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This is a page about the Pokemon Qwilfish in the game Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX for Nintendo Switch. Learn Qwilfish's Moves, Abilities, Rescue Camp, Evolution Chain, and which Dungeons Qwilfish can be found in.

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Qwilfish Basic Information

Qwilfish Pokemon No. and Type

Qwilfish
Qwilfish Image
Pokemon No. 211
Type
WaterWater
PoisonPoison

Qwilfish Ability

Ability Effect
Intimidate When the Pokemon is attacked with a physical move by an enemy next to it, the damage is reduced.
Poison Point When the Pokemon is hit with a contact move, like Tackle or Scratch, the attacker sometimes gets Poisoned.

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How to Get Qwilfish

Dungeons Where Qwilfish is Found

Dungeon # of Floors Boss Strong Foe
Silver Trench 99
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Fantasy Strait 30
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Marvelous Sea 20
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Grand Sea 30
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Qwilfish Rescue Camp

There were no Rescue Camps found.

Qwilfish Learned Moves

By Level Up

Lv. Move Type Effect
Base Hydro Pump WaterWater It fires off water with incredible force to damage even faraway Pokemon.
Base Destiny Bond GhostGhost It causes the Destiny Bond condition. The enemy will sustain the same amount of damage that you take. But be careful, its chance of failing rises if used repeatedly.
Base Water Gun WaterWater It damages an enemy. It reaches up to 2 tiles away.
Base Spikes GroundGround It turns your tile into Spikes that damage enemies that step on them. Spikes that you or your teammates make don't do anything to you or your teammates.
Base Tackle NormalNormal It damages an enemy.
Base Poison Sting PoisonPoison It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy Poisoned.
Base Fell Stinger BugBug It damages an enemy. Using this move to cause an enemy to faint wil boost your Attack sharply. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
9 Harden NormalNormal It boosts your Defense. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
9 Minimize NormalNormal It sharply boosts your evasiveness. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
13 Bubble WaterWater It damages a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also lower the target's Travel Speed.
17 Rollout RockRock It damages an enemy up to 5 times or until it misses. The power goes up after you use Defense Curl!
21 Toxic Spikes PoisonPoison It turns your tile into Toxic Spikes, which damage enemies that step on the Toxic Spikes, leaving them Poisoned.
25 Stockpile NormalNormal It boosts your Defense and Sp. Def and stores one unit of power. You can stockpile up to 3 times, but if you try to stockpile any more, the move will fail! The more power you stockpile, the greater the effects of Spit Up and Swallow.
25 Spit Up NormalNormal Only the power stored using the move Stockpile is released once in an attack. The more power is stored, the greater the move's power.
29 Revenge FightingFighting You'll get the Bide status for a little while, and then you'll damage an enemy. The more damage you take while biding, the greater the damage you can cause.
33 Brine WaterWater It damages an enemy. It will cause more damage if the enemy's HP is down to half or lower.
37 Pin Missile BugBug It damages a Pokemon, even one far away, 2 to 3 times in a row.
41 Take Down NormalNormal It damages an enemy-but you'll receive recoil damage, too.
45 Aqua Tail WaterWater It damages an enemy.
49 Poison Jab PoisonPoison It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy Poisoned.

By TM

Move Type Effect
Attract NormalNormal It makes an enemy Infatuated, which makes the enemy's moves more likely to fail.
Blizzard IceIce It damages enemies in the same room. It could also make them Frozen. During Hail, the move never misses!
Confide NormalNormal It lowers the enemy's Sp. Atk.
Double Team NormalNormal It boosts your evasiveness. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.
Explosion NormalNormal You'll get the Explosion condition, explode when you're attacked, and damage the Pokemon around you.
Facade NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The damage it causes goes up if you have a bad status. It also prevents your Attack from being lowered when you use this move while you have a Burn.
Frustration NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The less you have opened up to your team, the more powerful this move will be.
Gyro Ball SteelSteel It damages an enemy. The slower your Speed compared to your enemy's, the greater the damage caused by the move.
Hail IceIce It changes the floor's weather to Hail. During the Hail, all Pokemon except Ice types keep taking damage.
Hidden Power NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The move's type changes on each adventure.
Ice Beam IceIce It fires off a cold beam, damaging a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also make the enemy Frozen.
Payback DarkDark You'll get the Counter condition, which enables you to counter when you take damage from physical moves.
Poison Jab PoisonPoison It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy Poisoned.
Protect NormalNormal You'll Protect yourself from enemies' moves. But its chance of failure rises if you use it after you've already used a move that blocks enemies' attacks.
Rain Dance WaterWater It changes the floor's weather to Rain. The power of Fire-type moves goes down, and the power of Water-type moves goes up.
Rest PsychicPsychic You'll get the Napping condition. With the Napping condition, you'll fall asleep, awakening later with all your HP restored and bad statuses healed.
Return NormalNormal It damages an enemy. The more you've opened up to your team, the more powerful this move will be.
Round NormalNormal It damages an enemy. It causes more damage if your teammate in the same room just used the same move.
Scald WaterWater It damages an enemy. It could also leave the enemy with a Burn. It will thaw a Frozen Pokemon.
Shadow Ball GhostGhost It damages even a faraway Pokemon. It could also lower the enemy's Sp. Def.
Sleep Talk NormalNormal If you're sleeping, a move you know will be used automatically on an enemy near you. But keep in mind that nothing will happen if you use this while you're wide awake.
Sludge Bomb PoisonPoison It damages a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also make the enemy Poisoned.
Sludge Wave PoisonPoison It damages nearby enemies. It could also make them Poisoned.
Substitute NormalNormal You'll create a Substitute if you have more than half your max HP. Every time you use this move, your HP decreases. When you create a Substitute, you won't be targeted by enemies, but you can't use moves or items, and you can't restore your HP naturally.
Surf WaterWater It damages all Pokemon in the same room except you. It can hit a Pokemon with the Dive status.
Swagger NormalNormal It makes an enemy Confused, but it also sharply raises the enemy's Attack.
Taunt DarkDark It makes an enemy Taunted. The taunted Pokemon can't use status moves. The Pokemon can use attack moves, however.
Thunder Wave ElectricElectric It inflicts Paralysis on an enemy.
Toxic PoisonPoison It makes the enemy Badly Poisoned. It never misses if used by a Poison-type Pokemon. It will even hit a Pokemon that's used Dig, Fly, or the like.
Venoshock PoisonPoison It damages an enemy. Its power goes up if the enemy is Poisoned or Badly Poisoned.
Waterfall WaterWater It damages an enemy. It could also make the enemy Flinch.

By Move Tutor

Move Type
Range		 Effect
Aqua Tail WaterWater
Front		 It damages an enemy.
Bounce FlyingFlying
Front		 You get the Bouncing condition You soar and then strike yuor enemy on the next turn. While airborne, you'll evade items and moves. This move could also inflict Paralysis on the enemy.
Icy Wind IceIce
4 tiles away		 It damages a Pokemon, even one far away. It also lowers the target's Travel Speed.
Liquidation WaterWater
It damages an enemy. It could also lower the target's Defense.
Pain Split NormalNormal
Front		 It adds together the HP of you and the enemy and then shares the total equally between you.
Shock Wave ElectricElectric
1 tile around user		 It damages nearby enemies. It never misses.
Signal Beam BugBug
4 tiles away		 It damages a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also make the enemy Confused.
Snore NormalNormal
1 tile around user		 If you're sleeping, it will be used automatically and will damage enemies around you. It could also make them Flinch. Keep in mind that nothing will happen if you use it while you're wide awake.
Throat Chop DarkDark
It damages an enemy and gives them the Throat Chop condition.
Water Pulse WaterWater
4 tiles away		 It damages a Pokemon, even one far away. It could also make the enemy Confused.

Qwilfish Evolution

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Can Qwilfish Mega Evolve?

This Pokemon can not Mega Evolve.

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