When this Pokémon enters battle, the opponent's Attack is lowered by one stage.  In a double battle, both opponents are affected.

This ability also takes effect when acquired during a battle, but will not take effect again if lost and reobtained without leaving battle.

This ability has no effect on an opponent that has a substitute.

Overworld: If the first Pokémon in the party has this ability, any random encounter with a Pokémon five or more levels lower than it has a 50% chance of being skipped.

When the Pokémon enters a battle, it intimidates opposing Pokémon and makes them cower, lowering their Attack stats.

Intimidate

Whenever a move makes contact with this Pokémon, the move's user has a 30% chance of being poisoned.

Contact with the Pokémon may poison the attacker.

Poison Point

This Pokémon's Speed is doubled during rain.

This bonus does not count as a stat modifier.

Boosts the Pokémon's Speed stat in rain.

Swift Swim

attack

defense

special-attack

special-defense

speed

qwilfish-hisui

strong-style-move

barb-barrage

level-up

use-move

overqwil

qwilfish

An item to be held by a Pokémon. The holder’s HP
is slowly but steadily restored throughout
every battle.

An item to be held by a Pokémon. It boosts the
power of moves but at the cost of some HP on
each hit.

An item to be held by a Pokémon. If the holder is
hit, the attacker will also be damaged upon contact.

poison-point

swift-swim

intimidate

Qwilfish

water

poison

Fishers detest this troublesome Pokémon because it sprays
poison from its spines, getting it everywhere. A different form
of Qwilfish lives in other regions.

legends-arceus

The small spikes covering its body developed
from scales. They inject a toxin that causes fainting.

shield

When faced with a larger opponent, it swallows
as much water as it can to match the
opponent’s size.

sword

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.

alpha-sapphire

omega-ruby

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.

It shoots the poison spines on its
body in all directions. Its round
form makes it a poor swimmer.

white-2

black-2

white

black

The small spikes covering its body
developed from scales. They inject
a toxin that causes fainting.

soulsilver

To fire its poison spikes, it must
inflate its body by drinking over
2.6 gallons of water all at once.

heartgold

platinum

pearl

diamond

To fire its poison spikes, it must inflate
its body by drinking over 2.6 gallons of 
water all at once.

leafgreen

The small spikes covering its body
developed from scales. They inject a
toxin that causes fainting.

firered

A QWILFISH uses the pressure of water
it swallows to shoot toxic quills all at
once from all over its body. It finds
swimming to be somewhat challenging.

emerald

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.

sapphire

ruby

When faced with a
larger opponent,
it swallows asmuch water as it
can to match the
opponent's size.

crystal

The small spikes
covering its body
developed fromscales. They in­
ject a toxin that
causes fainting.

silver

To fire its poison
spikes, it must
inflate its bodyby drinking over
2.6 gallons of
water all at once.

	Base Stats			Stat
HP	65	—		140
Attack	95	1		115
Defense	85	—		105
Sp.Atk	55	—		75
Sp.Def	55	—		75
Speed	85	—		105
Total	440	1	0/510	615

Qwilfish

Stat

Recommended Battle Sets

Physical Defensive

Swords Dance

Evolution Chain

Type Matchups