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.
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 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
 Torchic Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift | ||
 Taillow Normal | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Taillow builds →Wing Attack 2x65-77% Peck 2x40-49% | ||
 Wingull Water | D | |
 Ralts Psychic | D | |
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter | ||
Torchic Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Torchic builds →Ember 2x43-53% Peck 2x25-31% | ||
Taillow Normal | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Taillow builds →Wing Attack 2x59-71% Peck 2x39-47% | ||
Wingull Water | D | |
Ralts Psychic | D | |
Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter | ||
 Zubat Poison | D | |
Torchic Fire | D | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Torchic builds →Ember 2x47-55% Peck 2x28-33% | ||
Taillow Normal | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Taillow builds →Wing Attack 2x63-75% Peck 2x37-45% | ||
Wingull Water | D | |
 Skarmory Steel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Skarmory builds →Air Cutter 2x76-89% Peck 2x47-57% | ||
 Torkoal Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x147-174%KO Flamethrower 2x103-122%KO Ember 2x47-57% Fire Spin 2x45-53% | ||
 Swellow Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Swellow builds →Wing Attack 2x78-93% Peck 2x47-57% | ||
 Golbat Poison | D | |
 Numel FireGround | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Numel builds →Overheat 2x120-142%KO Flamethrower 2x85-101%KO Ember 2x41-49% | ||
Skarmory Steel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Skarmory builds →Air Cutter 2x78-92% Peck 2x49-58% | ||
Torkoal Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x153-181%KO Flamethrower 2x108-127%KO Ember 2x49-58% Fire Spin 2x45-54% | ||
Swellow Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Swellow builds →Wing Attack 2x81-96% Peck 2x49-58% | ||
Golbat Poison | D | |
Numel FireGround | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Numel builds →Overheat 2x123-146%KO Flamethrower 2x87-104%KO Ember 2x42-50% | ||
Skarmory Steel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Skarmory builds →Fly 2x117-139%KO Air Cutter 2x80-95% Aerial Ace 2x80-95% Peck 2x49-59% | ||
Torkoal Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x151-179%KO Flamethrower 2x109-128%KO Ember 2x49-59% Fire Spin 2x43-51% | ||
Swellow Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Swellow builds →Fly 2x121-143%KO Wing Attack 2x83-99% Aerial Ace 2x83-99% Peck 2x49-59% | ||
Golbat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 2x80-95% Aerial Ace 2x80-95% | ||
Numel FireGround | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Numel builds →Overheat 2x127-150%KO Flamethrower 2x89-106%KO Ember 2x43-51% | ||
Skarmory Steel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Skarmory builds →Fly 2x116-138%KO Air Cutter 2x78-92% Aerial Ace 2x78-92% Peck 2x46-55% | ||
 Dodrio Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Dodrio builds →Fly 2x148-174%KO Aerial Ace 2x101-119%KO Peck 2x59-70% | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x156-184%KO Psychic 2x116-138%KO Fly 2x109-129%KO Aerial Ace 2x74-89% | ||
Golbat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 2x78-92% Air Cutter 2x78-92% Aerial Ace 2x78-92% | ||
Numel FireGround | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Numel builds →Overheat 2x124-147%KO Fire Blast 2x106-126%KO Flamethrower 2x88-104%KO Ember 2x41-49% | ||
Skarmory Steel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Skarmory builds →Fly 2x113-134%KO Air Cutter 2x77-91% Aerial Ace 2x77-91% Peck 2x46-54% | ||
Dodrio Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Dodrio builds →Fly 2x146-171%KO Aerial Ace 2x99-117%KO Peck 2x58-69% | ||
Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x152-180%KO Psychic 2x116-137%KO Fly 2x109-129%KO Aerial Ace 2x72-86% | ||
Golbat Poison | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Golbat builds →Wing Attack 2x77-91% Air Cutter 2x77-91% Aerial Ace 2x77-91% | ||
Numel FireGround | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Numel builds →Overheat 2x124-146%KO Fire Blast 2x104-123%KO Flamethrower 2x87-103%KO Ember 2x41-49% | ||
In Ruby & Sapphire, 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% | ||
Ruby & Sapphire 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.
Ruby & Sapphire 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
Ruby & Sapphire Oddish Locations
Oddish is available from early-game routes onward at high spawn rates. 20 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 Ruby & Sapphire
Oddish's encounter pool splits between Ruby and Sapphire. You've got 20 walking spots at Lv. 13-29 total, but your version determines which ones actually show up.
Oddish Guide
Level 21 gets you Gloom. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
For Ruby & 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.
You can find Oddish in Ruby & Sapphire. 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