Qwilfish - Generation 4 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Qwilfish can learn in Generation 4, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Diamond
Pokémon Pearl
Pokémon Platinum
Pokémon HeartGold
Pokémon SoulSilver

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Qwilfish artwork by Ken Sugimori

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In other generations
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4
5
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8
9

Diamond/Pearl Platinum HeartGold/SoulSilver

Moves learnt by level up

Qwilfish learns the following moves in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
1	Spikes	Ground	—	—
1	Tackle	Normal	35	95
9	Harden	Normal	—	—
9	Minimize	Normal	—	—
13	Water Gun	Water	40	100
17	Rollout	Rock	30	90
21	Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—
25	Spit Up	Normal	—	100
25	Stockpile	Normal	—	—
29	Revenge	Fighting	60	100
33	Brine	Water	65	100
37	Pin Missile	Bug	14	85
41	Take Down	Normal	90	85
45	Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
49	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
53	Destiny Bond	Ghost	—	—
57	Hydro Pump	Water	120	80

Egg moves

Qwilfish learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Astonish	Ghost	30	100
BubbleBeam	Water	65	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Haze	Ice	—	—
Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Supersonic	Normal	—	55

Moves learnt by HM

Qwilfish is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water		95	100
07	Waterfall	Water		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Qwilfish is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	120	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
55	Brine	Water	65	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
64	Explosion	Normal	250	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	100
74	Gyro Ball	Steel	—	100
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Qwilfish can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Diamond & Pearl.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Defense Curl	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Swords Dance	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Qwilfish learns the following moves in Pokémon Platinum at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
1	Spikes	Ground	—	—
1	Tackle	Normal	35	95
9	Harden	Normal	—	—
9	Minimize	Normal	—	—
13	Water Gun	Water	40	100
17	Rollout	Rock	30	90
21	Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—
25	Spit Up	Normal	—	100
25	Stockpile	Normal	—	—
29	Revenge	Fighting	60	100
33	Brine	Water	65	100
37	Pin Missile	Bug	14	85
41	Take Down	Normal	90	85
45	Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
49	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
53	Destiny Bond	Ghost	—	—
57	Hydro Pump	Water	120	80

Egg moves

Qwilfish learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon Platinum. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Astonish	Ghost	30	100
BubbleBeam	Water	65	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Haze	Ice	—	—
Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Supersonic	Normal	—	55

Move Tutor moves

Qwilfish can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Platinum from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
Bounce	Flying	85	85
Dive	Water	80	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Rollout	Rock	30	90
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Snore	Normal	40	100
Swift	Normal	60	∞

Moves learnt by HM

Qwilfish is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

HM	Move	Type	Cat.	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water		95	100
07	Waterfall	Water		80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Qwilfish is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Platinum:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	120	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
55	Brine	Water	65	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
64	Explosion	Normal	250	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	100
74	Gyro Ball	Steel	—	100
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Qwilfish can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon Platinum.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Defense Curl	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Swords Dance	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Qwilfish learns the following moves in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
1	Spikes	Ground	—	—
1	Tackle	Normal	35	95
9	Harden	Normal	—	—
9	Minimize	Normal	—	—
13	Water Gun	Water	40	100
17	Rollout	Rock	30	90
21	Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—
25	Spit Up	Normal	—	100
25	Stockpile	Normal	—	—
29	Revenge	Fighting	60	100
33	Brine	Water	65	100
37	Pin Missile	Bug	14	85
41	Take Down	Normal	90	85
45	Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
49	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
53	Destiny Bond	Ghost	—	—
57	Hydro Pump	Water	120	80

Egg moves

Qwilfish learns the following moves via breeding in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aqua Jet	Water	40	100
Astonish	Ghost	30	100
BubbleBeam	Water	65	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Haze	Ice	—	—
Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Supersonic	Normal	—	55

Move Tutor moves

Qwilfish can be taught these attacks in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
Bounce	Flying	85	85
Dive	Water	80	100
Headbutt	Normal	70	100
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Pain Split	Normal	—	—
Rollout	Rock	30	90
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Snore	Normal	40	100
Swift	Normal	60	∞

Moves learnt by HM

Qwilfish is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water	95	100
05	Whirlpool	Water	15	70
07	Waterfall	Water	80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Qwilfish is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Water Pulse	Water	60	100
06	Toxic	Poison	—	85
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
10	Hidden Power	Normal	60	100
12	Taunt	Dark	—	100
13	Ice Beam	Ice	95	100
14	Blizzard	Ice	120	70
17	Protect	Normal	—	—
18	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
21	Frustration	Normal	—	100
27	Return	Normal	—	100
30	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
32	Double Team	Normal	—	—
34	Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
43	Secret Power	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
55	Brine	Water	65	100
58	Endure	Normal	—	—
64	Explosion	Normal	250	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	100
74	Gyro Ball	Steel	—	100
78	Captivate	Normal	—	100
82	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
83	Natural Gift	Normal	—	100
84	Poison Jab	Poison	80	100
87	Swagger	Normal	—	90
90	Substitute	Normal	—	—

Transfer-only moves

Qwilfish can only learn these moves in previous generations. It must be taught the moves in the appropriate game and then transferred to Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.	Method
Defense Curl	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Double-Edge	Normal	120	100	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Mimic	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor
Swords Dance	Normal	—	—	Generation 3 — Move tutor

Qwilfish egg move parents

In other generations
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Qwilfish Hisuian Qwilfish

Qwilfish's egg groups: Water 2

The egg moves for Qwilfish are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Qwilfish with a compatible male Pokémon, with the male (for Gen 2-5) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Qwilfish with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Aqua Jet

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Carvanha Sharpedo
Breeding	Qwilfish Luvdisc

Astonish

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Wailmer Wailord
Breeding	Qwilfish

Bubble Beam

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Chinchou Lanturn Remoraid Octillery
Breeding	Qwilfish

Flail

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Goldeen Seaking Magikarp Chinchou Lanturn Luvdisc
Breeding	Chinchou Lanturn Qwilfish Remoraid Octillery Barboach Whiscash Finneon Lumineon
Pre-evolution Level up	Gyarados