Competitive Information for Qwilfish [Sun/Moon]
Water / Poison
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Qwilfish? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Qwilfish is a remarkable Water and Poison-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty standard sight to see Qwilfish out in the 7th generation battlefield. Qwilfish is weak to Electric, Ground, and Psychic-typed attacks.
Item: Black Sludge / Choice Scarf
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Jolly (+Spe, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Explosion
- Liquidation
- Poison Jab
- Aqua Jet
Physical Sweeper Qwilfish (Popular/Trending)
Qwilfish is pretty popular Physical Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Scarf will increase Qwilfish's speed by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. With Intimidate, on switch-in Qwilfish lowers the attack of adjacent opponents by 1 stage.
♦ Liquidation is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Aqua Jet is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 40-base power Water-type move (usually goes first).
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Item: Black Sludge / Life Orb
Ability: Intimidate
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 Def / 4 SpA
Moveset:
- Scald
- Spikes
- Taunt
- Thunder Wave
Physical Wall Qwilfish (Popular/Trending)
Qwilfish is a fabulous Physical Wall. The purpose of this moveset is to take a mighty amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. 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 Intimidate, on switch-in Qwilfish lowers the attack of adjacent opponents by 1 stage.
♦ Spikes is a status move (hurts grounded foes on switch-in. max 3 layers).
♦ Taunt is a status move (target can't use status moves its next 3 turns).
♦ Thunder Wave is a status move (paralyzes the target).
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Item: Waterium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 164 Hp / 252 Atk / 92 SpD
Moveset:
- Liquidation / Aqua Tail
- Double-Edge / Return
- Poison Jab
- Throat Chop / Payback
Physical Sweeper Qwilfish (Swift Swim)
Qwilfish is popular Physical Sweeper. It's meant 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. With Swift Swim, Qwilfish's speed is doubled during rainy weather.
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% 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).
♦ Throat Chop is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (for 2 turns, the target cannot use sound moves).
♦ Payback is a physical 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Qwilfish moves after the target).
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Item: Rocky Helmet
Ability: Poison Point
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 SpD / 4 Spe
Moveset:
- Aqua Tail
- Explosion
- Waterfall
- Haze
Qwilfish Physical Tank (Fish Are Friends)
Qwilfish is a notable Physical Tank. The purpose of this moveset is to take a mighty amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With Poison Point, 30% chance a pokemon making contact with Qwilfish will be poisoned.
♦ Explosion is a physical 250-base power Normal-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. your Qwilfish faints).
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Haze is a status move (eliminates all stat changes).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Qwilfish? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon 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 Sun/Moon generation metagame.
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Item: Waterium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Swift Swim
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 164 Hp / 252 Atk / 92 SpD
Moveset:
- Liquidation / Aqua Tail
- Double-Edge / Return
- Poison Jab
- Throat Chop / Payback
Doubles Physical Sweeper Qwilfish (Swift Swim)
Qwilfish is a phenomenal Physical Sweeper. It is 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. With Swift Swim, Qwilfish's speed is doubled during rainy weather.
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% 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).
♦ Throat Chop is a physical 80-base power Dark-type move (for 2 turns, the target cannot use sound moves).
♦ Payback is a physical 50-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if your Qwilfish moves after 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 Sun/Moon. 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 SM 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, Scald
Moves that boost Qwilfish's stats
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Fell Stinger
- Harden
- Stockpile
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Qwilfish
- Acid Spray
- Aqua Jet
- Destiny Bond
- Explosion
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Liquidation
- Poison Jab
- Protect
- Rest
- Scald
- Spikes
- Swords Dance
- Taunt
- Thunder Wave
- Toxic
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Qwilfish in Sun and Moon
- Jolly Nature ( 0/252/0/0/4/252/ )
- Bold Nature ( 252/0/252/4/0/0/ )
- Optimize Qwilfish's EV spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
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