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.
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
VulnerableOddish's Grass/Poison typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic moves. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Standard number of weaknesses for the Grass/Poison typing.
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
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 45 breeding partners from the Plant egg group. Pass egg moves like Charm, Flail, Ingrain and 5 more to offspring.
Best Build
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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
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
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 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