Competitive Information for Quagsire [Diamond/Pearl]
Water / Ground
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Water Absorb ability are immune to Water attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Quagsire? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Quagsire is a marvelous Water and Ground-typed Pokemon. Quagsire are common Pokemon to see in the DP metagame. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Quagsire's only type-related weakness is Grass.
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Careful (+SpD, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Waterfall
- Recover
- Toxic
Special Wall Quagsire (Popular/Trending)
Quagsire is an astounding Special Wall. It's purpose is to take a large amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Quagsire last longer regaining it's life every turn. With Water Absorb, Quagsire heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Recover is a status move (heals your Quagsire by 50% of its max hp).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Item: Rindo Berry / Shell Bell
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 160 Hp / 252 Atk / 96 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Dig
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Double-Edge / Return
- Ice Punch
Physical Sweeper Quagsire (Water Absorb)
Quagsire is a notable Physical Sweeper. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Water Absorb, Quagsire heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
♦ Dig is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Quagsire? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Rindo Berry / Shell Bell
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 160 Hp / 252 Atk / 96 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Dig
- Rock Slide / Rollout
- Aqua Tail / Waterfall
- Double-Edge / Return
Doubles Physical Sweeper Quagsire (Water Absorb)
Quagsire is a stupendous Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Water Absorb, Quagsire heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity.
♦ Dig is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Ground-type move (digs underground turn 1, strikes turn 2).
♦ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to flinch the foes).
♦ Rollout is a physical 30-base power Rock-type move (power doubles with each hit. repeats for 5 turns).
♦ Aqua Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
♦ Waterfall is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Water-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Quagsire learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Quagsire can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Quagsire
- Moves: Defense curl + Rollout
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Yawn + Protect
- Moves: Stockpile + Spit up
- Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Yawn, Toxic
Moves that boost Quagsire's stats
- Amnesia
- Ancient Power
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Stockpile
Most notable and possible best moves for Quagsire
- Earthquake
- Ice Beam
- Other
- Protect
- Recover
- Rest
- Toxic
- Waterfall
Common Effort Values for Quagsire in Diamond and Pearl
- Careful Nature ( 252/0/4/0/252/0/ )
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- Optimize Quagsire's EV spread for Pokemon Diamond and Pearl
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