**To use Koffing effectively in the current VGC format, leverage its Poison type typing and build around its top-performing movesets.** Koffing appears as a prominent choice in the current Pokémon Champions format, with usage data pulled from competitive teams, tournament results and Showdown-ready pastes tracked by MetaVGC. This page brings together its most common moveset, nature, ability, item, teammates and type weaknesses so you can judge where Koffing fits in a VGC team.

The most common build highlights Levitate, Focus Sash and Sassy 32/2/0/0/32/0. Its frequent moves include Pain Split, Protect, Will-O-Wisp, Scary Face, Toxic, and Toxic Spikes. Treat those choices as a data-backed starting point: they show what players are bringing, while EV spreads, Tera Type and the final move slot should still respond to your expected matchups.

Defensively, Koffing has important weaknesses to ground 2x, psychic 2x. That matters during teambuilding because a strong composition needs ways to cover those attacks without giving up offensive pressure. Partners such as Talonflame, Gengar, Basculegion, Oranguru, and Incineroar appear often because they can add positioning, type coverage, speed control or safer switches into common checks.

MetaVGC tracks recent teams using Koffing. Open the Koffing teams page to compare complete structures, copy Showdown pastes and see how players combine Koffing with other Pokémon in the active format.