Koffing (Pokémon)

Koffing ドガース Dogars

Artwork from FR/LG

Type Species  Poison  Poison Gas Pokémon Ability Exp. at 100 Levitate 1,000,000 Pokédex Kanto #109 Johto #114 Hoenn #108 Sinnoh #— Browser Fiore R-089 Almia R-187 Height Weight 2'00" 2.2 lbs. Pokédex color Body style Footprint Catch rate Purple 190 Gender ratio   50% male   50% female Egg groups Egg cycles Indeterminate 21 (5355 steps*) EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 1 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Exp. 114 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Pokémon Palace Network Pokédex (Gen. I-III) On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. I-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) On Serebii's Pokédex: Generation I/II Generation III (Spin-Off games) Generation IV (Spin-Off games) On Azure Heights Pokédex (Gen. I) On Pokémon Dungeon Pokédex (Gen. I-II) On Ultimate Pokémon Center Pokédex (Gen. I-IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Koffing (Japanese: ドガース Dogars) is a Poison-type Pokémon.

It evolves into Weezing starting at level 35.

Biology

Physiology

Koffing is a round, purple Pokémon filled to the brim with toxic gases. Several crater-like protrusions on this Pokémon's body give it the resemblance of a naval mine. Koffing has a skull and cross-bones below its blissful face. Koffing has been considered to be related to Grimer, who is also a purple Poison-type Pokémon that associates with pollutants. Koffing may also be related to Drifloon, who is also a floating, round, purple, "X"-bearing Pokémon with a tendency to explode.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Koffing spews out poisonous gases whenever it gets upset. Koffing on the other hand exhales fresh, clean gases whenever it becomes happy or overjoyed. Koffing has also been known to explode from over inflating its body. Koffing is also capable of launching Fire and Electrical attacks.

Behavior

Habitat

Urban Pokémon

Koffing are a very common sight around burned down buildings, abandoned buildings and power plants.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Koffing mainly eat rotten kitchen garbage.

In the anime

James's Koffing

Koffing first appeared in Pokémon Emergency! as James's Pokémon. It evolved into Weezing during Dig Those Diglett.

A poacher had captured a bunch of Koffing in A Poached Ego.

In Tag! We're It...!, Dawn and Conway battled against a trainer who used a Koffing, alongside his partner who used a Scyther. The Koffing had several powerful attacks like Sludge Bomb, Thunderbolt, and Gyro Ball, but Conway's Slowking and Dawn's Piplup were able to defeat it.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Special manga

Koffing is seen as one of Koga's Pokémon. When Koga and Green are ambushed by Agatha's Gengar in Volume 7, Koga uses Koffing's smoke to relay his tactical plan to Green without Gengar noticing.

In the TCG

Main article: Koffing (TCG)

Other apperances

Super Smash Bros.

When released from a Poké Ball, Koffing will initiate a Poison Gas attack which will pummel an opponent. Koffing did not return in Super Smash Bros. Melee and was replaced by its evolution, Weezing.

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2: Koffing is a member of Team Skull, along with Zubat and the leader Skuntank.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Held items

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Koffing is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.

• Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

TCG-only moves

• Double-Edge

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball
	Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 7.9%	Friend Area: Poison Swamp
Phrases
51%-100% HP	Ooh, I'm feeling a little bloated with gas. Can I release some?
26%-50% HP	Oof... Half my health's frittered away...
1%-25% HP	I can't hold it anymore... Beware of leaking gases...
Level Up	Yes! I'm leveling up! Do I stink any worse?
Pokémon Ranger
Group:  Poison	Loops: 8	Minimum Experience: 22
Poké Assist: ( Poison )	Field Move: None	Maximum Experience: 32
"Koffing sprays poison mist to attack. It puffs up if a loop is drawn around it."
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 6.4%	IQ Group: E
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:  Poison	Poké Assist: ( Poison )	Field Move: (Tackle ×1)
"It attacks by scattering poison gas."

Evolution

	Unevolved	→ Level 35	First evolution
	Koffing  Poison		Weezing  Poison

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
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IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
			File:Spr 4p 109.png	NO SPRITES AVAILABLE
			File:Spr 4p 109 s.png

For other sprites and images, please see Koffing images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Koffing is the mascot of Smogon, Dogasu's Backpack, and Pokemopolis.
• Koffing and Weezing are the the only pure Poison-type Pokémon immune to Ground-type attacks, due to their in-game ability, Levitate.
• Koffing's original English name was going to be "Ny", representing New York City's polluted air.
• Koffing was depicted as having its skull-and-crossbones pattern being above its face in Pokémon Red and Blue and the Japanese Pokémon Blue, rather than the pattern being under its face as portrayed in the original versions of Pokémon Red and Green and later games. It is unknown if this was purposely done or if it was a sprite error (similar to the error of Raikou's sprite in Pokémon Gold and Silver).
• According to a question of a Pokémon Exam the characters of the anime participated in, Koffing was supposedly first discovered in a public bathhouse. However, the Team Rocket expansion's Koffing card states that Koffing was first discovered in a weapons factory. This may be either because Jessie answered the question incorrectly, or due to an inconsistency between the TCG and anime.
• Like Weezing, all but Pokémon Crystal's sprite have toxic gas around Koffing, although its Crystal sprite does squirt out some gas in its second frame.
• Despite Koffing's diet of rotten garbage, it is unable to learn a certain move which involves spewing garbage at the foe.

Origin

Considering its looks, its ability to float, and its tendency to explode, it may have been based upon a floating naval mine.

Name origin

Koffing's name is a corruption of the word coughing. Its Japanese name is a combination of 獰 dō, meaning bad, or 毒 doku, meaning poisonous, and gas. Its Japanese name also can come from the brazilian expression droga, wich means something something bad, rotten.

In other languages

• German: Smogon - Based on the English word smog.
• French: Smogo - Based on the English word smog.
• Korean: 또가스 Ttogaseu

Related articles

• James's Koffing

External links

Notes

This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species.