** This distinction is possibly shared with {{p|Wingull}}, as its Japanese name, キャモメ ''Camome'', is arguably heard in the obscure vocals of ビレッジブリッジ ''[[Pokémon Black & White Super Music Collection|Village Bridge]]''.
** This distinction is possibly shared with {{p|Wingull}}, as its Japanese name, キャモメ ''Camome'', is arguably heard in the obscure vocals of ビレッジブリッジ ''[[Pokémon Black & White Super Music Collection|Village Bridge]]''.
* Koffing shares similar traits to {{p|Grimer}} and {{p|Trubbish}}. All three Pokémon are pure Poison-types with a single evolution and appear to be based of a certain pollution; Koffing being air pollution.
* Koffing shares similar traits to {{p|Grimer}} and {{p|Trubbish}}. All three Pokémon are pure Poison-types with a single evolution and appear to be based of a certain pollution; Koffing being air pollution.
* Koffing, along with [[Meowth]], [[Ekans]] and their [[Weezing|respective]] [[Persian|evolutionary]] [[Arbok|families]], are all unavailable in [[Pokémon Yellow]]. These three Pokémon represent the core of the [[Team Rocket Trio]]'s team, and thus it makes sense that—because Yellow is based on the anime, wherein the Trio are major antagonists—these three Pokémon would be uncatchable.
Koffing is a round, limbless purple Pokémon filled to the brim with toxic gases. Several crater-like protrusions on this Pokémon's thin body give it the resemblance of a meteorite or a naval mine. Although Koffing is usually seen with only two small fangs in its mouth, it has a full set of flat teeth as seen in Rocking the Virbank Gym! Part 1. Koffing has a skull and crossbones below its blissful face. Koffing has been considered to be related to Grimer, who is also a purple Poison-type Pokémon that associates with pollutants. Koffing may also be related to Drifloon, who is also a floating, round, purple, "X"-bearing Pokémon with a tendency to explode.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
Koffing spews out poisonous gases whenever it gets upset. On the other hand, Koffing exhales fresh, clean gases whenever it becomes happy or overjoyed. Although Koffing's gas is more commonly attributed as being poisonous, the gases may also cause coughs, sniffles, and teary eyes. Koffing has also been known to explode from over-inflating its body. Koffing is also capable of launching Fire and Electrical attacks. As shown in the anime, Koffing's gas can be ignited by fire or electricity, which suggests that it also contains flammable hydrocarbons.
Behavior
If Koffing becomes agitated, it raises the toxicity of its internal gases and then jets them out from all over its body. Koffing is prone to over-inflating its round body before it self-destructs. The higher the temperature, the more gas Koffing concocts.
Koffing floats in the air because its body is filled with a gas that is slightly lighter than air. The gas is a combination of the vapors from fermenting trash and Koffing’s own poisonous fumes.
Koffing are a very common sight around burned-down or abandoned buildings and power plants. Volcanoes also provide a suitable habitat for them. They are common in Kanto, Johto, and Hoenn, but seldom encountered in Sinnoh and Unova.
Koffing is seen as one of Koga's Pokémon alongside its evolution. When Koga and Blue are ambushed by Agatha's Gengar in Gimme Shellder, Koga uses Koffing's smoke to relay his tactical plan to Blue without Gengar noticing.
When released from a Poké Ball, Koffing will initiate a Poison Gas attack which will pummel an opponent. Koffing did not return in Super Smash Bros. Melee and was replaced by its evolution, Weezing.
If Koffing becomes agitated, it raises the toxicity of its internal gases and then jets them out from all over its body. This Pokémon may overinflate its round body, then explode.
Koffing embodies toxic substances. It mixes the toxins with raw garbage to set off a chemical reaction that results in a terribly powerful Poison Gas. The higher the temperature, the more gas is concocted by this Pokémon.
Getting up close to a Koffing will give you a chance to observe, through its thin skin, the toxic gases swirling inside. It blows up at the slightest stimulation.
According to a question of a Pokémon Exam the characters of the anime participated in, Koffing was supposedly first discovered in a public bathhouse. However, the Team Rocket expansion's Koffing card states that Koffing was first discovered in a weapons factory. This may be either because Jessie answered the question incorrectly, or due to an inconsistency between the TCG and anime.
Koffing and Munna are the only Pokémon whose names are mentioned in music found in the games. Munna's name is heard in ミュージカル「メロメロ★ムンナ」 Musical "Charming Munna", while Koffing's Japanese name is heard in タチワキジム(演奏・DOGARS) Virbank Gym (Performance - KOFFING), although it is replaced with the word "Pokémon" in international releases.
This distinction is possibly shared with Wingull, as its Japanese name, キャモメ Camome, is arguably heard in the obscure vocals of ビレッジブリッジ Village Bridge.
Koffing shares similar traits to Grimer and Trubbish. All three Pokémon are pure Poison-types with a single evolution and appear to be based of a certain pollution; Koffing being air pollution.
Koffing, along with Meowth, Ekans and their respectiveevolutionaryfamilies, are all unavailable in Pokémon Yellow. These three Pokémon represent the core of the Team Rocket Trio's team, and thus it makes sense that—because Yellow is based on the anime, wherein the Trio are major antagonists—these three Pokémon would be uncatchable.
Origin
Considering its looks, its ability to float, and its tendency to explode, it may have been based upon a floating naval mine or living meteorite. It is also based on smog and other forms of air pollution. Koffing may also be based on the imagined fear that heavy pollution, caused by the leakage and/or improper disposal of toxic/radioactive waste, may result in the creation of new and undesirable life.
Name origin
Koffing is a corruption of coughing.
Dogars is a combination of 獰 dō (bad) or 毒 doku (poisonous) and gas.
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