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.
Its scientific name is “Oddium Wanderus.” At night, it is said to walk nearly 1,000 feet on its two roots.
During the day, it keeps its face buried in the ground. At night, it wanders around sowing its seeds.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Fighting |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
 Charmander Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
 Pidgey Normal | D | |
 Abra Psychic | C | |
 Zubat Poison | D | |
 Spearow Normal | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Spearow builds →Aerial Ace 2x67-80% Peck 2x44-53% | ||
Pidgey Normal | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Pidgey builds →Aerial Ace 2x56-67% Gust 2x38-47% | ||
Charmander Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Charmander builds →Aerial Ace 2x40-49% Ember 2x44-53% | ||
Abra Psychic | C | |
Zubat Poison | D | |
Spearow Normal | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Spearow builds →Aerial Ace 2x67-80% Peck 2x44-53% | ||
Pidgey Normal | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Pidgey builds →Aerial Ace 2x56-67% Gust 2x38-47% | ||
Charmander Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Charmander builds →Aerial Ace 2x40-49% Ember 2x44-53% | ||
Zubat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Zubat builds →Wing Attack 2x51-61% Aerial Ace 2x51-61% | ||
 Growlithe Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Growlithe builds →Flamethrower 2x89-105%KO Aerial Ace 2x46-54% Ember 2x45-53% | ||
Charmander Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Charmander builds →Flamethrower 2x82-97% Aerial Ace 2x38-46% Ember 2x38-45% | ||
 Vulpix Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Vulpix builds →Flamethrower 2x72-85% Ember 2x34-41% | ||
Spearow Normal | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Spearow builds →Aerial Ace 2x61-73% Peck 2x38-45% | ||
 Fearow Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Fearow builds →Fly 2x127-150%KO Aerial Ace 2x87-102%KO Peck 2x52-62% | ||
Zubat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Zubat builds →Wing Attack 2x52-62% Air Cutter 2x52-62% Aerial Ace 2x52-62% | ||
Growlithe Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Growlithe builds →Flamethrower 2x93-110%KO Flame Wheel 2x62-73% Aerial Ace 2x48-56% Ember 2x43-51% | ||
 Pidgeotto Normal | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Pidgeotto builds →Fly 2x93-110%KO Wing Attack 2x65-77% Aerial Ace 2x65-77% Gust 2x43-51% | ||
 Doduo Normal | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Doduo builds →Fly 2x121-143%KO Aerial Ace 2x83-99% Peck 2x49-59% | ||
Fearow Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Fearow builds →Fly 2x127-150%KO Aerial Ace 2x87-102%KO Peck 2x52-62% | ||
Zubat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Zubat builds →Wing Attack 2x52-62% Air Cutter 2x52-62% Aerial Ace 2x52-62% | ||
Growlithe Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Growlithe builds →Flamethrower 2x93-110%KO Flame Wheel 2x62-73% Aerial Ace 2x48-56% Ember 2x43-51% | ||
Pidgeotto Normal | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Pidgeotto builds →Fly 2x93-110%KO Wing Attack 2x65-77% Aerial Ace 2x65-77% Gust 2x43-51% | ||
Doduo Normal | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Doduo builds →Fly 2x121-143%KO Aerial Ace 2x83-99% Peck 2x49-59% | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | A | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Aerodactyl builds →Fire Blast 2x65-76% Flamethrower 2x52-62% Fly 2x137-162%KO Wing Attack 2x92-109%KO | ||
 Articuno Ice | C | |
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Articuno builds →Blizzard 2x137-162%KO Ice Beam 2x112-133%KO Fly 2x117-138%KO Aerial Ace 2x79-93% | ||
Fearow Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Fearow builds →Fly 2x121-143%KO Drill Peck 2x108-127%KO Aerial Ace 2x83-98% Peck 2x50-58% | ||
 Golbat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 2x74-88% Air Cutter 2x74-88% Aerial Ace 2x74-88% | ||
Growlithe Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Growlithe builds →Overheat 2x128-151%KO Fire Blast 2x108-127%KO Flamethrower 2x90-106%KO Flame Wheel 2x60-72% | ||
 Zapdos Electric | S | |
Obtain MethodPower Plant Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Zapdos builds →Fly 2x128-150%KO Drill Peck 2x113-133%KO Aerial Ace 2x85-100%KO Peck 2x51-60% | ||
Aerodactyl Rock | A | |
Obtain MethodCinnabar Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Aerodactyl builds →Fire Blast 2x66-78% Flamethrower 2x55-65% Fly 2x144-170%KO Wing Attack 2x98-115%KO | ||
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x210-248%KO Fire Blast 2x178-210%KO Flamethrower 2x146-173%KO Fly 2x138-163%KO | ||
Articuno Ice | C | |
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Articuno builds →Blizzard 2x142-168%KO Ice Beam 2x117-138%KO Fly 2x121-143%KO Aerial Ace 2x80-95% | ||
Golbat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 2x78-93% Air Cutter 2x78-93% Aerial Ace 2x78-93% | ||
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Charizard can KO Oddish with Fire Blast (196-231%). Gyarados's Earthquake hits Oddish for 81-96%. Regice's Ice Beam also KOs at 153-181%.
 Charizard Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLeftovers NatureHasty Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Charizard builds →Fire Blast 2x196-231%KO | ||
 Gyarados Water | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Gyarados builds →Earthquake81-96% | ||
 Regice Ice | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Regice builds →Ice Beam 2x153-181%KO Thunderbolt26-30% Explosion86-102%KO | ||
 Medicham FightingPsychic | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityPure Power ItemSalacberry NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Medicham builds →Shadow Ball37-44% Rock Slide35-42% | ||
FireRed & LeafGreen 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
Breeding
Breed Oddish easily with 35 breeding partners from the Plant egg group. Pass egg moves like Charm, Flail, Ingrain and 3 more to offspring.
FireRed & LeafGreen Oddish Best Moveset
Best Build
No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 3.
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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
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
FireRed & LeafGreen Oddish Locations
Oddish is available from early-game routes onward at high spawn rates. 13 encounter spots give you plenty of options. Grab one early and it'll be ready to evolve or train by mid-game.
Best Locations to Catch Oddish in FireRed & LeafGreen
Oddish won't take long. 13 walking spots from Lv. 12-44 with solid rates across most of them. The top locations at each game stage are listed first.
Oddish Guide
Level 21 gets you Gloom. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
For FireRed & LeafGreen, 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 FireRed & LeafGreen. 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
- Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves