Is Quagsire Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Water/Ground with AbilityWater Absorb from an imported Wooper. Handles Wattson and Flannery, but Swampert does the same job from the very start. Only worth using if you picked Treecko or Torchic and still want Water/Ground coverage.
Wooper has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Brawly's typing presses Wooper's defenses.
Wooper has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Quagsire resists most of Flannery's coverage and hits back hard.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Drake's typing presses Quagsire's defenses.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Quagsire cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four. Alternatively, transfer the pre-evolution and level it up to Lv 20.
How to Get Quagsire in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Quagsire can't be caught in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Transfer Wooper from Gold & Silver, Crystal, or Platinum and evolve through the 2-stage line to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.
How to Obtain Quagsire in ORAS
Step 1Obtain WooperLATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Surfing · Ruins of Alph. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Surfing · Union Cave. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom EmeraldNot TradeableAppears in Emerald via Surfing · Safari Zone · Safari Zone: 500 entry fee, 30 Safari Balls. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenNot TradeableAppears in FireRed & LeafGreen via Surfing · Ruin Valley. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Surfing · Route 212. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Surfing · Great Marsh. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Quagsire ✓
Quagsire Weakness
Quagsire's Water/Ground typing leaves it vulnerable to Grass. Grass hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. It shrugs off Electric-type attacks completely. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Water Absorb grants an additional Water immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. With 95 HP and balanced defenses, Quagsire can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Grass |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Fire, Poison, Rock, Steel |
| 0x (Immune) | Electric |
What is Quagsire Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Quagsire
 Torterra GrassGround | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Turtwig (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (Route 101 Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Quagsire View Meganium builds →Petal Dance 4x199-235%KO | ||
 Bellossom Grass | C | |
 Leafeon Grass | C | |
 Tropius Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Quagsire View Tropius builds →Magical Leaf 4x93-110%KO | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Tyranitar's Superpower hits Quagsire for 34-40%.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMold Breaker ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Quagsire View Excadrill builds →Earthquake23-27% Rapid Spin11-14% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChoice Band NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Quagsire View Tyranitar builds →Stone Edge14-16% Pursuit11-13% Crunch23-27% Superpower34-40% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityStatic ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Quagsire View Zapdos builds →Heat Wave15-18% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Quagsire View Magnezone builds →Flash Cannon16-19% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityDefiant ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Quagsire View Bisharp builds →Sucker Punch22-26% Knock Off20-24% | ||
Quagsire Evolutions
Quagsire is the evolved form of Wooper. Breeding produces Wooper eggs, and they're average hatch time. Evolving from Wooper gave Quagsire the biggest boost in HP (+40), bringing the total to 430 stats. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Quagsire to get Wooper eggs easily using 200 partners from the Ground and Water1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Acid Spray, After You, Ancient Power and 13 more.
ORAS Quagsire Best Moveset
AbilityUnaware ignores opponent stat boosts, shutting down setup strategies that other Pokemon can't handle. Water/Ground TermStab from 85 Attack. The moveset earns its slot through the same Unaware niche as Clefable but from a defensive Water/Ground typing with only one weakness.
Best Build
Quagsire best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Recover
- Scald
- Toxic
- Earthquake
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Acid Spray and After You on Quagsire. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Earthquake and Muddy Water, they expand what Quagsire can actually threaten in practice.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Quagsire hunts for food by leaving its mouth wide open in water and waiting for its prey to blunder in unaware. Because the Pokémon does not move, it does not get very hungry.
Quagsire Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, watch for Exeggutor (Grass) when using Quagsire. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Exeggutor is the most dangerous since Grass moves deal 4x damage. Only 1 weakness means fewer dedicated counters to worry about. At base 35 Speed, Quagsire won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, it depends on your team. Quagsire at 430 BST isn't a powerhouse, but the Water/Ground coverage might be exactly what you're missing.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Don't let Quagsire's 430 base stat total fool you. Unaware is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier as a trick room. Recover with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Run Unaware on Quagsire. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Quagsire also gets Damp and Water Absorb, but they don't compare.
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Quagsire's hidden ability is Unaware. Ignores other Pokémon's stat modifiers for damage and accuracy calculation. Better than the standard options for competitive play.
Game Availability
Quagsire first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 17 games across 9 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves