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OverqwilOverqwil (shiny)
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Overqwil

Pin Cluster Pokémon

Its lancelike spikes and savage temperament have earned it the nickname ”sea fiend.” It slurps up poison to nourish itself.

Details

Height2.5 m
Weight60.5 kg
Gender50.0% ♂ · 50.0% ♀
Catch rate135(27.2%)Moderate
Base friendship50Low
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium
Base EXP179
Contents

Base stats

HP
85
Attack
115
Defense
95
Sp. Atk
65
Sp. Def
65
Speed
85
Total
510
Base Stat Total

Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Resistant to

Poison½×
Ghost½×
Grass½×
Dark½×

Immune to

Competitive movesets

Smogon University

Battle-ready sets by tier, straight from Smogon. Pick a generation and format — a “/” means either option works in that slot.

Source: Smogon (via pkmn) · Data snapshot: Jul 31, 2026 · 18,880 rows

Evolution

Notable moves

The strongest damaging moves Overqwil can learn — same-type (STAB) moves get a 1.5× power bonus in battle.

Moves

Lv.Move & effectTypeClassPowerAcc.PP
1Poison Sting

Has a chance to poison the target.

PoisonPhysical1510035
1Tackle

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

NormalPhysical4010035
4Harden

Raises the user’s Defense by one stage.

NormalStatus30
8Bite

Has a chance to make the target flinch.

DarkPhysical6010025
12Fell Stinger

Raises the user’s Attack by two stages if it KOs the target.

BugPhysical5010025
16Minimize

Raises the user’s evasion by two stages.

NormalStatus10
20Spikes

Scatters Spikes, hurting opposing Pokémon that switch in.

GroundStatus20
21Water Pulse

Has a chance to confuse the target.

WaterSpecial6010020
24Brine

Has double power against Pokémon that have less than half their max HP remaining.

WaterSpecial6510010
26Dark Pulse

Has a chance to make the target flinch.

DarkSpecial8010015
28Barb BarragePoisonPhysical6010010
29Poison Jab

Has a chance to poison the target.

PoisonPhysical8010020
32Pin Missile

Hits 2-5 times in one turn.

BugPhysical259520
36Toxic Spikes

Scatters poisoned spikes, poisoning opposing Pokémon that switch in.

PoisonStatus20
37Aqua Tail

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

WaterPhysical909010
40Spit Up

Power is 100 times the amount of energy Stockpiled.

NormalSpecial10010
40Stockpile

Stores energy up to three times for use with Spit Up and Swallow.

NormalStatus20
44Toxic

Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn.

PoisonStatus9010
47Double-Edge

User receives 1/3 the damage inflicted in recoil.

NormalPhysical12010015
48Crunch

Has a chance to lower the target’s Defense by one stage.

DarkPhysical8010015
52Acupressure

Raises one of a friendly Pokémon’s stats at random by two stages.

NormalStatus30
56Destiny Bond

If the user faints this turn, the target automatically will, too.

GhostStatus5
57Self-Destruct

User faints.

NormalPhysical2001005

Sprites & renders

8 sprites & renders for Overqwil.

Official artwork
Official artwork
Pokémon HOME
Pokémon HOME
Animated
Animated
Animated (back)
Animated (back)
Front
Front
Back
Back

Across the games

scarlet violet
scarlet violet
Black · White
Black · White

More Dark-type Pokémon

Others that share this Pokémon's primary type.

All Dark-type Pokémon

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Cite this page

Overqwil”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/overqwil.

Species data from PokéAPI.