In Emerald, Weezing looks average on paper at 490 BST. But Levitate is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier on our tier list. Will O Wisp with Leftovers is the standard set.

What is Weezing weak to?

In Emerald, Weezing's biggest threats include Golem (Ground) and Starmie (Psychic), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.

What is the best ability for Weezing?

Weezing gets Levitate, Neutralizing Gas, and Stench. But Levitate is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.

What role does Weezing play in battle?

Weezing is a physical attacker with base 90 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. At base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often.

What are the best moves for Weezing?

For Emerald, the core moveset is Will O Wisp, Sludge Bomb, Painsplit, and Explosion. Will O Wisp leads at 20% usage. This set covers the balanced role with a mix of damage and utility.

Weezing - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Physical

Balanced

CTier

60Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Nothing fancy in Weezing's spread. It leans mixed with Defense out front. And you'll get 2 Defense EVs per KO for it. Follows a medium-fast 1M XP curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP65

Attack90

Defense120

Sp. Atk85

Sp. Def70

Speed60

Total490

Details

Catch Rate

Challenging60 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Fast1M XP

Height1.2 m

Weight9.5 kg

Base XP172

Abilities

LevitateTop Pick

Evades ground moves.

Neutralizing Gas

Neutralizes abilities of all Pokémon in battle.

StenchHANot in game

Has a 10% chance of making target Pokémon flinch with each hit.

Levitate grants Ground immunity

EV Yield

HPAtkDef+2SpASpDSpe

Defense training target

Pokedex Entries

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Emerald

Weezing Weakness

Type-wise, Weezing takes extra damage from Ground and Psychic. The Poison typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Levitate grants an additional Ground immunity, reshaping the matchup chart. Weezing's physical bulk (base 120 Def) helps cushion physical weakness hits, but special attackers are the bigger threat.

Weezing Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Ground, Psychic
0.5x (Resist)	Grass, Fighting, Poison, Bug

Type ChartAvg

2Weak

4Resist

1Immune

Score0

Gen III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Ground Psychic

½xResist

Grass Fighting Poison Bug

¼xResist

None

0xImmune

Ground

STAB (1)

Grass

How to Beat Weezing in Emerald (Best Counters)

In Emerald, Steelix's Earthquake hits Weezing for 38-45%.

SteelixImmune to Poison, wears down with Toxic, threatens with Earthquake SteelGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityRockhead ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoarUtility Explosion ToxicUtility Damage vs Weezing Earthquake 2x 38-45% Explosion 31-37% View Steelix builds →
Hariyama Fighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Knock Off Brick Break Rock Slide Focus Punch Damage vs Weezing Knock Off 8-10% Rock Slide 14-17% View Hariyama builds →
HeracrossOutspeeds BugFighting	B
Recommended Build AbilitySwarm ItemSalacberry NatureJolly Moves MegahornSTAB Rock Slide Swords Dance SubstituteUtility Damage vs Weezing Megahorn 18-22% Rock Slide 15-18% View Heracross builds →
Machamp Fighting	B
Recommended Build AbilityGuts ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves Rock Slide Cross Chop Hidden Power Ghost Bulk Up Damage vs Weezing Rock Slide 17-20% View Machamp builds →
FlygonResists Poison, wears down with Toxic, threatens with Earthquake GroundDragon	B
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureImpish Moves EarthquakeSTAB Rock Slide ToxicUtility ProtectPriority Damage vs Weezing Earthquake 2x 42-49% Rock Slide 10-12% View Flygon builds →

Emerald Evolution

Weezing is what Koffing becomes. Breed it for Koffing eggs (average hatch time). A decent partner pool for breeding via one egg group. Eggs are average hatch time. The evolution from Koffing pushed Weezing to 490 total stats. HP saw the largest single gain at +25. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

2 Forms

#109Koffing

Level 35

#110Weezing

Stat Comparison 2 Stages

Koffing

Poison

Weezing

Poison

65+25

ATK

90+25

DEF

120+25

SP.ATK

85+25

SP.DEF

70+25

SPE

60+25

BST

340C-Tier

490B-Tier+150

ROLE

Balanced

TYPE

Utility

Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Weezing to get Koffing eggs easily using 22 partners from the Indeterminate egg group. Notable egg moves include Destiny Bond, Pain Split, Psybeam and 3 more.

Egg Groups

Indeterminate

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

6moves

Breed With (best first)

Emerald Weezing Best Moveset

Normal coverage keeps opponents guessing about Weezing's real targets. Leftovers provides passive recovery each turn while max HP and Defense EVs and Impish nature handle the stat profile. Levitate ties it together.

Best Build

Solid pick

Wall

Ability

Levitate

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Best Nature for Weezing

Impish+DEF

Weezing best EVs are HP and Defense

EVs

Def

Spe

Wall Moveset

Will O Wisp
Sludge BombSTAB
Pain Split
ExplosionCoverage

Recommended Teammates

BlisseyDecent

Moves

Breeding's the move. Destiny Bond and Pain Split give Weezing options it can't learn any other way, and coverage across 7 types already covers a decent range on top of Sludge Bomb and Sludge. The egg moves push it further.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Poison Gas

——5540Poison

Lv 1

Self-Destruct

B2001005Normal

Lv 1

Smog

—207020Poison

Lv 1

Tackle

—3510035Normal

Lv 9

Smog

—207020Poison

Lv 17

Self-Destruct

B2001005Normal

Lv 21

Sludge

—6510020Poison

Lv 25

Smokescreen

——10020Normal

Lv 33

Haze

A——30Ice

Lv 44

Explosion

A2501005Normal

Lv 51

Destiny Bond

D——5Ghost

Lv 58

Memento

D—10010Dark

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

C7010020Normal

TM38

Fire Blast

C120855Fire

TM35

Flamethrower

B9510015Fire

HM05

Flash

——7020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM15

Hyper Beam

C150905Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM34

Shock Wave

—60—20Electric

TM36

Sludge Bomb

S9010010Poison

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM12

Taunt

C—10020Dark

TM46

Thief

D6010025Dark

TM25

Thunder

C1207010Electric

TM24

Thunderbolt

C9510015Electric

TM41

Torment

D—10015Dark

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Destiny Bond

D——5Ghost

Egg

Pain Split

A——20Normal

Egg

Psybeam

—6510020Psychic

Egg

Psywave

——8015Psychic

Egg

Screech

D—8540Normal

Egg

Will-O-Wisp

S—7515Fire

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Tutor

Explosion

A2501005Normal

Tutor

Mimic

———10Normal

Tutor

Rollout

—309020Rock

Tutor

Sleep Talk

D——10Normal

Tutor

Snore

—4010015Normal

Tutor

Substitute

C——10Normal

Tutor

Swagger

——9015Normal

How to Get Weezing in Emerald

No wild encounters for Weezing. The 2-stage line runs through Koffing, which you can catch at decent rates from the locations below. Evolve at level 35 once you've got the levels.

How to Obtain Weezing in Emerald

Step 1Catch Koffing
Fiery Path
Grass Lv.15-16 Volcano
25%Early
Train until Level 35
Step 2Weezing ✓

Weezing Guide

In Emerald, Weezing looks average on paper at 490 BST. But Levitate is why it sees play. Build around that and it pulls its weight. C-Tier on our tier list. Will O Wisp with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Emerald, Weezing's biggest threats include Golem (Ground) and Starmie (Psychic), all carrying super-effective STAB moves. Only 2 weaknesses means fewer dedicated counters to worry about.
Weezing gets Levitate, Neutralizing Gas, and Stench. But Levitate is the one that matters. It's the centerpiece of every viable set. Build around that.
Weezing is a physical attacker with base 90 Attack. Enough bulk to take a hit or two, too. Speed tells the real story. At base 60 Speed, it won't be moving first often.
For Emerald, the core moveset is Will O Wisp, Sludge Bomb, Painsplit, and Explosion. Will O Wisp leads at 20% usage. This set covers the balanced role with a mix of damage and utility.

Game Availability

Available since Red & Blue, Weezing appears in 20 games spanning 10 generations. Beyond its original form, it gained a Galarian form in Generation 8.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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