Qwilfish - Generation 5 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Qwilfish can learn in Generation 5, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Black
Pokémon White
Pokémon Black 2
Pokémon White 2

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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Black/White Black 2/White 2

Moves learnt by level up

Qwilfish learns the following moves in Pokémon Black & White at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
1	Spikes	Ground	—	—
1	Tackle	Normal	50	100
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 Black & White. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Acid Spray	Poison	40	100
Aqua Jet	Water	40	100
Astonish	Ghost	30	100
Brine	Water	65	100
BubbleBeam	Water	65	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Haze	Ice	—	—
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Supersonic	Normal	—	55
Water Pulse	Water	60	100

Moves learnt by HM

Qwilfish is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water	95	100
05	Waterfall	Water	80	100
06	Dive	Water	80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Qwilfish is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black & White:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
09	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
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	Sludge Wave	Poison	95	100
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
55	Scald	Water	80	100
64	Explosion	Normal	250	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	100
74	Gyro Ball	Steel	—	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 Black & White.

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
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — TM
Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞	Generation 4 — TM
Whirlpool	Water	35	85	Generation 4 — HM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — Move tutor

Moves learnt by level up

Qwilfish learns the following moves in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Poison Sting	Poison	15	100
1	Spikes	Ground	—	—
1	Tackle	Normal	50	100
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 Black 2 & White 2. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Acid Spray	Poison	40	100
Aqua Jet	Water	40	100
Astonish	Ghost	30	100
Brine	Water	65	100
BubbleBeam	Water	65	100
Flail	Normal	—	100
Haze	Ice	—	—
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Supersonic	Normal	—	55
Water Pulse	Water	60	100

Move Tutor moves

Qwilfish can be taught these attacks in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 from move tutors (details):

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Aqua Tail	Water	90	90
Bounce	Flying	85	85
Icy Wind	Ice	55	95
Pain Split	Normal	—	—
Signal Beam	Bug	75	100
Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
Snore	Normal	40	100

Moves learnt by HM

Qwilfish is compatible with these Hidden Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

HM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
03	Surf	Water	95	100
05	Waterfall	Water	80	100
06	Dive	Water	80	100

Moves learnt by TM

Qwilfish is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
06	Toxic	Poison	—	90
07	Hail	Ice	—	—
09	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
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	Sludge Wave	Poison	95	100
36	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
42	Facade	Normal	70	100
44	Rest	Psychic	—	—
45	Attract	Normal	—	100
48	Round	Normal	60	100
55	Scald	Water	80	100
64	Explosion	Normal	250	100
66	Payback	Dark	50	100
73	Thunder Wave	Electric	—	100
74	Gyro Ball	Steel	—	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 Black 2 & White 2.

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
Captivate	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Endure	Normal	—	—	Generation 4 — TM
Natural Gift	Normal	—	100	Generation 4 — TM
Secret Power	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — TM
Shock Wave	Electric	60	∞	Generation 4 — TM
Whirlpool	Water	35	85	Generation 4 — HM
Headbutt	Normal	70	100	Generation 4 — Move tutor
Swift	Normal	60	∞	Generation 4 — 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.

Acid Spray

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Qwilfish Remoraid Octillery

Aqua Jet

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Carvanha Sharpedo Basculin (Red-Striped Form) Alomomola
Breeding	Qwilfish Luvdisc

Astonish

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Wailmer Wailord
Breeding	Qwilfish

Brine

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Qwilfish Wailmer Wailord Alomomola
Breeding	Chinchou Lanturn Qwilfish Carvanha Sharpedo Relicanth Luvdisc Finneon Lumineon Basculin (Red-Striped Form)
Generation 4 TM	Gyarados Remoraid Octillery

Bubble Beam

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Chinchou Lanturn Remoraid Octillery
Breeding	Qwilfish Basculin (Red-Striped Form)

Flail

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

Haze

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Breeding	Goldeen Seaking Qwilfish Remoraid Octillery

Signal Beam

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Chinchou Lanturn Remoraid Octillery
Breeding	Goldeen Seaking Qwilfish Finneon Lumineon
Move tutor	Goldeen Seaking Chinchou Lanturn Qwilfish Remoraid Octillery Finneon Lumineon

Supersonic

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

Water Pulse

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Goldeen Seaking Remoraid Wailmer Wailord Barboach Whiscash Luvdisc Finneon Lumineon Alomomola
Breeding	Chinchou Lanturn Qwilfish Remoraid Octillery
Pre-evolution Level up	Octillery
Generation 4 TM	Gyarados Carvanha Sharpedo Relicanth

Hisuian Qwilfish's egg groups: Water 2

Qwilfish - Generation 5 learnset

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Moves learnt by HM

Moves learnt by TM

Transfer-only moves

Moves learnt by level up

Egg moves

Move Tutor moves

Moves learnt by HM

Moves learnt by TM

Transfer-only moves

Qwilfish egg move parents

Acid Spray

Aqua Jet

Astonish

Brine

Bubble Beam

Flail

Haze

Signal Beam

Supersonic

Water Pulse

Hisuian Qwilfish does not have any egg moves.