Competitive Information for Quagsire [Sword/Shield]
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 Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Quagsire is a stupendous Water and Ground-typed Pokemon. It's a pretty regular sight to see Quagsire out in the 8th generation battlefield. Quagsire's only type-related weakness is Grass.
Item: Wiki Berry / Leftovers
Ability: Unaware
Nature: Bold (+Def, -Atk)
EVs: 228 Hp / 116 Def / 164 SpD
Moveset:
- Haze
- Recover
- Stockpile
- Yawn
Double Wall Quagsire (Popular/Trending)
Quagsire is a phenomenal Double Wall for single battles. It attempts to have enough defenses and bulk to take both physical and special hits. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Quagsire last longer regaining it's healthiness every turn. With Unaware, Quagsire ignores other pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage. With a Wiki Berry equipped to it, restores 33% max hp at 1/4 max hp or less; confuses if -spa nature then the Wiki Berry gets consumed.
◆ Recover is a status move (heals your Quagsire by 50% of its max hp).
◆ Stockpile is a status move (raises Quagsire's defense, special defense by 1 stage. Max 3 uses).
◆ Yawn is a status move (puts the target to sleep after 1 turn).
Note: This moveset is considered Taunt bait! It is highly recommended you typically have atleast one move that does actual damage!
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/is10ac3
Item: Rindo Berry / Shell Bell
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 160 Hp / 252 Atk / 96 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
- Liquidation / Aqua Tail
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
- Ice Punch
Physical Sweeper Quagsire (Water Absorb)
Quagsire is a decent Physical Sweeper for single battles. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Quagsire recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Water Absorb, Quagsire heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. With a Rindo Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective grass-type attack then the Rindo Berry gets consumed.
◆ High Horsepower is a physical STAB-boosted 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a large amount of damage.
◆ Liquidation is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Aqua Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move that deals a decent amount of damage.
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
◆ Ice Punch is a physical 75-base power Ice-type move (10% chance to freeze the target).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/is11ac3
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Unaware
Nature: Careful (+SpD, -SpA)
EVs: 252 Hp / 252 SpD / 4 Spe
Moveset:
- After You
- Hail
- Curse
- Amnesia
Quagsire Special Wall (Duhsire)
Quagsire is an extraordinary Special Wall for single battles. It's goal is to take a mighty 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 HP every turn. With Unaware, Quagsire ignores other pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage.
◆ Hail is a status move (for 5 turns, hail crashes down).
◆ Curse is a status move (curses if ghost, else -1 spe, +1 atk, +1 def).
◆ Amnesia is a status move (raises your Quagsire's special defense by 2 stages).
Note: This moveset is considered Taunt bait! It is highly recommended you typically have atleast one move that does actual damage!
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/is12ac3
Item: Rocky Helmet
Ability: Unaware
Nature: Relaxed (+Def, -Spe)
EVs: 248 Hp / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Moveset:
- Yawn
- Curse
- Recover
- Earthquake
Quagsire Physical Wall (Like A Sire)
Quagsire is a notable Physical Wall for single battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take a substantial amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. With Unaware, Quagsire ignores other pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage. With a Rocky Helmet equipped to it, if Quagsire is hit by a contact move, the attacker loses 1/6 of its max hp.
◆ Curse is a status move (curses if ghost, else -1 spe, +1 atk, +1 def).
◆ Recover is a status move (heals your Quagsire by 50% of its max hp).
◆ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/is13ac3
Item: Leftovers
Ability: Unaware
Nature: Sassy (+SpD, -Spe)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Scald
- Recover
- Toxic
- Earthquake
Quagsire Special Wall (Quag Defense)
Quagsire is a stupendous Special Wall for single battles. This moveset attempts to take a decent 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 health points every turn. With Unaware, Quagsire ignores other pokemon's stat stages when taking or doing damage.
◆ Recover is a status move (heals your Quagsire by 50% of its max hp).
◆ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target; Note: Poison types can't miss with Toxic).
◆ Earthquake is a physical STAB-boosted 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/is14ac3
Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Quagsire? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Rindo Berry / Shell Bell
Ability: Water Absorb
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 160 Hp / 252 Atk / 96 SpD
Moveset:
- Earthquake / High Horsepower
- Rock Slide
- Liquidation / Aqua Tail
- Double-Edge / Body Slam
Doubles Physical Sweeper Quagsire (Water Absorb)
Quagsire is a stupendous Physical Sweeper for double battles. The purpose of this moveset is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Quagsire recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge. With Water Absorb, Quagsire heals 1/4 of its max hp when hit by water moves; water immunity. With a Rindo Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective grass-type attack then the Rindo Berry gets consumed.
◆ High Horsepower is a physical STAB-boosted 95-base power Ground-type move that deals a nice amount of damage.
◆ Rock Slide is a physical 75-base power Rock-type move (30% chance to make the foes flinch).
◆ Liquidation is a physical STAB-boosted 85-base power Water-type move (20% chance to lower the target's defense by 1 stage).
◆ Aqua Tail is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Water-type move that deals a considerable amount of damage.
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Body Slam is a physical 85-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to paralyze the target).
Link (click to copy):
https://hohoushome.com/b/id10ac3
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 Sword/Shield. 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 SS 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: Toxic, Yawn, Scald
Moves that boost Quagsire's stats
- Amnesia
- Ancient Power
- Curse
- Defense Curl
- Power-Up Punch
- Stockpile
Most notable and possible best moves for Quagsire
- Earthquake
- Haze
- High Horsepower
- Hydro Pump
- Ice Beam
- Protect
- Recover
- Rest
- Scald
- Stockpile
- Toxic
- Whirlpool
- Yawn
Common Effort Values for Quagsire in Sword and Shield
- Bold Nature ( 228/0/116/0/164/0 )
- Relaxed Nature ( 164/0/124/0/220/0 )
- Optimize Quagsire's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
Related Videos
Here are various how-to-use and competitive moveset analysis video guides for Quagsire in Sword/Shield. These featured videos will most likely contain additional strategies and combos not listed on our site. Disclaimer: All videos belong to their respective owners along with the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the videos. They belong solely to the author and not to us.
We currently do not have any competitive video guides for Quagsire in Sword/Shield
Want to have your Competitive Pokemon videos sponsored on our site? Contact us!
Some builds on this page have been hidden, click here to display them
Here are the best movesets for Quagsire. Top rated Quagsire Sword/Shield movesets. You can find Quagsire builds Sword/Shield. Quagsire movesets Sword/Shield are listed here. VGC Quagsire Competitive Movesets can be found here. Find various EV spreads, find the best nature for Quagsire in Sword/Shield along with competitive movesets. Basic info and Movesets for evolution