Koffing counters

Gen 9 Nfe · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Koffing
#0109 Koffing
Poison
USAGE 28.4% #8
ABILITYNeutralizing Gas
BASE STATS
HP 40
ATK 65
DEF 95
SPA 60
SPD 45
SPE 35
BST340
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
GroundPsychic
½×
GrassFightingPoisonBugFairy
Moves
Pain Split 99.8% Sludge Bomb 95.4% Toxic Spikes 93.6% Will-O-Wisp 81.0% Thief 27.3% Flamethrower 2.1% Toxic 0.2% Clear Smog 0.2%
Items
Eviolite 100.0% Black Sludge 0.0% Rocky Helmet 0.0% Choice Band 0.0% Normal Gem 0.0%
Abilities
Neutralizing Gas91.2%Levitate8.8%
Common Teammates
Quaxwell87.8%Tinkatuff82.2%Drakloak79.5%Quilladin68.0%Monferno67.3%Thwackey24.4%Scraggy11.0%Krokorok9.8%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

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Ranked #8 with 28.45% usage. Sorted by reliability score.