What does Oddish evolve into?

First stop is Gloom at level 21. From there the chain splits: Vileplume using a Leaf Stone and Bellossom using a Sun Stone. Pick your final form based on what your team needs.

At what level does Oddish evolve?

Level 21 gets you Gloom . Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.

For Sword & Shield, 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.

Where can you catch Oddish?

You can find Oddish in Sword & Shield. The Locations section has the full breakdown of routes and encounter details. It also appears in 20 other games across the series.

Oddish - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

30Speed · Very Slow

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.

Base Stats

Avg

HP45

Attack50

Defense55

Sp. Atk75

Sp. Def65

Speed30

Total320

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.5 m

Weight5.4 kg

Base XP64

Abilities

Chlorophyll

Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.

Run AwayHA

Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

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. 5 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Standard number of weaknesses for the Grass/Poison typing.

Oddish Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Fighting, Fairy
0.25x (Resist)	Grass

Type ChartVulnerable

4Weak

5Resist

0Immune

Score-2

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Flying Psychic

½xResist

Water Electric Fighting Fairy

¼xResist

Grass

0xImmune

None

STAB (5)

Water Ground Rock Grass Fairy

How to Beat Oddish in Sword & Shield (Best Counters)

Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Moves Moves PluckLv. 16 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Pluck 2x 81-96% Peck 2x 48-57% View Corviknight builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 ExtrasensoryLv. 23 Air SlashLv. 18 ConfusionLv. 9 Damage vs Oddish Sky Attack 2x 122-143%KO Extrasensory 2x 61-72% Air Slash 2x 88-104%KO Confusion 2x 39-46% View Noctowl builds →
Bronzor SteelPsychic	D
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Confusion 2x 29-35% View Bronzor builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 4 Damage vs Oddish Gust 2x 41-48% View Drifloon builds →
Salandit PoisonFire	D
Available Move Moves EmberLv. 10 Damage vs Oddish Ember 2x 43-52% View Salandit builds →

Sword & Shield 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

4 Forms

#043Oddish

Level 21

#044Gloom

#045VileplumeLeaf Stone

#182BellossomSun Stone

Stat Comparison 4 Stages

Oddish

GrassPoison

Gloom

GrassPoison

Vileplume

GrassPoison

Bellossom

Grass

60+15

75+15

ATK

65+15

80+15

DEF

70+15

85+15

95+25

SP.ATK

85+10

110+25

90+5

SP.DEF

75+10

90+15

100+25

SPE

40+10

50+10

BST

320D-Tier

395D-Tier+75

490B-Tier+95

490C-Tier+95

ROLE

Balanced

Trick Room

Attacker

Balanced

TYPE

Special

Mixed

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Oddish easily with 50 breeding partners from the Plant egg group. Pass egg moves like After You, Flail, Ingrain and 7 more to offspring.

Egg Groups

Plant

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

10moves

Breed With (best first)

Sword & Shield Oddish Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

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Moves

You'll want to breed for After You 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

Lv 1

Absorb

—2010025Grass

Lv 1

Growth

C——20Normal

Lv 4

Acid

—4010030Poison

Lv 8

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Lv 12

Mega Drain

—4010015Grass

Lv 14

Poison Powder

D—7535Poison

Lv 16

Stun Spore

C—7530Grass

Lv 18

Sleep Powder

C—7515Grass

Lv 20

Giga Drain

C7510010Grass

Lv 24

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Lv 28

Moonblast

C9510015Fairy

Lv 32

Grassy Terrain

———10Grass

Lv 36

Moonlight

C——5Fairy

Lv 40

Petal Dance

B12010010Grass

TM Moves

TM31

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM50

Bullet Seed

D2510030Grass

TM29

Charm

C—10020Fairy

TR92

Dazzling Gleam

C8010010Fairy

TR26

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TR65

Energy Ball

C9010010Grass

TM39

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM28

Giga Drain

C7510010Grass

TR77

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM88

Grassy Terrain

———10Grass

TM25

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM21

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM76

Round

D6010015Normal

TR59

Seed Bomb

C8010015Grass

TR27

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TR22

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

TM24

Snore

—5010015Normal

TM11

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TR20

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM34

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

TM74

Venoshock

C6510010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

After You

D——15Normal

Egg

Flail

D—10015Normal

Egg

Ingrain

———20Grass

Egg

Leech Seed

C—9010Grass

Egg

Nature Power

D——20Normal

Egg

Razor Leaf

—559525Grass

Egg

Strength Sap

C—10010Grass

Egg

Synthesis

C——5Grass

Egg

Teeter Dance

D—10020Normal

Egg

Tickle

D—10020Normal

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Grassy Glide

D7010020Grass

Sword & Shield Oddish Locations

high spawn rates in early-game routes across 28 locations. Oddish's one of the easier catches on the list. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.

Best Locations to Catch Oddish in Sword & Shield

You can catch Oddish through 28 walking encounters from Lv. 7-29, but availability differs between Shield and Sword. Some spots are exclusive to one version.

Dappled Grove

ShieldOverworld Lv.13-15 Forest

60%Early

Overcast

Dappled Grove

ShieldOverworld Lv.13-15 Forest

60%Early

Normal Weather

Dappled Grove

SwordOverworld Lv.13-15 Forest

60%Early

Overcast

Dappled Grove

SwordOverworld Lv.13-15 Forest

60%Early

Normal Weather

East Lake Axewell

SwordGrass Lv.8-12 Cave

45%Early

Normal Weather

East Lake Axewell

ShieldGrass Lv.8-12 Cave

45%Early

Normal Weather

Rolling Fields

SwordGrass Lv.7-9

40%Early

Overcast

Rolling Fields

ShieldGrass Lv.7-10

40%Early

Overcast

East Lake Axewell

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Cave

35%Early

Normal Weather

East Lake Axewell

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Cave

35%Early

Normal Weather

East Lake Axewell

SwordGrass Lv.8-12 Cave

30%Early

Overcast

East Lake Axewell

ShieldGrass Lv.8-12 Cave

30%Early

Overcast

Dappled Grove

SwordOverworld Lv.13-15 Forest

25%Early

Raining

Dappled Grove

ShieldOverworld Lv.13-15 Forest

25%Early

Raining

East Lake Axewell

SwordGrass Lv.8-12 Cave

20%Early

Thunderstorm

East Lake Axewell

SwordGrass Lv.8-12 Cave

20%Early

Raining

East Lake Axewell

ShieldGrass Lv.8-12 Cave

20%Early

Thunderstorm

East Lake Axewell

ShieldGrass Lv.8-12 Cave

20%Early

Raining

East Lake Axewell

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Cave

15%Early

Heavy Fog

East Lake Axewell

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Cave

15%Early

Overcast

East Lake Axewell

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Cave

15%Early

Heavy Fog

East Lake Axewell

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Cave

15%Early

Overcast

East Lake Axewell

ShieldOverworld Lv.10-15 Cave

10%Early

Thunderstorm

East Lake Axewell

SwordOverworld Lv.10-15 Cave

10%Early

Thunderstorm

Dappled Grove

SwordOverworld Lv.13-15 Forest

10%Early

Thunderstorm

Dappled Grove

ShieldOverworld Lv.13-15 Forest

10%Early

Thunderstorm

Watchtower Ruins

SwordOverworld Lv.26-29 Building

10%Mid

Overcast

Watchtower Ruins

ShieldOverworld Lv.26-29 Building

10%Mid

Overcast

Oddish Guide

First stop is Gloom at level 21. From there the chain splits: Vileplume using a Leaf Stone and Bellossom using a Sun Stone. Pick your final form based on what your team needs.
Level 21 gets you Gloom. Not the fastest evolution, so consider Exp. Share or route grinding to speed it up.
For Sword & Shield, 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 Sword & Shield. 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

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Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Moves Moves PluckLv. 16 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Pluck 2x 83-100%KO Peck 2x 52-61% View Corviknight builds →
Bronzor SteelPsychic	D
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Confusion 2x 31-39% View Bronzor builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 4 Damage vs Oddish Gust 2x 41-50% View Drifloon builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Flame WheelLv. 12 EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Flame Wheel 2x 74-89% Ember 2x 46-56% View Growlithe builds →
Woobat PsychicFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Psycho CutTM69 Air CutterLv. 15 ConfusionLv. 5 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Psycho Cut 2x 65-78% Air Cutter 2x 56-67% Confusion 2x 46-56% Gust 2x 41-50% View Woobat builds →

Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Moves Moves PluckLv. 16 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Pluck 2x 81-95% Peck 2x 48-57% View Corviknight builds →
Bronzor SteelPsychic	D
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Confusion 2x 27-33% View Bronzor builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 4 Damage vs Oddish Gust 2x 40-48% View Drifloon builds →
Farfetch'd NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves Aerial AceLv. 20 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Aerial Ace 2x 84-100%KO Peck 2x 52-62% View Farfetch'd builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire FangLv. 24 Flame WheelLv. 12 EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Fire Fang 2x 76-90% Flame Wheel 2x 68-81% Ember 2x 44-52% View Growlithe builds →

Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Moves Moves FlyTM06 Drill PeckLv. 34 PluckLv. 16 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Fly 2x 120-142%KO Drill Peck 2x 108-128%KO Pluck 2x 82-98% Peck 2x 48-57% View Corviknight builds →
Bronzor SteelPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves ExtrasensoryLv. 28 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Extrasensory 2x 43-51% Confusion 2x 28-34% View Bronzor builds →
Carkol RockFire	D
Available Moves Moves IncinerateLv. 27 Flame ChargeLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Incinerate 2x 57-67% Flame Charge 2x 54-64% View Carkol builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 4 Damage vs Oddish Gust 2x 39-47% View Drifloon builds →
Salandit PoisonFire	D
Available Moves Moves IncinerateLv. 30 EmberLv. 10 Damage vs Oddish Incinerate 2x 63-74% Ember 2x 43-51% View Salandit builds →

Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Moves Moves FlyTM06 Drill PeckLv. 34 PluckLv. 16 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Fly 2x 123-145%KO Drill Peck 2x 110-129%KO Pluck 2x 82-97% Peck 2x 48-58% View Corviknight builds →
Bronzor SteelPsychic	D
Available Moves Moves ExtrasensoryLv. 28 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Extrasensory 2x 43-52% Confusion 2x 30-35% View Bronzor builds →
Carkol RockFire	D
Available Moves Moves IncinerateLv. 27 Flame ChargeLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Incinerate 2x 57-68% Flame Charge 2x 55-65% View Carkol builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Available Moves Moves AcrobaticsTM78 GustLv. 4 Damage vs Oddish Acrobatics 2x 52-61% Gust 2x 38-45% View Drifloon builds →
Salandit PoisonFire	D
Available Moves Moves IncinerateLv. 30 EmberLv. 10 Damage vs Oddish Incinerate 2x 62-74% Ember 2x 43-52% View Salandit builds →

Corviknight FlyingSteel	A
Available Moves Moves FlyTM06 Drill PeckLv. 34 Air SlashTM95 PluckLv. 16 Damage vs Oddish Fly 2x 120-141%KO Drill Peck 2x 105-124%KO Air Slash 2x 62-74% Pluck 2x 79-94% View Corviknight builds →
Bronzong SteelPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves ExtrasensoryLv. 28 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Extrasensory 2x 87-103%KO Confusion 2x 57-68% View Bronzong builds →
Drifblim GhostFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyTM06 AcrobaticsTM78 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Fly 2x 112-132%KO Acrobatics 2x 70-82% Gust 2x 50-59% View Drifblim builds →
Carkol RockFire	D
Available Moves Moves IncinerateLv. 27 Flame ChargeLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Incinerate 2x 55-65% Flame Charge 2x 52-62% View Carkol builds →
Salandit PoisonFire	D
Available Moves Moves IncinerateLv. 30 EmberLv. 10 Damage vs Oddish Incinerate 2x 62-74% Ember 2x 42-50% View Salandit builds →

Volcarona BugFire	A
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureModest Moves Quiver Dance Bug Buzz Psychic Fiery Dance Damage vs Oddish Psychic 2x 137-161%KO View Volcarona builds →
Hatterene PsychicFairy	A
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Bounce ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves Dazzling Gleam Trick Room PsychicSTAB ProtectPriority Damage vs Oddish Dazzling Gleam 46-54% Psychic 2x 206-243%KO View Hatterene builds →
Skarmory SteelFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves RoostRecovery Body Press SpikesHazard Iron Defense View Skarmory builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Icicle Crash Ice Shard Knock Off Damage vs Oddish Earthquake 149-175%KO Ice Shard 2x 120-142%KO Knock Off 65-76% View Mamoswine builds →