Quilladin
Quilladin is a Grass-type Pokémon, the Spiny Armor Pokémon, number 651 (#0651) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 6 and comes from the Kalos region. It is 0.7 m tall and weighs 29 kg.
Quilladin is the Spiny Armor Pokémon, a gentle, tank-like chestnut that can launch a trailer into the air with one tackle yet never starts a fight. It is so tough, the Pokédex says, that violent collisions do not faze it.
How to pronounce Quilladin
Quilladin is pronounced KWIL-uh-din. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Quilladin said out loud:
In Japanese it is ハリボーグ (Hariborg).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Quilladin is a round, dark brown, hedgehog-like Pokémon, 0.7 m tall and 29 kg. A green, chestnut-like shell with banded plates covers most of its body leaving its face, legs and inner arms bare. A large ear-like spike with a reddish tip sits on each side of its head.
Behaviour
Quilladin is gentle and never picks fights, though it builds up its lower body by barging into other Quilladin; the Pokédex says the heavy shell strengthens its lower body. When it must defend itself it deflects blows with its shell and counterattacks with sharp quills.
Habitat
The Pokédex gives it no habitat. In Scarlet and Violet it arrives by trade or by evolving Chespin in The Indigo Disk, and in Legends: Z-A you evolve a Chespin. The Mega Dimension DLC adds it to Hyperspace Lumiose's Grass-type wild zones.
Powers
It shares the Chespin line's Overgrow and Hidden Ability Bulletproof. In Scarlet and Violet's data it gains Seed Bomb at level 20, Bulk Up at 38 and Wood Hammer at 53. With base Defense 95 it is already sturdy, well ahead of its Chespin form.
Name origin
Quilladin may combine 'quill' with 'paladin', a knight. The Japanese name is Hariborg (ハリボーグ), which may blend harinezumi (hedgehog), bōgu (armour) and the French bogue, 'chestnut shell'.
Design inspiration
Bulbapedia says Quilladin seems to be a hedgehog crossed with a chestnut, and may also draw on armoured animals like pangolins, armadillos and glyptodonts. Its round, bulky shape may recall the husk that protects a chestnut. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Quilladin evolves from Chespin at level 16 and into Chesnaught at level 36.
In the games
Quilladin is the middle stage of the Kalos Grass starter in X and Y, where you could also find wild ones in the Grass Friend Safari.
In the anime
Quilladin physically debuted in 'Love Strikes! Eevee, Yikes!', where it fell for Serena's Eevee and was rejected. In 'An Adventure of Mega Proportions!', a Trainer's Quilladin lost to Korrina's Lucario.
Fun facts
- A segment in the 2023 Pokémon World Championships livestreams gave its pronunciation as 'QUILL-uh-din'.
- In the opening of Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel, a Chespin evolves into a Quilladin and then into a Chesnaught.
- Bulbapedia lists it in 4-star Fighting-type wild zones in Hyperspace Lumiose as well as Grass-type ones, though it is a pure Grass type.
Base stats
- HP: 61
- Attack: 78
- Defense: 95
- Sp. Atk: 56
- Sp. Def: 58
- Speed: 57
Quilladin’s base stat total is 405. Its highest stat is Defense.
Type matchups
What is Quilladin weak to?
Quilladin takes extra damage from Fire (2×), Ice (2×), Poison (2×), Flying (2×), Bug (2×) moves.
It resists Water (½×), Electric (½×), Grass (½×), Ground (½×).
Evolution
What does Quilladin evolve from?
Quilladin evolves from Chespin at level 16.
How does Quilladin evolve?
Quilladin evolves into Chesnaught at level 36.
The whole family: Chespin, Quilladin, Chesnaught.
Abilities
- Overgrow: Strengthens Grass moves to inflict 1.5× damage at 1/3 max HP or less.
- Bulletproof (hidden ability): Protects against bullet, ball, and bomb-based moves.
Moves
Moves Quilladin learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vine Whip | Grass | Physical | 45 |
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — |
| 8 | Rollout | Rock | Physical | 30 |
| 11 | Bite | Dark | Physical | 60 |
| 15 | Leech Seed | Grass | Status | — |
| 20 | Seed Bomb | Grass | Physical | 80 |
| 24 | Pin Missile | Bug | Physical | 25 |
| 29 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 |
| 34 | Mud Shot | Ground | Special | 55 |
| 38 | Bulk Up | Fighting | Status | — |
| 43 | Body Slam | Normal | Physical | 85 |
| 47 | Pain Split | Normal | Status | — |
| 53 | Wood Hammer | Grass | Physical | 120 |
TM moves (56)
Quilladin can learn 56 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Protect, Low Kick, Trailblaze, Facade, Aerial Ace, Bulldoze, Metal Claw, Swift, Magical Leaf, Mud Shot, Rock Tomb, Low Sweep, Fling, Endure, Sunny Day, Rain Dance, Dig, Bullet Seed, Brick Break, Zen Headbutt, Shadow Claw, Bulk Up, Body Slam, Thunder Punch, Sleep Talk, Seed Bomb, Drain Punch, Reflect, Grass Knot, Poison Jab, Stomping Tantrum, Rest, Rock Slide, Taunt, Spikes, Iron Head, Substitute, Iron Defense, Giga Drain, Energy Ball, Helping Hand, Grassy Terrain, Grass Pledge, Stone Edge, Leaf Storm, Solar Beam, Tera Blast, Roar, Gyro Ball, Super Fang, Focus Punch, Grassy Glide, Pain Split, Endeavor, Curse.
Egg moves (7):Belly Drum, Curse, Quick Guard, Spikes, Super Fang, Synthesis, Wide Guard.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 87.5% male, 12.5% female.
- Egg groups: Field.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 45 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 Defense effort values.
- Base experience yield: 142.
Pokédex entries
They strengthen their lower bodies by running into one another. They are very kind and won't start fights. (Y, Alpha Sapphire)
It relies on its sturdy shell to deflect predators' attacks. It counterattacks with its sharp quills. (X, Omega Ruby)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ハリボーグ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Hariborg |
| French | Boguérisse |
| German | Igastarnish |
| Spanish | Quilladin |
| Italian | Quilladin |
| Korean | 도치보구 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 胖胖哈力 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 胖胖哈力 |
Trivia
- Taller than 34% of all Pokémon (0.7 m).
- Heavier than 51% of all Pokémon (29 kg).
- Base stat total 405, ranked #605 of 1,025.
- One of 127 Grass-type Pokémon (counting dual types).
- One of 130 green Pokémon.
- Number 2 of 72 Pokémon introduced in Generation 6 (Kalos).
- Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
- Can learn 67 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 45: about 5.9% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 2 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Quilladin (Pokémon), Serebii: Quilladin (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (KWIL-uh-din): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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