What does Oddish evolve into?

First stop is Gloom at level 21. From there the chain splits: Vileplume using a Leaf Stone and Bellossom using a Sun Stone. Pick your final form based on what your team needs.

At what level does Oddish evolve?

Level 21 gets you Gloom . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, you can run Oddish through the first few routes without issues. 320 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Gloom as fast as you can.

Where can you catch Oddish?

You can find Oddish in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 20 other games across the series.

Oddish - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

30Speed · Very Slow

Stats & Training

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.

Base Stats

Avg

HP45

Attack50

Defense55

Sp. Atk75

Sp. Def65

Speed30

Total320

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.5 m

Weight5.4 kg

Base XP64

Abilities

Chlorophyll

Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.

Run AwayHA

Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

It often plants its root feet in the ground during the day and sows seeds as it walks about at night.

Oddish Weakness

Oddish's Grass/Poison typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Standard number of weaknesses for the Grass/Poison typing.

Oddish Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Fighting, Fairy
0.25x (Resist)	Grass

Type ChartVulnerable

4Weak

5Resist

0Immune

Score-2

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Flying Psychic

½xResist

Water Electric Fighting Fairy

¼xResist

Grass

0xImmune

None

STAB (5)

Water Ground Rock Grass Fairy

How to Beat Oddish in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

Bronzong SteelPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 28 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Dream Eater 2x 110-129%KO Psychic 2x 97-115%KO Extrasensory 2x 87-103%KO Confusion 2x 57-68% View Bronzong builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Air CutterLv. 27 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Oddish Fly 2x 112-132%KO Air Cutter 2x 57-68% Pluck 2x 75-88% Aerial Ace 2x 75-88% View Golbat builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 FlyTM94 Damage vs Oddish Sky Attack 2x 122-144%KO Dream Eater 2x 77-92% Psychic 2x 70-82% Fly 2x 79-94% View Noctowl builds →
Chatot NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 ChatterLv. 21 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Oddish Fly 2x 94-112%KO Chatter 2x 79-94% Pluck 2x 65-76% Aerial Ace 2x 65-76% View Chatot builds →
Ponyta Fire	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Flame WheelLv. 25 Damage vs Oddish Overheat 2x 120-141%KO Fire Blast 2x 102-121%KO Flamethrower 2x 84-100%KO Flame Wheel 2x 79-94% View Ponyta builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

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. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

4 Forms

#043Oddish

Level 21

#044Gloom

#045VileplumeLeaf Stone

#182BellossomSun Stone

Stat Comparison 4 Stages

Oddish

GrassPoison

Gloom

GrassPoison

Vileplume

GrassPoison

Bellossom

Grass

60+15

75+15

ATK

65+15

80+15

DEF

70+15

85+15

95+25

SP.ATK

85+10

110+25

90+5

SP.DEF

75+10

90+15

100+25

SPE

40+10

50+10

BST

320D-Tier

395D-Tier+75

490B-Tier+95

490C-Tier+95

ROLE

Balanced

Trick Room

Attacker

Balanced

TYPE

Special

Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Oddish easily with 45 breeding partners from the Plant egg group. Pass egg moves like After You, Charm, Flail and 8 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Plant

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

11moves

Breed With (best first)

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Oddish Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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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.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Absorb

—2010025Grass

Lv 1

Growth

C——20Normal

Lv 4

Acid

—4010030Poison

Lv 8

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Lv 12

Mega Drain

—4010015Grass

Lv 14

Poison Powder

D—7535Poison

Lv 16

Stun Spore

C—7530Grass

Lv 18

Sleep Powder

C—7515Grass

Lv 20

Giga Drain

C7510010Grass

Lv 24

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Lv 28

Moonblast

C9510015Fairy

Lv 32

Grassy Terrain

———10Grass

Lv 36

Moonlight

C——5Fairy

Lv 40

Petal Dance

B12010010Grass

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM09

Bullet Seed

D2510030Grass

TM93

Cut

—509530Normal

TM21

Dazzling Gleam

C8010010Fairy

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

C9010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

——10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

C7510010Grass

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

TM22

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

After You

D——15Normal

Egg

Charm

C—10020Fairy

Egg

Flail

D—10015Normal

Egg

Ingrain

———20Grass

Egg

Leech Seed

C—9010Grass

Egg

Nature Power

D——20Normal

Egg

Razor Leaf

—559525Grass

Egg

Strength Sap

C—10010Grass

Egg

Synthesis

C——5Grass

Egg

Teeter Dance

D—10020Normal

Egg

Tickle

D—10020Normal

Tutor Moves

Oddish can't learn any Tutor moves

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Oddish Locations

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 to Catch Oddish in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

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.

Route 230

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.18-23 Route

11%Mid

Route 230

Shining PearlGrass Lv.18-23 Route

11%Mid

Route 229

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.20-22 Route

5%Mid

Route 229

Shining PearlGrass Lv.20-22 Route

5%Mid

Bogsunk Cavern

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Swamp

Post

Post-game

Bogsunk Cavern

Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Swamp

Post

Post-game

Grassland Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Grassland Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Riverbank Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Riverbank Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Spacious Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Spacious Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Still-Water Cavern

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Still-Water Cavern

Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Sunlit Cavern

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Sunlit Cavern

Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave

Post

Post-game

Swampy Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Swamp

Post

Post-game

Swampy Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Swamp

Post

Post-game

Oddish Guide

First stop is Gloom at level 21. From there the chain splits: Vileplume using a Leaf Stone and Bellossom using a Sun Stone. Pick your final form based on what your team needs.
Level 21 gets you Gloom. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, you can run Oddish through the first few routes without issues. 320 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Gloom as fast as you can.
You can find Oddish in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 20 other games across the series.

Game Availability

One of the original 151, Oddish has appeared in 21 games — nearly every mainline game. From Red & Blue through the latest titles, it's rarely been left out of a regional Pokedex.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Abra Psychic	C
TM Move Moves Dream EaterTM85 Damage vs Oddish Dream Eater 2x 141-169%KO View Abra builds →
Zubat PoisonFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 Damage vs Oddish Fly 2x 88-103%KO Aerial Ace 2x 63-75% Pluck 2x 63-75% View Zubat builds →
Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Fly 2x 125-150%KO Pluck 2x 88-103%KO Aerial Ace 2x 88-103%KO Peck 2x 53-66% View Doduo builds →
Starly NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Wing AttackLv. 9 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 Damage vs Oddish Fly 2x 94-113%KO Wing Attack 2x 69-84% Aerial Ace 2x 69-84% Pluck 2x 69-84% View Starly builds →

Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 FlyTM94 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Oddish Dream Eater 2x 75-89% Fly 2x 111-133%KO Pluck 2x 78-92% Aerial Ace 2x 78-92% View Murkrow builds →
Beautifly BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Aerial AceTM40 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Aerial Ace 2x 69-83% Gust 2x 56-67% View Beautifly builds →
Zubat PoisonFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 Damage vs Oddish Fly 2x 78-92% Aerial Ace 2x 56-67% Pluck 2x 56-67% View Zubat builds →
Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Fly 2x 111-133%KO Pluck 2x 78-92% Aerial Ace 2x 78-92% Peck 2x 47-58% View Doduo builds →
Starly NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Wing AttackLv. 9 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 Damage vs Oddish Fly 2x 83-100%KO Wing Attack 2x 61-75% Aerial Ace 2x 61-75% Pluck 2x 61-75% View Starly builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 28 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Dream Eater 2x 113-134%KO Psychic 2x 104-122%KO Extrasensory 2x 89-107%KO Confusion 2x 59-71% View Bronzong builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Air CutterLv. 27 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Oddish Fly 2x 117-138%KO Air Cutter 2x 59-71% Pluck 2x 80-95% Aerial Ace 2x 80-95% View Golbat builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 FlyTM94 Damage vs Oddish Sky Attack 2x 126-150%KO Dream Eater 2x 80-95% Psychic 2x 71-84% Fly 2x 83-99% View Noctowl builds →
Ponyta Fire	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Flame WheelLv. 25 Damage vs Oddish Overheat 2x 126-150%KO Fire Blast 2x 107-126%KO Flamethrower 2x 89-107%KO Flame Wheel 2x 83-99% View Ponyta builds →
Staravia NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Wing AttackLv. 9 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 Damage vs Oddish Fly 2x 111-130%KO Wing Attack 2x 76-91% Aerial Ace 2x 76-91% Pluck 2x 76-91% View Staravia builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 28 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Dream Eater 2x 113-134%KO Psychic 2x 104-122%KO Extrasensory 2x 89-107%KO Confusion 2x 59-71% View Bronzong builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Air CutterLv. 27 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Oddish Fly 2x 117-138%KO Air Cutter 2x 59-71% Pluck 2x 80-95% Aerial Ace 2x 80-95% View Golbat builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 FlyTM94 Damage vs Oddish Sky Attack 2x 126-150%KO Dream Eater 2x 80-95% Psychic 2x 71-84% Fly 2x 83-99% View Noctowl builds →
Ponyta Fire	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Flame WheelLv. 25 Damage vs Oddish Overheat 2x 126-150%KO Fire Blast 2x 107-126%KO Flamethrower 2x 89-107%KO Flame Wheel 2x 83-99% View Ponyta builds →
Staravia NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Wing AttackLv. 9 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 Damage vs Oddish Fly 2x 111-130%KO Wing Attack 2x 76-91% Aerial Ace 2x 76-91% Pluck 2x 76-91% View Staravia builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 28 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Dream Eater 2x 111-131%KO Psychic 2x 100-118%KO Extrasensory 2x 91-108%KO Confusion 2x 57-67% View Bronzong builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Air CutterLv. 27 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Oddish Fly 2x 115-135%KO Air Cutter 2x 60-71% Pluck 2x 76-91% Aerial Ace 2x 76-91% View Golbat builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 FlyTM94 Damage vs Oddish Sky Attack 2x 126-148%KO Dream Eater 2x 80-94% Psychic 2x 72-85% Fly 2x 82-98% View Noctowl builds →
Ponyta Fire	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Flame WheelLv. 25 Damage vs Oddish Overheat 2x 122-145%KO Fire Blast 2x 106-125%KO Flamethrower 2x 85-101%KO Flame Wheel 2x 80-94% View Ponyta builds →
Staravia NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Wing AttackLv. 9 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 Damage vs Oddish Fly 2x 108-128%KO Wing Attack 2x 74-88% Aerial Ace 2x 74-88% Pluck 2x 74-88% View Staravia builds →

Skarmory SteelFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves RoostRecovery Body Press SpikesHazard Iron Defense View Skarmory builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Icicle Crash Ice Shard Knock Off Damage vs Oddish Earthquake 149-175%KO Ice Shard 2x 120-142%KO Knock Off 65-76% View Mamoswine builds →