Competitive Information for Qwilfish [Diamond/Pearl]
Water / Poison
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Qwilfish? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Qwilfish is a sensational Water and Poison-typed Pokemon. It's pretty standard to see Qwilfish show up as a Diamond/Pearl opponent. Qwilfish is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Qwilfish is weak to Electric, Ground, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Item: Life Orb
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Explosion
- Poison Jab
- Waterfall
- Swords Dance
Physical Sweeper Qwilfish (Popular/Trending)
Qwilfish is a pretty decent Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Qwilfish's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Swift Swim, Qwilfish's speed is doubled during rainy weather.
♦ Poison Jab is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Swords Dance is a status move (raises your Qwilfish's attack by 2 stages).
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Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 180 Hp / 252 Atk / 76 SpD
Moveset:
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Double-Edge / Return
- Poison Jab
- Revenge
Physical Sweeper Qwilfish (Swift Swim)
Qwilfish is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It's goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Qwilfish from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Qwilfish's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Swift Swim, Qwilfish's speed is doubled during rainy weather.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Revenge is a physical 60-base power Fighting-type move (power doubles if Qwilfish is damaged by the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Qwilfish? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Focus Sash / Choice Band
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 180 Hp / 252 Atk / 76 SpD
Moveset:
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Double-Edge / Return
- Poison Jab
- Revenge
Doubles Physical Sweeper Qwilfish (Swift Swim)
Qwilfish is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Qwilfish from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Choice Band will increase the damage of Qwilfish's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. With Swift Swim, Qwilfish's speed is doubled during rainy weather.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Revenge is a physical 60-base power Fighting-type move (power doubles if Qwilfish is damaged by the target).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Qwilfish learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Qwilfish can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Qwilfish
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Endure + Flail
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Stockpile + Spit up
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect, Aqua Jet
- Moves that inflict status: Thunder Wave, Toxic
Moves that boost Qwilfish's stats
- Defense Curl
- Harden
- Stockpile
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Qwilfish
- Destiny Bond
- Explosion
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Poison Jab
- Protect
- Rest
- Swords Dance
- Taunt
- Toxic
- Waterfall
Common Effort Values for Qwilfish in Diamond and Pearl
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/4/252/ )
- Adamant Nature ( 72/252/20/0/0/164/ )
- Optimize Qwilfish's EV spread for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl
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