Weezing

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Weezing
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National Pokédex
Koffing - Weezing (#110) - Rhyhorn
Johto Pokédex
Koffing - Weezing (#115) - Grimer
Hoenn Pokédex
Koffing - Weezing (#109) - Spoink
Japanese name Matadogas
Evolves from Koffing
Evolves into None
Generation First
Species Poison Gas Pokémon
Type Poison
Height 3 ft 11 in (1.2 m)
Weight 21.0 lb (9.5 kg)
Ability Levitate

Weezing (マタドガス Matadogasu?, Matadogas in original Japanese language versions) is a Pokémon, the evolved form of Koffing. It appeared first in Pokémon Red and Blue.

Weezing is a spelling variant of wheezing. The Japanese name uses the English loanword "gas" (which is used by Japanese to refer to both gasoline and the state of matter), with the prefix "do" meaning "bad" or "poisonous", and also applies the prefix "mata" (roughly "more"). The US beta version of the game, as well as promotional materials and copies of the first few episodes of the Pokemon anime, used the name "LA" (an in-joke referencing Los Angeles).

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[edit] Biology

Weezing is formed when 2 Koffing bond together in a pool of poisonous gases and liquids. Weezing is a sponge for pollution, feeding on toxic fumes, germs and dust. Though they thrive in toxic waste and garbage dumps, most Weezing prefer to live in the area of active volcanoes, because the volcanoes are constantly smoking. The gas it emits from its mouth and crater-like pores has a horrid, pungent odor. It is more solid and tough than Koffing, because it is not only gas-based but also liquid-based. This allows it to use attacks like Sludge. Weezing's appearance is opposite of Koffing's. It has a pessimistic look on its face and its fangs protrude from its lower jaw. The mark on its chest even looks slightly different. Weezing even has a smaller version of itself on the side of its head with an even more different mark on its chest and a weird joint on it that could resemble a molecule structure.

The 2 fused Koffing must share their gases together. One will inflate and one will deflate as their gases are shared and mixed. If problems occur in the gas-mixing process, the Weezing can explode. Weezing requires a strong hide in order to produce internal gases.

Despite the putrid source of its equally putrid gases, high-priced perfume can be made from Weezing's internal gases by heavily diluting them.

Humans are warned of Weezing's dangerously toxic gases and putrid stench by the skull-and-crossbones symbol on its hard layer of skin.

[edit] In the video games

Koffing evolves into Weezing at level 35, and Weezing is also seen in the wild occasionally.

Weezing was considered by strategy guides the most valuable Poison Type to come out of Red/Blue/Yellow thanks mostly to its high defense rating. Its usefulness was increased when Pokémon abilities were introduced in Ruby and Sapphire, allowing Weezing the ability Levitate, which negates all Ground attacks - super effective versus Poison types like Weezing.

In the Advance metagame, Weezing is considered the best fighting wall in the game, and deserves a rightful place to best physical wall after Skarmory for not having any physical weaknesses, although its base defense is lower. Standard Weezing use Will-o-Wisp to lower the foe's attack stat, which is useful against Choice Banders and hurts everything that doesn't have the ability to heal its status. It can also be an effective Hazer, and Weezing can become extremely annoying with its Pain Split technique, which against high HP Pokémon becomes extremely effective.

This Pokémon has a 5% chance of holding a Smoke Ball when it is encountered in versions later than Yellow. It can be obtained from Weezing via usage of the move Thief.

In the GameCube video game Super Smash Bros. Melee, it can appear when a Poké Ball is thrown, and when it does it emits a cloud of toxic gas that prevents players from escaping when it touches them. It is also an unlockable trophy.

[edit] In the animé

In the Pokémon anime, one of the things James' Weezing is used for is its ability to blanket the area in poison gas, so they can grab Pikachu while Ash is coughing and blinded. Later in the anime, James releases Weezing along with Jessie's Arbok to defend an unevolved herd of Ekans and Koffing from a poacher.

James' Weezing evolved from a Koffing he received for Christmas. Early on in the series, both Jessie and James make their first Pokémon, Koffing and Ekans, evolve. Sadly, their stage 1 state doesn't seem to boost their power at all, though the pair exhibit considerably more character than their basic counterparts (It has long been established that Pokémon become completely different "people" when they evolve - i.e. Ash's Charmander became disgruntled as a Charmeleon and absolutely unruly as a Charizard.)

As Team Rocket are often called the most emotionally developed characters in the series, Weezing, as well as Arbok, served as perfect mirrors of their owner's characters early on. At first glance, just like the Pokémon he owns, James appears to be nothing more than a bag of hot, useless air. Equally, Jessie resembles her own Pokémon as being, on the surface, nothing beyond a snake. The release of these Pokémon, while not only noble and showing the moral progress of both Jessie and James, is symbolic of their ultimate development as characters. While Weezing was with James, it was voiced by Eric Stuart.

[edit] In the trading card game

Weezing has an impressive number of appearances in the card game. It is stage-1 and Grass-type in all its appearances in these expansions:

  • Fossil
  • Team Rocket (as Dark Weezing)
  • Gym Challenge (as Koga’s Weezing)
  • Expedition
  • EX Ruby & Sapphire
  • EX Team Rocket Returns (Dark/Grass dual type, as Dark Weezing)
  • EX Deoxys
  • EX Delta Species

In addition, a Weezing appeared in the Vending Machine series as an uncommon card.

[edit] References

Publications
  • Barbo, Maria. The Official Pokémon Handbook. Scholastic Publishing, 1999. ISBN 0-439-15404-9.
  • Loe, Casey, ed. Pokémon Special Pikachu Edition Official Perfect Guide. Sunnydale, CA: Empire 21 Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1-930206-15-1.
  • Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., August 2004. ISBN 1-930206-50-X
  • Mylonas, Eric. Pokémon Pokédex Collector’s Edition: Prima’s Official Pokémon Guide. Prima Games, September 21 2004. ISBN 0-7615-4761-4
  • Nintendo Power. Official Nintendo Pokémon Emerald Version Player’s Guide. Nintendo of America Inc., April 2005. ISBN 1-930206-58-5

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