Quagsire (Pokémon)

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Quagsire ヌオー Nuoh #195
Artwork from HG/SS
Type Water Ground Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Water Fish Pokémon
Abilities Damp or Water Absorb Water Absorb Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,000,000
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #— Johto #057 Hoenn #340 Sinnoh #118 Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 4'07" Imperial 1.4 m Metric 4'07"/1.4 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 165.3 lbs. Imperial 75.0 kg Metric 165.3 lbs./75.0 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Blue	Catch rate 90 (11.8%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown 50% male, 50% female
Breeding Water 1 and Ground groups 21 cycles (5355 minimum steps)
EV yield HP 2 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Base Exp.: 137 Battle Exp.: 1371*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Quagsire (Japanese: ヌオー Nuoh) is a dual-type Water/Ground Pokémon.

It evolves from Wooper starting at level 20.

Biology

Physiology

Quagsire is a light-blue bipedal, amphibious Pokémon. Its head is broad and round, having little of a neck to distinguish it from the rest of Quagsire’s body. Quagsire’s mouth is wide and its eyes are mere dots, giving it a look of simplicity. Quagsire has a wavy purple coloration on its back and a dark-blue “fin” there that extends to its tail. Quagsire’s arms have three fingers, and its legs have three toes.

Gender differences

The "fin" running down a female Quagsire's back is smaller than that of a male.

Special abilities

Despite being a Water-type Pokémon, Quagsire's Ground element allows it to harmlessly shrug off Electric attacks. Quagsire has a high pain threshold, allowing it to frequently bump its head while swimming without any adverse effects. It also has the ability to go long periods of time without food, affording it the luxury of waiting for its prey to come to it.

Behavior

Quagsire are quite care-free and relaxed, and so typically swim without paying much attention to their surroundings. Because of this, they tend to bump into boat hulls. Once a year, when the moon is full, wild Quagsire collect round objects like balls and swim to Blue Moon Falls, where they attempt to shoot the balls to the top of a waterfall with their Water Gun attacks to see who can launch their objects the highest, with the apparent target being the moon. The day after, the objects float downstream and are considered to be blessed with luck from the Quagsire.

Habitat

File:Watersedge.gif

Water's-edge Pokémon

Quagsire live in extremely clean bodies of freshwater. The presence of Quagsire in water is usually an excellent indicator that the water is very safe for consumption.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Quagsire hunts for food by leaving its mouth wide open in water and waiting for its prey to blunder in unaware. Because Quagsire does not move, it does not get very hungry.

In the anime

File:Wooper and Quagsire.jpg

Wooper and Quagsire

Major appearances

Quagsire first appeared in Once in a Blue Moon. It stole the GS Ball from Ash for a festival.

A Quagsire has also appeared in Training Wrecks, under the ownership of Rocky. Quagsire battled Ash's Pikachu and Grovyle, alongside a Walrein. Before Pikachu could nail Walrein with its Electric Attacks, Quagsire would protect Walrein from being shocked, due to its immunity to Electricity while Walrein's Ice Ball hit Grovyle and Pikachu hard, but after the Ice Ball went slower every turn, Pikachu and Grovyle defeated Walrein and Quagsire.

Crasher Wake owns a Quagsire, which appeared in A Crasher Course in Power!.

Multiple Quagsire appeared in A Faux Oak Finish!.

Minor appearances

Quagsire also makes an appearance in Love, Totodile Style.

Lisa had a Quagsire in Spell of the Unown, and used it to battle Ash against his Pikachu. After Pikachu landed on the head of Lisa's Quagsire head first, both Pokémon fainted.

A few Quagsire are also seen with many other Pokémon in Got Miltank?.

Jackson uses a Quagsire in his battle against Macey in Tie One On.

A Quagsire made an appearance in Like It Or Lup It!.

Several Wooper and a Quagsire made an appearance in The Rise of Darkrai.

Pokédex entries

Episode Pokémon Source Entry EP127 Quagsire Ash's Pokédex Quagsire, the Water Fish Pokémon. The Quagsire makes its home in clean freshwater lakes. The Quagsire is covered by a slippery layer of skin, making this Pokémon especially difficult to handle.

Episode Pokémon Source Entry DP083 Quagsire Dawn's Pokédex Quagsire, the Water Fish Pokémon and the evolved form of Wooper. Known as quite dim-witted, it doesn't care when it crashes its head against rocks or the bottoms of boats. DP139 Quagsire Ash's Pokédex Quagsire, the Water Fish Pokémon. Quagsire has an easy going nature and doesn't care if it bumps its head on boats and boulders while swimming.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Quagsire is first seen as one of the Pokémon Crystal captured and sent to Professor Oak via the Portable Transfer System. She remarked that she found it on Route 32 and was "a tad stronger than I expected."

Much later, Crasher Wake is seen in possession of a Quagsire, and uses it to defeat Platinum's Empoleon before falling to a Giga Drain from Diamond's Torterra, Wig (which Platinum borrowed after she was unable to catch a single grass Pokemon in the Great Marsh). This won Platinum the match.

In the TCG

Main article: Quagsire (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
Generation I Red {{{redbluedex}}} Blue Yellow {{{yellowdex}}} Stadium {{{stadiumdex}}}
Generation II Gold This carefree Pokémon has an easy-going nature. While swimming, it always bumps into boat hulls. Silver Due to its relaxed and carefree attitude, it often bumps its head on boulders and boat hulls as it swims. Crystal Its body is always slimy. It often bangs its head on the river bottom as it swims but seems not to care. Stadium 2 This carefree Pokémon has an easy-going nature. While swimming, it always bumps into boat hulls.
Generation III Ruby Quagsire hunts for food by leaving its mouth wide open in water and waiting for its prey to blunder in unaware. Because the Pokémon does not move, it does not get very hungry. Sapphire Quagsire hunts for food by leaving its mouth wide open in water and waiting for its prey to blunder in unaware. Because the Pokémon does not move, it does not get very hungry. Emerald A Quagsire hunts by leaving its mouth wide open in water and waiting for its prey to blunder in. Because it doesn't move, it does not get very hungry. FireRed Due to its relaxed and carefree attitude, it often bumps its head on boulders and boat hulls as it swims. LeafGreen This carefree Pokémon has an easy-going nature. While swimming, it always bumps into boat hulls.
Generation IV Diamond It has a sluggish nature. It lies at the river's bottom, waiting for prey to stray into its mouth. Pearl A dim-witted Pokémon. It doesn't care if it bumps its head into boats or rocks while swimming. Platinum It has an easygoing nature. It doesn't care if it bumps its head on boats and rocks while swimming. HeartGold This carefree Pokémon has an easy-going nature. While swimming, it always bumps into boat hulls. SoulSilver Due to its relaxed and carefree attitude, it often bumps its head on boulders and boat hulls as it swims.
Generation V Black {{{blackdex}}} White {{{whitedex}}} Black 2 {{{black2dex}}} White 2 {{{white2dex}}}
Generation VI X Unknown Y Unknown

Game locations

This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation II.
Generation I Red Blue None Trade Blue (Japan) None Trade Yellow None Trade
Generation II Gold Silver Common Routes 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 26, 27, 32, Ruins of Alph, Silver Cave, Union Cave Crystal Common Routes 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 26, 27, 32, Ruins of Alph, Union Cave
Generation III Ruby Sapphire None Trade Emerald Rare Hoenn Safari Zone extension FireRed LeafGreen None Evolve Wooper Colosseum One Pyrite Town (Shadow) XD None Evolve Wooper
Generation IV Diamond Pearl Uncommon Great Marsh, Route 212 Platinum Uncommon Great Marsh HeartGold SoulSilver Common Route 32, Ruins of Alph, Union Cave, Cliff Cave, Cliff Edge Gate Pal Park Pond Pokéwalker None
Generation V Black White None Trade Black 2 White 2 None Trade Dream World None
Generation VI X Y None Trade

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Trozei!	Endless Level 5 Endless Level 11 Forever Level 54 Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team	Evolve from Wooper
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time/Darkness	Lake Afar (B1-B24)

Stats

Base stats

Stat		Range
		At Lv. 50	At Lv. 100
HP: 95		155 - 202	300 - 394
Attack: 85		81 - 150	157 - 295
Defense: 85		81 - 150	157 - 295
Sp. Atk: 65		63 - 128	121 - 251
Sp. Def: 65		63 - 128	121 - 251
Speed: 35		36 - 95	67 - 185
Total: 430	Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature. Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.

Pokéathlon stats

Speed 1/2 ★☆	Power 3/4 ★★★☆
Skill 3/4 ★★★☆	Stamina 5/5 ★★★★★
Jump 2/2 ★★	Total 14/17 ★★☆

Type effectiveness

Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:

Damaged normally by: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water 1× Grass 4× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Weak to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water 1× Grass 4× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Immune to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water 1× Grass 4× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Resistant to: Normal 1× Fighting 1× Flying 1× Poison ½× Ground 1× Rock ½× Bug 1× Ghost 1× Steel ½× Fire ½× Water 1× Grass 4× Electric 0× Psychic 1× Ice 1× Dragon 1× Dark 1× None

Notes: If this Pokémon has Water Absorb, the effectiveness of  Water-type  moves is 0×.

Learnset

By leveling up

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By tutoring

|- style="background:#74ACF5" | colspan="13" | Bold indicates a move that gets STAB
Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only from an evolution of this Pokémon
A colored initial indicates that the move is not available to be tutored in this game,
while a colored background indicates that the move is available. |} |}

Special moves

Shadow moves	<span style="color:#{{{2}}};">Level 30+	Purified moves
Shadow Rush	File:Box colo 195.png	Mud Shot	Ground
--		Amnesia	Psychic
--		Slam	Normal
--		Surf	Water

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Pinball RS  N/A  Not available		Pokémon Trozei!    Rarity: Rare
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team File:MDP RT 195.png Body size: 1 Recruit rate: Evolve Friend Area: Peanut Swamp Phrases 51%-100% HP I'll be careful not to bonk my head while fighting. 26%-50% HP Hmmm... Is my HP down by about half? 1%-25% HP I'm out of it... I'm about to topple over... Level up Leveled up, yay! Will it help me avoid bonking my head? Partner phrases 51%-100% HP <name>, my HP is between 51% and 100%. 26%-50% HP <name>, my HP is between 26% and 50%. 1%-25% HP <name>, my HP is between 1% and 25%. Level up Leveled up, yay! Will it help me avoid bonking my head?
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky Body size: 1 Recruit rate: 0.5% IQ group: G
Pokémon Ranger Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Loops: 0 Min. exp.: 0 Max. exp.: 0 Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia Group:  Normal  Poké Assist: None Field move: None Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs Group: Poké Assist: Field move:  Water  ( Water ) Past ( Normal ) (Soak ×3) Past (Electrify ×1) Browser entry   This Pokémon does not have a browser entry.
Pokémon Rumble N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed			Pokémon Rumble Blast N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed N/A Not Available Defense Speed
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond Strong: {{{Park2strong}}} Weak: {{{Park2weak}}} PokéPark Pad entry: This Pokémon has no PokéPark Pad entry.
Pokémon Conquest HP: Move: {{{ConquestMove}}} Attack: Ability 1: {{{ConquestAbility1}}} Defense: Ability 2: {{{ConquestAbility2}}} Speed: Ability 3: {{{ConquestAbility3}}} Does not evolve. Range: 0 Perfect Links: {{{ConquestLink}}}

Evolution

Unevolved Wooper  Water  Ground

Level 20 →

First evolution Quagsire  Water  Ground

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

For other sprites and images, please see Quagsire images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Quagsire's Crystal Pokédex entry states that it doesn't care if it bumps its head, but its phrases in Mystery Dungeon state it saying it will try not to bump its head.
• Quagsire's Pokédex entry from Ash's Pokédex in Once in a Blue Moon states that Quagsire live in fresh, clean, drinkable water but in Generation IV games Quagsire appear in the Great Marsh and Route 212, a marshy area.

Origin

Quagsire appears to be based on an adult Japanese giant salamander or Chinese giant salamander. They share rounded heads with tiny eyes, and large flat tails, with the fact that they are both amphibious creatures, like the Water/Ground typing.

Name origin

Quagsire's name is a combination of quagmire, and sire. Its Japanese name may be a combination of 沼 numa, swamp, marsh, pond, or lake, and 王 ō, king, or オオサンショウウオ ōsanshōuo, Japanese giant salamander.

In other languages

• German: Morlord - Might be from Moor (bog) and lord.
• French: Maraiste - From marais (swamp) and reste (stay).
• Korean: 누오 Nuo - Lay down.

External links

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