Mixed
Trick Room
CTier
35Speed · Very Slow

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.

Base Stats
Above
HP95
B
Attack85
C
Defense85
C
Sp. Atk65
C
Sp. Def65
C
Speed35
F
Total430
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging90 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height1.4 m
4'07"Average
Weight75.0 kg
165.3 lbsStandard
Base XP151
Average
Abilities
DampRare
Prevents self destruct, explosion, and aftermath from working while the Pokémon is in battle.
Water AbsorbTop Pick
Absorbs water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.
UnawareHANot in game
Ignores other Pokémon's stat modifiers for damage and accuracy calculation.
Water Absorb grants Water immunity
EV Yield
HP+2AtkDefSpASpDSpe
HP training target
Pokedex Entries

Due to its relaxed and carefree attitude, it often bumps its head on boulders and boat hulls as it swims.

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.

Quagsire Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
4x (Critical)Grass
0.5x (Resist)Fire, Poison, Rock, Steel
0x (Immune)Electric
Type ChartGood
1Weak
4Resist
2Immune
Score+3
Gen III Type Chart
  • Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
  • Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
4xCritical
Grass
2xWeak
None
½xResist
FirePoisonRockSteel
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
ElectricWater
STAB (6)
FireGroundRockElectricPoisonSteel
How to Beat Quagsire in FireRed & LeafGreen (Best Counters)

In FireRed & LeafGreen, Claydol's Explosion hits Quagsire for 39-46%. Aerodactyl's Double-Edge hits Quagsire for 35-41%. Starmie deals 44-52% with Surf.

Claydol
ClaydolImmune to Ground via Levitate, outspeeds, walls special sets
GroundPsychic
A
Recommended Build
AbilityLevitate
ItemLeftovers
NatureAdamant
Moves
  • Rapid Spin
  • EarthquakeSTAB
  • Explosion
  • PsychicSTAB
Damage vs Quagsire
Rapid Spin
8-10%
Earthquake
24-28%
Explosion
39-46%
Psychic
24-29%
View Claydol builds →

FireRed & LeafGreen 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

2 Forms
Wooper
#194Wooper
20
Level 20
Quagsire
#195Quagsire
Stat Comparison 2 Stages
Wooper
WaterGround
Quagsire
WaterGround
HP
55
95+40
ATK
45
85+40
DEF
45
85+40
SP.ATK
25
65+40
SP.DEF
25
65+40
SPE
15
35+20
BST
210D-Tier
430B-Tier+220
ROLE
Balanced
Trick Room
TYPE
Physical
Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

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.

Egg Groups
GroundWater1
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
8moves
Breed With (best first)
raichuazumarillpikachunidokinggolduckampharosblastoiseferaligatrkingdraswampertrhydonslowbro
12 of 102·

FireRed & LeafGreen Quagsire Best Moveset

Quagsire's built to absorb hits. Impish nature leans into physical wall duty, Leftovers gives it passive recovery each turn, and Rest handles sustain. Waterabsorb and max HP and Defense EVs tie the defensive profile together.

Best Build

Solid pick
Wall
Ability
Water Absorb
Item
LeftoversSUSTAIN
Best Nature for Quagsire
Impish+DEF

Quagsire best EVs are HP and Defense

EVs

Wall Moveset

  • EarthquakeSTAB
  • CurseSetup
  • Ice Beam
  • RestRecovery

Recommended Teammates

Tyranitar
TyranitarDecent
Gengar
GengarDecent
Blissey
BlisseyDecent

Moves

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.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Tail Whip
——10030Normal
Lv 1
Water Gun
—4010025Water
Lv 11
Slam
—807520Normal
Lv 16
Mud Shot
—559515Ground
Lv 23
Amnesia
D——20Psychic
Lv 35
Yawn
C——10Normal
Lv 42
Earthquake
S10010010Ground
Lv 49
Rain Dance
C——5Water
Lv 61
Haze
D——30Ice
Lv 61
Mist
———30Ice

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
——10015Normal
TM14
Blizzard
D120705Ice
TM31
Brick Break
C7510015Fighting
TM28
Dig
—6010010Ground
TM
Dive
—6010010Water
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM26
Earthquake
S10010010Ground
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
HM05
Flash
——7020Normal
TM01
Focus Punch-3
B15010020Fighting
TM21
Frustration
——10020Normal
TM07
Hail
———10Ice
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM15
Hyper Beam
C150905Normal
TM13
Ice Beam
A9510010Ice
TM23
Iron Tail
C1007515Steel
TM17
Protect+4
A——10Normal
TM18
Rain Dance
C——5Water
TM44
Rest
A——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
HM06
Rock Smash
—2010015Fighting
TM39
Rock Tomb
—609510Rock
TM37
Sandstorm
———10Rock
TM43
Secret Power
—7010020Normal
TM36
Sludge Bomb
D9010010Poison
HM04
Strength
—8010015Normal
HM03
Surf
B9510015Water
TM06
Toxic
A—8510Poison
TM03
Water Pulse
—6010020Water
HM07
Waterfall
C8010015Water

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Ancient Power
D601005Rock
Egg
Body Slam
C8510015Normal
Egg
Curse
A——10Ghost
Egg
Mud Sport
———15Ground
Egg
Safeguard
D——25Normal
Egg
Spit Up
D—10010Normal
Egg
Stockpile
D——20Normal
Egg
Swallow
———10Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut
Tutor
Body Slam
C8510015Normal
Tutor
Counter-5
A—10020Fighting
Tutor
Double-Edge
C12010015Normal
Tutor
Mega Kick
—120755Normal
Tutor
Mega Punch
—808520Normal
Tutor
Mimic
———10Normal
Tutor
Seismic Toss
D—10020Fighting
Tutor
Substitute
C——10Normal

How to Get Quagsire in FireRed & LeafGreen

No wild encounters for Quagsire. The 2-stage line runs through Wooper, which you can catch at solid rates from the locations below. Evolve at level 20 once you've got the levels.

How to Obtain Quagsire in FireRed & LeafGreen

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.

  1. Wooper
    Step 1Catch Wooper
    Four Island
    Surfing on water Lv.5-25 Water
    CommonEarly
    Ruin Valley
    Surfing on water Lv.5-25
    CommonEarly
    Ruin Valley
    Grass Lv.15
    UncommonEarly
  2. Quagsire
    Step 2Quagsire ✓

Quagsire Guide

  • In FireRed & LeafGreen, 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.

  • In FireRed & LeafGreen, Wooper evolves into Quagsire at level 20. Quagsire is the final evolution in a 3-stage line starting from Wooper. It sits at 430 BST in its evolved form.

  • For FireRed & LeafGreen, 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 FireRed & LeafGreen, 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. Earthquake with Leftovers is the standard set.

  • In FireRed & LeafGreen, 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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