Koblin

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Koblin Deep Dwelling Pokémon #024
Type Dark Unknown
Abilities Run Away or Quick Feet				Hidden Abilities
Gender ratio 50% male, 50% female		Catch rate 255 (33.3%)
Breeding Egg group Monster Hatch time 5355 steps
Height 2'4" 0.7 m 0'0" 0 m		Weight 45.9 lbs. 20.8 kg 0 lbs. 0 kg
Base experience yield 62		Leveling rate Medium Fast
EV yield Total: 1 0 HP 1 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed
Body style		Footprint
Pokédex color   Black		Base friendship 70
Cry

Koblin is a Dark-type Pokémon.

It evolves starting at level 25 into one of the following Pokémon:

• Koberus when outdoors
• Kobalt when indoors

Pokédex entry

Game locations

Held items

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Moves

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By TM/HM

TM   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  TM01 Hone Claws Dark Status 0000— —}}—% 15 TM05 Roar Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM06 Toxic Poison Status 0000— 090}}90% 10 TM10 Hidden Power Normal Special 0000Varies 100}}100% 15 TM12 Taunt Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 20 TM17 Protect Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM21 Frustration Normal Physical 0000Varies 100}}100% 20 TM27 Return Normal Physical 0000Varies 100}}100% 20 TM28 Dig Ground Physical 08080 100}}100% 10 TM30 Shadow Ball Ghost Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM32 Double Team Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 15 TM39 Rock Tomb Rock Physical 05050 080}}80% 10 TM40 Aerial Ace Flying Physical 06060 —}}—% 20 TM41 Torment Dark Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM42 Facade Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 20 TM44 Rest Psychic Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM45 Attract Normal Status 0000— 100}}100% 15 TM46 Thief Dark Physical 04040 100}}100% 10 TM56 Fling Dark Physical 0000Varies 100}}100% 10 TM58 Endure Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM59 Incinerate Fire Special 03030 100}}100% 15 TM61 Will-O-Wisp Fire Status 0000— 075}}75% 15 TM63 Rock Smash Fighting Physical 04040 100}}100% 15 TM65 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical 07070 100}}100% 15 TM66 Payback Dark Physical 05050 100}}100% 10 TM67 Retaliate Normal Physical 07070 100}}100% 5 TM71 Stone Edge Rock Physical 100100 080}}80% 5 TM77 Psych Up Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM78 Bulldoze Ground Physical 06060 100}}100% 20 TM80 Rock Slide Rock Physical 07575 090}}90% 10 TM84 Poison Jab Poison Physical 08080 100}}100% 20 TM87 Swagger Normal Status 0000— 090}}90% 15 TM90 Substitute Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 TM95 Snarl Dark Special 05555 095}}95% 15 TM96 Dark Pulse Dark Special 08080 100}}100% 15 TM97 Sleep Talk Normal Status 0000— —}}—% 10 HM01 Cut Normal Physical 05050 095}}95% 30 HM04 Strength Normal Physical 08080 100}}100% 15

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Koblin Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Koblin Moves in yellow cannot be learned by any previous evolutions of Koblin

By tutoring

By Move Tutor

Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP   Cost  Counter Fighting Physical — 100% 20 12 Double-Edge Normal Physical 120 100% 15 10 Fling Dark Physical Varies 100% 10 8 Iron Head Steel Physical 80 100% 15 4 Knock Off Dark Physical 20 100% 20 4 Mud-Slap Ground Special 20 100% 10 2 Secret Power Normal Physical 70 100% 20 None Snore Normal Special 40 100% 15 2 Spite Ghost Status — 100% 10 8 Stealth Rock Rock Status — —% 20 10 Uproar Normal Special 90 100% 10 6 Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical 80 90% 15 8

Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Koblin Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Koblin Moves in yellow cannot be learned by any previous evolutions of Koblin

By breeding

By breeding

Father   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Crunch Dark Physical 80 100% 15 Curse Ghost Status — —% 10 Encore Normal Status — 100% 5 Foul Play Dark Physical 95 100% 15

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Koblin Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Koblin Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Koblin

Also, if the mother was Koberus:

By breeding

Father   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Flare Blitz Fire Physical 120 100% 15 Pursuit Dark Physical 40 100% 20

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Koblin Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Koblin Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Koblin

Also, if the mother was Kobalt:

By breeding

Father   Move   Type   Cat.   Pwr.   Acc.   PP  Metal Burst Steel Physical Varies 100% 10 Rollout Rock Physical 30 90% 20

Moves marked with an asterisk (*) must be chain bred onto Koblin Bold indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Koblin Italic indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Koblin

Evolution

Unevolved Koblin  Dark	Level 25 (outdoors) →	First evolution Koberus  Dark  Fire
	Level 25 (indoors) →	First evolution Kobalt  Dark  Steel

Sprites

Front	Back
Front shiny	Back shiny
	File:024s.png	File:024sb.png

Trivia

• The Koblin line was one of the last lines to get finalized designs, as there were many struggles during development.
• The method of its split evolution was considered impossible to implement for a time, but eventually a way was discovered.
• In the tabletop RPG Dungeons & Dragons, kobolds have a reptilian or dragon-like form, similar to this Pokémon's design.

Design origin

Koblin is based on the kobold, a mythic, sprite-like creature that takes on many forms such as candles and animals.

Name origin

Koblin's name is a combination of kobold and goblin.

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