Is Oddish Good in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Playthrough?
Oddish appears on mid-game routes with Grass/Poison for Wallace. Competes with Roselia for the Grass slot, and Roselia usually wins thanks to higher Special Attack and earlier availability. Still works if you go the Vileplume route.
Oddish has the type edge here and should clean up Roxanne's team.
Oddish trades roughly evenly with Brawly's team.
Wattson's typing presses Oddish's defenses.
Gloom trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Gloom trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Winona's team hits Vileplume's weaknesses hard.
Winona's team hits Bellossom's weaknesses hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Winona:
Vileplume has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Bellossom has the type edge here and should clean up Tate & Liza's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Tate & Liza:
Vileplume has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Bellossom resists most of Wallace's coverage and hits back hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Wallace:
Vileplume trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Bellossom trades roughly evenly with Sidney's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Sidney:
Vileplume trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Bellossom trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Phoebe:
Vileplume trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Bellossom trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Glacia:
Drake's team hits Vileplume's weaknesses hard.
Drake's team hits Bellossom's weaknesses hard.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Drake:
Steven's team hits Vileplume's weaknesses hard.
Bellossom trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Your evolution path matters here. Pick a branch to see how it fares against Steven:
Catch Oddish on Route 110 (walking, Lv 13, uncommon).
Your Oddish should hit Level 21 before you reach Flannery, at typical leveling pace.
You can pick up the Leaf Stone in Route 118. 1 other location is also available.
You can pick up the Sun Stone in Route 115.
How to Get Oddish in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
high spawn rates in early-game routes across 20 locations. Oddish's one of the easier catches on the list. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.
Where To Catch Gloom in ORAS
The path to Gloom starts with Oddish at Lv. 7-15 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
Step 1Catch Oddish
Step 2Gloom ✓Route 117Lv.7GrassRate 60%Horde battleRoute 120 - EastLv.13GrassRate 60%Horde battleRoute 120 - WestLv.13GrassRate 60%Horde battleRoute 119Lv.12GrassRate 35%Horde battleSafari Zone - Area 1Lv.15FloorRate 35%Horde battleSafari Zone - Area 2Lv.15FloorRate 35%Horde battleSafari Zone - Area 3Lv.15FloorRate 35%Horde battleSafari Zone - Area 4Lv.15FloorRate 35%Horde battleRoute 110Lv.13GrassRate 10%Route 117Lv.14GrassRate 10%or evolve from Oddish (Step 1)Available in-game· 2 pathsPick one
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Fighting, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
What is Oddish Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Oddish
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Aerodactyl builds →Wing Attack 2x92-110%KO Fire Fang 2x67-79% Ice Fang 2x67-79% | ||
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Archen Rock | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) | ||
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x147-174%KO Aerial Ace 2x53-62% | ||
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x141-166%KO Aerial Ace 2x50-59% | ||
 Flareon Fire | C | |
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x153-181%KO Aerial Ace 2x54-64% | ||
Skarmory Steel | B | |
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Monferno builds →Overheat 2x140-165%KO Aerial Ace 2x50-59% | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
 Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Latios builds →Psychic 2x151-179%KO Fly 2x84-100%KO | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Latias builds →Psychic 2x130-154%KO Fly 2x78-93% | ||
Skarmory Steel | B | |
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x143-168%KO Fire Fang 2x70-83% Ice Fang 2x70-83% | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Latios builds →Psychic 2x151-179%KO Fly 2x83-99% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Latias builds →Psychic 2x130-154%KO Fly 2x76-90% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x194-228%KO | ||
 Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Metagross builds →Zen Headbutt 2x156-184%KO Aerial Ace 2x79-94% | ||
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Bronzong builds →Future Sight 2x135-160%KO | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Latios builds →Psychic 2x147-173%KO Fly 2x84-99% | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Latias builds →Psychic 2x128-151%KO Fly 2x77-90% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x190-224%KO | ||
Metagross SteelPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Beldum (Mossdeep City Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Metagross builds →Zen Headbutt 2x156-184%KO Aerial Ace 2x77-92% | ||
Bronzong SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Bronzong builds →Future Sight 2x131-154%KO | ||
Latios DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Latios builds →Dream Eater 2x168-198%KO Ice Beam 2x101-119%KO Fly 2x84-99% | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodScorched Slab Interact Encounter | ||
 Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Deoxys builds →Psycho Boost 2x266-313%KO Ice Beam 2x114-134%KO Aerial Ace 2x87-102%KO | ||
Latias DragonPsychic | B | |
Obtain MethodSouthern Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Latias builds →Dream Eater 2x145-171%KO Ice Beam 2x88-103%KO Fly 2x76-90% | ||
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x244-287%KO Psychic 2x33-40% | ||
In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Volcarona can KO Oddish with Flamethrower (132-155%). Staraptor threatens a KO with Double-Edge (92-108%). Gardevoir's Psychic also KOs at 113-134%.
 Volcarona BugFire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemLum Berry NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Volcarona builds →Giga Drain9-11% Flamethrower 2x132-155%KO | ||
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityReckless ItemChoice Scarf NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Staraptor builds →Close Combat30-36% Double Edge92-108%KO U Turn35-42% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTrace ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast30-35% Psychic 2x113-134%KO Shadow Ball34-40% | ||
Oddish Evolutions
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
ORAS Oddish Best Moveset
Grass/Poison at 75 Sp. Atk. AbilityChlorophyll doubles 30 Speed in sun, reaching 60 which still falls behind most threats. The moveset can't compete at pre-evolution stats. Vileplume two evolutions away adds 110 Sp. Atk and AbilityEffect Spore for contact punishment.
Best Build
Oddish best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Sludge Bomb
- Energy Ball
- Petal Dance
- Sleep Powder
Moves List
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.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
During the daytime, Oddish buries itself in soil to absorb nutrients from the ground using its entire body. The more fertile the soil, the glossier its leaves become.
Oddish searches for fertile, nutrient-rich soil, then plants itself. During the daytime, while it is planted, this Pokémon’s feet are thought to change shape and become similar to the roots of trees.
Oddish Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Guide
- Where in the Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Safari Zone can I find Oddish?
See the Locations section above for where to find Oddish in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.
Safari rules: You can only use Safari Balls. No battling. Two tactical items shift the catch/flee trade-off:
- Throw bait to keep Oddish from fleeing (flee rate cut to 1/4) but it becomes harder to catch (catch factor halved).
- Throw a rock to make Oddish easier to catch (catch factor doubled) but it flees twice as often.
- Each effect lasts 2-6 random turns; throwing one cancels the other.
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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.
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 1RBDebut
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves