Mixed
Balanced
DTier
35Speed · Very Slow

Koffing Best Moveset

Poison at 65 Attack and 95 Defense with AbilityLevitate granting Ground immunity. Defensive for a pre-evolution but the moveset has no offensive pressure. AbilityNeutralizing Gas suppresses all abilities on the field, which has niche team value. Evolve to Weezing for 120 Defense and real bulk.

SABCDEFEEEEEEEEERed, Blue & YellowIRB/YPEAKGold, Silver & CrystalIIGS/CRuby, Sapphire & EmeraldIIIRS/EDiamond, Pearl & PlatinumIVDP/PtBlack & White / B2W2VBW/B2W2X & Y / ORASVIXY/ORASSun & Moon / USUMVIISM/USUMSword & Shield / BDSPVIIISS/BDSPScarlet & Violet / Legends Z-AIXSV/LZACURRENT
★Gen I — Red, Blue & YellowE

Koffing saw minimal competitive use in Gen I (Red, Blue & Yellow). This was Koffing's competitive peak. A key development: had a combined Special stat of 60.

Had a combined Special stat of 60

Best Moves

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
Lv 41
Explosion
Normal250POPULARCoverage
TM38
Fire Blast
Fire110POPULARCoverage
Lv 21
Sludge
Poison65POPULARSTAB
TM25
Thunder
Electric110POPULARCoverage
Koffing Red & Blue MovesKoffing Yellow Moves

Best Build

Experimental
Utility
Ability
Unknown
Item
None
Best Nature for Koffing
HardyNEUTRAL

Utility Moveset

  • ExplosionCoverage
  • Fire Blast
  • SludgeSTAB
  • ThunderCoverage

Recommended Teammates

Charizard
CharizardExcellent
Persian
PersianExcellent
Electabuzz
ElectabuzzExcellent
→Gen II — Gold, Silver & CrystalE

Poison pre-evolution with Levitate in Gen II (Gold & Silver). Ground immunity on a Poison-type removed the main weakness. 65/95 defenses walled physically.

SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
Lv 41
Explosion
Normal250POPULARCoverage
TM36
Sludge Bomb
Poison90COMMONSTAB
Lv 33
Haze
Ice—COMMONUtility
TM10
Hidden Power (Water)
Water60COMMONCoverage
TM25
Thunder
Electric110RARECoverage
Koffing Gold & Silver MovesKoffing Crystal Moves
Experimental
Utility
Ability
Unknown
Item
LeftoversSUSTAIN
Best Nature for Koffing
HardyNEUTRAL

Utility Moveset

  • ExplosionCoverage
  • Sludge BombSTAB
  • HazeUtility
  • Hidden Power Water

Recommended Teammates

Delibird
DelibirdGood
Ivysaur
IvysaurGood
Wartortle
WartortleGood
→Gen III — Ruby, Sapphire & EmeraldE

Two gens before Weezing carried the typing in Gen III (Ruby & Sapphire). Pain Split and Will-O-Wisp. The pre-evolution ran support.

Received Levitate
SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
Lv 41
Explosion
Normal250POPULARCoverage
Egg
Will-O-Wisp
Fire—COMMONUtility
TM36
Sludge Bomb
Poison90COMMONSTAB
TM30
Shadow Ball
Ghost80COMMONCoverage
TM38
Fire Blast
Fire110RARECoverage
Lv 45
Destiny Bond
Ghost—RAREUtility
TM42
Facade
Normal70RARECoverage
Koffing Ruby & Sapphire MovesKoffing Emerald Moves
Experimental
Physical Wallbreaker
Ability
Levitate
Item
Choice BandPOWER
Best Nature for Koffing
Adamant+ATK
EVs

Physical Wallbreaker Moveset

  • ExplosionCoverage
  • Will O Wisp
  • Sludge BombSTAB
  • Shadow Ball

Recommended Teammates

Geodude
GeodudeExcellent
Seedot
SeedotGood
Starmie
StarmieGood
→Gen IV — Diamond, Pearl & PlatinumE

Koffing saw minimal competitive use in Gen IV (Diamond, Pearl & Platinum). Koffing maintained its position from the previous generation. Its most popular set ran Levitate with Oranberry, favoring a Bold nature.

Physical/Special split overhauled move damage
SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
Lv 42
Sludge Bomb
Poison90COMMONSTAB
TM61
Will-O-Wisp
Fire—COMMONUtility
TM38
Fire Blast
Fire110COMMONCoverage
TM30
Shadow Ball
Ghost80RARECoverage
Lv 37
Explosion
Normal250RARECoverage
TM24
Thunderbolt
Electric90RARECoverage
TM35
Flamethrower
Fire90RARECoverage
Koffing Diamond & Pearl MovesKoffing Platinum Moves
Experimental
Wall
Ability
Levitate
Item
Oran BerryRECOVERY
Best Nature for Koffing
Bold+DEF
EVs

Wall Moveset

  • Sludge BombSTAB
  • Will O Wisp
  • Fire Blast
  • Shadow Ball

Recommended Teammates

Munchlax
MunchlaxGood
Gastly
GastlyGood
Gligar
GligarDecent
→Gen V — Black & White / B2W2E

Koffing saw minimal competitive use in Gen V (Black & White / B2W2). Koffing maintained its position from the previous generation. Its most popular set ran Levitate with Black Sludge, favoring a Bold nature.

Hidden Abilities became available
SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
Egg
Pain Split
Normal—POPULARUtility
TM38
Fire Blast
Fire110POPULARCoverage
Xfer
Sludge Wave
Poison95POPULARSTAB
TM61
Will-O-Wisp
Fire—POPULARUtility
Koffing Black & White MovesKoffing Black 2 & White 2 Moves
Experimental
Wall
Ability
Levitate
Item
Black SludgeSUSTAIN
Best Nature for Koffing
Bold+DEF
EVs

Wall Moveset

  • Pain Split
  • Fire Blast
  • Sludge WaveSTAB
  • Will O Wisp

Recommended Teammates

Slaking
SlakingExcellent
Kingler
KinglerExcellent
Solrock
SolrockExcellent
→Gen VI — X & Y / ORASE

Koffing saw minimal competitive use in Gen VI (X & Y / ORAS). Koffing maintained its position from the previous generation. Its most popular set ran Levitate with Custapberry, favoring a Hardy nature.

Fairy type added to the gameMega Evolution became available
SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
Lv 40
Destiny Bond
Ghost—POPULARUtility
Xfer
Endure
Normal—POPULARPriority
Koffing X & Y MovesKoffing ORAS Moves
Experimental
Utility
Ability
Levitate
Item
Custap BerryRECOVERY
Best Nature for Koffing
HardyNEUTRAL

Utility Moveset

  • Destiny Bond
  • EndureFAST +4

Recommended Teammates

Sandslash
SandslashExcellent
Taillow
TaillowExcellent
Magnemite
MagnemiteExcellent
→Gen VII — Sun & Moon / USUME

Koffing saw minimal competitive use in Gen VII (Sun & Moon / USUM). Koffing maintained its position from the previous generation. Its most popular set ran Levitate with Eviolite, favoring a Calm nature.

Z-Moves became available
SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
Egg
Toxic Spikes
Poison—COMMONSTAB
TM61
Will-O-Wisp
Fire—COMMONUtility
Egg
Pain Split
Normal—COMMONUtility
Lv 15
Clear Smog
Poison50COMMONSTAB
Lv 34
Sludge Bomb
Poison90RARESTAB
Lv 26
Haze
Ice—RAREUtility
Koffing Sun & Moon MovesKoffing Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Moves
Experimental
Wall
Ability
Levitate
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Koffing
Calm+SPD
EVs

Wall Moveset

  • Toxic SpikesSTAB
  • Will O Wisp
  • Pain Split
  • Clear SmogSTAB

Recommended Teammates

Lopunny
LopunnyGood
Klang
KlangDecent
Togetic
TogeticDecent
→Gen VIII — Sword & Shield / BDSPE

Koffing saw minimal competitive use in Gen VIII (Sword & Shield / BDSP). Koffing maintained its position from the previous generation. Its most popular set ran Levitate with Focus Sash, favoring a Hardy nature.

Gained Neutralizing Gas as second abilityGigantamax became availableDynamax became available
SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
TR54
Toxic Spikes
Poison—COMMONSTAB
Lv 52
Destiny Bond
Ghost—COMMONUtility
Lv 44
Explosion
Normal250RARECoverage
TR58
Dark Pulse
Dark80RARECoverage
Koffing Sword & Shield MovesKoffing BDSP Moves
Experimental
Support
Ability
Levitate
Item
Focus SashSURVIVAL
Best Nature for Koffing
HardyNEUTRAL
EVs

Support Moveset

  • Toxic SpikesSTAB
  • Destiny Bond
  • ExplosionCoverage
  • Dark Pulse

Recommended Teammates

Genesect
GenesectGood
Jigglypuff
JigglypuffGood
Koffing
KoffingGood
→Gen IX — Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-AE

Koffing saw minimal competitive use in Gen IX (Scarlet & Violet / Legends Z-A). Koffing maintained its position from the previous generation. Its most popular set ran Neutralizinggas with Eviolite, favoring a Careful nature.

Terastallization became available
SRCMOVETYPECATPWRPOPROLE
TM202
Pain Split
Normal—POPULARUtility
TM107
Will-O-Wisp
Fire—POPULARUtility
Lv 44
Explosion
Normal250COMMONCoverage
Lv 36
Toxic
Poison—COMMONSTAB
Lv 32
Sludge Bomb
Poison90RARESTAB
TM126
Thunderbolt
Electric90RARECoverage
Koffing Scarlet & Violet MovesKoffing Legends Z-A Moves
Experimental
Wall
Ability
Neutralizing Gas
Item
EvioliteBULK
Best Nature for Koffing
Careful+SPD
EVs

Wall Moveset

  • Pain Split
  • Will O Wisp
  • ExplosionCoverage
  • ToxicUtility

Recommended Teammates

Glalie
GlalieExcellent
Ditto
DittoGood
Basculin
BasculinGood

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.

Koffing Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Ground, Psychic
0.5x (Resist)Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug, Fairy

What is Koffing Weak Against

Good
2Weak
5Resist
1Immune
Score+1
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
GroundPsychic
½xResist
GrassFightingPoisonBugFairy
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
Ground

What is Koffing Strong Against

2Strong
4Resisted
1Immune
Score-3
2xStrong
GrassFairy
½xResisted
PoisonGroundRockGhost
0xImmune
Steel

Best Pokemon Against Koffing

Mudbray deals 36-42% with Earthquake.

Evolution

One evolution ahead. Koffing grows into Weezing through a straightforward two-stage chain. Plenty of partners 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

2 Evolutions
Koffing
#109Koffing
Weezing
#110WeezingLevel 35
Galar WeezingGalar
#110Galar WeezingLevel 35
Stat Comparison 3 Stages
Koffing
Poison
Weezing
Poison
Galar Weezing
Poison
HP
40
65+25
65+25
ATK
65
90+25
90+25
DEF
95
120+25
120+25
SP.ATK
60
85+25
85+25
SP.DEF
45
70+25
70+25
SPE
35
60+25
60+25
BST
340D-Tier
490C-Tier+150
490C-Tier+150
ROLE
Balanced
Balanced
Balanced
TYPE
Utility
Mixed
Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Koffing easily with 63 breeding partners from the Indeterminate egg group.

Egg Groups
Amorphous
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Breed With (best first)
gardevoirgalladegastrodonstunfisktrevenantshellosphantumpcofagriguskirliacastformraltsyamask
12 of 63·

How to Get Koffing

All 20 games

A handful of locations for Koffing with moderate rates across early-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.

Where To Catch Koffing in SV

To get Koffing, start by catching Koffing through walking encounters at Lv. 7-60. The chain covers 1 catchable stage before reaching the final form.

  1. Koffing
    Step 1Koffing ✓
    Crystal Pool
    Lv.7-60Overworld
    Infernal Pass
    Lv.7-60Overworld
    Oni Mountain
    Lv.7-60Overworld

Base Stats

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.

Base Stats
Avg
HP40
D
Attack65
C
Defense95
B
Sp. Atk60
C
Sp. Def45
D
Speed35
F
Total340
Details
Catch Rate
Easy190 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height0.6 m
2'00"Small
Weight1.0 kg
2.2 lbsFeather
Base XP68
Low Yield
Abilities
Levitate
Evades ground moves.
Neutralizing Gas
Neutralizes abilities of all Pokémon in battle.
StenchHidden Ability
Has a 10% chance of making target Pokémon flinch with each hit.
Levitate grants Ground immunity
EV Yield
HPAtkDef+1SpASpDSpe
Defense training source
Pokedex Entry

Its body is full of poisonous gas. It floats into garbage dumps, seeking out the fumes of raw, rotting trash.

Pokemon Legends: Z-A

Koffing Guide

  • 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

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