How to play
Unaware lets Quagsire ignore relevant opposing stat boosts when attacking or taking damage. Recover restores HP while Toxic can pressure an eligible target over time.
Level 20To Quagsire
QuagsireLast stage shown
#0195 · GENERATION 2
Quagsire Build Guide
WaterGround
Defensive support and recovery
Build a Quagsire team ↓Hover or tap the cards.
Custom Pokédex collection.
Starter moveset
Generation 9 · casual singles · base form
ITEMLeftovers
ABILITYUnaware
NATURERelaxed
1
Earthquake
2
Surf
3
Recover
4
Toxic
Watch out for
Key risk. Grass attacks deal 4× damage. Unaware does not stop every source of extra damage; strong unboosted attacks can still overwhelm it. Steel and Poison types are immune to Toxic from this set.
About this example
This editorial starting point is not a ranked-format recommendation or a legality check. It does not specify EVs or Tera type. Moves, items and abilities here do not change the builder score.
BATTLE PLAN
When to attack, set up or switch
Unaware lets Quagsire ignore relevant opposing stat boosts when attacking or taking damage. Recover restores HP while Toxic can pressure an eligible target over time.
An opponent has already raised its stats
Quagsire can still take the hit and answer. Choose the attack that fits the target’s typing — Unaware does not change what resists or blocks the move itself.
You want to pressure a target over time
Use Toxic, but check the target first: Steel and Poison types are immune to it. Against those, Earthquake or Surf is the only source of damage this set has.
What does a safe pivot mean?
A teammate uses a switching move to bring Quagsire in. A slower pivot may take the opponent’s hit first. Turn order and the opponent’s move still matter.
ITEM & ABILITY
How this build works
Unaware affects both sides of the exchange: Quagsire ignores relevant opposing stat boosts when attacking and when taking damage. It does not reduce the raw power of an unboosted attack, and Leftovers only recovers HP between turns.
Watch the tradeoff. Grass attacks deal 4× damage. Unaware does not stop every source of extra damage; strong unboosted attacks can still overwhelm it. Steel and Poison types are immune to Toxic from this set.
These battle mechanics do not change the builder’s type-and-base-stat score. The tool does not simulate moves, abilities, held items or damage.
COMPARE YOUR OPTIONS
Quagsire or Gastrodon?
Gastrodon shares Water/Ground typing but uses Storm Drain for Water immunity instead of Unaware.
| Stat | Quagsire | Gastrodon |
|---|---|---|
| HP | 95 | 111 |
| Attack | 85 | 83 |
| Defense | 85 | 68 |
| Sp. Attack | 65 | 92 |
| Sp. Defense | 65 | 82 |
| Speed | 35 | 39 |
Base stats are not final battle stats. Level, nature, IVs, EVs and battle effects affect the result. Check availability in your game before choosing an alternative.
Teammate ideas
A Grass-resistant partner helps protect its main weakness. Add a faster attacker to compensate for its low Speed.
Corviknight
Resists Grass attacks and is immune to Ground.
Venusaur
Resists Grass and provides special damage.
These are typing-based starting pairs, not a complete competitive team. Check the remaining four slots and your game’s rules.
Compare computed teammate suggestions →Alternative: Gastrodon
Gastrodon shares Water/Ground typing but uses Storm Drain for Water immunity instead of Unaware.
Try Gastrodon →Type matchups
Weak to
Grass4×
Resistances and immunities
Fire0.5×Electric0×Poison0.5×Rock0.5×Steel0.5×
Typing only. Abilities, items and battle effects can change these matchups.
HP95
Attack85
Defense85
Sp. Attack65
Sp. Defense65
Speed35
Evolution chain
- Wooper#194
Level 20
Quagsire#195
Standard main-series evolution conditions. Regional forms and games with special evolution systems can differ.
Build your Quagsire team
Start with Quagsire. Add teammates and compare your type-and-base-stat score.
Gen 9 · National Dex · Casual Settings & scope
Format scope · casual planning
Base species #001–1025, using Generation 9 data. A casual planning pool, not a VGC, ranked, or Showdown National Dex legality validator. Regional, Mega and alternate forms are not included yet.
Quagsire
WaterGroundUnderstand your team
Offense77
Defense67
Coverage33
Synergy8
Types & base stats only · Not a win probability.
Saved teams · 0
Keep up to 20 teams in this browser. Clearing browser data removes saved teams.
No saved teams yet.
FIND A BETTER FIT
Recommended Pokémon
Fill your empty slots first. Each candidate is scored using the same rules as your current team. Only positive score changes are shown.
+32 pts
Celesteela
Steel
Team score 49 → 81
Why this Pokémon?
- Adds Grass resistance or immunity
- Adds super-effective coverage against Grass, Ice, Fighting and more
- Defense 67 → 88
+30 pts
Escavalier
BugSteel
Team score 49 → 79
Why this Pokémon?
- Adds Grass resistance or immunity
- Adds super-effective coverage against Grass, Ice, Psychic and more
- Defense 67 → 85
+30 pts
Genesect
BugSteel
Team score 49 → 79
Why this Pokémon?
- Adds Grass resistance or immunity
- Adds super-effective coverage against Grass, Ice, Psychic and more
- Defense 67 → 85
+29 pts
Skarmory
Steel
Team score 49 → 78
Why this Pokémon?
- Adds Grass resistance or immunity
- Adds super-effective coverage against Grass, Ice, Fighting and more
- Defense 67 → 88
+29 pts
Durant
BugSteel
Team score 49 → 78
Why this Pokémon?
- Adds Grass resistance or immunity
- Adds super-effective coverage against Grass, Ice, Psychic and more
- Defense 67 → 85
+29 pts
Corviknight
Steel
Team score 49 → 78
Why this Pokémon?
- Adds Grass resistance or immunity
- Adds super-effective coverage against Grass, Ice, Fighting and more
- Defense 67 → 88
Suggestions optimize this initial planning heuristic. Your preferences and actual battle strategy may favor another Pokémon.
Key insights
- Grass attacks threaten 1 of 1 teammates, with no teammate resisting them by type.
- Quagsire takes 4× damage from Grass attacks by type.
- Your own types can hit 6 of 18 single-type targets super effectively. Actual move coverage can differ.
- No teammate has a base Speed of 100 or higher. Consider adding a faster option.
Detailed type analysis · all 18 types
Incoming damage assumes typing only. 0× = immune, ½× / ¼× = resistant, 2× / 4× = weak. Resistance counts include immunities.
| Attack | Quagsire | Weak | Resist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | 1× | 0 | 0 |
| Fire | ½× | 0 | 1 |
| Water | 1× | 0 | 0 |
| Electric | 0× | 0 | 1 |
| Grass | 4× | 1 | 0 |
| Ice | 1× | 0 | 0 |
| Fighting | 1× | 0 | 0 |
| Poison | ½× | 0 | 1 |
| Ground | 1× | 0 | 0 |
| Flying | 1× | 0 | 0 |
| Psychic | 1× | 0 | 0 |
| Bug | 1× | 0 | 0 |
| Rock | ½× | 0 | 1 |
| Ghost | 1× | 0 | 0 |
| Dragon | 1× | 0 | 0 |
| Dark | 1× | 0 | 0 |
| Steel | ½× | 0 | 1 |
| Fairy | 1× | 0 | 0 |
Offensive type coverage
Against single-type targets, using only same-type attacks. This is not coverage against every dual-type species.
NormalNeutral
Fire✓ Super effective
WaterNeutral
Electric✓ Super effective
GrassResisted
IceNeutral
FightingNeutral
Poison✓ Super effective
Ground✓ Super effective
FlyingNeutral
PsychicNeutral
BugNeutral
Rock✓ Super effective
GhostNeutral
DragonNeutral
DarkNeutral
Steel✓ Super effective
FairyNeutral
How is the score calculated?
Offense (25%): neutral-or-better type coverage and strongest attacking base stats. Defense (30%): team resistances, unprotected and repeated weaknesses, and 4× vulnerabilities. Coverage (25%): fraction of 18 single-type targets hit super effectively by your own types. Synergy (20%): teammates resisting each other’s weaknesses, physical/special/bulk stat signals and base Speed ≥100. Scores are rounded to 0–100; the total uses the displayed subscores.
Rating bands: Excellent ≥80, Good ≥65, Fair ≥45, Poor below 45. An empty team has no rating.
Small teams are provisional and are not given a separate completion bonus. Adding a Pokémon can lower the score if it creates new weaknesses or lowers averages. These initial heuristics have not been calibrated against battle outcomes.
Data: Pokémon Showdown / @pkmn/dex · Sprites: PokéAPI contributors · Base species only
Sources & guide notes
Starter advice written for this guide; mechanics checked against Pokémon Showdown’s Generation 9 data.
- Smogon: format-specific strategy
- Pokémon Database: moves and evolution
- Pokémon Showdown mechanics data
Starter moveset reviewed October 6, 2026; battle notes added October 16, 2026. Suggest a correction.