Stats & Training
Quagsire's spread favors physical bulk over offense. HP leads the defensive side, Speed eats the cost. Yields 2 HP EVs per defeat. Medium-fast 1M XP curve to level.
It has a sluggish nature. It lies at the river’s bottom, waiting for prey to stray into its mouth.
A dim-witted Pokémon. It doesn’t care if it bumps its head into boats or rocks while swimming.
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 |
 Serperior Grass | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Quagsire View Serperior builds →Leaf Storm 4x195-229%KO Solar Beam 4x183-215%KO Leaf Blade 4x111-131%KO Energy Ball 4x138-162%KO | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Quagsire View Exeggutor builds →Leaf Storm 4x296-349%KO Wood Hammer 4x176-208%KO Solar Beam 4x276-325%KO Energy Ball 4x206-244%KO | ||
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Quagsire View Meganium builds →Petal Dance 4x195-229%KO Solar Beam 4x195-229%KO Petal Blizzard 4x120-141%KO Energy Ball 4x146-173%KO | ||
 Leafeon Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Quagsire View Leafeon builds →Solar Beam 4x153-180%KO Leaf Blade 4x153-180%KO Energy Ball 4x116-138%KO Giga Drain 4x99-116%KO | ||
 Dartrix Grass | D | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Rowlet (Iki Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Quagsire View Dartrix builds →Solar Beam 4x171-201%KO Leaf Blade 4x111-131%KO Energy Ball 4x129-152%KO Razor Leaf 4x69-81% | ||
 | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves View Heatran builds →
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 | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityStatic ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves
Damage vs Quagsire View Zapdos builds →Heat Wave16-19% | ||
 | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityDefiant ItemAssault Vest NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Quagsire View Bisharp builds →Sucker Punch25-29% Knock Off23-27% Pursuit14-17% | ||
 | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemChoice Specs NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Quagsire View Magnezone builds →Flash Cannon35-41% | ||
 | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Quagsire View Gliscor builds →Earthquake21-25% | ||
Sun & Moon Evolution
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 218 partners from the Ground and Water1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Acid Spray, After You, Ancient Power and 13 more.
Sun & Moon Quagsire Best Moveset
Quagsire's built to absorb hits. Relaxed nature leans into slow wall duty, Leftovers gives it passive recovery each turn, and Recover handles sustain. Unaware and max HP and Defense EVs tie the defensive profile together.
Best Build
Quagsire best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Recover
- Toxic
- Scald
- Earthquake
Recommended Teammates
Doubles Wall Moveset
- Earthquake
- Brick Break
- Protect
- Recover
Recommended Teammates
Moves
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.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
How to Get Quagsire in Sun & Moon
Quagsire isn't available in the wild in Sun & Moon. Start by transferring Wooper from Gold, Crystal, or Platinum. The evolution path from Wooper to Quagsire is covered in the steps below.
Quagsire Guide
In Sun & Moon, 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 Sun & Moon, 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 Sun & Moon, 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 Sun & Moon, 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.
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.
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- Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 2GSDebut
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves