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[SET]
Quagsire @ Heavy-Duty Boots / Leftovers / Rocky Helmet
Name: Unaware Wall (Water)
Ability: Unaware
EVs: 248 HP / 252 Def / 8 SpD
Impish Nature
- Earthquake
- Toxic
- Recover
- Spikes / Stealth Rock
[SET COMMENTS]
Quagsire is a decent choice on Water teams thanks to its good bulk, access to Recover, useful typing, and ability to get Spikes up against threats that it walls, like Iron Defense + Body Press Zamazenta, Dragon Dance Roaring Moon, and Iron Hands. Toxic lets Quagsire force progress on defensive Pokemon and offensive switch-ins such as Meowscarada, Latios, and the Ogerpon formes, which in conjunction with Spikes racks up a significant amount of chip damage on opposing teams over time. Spikes can wear down threatening special attackers that force out Quagsire like Ursaluna-BM and Choice Specs Flutter Mane. Alternatively, Stealth Rock can be run if Quagsire has no teammates setting it up. Heavy-Duty Boots lets Quagsire ignore treacherous entry hazards such as Spikes and Toxic Spikes, which can easily wear it down over the course of a game. Leftovers let Quagsire passively regenerate HP, which can help it conserve Recover PP. Alternatively, Rocky Helmet lets Quagsire punish common physical attacks, such as IronPress Zamazenta's Body Press and Choice Scarf Roaring Moon's U-turn, and wear down said opponents over time in conjunction with Toxic and Spikes.
Toxapex is a good teammate for Quagsire, as it complements Quagsire's defensive typing well, being able to take on Grass-types like Meowscarada while Quagsire handles Electric-types like Iron Hands. Ogerpon-W and Greninja appreciate Quagsire giving them extra chip damage to force progress against answers like Archaludon and Iron Hands, respectively, with Spikes. Primarina and Keldeo appreciate Quagsire being able to scare off Poison-types like Alolan Muk, allowing them to set up, while Spikes forces very handy damage onto their answers. In return, Keldeo can take on Kingambit and Chien-Pao, two physical attackers that can overpower Quagsire, while Primarina can switch in on Dragon-types like special attacking Dragapult. Empoleon provides a nice Grass neutrality and Fairy resistance to the team, letting it take on threats like Hydrapple and Hatterene, alongside being a specially defensive tank that pairs nicely with Quagsire's Electric immunity and physical bulk. It also sets up Stealth Rock to form an entry hazard-stacking core alongside Quagsire.
[CREDITS]
Written by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/dead-by-daylight.571069/
Water analysis by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/dead-by-daylight.571069/
Quality checked by:
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/sasha.510532/
https://www.smogon.com/forums/members/neko.542526/
Grammar checked by:
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