Hisuian Qwilfish
DarkPoison
Best attacking moveset: Poison Sting and Sludge Bomb, worth 10.5 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Hisuian Qwilfish can learn 10 combinations. Poison Sting with Sludge Bomb does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poison Jab | Poison | 13 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Poison Sting | Poison | 4 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua Tail | Water | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Dark Pulse | Dark | 80 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Ice Beam | Ice | 95 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | 100 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | 85 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Shiny availability is tracked for Qwilfish as a species, on the Qwilfish page.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,415 at level 50, 2,136 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,220 CP at level 20, or 1,526 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,155 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 184 attack · 151 defense · 163 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 0.51 m and 3.9 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Hisuian Qwilfish does not have one best moveset, it has 5. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Grass, Fairy, Psychic.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 16.5 |
| Fairy | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 16.5 |
| Psychic | Poison Sting + Shadow Ball | 13.3 |
| Ghost | Poison Sting + Shadow Ball | 12.1 |
| Poison Sting + Ice Beam | 12.0 | |
| Dragon | Poison Sting + Ice Beam | 12.0 |
| Ground | Poison Sting + Ice Beam | 10.9 |
| Fire | Poison Sting + Aqua Tail | 10.8 |
| Normal | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 10.5 |
| Fighting | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 10.5 |
| Bug | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 10.5 |
| Water | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 10.5 |
| Electric | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 10.5 |
| Ice | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 10.5 |
| Dark | Poison Sting + Sludge Bomb | 10.5 |
| Rock | Poison Sting + Aqua Tail | 9.7 |
| Poison | Poison Sting + Shadow Ball | 8.5 |
| Steel | Poison Sting + Shadow Ball | 7.3 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Hisuian Qwilfish is actually for.
Counters: what beats Hisuian Qwilfish
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 31.3 |
 Excadrill | GroundSteel | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 29.7 |
 Eternatus | PoisonDragon | Dragon Tail + Dynamax Cannon Legacy | 29.5 |
 Mamoswine | IceGround | Mud Slap + High Horsepower | 29.2 |
 Regigigas | Normal | Hidden Power + Crush Grip Legacy | 28.2 |
 Rhyperior | GroundRock | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 28.2 |
 Garchomp | DragonGround | Mud Shot + Earthquake | 27.9 |
 Landorus | Ground | Mud Shot + Earth Power | 27.8 |
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 27.4 |
 Krookodile | GroundDark | Mud Slap + Earthquake | 26.9 |
Ranked by damage per second against Hisuian Qwilfish's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.