Koffing
Poison
Best attacking moveset: Tackle and Sludge Bomb, worth 6.8 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Koffing can learn 6 combinations. Tackle with Sludge Bomb does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.
Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.
Type matchups
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infestation | Bug | 9 | 1.0s | +13 |
| Tackle | Normal | 5 | 0.5s | +5 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Pulse | Dark | 80 | 3.0s | -50 |
| Sludge | Poison | 50 | 2.0s | -33 |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | 85 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Koffing has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 1,373 at level 50, 1,214 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 694 CP at level 20, or 867 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 645 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 119 attack · 141 defense · 120 stamina |
What it costs
| Candy to evolve | 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Purify a Shadow one | 3,000 Stardust and 3 Candy |
| Size | 0.6 m and 1 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Koffing does not have one best moveset, it has 4. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Grass, Fairy, Psychic.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | Infestation + Sludge Bomb | 10.8 |
| Fairy | Tackle + Sludge Bomb | 9.2 |
| Psychic | Infestation + Dark Pulse | 8.4 |
| Dark | Infestation + Sludge Bomb | 7.9 |
| Normal | Tackle + Sludge Bomb | 6.8 |
| Fighting | Tackle + Sludge Bomb | 6.8 |
| Tackle + Sludge Bomb | 6.8 | |
| Bug | Tackle + Sludge Bomb | 6.8 |
| Fire | Tackle + Sludge Bomb | 6.8 |
| Water | Tackle + Sludge Bomb | 6.8 |
| Electric | Tackle + Sludge Bomb | 6.8 |
| Ice | Tackle + Sludge Bomb | 6.8 |
| Dragon | Tackle + Sludge Bomb | 6.8 |
| Ghost | Infestation + Dark Pulse | 6.7 |
| Poison | Tackle + Dark Pulse | 5.5 |
| Ground | Tackle + Dark Pulse | 5.5 |
| Rock | Infestation + Dark Pulse | 5.2 |
| Steel | Infestation + Dark Pulse | 4.6 |
Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Koffing is actually for.
Counters: what beats Koffing
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion + Psystrike Legacy | 40.2 |
 Alakazam | Psychic | Confusion + Psychic Legacy | 34.3 |
 Groudon | Ground | Mud Shot + Precipice Blades Legacy | 33.3 |
 Azelf | Psychic | Confusion + Futuresight | 33.3 |
 Hoopa | PsychicGhost | Confusion + Psychic | 33.1 |
 Espeon | Psychic | Confusion + Psychic | 33.1 |
 Regigigas | Normal | Zen Headbutt + Crush Grip Legacy | 33.0 |
 Lunala | PsychicGhost | Confusion + Psychic | 32.4 |
 Tapu Lele | PsychicFairy | Confusion + Futuresight | 32.0 |
 Latios | DragonPsychic | Zen Headbutt + Psychic | 31.8 |
Ranked by damage per second against Koffing's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.