Is Koffing Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Poison with AbilityLevitate granting Ground immunity. Wild in Virbank Complex. Roxie uses a Koffing at her gym. Weezing at level 35 adds bulk. AbilityLevitate removes the only Poison weakness, leaving nothing super-effective. A defensive oddity that sticks around longer than expected.
Koffing trades roughly evenly with Cheren's team.
Koffing trades roughly evenly with Roxie's team.
Koffing trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Koffing trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Clay's team hits Koffing's weaknesses hard.
Weezing trades roughly evenly with Skyla's team.
Weezing trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Weezing trades roughly evenly with Marlon's team.
Shauntal's team hits Weezing's weaknesses hard.
Weezing trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Weezing trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Weezing has the type edge here and should clean up Marshal's team.
Weezing trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Catch Koffing on Virbank Complex (walking, Lv 10-13, uncommon).
Your Koffing should hit Level 35 before you reach Skyla, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Koffing in Black 2 & White 2
Koffing appears at decent spawn rates across 2 spots in early-game routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.
Where To Catch Koffing in B2W2
Koffing is your first catch on the way to Koffing. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 10-58 across 4 total spots in the chain.
- Step 1Koffing ✓Virbank Complex - InsideLv.10-13FloorRate 15%Any
Step 2Catch or Evolve into WeezingP2 LaboratoryLv.57-58FloorRate 15%Anyor evolve from Koffing (Step 1)
Koffing Weakness
Ground and Psychic moves hit Koffing for super-effective damage. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Koffing's physical bulk (base 95 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Ground, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Koffing Weak Against
AvgBest Pokemon Against Koffing
 Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
 Baltoy GroundPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Baltoy builds →Extrasensory 2x77-90% Dig 2x45-53% | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 2x126-148%KO | ||
 Solosis Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Solosis builds →Future Sight 2x181-215%KO | ||
 Gothita Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Gothita builds →Future Sight 2x110-130%KO | ||
Baltoy GroundPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Baltoy builds →Extrasensory 2x72-85% Dig 2x43-52% | ||
 Duosion Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Duosion builds →Future Sight 2x210-248%KO | ||
 Claydol GroundPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Claydol builds →Extrasensory 2x108-127%KO Dig 2x63-75% | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 2x127-150%KO | ||
 Gothorita Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Gothorita builds →Future Sight 2x141-166%KO | ||
 Woobat Psychic | C | |
 Beheeyem Psychic | C | |
 Reuniclus Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Reuniclus builds →Future Sight 2x215-254%KO | ||
 Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Lunatone builds →Future Sight 2x174-205%KO Bulldoze 2x27-32% | ||
 Gothitelle Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Gothitelle builds →Future Sight 2x174-205%KO | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Beheeyem Psychic | C | |
Reuniclus Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Reuniclus builds →Future Sight 2x218-256%KO | ||
Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Lunatone builds →Future Sight 2x174-205%KO Bulldoze 2x27-32% | ||
Gothitelle Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Gothitelle builds →Future Sight 2x174-205%KO | ||
Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Metagross builds →Zen Headbutt 2x106-125%KO Earthquake 2x88-104%KO | ||
 Azelf Psychic | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 23 Interact Encounter | ||
Beheeyem Psychic | C | |
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Bronzong builds →Future Sight 2x151-178%KO Earthquake 2x62-73% | ||
Reuniclus Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Reuniclus builds →Future Sight 2x221-261%KO | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Excadrill can KO Koffing with Earthquake (89-105%). Gardevoir threatens a KO with Psychic (155-183%).
 Excadrill GroundSteel | A | |
Recommended Build AbilitySandforce ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x89-105%KO Rapid Spin15-18% Rock Slide22-26% | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityTrace ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Gardevoir builds →Psychic 2x155-183%KO Focus Blast34-40% Shadow Ball46-54% | ||
Koffing Evolutions
One evolution ahead. Koffing grows into Weezing through a straightforward two-stage chain. A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolved forms gain up to 150 total stats over Koffing. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Koffing easily with 45 breeding partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Pass egg moves like Curse, Destiny Bond, Grudge and 8 more to offspring.
B2W2 Koffing Best Moveset
Ground weakness disappears through AbilityLevitate, leaving Koffing weak only to Psychic. 95 Defense absorbs physical hits, and the moveset fires Poison TermStab while taking physical abuse. 60 Sp. Atk can't threaten much, but the typing and bulk answer Fighting types. Weezing adds power.
Best Build
Koffing best EVs are HP and Defense
Wall Moveset
- Pain Split
- Fire Blast
- Sludge Wave
- Will O Wisp
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Koffing misses out on Curse and Destiny Bond. That's 11 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Sludge Bomb and Sludge, with coverage across 8 types rounding things out.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Toxic gas is held within its thin, balloon-shaped body, so it can cause massive explosions.
Koffing Black 2 & White 2 Guide
For Black 2 & White 2, you can run Koffing through the first few routes without issues. 340 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Weezing as fast as you can.
Game Availability
One of the original 151, Koffing has appeared in 20 games — most mainline games. From Red & Blue through the latest titles, it's rarely been left out of a regional Pokedex.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves