What is Quagsire weak to?

In Gold & Silver, 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.

How do you evolve Quagsire?

In Gold & Silver, 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.

Should I use Quagsire?

For Gold & Silver, 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 Gold & Silver, Quagsire has a 430 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Gold & Silver's meta. It works best as a trick room. Earthquake with Leftovers is the standard set.

What are Quagsire's strengths?

In Gold & Silver, Water/Ground typing gives Quagsire 5 resistances plus Electric immunity. Base 95 HP is the standout stat. 430 BST gives it a workable foundation.

Quagsire - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

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 stat exp per defeat. Medium-fast 1M XP curve to level.

Base Stats

Above

HP95

Attack85

Defense85

Sp. Atk65

Sp. Def65

Speed35

Total430

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging90 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.4 m

Weight75.0 kg

Base XP151

Abilities

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

Damp

Prevents self destruct, explosion, and aftermath from working while the Pokémon is in battle.

Water Absorb

Absorbs water moves, healing for 1/4 max HP.

UnawareHA

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

This carefree POKéMON has an easy-going nature. While swimming, it always bumps into boat hulls.

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. With 95 HP and balanced defenses, Quagsire can afford to eat a neutral hit or two.

Quagsire Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Grass
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Poison, Rock, Steel
0x (Immune)	Electric

Type ChartGood

1Weak

4Resist

1Immune

Score+3

Gen II Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def

4xCritical

Grass

2xWeak

None

½xResist

Fire Poison Rock Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Electric

STAB (6)

Fire Ground Rock Electric Poison Steel

How to Beat Quagsire in Gold & Silver (Best Counters)

Tangela Grass	C
Available Moves Moves Vine WhipLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 31 AbsorbLv. 10 Damage vs Quagsire Vine Whip 4x 86-102%KO Mega Drain 4x 77-91% Absorb 4x 40-48% View Tangela builds →
Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Available Move Moves Mega DrainLv. 30 Damage vs Quagsire Mega Drain 4x 40-48% View Hoppip builds →
Weepinbell GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Quagsire Vine Whip 4x 77-91% View Weepinbell builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Quagsire Absorb 4x 36-43% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Quagsire Razor Leaf 4x 63-75% View Chikorita builds →

Gold & Silver 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

#194Wooper

Level 20

#195Quagsire

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Wooper

WaterGround

Quagsire

WaterGround

95+40

ATK

85+40

DEF

85+40

SP.ATK

65+40

SP.DEF

65+40

SPE

35+20

BST

210D-Tier

430B-Tier+220

ROLE

Balanced

Trick Room

TYPE

Physical

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Quagsire to get Wooper eggs easily using 66 partners from the Ground and Water1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Body Slam, Safeguard.

Egg Groups

GroundWater1

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

3moves

Breed With (best first)

Gold & Silver Quagsire Best Moveset

Best Build

Experimental

Utility

Ability

Not in Gen 2

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Nature

Not in Gen 2

Utility Moveset

EarthquakeSTAB
RestRecovery
Belly Drum
Hidden Power Rock

Recommended Teammates

SnorlaxGood

TyranitarGood

MiltankGood

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

D4010025Water

Lv 11

Slam

—807520Normal

Lv 23

Amnesia

D——20Psychic

Lv 35

Earthquake

S10010010Ground

Lv 47

Rain Dance

C——5Water

Lv 59

Haze

C——30Ice

Lv 59

Mist

———30Ice

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM03

Curse

C——10Ghost

TM40

Defense Curl

D——40Normal

TM28

Dig

C6010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM01

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

TM26

Earthquake

S10010010Ground

TM20

Endure+4

D——10Normal

HM05

Flash

D—7020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM02

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM33

Ice Punch

C7510015Ice

TM23

Iron Tail

C1007515Steel

TM31

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

S——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM08

Rock Smash

—2010015Fighting

TM04

Rollout

D309020Rock

TM37

Sandstorm

D——10Rock

TM35

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM13

Snore

—4010015Normal

HM04

Strength

C8010015Normal

HM03

Surf

B9510015Water

TM34

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

HM06

Whirlpool

D358515Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Egg

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Egg

Safeguard

D——25Normal

Tutor Moves

Quagsire can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Quagsire in Gold & Silver

Easy grab on Quagsire with high spawn rates across 43 locations in early-game routes. Two different catch methods are in play here. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.

Where To Catch Quagsire in Gold & Silver

The path to Quagsire starts with Wooper at Lv. 4-45 via walking and surfing encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.

Step 1Catch Wooper
Ruins of Alph - Outside
SilverSurfing on water Lv.15-19 Ruins
60%Early
Ruins of Alph - Outside
GoldSurfing on water Lv.15-19 Ruins
60%Early
Union Cave - 1F
SilverSurfing on water Lv.15-19 Cave
60%Early
Union Cave - 1F
GoldSurfing on water Lv.15-19 Cave
60%Early
Union Cave - B1F
SilverSurfing on water Lv.15-19 Cave
60%Early
Union Cave - B1F
GoldSurfing on water Lv.15-19 Cave
60%Early
Route 32
GoldGrass Lv.6-8 Route
35%Early
Night
Route 32
SilverGrass Lv.6-8 Route
35%Early
Night
Route 32
GoldGrass Lv.4 Route
4%Early
Morning
Route 32
SilverGrass Lv.4 Route
4%Early
Morning
Train until Level 20
Step 2Quagsire ✓
Ruins of Alph - Outside
GoldSurfing on water Lv.15-24 Ruins
40%Early
Ruins of Alph - Outside
SilverSurfing on water Lv.15-24 Ruins
40%Early
Union Cave - 1F
GoldSurfing on water Lv.15-24 Cave
40%Early
Union Cave - 1F
SilverSurfing on water Lv.15-24 Cave
40%Early
Union Cave - B1F
GoldSurfing on water Lv.15-24 Cave
40%Early
Union Cave - B1F
SilverSurfing on water Lv.15-24 Cave
40%Early
Route 27
SilverGrass Lv.28-32 Route
55%Mid
Night
Route 27
GoldGrass Lv.28-30 Route
50%Mid
Night
Route 10
SilverGrass Lv.16-17 Route
40%Mid
Night
Route 10
GoldGrass Lv.16-17 Route
40%Mid
Night
Union Cave - B2F
GoldSurfing on water Lv.20-24 Cave
40%Mid
Union Cave - B2F
SilverSurfing on water Lv.20-24 Cave
40%Mid
Route 32
GoldSurfing on water Lv.20-24 Route
30%Mid
Route 32
SilverSurfing on water Lv.20-24 Route
30%Mid
Route 12
SilverSurfing on water Lv.25-29 Route
30%Mid
Route 12
GoldSurfing on water Lv.25-29 Route
30%Mid
Route 13
SilverSurfing on water Lv.25-29 Route
30%Mid
Route 13
GoldSurfing on water Lv.25-29 Route
30%Mid
Route 13
SilverGrass Lv.22-24 Route
19%Mid
Night
Route 13
GoldGrass Lv.22-24 Route
19%Mid
Night
Route 14
SilverGrass Lv.22-24 Route
19%Mid
Night
Route 14
GoldGrass Lv.22-24 Route
19%Mid
Night
Route 15
SilverGrass Lv.22-24 Route
19%Mid
Night
Route 15
GoldGrass Lv.22-24 Route
19%Mid
Night
Route 27
GoldGrass Lv.28 Route
10%Mid
Morning
Route 27
SilverGrass Lv.28 Route
10%Mid
Morning
Route 26
GoldGrass Lv.30-32 Route
10%Mid
Night
Route 10
GoldGrass Lv.16 Route
5%Mid
Morning
Route 10
SilverGrass Lv.16 Route
5%Mid
Morning
Route 13
SilverGrass Lv.22 Route
4%Mid
Morning
Route 13
GoldGrass Lv.22 Route
4%Mid
Morning
Route 14
SilverGrass Lv.22 Route
4%Mid
Morning
Route 14
GoldGrass Lv.22 Route
4%Mid
Morning
Route 15
SilverGrass Lv.22 Route
4%Mid
Morning
Route 15
GoldGrass Lv.22 Route
4%Mid
Morning
Route 26
SilverGrass Lv.30 Route
1%Mid
Morning/night
Route 26
GoldGrass Lv.30 Route
1%Mid
Morning/night
Mt. Silver - 2F
GoldGrass Lv.45 Cave
40%Late
Mt. Silver - 2F
SilverGrass Lv.45 Cave
40%Late
Mt. Silver - Side chambers
GoldGrass Lv.45 Cave
40%Late
Morning/day
Mt. Silver - Side chambers
SilverGrass Lv.45 Cave
40%Late
Morning/day
Mt. Silver - Side chambers
GoldGrass Lv.45 Cave
10%Late
Night
Mt. Silver - Side chambers
SilverGrass Lv.45 Cave
10%Late
Night
or evolve from Wooper (Step 1)

Quagsire Guide

In Gold & Silver, 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 Gold & Silver, 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 Gold & Silver, 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 Gold & Silver, Quagsire has a 430 base stat total and ranks as C-Tier: a niche pick in Gold & Silver's meta. It works best as a trick room. Earthquake with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Gold & Silver, Water/Ground typing gives Quagsire 5 resistances plus Electric immunity. Base 95 HP is the standout stat. 430 BST gives it a workable foundation.

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

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Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Quagsire Vine Whip 4x 86-103%KO View Bellsprout builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Upcoming Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Learns Razor Leaf at Level 8 View Chikorita builds →

Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Quagsire Absorb 4x 41-49% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Quagsire Razor Leaf 4x 74-89% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Quagsire Vine Whip 4x 74-89% View Bellsprout builds →
Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Upcoming Move Moves Mega DrainLv. 30 Learns Mega Drain at Level 30 View Hoppip builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Upcoming Move Moves Giga DrainLv. 43 Learns Giga Drain at Level 43 View Paras builds →

Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Quagsire Absorb 4x 41-49% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Quagsire Razor Leaf 4x 69-81% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Quagsire Vine Whip 4x 76-89% View Bellsprout builds →
Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Upcoming Move Moves Mega DrainLv. 30 Learns Mega Drain at Level 30 View Hoppip builds →
Paras BugGrass	D
Upcoming Move Moves Giga DrainLv. 43 Learns Giga Drain at Level 43 View Paras builds →

Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Quagsire Absorb 4x 34-41% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Quagsire Razor Leaf 4x 64-76% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Quagsire Vine Whip 4x 70-83% View Bellsprout builds →
Sunkern Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 10 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Quagsire Mega Drain 4x 40-48% Absorb 4x 23-28% View Sunkern builds →
Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Upcoming Move Moves Mega DrainLv. 30 Learns Mega Drain at Level 30 View Hoppip builds →

Hoppip GrassFlying	D
Available Move Moves Mega DrainLv. 30 Damage vs Quagsire Mega Drain 4x 41-50% View Hoppip builds →
Oddish GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Quagsire Absorb 4x 37-44% View Oddish builds →
Chikorita Grass	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves Razor LeafLv. 8 Damage vs Quagsire Razor Leaf 4x 65-77% View Chikorita builds →
Bellsprout GrassPoison	D
Available Move Moves Vine WhipLv. 1 Damage vs Quagsire Vine Whip 4x 70-83% View Bellsprout builds →
Sunkern Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 10 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Quagsire Mega Drain 4x 37-44% Absorb 4x 23-28% View Sunkern builds →