Is Quagsire Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Wooper evolves at level 20. Water/Ground with only Grass weakness. AbilityWater Absorb heals from Water entirely. Handles Jasmine, Pryce, Lt. Surge, and Blaine across both regions. The typing is so good that middling stats barely matter. Team staple through 16 gyms.
Falkner's typing presses Wooper's defenses.
Bugsy's typing presses Wooper's defenses.
Wooper trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Morty's team.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Quagsire resists most of Jasmine's coverage and hits back hard.
Quagsire has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Clair's team.
Quagsire resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Misty's team.
Quagsire resists most of Lt. Surge's coverage and hits back hard.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Quagsire has the type edge here and should clean up Janine's team.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Quagsire resists most of Blaine's coverage and hits back hard.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Quagsire has the type edge here and should clean up Koga's team.
Quagsire has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Quagsire has the type edge here and should clean up Karen's team.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Catch Wooper
Catch Wooper on Route 32 (walking, Lv 6, common).
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM28GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- TM14IceBlizzardPower 120Accuracy 70%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Kimono Girl in the Ecruteak Dance Theater
- LV 33GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Pryce
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Item ball on Ice Path 1F
- After Jasmine
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 43
- LV 47WaterMuddy WaterPower 143Accuracy 85%PP 10
Evolve Wooper to Quagsire
Wooper evolves into Quagsire at Level 20. Your Wooper should hit Level 20 before you reach Morty, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- After Bugsy
- TM28GroundDigPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10National Park
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Game Corner
- After Whitney
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Gift from a Kimono Girl in the Ecruteak Dance Theater
- After Chuck
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Prize for defeating Chuck
- After Pryce
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Item ball on Ice Path 1F
- LV 36GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 53WaterMuddy WaterPower 143Accuracy 85%PP 10
How to Get Quagsire in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Quagsire spreads wide across both regions, surfing the Johto caves and walking Kanto routes at night, with a strong pocket of high-level ones up on Mt. Silver. Or just evolve a Wooper at level 20 and skip the hunt.
14 locations to catch Quagsire7 locations to catch Wooper
Encountered via Surfing, tall grass encounters
Encountered via Surfing, tall grass encounters
Badge 1
Badge 2
Badge 3
Badge 4
Badge 5
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Catch Wooper at any of the 7 locations below, then level it up to 20 — it evolves into Quagsire.
Badge 1 Badge 2 Badge 3 Badge 4 Badge 5 Badge 6 Badge 7 Badge 8Where To Catch Quagsire in HGSS
Wooper gets you Quagsire sooner: catch it (before Badge 2) and evolve it at Lv 20. Wild Quagsire needs Surf (after Badge 3).
- Step 1Catch WooperRuins of Alph - OutsideLv.10-20Surfing on waterRate 60%Union Cave - 1FLv.10-20Surfing on waterRate 60%Union Cave - B1FLv.10-20Surfing on waterRate 60%Safari Zone - WetlandLv.15-17FloorRate 40%NightRoute 32Lv.6GrassRate 35%NightSafari Zone - MeadowLv.15-17FloorRate 30%NightSafari Zone - MeadowLv.15-17Surfing on waterRate 30%Safari Zone - WetlandLv.15-16Surfing on waterRate 30%Safari Zone - MarshlandLv.15-17FloorRate 30%NightSafari Zone - MarshlandLv.15-17Surfing on waterRate 30%Violet CityLv.1Gift from NPCLimitedRequires the correct Primo password and at least one open party slot before accepting the Wooper EggCliff Edge GateLv.20-30Surfing on waterRate 90%Cliff Cave - 1FLv.18CaveRate 5%Morning/day
- Step 2Quagsire ✓Ruins of Alph - OutsideLv.10-25Surfing on waterRate 40%Union Cave - 1FLv.10-25Surfing on waterRate 40%Union Cave - B1FLv.10-25Surfing on waterRate 40%Route 32Lv.15-25Surfing on waterRate 30%Union Cave - B2FLv.15-25Surfing on waterRate 30%Route 27Lv.28-30GrassSoulSilverRate 55%NightRoute 27Lv.28-30GrassHeartGoldRate 50%NightRoute 10Lv.16-18GrassRate 40%NightRoute 12Lv.25Surfing on waterRate 30%Route 13Lv.25Surfing on waterRate 30%Safari Zone - WetlandLv.16-17FloorRate 20%NightSafari Zone - WetlandLv.16-17Surfing on waterRate 20%Route 13Lv.22-24GrassRate 19%NightRoute 15Lv.22-24GrassRate 19%NightRoute 14Lv.24-26GrassRate 19%NightCliff Edge GateLv.30-40Surfing on waterRate 10%Route 26Lv.30GrassHeartGoldRate 10%NightCliff Cave - 1FLv.20CaveRate 5%Morning/dayRoute 26Lv.30GrassSoulSilverRate 5%NightMt. Silver - 1F Upper ChamberLv.45CaveRate 40%Morning/dayMt. Silver - 1F Central ChamberLv.45CaveRate 35%Morning/dayMt. Silver - 1F Upper ChamberLv.45CaveRate 30%NightMt. Silver - 2FLv.45CaveRate 30%Morning/dayMt. Silver - 2FLv.45CaveRate 20%NightMt. Silver - 3FLv.45CaveRate 20%Morning/dayMt. Silver - Upper mountainsideLv.45CaveRate 15%Morning/dayMt. Silver - 3FLv.45CaveRate 10%NightMt. Silver - Upper mountainsideLv.45CaveRate 10%NightMt. Silver - 1F Central ChamberLv.45CaveRate 5%Nightor evolve from Wooper (Step 1)
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in HeartGold & SoulSilver for Quagsire.
How to Get Shiny Quagsire in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Quagsire lounges around Route 10 and Route 13 at night, but breeding it Masuda-style is the quicker route to a shiny. Compare Shiny Quagsire odds across every game
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Quagsire Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
Soft Reset: Save in front of a static, gift, or legendary encounter, then reset until it sparkles.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Curious how fast a hunt could go? Work out your HeartGold & SoulSilver shiny odds for Quagsire.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Quagsire Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Quagsire
 Tangrowth Grass | C | |
 Cacturne GrassDark | B | |
 Meganium Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chikorita (New Bark Town Gift) | ||
 Vileplume GrassPoison | C | |
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
 Ludicolo WaterGrass | C | |
 Shiftry GrassDark | C | |
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
 Parasect BugGrass | C | |
 Leafeon Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
 Jumpluff Grass | C | |
Obtain MethodSafari Zone Surfing | ||
 Budew GrassPoison | C | |
 Sunkern Grass | D | |
Quagsire Evolutions
Quagsire is the evolved form of Wooper. Breeding produces Wooper eggs, and they take an average time to hatch. 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 131 partners from the Field and Water 1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Body Slam, Counter and 9 more.
HGSS Quagsire Best Moveset
Water/Ground with only Grass (4x) as a weakness and AbilityWater Absorb adding Water immunity for HP recovery. The moveset has 85 Attack and 85 Defense for physical presence and bulk. 35 Speed goes last, but the defensive typing makes up for it.
Best Build
Quagsire best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Recover
- Earthquake
- Encore
- Toxic
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 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
All 30 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
This carefree Pokémon has an easy-going nature. While swimming, it always bumps into boat hulls.
Due to its relaxed and carefree attitude, it often bumps its head on boulders and boat hulls as it swims.
Quagsire HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
- Where in the HeartGold & SoulSilver Safari Zone can I find Quagsire?
See the Locations section above for where to find Quagsire in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
Safari rules: You can only use Safari Balls. No battling. Two tactical items shift the catch/flee trade-off:
- Throw bait to keep Quagsire from fleeing (flee rate cut to 1/4) but it becomes harder to catch (catch factor halved).
- Throw a rock to make Quagsire easier to catch (catch factor doubled) but it flees twice as often.
- Each effect lasts 2-6 random turns; throwing one cancels the other.
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, it depends on your team. Quagsire rates C-Tier. Not a powerhouse, but the Water/Ground coverage might be exactly what you're missing.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Quagsire as a trick room. Physical side carries the damage. It's slow, so Trick Room or priority moves are key. Earthquake is the primary attack.
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, run Impish on Quagsire. +Defense is what matters, and the -Sp. Atk cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the trick room role.
Game Availability
Quagsire first appeared in Gold & Silver and has been available in 17 games across 8 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 7Let's Go
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
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