
Is Quagsire Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
AbilityWater Absorb heals from Water attacks, giving Quagsire a free switch-in. Trade-only in RS. Swampert covers Water/Ground natively with higher stats. Quagsire's one advantage is the Water immunity, which matters if Swampert isn't on your team.
Quagsire resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Quagsire has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Quagsire resists most of Wattson's coverage and hits back hard.
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 has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Quagsire has the type edge here and should clean up Drake's team.
Quagsire has the type edge here and should clean up Steven's team.
Trade
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.
Recommended Moves
- After Brawly
- TM13IceIce BeamPower 95Accuracy 100%PP 10Abandoned Ship
- After Wattson
- TM28GroundDigPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 114
- After Norman
- HM03WaterSurfPower 143Accuracy 100%PP 15Petalburg City
- TM01FightingFocus PunchPower 150Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 115
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Lilycove Department Store
- After Winona
- HM08WaterDivePower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Mossdeep City
- LV 42GroundEarthquakePower 150Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Tate & Liza
- HM07WaterWaterfallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Cave of Origin
How to Get Quagsire in Ruby & Sapphire
Trade a Wooper in and level it to 20, and you have Quagsire. No wild ones surface in Hoenn.
How to Obtain Quagsire in RS
Step 1Obtain WooperCARTRIDGE TRADEfrom EmeraldAvailableCatch in Emerald via Surfing · Safari Zone · Safari Zone: 500 entry fee, 30 Safari Balls, then trade to the current game via link cable.CARTRIDGE TRADEfrom FireRed & LeafGreenAvailableCatch in FireRed & LeafGreen via Surfing · Ruin Valley, then trade to the current game via link cable.LATER 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 Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Surfing · Route 212. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Quagsire ✓
How to Get Shiny Quagsire in Ruby & Sapphire
Quagsire keeps clear of Hoenn, so wade through Emerald's Safari Zone South Extension for a shiny, or evolve a shiny Wooper, and trade it in. See every game where Shiny Quagsire can be hunted
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
GoodQuagsire 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 102 partners from the Field and Water 1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Body Slam, Curse and 5 more.
RS Quagsire Best Moveset
Only weak to Grass (4x), with Electric immunity from Ground typing and Water healing through AbilityWater Absorb stacked on top. MoveEarthquake for Ground TermStab and MoveSurf for Water coverage. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. Unique defensive typing with double immunity.
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
All 30 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor 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 Ruby & Sapphire Guide
Quagsire isn't catchable in Ruby & Sapphire. Catch one in Emerald or FireRed, then trade it to Ruby & Sapphire.
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

Winds & Waves
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