Koffing
poison
If one gets close enough to it when it expels poisonous gas, the gas swirling inside it can be seen.
Front
Normal
Shiny
Animated
Shiny Animated
Back
Normal
Shiny
Type
Poison
Dex
#121
Abilities
Levitate(Primary)
Gives immunity to Ground-type moves.
Neutralizing Gas(Secondary)
Suppresses all other Abilities.
Stench(Hidden)
May cause the foe to flinch.
Growth Rate
Medium Fast
Gender Ratio
50% Male, 50% Female
Egg Groups
indeterminate
Hatch Rate
Medium Fast (20 cycles)
Catch Rate
190
Base Exp
114
EV Yield
1 Defense
Wild Held Items
Weak To
ground ×2psychic ×2
Resists
grass ×0.5fighting ×0.5poison ×0.5bug ×0.5fairy ×0.5
Evolution Chain
Note, you can always call Professor Elm with the Pokemon you are trying to evolve as first in your party. This was a feature that was added specifically to Polished Crystal. If the information on this page seems incorrect, please try calling Professor Elm.
Base form
Level up Koffing holding Charcoal
Level up Koffing to Lv. 35
How to Obtain
Koffing appears common in Burned Tower 1F, common in Burned Tower B1F, and common in Cinnabar Volcano 1F. Wild ones range from level 14 to 56. There's a one-time encounter in Team Rocket Base B1F at level 28.
| Location | Level | Method | Form | Held Item | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Rocket Base B1F | Lv. 28 | static | - | - | - |
Wild Encounters (3)
Level Up Moves (14)
| Level | Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TackleLevel: 1 | ||||||
| normal |  | 40 | 100 | 35 | ||
| A full-body charge attack. | ||||||
| AcidLevel: 4 | ||||||
| poison |  | 40 | 100 | 30 | ||
| An attack that may lower Sp.Def. | ||||||
| SmokescreenLevel: 7 | ||||||
| normal |  | 0 | 100 | 20 | ||
| A move that lowers the foe's accuracy. | ||||||
| EndureLevel: 12 | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Endures any hit with at least 1HP. | ||||||
| Will O WispLevel: 15 | ||||||
| fire | | 0 | 85 | 15 | ||
| A move that may burn the foe. | ||||||
| VenoshockLevel: 18 | ||||||
| poison | | 65 | 100 | 10 | ||
| Damage doubles if foe is poisoned. | ||||||
| RageLevel: 23 | ||||||
| normal | | 20 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Raises Attack if the user is hit. | ||||||
| HazeLevel: 26 | ||||||
| ice | | 0 | 100 | 30 | ||
| Eliminates all stat changes. | ||||||
| Gyro BallLevel: 29 | ||||||
| steel | | 1 | 100 | 5 | ||
| Does more damage at lower speed. | ||||||
| Sludge BombLevel: 34 | ||||||
| poison | | 90 | 100 | 10 | ||
| An attack that may poison the foe. | ||||||
| ExplosionLevel: 37 | ||||||
| normal | | 250 | 100 | 5 | ||
| Very powerful but makes user faint. | ||||||
| Destiny BondLevel: 40 | ||||||
| ghost | | 0 | 100 | 5 | ||
| The foe faints if the user does. | ||||||
| Pain SplitLevel: 42 | ||||||
| ghost | | 0 | 100 | 20 | ||
| Adds user & foe's HPs. Shares total. | ||||||
| Fire BlastLevel: 45 | ||||||
| fire | | 110 | 85 | 5 | ||
| An attack that may inflict a burn. | ||||||
Related Guides
Egg Moves (4)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psybeam | |||||
| psychic | | 65 | 100 | 20 | |
| An attack that may confuse the foe. | |||||
| Screech | |||||
| normal | | 0 | 85 | 40 | |
| Sharply lowers the foe's Defense. | |||||
| Destiny Bond | |||||
| ghost | | 0 | 100 | 5 | |
| The foe faints if the user does. | |||||
| Pain Split | |||||
| ghost | | 0 | 100 | 20 | |
| Adds user & foe's HPs. Shares total. | |||||
Wild Moves (1)
Note: These moves are only available on wild Pokémon caught at specific locations.
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Explosion(Mahogany Town) | ||||||
| normal | | 250 | 100 | 5 | ||
| Very powerful but makes user faint. | ||||||
TM/HM Moves (25)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curse | ||||||
| ghost | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM03 | |
| Works differently for Ghost-types. | ||||||
| Toxic | ||||||
| poison | | 0 | 90 | 10 | TM06 | |
| A Poison move with increasing damage. | ||||||
| Venoshock | ||||||
| poison | | 65 | 100 | 10 | TM09 | |
| Damage doubles if foe is poisoned. | ||||||
| Hidden Power | ||||||
| The type varies with the Pokémon. | ||||||
| Sunny Day | ||||||
| fire | | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM11 | |
| Boosts Fire-type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Protect | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM17 | |
| Foils attack that turn. It may fail. | ||||||
| Rain Dance | ||||||
| water | | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM18 | |
| Boosts Water-type moves for 5 turns. | ||||||
| Thunderbolt | ||||||
| electric | | 90 | 100 | 15 | TM24 | |
| An attack that may cause paralysis. | ||||||
| Thunder | ||||||
| electric | | 110 | 70 | 10 | TM25 | |
| An attack that may cause paralysis. | ||||||
| Return | ||||||
| normal | | 1 | 100 | 20 | TM27 | |
| An attack that is based on loyalty. | ||||||
| Shadow Ball | ||||||
| ghost | | 80 | 100 | 15 | TM30 | |
| An attack that may lower Sp.Def. | ||||||
| Double Team | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM32 | |
| Raises the user's evasiveness. | ||||||
| Flamethrower | ||||||
| fire | | 90 | 100 | 15 | TM35 | |
| An attack that may inflict a burn. | ||||||
| Sludge Bomb | ||||||
| poison | | 90 | 100 | 10 | TM36 | |
| An attack that may poison the foe. | ||||||
| Fire Blast | ||||||
| fire | | 110 | 85 | 5 | TM38 | |
| An attack that may inflict a burn. | ||||||
| Substitute | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | TM41 | |
| Makes a decoy with 1/4 user's max HP. | ||||||
| Facade | ||||||
| normal | | 70 | 100 | 20 | TM42 | |
| Double damage with Psn, Brn, or Prz. | ||||||
| Rest | ||||||
| psychic | | 0 | 100 | 5 | TM44 | |
| Sleep for 2 turns to fully recover. | ||||||
| Attract | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 15 | TM45 | |
| Makes the opposite gender infatuated. | ||||||
| Thief | ||||||
| dark | | 60 | 100 | 25 | TM46 | |
| An attack that may steal a held item. | ||||||
| Dark Pulse | ||||||
| dark | | 80 | 100 | 15 | TM58 | |
| An attack that may cause flinching. | ||||||
| Will O Wisp | ||||||
| fire | | 0 | 85 | 15 | TM61 | |
| A move that may burn the foe. | ||||||
| Explosion | ||||||
| normal | | 250 | 100 | 5 | TM64 | |
| Very powerful but makes user faint. | ||||||
| Flash | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 20 | TM70 | |
| A move that lowers the foe's accuracy. | ||||||
| Gyro Ball | ||||||
| steel | | 1 | 100 | 5 | TM74 | |
| Does more damage at lower speed. | ||||||
Move Tutor Moves (5)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Power | Acc. | PP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endure | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | MT11 | |
| Endures any hit with at least 1HP. | ||||||
| Rollout | ||||||
| rock | | 30 | 90 | 20 | MT20 | |
| Attacks 5 turns with rising power. | ||||||
| Sleep Talk | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 100 | 10 | MT24 | |
| Randomly attacks while asleep. | ||||||
| Swagger | ||||||
| normal | | 0 | 85 | 15 | MT26 | |
| Causes confusion but raises Attack. | ||||||
| Zap Cannon | ||||||
| electric | | 120 | 50 | 5 | MT30 | |
| An attack that always paralyzes. | ||||||
Koffing in Pokémon Polished Crystal
Koffing is #121 in the PolishedDex for Pokémon Polished Crystal. This page covers its poison typing, base stats, abilities, level-up and TM/HM moves, evolution chain, and where to find it across 12 encounter locations. Use the moves and counters links below to plan a team around this Koffing form.
