Is Koffing Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Underground Poison-type. AbilityLevitate gives Ground immunity, which is handy in Sinnoh. Weezing is bulky but pure Poison doesn't hit anything super effectively in the gym lineup. Defensive filler.
Roark's team hits Koffing's weaknesses hard.
Koffing has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Koffing trades roughly evenly with Maylene's team.
Crasher Wake's team hits Koffing's weaknesses hard.
Fantina's typing presses Koffing's defenses.
Byron's team hits Koffing's weaknesses hard.
Koffing trades roughly evenly with Candice's team.
Koffing trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Aaron's team hits Koffing's weaknesses hard.
Bertha's Pokemon outpace and outclass Koffing here.
Koffing trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Lucian's team hits Koffing's weaknesses hard.
Cynthia's team hits Koffing's weaknesses hard.
Koffing cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Koffing in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
You're catching Koffing first, not Koffing. Koffing appears in the wild in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 2-stage line with evolution methods between each stage.
How to Obtain Koffing in BDSP
To get Koffing, start by catching Koffing through walking encounters at Lv. 55-63. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.
Step 1Koffing ✓
Step 2Catch or Evolve into WeezingRoute 227Lv.55GrassRate 10%Stark Mountain - OutsideLv.55CaveRate 10%Stark Mountain - EntranceLv.56CaveRate 10%Bogsunk CavernLv.58-63GrassPost-gameStark Mountain - InteriorLv.58CaveRate 10%Swampy CaveLv.58-63GrassPost-gameor evolve from Koffing (Step 1)
Koffing Weakness
Ground and Psychic moves hit Koffing for super-effective damage. 5 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 |
What is Koffing Weak Against
GoodBest Pokemon Against Koffing
 Abra Psychic | C | |
Abra Psychic | C | |
 Kadabra Psychic | B | |
 Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | B | |
 Girafarig NormalPsychic | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Girafarig builds →Dream Eater 2x167-197%KO Earthquake 2x60-71% | ||
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
 Bronzor SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Bronzor builds →Dream Eater 2x73-86% Earthquake 2x30-36% | ||
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Bronzong builds →Dream Eater 2x149-176%KO Earthquake 2x64-75% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | B | |
 Grumpig Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Grumpig builds →Dream Eater 2x165-194%KO Bulldoze 2x24-28% | ||
Girafarig NormalPsychic | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Girafarig builds →Dream Eater 2x165-194%KO Earthquake 2x58-68% | ||
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Bronzong builds →Dream Eater 2x147-173%KO Earthquake 2x62-74% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | B | |
Grumpig Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Grumpig builds →Dream Eater 2x160-189%KO Bulldoze 2x24-28% | ||
Girafarig NormalPsychic | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Girafarig builds →Dream Eater 2x160-189%KO Earthquake 2x57-67% | ||
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Bronzong builds →Dream Eater 2x145-171%KO Earthquake 2x62-73% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | B | |
 Chimecho Psychic | C | |
Grumpig Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Grumpig builds →Dream Eater 2x161-190%KO Bulldoze 2x23-29% | ||
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Bronzong builds →Future Sight 2x179-211%KO Earthquake 2x62-74% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x253-298%KO | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Metagross builds →Zen Headbutt 2x106-125%KO Earthquake 2x87-103%KO | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Excadrill can KO Koffing with Earthquake (160-189%). Gardevoir threatens a KO with Psychic (243-286%).
 Excadrill GroundSteel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySandrush ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Excadrill builds →Earthquake 2x160-189%KO Rapid Spin27-32% | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTrace ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast64-76% Psychic 2x243-286%KO Shadow Ball72-85% | ||
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 31 breeding partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Pass egg moves like Curse, Destiny Bond, Grudge and 9 more to offspring.
BDSP Koffing Best Moveset
95 Defense with AbilityLevitate granting Ground immunity and AbilityNeutralizing Gas from Gen 8 shutting down all abilities on the field. That ability-canceling tool is brand new compared to the original Gen 4. The moveset has Poison TermStab at modest levels but pre-evo stats can't compete. One evolution from Weezing.
Best Build
Koffing best EVs are HP and Attack
Support Moveset
- Toxic Spikes
- Destiny Bond
- Explosion
- Dark Pulse
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Koffing misses out on Curse and Destiny Bond. That's 12 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Belch and Sludge Bomb, with coverage across 7 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
Base Stats
Lighter-than-air gases in its body keep it aloft. The gases not only smell; they are also explosive.
Koffing Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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