Mid-stage Pokemon like Oddish rarely see competitive play outside of special formats. It's a waypoint on the road to Vileplume, which is where the real potential kicks in. Only weak to Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic. Known as the Weed Pokemon.
Sp. Atk and Sp. Def carry most of Oddish's stat budget. Speed's the obvious dump stat. Easy to catch and yields 1 Sp. Atk EV. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.
It often plants its root feet in the ground during the day and sows seeds as it walks about at night.
Oddish Weakness
VulnerableOddish's Grass/Poison typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic moves. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Standard number of weaknesses for the Grass/Poison typing.
From here, Oddish's line branches into Vileplume and Bellossom. That's 2 possible evolutions, each with its own method. The evolved forms gain up to 170 total stats over Oddish.
How to Evolve
Breed Oddish easily with 89 breeding partners from the Plant egg group.
Eviolite turns Oddish into a wall that rivals fully evolved options. Chlorophyll and Modest nature stack with a spread EV build EVs to create a surprisingly tough defensive core.
Best Build
Best Oddish Moveset
- Giga Drain
- Sludge Bomb
- Moonblast
- Leech Seed
Recommended Teammates
Leveling does the heavy lifting. Oddish picks up Moonblast and Petal Dance along the way, building toward a complete offensive set. TMs add Fairy and Normal coverage, but the foundation's already strong by then.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
You'll want to breed for After You and Charm on Oddish. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Petal Dance and Solar Beam, they expand what Oddish can actually threaten in practice.
You'll want to breed for After You and Flail on Oddish. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Petal Dance and Solar Beam, they expand what Oddish can actually threaten in practice.
A solid spread overall. Oddish gets Solar Beam and Sludge Bomb for same-type damage alongside Fairy and Normal coverage. It won't blow anyone away, but it doesn't leave you stuck either.
Oddish doesn't appear in Scarlet & Violet. Transfer it from Red, Yellow, or Emerald to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.
moderate rates for Oddish across 18 locations in mid-game routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.
Best Locations
Which version you're playing matters for Oddish. 18 walking spots at Lv. 18-63 spread across Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, and some routes only appear in one cartridge. Check the version badges below.
high spawn rates in early-game routes across 28 locations. Oddish's one of the easier catches on the list. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.
Best Locations
You can catch Oddish through 28 walking encounters from Lv. 7-29, but availability differs between Shield and Sword. Some spots are exclusive to one version.
high spawn rates in early-game routes across 11 locations. Oddish's one of the easier catches on the list. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.
Best Locations
Oddish won't take long. 11 walking spots from Lv. 3-42 with solid rates across most of them. The top locations at each game stage are listed first.
Oddish is meant to evolve into Gloom. At 320 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.
Watch for Arcanine (Fire), Lapras (Ice), and Aerodactyl (Flying) when using Oddish. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Psychic-type attackers are also a problem. At base 30 Speed, Oddish won't outrun any of these threats so switching to a resist is usually the safer play.
Oddish evolves into Gloom at level 21. Oddish is the base form in a 4-stage evolutionary line.
Chlorophyll is what you want on Oddish. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Run Away) work on paper but Chlorophyll is what makes Oddish worth using.
Base 30 Speed is low. Priority moves or Trick Room are the way to go. On offense, Oddish is a physical attacker with base 50 Attack. Defensively? Fragile — can't afford to take many hits.
Oddish appears in 20 games, including Yellow, Red & Blue, and Gold & Silver.
One of the original 151, Oddish has appeared in 20 games — nearly every mainline game. From Red & Blue through the latest titles, it's rarely been left out of a regional Pokedex.
- Gen IY
Yellow - Gen IRBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen IIGS
Gold & Silver - Gen IIC
Crystal - Gen IIIRS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen IIIFRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen IIIE
Emerald - Gen IVPt
Platinum - Gen IVHGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen IVDP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen VBW
Black & White - Gen VB2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen VIXY
X & Y - Gen VIORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen VIIUSUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen VIISM
Sun & Moon - Gen VIILGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen VIIISwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen VIIIPLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen VIIIBDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen IXSV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen IXLZA
Legends: Z-A