Quagsire @ Rocky Helmet / Leftovers
Ability: Unaware
Level: 50
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpD
Bold Nature
- Recover
- Scald
- Toxic / Yawn
- Protect / Stockpile
In a metagame highly centralized around Zacian-C, Quagsire is prized for its ability to both hard counter and support Zacian-C by switching into the Choice Scarf Ditto that aim to revenge kill it. Maximum HP and Defense investment maximizes Quagsire's physical bulk. Recover is necessary for Quagsire to stay healthy, and Scald is the obligatory attack prized for its ability to spread burns. Quagsire has an important choice between Toxic, which puts opposing threats on a timer, and Yawn, which forces immediate switches and helps gain momentum. Protect has great synergy with both Yawn and Toxic and is valuable for stalling Dynamax turns. However, Stockpile combined with Toxic allows Quagsire to outlast weaker special setup attackers in a pinch. Rocky Helmet is Quagsire's most common item, as it allows Quagsire to make progress on Zacian-C without having to click an attacking move, but Leftovers provides passive recovery and has nice synergy with Protect.
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