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Gengar’s Pokédex · Johto · Generation II
#211 Qwilfish
WaterPoison
- SpeciesBalloon Pokémon
- Japanese nameHarisen
- PronunciationQUILL-FISH
- Height1′ 8″ 0.51 m
- Weight9.0 lb 4.05 kg
- Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%
PokédexWhere to findType matchupsMovesBreedingStats
Name meaning
“FISH with QUILLS.”
Evolution
QwilfishThis Pokémon didn’t evolve from anything, nor does it evolve. No Evolution.
Pokédex entries
| GoldStadium 2 | To fire its poison spikes, it must inflate its body by drinking over 2.6 gallons of water all at once. |
|---|---|
| Silver | The small spikes covering its body developed from scales. They inject a toxin that causes fainting. |
| Crystal | When faced with a larger opponent, it swallows as much water as it can to match the opponent’s size. |
Where to find Qwilfish
| Game | Where to find it | Time | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Fishing (Routes 12, 13, 32) | Any | Many |
| Silver | Any | Many | |
| Crystal | Any | Many |
How to catch
| Ground | Surf | Fishing | Forest Tree | Mountain Tree | Rock Smash | Breed | Evolve | Event | BugCatch | Game Corner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G/S | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
| Crystal | ✓ | ✓ |
✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.
Type matchups
Defence: damage taken from each attack type
- Normal×1
- Fire×0.5
- Water×0.5
- Electric×2
- Grass×1
- Ice×0.5
- Fighting×0.5
- Poison×0.5
- Ground×2
- ×1
- Psychic×2
- Bug×0.5
- Rock×1
- Ghost×1
- Dragon×1
- Dark×1
- Steel×0.5
- 3 weaknesses and 7 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 3 : 7 (~43%).
Offence: same-type attacks against each type
- Normal1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Fire1st: Good 2nd: Normal
- Water1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Electric1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Grass1st: Bad 2nd: Good
- Ice1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Fighting1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Poison1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- Ground1st: Good 2nd: Bad
- 1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Psychic1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Bug1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Rock1st: Good 2nd: Bad
- Ghost1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
- Dragon1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
- Dark1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
- Steel1st: Normal 2nd: No Effect
- 4 advantages and 8 disadvantages out of 34 types. Offensive ratio 1:2 (50%).
Moves learned by levelling up
| G/S | Crystal | Move | Type | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Start | Tackle | Normal | Physical |
| Start | Start | Poison Sting | Poison | Physical |
| — | Start | Spikes | Ground | Status |
| 10 | 10 | Harden | Normal | Status |
| 10 | 10 | Minimize | Normal | Status |
| 19 | 19 | Water Gun | Water | Special |
| 28 | 28 | Pin Missile | Bug | Physical |
| 37 | 37 | Take Down | Normal | Physical |
| 46 | 46 | Hydro Pump | Water | Special |
“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.
Move Tutor Crystal
- Ice Beam
TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal
- TM02Headbutt
- TM03Curse
- TM04Rollout
- TM06Toxic
- TM10Hidden Power
- TM13Snore
- TM14Blizzard
- TM16Icy Wind
- TM17Protect
- TM18Rain Dance
- TM20Endure
- TM21Frustration
- TM27Return
- TM32Double Team
- TM34Swagger
- TM35Sleep Talk
- TM36Sludge Bomb
- TM39Swift
- TM40Defense Curl
- TM44Rest
- TM45Attract
- HM03Surf
- HM06Whirlpool
- HM07Waterfall
Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal
| Egg groups | Water 2 Pokémon group 9 |
|---|
Compatible Pokémon
Egg moves
| Move | How to pass it down |
|---|---|
| Bubblebeam | Mate with a male Remoraid/Octillery. |
| Flail | Mate with a male from Chinchou, Goldeen, or Magikarp Family. |
| Haze | Breed a male Wooper/Quagsire to a female Remoraid/Octillery. Then breed the male offspring to a female Qwilfish. |
| Supersonic | Mate with a male from Chinchou or Goldeen Family. |
Stats
| Stat | Base | Range at Lv. 100 | G/S/C rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 65 | 303-333 | 24/4546.02% |
| Attack | 95 | 258-288 | 9/4980.20% |
| Defense | 75 | 218-248 | 22/5557.93% |
| Speed | 85 | 238-268 | 14/4775.80% |
| Special Attack | 55 | 178-208 | 30/4634.46% |
| Special Defense | 55 | 178-208 | 30/4130.85% |
| Total | 430 | 1373-1553 | 32/8757.93% |
Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.
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