Koffing - Generation 9 learnset

This page lists all the moves that Koffing can learn in Generation 9, which consists of these games:

Pokémon Scarlet
Pokémon Violet

At the bottom we also list further details for egg moves: which compatible Pokémon can pass down the moves, and how those Pokémon learn said move.

Note: many moves have changed stats over the years. The power, accuracy and other information listed below is as it was in the respective games. Check a move's detail page for stats in the most recent games and when they changed.

Koffing artwork by Ken Sugimori

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Scarlet/Violet

Moves learnt by level up

Koffing learns the following moves in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet at the levels specified.

Lv.	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
1	Poison Gas	Poison	—	90
1	Tackle	Normal	40	100
4	Smog	Poison	30	70
8	Smokescreen	Normal	—	100
12	Clear Smog	Poison	50	—
16	Assurance	Dark	60	100
20	Sludge	Poison	65	100
24	Haze	Ice	—	—
28	Self-Destruct	Normal	200	100
32	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
36	Toxic	Poison	—	90
40	Belch	Poison	120	90
44	Explosion	Normal	250	100
48	Memento	Dark	—	100
52	Destiny Bond	Ghost	—	—

Egg moves

Koffing learns the following moves via breeding or picnics in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Details and compatible parents can be found below.

Move	Type	Power	Acc.
Curse	Ghost	—	—
Pain Split	Normal	—	—
Spit Up	Normal	—	100
Spite	Ghost	—	100
Stockpile	Normal	—	—
Swallow	Normal	—	—

Moves learnt by TM

Koffing is compatible with these Technical Machines in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet:

TM	Move	Type	Power	Acc.
01	Take Down	Normal	90	85
06	Scary Face	Normal	—	100
07	Protect	Normal	—	—
13	Acid Spray	Poison	40	100
16	Psybeam	Psychic	65	100
18	Thief	Dark	60	100
25	Facade	Normal	70	100
45	Venoshock	Poison	65	100
47	Endure	Normal	—	—
49	Sunny Day	Fire	—	—
50	Rain Dance	Water	—	—
66	Body Slam	Normal	85	100
70	Sleep Talk	Normal	—	—
85	Rest	Psychic	—	—
87	Taunt	Dark	—	100
91	Toxic Spikes	Poison	—	—
94	Dark Pulse	Dark	80	100
102	Gunk Shot	Poison	120	80
103	Substitute	Normal	—	—
107	Will-O-Wisp	Fire	—	85
114	Shadow Ball	Ghost	80	100
125	Flamethrower	Fire	90	100
126	Thunderbolt	Electric	90	100
141	Fire Blast	Fire	110	85
148	Sludge Bomb	Poison	90	100
166	Thunder	Electric	110	70
171	Tera Blast	Normal	80	100
174	Haze	Ice	—	—
175	Toxic	Poison	—	90
177	Spite	Ghost	—	100
180	Gyro Ball	Steel	—	100
202	Pain Split	Normal	—	—
214	Sludge Wave	Poison	95	100
224	Curse	Ghost	—	—

Koffing egg move parents

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Koffing

Koffing's egg groups: Amorphous

The egg moves for Koffing are listed below, alongside compatible parent Pokémon it can breed with.

You will need to breed a female Koffing with a compatible male Pokémon, with either parent (from Gen 6+) knowing the egg move in question. Alternatively, if you already have a Koffing with the egg move it can breed with Ditto.

Curse

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Gastly Haunter Gengar Shuppet Banette Duskull Dusclops Spiritomb Dusknoir Litwick Lampent Chandelure Phantump Trevenant Pincurchin
TM	Grimer Alolan Grimer Muk Alolan Muk Gastly Haunter Gengar Koffing Weezing Galarian Weezing Misdreavus Slugma Magcargo Gulpin Swalot Shuppet Banette Duskull Dusclops Chimecho Shellos Gastrodon Drifloon Drifblim Mismagius Spiritomb Dusknoir Litwick Lampent Chandelure Phantump Trevenant Sandygast Palossand Mimikyu Pincurchin Dreepy Drakloak Dragapult
Breeding	Grimer Alolan Grimer Muk Koffing Misdreavus Slugma Gulpin Swalot Shellos Gastrodon Mismagius Sandygast Palossand Mimikyu Dreepy Drakloak Dragapult
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Curse

Pain Split

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Misdreavus Gulpin Solosis Duosion Reuniclus Litwick Lampent Chandelure Mimikyu
TM	Grimer Alolan Grimer Muk Alolan Muk Gastly Haunter Gengar Koffing Weezing Galarian Weezing Misdreavus Slugma Magcargo Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Gulpin Swalot Shuppet Banette Duskull Dusclops Shellos Gastrodon Drifloon Drifblim Mismagius Spiritomb Gallade Dusknoir Solosis Duosion Reuniclus Litwick Lampent Chandelure Phantump Trevenant Sandygast Palossand Mimikyu Pincurchin
Breeding	Koffing Duskull Spiritomb
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Pain Split

Spit Up

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Gulpin Swalot Drifloon Drifblim
Breeding	Grimer Alolan Grimer Muk Koffing Shellos Gastrodon Sandygast Palossand
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Spit Up

Spite

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Gastly Haunter Gengar Shuppet Banette Mismagius Spiritomb
TM	Alolan Grimer Muk Alolan Muk Gastly Haunter Gengar Koffing Weezing Galarian Weezing Misdreavus Shuppet Banette Duskull Dusclops Drifloon Drifblim Mismagius Spiritomb Dusknoir Litwick Lampent Chandelure Phantump Trevenant Sandygast Palossand Mimikyu
Breeding	Alolan Grimer Koffing Misdreavus Mismagius
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Spite

Stockpile

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Gulpin Swalot Drifloon Drifblim
Breeding	Grimer Alolan Grimer Muk Koffing Slugma Shellos Gastrodon Sandygast Palossand
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Stockpile

Swallow

Learnt by	Compatible parents
Level up	Gulpin Swalot Drifloon Drifblim
Breeding	Grimer Alolan Grimer Muk Koffing Shellos Gastrodon Sandygast Palossand
Picnics	Any Pokémon that learns Swallow