Competitive Information for Koffing [Sun/Moon]
Poison
Abilities:
Note: Pokemon with the Levitate ability are immune to Ground attacks.
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Koffing? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Koffing is a phenomenal Poison-typed Pokemon. Koffing is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Koffing can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Koffing's only type-related weaknesses are Ground and Psychic.
Item: Normalium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 152 Hp / 252 Atk / 104 SpD
Moveset:
- Return / Secret Power
- Thief / Assurance
- Rollout
- Gyro Ball
Physical Sweeper Koffing (Levitate)
Koffing is a remarkable Physical Sweeper. It is primarily designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Koffing's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Koffing is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Secret Power is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (effect varies with terrain. (30% paralysis chance)).
♦ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Koffing has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Assurance is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if target was damaged this turn).
♦ Rollout is a physical 30-base power Rock-type move (power doubles with each hit. repeats for 5 turns).
♦ Gyro Ball is a physical 0-base power Steel-type move (more power the slower your Koffing than the target).
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Item: Poisonium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 152 Hp / 252 SpA / 104 SpD
Moveset:
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Flamethrower / Incinerate
- Thunderbolt
- Shadow Ball
Special Sweeper Koffing (Levitate)
Koffing is an outstanding Special Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Koffing's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Koffing is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Incinerate is a special 60-base power Fire-type move (destroys the foes berry/gem).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Koffing? These builds have been optimized for Sun/Moon Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sun/Moon generation metagame.
Item: Normalium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 152 Hp / 252 Atk / 104 SpD
Moveset:
- Return / Secret Power
- Thief / Assurance
- Rollout
- Gyro Ball
Doubles Physical Sweeper Koffing (Levitate)
Koffing is an outstanding Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Life Orb boosts the power of Koffing's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Koffing is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Secret Power is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (effect varies with terrain. (30% paralysis chance)).
♦ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Koffing has no item, it steals the target's).
♦ Assurance is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if target was damaged this turn).
♦ Rollout is a physical 30-base power Rock-type move (power doubles with each hit. repeats for 5 turns).
♦ Gyro Ball is a physical 0-base power Steel-type move (more power the slower your Koffing than the target).
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Item: Poisonium Z / Life Orb
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 152 Hp / 252 SpA / 104 SpD
Moveset:
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Incinerate / Flamethrower
- Thunderbolt
- Shadow Ball
Doubles Special Sweeper Koffing (Levitate)
Koffing is an outstanding Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Koffing's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Levitate, Koffing is immune to ground; gravity/ingrain/smack down/iron ball nullify it.
♦ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
♦ Incinerate is a special 60-base power Fire-type move (destroys the foes berry/gem).
♦ Flamethrower is a special 90-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target).
♦ Thunderbolt is a special 90-base power Electric-type move (10% chance to paralyze the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Koffing learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Koffing can perform in Sun/Moon. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SM Move and Ability Combos for Koffing
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rain dance + Thunder
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Stockpile + Spit up
- Moves: Stockpile + Swallow
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Moves: Pain split + Will-o-wisp
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Assurance + Item: Rocky Helmet
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Zap Cannon
- Moves with Priority: Bide, Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Will-O-Wisp, Toxic
Moves that boost Koffing's stats
- Curse
- Rage
- Stockpile
Most notable and possible best moves for Koffing
- Destiny Bond
- Hidden Power
- Protect
- Rest
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Koffing in Sun and Moon
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