Quagsire

() is a /-type Pokémon introduced in Generation II.
==Biology==
===Physiology===
Quagsire is a light blue, bipedal, amphibious Pokémon. Its head is broad and round, having little neck to distinguish it from the rest of Quagsire's body. It has a wide mouth and tiny, black eyes. A wavy, purple stripe runs down its back. Quagsire's hands and feet both have three digits. Its outer layer of skin is slimy and slippery.
From its introduction in Generation II until Generation IV, Quagsires generally had a lighter blue highlight on their hands and feet, a design implementation that was ultimately scrapped by Gen V. The last known occurrence of this design was used in the illustration of Quagsire GL, a card released in Platinum: Bonds to the End of Time in Asia and Platinum: Rising Rivals internationally.
===Gender differences===
Male Quagsire have larger back-fins than the females.
===Behavior===
A type of carefree Pokémon, Quagsire are usually seen swimming aimlessly and leisurely in the water, though such behavior causes them to hit objects such as rocks and bottom of boats.
Furthermore, Quagsire like round objects and in one particular day of a year, they gather near the water and throw those round objects into streams. According to legends and myths, when a group of people go to the lower banks of streams to search for those objects, the last person to return will have good fortune.
In the anime, wild Quagsire are shown to have an annual celebration at Blue Moon Falls when the moon is full. There they attempt to shoot round objects they have collected to the top of a waterfall with their attacks to see who can launch their objects the highest, with the apparent target being the moon.
===Habitat===
Like their pre-evolution, Quagsire can be found at swamps, wetlands, and marshes. They also like to hide on river bottoms and can sometimes be found at the water's edge, according to the Pokédex in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.
==Evolution==
Quagsire evolves from Wooper beginning at level 20.
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===Sprites===
==Appearances==
===Anime===
*Quagsire starred in Once in a Blue Moon, where groups of Quagsire and Wooper gathered circular objects as part of their ritual. They synchronously threw these round objects towards the moon when it positions at the middle of a waterfall, which is a sort of a planetary event in that location within the anime. The GS Ball was also stolen in this episode by Quagsire, but Ash Ketchum and the group got it back.
*Lisa's Quagsire
*Rocky's Quagsire
*Crasher Wake's Quagsire
*Kodama's Quagsire
*Ludlow's Quagsire
==Trivia==
*A Quagsire appears as one of the main non playable characters in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity.
*Quagsire's shiny back in Generation II was a grayish color with purple markings. Today, its full shiny is a bright purple color.
*Until Generation IV, Quagsire did not learn any damaging Water type moves naturally. In Generation IV and all subsequent generations, it is able to learn Muddy Water.
===Origin===
Quagsire is based on a giant salamander.
===Etymology===
Its name probably originated from the word quagmire (a swampy area). It could also come from sire (a term used to refer to a royal) or it could come from Siren (a species of salamander).
Nuō likely comes from 沼 (numa, marsh) and 王 (ō, king) or 大きい (ōkī, big).
==Gallery==
0195Quagsire GS.png
0195Quagsire OS anime.png
0195Quagsire Dream.png
0195Quagsire Pokemon Stadium.png
0195Quagsire Pokémon Colosseum.png
0195Quagsire Pokémon PokéPark.png
0195Quagsire Masters.png
0195Quagsire Pokémon HOME.png
0195Quagsire GO.png
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Category:Medium-Sized Pokémon
Category:Medium-Weighed Pokémon
Category:Amphibian Pokémon