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Quaxly

Duckling Pokémon

Game version
AppearanceStandard
QuaxlyQuaxly (shiny)
Height
0.5 m
Weight
6.1 kg
Training & breeding details
Gender87.5% ♂ · 12.5% ♀
Catch rate45(11.9%)Tricky
Base friendship50Low
Hatch time20 cycles · ~5,355 steps
Growth ratemedium slow
Base EXP62

Its strong legs let it easily swim around in even fast-flowing rivers. It likes to keep things tidy and is prone to overthinking things.

Base stats

HP
55
Attack
65
Defense
45
Sp. Atk
50
Sp. Def
45
Speed
50
Total
310
Base Stat Total

Abilities

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Type defenses

Damage taken from each attacking type.

Weak to

Resistant to

Steel½×
Fire½×
Water½×
Ice½×

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) · Updated: Oct 6, 2026

Evolution

Notable moves

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

Moves

Scroll across the table for type, power, accuracy and PP →

Lv.Move & effectTypeClassPowerAcc.PP
1Growl

Lowers the target’s Attack by one stage.

NormalStatus—10040
1Pound

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

NormalPhysical4010035
1Water Gun

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

WaterSpecial4010025
7Work Up

Raises the user’s Attack and Special Attack by one stage each.

NormalStatus——30
10Wing Attack

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

FlyingPhysical6010035
13Aqua Jet

Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect.

WaterPhysical4010020
17Double Hit

Hits twice in one turn.

NormalPhysical359010
21Aqua CutterWaterPhysical7010020
24Air Slash

Has a chance to make the target flinch.

FlyingSpecial759515
28Focus Energy

Increases the user’s chance to score a critical hit.

NormalStatus——30
31Acrobatics

Has double power if the user has no held item.

FlyingPhysical5510015
35Liquidation

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

WaterPhysical8510010

Breeding & egg moves

Quaxly can inherit these egg moves by breeding with a compatible parent that knows the move and shares an egg group.

DetectFighting37 compatible parents
PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeotSpearowFearowZubatGolbatPoliwhirlPoliwrathFarfetch’dAerodactylDratiniDragonairDragonite
Last ResortNormal10 compatible parents
Farfetch’dTogeticBidoofBibarelTogekissPhioneManaphyHawluchaQuaquavalEspathra
Rapid SpinNormal6 compatible parents
SquirtleWartortleBlastoiseKabutoDelibirdQuaquaval
RoostFlying75 compatible parents
PidgeyPidgeottoPidgeotSpearowFearowZubatGolbatFarfetch’dDoduoDodrioAerodactylDragoniteHoothootNoctowl

Sprites & renders

8 sprites & renders for Quaxly.

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

Across the games

Black · White
Black · White
scarlet violet
scarlet violet

More Water-type Pokémon

Others that share this Pokémon's primary type.

All Water-type Pokémon

Community notes

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Cite this page

“Quaxly”. Pokémonism. Retrieved [date] from pokemonism.com/pokedex/quaxly.

Species data from PokéAPI.