Stats & Training
Defense and Attack carry most of Koffing's stat budget. Speed's the obvious dump stat. Common in the wild and yields 1 Defense EV. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.
Getting up close to a KOFFING will give you a chance to observe, through its thin skin, the toxic gases swirling inside. It blows up at the slightest stimulation.
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Solrock builds →Psychic 2x100-118%KO Confusion 2x56-68% | ||
 Geodude RockGround | C | |
 Numel FireGround | D | |
 Sandshrew Ground | D | |
 Baltoy GroundPsychic | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Baltoy builds →Psychic 2x82-97% Dig 2x46-55% Psybeam 2x61-72% Confusion 2x49-59% | ||
Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Solrock builds →Psychic 2x101-120%KO Confusion 2x60-72% | ||
Geodude RockGround | C | |
Numel FireGround | D | |
Sandshrew Ground | D | |
Baltoy GroundPsychic | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Baltoy builds →Psychic 2x84-100%KO Dig 2x44-52% Psybeam 2x60-72% Confusion 2x51-60% | ||
Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Solrock builds →Psychic 2x106-125%KO Confusion 2x61-72% | ||
Geodude RockGround | C | |
Numel FireGround | D | |
Sandshrew Ground | D | |
Baltoy GroundPsychic | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Baltoy builds →Psychic 2x86-103%KO Dig 2x44-53% Psybeam 2x65-76% Confusion 2x48-57% | ||
Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Solrock builds →Psychic 2x105-124%KO Confusion 2x60-70% | ||
 Gligar Ground | C | |
 Rhyhorn GroundRock | C | |
Numel FireGround | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Numel builds →Earthquake 2x72-86% Dig 2x60-70% | ||
Sandshrew Ground | D | |
Gligar Ground | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Gligar builds →Earthquake 2x84-99% Dig 2x67-80% | ||
Rhyhorn GroundRock | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Rhyhorn builds →Earthquake 2x91-109%KO Dig 2x76-89% | ||
 Phanpy Ground | D | |
Numel FireGround | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Numel builds →Earthquake 2x72-86% Dig 2x60-70% | ||
Sandshrew Ground | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Sandshrew builds →Earthquake 2x84-99% Dig 2x67-80% | ||
In Emerald, Starmie's Surf hits Koffing for 80-94%. Claydol threatens a KO with Psychic (90-106%). Gardevoir's Psychic also KOs at 154-182%.
 Starmie WaterPsychic | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Starmie builds →Rapid Spin10-12% Ice Beam54-63% Thunderbolt54-63% Surf80-94% | ||
 Claydol GroundPsychic | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Claydol builds →Rapid Spin14-17% Earthquake 2x86-101%KO Explosion71-83% Psychic 2x90-106%KO | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityTrace ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Gardevoir builds →Psychic 2x154-182%KO Thunderbolt51-61% | ||
Emerald Evolution
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 22 breeding partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Pass egg moves like Destiny Bond, Pain Split, Psybeam and 3 more to offspring.
Emerald Koffing Best Moveset
Normal coverage gives Koffing answers even while choice-locked. Choice Band provides raw power at the cost of move flexibility, and max HP and Attack EVs with Levitate mean every prediction that lands hits hard.
Best Build
Koffing best EVs are HP and Attack
Physical Wallbreaker Moveset
- Explosion
- Will O Wisp
- Sludge Bomb
- Shadow Ball
Recommended Teammates
Moves
Without breeding, Koffing misses out on Destiny Bond and Pain Split. That's 6 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Sludge Bomb and Sludge, with coverage across 7 types rounding things out.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Emerald Koffing Locations
decent spawn rates in early-game routes across 1 locations. Koffing's one of the easier catches on the list. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.
Best Locations to Catch Koffing in Emerald
Koffing Guide
Multiple options from Koffing: Weezing at level 35 and Galarian Weezing at level 35. Each branch takes the 340 BST base in a different direction.
Not a straight line. Koffing can become Weezing at level 35 and Galarian Weezing at level 35. Your choice depends on what you need.
For Emerald, 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.
You can find Koffing in Emerald. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 19 other games across the series.
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 1Y
Yellow - Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves