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.
Awakened by moonlight, it roams actively at night. In the day, it stays quietly underground.
If exposed to moonlight, it starts to move. It roams far and wide at night to scatter 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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
 Bronzor SteelPsychic | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Bronzor builds →Extrasensory 2x46-56% Confusion 2x31-39% | ||
 Golbat Poison | D | |
 Numel FireGround | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Numel builds →Fire Blast 2x113-133%KO Flamethrower 2x94-111%KO Ember 2x46-56% | ||
 Chatot Normal | D | |
 Natu Psychic | D | |
 Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Magmar builds →Fire Blast 2x148-175%KO Flamethrower 2x122-143%KO Ember 2x58-69% Fire Spin 2x51-60% | ||
Bronzor SteelPsychic | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Bronzor builds →Extrasensory 2x46-55% Confusion 2x31-37% | ||
Golbat Poison | D | |
Numel FireGround | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Numel builds →Fire Blast 2x109-129%KO Flamethrower 2x89-106%KO Ember 2x43-51% | ||
Chatot Normal | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Chatot builds →Chatter 2x86-102%KO Peck 2x43-51% | ||
Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Magmar builds →Fire Blast 2x146-173%KO Flamethrower 2x121-142%KO Fire Punch 2x108-127%KO Ember 2x55-65% | ||
Bronzor SteelPsychic | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Bronzor builds →Extrasensory 2x45-54% Confusion 2x28-35% | ||
Golbat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Golbat builds →Fly 2x114-135%KO Wing Attack 2x78-92% Air Cutter 2x58-69% Aerial Ace 2x78-92% | ||
Numel FireGround | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Numel builds →Fire Blast 2x104-123%KO Flamethrower 2x87-104%KO Lava Plume 2x78-92% Ember 2x42-50% | ||
Chatot Normal | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Chatot builds →Fly 2x97-115%KO Chatter 2x81-96% Pluck 2x65-77% Aerial Ace 2x65-77% | ||
Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Magmar builds →Fire Blast 2x149-176%KO Flamethrower 2x123-145%KO Fire Punch 2x110-131%KO Ember 2x55-66% | ||
Bronzor SteelPsychic | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Bronzor builds →Extrasensory 2x44-52% Confusion 2x29-34% | ||
Golbat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Golbat builds →Fly 2x114-134%KO Wing Attack 2x78-93% Air Cutter 2x61-72% Aerial Ace 2x78-93% | ||
Numel FireGround | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Numel builds →Fire Blast 2x108-128%KO Flamethrower 2x87-103%KO Lava Plume 2x78-93% Ember 2x40-48% | ||
Chatot Normal | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Chatot builds →Fly 2x99-117%KO Chatter 2x84-100%KO Pluck 2x67-79% Aerial Ace 2x67-79% | ||
Magmar Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Magmar builds →Fire Blast 2x144-169%KO Flamethrower 2x116-138%KO Fire Punch 2x107-127%KO Ember 2x53-64% | ||
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Noctowl builds →Sky Attack 2x122-145%KO Fly 2x80-95% Air Slash 2x89-106%KO Aerial Ace 2x53-64% | ||
Bronzor SteelPsychic | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Bronzor builds →Extrasensory 2x41-49% Confusion 2x26-32% | ||
Golbat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Golbat builds →Fly 2x111-131%KO Wing Attack 2x74-88% Air Cutter 2x60-71% Aerial Ace 2x74-88% | ||
Numel FireGround | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Numel builds →Fire Blast 2x105-124%KO Flamethrower 2x86-102%KO Lava Plume 2x78-92% Ember 2x41-49% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Skarmory builds →Fly 2x116-138%KO Air Slash 2x54-64% Air Cutter 2x44-52% Pluck 2x78-92% | ||
 Gligar Ground | C | |
Bronzor SteelPsychic | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Bronzor builds →Future Sight 2x62-73% Extrasensory 2x44-52% Confusion 2x29-34% | ||
Golbat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Golbat builds →Fly 2x116-138%KO Wing Attack 2x78-92% Air Cutter 2x59-70% Aerial Ace 2x78-92% | ||
Numel FireGround | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Numel builds →Fire Blast 2x106-126%KO Flamethrower 2x88-104%KO Lava Plume 2x78-92% Ember 2x41-49% | ||
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Gliscor's Earthquake hits Oddish for 73-86%. Weavile's Ice Shard also KOs at 88-104%.
 Gliscor Ground | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityHypercutter ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Gliscor builds →Earthquake73-86% Ice Fang 2x63-74% | ||
 Celebi PsychicGrass | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves View Celebi builds →
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 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemExpert Belt NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Weavile builds →Ice Shard 2x88-104%KO Pursuit44-52% | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Charizard builds →Air Slash 2x175-206%KO Flamethrower 2x209-246%KO | ||
HeartGold & SoulSilver 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 45 breeding partners from the Plant egg group. Pass egg moves like Charm, Flail, Ingrain and 5 more to offspring.
HeartGold & SoulSilver Oddish Best Moveset
Best Build
No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.
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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
Transfer Moves
HeartGold & SoulSilver Oddish Locations
Oddish's scattered across 10 spots in early-game routes with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.
Best Locations to Catch Oddish in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Oddish appears in 10 walking locations at Lv. 5-13 across SoulSilver and HeartGold. Not all encounters show up in every version, so check which ones match your game.
Oddish Guide
Level 21 gets you Gloom. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, 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 HeartGold & SoulSilver. 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