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 Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, 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 Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee. 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

It may be mistaken for a clump of weeds. If you try to yank it out of the ground, it shrieks horribly.

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 Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee (Best Counters)

Dragonite DragonFlying	B
Available Moves Moves Fire PunchLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Fire Punch 2x 98-115%KO Wing Attack 2x 118-140%KO View Dragonite builds →
Charizard FireFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Heat WaveLv. 1 FlamethrowerLv. 54 Wing AttackLv. 1 EmberLv. 13 Damage vs Oddish Heat Wave 2x 138-163%KO Flamethrower 2x 132-155%KO Wing Attack 2x 80-95% Ember 2x 59-70% View Charizard builds →
Pidgeot NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 Heat WaveLv. 1 Air SlashLv. 43 Wing AttackLv. 15 Damage vs Oddish Sky Attack 2x 178-210%KO Heat Wave 2x 65-77% Air Slash 2x 76-90% Wing Attack 2x 78-93% View Pidgeot builds →
Butterfree BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Air SlashLv. 28 PsybeamLv. 16 ConfusionLv. 1 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Air Slash 2x 93-110%KO Psybeam 2x 55-65% Confusion 2x 43-50% Gust 2x 51-60% View Butterfree builds →

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee 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

3 Forms

#043Oddish

Level 21

#044Gloom

Leaf Stone

#045Vileplume

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Oddish

GrassPoison

Gloom

GrassPoison

Vileplume

GrassPoison

60+15

75+15

ATK

65+15

80+15

DEF

70+15

85+15

SP.ATK

85+10

110+25

SP.DEF

75+10

90+15

SPE

40+10

50+10

BST

320D-Tier

395D-Tier+75

490B-Tier+95

ROLE

Balanced

Trick Room

Attacker

TYPE

Special

Breeding is not available in this game

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Oddish Best Moveset

Best Build

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee uses different battle mechanics.

Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.

Moves

A solid spread overall. Oddish gets Solar Beam and Sludge Bomb for same-type damage alongside Fairy and Normal coverage. It won't blow anyone away, but it doesn't leave you stuck either.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Absorb

—4010025Grass

Lv 4

Growth

D——20Normal

Lv 8

Acid

—4010030Poison

Lv 12

Poison Powder

D—7535Poison

Lv 13

Stun Spore

C—7530Grass

Lv 14

Sleep Powder

C—7515Grass

Lv 18

Razor Leaf

D559525Grass

Lv 22

Mega Drain

D7510015Grass

Lv 26

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Lv 30

Moonblast

C9510015Fairy

TM Moves

TM32

Dazzling Gleam

C8010010Fairy

TM12

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM01

Headbutt

D7010015Normal

TM53

Mega Drain

D7510015Grass

TM07

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM09

Reflect

C——20Psychic

TM05

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM52

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

TM45

Solar Beam

B20010010Grass

TM08

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM27

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Egg Moves

Oddish doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Oddish can't learn any Tutor moves

Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee Oddish Locations

high spawn rates in early-game routes across 11 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 Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee

Oddish won't take long. 11 walking spots from Lv. 3-42 with solid rates across most of them. The top locations at each game stage are listed first.

Route 1

Grass Lv.3-4 Route

30%Early

Route 2 - Area 1

Grass Lv.3-4 Route

20%Early

Route 2 - Area 2

Grass Lv.3-8 Route

20%Early

Route 24

Grass Lv.7-12 Route

20%Early

Route 25

Grass Lv.9-14 Route

20%Early

Viridian Forest

Grass Lv.3-6 Forest

10%Early

Route 12

Grass Lv.31-36 Route

15%Late

Route 13

Grass Lv.33-38 Route

15%Late

Route 14

Grass Lv.33-38 Route

15%Late

Route 15

Grass Lv.33-38 Route

15%Late

Route 21

Grass Lv.37-42 Route

10%Late

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 Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee, 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 Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee. 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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