95) is 40 points higher than its Sp. Atk. So the drop hits a stat the set usually does not use at all.
- Jolly +Spe · −SpA Its Speed is higher than 70% of species — ten percent more lifts it past some of the benchmarks that decide who moves first.
- Adamant +Atk · −SpA If you already outspeed what you want to outspeed, those ten percent are better spent on hitting power.
- Hidden Power and Weather Ball still deal damage based on Sp. Atk. If either of them is going into the set, lowering Sp. Atk is no longer free.
- Swift Swim doubles Speed in rain. Calculate Speed benchmarks with the ability active — it may change the point of a +Spe or −Spe nature.
A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.
Regional numbers 9
The header shows the national number. Inside the game the Pokédex counts from the beginning — below is the number you will see in your version. The number belongs to the species, not to the form: in the Hisui Pokédex this form has the same position as the base form.
| Johto | #161 | Gold / Silver , Crystal |
|---|---|---|
| Johto | #163 | HeartGold / SoulSilver |
| Kalos | #038 | X / Y |
| Galar | #304 | Sword / Shield |
| Hisui | #084 home region | Legends: Arceus |
| Paldea | #331 | Scarlet / Violet |
| Blueberry Academy | #146 | Scarlet / Violet , Scarlet/Violet: The Indigo Disk |
| Hyperspace | #037 | Legends: Z-A , Legends: Z-A: Mega Dimension |
| Pokémon Champions | #211 | Champions |
Abilities
- Poison Point Has a 30% chance of poisoning attacking Pokémon on contact.
- Swift Swim Doubles Speed during rain.
- Intimidate Lowers opponents' Attack one stage upon entering battle.
Pokédex entry
To fire its poison spikes, it must inflate its body by drinking over 2.6 gallons of water all at once.
Resistances and weaknesses
Type chart →How much damage Hisuian Qwilfish takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.
Variant gallery
The gallery shows only the appearance variants that exist for this Pokémon. Every image shows the same character and differs in source — a Pokémon HOME render or a pixel sprite — and in coloring, regular or shiny.
Breeding
All Egg Groups →Offspring can come from 34 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.
Moves (69)
Full move list →Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (48 via TM/TR, 10 via Egg, 12 via tutor) are on the full list.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poison Sting | Poison | Physical | 15 | 100% | 35 |
| 1 | Tackle | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 4 | Harden | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 8 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100% | 25 |
| 12 | Fell Stinger | Bug | Physical | 50 | 100% | 25 |
| 16 | Minimize | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 20 | Spikes | Ground | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 21 | Water Pulse | Water | Special | 60 | 100% | 20 |
| 24 | Brine | Water | Special | 65 | 100% | 10 |
| 26 | Dark Pulse | Dark | Special | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 28 | Barb Barrage | Poison | Physical | 60 | 100% | 10 |
| 29 | Poison Jab | Poison | Physical | 80 | 100% | 20 |
| 32 | Pin Missile | Bug | Physical | 25 | 95% | 20 |
| 36 | Toxic Spikes | Poison | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 37 | Aqua Tail | Water | Physical | 90 | 90% | 10 |
| 40 | Spit Up | Normal | Special | — | 100% | 10 |
| 40 | Stockpile | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 44 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90% | 10 |
| 47 | Double Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100% | 15 |
| 48 | Crunch | Dark | Physical | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| 52 | Acupressure | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 56 | Destiny Bond | Ghost | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 57 | Self Destruct | Normal | Physical | 200 | 100% | 5 |