Is Oddish Good in Yellow Playthrough?
Available to all players in Yellow, not locked to Red version. Oddish is one of several Grass-type options alongside Bulbasaur's gift and Bellsprout. Leaf Stone into Vileplume is the goal.
Oddish resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Oddish has the type edge here and should clean up Misty's team.
Gloom trades roughly evenly with Lt. Surge's team.
Vileplume trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Vileplume trades roughly evenly with Koga's team.
Sabrina's team hits Vileplume's weaknesses hard.
Blaine's team hits Vileplume's weaknesses hard.
Vileplume has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Vileplume has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Vileplume has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Agatha's team hits Vileplume's weaknesses hard.
Vileplume trades roughly evenly with Lance's team.
Vileplume trades roughly evenly with Blue's team.
Catchable
Catch Oddish on Route 24 (walking, Lv 12-14, common).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 12)
- LV 12GrassAbsorbPower 30Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Misty
- HM01NormalCutPower 50Accuracy 95%PP 30S.S. Anne
- LV 24PoisonAcidPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 30
- After Lt. Surge
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM09NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20Silph Co.
- After Erika
- TM21GrassMega DrainPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Celadon Gym Leader Erika
- LV 33GrassPetal DancePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 46GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Oddish to Gloom
Oddish evolves into Gloom at Level 21. Your Oddish should hit Level 21 before you reach Lt. Surge, at typical leveling pace.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 21)
- LV 21GrassStun SporePower —Accuracy 75%PP 30
- After Misty
- HM01NormalCutPower 50Accuracy 95%PP 30S.S. Anne
- LV 28PoisonAcidPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 30
- After Lt. Surge
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- TM09NormalTake DownPower 90Accuracy 85%PP 20Silph Co.
- After Erika
- TM21GrassMega DrainPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 10Prize for defeating Celadon Gym Leader Erika
- LV 38GrassPetal DancePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 52GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10
Evolve Gloom to Vileplume
Gloom evolves into Vileplume with a Leaf Stone. You can buy the Leaf Stone at the Celadon Department Store on the 4th floor (₽2,100).
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 28)
- LV 28GrassPetal DancePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 28GrassSleep PowderPower —Accuracy 75%PP 15
- After Misty
- TM08NormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15S.S. Anne
- After Lt. Surge
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Rocket Game Corner
- TM10NormalDouble-EdgePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 15Rocket Hideout
- After Sabrina
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Pokémon Mansion
- After Koga
- TM06PoisonToxicPower —Accuracy 85%PP 10Prize for defeating Fuchsia Gym Leader Koga
- TM03NormalSwords DancePower —Accuracy 100%PP 30Silph Co.
How to Get Oddish in Yellow
Common across 6 routes with an even spread, Oddish is the steady grass grab. The rate barely changes between patches, so just pick the closest one.
6 locations to catch Oddish
Encountered via tall grass encounters
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Badge 3
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Badge 5Where To Catch Oddish in Y
The line opens with Oddish at Lv. 12-28 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve into GloomRoute 12Lv.29GrassRate 5%Route 13Lv.29GrassRate 5%Route 14Lv.30GrassRate 5%Route 15Lv.30GrassRate 5%or evolve from Oddish (Step 1)
- Step 3Evolve into Vileplume
Not landing the catch? Calculate Oddish catch rates for Yellow by ball, status, and HP.
Oddish Weakness
Oddish's Grass/Poison typing leaves it vulnerable to Bug, Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic. Bug hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Bug |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Fighting |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
- Only 15 types exist — Dark, Steel, and Fairy are absent
- Ghost has no effect on Psychic (a known bug, fixed in Gen II)
- Special stat governs both offense and defense — no Sp.Atk / Sp.Def split
What is Oddish Weak Against
FragileBest Pokemon Against Oddish
 Kadabra Psychic | B | |
 Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Route 24 Gift) | ||
 Pidgeotto Normal | C | |
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
 Zubat Poison | D | |
 Venonat BugPoison | D | |
 Spearow Normal | C | |
 Paras BugGrass | C | |
Oddish Evolutions
A Grass/Poison type with 330 stats, Oddish has a chain leading to Vileplume. Breeding won't work. The evolved forms gain up to 160 total stats over Oddish. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Y Oddish Best Moveset
MoveSleep Powder works from any stat line, which is the only reason Oddish exists in competitive conversation at all. 75 Special can't attack meaningfully after the sleep lands. Two evolutions away from Vileplume, which itself sits below Venusaur.
Best Build
Utility Moveset
- Stun Spore
- Mega Drain
- Double Edge
- Sleep Powder
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Level-up moves are just the starting point for Oddish. TMs unlock Normal coverage and turn a straightforward STAB kit around Petal Dance and Solar Beam into something with actual range.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- 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.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM 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 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
All 14 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
It may be mistaken for a clump of weeds. If you try to yank it out of the ground, it shrieks horribly.
Oddish Yellow Guide
For Yellow, you can run Oddish through the first few routes without issues. 330 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 20 games: most mainline games. 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 7Let's Go
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
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