About
It adores polluted air. Some claim that Koffing used to be more plentiful in the Galar region than they are now.
- Abilities
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Evades Ground moves.
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Neutralizes abilities of all Pokémon in battle.
Stench Hidden ability
Has a 10% chance of making target Pokémon flinch with each hit.
- Height
- 0.6 m 2′00″
- Weight
- 1.0 kg 2.2 lb
- Gender
♂ 50% ♀ 50%
Base stats
| Stat | Base | Distribution | Range at level 100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP | 40 | 190–284 | |
| Attack | 65 | 121–251 | |
| Defense | 95 | 175–317 | |
| Sp. Atk | 60 | 112–240 | |
| Sp. Def | 45 | 85–207 | |
| Speed | 35 | 67–185 | |
| Total | 340 | ||
Ranges assume 0 IVs, 0 EVs and a hindering nature at the low end, and 31 IVs, 252 EVs and a helpful nature at the high end.
Type matchups
Multipliers use the current type chart. Abilities that change damage taken can be applied.
Taking hits
- Weak 2×
- GroundPsychic
- Resists ½×
- GrassFightingPoisonBugFairy
Same-type attacks
- Super effective 2×
- GrassFairy
- Not very effective ½×
- PoisonGroundRockGhost
- No effect
- Steel
Evolution
- Level 35Level 35 in Galar
Moves
Moves this Pokémon can learn in the selected game. STAB marks attacks that share its type.
| Lv. | Move | Type | Category | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poisons the target. | Poison | Status | — | 90% | 40 |
| 1 | Inflicts regular damage with no additional effect. | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100% | 35 |
| 4 | Smog STAB Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Special | 30 | 70% | 20 |
| 8 | Lowers the target’s accuracy by one stage. | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 20 |
| 12 | Clear Smog STAB Removes all of the target’s stat modifiers. | Poison | Special | 50 | — | 15 |
| 16 | Power is doubled if the target has already received damage this turn. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100% | 10 |
| 20 | Sludge STAB Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Special | 65 | 100% | 20 |
| 24 | Resets all Pokémon’s stats, accuracy, and evasion. | Ice | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 28 | User faints. | Normal | Physical | 200 | 100% | 5 |
| 32 | Sludge Bomb STAB Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 |
| 36 | Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | Poison | Status | — | 90% | 10 |
| 40 | Belch STAB Can only be used after the user has eaten a berry. | Poison | Special | 120 | 90% | 10 |
| 44 | User faints. | Normal | Physical | 250 | 100% | 5 |
| 48 | Lowers the target’s Attack and Special Attack by two stages. User faints. | Dark | Status | — | 100% | 10 |
| 52 | If the user faints this turn, the target automatically will, too. | Ghost | Status | — | — | 5 |
| Move | Type | Category | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acid Spray STAB Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages. | Poison | Special | 40 | 100% | 20 |
| Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Normal | Physical | 85 | 100% | 15 |
| Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense. | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 |
| Has a chance to make the target flinch. | Dark | Special | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| Prevents the user’s HP from lowering below 1 this turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| Power doubles if user is burned, paralyzed, or poisoned. | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100% | 20 |
| Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 110 | 85% | 5 |
| Has a chance to burn the target. | Fire | Special | 90 | 100% | 15 |
Gunk Shot STAB Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Physical | 120 | 80% | 5 |
| Power raises when the user has lower Speed, up to a maximum of 150. | Steel | Physical | — | 100% | 5 |
| Resets all Pokémon’s stats, accuracy, and evasion. | Ice | Status | — | — | 30 |
| Sets the user’s and targets’s HP to the average of their current HP. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| Prevents any moves from hitting the user this turn. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| Has a chance to confuse the target. | Psychic | Special | 65 | 100% | 20 |
| Changes the weather to rain for five turns. | Water | Status | — | — | 5 |
| User sleeps for two turns, completely healing itself. | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| Lowers the target’s Speed by two stages. | Normal | Status | — | 100% | 10 |
| Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage. | Ghost | Special | 80 | 100% | 15 |
| Randomly uses one of the user’s other three moves. Only works if the user is sleeping. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
Sludge Bomb STAB Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Special | 90 | 100% | 10 |
Sludge Wave STAB Has a chance to poison the target. | Poison | Special | 95 | 100% | 10 |
| Lowers the PP of the target’s last used move by 4. | Ghost | Status | — | 100% | 10 |
| Transfers 1/4 of the user’s max HP into a doll, protecting the user from further damage or status changes until it breaks. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| Changes the weather to sunny for five turns. | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| User receives 1/4 the damage it inflicts in recoil. | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85% | 20 |
| For the next few turns, the target can only use damaging moves. | Dark | Status | — | 100% | 20 |
| If the user has Terastallized, it unleashes energy of its Tera Type. This move inflicts damage using the Attack or Sp. Atk stat—whichever is higher for the user. | Normal | Special | 80 | 100% | 10 |
| Takes the target’s item. | Dark | Physical | 60 | 100% | 25 |
| Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Special | 110 | 70% | 10 |
| Has a chance to paralyze the target. | Electric | Special | 90 | 100% | 15 |
| Badly poisons the target, inflicting more damage every turn. | Poison | Status | — | 90% | 10 |
| Scatters poisoned spikes, poisoning opposing Pokémon that switch in. | Poison | Status | — | — | 20 |
Venoshock STAB Inflicts double damage if the target is Poisoned. | Poison | Special | 65 | 100% | 10 |
| Burns the target. | Fire | Status | — | 85% | 15 |
| Move | Type | Category | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense. | Ghost | Status | — | — | 10 |
| Sets the user’s and targets’s HP to the average of their current HP. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| Power is 100 times the amount of energy Stockpiled. | Normal | Special | — | 100% | 10 |
| Lowers the PP of the target’s last used move by 4. | Ghost | Status | — | 100% | 10 |
| Stores energy up to three times for use with Spit Up and Swallow. | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| Recovers 1/4 HP after one Stockpile, 1/2 HP after two Stockpiles, or full HP after three Stockpiles. | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
Training and breeding
Training
- EV yield
- 1 Defense
- Catch rate
- 190
- Base friendship
- 70
- Base experience
- 68
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Wild held items
- Smoke Ball
Breeding
- Egg groups
- Indeterminate
- Egg cycles
- 20 (about 5,140 steps)