Is Koffing Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Koffing floats through Hoenn with AbilityLevitate granting Ground immunity. Poison typing doesn't have exciting gym matchups, but the immunity protects against Earthquake users throughout the E4. Solid defensive niche.
Roxanne's typing presses Koffing's defenses.
Koffing has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Koffing's defenses.
Koffing trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Koffing trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Koffing trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Tate & Liza's team hits Weezing's weaknesses hard.
Weezing trades roughly evenly with Wallace's team.
Weezing has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Phoebe's team hits Weezing's weaknesses hard.
Weezing trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Weezing's weaknesses hard.
Steven's team hits Weezing's weaknesses hard.
Catch Koffing on Fiery Path (walking, Lv 14-16, rare).
Your Koffing should hit Level 35 before you reach Tate & Liza, at typical leveling pace.
How to Get Koffing in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Easy grab on Koffing with high spawn rates across 4 locations in early-game routes. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.
Where To Catch Koffing in ORAS
Koffing is your first catch on the way to Koffing. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 8-16 across 4 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Koffing ✓Fiery PathLv.8CaveRate 35%Horde battleFiery PathLv.14-16CaveOmega RubyRate 30%Fiery PathLv.14-16CaveAlpha SapphireRate 5%
Step 2Evolve into Weezing
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
 Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Lunatone builds →Psychic 2x151-177%KO Bulldoze 2x28-34% | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Solrock builds →Psychic 2x100-118%KO Bulldoze 2x39-48% | ||
 Kirlia PsychicFairy | C | |
 Spoink Psychic | C | |
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Lunatone builds →Psychic 2x152-180%KO Bulldoze 2x29-35% | ||
Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Solrock builds →Psychic 2x101-120%KO Bulldoze 2x40-48% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Spoink Psychic | C | |
 Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Latios builds →Psychic 2x203-239%KO Bulldoze 2x41-48% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Latias builds →Psychic 2x177-209%KO Bulldoze 2x35-43% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Lunatone builds →Psychic 2x157-186%KO Bulldoze 2x28-33% | ||
Solrock RockPsychic | C | |
Obtain MethodMeteor Falls Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Solrock builds →Psychic 2x106-125%KO Bulldoze 2x43-51% | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Metagross builds →Zen Headbutt 2x110-130%KO Bulldoze 2x55-65% | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Latios builds →Psychic 2x206-242%KO Bulldoze 2x38-46% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x264-312%KO | ||
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Bronzong builds →Future Sight 2x184-216%KO Bulldoze 2x38-46% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Latias builds →Psychic 2x179-211%KO Bulldoze 2x36-42% | ||
Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Metagross builds →Zen Headbutt 2x107-126%KO Earthquake 2x87-103%KO | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Latios builds →Psychic 2x200-236%KO Earthquake 2x64-75% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x259-306%KO | ||
Bronzong SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Bronzong builds →Future Sight 2x176-207%KO Earthquake 2x64-75% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Latias builds →Psychic 2x176-207%KO Earthquake 2x57-67% | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Latios builds →Dream Eater 2x230-271%KO Earthquake 2x63-74% | ||
Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Metagross builds →Zen Headbutt 2x107-126%KO Earthquake 2x89-106%KO | ||
 Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Latias builds →Dream Eater 2x201-236%KO Earthquake 2x57-67% | ||
Bronzong SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Koffing View Bronzong builds →Future Sight 2x183-216%KO Earthquake 2x63-74% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Excadrill can KO Koffing with Earthquake (160-189%). Gardevoir threatens a KO with Psychic (243-286%).
 Excadrill GroundSteel | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityMold Breaker 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 49 breeding partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Pass egg moves like Curse, Destiny Bond, Grudge and 9 more to offspring.
ORAS Koffing Best Moveset
Poison at 95 Defense with AbilityLevitate blocking Ground. The moveset fires at pre-evolution power from 65 Attack and 60 Sp. Atk. Weezing one evolution away adds 120 Defense and 90 Attack.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Destiny Bond
- Endure
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 9 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
If Koffing becomes agitated, it raises the toxicity of its internal gases and jets them out from all over its body. This Pokémon may also overinflate its round body, then explode.
Koffing embodies toxic substances. It mixes the toxins with raw garbage to set off a chemical reaction that results in a terribly powerful poison gas. The higher the temperature, the more gas is concocted by this Pokémon.
Koffing Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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