Qwilfish (Pokémon)


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Qwilfish (Japanese: ハリーセン Harysen) is a dual-type  introduced in Generation II.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

Biology
Qwilfish is a Pokémon with a spherical body and a flat, paddle-shaped tail. The upper half of its body is dark teal and the lower half is very light yellow. Its tail is tall and thin with a dark teal outline, light yellow inside, and two dark teal dots in the center. Its eyes are even with its body, and are always seen slanted angrily. Below its eyes are its puffy pink lips. All around its body are sharp, conical spikes, which evolved from scales over time. In order to attack, Qwilfish drinks of water to inflate its body. It then uses the water pressure to shoot poisonous quills at its foe, which can cause fainting. Due to its round body, Qwilfish is not a great swimmer, and when filled with water it is even harder for it to swim.

Major appearances
Qwilfish made its main series debut in Dueling Heroes, under the ownership of. It battled and her, but was soon defeated.

Dorian, the leader of the unofficial featured in Just Add Water, owns a Qwilfish. He used it in a against Misty and her, and it emerged victorious.

Minor appearances
Qwilfish debuted in Snorlax Snowman.

A Qwilfish was seen at a Pokémon Center in The Legend of Thunder!.

Multiple Qwilfish appeared in Enlighten Up! as residents of Lake Slowpoke.

A Qwilfish was used by a competitor in the Tour de Alto Mare, a water chariot race, in Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias.

Multiple Qwilfish made cameo appearances in Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea.

Multiple Qwilfish made cameo appearances in Giratina and the Sky Warrior.

Multiple Qwilfish appeared in Hold the Phione! as residents of Chocovine Town.

Multiple Qwilfish appeared in Going for the Gold!, where they were among the Pokémon seen in the.

Multiple Qwilfish appeared in An Undersea Place to Call Home!, where saw them underwater.

A Qwilfish appeared in Deceiving Appearances!, where it was among the Pokémon seen at Aether Paradise.

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
A swarm of Qwilfish appeared in Querulous Qwilfish, where they were angered by pollution that occurred as a result of an accident that occurred during the construction of the. captured all of them with her skills. Afterwards, she found a baby Qwilfish stuck in the toxic waste; as she prepared to take it to a Pokémon Center, appeared, healing Qwilfish and purifying the seawater. It is unknown if the Qwilfish are still under Crystal's ownership or were afterwards.

A Qwilfish appeared in The Last Battle XIII as one of the Pokémon sent to participate in the fight in Ilex Forest.

A Qwilfish was one of the aquarium Pokémon seen in Archie's collection in Stick This in Your Craw, Crawdaunt I.

Much later, in Softening Up Kakuna, Uprooting Seedot, and Outlasting Ledian, a Qwilfish was one of the Pokémon that rented during the  challenge.

Pokédex entries

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Trivia

 * Qwilfish shares its with 's evolutionary family and . They are all known as the Balloon Pokémon.
 * Qwilfish can be seen as a parallel to . Both of them are . Qwilfish is exclusive to, while Remoraid is exclusive to , with both Pokémon found in the same locations in their respective versions, and both being swarm Pokémon in Generation II and.
 * A [[Media:Capsule Monsters Papyo.jpg|pre-alpha sketch]] of an unused Pokémon depicts a Pokémon with the same Pokédex number as Qwilfish.

Origin
Qwilfish is based on both and. Its ability to shoot its toxic quills somewhat resembles explosions, which could mean it may have been based on a.

Name origin
Qwilfish is a combination of quill and fish.

Harysen may be a shortening of 針千本 harisenbon. An early version of Qwilfish was called Bukū, which may be a corruption of 河豚 .