Koga's Koffing · Gym Challenge, what to know.
About the Koga's Koffing card
Koga's Koffing is card 79 of 132 in Gym Challenge, released in October 2000, a Common. It is a Basic Grass-type with 40 HP.
As a Basic Pokémon, Koffing needs no prior evolution to put into play, which made it a practical card in the era's decks.
Koga is the Poison-type Gym Leader of Fuchsia City, a ninja who later rises to the Elite Four. Koga's Koffing is part of that themed lineup.
Illustrated by Ken Sugimori. Sugimori is the lead character designer of Pokémon itself, so his card art carries the tight, on-model look that defined how the creatures appear in the games.
About Koffing in the Pokémon world
A Poison-type floating gas Pokémon. James's signature Pokémon in the anime. Base Set Common. Team Rocket anime appeal.
What is Koga's Koffing worth?
Koga's Koffing is a Common, so raw copies trade for very little and most of the print run survives. The only real value is in pristine, high-grade copies, where even a Common can reach low triple digits in 1st Edition PSA 10. See the live price above for the current figure by grade.
Print variants and how to spot them
Gym Challenge shipped in 1st Edition and Unlimited, with no Shadowless print. The trainer-prefix naming runs across the set, and the 1st Edition Koga's Koffing carries the Edition 1 stamp and a premium over Unlimited in matching grade.
Grading and condition
Koga's Koffing is the most forgiving tier to grade in the set. Centering on the framed border is the usual cap, and the soft Wizards-era cardstock picks up edge whitening easily, but high print runs keep clean copies affordable.
If you are collecting Koga's Koffing
Raw copies of Koga's Koffing are inexpensive enough that grading rarely pays unless you have a clearly pack-fresh example. For set completion, a clean sleeved Koga's Koffing is the practical move.
Three prints, three markets.
Edition 1 stamp under the artwork. Trades above Unlimited in matching grade.
No stamp. The standard, more affordable print.
