Physical
Balanced
CTier
60Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Weezing's spread. It leans mixed with Defense out front. And you'll get 2 Defense stat exp per KO for it. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats
Above
HP65
C
Attack90
B
Defense120
A
Sp. Atk85
C
Sp. Def70
C
Speed60
C
Total490
Details
Catch Rate
Challenging60 / 255
Growth Rate
Medium Fast1M XP
Height1.2 m
3'11"Small
Weight9.5 kg
20.9 lbsFeather
Base XP172
Average
Abilities
Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.
Levitate
Evades ground moves.
Neutralizing Gas
Neutralizes abilities of all Pokémon in battle.
StenchHA
Has a 10% chance of making target Pokémon flinch with each hit.
Levitate grants Ground immunity
EV Yield
HPAtkDef+2SpASpDSpe
Defense training target
Pokedex Entries

If one of the twin KOFFING inflates, the other one deflates. It constantly mixes its poisonous gases.

Weezing Weakness

Type-wise, Weezing takes extra damage from Ground and Psychic. The Poison typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Weezing's physical bulk (base 120 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

Weezing Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
2x (Weak)Ground, Psychic
0.5x (Resist)Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug
Type ChartAvg
2Weak
4Resist
0Immune
Score0
Gen II Type Chart
  • Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
  • Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
  • Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def
4xCritical
None
2xWeak
GroundPsychic
½xResist
GrassFightingPoisonBug
¼xResist
None
0xImmune
None
STAB (1)
Grass
How to Beat Weezing in Gold & Silver (Best Counters)

In Gold & Silver, Golem's Earthquake hits Weezing for 81-95%. Jynx threatens a KO with Psychic (109-128%).

Golem
Golem
RockGround
A
Recommended Build
ItemLeftovers
Moves
  • EarthquakeSTAB
  • Explosion
  • Rapid Spin
  • RoarUtility
Damage vs Weezing
Earthquake 2x
81-95%
Explosion
66-78%
Rapid Spin
14-16%
View Golem builds →

Gold & Silver Evolution

Weezing is what Koffing becomes. Breed it for Koffing eggs (average hatch time). A small partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolution from Koffing pushed Weezing to 490 total stats. HP saw the largest single gain at +25. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

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

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Weezing to get Koffing eggs easily using 11 partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Notable egg moves include Destiny Bond, Pain Split, Psybeam and 2 more.

Egg Groups
Indeterminate
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
20 cycles·5,140 steps
Quick~5 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
5moves
Breed With (best first)
mukgengarmagcargohaunterwobbuffetkoffinggrimergastlyslugmamisdreavus
10 of 11·

Gold & Silver Weezing Best Moveset

Best Build

Experimental
Utility
Ability
Not in Gen 2
Item
LeftoversSUSTAIN
Nature
Not in Gen 2

Utility Moveset

  • Sludge BombSTAB
  • ExplosionCoverage
  • Fire Blast
  • ThiefCoverage

Recommended Teammates

Qwilfish
QwilfishDecent
Venomoth
VenomothDecent
Primeape
PrimeapeDecent

Moves

Breeding's the move. Destiny Bond and Pain Split give Weezing options it can't learn any other way, and Normal and Fire coverage and more already covers a decent range on top of Sludge Bomb and Sludge. The egg moves push it further.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Poison Gas
——5540Poison
Lv 1
Self-Destruct
B2001005Normal
Lv 1
Smog
—207020Poison
Lv 1
Tackle
D3510035Normal
Lv 9
Smog
—207020Poison
Lv 17
Self-Destruct
B2001005Normal
Lv 21
Sludge
—6510020Poison
Lv 25
Smokescreen
D—10020Normal
Lv 33
Haze
C——30Ice
Lv 44
Explosion
S2501005Normal
Lv 51
Destiny Bond
D——5Ghost

TM Moves

TM
TM45
Attract
D—10015Normal
TM03
Curse
C——10Ghost
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM20
Endure+4
D——10Normal
TM38
Fire Blast
A120855Fire
TM21
Frustration
D—10020Normal
TM10
Hidden Power
—6010015Normal
TM15
Hyper Beam
C150905Normal
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM27
Return
D—10020Normal
TM04
Rollout
D309020Rock
TM35
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM36
Sludge Bomb
S9010010Poison
TM13
Snore
—4010015Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM34
Swagger
C—8515Normal
TM46
Thief
A6010025Dark
TM25
Thunder
B1207010Electric
TM06
Toxic
C—8510Poison
TM07
Zap Cannon
D100505Electric

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Destiny Bond
D——5Ghost
Egg
Pain Split
D—10020Normal
Egg
Psybeam
—6510020Psychic
Egg
Psywave
——8015Psychic
Egg
Screech
D—8540Normal

Tutor Moves

Weezing can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Weezing in Gold & Silver

No wild encounters for Weezing. The 2-stage line runs through Koffing, which you can catch at solid rates from the locations below. Evolve at level 35 once you've got the levels.

How to Obtain Weezing in Gold & Silver

Koffing is your first catch on the way to Weezing. You'll find walking and fixed encounters from Lv. 14-21 across 6 total spots in the chain.

  1. Koffing
    Step 1Catch Koffing
    Burned Tower - B1F
    GoldGrass Lv.14-16 Building
    50%Early
    Burned Tower - B1F
    SilverGrass Lv.14-16 Building
    50%Early
    Burned Tower - 1F
    GoldGrass Lv.14-16 Building
    35%Early
    Burned Tower - 1F
    SilverGrass Lv.14-16 Building
    35%Early
    Team Rocket HQ - B1F
    SilverInteract with Pokemon Lv.21
    LimitedMid
    Team Rocket HQ - B1F
    GoldInteract with Pokemon Lv.21
    LimitedMid
  2. Weezing
    Step 2Weezing ✓

Weezing Guide

  • In Gold & Silver, Weezing brings 490 BST to the table. C-Tier on our list: a niche pick in Gold & Silver's meta. Sludge Bomb with Leftovers is the standard set.

  • In Gold & Silver, Weezing's biggest threats include Golem (Ground) and Starmie (Psychic), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

  • Weezing is a physical attacker with base 90 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. At base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often.

  • In Gold & Silver, the best way to handle Weezing: Super-effective STAB from faster Pokemon is the simplest answer. Ground and Psychic-type attackers hit hardest.

  • In Gold & Silver, Weezing plays as a balanced. Not the fastest, so pick your spots carefully.

Game Availability

Available since Red & Blue, Weezing appears in 20 games spanning 10 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained a Galarian form in Generation 8.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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