Is Quagsire Good in X & Y Playthrough?
Water/Ground with AbilityDamp. Wild in the later areas. Only weak to Grass (4x). Handles Clemont, Malva, and Wikstrom through Ground. Simple but reliable. The 4x Grass weakness is the only real danger.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Viola's team.
Quagsire has the type edge here and should clean up Grant's team.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Korrina's team.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Ramos's team.
Quagsire has the type edge here and should clean up Clemont's team.
Quagsire has the type edge here and should clean up Valerie's team.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Olympia's team.
Wulfric's team hits Quagsire's weaknesses hard.
Quagsire has the type edge here and should clean up Malva's team.
Quagsire has the type edge here and should clean up Wikstrom's team.
Drasna's typing presses Quagsire's defenses.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Siebold's team.
Quagsire trades roughly evenly with Diantha's team.
Catchable
Catch Quagsire on Route 14 (walking, Lv 30, uncommon).
How to Get Quagsire in X & Y
Working both grass and water surface across two spots, Quagsire stretches from level 30 to 48, its odds ranging common to rare and shared evenly by both versions.
Where To Catch Quagsire in XY
Wooper is your first catch on the way to Quagsire. You'll find walking and surfing encounters from Lv. 30-48 across 14 total spots in the chain.
- Step 1Obtain WooperBREEDINGAvailableLeave Quagsire with a compatible partner at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Wooper egg.
- Step 2Quagsire ✓Route 14Lv.30Surfing on waterRate 50%Route 14Lv.30GrassRate 10%Route 14Lv.30-32GrassRate 10%Near waterRoute 19Lv.46Surfing on waterRate 50%or evolve from Wooper (Step 1)
Want the exact numbers? Work out your catch odds in X & Y for Quagsire.
How to Get Shiny Quagsire in X & Y
Quagsire ambles through the grass on Route 14, an ideal Poke Radar spot where a long unbroken chain lifts the odds to 1 in 100. Compare Shiny Quagsire odds across every game
X & Y Shiny Quagsire Calculator
4 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 100 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Friend Safari: Friend Safari slots roll at a fixed boosted rate near 1 in 512. The Shiny Charm does not raise it further.
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.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters |
|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 11 |
| 25%one in four | 29 |
| 50%coin flip | 69 |
| 90%very likely | 230 |
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 X & Y 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 |
What is Quagsire Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Quagsire
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Quagsire View Exeggutor builds →Wood Hammer 4x180-213%KO | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Quagsire View Abomasnow builds →Wood Hammer 4x177-209%KO | ||
 Chesnaught GrassFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chespin (Aquacorde Town Gift) | ||
 Venusaur GrassPoison | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Bulbasaur (Lumiose City Gift) Available Move Moves
Damage vs Quagsire View Venusaur builds →Petal Dance 4x229-270%KO | ||
 Roselia GrassPoison | C | |
 Gogoat Grass | C | |
 Ferrothorn GrassSteel | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Quagsire View Ferrothorn builds →Power Whip 4x177-209%KO | ||
 Bellossom Grass | C | |
 Simisage Grass | C | |
 Leafeon Grass | C | |
 Carnivine Grass | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Quagsire View Carnivine builds →Leaf Tornado 4x118-139%KO | ||
 Victreebel GrassPoison | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Quagsire View Victreebel builds →Leaf Tornado 4x125-148%KO | ||
 Amoonguss GrassPoison | B | |
 Jumpluff Grass | C | |
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 Field and Water 1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Acid Spray, After You, Ancient Power and 13 more.
XY Quagsire Best Moveset
AbilityUnaware ignoring all opponent stat boosts shut down setup strategies that Mega Evolutions made more common. Water/Ground gives Electric immunity. The moveset adapted to Gen 6 by becoming more relevant as more Pokemon tried to set up through Mega-powered boosts that Unaware ignores entirely.
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
Base Stats
It has a sluggish nature. It lies at the river’s bottom, waiting for prey to stray into its mouth.
This carefree Pokémon has an easygoing nature. While swimming, it always bumps into boat hulls.
Quagsire X & Y Guide
For X & Y, 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 X & Y, 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.
In X & Y, use Quagsire as a trick room. Splits damage between physical and special. It's slow, so Trick Room or priority moves are key. Scald is the primary attack.
For X & Y, run Relaxed on Quagsire. +Defense is what matters, and the -Speed 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.
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- 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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