Shadow Koffing

This is a Shadow Pokemon and deals an extra +20% damage in Raids and Gym Battles. It also has 20% less defense.

If Koffing becomes agitated, it raises the toxicity of its internal gases and jets them out from all over its body. This Pokémon may also overinflate its round body, then explode.

Dex No

#109

Shadow Koffing Weaknesses and Strengths

Shadow Koffing is a Poison type Pokemon. When dealing damage with Poison Type Moves, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Ground	160%
Psychic	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Fighting	62.5%
Poison	62.5%
Bug	62.5%
Grass	62.5%
Fairy	62.5%

Best Moves for Shadow Koffing in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Shadow Koffing.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Infestation	Sludge Bomb	50.83	251.36
Tackle	Sludge Bomb	51.74	236.50
Infestation	Return	59.09	210.80
Infestation	Sludge	37.66	210.77
Tackle	Sludge	38.57	205.14
Tackle	Return	60.00	202.79
Infestation	Dark Pulse	35.76	200.05
Tackle	Dark Pulse	36.67	193.82
Tackle	Frustration	15.00	97.45
Infestation	Frustration	14.09	87.61

All Moves for Shadow Koffing

Below are all the moves that Shadow Koffing can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Return	Charged	35	50	700ms	-33
Sludge	Charged	50	28.57	2100ms	-33
Sludge Bomb	Charged	80	41.74	2300ms	-50
Dark Pulse	Charged	80	26.67	3000ms	-50
Frustration	Charged	10	5	2000ms	-33
Tackle	Quick	5	10	500ms	5
Infestation	Quick	10	9.09	1100ms	14

Shadow Koffing Evolution

Shadow Koffing

Requires
50x Candy

Shadow Weezing

Best Shadow Koffing Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Shadow Koffing Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Shadow Koffing in a raid.