What is Quagsire weak to?

In Platinum, 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 Platinum, 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 Platinum, 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 Platinum, 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. Recover with Leftovers is the standard set.

What is the best ability for Quagsire?

In Platinum, 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.

Quagsire - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

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

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

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

It has an easygoing nature. It doesn’t care if it bumps its head on boats and boulders while swimming.

Platinum

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
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Grass
0.5x (Resist)	Fire, Poison, Rock, Steel
0x (Immune)	Electric

Type ChartGood

1Weak

4Resist

2Immune

Score+3

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

Grass

2xWeak

None

½xResist

Fire Poison Rock Steel

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Electric Water

STAB (6)

Fire Ground Rock Electric Poison Steel

How to Beat Quagsire in Platinum (Best Counters)

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Wood HammerLv. 36 Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 5 Damage vs Quagsire Wood Hammer 4x 170-200%KO Solar Beam 4x 207-244%KO Giga Drain 4x 132-156%KO Razor Leaf 4x 79-93% View Abomasnow builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 13 Damage vs Quagsire Solar Beam 4x 222-262%KO Giga Drain 4x 143-169%KO Magical Leaf 4x 113-133%KO Mega Drain 4x 79-93% View Roselia builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Quagsire Solar Beam 4x 151-178%KO Giga Drain 4x 98-116%KO Bullet Seed 4x 26-31% View Lileep builds →
Lombre WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 5 Damage vs Quagsire Solar Beam 4x 151-178%KO Giga Drain 4x 94-111%KO Bullet Seed 4x 26-31% Absorb 4x 30-36% View Lombre builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Quagsire Solar Beam 4x 151-178%KO Giga Drain 4x 94-111%KO Razor Leaf 4x 64-76% Bullet Seed 4x 33-40% View Nuzleaf builds →

Platinum 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 131 partners from the Ground and Water1 egg groups. Notable egg moves include Ancient Power, Body Slam, Counter and 8 more.

Egg Groups

GroundWater1

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

11moves

Breed With (best first)

Platinum Quagsire Best Moveset

Quagsire's built to absorb hits. Impish nature leans into physical wall duty, Leftovers gives it passive recovery each turn, and Recover handles sustain. Waterabsorb and HP-heavy investment 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 Sp. Def

EVs

Def

SpD

Wall Moveset

RecoverRecovery
EarthquakeSTAB
EncoreUtility
ToxicUtility

Recommended Teammates

TyranitarGood

SkarmoryGood

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 Muddy Water, they expand what Quagsire can actually threaten in practice.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Mud Sport

———15Ground

Lv 1

Tail Whip

——10030Normal

Lv 1

Water Gun

—4010025Water

Lv 5

Mud Sport

———15Ground

Lv 9

Mud Shot

—559515Ground

Lv 15

Slam

—807520Normal

Lv 19

Mud Bomb

—658510Ground

Lv 24

Amnesia

———20Psychic

Lv 31

Yawn

D——10Normal

Lv 36

Earthquake

S10010010Ground

Lv 41

Rain Dance

C——5Water

Lv 48

Haze

D——30Ice

Lv 48

Mist

———30Ice

Lv 53

Muddy Water

—958510Water

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM14

Blizzard

D120705Ice

TM31

Brick Break

C7510015Fighting

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

TM28

Dig

C8010010Ground

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM26

Earthquake

S10010010Ground

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM56

Fling

——10010Dark

TM52

Focus Blast

D120705Fighting

TM01

Focus Punch-3

B15010020Fighting

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM68

Giga Impact

C150905Normal

TM07

Hail

D——10Ice

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM13

Ice Beam

D9510010Ice

TM23

Iron Tail

C1007515Steel

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM80

Rock Slide

D759010Rock

HM06

Rock Smash

D4010015Fighting

TM39

Rock Tomb

D609510Rock

TM37

Sandstorm

———10Rock

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

D9010010Poison

TM71

Stone Edge

C100805Rock

HM04

Strength

C8010015Normal

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

HM03

Surf

C9510015Water

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM06

Toxic

A—8510Poison

TM03

Water Pulse

D6010020Water

HM07

Waterfall

B8010015Water

Egg Moves

Egg

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Egg

Body Slam

C8510015Normal

Egg

Counter-5

D—10020Fighting

Egg

Curse

B——10Ghost

Egg

Double Kick

—3010030Fighting

Egg

Encore

A—1005Normal

Egg

Mud Sport

———15Ground

Egg

Safeguard

D——25Normal

Egg

Spit Up

——10010Normal

Egg

Stockpile

———20Normal

Egg

Swallow

———10Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Ancient Power

D601005Rock

Tutor

Aqua Tail

C909010Water

Tutor

Dive

C8010010Water

Tutor

Earth Power

C9010010Ground

Tutor

Ice Punch

A7510015Ice

Tutor

Icy Wind

D559515Ice

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Rollout

—309020Rock

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Defense Curl

———40Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 3

Dynamic Punch

D100505Fighting

Gen 3

Mega Kick

—120755Normal

Gen 3

Mega Punch

—808520Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 3

Seismic Toss

D—10020Fighting

How to Get Quagsire in Platinum

high spawn rates in mid-game routes across 12 locations. Quagsire's one of the easier catches on the list. Two different catch methods are in play here. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.

Where To Catch Quagsire in Platinum

The path to Quagsire starts with Wooper at Lv. 20-40 via walking and surfing encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.

Step 1Catch Wooper
Great Marsh - Area 1
Surfing on water Lv.20-40 Facility
CommonMid
Great Marsh - Area 2
Surfing on water Lv.20-40 Facility
CommonMid
Great Marsh - Area 3
Surfing on water Lv.20-40 Facility
CommonMid
Great Marsh - Area 4
Surfing on water Lv.20-40 Facility
CommonMid
Great Marsh - Area 6
Surfing on water Lv.20-40 Facility
CommonMid
Great Marsh - Area 5
Grass Lv.26-28 Facility
CommonMid
Great Marsh - Area 6
Grass Lv.26-28 Facility
CommonMid
Great Marsh - Area 3
Grass Lv.27-29 Facility
CommonMid
Great Marsh - Area 4
Grass Lv.27-29 Facility
CommonMid
Great Marsh - Area 1
Grass Lv.28-30 Facility
CommonMid
Great Marsh - Area 2
Grass Lv.28-30 Facility
CommonMid
Train until Level 20
Step 2Quagsire ✓
Route 212 - South
Grass Lv.24-26 Route
CommonMid
Great Marsh - Area 1
Surfing on water Lv.20-40 Facility
UncommonMid
Great Marsh - Area 2
Surfing on water Lv.20-40 Facility
UncommonMid
Great Marsh - Area 3
Surfing on water Lv.20-40 Facility
UncommonMid
Great Marsh - Area 4
Surfing on water Lv.20-40 Facility
UncommonMid
Great Marsh - Area 6
Surfing on water Lv.20-40 Facility
UncommonMid
Great Marsh - Area 5
Grass Lv.28 Facility
UncommonMid
Great Marsh - Area 6
Grass Lv.28 Facility
UncommonMid
Great Marsh - Area 3
Grass Lv.29 Facility
UncommonMid
Great Marsh - Area 4
Grass Lv.29 Facility
UncommonMid
Great Marsh - Area 1
Grass Lv.30 Facility
UncommonMid
Great Marsh - Area 2
Grass Lv.30 Facility
UncommonMid
or evolve from Wooper (Step 1)

Quagsire Guide

In Platinum, 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 Platinum, 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 Platinum, 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 Platinum, 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. Recover with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Platinum, 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.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Turtwig Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 13 AbsorbLv. 9 Damage vs Quagsire Razor Leaf 4x 74-89% Absorb 4x 37-44% View Turtwig builds →
Lotad WaterGrass	D
Available Move Moves AbsorbLv. 5 Damage vs Quagsire Absorb 4x 37-44% View Lotad builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Upcoming Move Moves Energy BallLv. 50 Learns Energy Ball at Level 50 View Lileep builds →
Seedot Grass	D
Upcoming Move Moves View Seedot builds →

Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift TM Move Moves Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Quagsire Bullet Seed 4x 34-41% View Lileep builds →
Turtwig Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Razor LeafLv. 13 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 9 Damage vs Quagsire Razor Leaf 4x 76-89% Bullet Seed 4x 41-49% Absorb 4x 34-41% View Turtwig builds →
Budew GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 13 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 1 Damage vs Quagsire Mega Drain 4x 54-65% Bullet Seed 4x 27-32% Absorb 4x 34-41% View Budew builds →
Cherubi Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Magical LeafLv. 19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Quagsire Magical Leaf 4x 89-105%KO Bullet Seed 4x 27-32% View Cherubi builds →
Lotad WaterGrass	D
Available Moves Moves Mega DrainLv. 19 Bullet SeedTM09 AbsorbLv. 5 Damage vs Quagsire Mega Drain 4x 47-57% Bullet Seed 4x 27-32% Absorb 4x 27-32% View Lotad builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 5 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Quagsire Giga Drain 4x 137-161%KO Razor Leaf 4x 82-97% Bullet Seed 4x 43-52% View Abomasnow builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 13 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Quagsire Giga Drain 4x 147-174%KO Magical Leaf 4x 120-142%KO Mega Drain 4x 82-97% Bullet Seed 4x 32-39% View Roselia builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Quagsire Giga Drain 4x 103-123%KO Bullet Seed 4x 27-32% View Lileep builds →
Turtwig Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 13 Mega DrainLv. 25 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Quagsire Giga Drain 4x 87-103%KO Razor Leaf 4x 71-84% Mega Drain 4x 48-58% Bullet Seed 4x 38-45% View Turtwig builds →
Cherubi Grass	D
Available Moves Moves Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Quagsire Giga Drain 4x 103-123%KO Magical Leaf 4x 87-103%KO Bullet Seed 4x 27-32% View Cherubi builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 5 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Quagsire Solar Beam 4x 216-255%KO Giga Drain 4x 139-164%KO Razor Leaf 4x 86-102%KO Bullet Seed 4x 42-51% View Abomasnow builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 13 Damage vs Quagsire Solar Beam 4x 230-272%KO Giga Drain 4x 149-175%KO Magical Leaf 4x 120-142%KO Mega Drain 4x 81-96% View Roselia builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Quagsire Solar Beam 4x 158-187%KO Giga Drain 4x 101-119%KO Bullet Seed 4x 28-34% View Lileep builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Quagsire Solar Beam 4x 158-187%KO Giga Drain 4x 101-119%KO Razor Leaf 4x 72-85% Bullet Seed 4x 38-45% View Nuzleaf builds →
Turtwig Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 13 Mega DrainLv. 25 Damage vs Quagsire Solar Beam 4x 129-153%KO Giga Drain 4x 86-102%KO Razor Leaf 4x 72-85% Mega Drain 4x 48-57% View Turtwig builds →

Abomasnow GrassIce	C
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 5 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Quagsire Solar Beam 4x 216-255%KO Giga Drain 4x 139-164%KO Razor Leaf 4x 86-102%KO Bullet Seed 4x 42-51% View Abomasnow builds →
Roselia GrassPoison	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Magical LeafLv. 19 Mega DrainLv. 13 Damage vs Quagsire Solar Beam 4x 230-272%KO Giga Drain 4x 149-175%KO Magical Leaf 4x 120-142%KO Mega Drain 4x 81-96% View Roselia builds →
Lileep RockGrass	D
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Quagsire Solar Beam 4x 158-187%KO Giga Drain 4x 101-119%KO Bullet Seed 4x 28-34% View Lileep builds →
Nuzleaf GrassDark	D
Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 1 Bullet SeedTM09 Damage vs Quagsire Solar Beam 4x 158-187%KO Giga Drain 4x 101-119%KO Razor Leaf 4x 72-85% Bullet Seed 4x 38-45% View Nuzleaf builds →
Turtwig Grass	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Solar BeamTM22 Giga DrainTM19 Razor LeafLv. 13 Mega DrainLv. 25 Damage vs Quagsire Solar Beam 4x 129-153%KO Giga Drain 4x 86-102%KO Razor Leaf 4x 72-85% Mega Drain 4x 48-57% View Turtwig builds →

FlygonImmune to Ground via Levitate, outspeeds GroundDragon	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB OutrageSTAB U Turn Thunder Punch Damage vs Quagsire Earthquake 32-38% Outrage 39-46% U Turn 15-18% View Flygon builds →
BronzongImmune to Ground via Levitate, excellent bulk SteelPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureBrave Moves Gyro Ball Explosion Earthquake Stealth Rock Damage vs Quagsire Explosion 55-64% Earthquake 22-26% View Bronzong builds →
GliscorImmune to Ground, recovers with Roost, outspeeds GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityHypercutter ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery TauntUtility Ice Fang Damage vs Quagsire Earthquake 25-29% Ice Fang 11-13% View Gliscor builds →
MagnezoneSturdy guarantees survival, outspeeds, walls physical sets ElectricSteel	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagnetpull ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves ThunderboltSTAB Hidden Power Fire Thunder Wave Explosion Damage vs Quagsire Explosion 28-34% View Magnezone builds →
SwampertOutspeeds WaterGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves EarthquakeSTAB Stealth Rock Ice Beam WaterfallSTAB Damage vs Quagsire Earthquake 28-33% Ice Beam 16-20% Waterfall 22-26% View Swampert builds →