Quagsire
WaterGround
Best attacking moveset: Water Gun and Earthquake, worth 9.0 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Quagsire can learn 14 combinations. Water Gun with Earthquake does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mud Shot | Ground | 4 | 0.5s | +6 |
| Water Gun | Water | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acid Spray | Poison | 20 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Drain Punch | Fighting | 50 | 2.5s | -33 |
| Earthquake | Ground | 140 | 3.5s | -100 |
| Mud Bomb | Ground | 60 | 2.5s | -33 |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | 85 | 2.5s | -50 |
| Stone Edge | Rock | 105 | 2.5s | -100 |
| Aqua Tail Legacy | Water | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Quagsire has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,252 at level 50, 1,992 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,138 CP at level 20, or 1,423 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,075 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 152 attack · 143 defense · 216 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 1.4 m and 75 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Quagsire does not have one best moveset, it has 6. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Rock, Fire, Poison.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Rock | Water Gun + Earthquake | 13.3 |
| Fire | Water Gun + Earthquake | 13.3 |
| Poison | Mud Shot + Earthquake | 12.6 |
| Steel | Mud Shot + Earthquake | 12.6 |
| Electric | Mud Shot + Earthquake | 12.6 |
| Ground | Water Gun + Aqua Tail | 11.8 |
| Fairy | Water Gun + Sludge Bomb | 10.7 |
| Grass | Mud Shot + Sludge Bomb | 10.0 |
| Water Gun + Stone Edge | 9.8 | |
| Bug | Water Gun + Stone Edge | 9.8 |
| Ice | Water Gun + Stone Edge | 9.8 |
| Normal | Water Gun + Earthquake | 9.0 |
| Fighting | Water Gun + Earthquake | 9.0 |
| Ghost | Water Gun + Earthquake | 9.0 |
| Psychic | Water Gun + Earthquake | 9.0 |
| Dark | Water Gun + Earthquake | 9.0 |
| Water | Mud Shot + Earthquake | 8.1 |
| Dragon | Mud Shot + Earthquake | 8.1 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Quagsire is actually for.
Counters: what beats Quagsire
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kartana | GrassSteel | Razor Leaf + Leaf Blade | 59.8 |
 Roserade | GrassPoison | Magical Leaf + Leaf Storm | 50.9 |
 Zarude | DarkGrass | Vine Whip + Power Whip | 50.0 |
 Rillaboom | Grass | Razor Leaf + Frenzy Plant Legacy | 49.4 |
 Meowscarada | GrassDark | Leafage + Frenzy Plant Legacy | 48.2 |
 Decidueye | GrassGhost | Magical Leaf + Frenzy Plant Legacy | 47.5 |
 Tapu Bulu | GrassFairy | Bullet Seed + Grass Knot | 47.3 |
 Tsareena | Grass | Magical Leaf + Grass Knot | 46.7 |
 Sceptile | Grass | Bullet Seed + Frenzy Plant Legacy | 46.3 |
 Ogerpon | Grass | Magical Leaf + Grass Knot | 46.1 |
Ranked by damage per second against Quagsire's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.