# Qwilfish #50/123 — HeartGold SoulSilver

## Summary

Qwilfish has a devoted Johto following, and an HGSS uncommon is the sort of mid-tier pull that rounds out a set rather than headlining it. Ken Sugimori, the original Pokémon designer, is credited as illustrator, which lends a modest card a distinctive pedigree for completists. A $0.81 modelled guide, up 3% over 30 days on 4 copies traded, says bulk, with 121 days of inventory on the board, and the economics stop there: PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it, and the same card plays for $0.16 out of Chaos Rising.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | HeartGold SoulSilver |
| Number | 50/123 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | HGSS |
| Illustrator | Ken Sugimori |
| Release date | 2010-02-10 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 70 |
| Types | Water |
| Attack: Offensive Needle | cost Water/Water — damage 30 — Flip a coin. If heads, the Defending Pokémon is now Poisoned. If tails, the Defending Pokémon is now Paralyzed. |
| Weakness | Lightning ×2 |
| Retreat | 1 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded no |
| Pokédex entry | [Qwilfish #211](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/qwilfish) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.81** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-09
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: n/a — as of 2026-11-09
- Floor delivered ask: $2.17 — as of 2026-11-09T22:37:21.807Z
- Quant score: 41/100, regime ILLIQUID_UNKNOWN — as of 2026-11-09T22:37:21.807Z — 5 of 11 inputs · 49% weight · -26% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2010-02-10T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-09T11:21:06.025Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-09T11:21:05.345Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-10-15T23:44:56.967Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-09T11:21:05.345Z, confidence 70%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 60%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/heartgold-soulsilver/qwilfish-50)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Ahgss1-50%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)