Quaxwell (Pokémon)

For Pokémon GO information on this species, see the game's section.
← #0912: Quaxly	Pokémon	#0914: Quaquaval →

Quaxwell Practicing Pokémon ウェルカモ Welkamo #0913 Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
Type Water Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Abilities Torrent Cacophony Cacophony Moxie Hidden Ability Cacophony Hidden Ability Cacophony Cacophony
Gender ratio Unknown 87.5% male, 12.5% female	Catch rate 45 (11.9%)
Breeding Egg Groups Flying and Water 1 Hatch time 20 cycles
Height 3'11" 1.2 m Quaxwell 0'0" 0 m {{{form2}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form3}}} 0'0" 0 m {{{form4}}}	Weight 47.4 lbs. 21.5 kg Quaxwell 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form2}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form3}}} 0 lbs. 0 kg {{{form4}}}
Mega Stone [[|]] [[|]]
Base experience yield Unknown Gen. IV Unknown IV 144	Leveling rate Medium Slow
EV yield Total: 2 Quaxwell 0 HP 2 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Shape	Footprint {{{form2}}}
Pokédex color   Blue	Base friendship 50
External Links On Smogon Pokédex Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Quaxwell (Japanese: ウェルカモ Welkamo) is a Water-type Pokémon introduced in Generation IX.

It evolves from Quaxly starting at level 16 and evolves into Quaquaval starting at level 36.

Biology

Quaxwell is a white, duck-like Pokémon. Its face has blue eyes, a pointed yellow beak, and a teal brow just above it which flares into two large branches flanking a small bump in the middle. On top of Quaxwell's head is a round blue crest twice as large, which droops towards the back. Various blue and teal-colored feathers also adorn its chest, forearms, tail, and the insides of its feet. The three feathers at the end of its arms are similar to fingers. Quaxwell's legs are long and its feet are yellow with three toes each, and they wrap around its ankles in a manner that resembles ballet shoes.

The crest above Quaxwell's head is capable of absorbing impacts, and is used by Quaxwell to shield itself from incoming attacks. Doing this may mess up the crest, however, which causes its body and mind to feel unwell and weakened. If its crest becomes unkempt and messy, it will quickly use gel to comb it back into shape.

Quaxwell has a serious, stoic personality. It learns and practices dance routines by observing the movements of people and Pokémon from various regions. Quaxwell is a hard worker, and constantly trains its strength and technique. Flocks of Quaxwell train by running their legs through shallow waters, and then compete with each other for the most graceful kicks.

Evolution

Quaxwell evolves from Quaxly and evolves into Quaquaval.

(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data.)

Unevolved Quaxly  Water

→

First evolution Quaxwell  Water

→

Second evolution Quaquaval  Water  Fighting

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Generation IX Paldea #8 Kitakami #— Blueberry #— Scarlet These Pokémon constantly run through shallow waters to train their legs, then compete with each other to see which of them kicks most gracefully. Violet The hardworking Quaxwell observes people and Pokémon from various regions and incorporates their movements into its own dance routines.

Quaxwell in the Paldea Pokédex

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Generation IX Scarlet Violet Evolve Quaxly

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 70		130 - 177	250 - 344
Attack: 85		81 - 150	157 - 295
Defense: 65		63 - 128	121 - 251
Sp. Atk: 65		63 - 128	121 - 251
Sp. Def: 60		58 - 123	112 - 240
Speed: 65		63 - 128	121 - 251
Total: 410	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison 1× Ground 1× Rock 1× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water ½× Grass 2× Electric 2× Psychic 1× Ice ½× Dragon 1× Dark 1× Fairy 1× None

Learnset

By leveling up

Generation IX Other generations: None

Level   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP 011 Double Hit Normal Physical 03535 09090% 10 011 Pound Normal Physical 04040 100100% 35 011 Growl Normal Status 0000— 100100% 40 011 Water Gun Water Special 04040 100100% 25 077 Work Up Normal Status 0000— 00——% 30 1010 Wing Attack Flying Physical 06060 100100% 35 1313 Aqua Jet Water Physical 04040 100100% 20 1717 Water Pulse Water Special 06060 100100% 20 1919 Low Sweep Fighting Physical 06565 100100% 20 2323 Aqua Cutter Water Physical 07070 100100% 20 2727 Air Slash Flying Special 07575 09595% 15 3232 Focus Energy Normal Status 0000— 00——% 30 3838 Acrobatics Flying Physical 05555 100100% 15 4343 Liquidation Water Physical 08585 100100% 10 4848 Feather Dance Flying Status 0000— 100100% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Quaxwell Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Quaxwell

By TM

Generation IX Other generations: None

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM001 TM001 Take Down Normal Physical 09090 085}}85% 20 TM007 TM007 Protect Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM011 TM011 Water Pulse Water Special 06060 100}}100% 20 TM012 TM012 Low Kick Fighting Physical 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM014 TM014 Acrobatics Flying Physical 05555 100}}100% 15 TM019 TM019 Disarming Voice Fairy Special 04040 00—}}—% 15 TM022 TM022 Chilling Water Water Special 05050 100}}100% 20 TM025 TM025 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM027 TM027 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM032 TM032 Swift Normal Special 06060 00—}}—% 20 TM039 TM039 Low Sweep Fighting Physical 06565 100}}100% 20 TM040 TM040 Air Cutter Flying Special 06060 095}}95% 25 TM047 TM047 Endure Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM050 TM050 Rain Dance Water Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM065 TM065 Air Slash Flying Special 07575 095}}95% 15 TM070 TM070* Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM085 TM085 Rest Psychic Status 0000— 00—}}—% 5 TM103 TM103* Substitute Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM110 TM110 Liquidation Water Physical 08585 100}}100% 10 TM122 TM122 Encore Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 5 TM123 TM123 Surf Water Special 09090 100}}100% 15 TM130 TM130 Helping Hand Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 20 TM132 TM132 Baton Pass Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 40 TM139 TM139 Misty Terrain Fairy Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM142 TM142 Hydro Pump Water Special 110110 080}}80% 5 TM145 TM145 Water Pledge Water Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM164 TM164 Brave Bird Flying Physical 120120 100}}100% 15 TM171 TM171 Tera Blast Normal Special 08080 100}}100% 10 TM196 TM196 Flip Turn Water Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM203 TM203 Psych Up Normal Status 0000— 00—}}—% 10 TM208 TM208 Whirlpool Water Special 03535 085}}85% 15 TM212 TM212 Triple Axel Ice Physical 02020 090}}90% 10 TM216 TM216 Feather Dance Flying Status 0000— 100}}100% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Quaxwell Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution or an alternate form of Quaxwell

By breeding

Generation IX Other generations: None

Parent   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Detect Fighting Status — —% 5 Last Resort Normal Physical 140 100% 5 Rapid Spin Normal Physical 50 100% 40 Roost Flying Status — —% 5

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Quaxwell Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Quaxwell Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Quaxwell

By a prior evolution

Generation IX Other generations: None

Stage   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  This Pokémon has no moves exclusive to prior evolutions.

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Quaxwell Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Quaxwell

Side game data

Pokémon GO Base HP: 172 Base Attack: 162 Base Defense: 123 Egg Distance: N/A Buddy Distance: 3 km Evolution Requirement: 100 Fast Attacks: Water Gun, Wing Attack Charged Attacks: Aqua Jet, Aerial Ace, Liquidation

Evolution data

Unevolved Quaxly  Water

Level 16 →

First evolution Quaxwell  Water

Level 36 →

Second evolution Quaquaval  Water  Fighting

Sprites

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IX.
Cross-Generation HOME

For other sprites and images, please see Quaxwell images on the Bulbagarden Archives.

In the anime

Pokémon: Paldean Winds

Quaxwell in Pokémon: Paldean Winds

In Take a Breath, Hohma's Quaxly evolved into Quaxwell after an impromptu training session at the Caph Squad's Base.

In the TCG

Main article: Quaxwell (TCG)

Trivia

• In Generation IX, prior to the Version 2.0.1 update of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, Quaxwell and its pre-evolution were unable to learn Substitute and Sleep Talk via TM.

Origin

Quaxwell may be based on a crested duck or goose and a ballet dancer. It also has elements of performers for carnivals such as the Rio Carnival or the Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands. The cultural association between anatids and carnivals could date to ancient Rome, where the crested goose was a sacred animal of the goddess Juno.

Quaxwell's feathers and crest also look like a swim suit and a swim cap, respectively. Thus, another possible inspiration could be synchronized swimming, which was also known as "water ballet".

Name origin

Quaxwell may be a combination of quack, aqua, wax (referring to hair wax), well, and swell (series of ocean waves).

Welkamo may be a combination of well or swell and 鴨 kamo (duck). It may also involve well combed.

In other languages

Language Title Meaning Japanese ウェルカモ Welkamo From well or swell and 鴨 kamo, as well as well combed French Canarbello From canard, cabello, and bello Spanish Quaxwell Same as English name German Fuentente From fuente and Ente Italian Quaxwell Same as English name Korean 아꾸왁 Akkuwak From aqua, 꽥꽥 kkwaek-kkwaek, and 왁스 wakseu Mandarin Chinese 湧躍鴨 / 涌跃鸭 Yǒngyuèyā From 湧 / 涌 yǒng, 踴躍 / 踊跃 yǒngyuè, and 鴨 / 鸭 yā Cantonese Chinese 湧躍鴨 Yúngyeuhk'aap From 湧 yúng, 踴躍 yúngyeuhk, and 鴨 aap

More languages Hindi क्वैक्जल Quackjal From quack and जल jal Thai เวลคาโมะ Wenkhamo Transcription of Japanese name

External links

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