Pokémon · Sword & Shield
Qwilfish
Sword & Shield · #51 · Uncommon · 2020
Listings
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Market reference
$0.09
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Current listings on The Game Traders
No active listings for this card right now.
Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 51 / 216
- Release year
- 2020
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 90
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Regulation mark
- D
- Illustrator
- Midori Harada
- Pokédex #
- 211
- Series
- Sword & Shield
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Status Conditions
- Damage efficiency
- 10 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Qwilfish plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- A Basic — hits the board turn 1 with no evolution tax.
- Inflicts Poison — guaranteed chip damage every turn between turns (no coin flip). It stacks with your attack math to cross KO thresholds the attack alone misses.
- Attacks on any Energy (Colorless cost) — splashable into any deck regardless of type.
- Water type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥45 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Qwilfish
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥45 damage one-shots it.
- On the receiving end of a condition? Retreat, switch, or evolve to wipe it — conditions only stick to the Active.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 2.2 copies on average · 15 decks
Plays well with
Cards most often run alongside this one in tournament decks over the last 180 days — ranked by how distinctive the pairing is.
More by Midori Harada
This card was illustrated by Midori Harada.
Building around Qwilfish?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"The small spikes covering its body developed from scales. They inject a toxin that causes fainting."
Ability: Poison Point
If this Pokémon is your Active Pokémon and is damaged by an opponent's attack (even if this Pokémon is Knocked Out), the Attacking Pokémon is now Poisoned.
CVenoshock — 10+
If your opponent's Active Pokémon is Poisoned, this attack does 60 more damage.
Weakness:L×2
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Upcoming events
View calendar →Tournaments and releases relevant to Qwilfish or Sword & Shield.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Qwilfish was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/17| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.02 | $0.16 | $19.98 | $0.09 | $0.07 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.15 | $0.44 | $19.98 | $0.43 | $0.37 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/02/19| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.12 |
| 7-day average | €0.17 |
| 30-day average | €0.10 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.12 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.02 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.02 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €0.59 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.86 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.49 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.07 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €0.53 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.80 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Qwilfish is real?
Qwilfish is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Qwilfish worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Qwilfish is $0.09; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Qwilfish from?
Qwilfish is from the Pokémon set "Sword & Shield" in the Sword & Shield series, released in 2020.
What rarity is Qwilfish?
Qwilfish is a Uncommon card in the Sword & Shield set.
Other Qwilfish printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
