Competitive Information for Koffing [Sword/Shield]
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 Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Koffing is popular 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: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 152 Hp / 252 Atk / 104 SpD
Moveset:
- Facade / Headbutt
- Assurance / Thief
- Rollout
- Gyro Ball
Physical Sweeper Koffing (Levitate)
Koffing is a fabulous Physical Sweeper for single battles. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Koffing's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. 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 damaging Ground-typed moves (except Thousand Arrows). Levitate also makes Koffing unaffected by the effects of Spikes, Arena Trap, Toxic Spikes, Sticky Web, Rototiller or terrain effects. Keep in mind that Ingrain, Gravity, Smack down and the Iron ball item will nullify Levitate's effect. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ Headbutt is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Assurance is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if target was damaged this turn).
◆ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Koffing has no item, it steals the target's).
◆ 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: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 152 Hp / 252 SpA / 104 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Flamethrower / Incinerate
- Thunderbolt
- Dark Pulse
Special Sweeper Koffing (Levitate)
Koffing is popular Special Sweeper for single battles. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Koffing's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. 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 damaging Ground-typed moves (except Thousand Arrows). Levitate also makes Koffing unaffected by the effects of Spikes, Arena Trap, Toxic Spikes, Sticky Web, Rototiller or terrain effects. Keep in mind that Ingrain, Gravity, Smack down and the Iron ball item will nullify Levitate's effect.
◆ 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).
◆ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Koffing? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield 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 Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Life Orb / Choice Band
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 152 Hp / 252 Atk / 104 SpD
Moveset:
- Facade / Headbutt
- Assurance / Thief
- Rollout
- Gyro Ball
Doubles Physical Sweeper Koffing (Levitate)
Koffing is a marvelous Physical Sweeper for double battles. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Choice Band will increase the damage of Koffing's physical moves by 1.5x at the cost of locking you into the first move you pick. 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 damaging Ground-typed moves (except Thousand Arrows). Levitate also makes Koffing unaffected by the effects of Spikes, Arena Trap, Toxic Spikes, Sticky Web, Rototiller or terrain effects. Keep in mind that Ingrain, Gravity, Smack down and the Iron ball item will nullify Levitate's effect. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction.
◆ Headbutt is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (30% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Assurance is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (power doubles if target was damaged this turn).
◆ Thief is a physical 60-base power Dark-type move (if your Koffing has no item, it steals the target's).
◆ 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: Life Orb / Choice Specs
Ability: Levitate
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 152 Hp / 252 SpA / 104 SpD
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Sludge Wave / Sludge Bomb
- Incinerate / Flamethrower
- Thunderbolt
- Dark Pulse
Doubles Special Sweeper Koffing (Levitate)
Koffing is a wonderful Special Sweeper for double battles. This moveset is designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Choice Specs will increase the damage of Koffing's special moves by 1.5x but will lock you into the first move you pick. 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 damaging Ground-typed moves (except Thousand Arrows). Levitate also makes Koffing unaffected by the effects of Spikes, Arena Trap, Toxic Spikes, Sticky Web, Rototiller or terrain effects. Keep in mind that Ingrain, Gravity, Smack down and the Iron ball item will nullify Levitate's effect.
◆ 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).
◆ Dark Pulse is a special 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
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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.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Koffing can perform in Sword/Shield. 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 SS 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: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Will-O-Wisp, Toxic
Moves that boost Koffing's stats
- Curse
- Stockpile
Most notable and possible best moves for Koffing
- Destiny Bond
- Protect
- Rest
- Taunt
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Koffing in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Koffing's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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