Quagsire Movesets & Competitive Sets

Scald is essential for Quagsire, as it burns Grass-types that can switch into its STAB moves like Shiftry and Gourgeist-S. Toxic wears down switch-ins like Whimsicott, Ribombee, and Vikavolt. Curse is another option to provide stall teams with a bulky setup sweeper. Haze is also a good option to prevent setup opportunities from foes like Ribombee and Silvally-Fairy. Heavy-Duty Boots is preferred for its ability to nullify entry hazards, since Quagsire's bulk isn't largely impressive to begin with. Taking 48 EVs from Defense and putting them in Special Defense allows Quagsire to switch into Quiver Dance Ribombee, although it makes it easier to overwhelm on the physical side. Weezing is an outstanding partner for Quagsire, as it provides a Toxic immunity and a switch-in to Grass-types like Trevenant. Audino provides cleric support and appreciates Quagsire's abilities to handle setup sweepers that take advantage of its passiveness, like Sandaconda. Charizard or Articuno makes for a fine Defogger to pair with Quagsire, as entry hazards can severely cripple Quagsire's longevity if it loses its Heavy-Duty Boots.

Quagsire is a reliable wall thanks to its typing and access to Unaware, as it can deal with many physical threats and setup sweepers including Mimikyu, Flygon, and Cloyster. Since it has Unaware, it can afford to be passive and purely focus on not getting KOed, which is different from the playstyles of other bulky Water-types like Gastrodon and Milotic. Toxic hits Flying-types and other walls such as Togekiss or Porygon2, ensuring they do not take advantage of Quagisre's lack of offensive presence. Scald is used to threaten Pokemon such as Steelix and Bronzong and attempt to burn physical attackers such as Mimikyu, Flygon, and Cloyster. Despite being immune to stat changes itself, Quagsire can run Haze in order to beat Stored Power Reuniclus, which can otherwise set up and beat Quagsire one-on-one. Ice Beam can also be run in order to give Grass-types such as Celebi and Roserade a harder time switching in. Curse can be used to turn Quagsire into a late-game sweeper; however, it often struggles due to how vulnerable it is to special attacks. Heavy-Duty Boots are used to ensure entry hazards do not cripple it, which is often crucial since Quagsire's natural bulk isn't good enough to take multiple hits at lower percents. Running Haze over Toxic can also be effective, as Toxic isn't often necessary against what Quagsire checks. Quagsire is primarily used on stall teams because it allows them to not be overwhelmed by setup sweepers. Umbreon is a great partner for Quagsire, as it can tank the special hits that it can't, such as Toxtricity's Boomburst or Chandelure's Shadow Ball. Umbreon also often runs Heal Bell, which helps Quagsire clear any status it might receive from the likes of Metagross, Bronzong, or Raikou. Due to Quagsire's middling bulk, it often cannot deal with stronger wallbreakers of the tier such as Bewear and Guts Heracross; Galarian Weezing is a great choice of teammate, as it can wall these threats. Lucario and Pangoro can both 2HKO Quagsire with Close Combat, so having a Flying-type such as Crobat, Talonflame, or Xatu on the team to eliminate this weakness is helpful. Flying-types also help Quagsire by dealing with Grass-types such as Roserade and Celebi. Registeel also makes for a great partner as it too can wall the aforementioned Grass-types.

Scald has a good chance to burn threats such as Scizor and Tapu Bulu. Earthquake hits Pokemon such as Raikou, Jirachi, and Nihilego. Toxic cripples Pokemon attemping to set up on Quagsire like Thundurus-T as well as defensive walls like Slowking and Tangrowth. Haze is an option to stop setup sweepers such as Galarian Slowbro and Celesteela in their tracks. Heavy-Duty Boots is an option to avoid damage from Spikes and Toxic Spikes; however, Quagsire is already resistant to Stealth Rock, and the passive recovery brought by Leftovers is generally much more appreciated. The given EV spread allows Quagsire to take on special attackers such as Rotom-W more comfortably while maximizing its physical bulk. Quagsire fits best on stall teams, stopping setup sweepers with Unaware. Amoonguss and Tangrowth are excellent partners for Quagsire, as they check Grass-types such as Tapu Bulu and Zarude. Additionally, these Pokemon are able to check wallbreakers that Quagsire struggles with, such as Conkeldurr and Keldeo. Chansey forms a solid defensive core with Quagsire, being able to check special attackers such as Nihilego and Thundurus-T, while Quagsire checks physical threats for it in return. Chansey's Heal Bell also allows it to cure status that easily wear down Quagsire. Umbreon can provide Wish support and counter Gyarados for Quagsire. Salamence can help provide Defog support to remove Spikes for Quagsire. Ditto can provide offensive support and deter wallbreakers like Diggersby and Crawdaunt that Quagsire can't deal with properly.

Quagsire's remarkable defensive typing and Unaware make it a highly valuable piece on very defensive teams. After a high Defense donation, it can wall setup users like Swords Dance Rayquaza, Weavile, and Garchomp and other physically offensive Pokemon like Choice Band Victini and Zeraora. Its Ground typing stops Volt Switch from Pokemon like Rotom-W, Zeraora, and Rotom-H, which helps to prevent the defensive teams Quagsire fits into from being overwhelmed by VoltTurn strategies. Earthquake immediately threatens foes like Galarian Slowking, Volcanion, Victini, and Heatran. Scald prevents physical attackers like Rillaboom, Kartana, Zygarde-10%, and Kyurem-B from safely switching in by threatening a burn. Toxic further spreads passive damage by crippling Pokemon like Ho-Oh, Mewtwo, and Volcarona. Heavy-Duty Boots prevents Quagsire from being overwhelmed by entry hazards, which significantly cut into its walling capabilities. However, Leftovers is a viable alternative if Quagsire's team has sufficient entry hazard removal. Quagsire's defensive qualities and generally passive nature make it a perfect fit for stall teams where Giratina is its Defense donator. Tyranitar and Corviknight can compensate for Quagsire's poor special bulk; the former deals with Yveltal, Galarian Moltres, and Blacephalon, while the latter deals with Tapu Lele and some Mewtwo sets. Corviknight and Skarmory can check problematic Grass-types like Kartana and Rillaboom; they also provide Defog support so Quagsire is less reliant on its Heavy-Duty Boots and can switch into Knock Off users like Landorus-T and Weavile. Skarmory also deals with Swords Dance + Mold Breaker Pangoro, which is one of few setup sweepers able to break through Quagsire. Quagsire checks threatening Electric- and Fire-types like Zeraora, Dracozolt, Rotom-H, and Victini for Skarmory and Corviknight and stops Zamazenta-C, Zygarde-10%, and Excadrill for Tyranitar. Toxic from Gastrodon and Landorus-T cripple Quagsire, so teammates that can switch into them like Amoonguss, Corviknight, Skarmory, and Magic Bounce Xatu are appreciated; Amoonguss, in particular, also absorbs Toxic Spikes. Stored Power users like Espeon and Reuniclus can easily muscle past Quagsire, so Pokemon that can phaze them out like Dragon Tail Giratina and Whirlwind Hippowdon, respectively, make for great partners.

Quagsire is a mediocre physical wall in AG that fits on stall and bulky balance builds. It is outclassed by physical walls such as defensive Zygarde-C, Groudon, Necrozma-DM, and Lunala due to its average defense stats and passive nature. However, Quagsire holds a niche as the only Zacian-C counter in AG. Additionally, it also checks Coil and Dragon Dance variants of Glare Zygarde and Dragon Dance Necrozma-DM. Earthquake allows Quagsire to directly damage Zacian-C and chip other switch-ins such as Eternatus, Kyogre, and Necrozma-DM. Scald can be used to fish for burns against Toxic-immune Pokemon such as Eternatus, Necrozma-DM, and Ferrothorn. Haze is an alternative that allows Quagsire to act as an emergency check to setup sweepers such as Geomancy Xerneas, Dragon Dance Zekrom, and Swords Dance Groudon. Recover provides longevity throughout the game. Toxic threatens and prevents strong breakers such as Kyogre, Calyrex-S, Xerneas, and Yveltal from switching in for free. Heavy-Duty Boots prevents Quagsire from being chipped down by entry hazards and lets it remain fully healthy to switch into Zacian-C, while Rocky Helmet can be used on teams with strong entry hazard control to wear down and pressure Zacian-C and prevent Quagsire from being too passive. Quagsire needs a lot of support and is vulnerable to almost every special attacker. Thus, it must be paired with solid specially defensive walls such as Eternatus, Ferrothorn, Blissey, and Kyurem-W. Due to Quagsire's poor natural bulk, checks to naturally strong physical wallbreakers such as Marshadow, Groudon, and Zekrom are also appreciated, so teammates like Lunala, Eternatus, and Zygarde-C are solid options. Offensive Pokemon like Xerneas, Kyogre, and other setup sweepers can take advantage of Quagsire's passive nature and set up on it; Ditto is an excellent teammate to punish the aforementioned Pokemon.

Owing to its invaluable ability Unaware and its stellar defensive typing, Quagsire is the most reliable Zacian-C check in the game, as well as being adept at checking Necrozma-DM and Swords Dance Arceus formes and capable of taking on Dragon Tail Zygarde-C. Earthquake allows Quagsire to defeat Zacian-C, 2HKOing it while also damaging Primal Groudon and Necrozma-DM. Scald can be used over Earthquake for a chance to permanently cripple the aforementioned threats barring Primal Groudon, but it is less effective at forcing them out. Haze prevents Necrozma-DM from setting up on Quagsire and breaking through it with Sunsteel Strike while also providing a win condition versus Baton Pass teams and preventing Zygarde-C from freely setting up. Toxic allows Quagsire to cripple switch-ins such as Ho-Oh and support Arceus formes while chipping away at offensive Pokemon such as Mega Rayquaza, Xerneas, and Yveltal that may try to take advantage of Quagsire's passive nature. Leftovers provides passive recovery and is important to help prevent Play Rough or Close Combat Zacian-C from breaking through Quagsire, which it can with minimal chip. Shed Shell on the other hand eases the matchup versus Mega Gengar and Gothitelle, but in general the stall teams Quagsire features on cannot handle these threats regardless. Quagsire fits best on stall teams that in particular require an extremely reliable Zacian-C switch-ins. Due to Quagsire's low overall bulk, it is vulnerable to many wallbreakers. Lugia and support Arceus formes are good partners in order to help combat physical wallbreakers such as Primal Groudon, Mega Rayquaza,and Ultra Necrozma, whereas Chansey can check special ones such as Yveltal, Xerneas, Primal, Kyogre, Calm Mind Arceus formes, and Eternatus. Tyranitar is also a good partner, as it aids in checking Yveltal and Eternatus while potentially trapping Mega Gengar. Cleric support from the aformentioned Chansey and Diancie is also vital, as with just small amounts of chip damage, Zacian-C can break through Quagsire. Entry hazard removal is especially important, as Quagsire must be able to switch into Zacian-C reliably, and so Defoggers such as Ho-Oh, support Arceus formes, and Giratina are vital, and Magic Bounce users such as Mega Diancie and Mega Sableye are especially helpful for also countering Ferrothorn, which otherwise takes advantage of Quagsire.

Moves Stockpile boosts Quagsire's defenses and, when used with Normalium Z, fully heals it at the same time. With Quagsire's low speed, almost every offensive Pokemon will attack first, at which point it can shrug off any hit that doesn't OHKO, fully restore its health, and boost its defenses to ensure that it'll easily take any subsequent attacks. Recover continues to restore health after using Stockpile and is essential, as most physical attackers can continue to do enough damage to threaten Quagsire after one Stockpile, giving Quagsire the longevity it needs to continue to boost its defenses. Toxic is Quagsire's main method of doing damage and taking out the majority of Pokemon. Scald keeps Quagsire from being completely passive and gives it a chance of burning physical attackers, ensuring it will survive physical critical hits and giving it a chance against certain Pokemon such as bulky Taunt Krookodile and Mega Diancie, both of which can prevent Quagsire from using Toxic on them. Alternatively, Earthquake allows Quagsire to hit the Steel- and Poison-type Pokemon that are naturally immune to Toxic, such as Mega Metagross, Magnezone, and Mega Gengar. Additionally, having an attacking move allows Quagsire to not have to resort to Struggle if it is Taunted, and it also lets Quagsire break through Substitute users like Mega Charizard X and Landorus-T. Set Details Normalium Z is essential, as Quagsire needs Z-Stockpile's healing effect to survive more than a single attack against the majority of offensive Pokemon. Unaware allows Quagsire to ignore the stat changes of the foe when taking or dealing damage, although it leaves a vulnerability to moves like Draco Meteor from Naganadel and Fleur Cannon from Magearna, as Quagsire unfortunately ignores the stat dropping effects of these moves as well. Quagsire runs 248 HP EVs and 84 Defense EVs with a Bold or Impish nature in order to avoid an OHKO from Tectonic Rage from Landorus-T. The rest is put into Special Defense to maximize special bulk. Be sure to switch around the natures depending on the type of offensive coverage you are running. An EV spread of 252 HP / 4 Def / 252 SpD with either a Calm or Careful nature sacrifices defensive versatility for better chances against bulky special attackers like Meloetta and non-Grass Knot Greninja, but it still struggles against powerful special attacking threats such as Tapu Lele and Porygon-Z. Usage Tips On Team Preview, consider what Pokemon your opponent has that are capable of beating Quagsire. It can easily handle a plethora of bulky offense Pokemon, so if your opponent's team features the likes of Mega Metagross, Dragonite, and Mega Charizard X, Quagsire can shine. When using Quagsire against an offensive threat, your first move should always be to go for Z-Stockpile. As long as Quagsire manages to take the hit, it will completely restore its health and boost its defenses by one stage. After that, boost with Stockpile and heal with Recover accordingly, making sure Quagsire remains out of range of being KOed. After Quagsire has used Stockpile three times and is at high HP, go for Toxic and stall the foe's health away. Use Scald and Earthquake in matchups where Toxic would be ineffectual or where Scald does more damage faster, such as against Landorus-T, Krookodile, and Mega Tyranitar. Against other Toxic users, be sure to preserve Z-Stockpile as long as you can, as it allows Quagsire to survive Toxic for a few turns longer than its foe can. Always remember that Quagsire can lose to an inopportune critical hit, so if you have a more reliable way of taking out the opponent's Pokemon, it may be better to go with that instead. Team Options Teammates capable of beating Grass-types like Venusaur are appreciated, so Flyinium Z Dragonite and Landorus-T make good partners, and Quagsire can take out Pokemon such as Dragonite and Kyurem for them. Tapu Lele beats Venusaur as well as other counters such as Mega Gyarados, Haxorus, and Greninja, while Quagsire can take out some of Tapu Lele's best answers in Mega Metagross and Mega Aggron. Stall beaters such as Mega Gyarados and Zygarde help patch up Quagsire's weakness to opposing stall while letting Quagsire capitalize on the focused sets ran to beat them; however, Quagsire must be wary, as Grass coverage is often used to threaten Mega Gyarados. Specially defensive Pokemon such as Laser Focus Meloetta can also provide an answer to hyper offensive special attackers like Porygon-Z and Mega Gardevoir that threaten Quagsire's poor defenses, and in return, Quagsire can defend Meloetta against Volcarona and Magnezone, which can both effectively take it down.

Moves Scald has a chance to burn, which is particularly useful for crippling physical attackers such as Mega Gallade and Mega Scizor, allowing Quagsire to wall them more easily. Earthquake hits Electric-type Pokemon such as Tapu Koko, Magnezone, and Alolan Raichu for super effective damage. Protect is extremely good on stall Water for scouting attacks, racking up Toxic damage, and giving Quagsire more Leftovers recovery; it also helps keep Quagsire out of range of Mega Gallade's Close Combat and Mega Pinsir's Return. Recover is Quagsire's form of reliable recovery and keeps it healthy throughout a battle. Toxic puts opposing walls, such as Porygon2, Mantine, and Rotom-W, on timers. Counter can be used over Toxic in order to surprise physical wallbreakers such as Choice Band Dragonite that Quagsire usually would not be able to handle. Set Details Maximum Defense investment along with an Impish nature allows Quagsire to switch into and check physical attackers such as Landorus-T, Choice Band Zeraora, and Mega Scizor with ease. It also minimizes the chances of Mega Gallade and Mega Pinsir 2HKOing Quagsire. Leftovers provides Quagsire with passive recovery and prevents it from easily being worn down throughout the battle. Unaware allows Quagsire to check threatening setup sweepers such as Zeraora, Dragonite, Landorus-T, and Bisharp. Usage Tips Protect should be used to scout for attacks, which is especially useful against Choice-locked Pokemon such as Tapu Koko and Latios. It should also be used to regain health using Leftovers and rack up Toxic damage. Quagsire should be preserved in order to check setup sweepers that threaten your team, such as Dragonite, Azumarill, and Bisharp. Recover should be used constantly in order to keep Quagsire healthy so it can keep on switching into physical and Electric-type Pokemon. Quagsire should generally prioritize keeping itself healthy over spreading status. Try to avoid status conditions, particularly poison, as they hinders Quagsire's ability to check setup sweepers by putting it on a timer. With that being said, if Quagsire does happen to get afflicted with poison, try to look for opportunities to use Heal Bell with Lanturn in order to cure its status and keep it healthy. Try to use Toxic liberally in order to catch Quagsire's checks and counters such as Hydreigon and Breloom off guard in case they switch in. This makes it a lot easier to wear down said checks and counters over time through switching. Try to remove entry hazards using Defog before Quagsire is sent out, especially if Toxic Spikes and Spikes are set, as the former will make checking setup sweepers extremely hard, while the latter makes switching directly into Pokemon that Quagsire is supposed to check difficult. In the Electric matchup, Quagsire should try to scout which Pokemon is carrying Grass Knot in order to prevent itself from getting unnecessarily knocked out. As Quagsire can typically beat Alolan Raichu without Grass Knot, it is a good switch-in to a large portion of Electric-types, which is valuable in the matchup. Against teams with Choice Band Victini, try to keep Quagsire healthy, as Quagsire is one of the few Pokemon on stall Water teams that counters it. Team Options The entirety of stall Water teams appreciate Quagsire's ability to defensively check setup sweepers such as Zeraora, Azumarill, Bisharp, and Mega Scizor. Quagsire appreciates Toxapex as a blanket defensive check and is able to switch into Grass-type Pokemon such as Mega Venusaur and Breloom while also being able to set up and remove Toxic Spikes and use Haze to remove boosts from setup sweepers Quagsire can't check such as Tapu Bulu, which it can threaten with Sludge Bomb. Lanturn is a great secondary Electric immunity due to Volt Absorb and its high Special Defense, allowing it to switch into strong Electric-type special attackers that otherwise threaten Quagsire like Choice Specs Tapu Koko and Grass Knot Alolan Raichu. Quagsire also appreciates its Heal Bell support that cures status conditions that wear it down, such as poison. Azumarill is able to switch into, trap, and beat threatening Grass-type setup sweepers such as Swords Dance Breloom and Tapu Bulu because of its ability in Sap Sipper. Mantine's special bulk and Flying typing allow it to switch into and check special attackers that Quagsire struggles with such as Landorus, Mega Charizard Y, and Celebi. Quagsire also appreciates Mantine's ability to remove entry hazards that cripple it upon switching in, such as Spikes and Toxic Spikes, using Defog. Similar to Mantine, Empoleon's special bulk and Steel typing also allow it to switch into special attackers that threaten Quagsire such as Mega Venusaur and Latios while being able to remove entry hazards using Defog. It can also check Calm Mind Mega Latias with Roar for Quagsire. Alomomola can use its much higher base HP to pass huge Wishes to Quagsire to support it if it ever gets worn down. Alomomola can also check special attackers using Mirror Coat and use Knock Off to hamper recovery by removing Leftovers and scout potentially dangerous attacks using Protect for Quagsire. Mega Slowbro's phenomenal Defense stat allows it to check physical wallbreakers that Quagsire is unable to check such as Choice Band Dragonite and Diggersby. Slowking is able to switch into a variety of special attackers such as Latios and Keldeo for Quagsire. It is also able to check Kommo-o and Mew, setup sweepers that Quagsire cannot check, with Dragon Tail.

Moves Scald and Recover are essential moves for Quagsire to do its job, as they allow it to burn and then stall out physical attackers such as Belly Drum Azumarill and Swords Dance Scizor. Earthquake gives good neutral coverage in conjunction with Scald and allows Quagsire to beat Pokemon that are immune to burns such as Heatran and Mega Charizard X. Toxic is generally the best option for the fourth moveslot to punish switch-ins such as Manaphy and Latios before Quagsire is forced out, without having to rely on Scald's 30% chance to burn. Haze can be used over Earthquake to reset boosts from sweepers such as Calm Mind Clefable in a pinch, but this comes at the cost of worsening Quagsire's matchup against Heatran. Encore can also be used instead to stop Pokemon such as Mega Gyarados and Suicune from setting up on Quagsire, the former of which ignores Quagsire's Unaware, and the latter of which can stall Quagsire out. Set Details Maximum HP and Defense investment with a Defense-boosting nature lets Quagsire best check the physical threats it is meant to. A Relaxed nature is used over Impish or Bold to maximize its damage output, which is far more useful to it than its paltry Speed. Leftovers gives Quagsire valuable passive recovery. Unaware allows Quagsire to check certain setup sweepers that would otherwise destroy defensive teams. Usage Tips It is important to keep Quagsire at close-to-full health as long as there is something on the opponent's team that it is needed to check. Do not let it take any unnecessary damage, as several of the threats it is often required to check only fail to 2HKO it by a matter of a few percent. Status conditions, especially burn and poison, can cripple Quagsire and remove it as a check to certain Pokemon, so be wary around foes that can inflict them, such as Talonflame and Mega Charizard X with Will-O-Wisp. Do not overestimate Quagsire's physical bulk, either: certain physical attackers, such as Life Orb Excadrill, Choice Band Azumarill, and Mega Pinsir, can 2HKO it even with no boosts, so do not assume that it is an automatic check to any physical attacker as long as it is healthy. Quagsire should very rarely come in on a special attack, as its special bulk is very poor, though its typing allows it to counter several Electric-types in the tier. Among those it can counter are Magnezone, Raikou, and Mega Manectric, all of which it threatens back with Earthquake. Team Options Pokemon that can take on Grass-types pair well with Quagsire, as Grass-types easily force Quagsire out with their STAB moves regardless of boosts. They are especially threatening if they are not seriously hindered by a potential burn from Scald on the switch. Assault Vest Tornadus-T is one potential partner, being able to come in against the likes of Serperior, Mega Venusaur, and Celebi and generally force them out. Even outside of super effective hits, Quagsire cannot take any strong special attacks well, so bulky special walls make good partners for it. Ferrothorn is a decent option in this role, as not only does it resist Grass and take hits from strong special attackers such as Latios, but it also takes on Manaphy lacking Hidden Power Fire, which is a considerable threat to defensive teams, on which Quagsire is usually used. Quagsire is crippled by status ailments, so it greatly appreciates cleric support from Pokemon with Heal Bell or Aromatherapy such as Chansey, Clefable, and Sylveon. Quagsire is also very easily worn down by entry hazards, so ways to remove them and, preferably, keep them off the field in the first place are appreciated. Latias is a good Defogger to pair with Quagsire, as, in addition to removing entry hazards for it, it can take on several Pokemon that cause Quagsire problems, such as Mega Charizard Y, Mega Venusaur, and Manaphy, and it appreciates Pokemon such as Mega Charizard X, Bisharp, and Weavile being reliably checked and worn down.

Moves Scald allows Quagsire to burn physical attackers such as Swords Dance Lucario and Mega Absol, and Earthquake is a decently powerful secondary STAB attack that allows Quagsire to hit threats such as Chandelure and Empoleon for fair damage. Recover allows Quagsire to remain healthy throughout the match as well as stall foes out after inflicting status on them. Lastly, Toxic can be used to punish Quagsire's common switch-ins in Hydreigon and Mega Blastoise; it aids Quagsire greatly in stalling these Pokemon out. Set Details 252 EVs in HP and Defense allow Quagsire to make as much use of its physical bulk as possible and reliably tank powerful physical attacks, such as Cobalion's Close Combat and Krookodile's Earthquake. A Relaxed nature is preferred, as it further increases Quagsire's physically defensive prowess while only taking away from its Speed, which it won't often rely on. Leftovers provides Quagsire with passive recovery at the end of every turn, which is important for avoiding 2HKOs from the likes of Mamoswine and Mega Swampert and retaliating with Toxic or Scald. Usage Tip It is best to avoid status conditions when using Quagsire, as burn slowly wears it down and Toxic puts it on an undesirable timer. Quagsire should be switched into physical setup sweepers, as its impressive physical bulk and ability allow it to reliably tank the hits of most physical setup sweepers that are known to threaten stall. Unless it is resisted or immune, Quagsire should almost never come in on special attacks due to its poor Special Defense and lack of investment. Toxic and Recover are both good options when predicting the opponent to switch, as Quagsire will be able to either cripple the opponent's switch-in or recover its health and switch out. Due to narrowly avoiding 2HKOs from the likes of Jolly Lucario and Crawdaunt, Quagsire should usually be preserved and close to full health before these threats are brought out in order to adequately check them. Team Options Blissey is a great partner for Quagsire, as it is able to reliably switch into the special attacks Quagsire hates taking, such as any of Celebi's STAB attacks, Hydreigon's Dark Pulse, and Heliolisk's Grass Knot. Furthermore, Blissey is able to utilize its access to Heal Bell to heal Quagsire of any status ailments it's been hit with. Other specially bulky Pokemon, such as Porygon2 and Goodra, are also able to tank certain hits for Quagsire quite well. Pokemon that are able to tank Grass-type attacks, such as specially defensive Bronzong and Mega Aggron, are able to help compensate for Quagsire's 4x Grass weakness. Given their access to Heal Bell, Sylveon and Umbreon also make for good partners, as they are able to heal status ailments Quagsire is burdened with during a match. Additionally, both are able to provide decent offensive presence in the forms of Pixilate Hyper Voice and Foul Play, which can help compensate for Quagsire's lack of power. Quagsire is easily worn down by entry hazards, so it appreciates Defog or Rapid Spin support from the likes of Gligar, Mandibuzz, and Forretress. Roserade and Chesnaught both function as decent semi-stall partners for Quagsire, as both are able to come in on Grass-type attacks that it hates taking as well as provide it with Leech Seed support. Sableye is also able to function as a semi-stall partner for Quagsire, as it is able to invest in Special Defense and form a decent defensive core to help Quagsire with its low Special Defense. Additionally, Sableye can cripple especially powerful physical attackers that are able to break Quagsire, such as Lucario and Haxorus, with priority Will-O-Wisp.

Moves Recover is excellent for reliable recovery, as it allows Quagsire to have longevity as a wall. Scald is useful to give Quagsire the chance to burn physical attackers as well as Taunt users. Earthquake gives Quagsire passable offensive presence even when uninvested thanks to its high Base Power. Toxic is useful to wear down foes and break walls that Quagsire would normally be unable to break due to being relatively weak. Spikes is also an option, as Quagsire can set it up to support its team and accumulate some passive damage. Set Details Unaware allows Quagsire to blanket check most setup sweepers. Maximum Defense and HP investment is used for maximum physical bulk, and a Relaxed nature is used because it lowers neither offensive nor defensive stats, and Quagsire doesn't care about outpacing opposing Pokemon. Leftovers gives Quagsire additional recovery. Usage Tips Quagsire is a great answer to physical setup sweepers and can freely switch into most of them if it is healthy. It can then force them out, getting free turns to stack Spikes or deal damage. However, some particularly strong physical attackers such as Life Orb Landorus-T and Azumarill will 2HKO Quagsire, so be aware that it cannot wall them. Do not leave Quagsire in on any Grass-type, as it won't be surviving a Grass-type attack no matter how bulky it is due to its 4x weakness to them. It also generally loses to special wallbreakers such as Meloetta and Sylveon because of its mediocre special bulk. Keep Quagsire healthy if your opponent has a likely setup sweeper such as Belly Drum Talonflame because you will need it to be healthy in order to win late-game. Remember that the foe's stat drops are also ignored by Unaware, so Quagsire can't deal with moves such as Draco Meteor easily, and keep in mind that a sweeper with Mold Breaker, Teravolt, or Turboblaze such as Dragon Dance Kyurem-B will usually break Quagsire because those abilities ignore Unaware. Avoid letting Quagsire get burned or poisoned because that hampers its effectiveness as a wall. Quagsire can freely switch in on almost any Electric-type Pokemon thanks to its immunity to their STAB moves and neutrality to Hidden Power Ice, which is an Electric-type's most common coverage move. Team Options Quagsire should be used on teams that are weak to setup sweepers, though it fits on stall builds a lot more than it does offensive builds, meaning that common stall teammates such as Skarmory and Mega Sableye are good options. Most defensive Flying-types such as Skarmory are good team options because they can absorb Grass-type attacks for Quagsire, and Quagsire can absorb Electric- and Rock-type attacks for them in return. Clerics such as Togekiss are excellent partners to heal Quagsire in the event it gets inflicted with a status ailment. Quagsire is easily worn down by Spikes and Toxic Spikes, so entry hazard removers such as Latias are useful teammates. Special walls such as Chansey and Clefable are good team options because they can absorb special attacks for Quagsire, while it can absorb physical attacks for them, and Clefable can also deal with special setup sweepers because it also has Unaware.

Quagsire makes an excellent user of Curse due to its ability, Unaware. This allows it to set up on many of the boosting sweepers in UU, such as Weavile, Spiritomb, and various Calm Mind users. Curse makes Quagsire even harder to take down by boosting its uninvested Defense, and increases its usable base 85 Attack to threatening levels. The Speed drops are inconsequential, since it is extremely slow anyway. Recover distinguishes it from other Curse users such as Snorlax, by allowing Quagsire to restore HP reliably. Earthquake is Quagsire's main STAB move, providing a reliable form of offense. It also hits Electric-types super effectively, which is great since most are walled handily by Quagsire. The last slot is a toss-up between Stone Edge and Waterfall. If you desire the excellent neutral coverage that EdgeQuake provides, Stone Edge is the better choice, as it hits Levitating Pokemon, such as Rotom-F, and Flying-types, such as Zapdos, that Earthquake would otherwise miss, providing the best overall coverage. However, Waterfall is still a valid choice. A reliable second STAB move, it hits the many Ground-types, such as Rhyperior and Golurk, for super effective damage. Toxic Spikes are a huge issue for Quagsire, so partners such as Roserade are great to remove them. It can also lay down its own Toxic Spikes, which complements this Curse set's survivability, and Roserade 4x resists Quagsire's dreaded Grass-type weakness. Roserade even takes down opposing Quagsire, which is not particularly troubled by this set, and can threaten a burn with Scald or poison with Toxic. Since Quagsire is neutered by status, clerics such as Roserade and Shaymin are good teammates. They can also help sponge powerful special attacks from the likes of Mismagius and Nidoking, which can take down Quagsire. Opposing Grass-types are a huge issue as well, threatening Quagsire with their super effective attacks, so Fire-types such as Darmanitan and Victini pair well with Quagsire to eliminate them and switch in on resisted attacks. The EV spread maximizes bulk, with full investment in HP and Special Defense to make Quagsire a great mixed wall after a few turns of setup. A more offensive EV spread of 252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD is possible, but this is not recommended for a few reasons. First of all, Quagsire's Attack, even invested, is too low for the investment to be justified. Secondly, it severely detracts from Quagsire's special bulk, which is almost a necessity for Quagsire to stick around.

Quagsire is a great answer to most non-Choice Band physical attackers thanks to Unaware. Recover helps it in this role, allowing it to heal off the damage from attacks that fail to OHKO or 2HKO, such as Weavile's Ice Punch. Scald spreads burns, crippling most physical attackers. However, it should not be used in an offensive manner, as coming off a base 65 Special Attack means it will be very weak. While Toxic might seem counterproductive with Scald, it certainly earns its keep in the third slot. It is useful when predicting defensive switch-ins that might want to use Quagsire as setup fodder. Earthquake is the best option for the last slot; it is a reliable STAB move and hits Electric-type Pokemon such as Electivire that generally cannot do anything to Quagsire. Since Quagsire is using both special and physical attacks, a Relaxed nature with the given EVs is best to maximize physical bulk; the fact that it lowers Speed hardly matters, as Quagsire is very slow to begin with. Alternatively, you can use a specially defensive set to counter most special attackers (without a Grass-type move, of course), especially Electric-types such as Jolteon, Zapdos, and Raikou. This choice wholly depends on your team. Stockpile over Earthquake is viable, but this leaves Quagsire nearly hopeless against Taunt, and strong moves will still KO. Yawn can be used as a phazing move over Toxic, but is a lesser option because of Sleep Clause. Swagger is a decent choice over Earthquake if Quagsire uses Toxic, as it will be able to stall out the opponent with confusion and steady damage from Toxic while ignoring the Attack boosts with Unaware. However, it is rather unreliable and easily PP stalled. Entry hazards on the opponent's side of the field are rather useful for Quagsire, as Unaware will force the opponent to switch when Quagsire cannot be taken down. Roserade is once again a great teammate, setting up entry hazards and tanking Grass-type moves. Zapdos provides nice support to Quagsire by both taking Grass-type moves and frying opponents with Heat Wave. Your own Water-types will like the opponent's Electric-types removed; Swords Dance Samurott and Feraligatr will put pressure on the opponent when fast, threatening Electric-types are gone.

Quagsire makes an excellent defensive Pokemon due to its great typing and ability. Thanks to its Water / Ground typing, Quagsire has resistances to Fire-, Poison-, Rock-, and Steel-type moves, immunities to Electric- and Water-type moves (due to Water Absorb), and a lone 4x weakness to Grass-type moves. With Recover and its high HP and Defense stats, Quagsire is able to stall out opponents and take repeated hits without trouble. During this time, Quagsire can support its teammates and cripple opposing Pokemon with its great support options. Earthquake and Waterfall provide reliable STAB attacks and have good type coverage together, netting solid damage on most of the UU tier. Alternatively, Stone Edge may be used to hit Flying-types harder, though the only notable ones that Waterfall does not already hit for at least neutral damage are Mantine and Altaria. The EVs listed focus on Quagsire's higher defensive stat. 252 EVs in HP give Quagsire the highest possible overall bulk, while max Defense EVs are a must, allowing Quagsire to survive some of the most powerful physical assaults in the tier with little trouble. The remaining EVs are placed into Attack, giving Quagsire's attacks a small boost in power. Quagsire encounters major problems when faced with Grass-type Pokemon, as they are able to exploit its 4x weakness with their STAB attacks and OHKO it while switching in with near impunity thanks to their resistances to both of Quagsire's STAB moves. Flying-types, such as Altaria, are great partners for Quagsire, as they resist Grass-type moves. Altaria also has the ability Natural Cure, allowing it to absorb status moves aimed at Quagsire and be cured upon switching out. Moltres is another option to pair with Quagsire, as it can switch into Grass attacks with ease and threaten to OHKO opposing Grass-types with its STAB Fire- and Flying-type moves. Moltres's 4x Stealth Rock weakness should be taken into account, however, as it cannot switch in nearly as freely without Rapid Spin support.

Quagsire has access to an overlooked stat-boosting move, Curse, which allows it to boost its average Attack and Defense stats. A base 65 Special Defense stat doesn't look too impressive at first glance, but with immunities to the commonly used Electric- and Water-type moves and only one weakness in Grass-type attacks, Quagsire can be tough to take down after a few boosts from Curse. After a couple of Curses, Quagsire becomes a fearsome tank, capable of tearing holes in any Pokemon that don't resist or aren't immune to its STAB Earthquake. Curse is a given on this set to boost Quagsire's Attack and Defense, Recover allows Quagsire to restore half of its HP in a single turn, and Earthquake and Waterfall provide Quagsire with powerful STAB moves that hit most threats in UU for at least neutral damage. Stone Edge can be used over Waterfall to hit Flying-types for super effective damage, but Waterfall provides better overall type coverage. The EVs on this set focus on Quagsire's Special Defense stat. 252 HP EVs give Quagsire a large amount of bulk and allow it to survive both physical and special moves with little trouble. Max Special Defense is a must to allow Quagsire to survive most neutral special attacks aimed at it. The remaining EVs are placed into Attack to give Quagsire a small boost in power. Again, Grass-types are an obstacle for Quagsire, meaning Flying- and Fire-types, such as Altaria and Moltres, are needed to remove these threats before Quagsire can safely set up. Scyther is another good option to destroy Grass-types thanks to its STAB Bug- and Flying-type moves and resistance to Grass-type attacks. Weezing is a problem for this set as well, since Will-O-Wisp can cripple Quagsire and render all of its attacking options worthless. To ensure this doesn't happen, Houndoom is a great addition to your team, being able to switch in on Will-O-Wisp, net a Flash Fire boost, and instantly OHKO Weezing with Fire Blast. Drapion makes an excellent partner for Quagsire, as it can absorb Toxic Spikes set up by the opponent while being able to set up its own; this helps Quagsire by crippling walls such as Slowbro and Tangrowth. Drapion's typing also makes it an ideal switch-in to most Grass-types, though it should beware of Venusaur's Earthquake. Funnily enough, Venusaur is another good option, as it can absorb Toxic Spikes on the switch-in, then proceed to cripple the opposing Pokemon with Sleep Powder.

Quagsire's excellent typing, above average HP stat, and Water Absorb ability make it a solid support Pokemon in Ubers. Quagsire is an excellent counter to all Kyogre sets due to its immunity to the Water- and Electric-type moves Kyogre throws around. If Kyogre tries to set up Calm Mind or Substitute, Quagsire can cripple it with Encore and force it to switch out. However, many Kyogre use Choice items, forcing them to switch out immediately. Encore is a staple on this set, as it allows Quagsire to cripple any Pokemon who tries to set up, like Rock Polish Groudon. Not only that, but it's also helpful because it forces Pokemon such as Kyogre to use Ice Beam repeatedly, which allows you to bring in a Pokemon who will take little damage from it. Earthquake is used to hit Heatran (who shuts Quagsire down with Taunt) and Dialga super effectively, while gaining a boost from STAB. Yawn is an excellent move to force switches and rack up damage from entry hazards. Toxic can be used to wear down bulky opponents such as Groudon, Kyogre, and Wobbuffet. You may consider using a Shed Shell to escape Wobbuffet, as it can Encore a status move and make them useless with Safeguard. The EVs listed are geared towards Special Defense, due to the specially-based nature of the Uber tier. Max HP gives Quagsire an excellent level of bulk, while max Special Defense allows it to survive powerful special moves, such as Choice Scarf Palkia's Spacial Rend and even Choice Specs Kyogre's Ice Beam. The remaining EVs are placed into Defense, giving Quagsire an extra point in its defenses. Below are some damage calculations showing Quagsire's ability to take hits. 252 SpA Timid Choice Scarf Kyogre Ice Beam = 27.4% - 32.5% 252 SpA Hasty Palkia Choice Scarf Spacial Rend = 43.4% - 51.3% 252 SpA Timid Dialga Choice Scarf Dragon Pulse = 39.1% - 46.4% A Pokemon to set up entry hazards is a necessity, as Quagsire's ability to cause switches with both Yawn and Encore will rack up a lot of residual damage. Deoxys-S is one of the best options in the Uber tier due to its insane Speed stat, access to Taunt, and the choice of Stealth Rock, Spikes, or both. Forretress is another fine option thanks to its amazing typing and Rapid Spin. Unlike Deoxys-S, Forretress also has access to Toxic Spikes, which allow it to cripple grounded walls such as Groudon and Blissey. Skarmory is another excellent choice as it can switch into Pokemon like Choiced Shaymin-S or Rayquaza locked into Outrage, then set up Spikes or Stealth Rock.

The UU Swampert, except with Water Absorb. Still, Swampert is better in standard play unless you have a big weakness to Water. Curse up, launch STAB Earthquakes, hit Flying types with Ice Beam or Hidden Power Rock, and Rest when health is low or you've been statused. Chesto Berry is an option, because Quagsire doesn't have quite the staying power of Snorlax and Swampert to Rest without support, though I always use Leftovers.

Counter is awesome on Quagsire. About every Choice Bander in the game, from Aerodactyl to Salamence to Tauros will fail to OHKO Quagsire and be killed by a Counter. You can use Haze to make Quagsire a Suicune counter of sorts, and to force physical attackers to hit you instead of stat up. Toxic is awesome if you're playing UU, since Rest isn't as common there. Last move, either Ice Beam or Surf, is to hit stuff like Gengar and Donphan. Remember, you can counter all Hidden Power, even Hidden Power Grass.

Set Description This set works best as a Baton Pass recipient, utilizing boosts to set up with Belly Drum and more consistently sweep. It can also work outside of Baton Pass teams as a bulky setup sweeper that appreciates Heal Bell and paralysis support. Belly Drum is Quagsire's biggest asset, allowing it to do massive damage. Earthquake's STAB and high-Base Power make it a fantastic attack for a Belly Drum user, as it allows Quagsire to deal much more damage both before and after boosting than competing Belly Drum users such as Politoed and Poliwrath. It can threaten Pokemon such as Qwilfish, Nidoqueen, and Haunter significantly even before Belly Drum. After a Belly Drum, Quagsire has a small chance to OHKO even Slowbro, one of the most physically bulky Pokemon available. Hidden Power Rock targets Flying-types that otherwise wall Quagsire such as Scyther, Crobat, and Jumpluff, as well as Pinsir. Sludge Bomb gives coverage for the likes of Bellossom, which otherwise walls Quagsire. Alternatively, Amnesia allows Quagsire to set up on Hypno and Slowbro more reliably and can make Quagsire much more difficult to finish off. It is especially useful when Quagsire is forced to use Belly Drum when under 50% health. Finally, Protect is a solid option, as it allows Quagsire more Leftovers recovery and a way to block Explosion from the likes of Electrode and Haunter. However, remember that dropping Sludge Bomb for these options leaves Quagsire totally walled by Bellossom. Team Options A Baton Pass user is a great option if you plan on running Quagsire. Girafarig can pass a crucial Speed boost with Agility as well as defensive boosts with Amnesia or Curse, which can make it easier to set up. Scyther can supply Speed and Attack boosts, which immediately enhances Quagsire's offensive power. However, Scyther's lack of immediate power leaves it more susceptible to Haze users. Mr. Mime is another useful Baton Pass teammate, as it can threaten Haze users, set up with Barrier, induce paralysis, and lock foes into setup moves with Encore. Politoed and Poliwrath are other good Baton Pass recipients that can assist Quagsire by using Lovely Kiss on Haze users such as Qwilfish, preventing them from ruining a potential sweep. Hypno is also a good teammate, as it can spread paralysis to Quagsire's checks and potentially absorb status. Jumpluff and Bellossom can also spread paralysis. Granbull appreciates the paralysis support that is often paired with Quagsire and can use Lovely Kiss on checks such as Haze Qwilfish.