
Is Quagsire Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
One weakness to Grass and AbilityWater Absorb for Water immunity. Water/Ground is one of the best defensive typings in the game. Available postgame in FRLG. The typing should carry teams through the story, but Quagsire arrives after the story is done.
Wooper has the type edge here and should clean up Brock's team.
Misty's typing presses Wooper's defenses.
Wooper has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Erika's Pokemon outpace and outclass Wooper here.
Wooper trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Wooper trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Wooper has the type edge here and should clean up Blaine's team.
Wooper has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Lorelei's team.
Quagsire has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Agatha's team.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Catch Wooper on Four Island (Surf, Lv 5-25, common).
- After Misty
- TM03WaterWater Pulse90100%20
- After Lt. Surge
- TM28GroundDig120100%10
- After Erika
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb90100%10
- LV 36GroundEarthquake150100%10
- After Koga
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
Your Wooper should hit Level 20 before you reach Lorelei, at typical leveling pace.
- After Lt. Surge
- TM28GroundDig120100%10
- After Erika
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- TM13IceIce Beam90100%10
- LV 42GroundEarthquake150100%10
- After Koga
- HM03WaterSurf135100%15
- TM01FightingFocus Punch150100%20
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- HM07WaterWaterfall120100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Quagsire in FireRed & LeafGreen
Quagsire mirrors Wooper's FireRed exclusivity. Catch a Wooper at Ruin Valley or Four Island, evolve at level 20. LeafGreen players either trade for Quagsire directly or for a Wooper to raise.
Catch Wooper at any of these 2 spots to eventually evolve into Quagsire.
Encountered via Surfing, tall grass encounters
- 1Catch Wooper
- 2Evolve Quagsireat Lv.20
How to Obtain Quagsire in FRLG
To get Quagsire, start by catching Wooper through surfing and walking encounters at Lv. 5-25. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
Step 2Quagsire ✓BREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Four Island Pokemon Day Care to receive a Quagsire egg. Requires the Rainbow Pass to access Four Island.
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Quagsire Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Quagsire
Bulbasaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Metagross's Explosion hits Quagsire for 62-74%. Aerodactyl deals 35-41% with Double-Edge.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Quagsire View Metagross builds →Explosion62-74% Earthquake25-30% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityArenatrap ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Quagsire View Dugtrio builds →Earthquake28-33% Rock Slide10-12% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRockhead ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Quagsire View Aerodactyl builds →Earthquake29-34% Rock Slide11-13% Double Edge35-41% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureCareful Moves
Damage vs Quagsire View Registeel builds →Explosion29-34% | ||
B | ||
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Quagsire View Claydol builds →Rapid Spin8-10% Earthquake16-19% Explosion39-46% Psychic16-19% | ||
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 102 partners from the Ground and Water1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Body Slam, Curse and 5 more.
FRLG Quagsire Best Moveset
Water/Ground grants Electric immunity with only a single Grass weakness (4x). AbilityWater Absorb heals from Water hits. The moveset plays physical tank with MoveEarthquake for Ground TermStab and MoveSurf for Water from 65 Sp. Atk. Reliable defensive typing makes up for the unimpressive stat line.
Best Build
Quagsire best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Earthquake
- Curse
- Ice Beam
- Rest
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Ancient Power and Body Slam on Quagsire. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Earthquake and Surf, 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
Base Stats
Due to its relaxed and carefree attitude, it often bumps its head on boulders and boat hulls as it swims.
This carefree POKéMON has an easygoing nature. While swimming, it always bumps into boat hulls.
Quagsire FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
- Why can't I find Quagsire in LeafGreen?
Quagsire is exclusive to Pokemon FireRed. LeafGreen players have to trade for one.

See the Locations section above for where to find Quagsire in FireRed.
How to trade in FireRed and LeafGreen
GBA cartridges: You need a Game Boy Advance Game Link Cable and both players' FireRed/LeafGreen cartridges. Trade at the Cable Club on the 2nd floor of any Pokemon Center, which opens up shortly after Oak gives you the Pokedex.Nintendo Switch (2026 release): Trading uses local wireless only. There is no online play, and no Nintendo Switch Online subscription is required. Both players head to the Pokemon Wireless Club on the 2nd floor of any Pokemon Center, then step into a Union Room. Up to four other players can join. Available once you have the Pokedex from Professor Oak.
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