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 Crystal, 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 Crystal. 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

Mixed

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 stat exp. 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

Abilities were introduced in Generation III. Shown below for reference.

Chlorophyll

Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.

Run AwayHA

Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

During the day, it stays in the cold underground to avoid the sun. It grows by bathing in moonlight.

Crystal

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.

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

Type ChartVulnerable

4Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-3

Gen II Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
Special stat split into Sp.Atk and Sp.Def

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Flying Psychic

½xResist

Water Electric Fighting

¼xResist

Grass

0xImmune

None

STAB (4)

Water Ground Rock Grass

How to Beat Oddish in Crystal (Best Counters)

Magby Fire	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Move Moves EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Ember 2x 44-53% View Magby builds →
Natu PsychicFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Peck 2x 38-47% View Natu builds →
Cyndaquil Fire	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Available Move Moves EmberLv. 12 Damage vs Oddish Ember 2x 44-53% View Cyndaquil builds →
Spearow NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Peck 2x 44-53% View Spearow builds →
Hoothoot NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 11 Damage vs Oddish Peck 2x 27-33% View Hoothoot builds →

Crystal 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 23 breeding partners from the Plant egg group. Pass egg moves like Flail, Razor Leaf, Swords Dance and 1 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

4moves

Breed With (best first)

Crystal Oddish Best Moveset

Best Build

Gen 2 build content has limited support (no abilities).

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

You'll want to breed for Flail and Razor Leaf 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

D2010020Grass

Lv 7

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Lv 14

Poison Powder

——7535Poison

Lv 16

Stun Spore

C—7530Grass

Lv 18

Sleep Powder

C—7515Grass

Lv 23

Acid

—4010030Poison

Lv 32

Moonlight

C——5Normal

Lv 39

Petal Dance

B12010020Grass

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM03

Curse

C——10Ghost

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM20

Endure+4

D——10Normal

HM05

Flash

D—7020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

C751005Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM35

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

TM13

Snore

—4010015Normal

TM22

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM34

Swagger

C—8515Normal

TM12

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Flail

D—10015Normal

Egg

Razor Leaf

D559525Grass

Egg

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

Egg

Synthesis

D——5Grass

Tutor Moves

Oddish can't learn any Tutor moves

Crystal Oddish Locations

high spawn rates in early-game routes across 3 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 Crystal

3 walking spots from Lv. 5-12 for Oddish. Sorted by game progression with rates on each row, so you can compare without scrolling through everything.

Ilex Forest

Grass Lv.5-7 Forest

50%Early

Night

Route 24

Grass Lv.10-12 Route

50%Early

Night

Route 25

Grass Lv.10 Route

30%Early

Night

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 Crystal, 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 Crystal. 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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Zubat PoisonFlying	D
Upcoming Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 27 Learns Wing Attack at Level 27 View Zubat builds →
Cyndaquil Fire	D
Obtain MethodNew Bark Town Gift Upcoming Move Moves EmberLv. 12 Learns Ember at Level 12 View Cyndaquil builds →
Hoothoot NormalFlying	D
Upcoming Move Moves PeckLv. 11 Learns Peck at Level 11 View Hoothoot builds →
Pidgey NormalFlying	D
Upcoming Move Moves GustLv. 9 Learns Gust at Level 9 View Pidgey builds →
Ledyba BugFlying	D
Upcoming Move Moves View Ledyba builds →

Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 11 Damage vs Oddish Peck 2x 34-42% View Noctowl builds →
Magby Fire	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Fire PunchTM48 EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Fire Blast 2x 112-134%KO Fire Punch 2x 78-92% Ember 2x 46-55% View Magby builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 EmberLv. 9 Damage vs Oddish Fire Blast 2x 112-134%KO Ember 2x 46-55% View Growlithe builds →
Pidgeotto NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves GustLv. 9 Damage vs Oddish Gust 2x 46-55% View Pidgeotto builds →
Natu PsychicFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Peck 2x 34-42% View Natu builds →

Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 PeckLv. 11 Damage vs Oddish Fly 2x 81-96% Peck 2x 36-42% View Noctowl builds →
Fearow NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Fly 2x 123-146%KO Peck 2x 51-62% View Fearow builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 30 Damage vs Oddish Wing Attack 2x 78-92% View Golbat builds →
Magby Fire	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Fire PunchTM48 EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Fire Blast 2x 114-135%KO Fire Punch 2x 78-92% Ember 2x 45-54% View Magby builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 EmberLv. 9 Damage vs Oddish Fire Blast 2x 114-135%KO Ember 2x 45-54% View Growlithe builds →

Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 PeckLv. 11 Damage vs Oddish Fly 2x 79-94% Peck 2x 35-41% View Noctowl builds →
Fearow NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Fly 2x 120-143%KO Peck 2x 50-60% View Fearow builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 30 Damage vs Oddish Wing Attack 2x 76-90% View Golbat builds →
Magby Fire	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Fire PunchTM48 EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Fire Blast 2x 108-128%KO Fire Punch 2x 76-90% Ember 2x 41-49% View Magby builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 EmberLv. 9 Damage vs Oddish Fire Blast 2x 108-128%KO Ember 2x 41-49% View Growlithe builds →

Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 PeckLv. 11 Damage vs Oddish Fly 2x 79-94% Peck 2x 35-41% View Noctowl builds →
Fearow NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Fly 2x 120-143%KO Peck 2x 50-60% View Fearow builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Available Move Moves Wing AttackLv. 30 Damage vs Oddish Wing Attack 2x 76-90% View Golbat builds →
Farfetch'd NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Fly 2x 120-143%KO Peck 2x 50-60% View Farfetch'd builds →
Magby Fire	D
Obtain MethodRoute 34 Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Fire PunchTM48 EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Oddish Fire Blast 2x 108-128%KO Fire Punch 2x 76-90% Ember 2x 41-49% View Magby builds →