Qwilfish
WaterPoison
Best attacking moveset: Poison Sting and Shadow Ball, worth 9.6 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Qwilfish can learn 14 combinations. Poison Sting with Shadow Ball 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 Sting | Poison | 4 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Water Gun | Water | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acid Spray | Poison | 20 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Aqua Tail | Water | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Fell Stinger | Bug | 45 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Ice Beam | Ice | 95 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Scald | Water | 75 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | 100 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Sludge Wave | Poison | 105 | 3.0s | -100 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Qwilfish has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, egg, research, photobomb.
Other forms
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,318 at level 50, 2,051 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,172 CP at level 20, or 1,465 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,107 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 184 attack · 138 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
Qwilfish does not have one best moveset, it has 6. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Ground, Rock, Fire.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Ground | Water Gun + Aqua Tail | 14.2 |
| Rock | Water Gun + Aqua Tail | 14.2 |
| Fire | Water Gun + Aqua Tail | 14.2 |
| Grass | Poison Sting + Sludge Wave | 13.7 |
| Fairy | Poison Sting + Sludge Wave | 13.7 |
| Psychic | Poison Sting + Shadow Ball | 13.3 |
| Ghost | Water Gun + Shadow Ball | 12.5 |
| Poison Sting + Ice Beam | 12.0 | |
| Dragon | Poison Sting + Ice Beam | 12.0 |
| Dark | Poison Sting + Fell Stinger | 10.2 |
| Fighting | Poison Sting + Shadow Ball | 9.6 |
| Bug | Poison Sting + Shadow Ball | 9.6 |
| Water | Poison Sting + Shadow Ball | 9.6 |
| Electric | Poison Sting + Shadow Ball | 9.6 |
| Ice | Poison Sting + Shadow Ball | 9.6 |
| Normal | Poison Sting + Sludge Wave | 9.4 |
| Poison | Water Gun + Shadow Ball | 9.2 |
| Steel | Water Gun + Shadow Ball | 9.2 |
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 Qwilfish is actually for.
Counters: what beats Qwilfish
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Regieleki | Electric | Lock On + Thunder Cage Legacy | 45.1 |
 Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion + Psystrike Legacy | 41.0 |
 Zeraora | Electric | Volt Switch + Plasma Fists | 38.7 |
 Zekrom | DragonElectric | Charge Beam + Fusion Bolt Legacy | 37.8 |
 Xurkitree | Electric | Thunder Shock + Discharge | 37.4 |
 Deoxys | Psychic | Zen Headbutt + Thunderbolt | 35.8 |
 Alakazam | Psychic | Confusion + Psychic Legacy | 35.0 |
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 34.0 |
 Azelf | Psychic | Confusion + Futuresight | 33.9 |
 Hoopa | PsychicGhost | Confusion + Psychic | 33.8 |
Ranked by damage per second against Qwilfish's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.