Is Oddish Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Available only through breeding. Alola has better Grass options you can catch in the wild, and the effort is hard to justify when Lurantis and Tsareena are native.
Oddish trades roughly evenly with Ilima's team.
Oddish trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Oddish has the type edge here and should clean up Lana's team.
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Kiawe's Pokemon outpace and outclass Oddish here.
Oddish trades roughly evenly with Mallow's team.
Oddish trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Sophocles's Pokemon outpace and outclass Oddish here.
Oddish trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Oddish trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Oddish trades roughly evenly with Mina's team.
Oddish trades roughly evenly with Hapu's team.
Molayne's Pokemon outpace and outclass Oddish here.
Oddish trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Oddish trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Kahili's team hits Oddish's weaknesses hard.
Kukui's team hits Oddish's weaknesses hard.
Oddish cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Vileplume cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Bellossom cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Oddish in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Oddish can't be caught in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Transfer Oddish from Red & Blue, Yellow, or Emerald and evolve through the 2-stage line to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.
How to Obtain Gloom in USUM
- Step 1Obtain OddishLATER APPEARANCEfrom Red & BlueNot TradeableAppears in Red & Blue via Walking · Route 12. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom YellowNot TradeableAppears in Yellow via Walking · Route 24. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Gold & SilverNot TradeableAppears in Gold & Silver via Walking · Route 6. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom CrystalNot TradeableAppears in Crystal via Walking · Route 24. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Ruby & SapphireNot TradeableAppears in Ruby & Sapphire via Walking · Safari Zone. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom EmeraldNot TradeableAppears in Emerald via Walking · Route 117. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.
Step 2Gloom ✓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
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Salamence builds →Fly 2x169-200%KO Fire Fang 2x82-98% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Jynx builds →Psyshock 2x118-140%KO Frost Breath 2x89-107%KO | ||
 Slowking WaterPsychic | C | |
 Oricorio Fire | C | |
 Kadabra Psychic | B | |
 Espeon Psychic | B | |
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Salamence builds →Fly 2x162-191%KO Fire Fang 2x78-93% | ||
Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Jynx builds →Psyshock 2x114-134%KO Frost Breath 2x88-103%KO | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Slowking WaterPsychic | C | |
Espeon Psychic | B | |
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Salamence builds →Fly 2x174-206%KO Fire Fang 2x83-100%KO | ||
Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Jynx builds →Psyshock 2x122-144%KO Frost Breath 2x94-111%KO | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Slowking WaterPsychic | C | |
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Noctowl builds →Sky Attack 2x173-205%KO Extrasensory 2x62-73% | ||
Espeon Psychic | B | |
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Salamence builds →Fly 2x170-200%KO Fire Fang 2x81-95% | ||
 Oranguru NormalPsychic | C | |
Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Jynx builds →Psyshock 2x116-138%KO Frost Breath 2x89-105%KO | ||
Espeon Psychic | B | |
 Toucannon Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Toucannon builds →Beak Blast 2x175-207%KO Flame Charge 2x59-70% | ||
Noctowl Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Noctowl builds →Sky Attack 2x179-211%KO Extrasensory 2x63-76% | ||
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Salamence builds →Fly 2x175-207%KO Fire Fang 2x86-101%KO | ||
Oranguru NormalPsychic | C | |
Espeon Psychic | B | |
 Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x187-221%KO Dream Eater 2x98-115%KO | ||
Toucannon Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Toucannon builds →Beak Blast 2x176-207%KO Overheat 2x93-110%KO | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x219-258%KO Hurricane 2x123-146%KO | ||
Espeon Psychic | B | |
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x233-275%KO Dream Eater 2x119-140%KO | ||
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Salazzle builds →Overheat 2x185-219%KO Acrobatics 2x39-47% | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x188-221%KO | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x233-274%KO Dream Eater 2x119-141%KO | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x219-258%KO Psychic 2x101-119%KO Hurricane 2x123-146%KO | ||
 Lunala PsychicGhost | S | |
Obtain MethodMahalo Trail Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Lunala builds →Dream Eater 2x171-202%KO Ice Beam 2x102-121%KO Air Slash 2x87-102%KO | ||
 Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Paniola Ranch Gift) | ||
 Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Mewtwo builds →Future Sight 2x233-275%KO Fire Blast 2x143-169%KO Ice Beam 2x118-139%KO Aerial Ace 2x67-78% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x240-282%KO Dream Eater 2x123-145%KO | ||
 Solgaleo PsychicSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodMahalo Trail Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Solgaleo builds →Flare Blitz 2x159-188%KO Psychic 2x135-159%KO | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x225-265%KO Psychic 2x104-123%KO Hurricane 2x127-150%KO | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, Mienfoo's Stone Edge hits Oddish for 39-45%.
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Mienfoo builds →U Turn27-32% High Jump Kick25-29% Stone Edge39-45% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemBerryjuice NatureHardy Moves View Onix builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityOvercoat ItemEviolite NatureBold Moves View Vullaby builds →
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C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityDefiant ItemEviolite NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Pawniard builds →Sucker Punch29-35% Knock Off27-32% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Oddish View Abra builds →Psychic 2x52-61% Dazzling Gleam11-13% | ||
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
USUM Oddish Best Moveset
Grass/Poison at 75 Sp. Atk with AbilityChlorophyll doubling Speed in sun. The moveset at pre-evolution stats cannot contribute. Vileplume two evolutions away earns B-tier through 110 Sp. Atk, and Bellossom takes a different path.
Best Build
Oddish best EVs are Sp. Atk and Sp. Def
Special Tank Moveset
- Giga Drain
- Sludge Bomb
- Moonblast
- Strength Sap
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
Base Stats
Oddish Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
For Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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