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 Diamond & 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 Diamond & 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 AwayHANot in game

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. 4 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
0.25x (Resist)	Grass

Type ChartVulnerable

4Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-3

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Flying Psychic

½xResist

Water Electric Fighting

¼xResist

Grass

0xImmune

None

STAB (4)

Water Ground Rock Grass

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

Bronzong SteelPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves Future SightLv. 43 Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 19 Damage vs Oddish Future Sight 2x 132-155%KO Dream Eater 2x 109-129%KO Psychic 2x 98-116%KO Extrasensory 2x 88-103%KO View Bronzong builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 FlyHM02 Ice FangLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Fire Blast 2x 66-78% Flamethrower 2x 53-64% Fly 2x 142-168%KO Ice Fang 2x 68-81% View Aerodactyl builds →
Gligar GroundFlying	C
TM Move Moves Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Oddish Aerial Ace 2x 72-85% View Gligar builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 Dream EaterTM85 FlyHM02 PsychicTM29 Damage vs Oddish Sky Attack 2x 122-145%KO Dream Eater 2x 78-93% Fly 2x 81-96% Psychic 2x 72-84% View Noctowl builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 17 Air CutterLv. 27 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Oddish Fly 2x 114-134%KO Wing Attack 2x 77-91% Air Cutter 2x 59-70% Aerial Ace 2x 77-91% View Golbat builds →

Diamond & 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 Charm, Flail, Ingrain and 4 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

7moves

Breed With (best first)

Diamond & Pearl Oddish Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

You'll want to breed for Charm 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.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Absorb

—2010025Grass

Lv 5

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Lv 9

Acid

—4010030Poison

Lv 13

Poison Powder

——7535Poison

Lv 15

Stun Spore

C—7530Grass

Lv 17

Sleep Powder

C—7515Grass

Lv 21

Mega Drain

—4010015Grass

Lv 25

Lucky Chant

———30Normal

Lv 29

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Lv 33

Moonlight

———5Normal

Lv 37

Giga Drain

C6010010Grass

Lv 41

Petal Dance

—12010020Grass

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM09

Bullet Seed

—1010030Grass

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

C8010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

C6010010Grass

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

TM22

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Charm

——10020Normal

Egg

Flail

——10015Normal

Egg

Ingrain

———20Grass

Egg

Razor Leaf

—559525Grass

Egg

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

Egg

Synthesis

D——5Grass

Egg

Tickle

——10020Normal

Tutor Moves

Oddish can't learn any Tutor moves

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Diamond & Pearl Oddish Locations

4 encounter spots for Oddish at decent spawn rates starting from mid-game routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.

Best Locations to Catch Oddish in Diamond & Pearl

Before you go hunting for Oddish, check which of the 4 spots belong to your version. Diamond and Pearl each have different walking encounters at Lv. 18-23.

Route 230

DiamondGrass Lv.18-23 Route

UncommonMid

Route 230

PearlGrass Lv.18-23 Route

UncommonMid

Route 229

DiamondGrass Lv.20-22 Route

RareMid

Route 229

PearlGrass Lv.20-22 Route

RareMid

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 Diamond & 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 Diamond & 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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Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Ice FangLv. 1 Fire FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Fire Blast 2x 68-80% Ice Fang 2x 68-80% Fire Fang 2x 68-80% Wing Attack 2x 95-113%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Confusion 2x 70-83% View Lunatone builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 EmberLv. 6 Damage vs Oddish Fire Blast 2x 108-128%KO Ember 2x 43-53% View Growlithe builds →
Staravia NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 9 Damage vs Oddish Wing Attack 2x 75-90% View Staravia builds →
Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Peck 2x 50-60% View Doduo builds →

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Ice FangLv. 1 Fire FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Fire Blast 2x 64-76% Ice Fang 2x 64-76% Fire Fang 2x 64-76% Wing Attack 2x 91-109%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Confusion 2x 66-78% View Lunatone builds →
Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 15 PluckTM88 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Wing Attack 2x 78-93% Pluck 2x 78-93% Peck 2x 48-57% View Murkrow builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter Available Move Moves GustLv. 11 Damage vs Oddish Gust 2x 38-47% View Drifloon builds →
Zubat PoisonFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 17 PluckTM88 Damage vs Oddish Wing Attack 2x 52-62% Pluck 2x 52-62% View Zubat builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 19 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Psychic 2x 104-122%KO Extrasensory 2x 89-107%KO Confusion 2x 59-71% View Bronzong builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 FlyHM02 Ice FangLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Fire Blast 2x 68-82% Flamethrower 2x 55-66% Fly 2x 143-170%KO Ice Fang 2x 68-82% View Aerodactyl builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 FlyHM02 PsychicTM29 PluckTM88 Damage vs Oddish Sky Attack 2x 126-150%KO Fly 2x 83-99% Psychic 2x 71-84% Pluck 2x 57-67% View Noctowl builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 17 Air CutterLv. 27 PluckTM88 Damage vs Oddish Fly 2x 117-138%KO Wing Attack 2x 80-95% Air Cutter 2x 59-71% Pluck 2x 80-95% View Golbat builds →
Ponyta Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 EmberLv. 16 Fire SpinLv. 25 Damage vs Oddish Fire Blast 2x 107-126%KO Flamethrower 2x 89-107%KO Ember 2x 43-51% Fire Spin 2x 37-43% View Ponyta builds →

Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityHypercutter ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery TauntUtility Ice Fang Damage vs Oddish Earthquake 73-86% Ice Fang 2x 63-74% View Gliscor builds →
Celebi PsychicGrass	B
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves RecoverRecovery Thunder Wave Grass Knot Hidden Power Fire View Celebi builds →
Weavile DarkIce	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemExpert Belt NatureJolly Moves Ice Shard Night Slash Low Kick PursuitSTAB Damage vs Oddish Ice Shard 2x 88-104%KO Pursuit 44-52% View Weavile builds →
Charizard FireFlying	C
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Air Slash FlamethrowerSTAB Solar Beam Hidden Power Grass Damage vs Oddish Air Slash 2x 175-206%KO Flamethrower 2x 209-246%KO View Charizard builds →