[SET]
name: Unaware Wall
move 1: Scald
move 2: Earthquake / Stockpile / Protect
move 3: Toxic / Yawn
move 4: Recover
item: Leftovers / Sitrus Berry
ability: Unaware
nature: Relaxed / Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
With Unaware, Quagsire becomes a Pokemon capable of walling a multitude of setup sweepers, as it allows Quagsire to ignore stat buffs racked up by the foe. Scald is Quagsire's most prominent attack, as it can burn physical attackers and helps Quagsire wall them. Earthquake allows Quagsire to hit Pokemon it can't touch with Scald, such as Duraludon, Toxtricity, and Dracozolt. Stockpile is an alternate choice that allows Quagsire to surprise the foe by making it harder to KO. Protect allows for a turn of safety against foes to scout moves and rack up status damage, while also slightly healing if Quagsire has Leftovers. Toxic allows Quagsire to cripple both sweepers and other walls, such as Galarian Corsola. Yawn can stop sweepers right in their tracks, waste Dynamax turns, and give an ally a chance to come in without fear of being attacked. Recover is a consistent recovery method that allows Quagsire to be a consistent thorn in the side of the opponent's team.
Quagsire has a choice between the passive recovery of Leftovers or the one-time healing of Sitrus Berry when it drops under 50% health. The item choice is more dependent on what you wish your Quagsire to wall, as one or the other can be stronger against different foes. Passive recovery from Leftovers work better against foes that do less half of Quagsire’s health, such as Tyranitar, while one-time healing from Sitrus Berry is better against over half of Quagsire’s health, such as Choice Scarf Galarian Darmanitan. Rocky Helmet is also a viable option, as Quagsire walls many physical attackers, but it prefers recovery if possible. Unaware gives Quagsire a unique niche as a counter to physical setup sweepers, such as Cloyster. A Relaxed nature is used when using both STAB moves as to not weaken either move and a Bold nature is chosen when Stockpile is taken over Earthquake, as the Attack stat is no longer required.
Quagsire struggles with Pokemon with Grass-type coverage and strong special attackers. In particular, Gyarados and Togekiss both OHKO it. Quagsire struggles against most special attackers, as it doesn't invest very much, if at all, into its lackluster Special Defense. As such, many special attackers, such as Choice Specs Dragapult, Togekiss, and even Choice Specs Rotom-H can pose trouble for Quagsire. Every Rotom forme can be quite bad for Quagsire, as they can Trick Choice items onto Quagsire, locking it into a move and rendering it helpless. Rotom-C is a particularly annoying matchup, as it's immune to Earthquake, takes little from Scald, and cares little for a burn, all while being able to OHKO with Leaf Storm. All that being said, Quagsire still has a chance to win against many of those matchups if it takes Stockpile to stop itself from being completely abused by special attackers. Quagsire also struggles heavily versus other walls that are immune to Toxic, such as Toxapex and Ferrothorn, as they can either Toxic it or hit it back with a Grass-type STAB attack respectively and take very little from Quagsire's STAB moves, although Ferrothorn should be wary of the burn.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[lura, 190701]]
- Quality checked by: [[marilli, 70760], [Theorymon, 29010]]
- Grammar checked by: [[lotiasite, 302985]]
name: Unaware Wall
move 1: Scald
move 2: Earthquake / Stockpile / Protect
move 3: Toxic / Yawn
move 4: Recover
item: Leftovers / Sitrus Berry
ability: Unaware
nature: Relaxed / Bold
evs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
[SET COMMENTS]
With Unaware, Quagsire becomes a Pokemon capable of walling a multitude of setup sweepers, as it allows Quagsire to ignore stat buffs racked up by the foe. Scald is Quagsire's most prominent attack, as it can burn physical attackers and helps Quagsire wall them. Earthquake allows Quagsire to hit Pokemon it can't touch with Scald, such as Duraludon, Toxtricity, and Dracozolt. Stockpile is an alternate choice that allows Quagsire to surprise the foe by making it harder to KO. Protect allows for a turn of safety against foes to scout moves and rack up status damage, while also slightly healing if Quagsire has Leftovers. Toxic allows Quagsire to cripple both sweepers and other walls, such as Galarian Corsola. Yawn can stop sweepers right in their tracks, waste Dynamax turns, and give an ally a chance to come in without fear of being attacked. Recover is a consistent recovery method that allows Quagsire to be a consistent thorn in the side of the opponent's team.
Quagsire has a choice between the passive recovery of Leftovers or the one-time healing of Sitrus Berry when it drops under 50% health. The item choice is more dependent on what you wish your Quagsire to wall, as one or the other can be stronger against different foes. Passive recovery from Leftovers work better against foes that do less half of Quagsire’s health, such as Tyranitar, while one-time healing from Sitrus Berry is better against over half of Quagsire’s health, such as Choice Scarf Galarian Darmanitan. Rocky Helmet is also a viable option, as Quagsire walls many physical attackers, but it prefers recovery if possible. Unaware gives Quagsire a unique niche as a counter to physical setup sweepers, such as Cloyster. A Relaxed nature is used when using both STAB moves as to not weaken either move and a Bold nature is chosen when Stockpile is taken over Earthquake, as the Attack stat is no longer required.
Quagsire struggles with Pokemon with Grass-type coverage and strong special attackers. In particular, Gyarados and Togekiss both OHKO it. Quagsire struggles against most special attackers, as it doesn't invest very much, if at all, into its lackluster Special Defense. As such, many special attackers, such as Choice Specs Dragapult, Togekiss, and even Choice Specs Rotom-H can pose trouble for Quagsire. Every Rotom forme can be quite bad for Quagsire, as they can Trick Choice items onto Quagsire, locking it into a move and rendering it helpless. Rotom-C is a particularly annoying matchup, as it's immune to Earthquake, takes little from Scald, and cares little for a burn, all while being able to OHKO with Leaf Storm. All that being said, Quagsire still has a chance to win against many of those matchups if it takes Stockpile to stop itself from being completely abused by special attackers. Quagsire also struggles heavily versus other walls that are immune to Toxic, such as Toxapex and Ferrothorn, as they can either Toxic it or hit it back with a Grass-type STAB attack respectively and take very little from Quagsire's STAB moves, although Ferrothorn should be wary of the burn.
[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[lura, 190701]]
- Quality checked by: [[marilli, 70760], [Theorymon, 29010]]
- Grammar checked by: [[lotiasite, 302985]]
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