Pokédex · IX (Paldea)

Quaquaval#914

Strong point: Attack — higher than 88% of species. This is the final form of its line — it does not evolve any further. On defense it has 5 weaknesses and 7 resistances.

Quaquaval
Shiny version
Water Fighting
Height: 1.8 m (5′11″) Weight: 61.9 kg (136.5 lbs)

Base stats

HP
85
74%
Atk
120
88%
Def
80
62%
SpA
85
69%
SpD
75
58%
Spe
85
70%
TOTAL
530
82%

Last column: what percentage of 1084 species and regional forms have a lower value. Strong point: Attack.

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 (120) is 35 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.

A conclusion drawn from base stats alone — a specific moveset can reverse it. All 25 natures.

Regional numbers 2

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.

Paldea #009 Scarlet / Violet
Pokémon Champions #914 Champions

Abilities

  • Torrent Strengthens water moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
  • Moxie Raises Attack one stage upon KOing a Pokémon.

How players use it

Data from 574,541 ranked battles on Smogon (Gen 9 OU, 2026-09). These are not numbers from the game — they are player habits.

Rank 92 among 309 Pokémon in use — it is on 0.63% of teams.

Abilities Moxie 99.8%
Tera Type Water 48.7% Steel 15.7% Ground 10.8% Bug 8.1% Stellar 5% Ghost 4.2%
EV spreads Adamant · 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 HP 41.1% Jolly · 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 Def 15.5% Jolly · 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 SpD 11.4% Adamant · 252 Atk / 176 Spe / 80 HP 6.7% Adamant · 252 Atk / 252 Spe / 4 Def 5.4%

Each row is a separate distribution, not a single set: the most common item and the most common move do not have to appear on the same Pokémon.

Pokédex entry

A single kick from a Quaquaval can send a truck rolling. This Pokémon uses its powerful legs to perform striking dances from far-off lands.

Egg Group: Flying Egg Group: Water 1 Gender: 87.5% ♂ / 12.5% ♀ Catch difficulty: hard (45/255) Base friendship: 50/255 Base EXP: 265

Resistances and weaknesses

Type chart →

How much damage Quaquaval takes when it is hit by a move of each type. The multipliers of both its types are already combined here.

Weak to Electric ×2 Grass ×2 Flying ×2 Psychic ×2 Fairy ×2
Resistant to Fire ×½ Water ×½ Ice ×½ Bug ×½ Rock ×½ Dark ×½ Steel ×½

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.

Quaquaval — large render in its regular coloring
Pokémon HOME
Quaquaval — large render in its shiny coloring
Pokémon HOME shiny
Quaquaval — small pixel sprite in its regular coloring
Pixel sprite
Quaquaval — small pixel sprite in its shiny coloring
Shiny pixel sprite

Offspring can come from 174 species from the same Egg Groups (with opposite genders) or from Ditto. Below are the first 12 by Pokédex number.

The Egg hatches after 20 cycles, which is roughly 5,400 steps. The exact cycle length depends on the game — newer titles shortened it noticeably — so treat this number as an order of magnitude, not a countdown. Having the Flame Body Ability in your party halves the wait.

Below are the moves learned by leveling up. The rest (52 via TM/TR, 1 via Egg) are on the full list.

Lv. Move Type Cat. Power Acc. PP
1 Double Hit Normal Physical 35 90% 10
1 Growl Normal Status — 100% 40
1 Pound Normal Physical 40 100% 35
1 Water Gun Water Special 40 100% 25
7 Work Up Normal Status — — 30
10 Wing Attack Flying Physical 60 100% 35
13 Aqua Jet Water Physical 40 100% 20
17 Low Sweep Fighting Physical 65 100% 20
17 Water Pulse Water Special 60 100% 20
21 Aqua Cutter Water Physical 70 100% 20
27 Air Slash Flying Special 75 95% 15
32 Focus Energy Normal Status — — 30
38 Mega Kick Normal Physical 120 75% 5
43 Acrobatics Flying Physical 55 100% 15
47 Liquidation Water Physical 85 100% 10
52 Feather Dance Flying Status — 100% 15
58 Close Combat Fighting Physical 120 100% 5
64 Wave Crash Water Physical 120 100% 10
— Aqua Step Water Physical 80 100% 10