Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: How to Evolve Koffing into…

Poison-types Koffing and Weezing are best known in-universe for spewing poisonous, explosive gas from their body. Originally from the Kanto region, Koffing and Weezing were made compatible in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet thanks to the Teal Mask. Now, trainers can catch a Koffing (or Weezing) of their own in Kitakami, the setting for Teal Mask/part 1 of The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero expansion pass.

With the inclusion of many Poison-types in Paldea, trainers may prefer to use something other than the Koffing-line in Scarlet & Violet. However, like Paldea, Kitakami has its own Pokedex, adding 200 more entries for trainers to fill out. Catching Koffing and Weezing is just part of the extra 200 new and returning Pokemon in one of the Gen 9 Pokedex.

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Where to Find Koffing

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Koffing only spawns on Oni Mountain, specifically at the Crystal Pool and Infernal Pass. Although Koffing can appear at Infernal Pass, they're easier to find at Crystal Pool. Trainers can start climbing Oni Mountain as soon as they're partnered with Kieran and sent off to find the three signboards around Kitakami. If players decide to follow the storyline, they'll be directed to the second signboard at Kitakami Hall. From there, they'll need to climb Oni Mountain.

Hike to the summit of Oni Mountain to the Crystal Pool and interact with the sign by the bridge to unlock a fast-travel point.

Koffing will be around level 29-30. To make catching it easier, make sure to have three gym badges. Special types of Poke Balls that have a higher catch rate depending on the Pokemon's type will have no effect on Koffing. Use a Quick Ball or bring a Pokemon that can chip away at its HP before throwing a Great Ball.

Another way to obtain Koffing without the Teal Mask DLC is to get it in a trade or use Pokemon HOME to transfer it from Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl, Pokemon GO, or Sword/Shield.

What Level Does Koffing Evolve

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Koffing evolves into Weezing at level 35. The quickest way to level it up is by using Exp. Candies or Rare Candy. Koffings that are caught in the postgame will be well-beyond their evolution level. Simply level it up one level to trigger the evolution.

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How to Get Galarian Weezing

In Sword/Shield, Weezing gained a regional variant: Galarian Weezing.

With the Koffing-line now compatible with Scarlet/Violet, players also have access to this regional variant. Koffings in Paldea/Kitakami will evolve into Kantonian Weezing, so in order to get the Galarian one, trainers will need to evolve their Koffing in Galar. Unlike regular Weezing, this Weezing is a Poison/Fairy-type, giving it more coverage, strengths, and weaknesses. Here are some ways to get Galarian Weezing for Scarlet/Violet:

Transfer a Galarian Weezing from Sword/Shield.
Transfer Koffing from Scarlet/Violet and evolve it in Sword/Shield.
Trade using Link Trade. Requires a Nintendo Online Membership Subscription.

Here's how to evolve a Scarlet/Violet Koffing into Galarian Weezing:

Place Koffing in a PC Box in Scarlet/Violet. Save the game, then exit.
Open Pokemon HOME on the Switch, and choose Scarlet/Violet.
Move Koffing to a Basic Box, then Save and Exit.
Open Sword/Shield in HOME, and transfer the Koffing from the Basic Box to a SwSh PC Box. Save and exit.
Close out of Pokemon HOME, open Sword/Shield on the main screen.
Place Koffing in the party, and level it up to 35 to evolve it into Galarian Weezing.
Put the newly-evolved Weezing back into the PC Box, then save and exit.
Go back into HOME to move Weezing from SwSh back to Scarlet/Violet.

Alternatively, trainers could just catch a Galarian Weezing (available in the Slumbering Weald) in Sword/Shield and transfer that to Scarlet/Violet. However, the Galarian Weezing won't have the same trainer ID as the Scarlet/Violet trainer.

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Is Weezing Worth Using? (Which Weezing is Better?)

Both Kantonian Weezing and Galarian Weezing have the same base stats. The differences start with its type effectiveness, moves, and of course, appearance. Here's more information about both Weezings:

HP:	65
Attack:	90
Special Attack:	85
Defense:	120
Special Defense:	70
Speed:	60
Total:	490

Best Natures for Weezing
	Increased Stat	Decreased Stat
Bold	Defense	Attack
Calm	Special Defense	Attack

	Weezing	Galarian Weezing
Super-effective against:	Grass, Fairy	Dragon, Fighting, Dark, Grass, Fairy
Weaknesses:	Psychic, Ground	Psychic, Ground, Steel
Resistances:	Fairy, Fighting, Bug, Grass, Poison	Fairy, Fighting, Bug, Grass, Dark
Immunities:	N/A	Dragon

Ability #1	Levitate: Gives immunity to Ground-type moves. This Ability can be negated if the opposing Pokemon uses a move like Gravity.
Ability #2	Neutralizing Gas: Nullifies all Pokemon's Abilities when entering battle.
Hidden Ability	Weezing Stench: May cause the target Pokemon to flinch when attacked by Weezing. Galarian Weezing Misty Surge: Sets up Misty Terrain when entering battle.

Despite its great Defense, Weezing's poor Speed and HP make it an unsuitable tank and attacker. Players may have also noticed that Weezing's recommended Natures are at the cost of its Attack stat. Although its Attack growth is higher than its Special Attack by 5 base points, Weezing's learnset and best moves are mostly special moves. This means trainers may want to prevent Weezing from having a low Special Attack growth.

Here are some recommended moves for both Weezings:

Sludge Bomb, which both Weezings can Remember after evolving, is arguably its best Poison-type move. Sludge Bomb has 100% accuracy, 90 power, and has a chance of poisoning the target.
Trainers can also teach it Toxic or Will-O-Wisp via TM. Toxic badly poisons the target, which means the target suffers more damage each turn. Will-O-Wisp inflicts Burn, which not only causes damage each turn, but it also cuts the power of the target's Pokemon physical attacks in half.
If players are using a Galarian Weezing, they'll want to make room for the move Strange Stream. This is a Fairy-type move that has a 20% chance of inflicting confusion on the target.
Kantonian Weezing can have Dark Pulse or Assurance for coverage against Psychic-type Pokemon.
Galarian Weezing can also benefit from having Flamethrower in its moveset. This will give it coverage against most Fire-type Pokemon. Since it's a dual Poison/Fairy-type, Galarian Weezing is weak to Steel-type moves, whereas regular Weezing is not.

Unfortunately, Weezing's TM learnset is shallow as well, and primarily of special moves. It doesn't gain much coverage beyond Fire and Dark-type moves, but it can learn Psybeam (Psychic-type) and Thunderbolt (Electric-type). However, these moves aren't going to cover any of Weezing's type weaknesses, so they may not be as useful as they sound.

Weezing can also learn moves such as Spite and Pain Split via Egg Moves. Thanks to the Mirror Herb, players just need to have one empty slot in Weezing's moveset, and have another Pokemon with the desired move. Make sure Weezing is holding a Mirror Herb, then set up a picnic. Exit back out and check Weezing's summary to see if the move was "shared."

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet are available for Nintendo Switch.

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