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 Scarlet & Violet, 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 Scarlet & Violet. 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

Physical

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

ChlorophyllTop Pick

Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.

Run AwayHA

Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

No Scarlet Violet entries available

It often plants its root feet in the ground during the day and sows seeds as it walks about at night.

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 Scarlet & Violet (Best Counters)

Metagross SteelPsychic	A
Psychic is super effective against OddishView Metagross →
Kyurem DragonIce	A
Ice is super effective against OddishView Kyurem →
Volcarona BugFire	A
Fire is super effective against OddishView Volcarona →
Braviary NormalFlying	B
Flying is super effective against OddishView Braviary →
Delphox FirePsychic	B
Fire is super effective against OddishView Delphox →

Scarlet & Violet 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 73 breeding partners from the Plant egg group. Pass egg moves like After You, Flail, Ingrain and 6 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

9moves

Breed With (best first)

Scarlet & Violet Oddish Best Moveset

Eviolite turns Oddish into a wall that rivals fully evolved options. Chlorophyll and Modest nature stack with spread EVs to create a surprisingly tough defensive core.

Best Build

Experimental

Ability

Chlorophyll

Item

EvioliteBULK

Best Nature for Oddish

Modest+SPA

Oddish best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed

EVs

SpA

SpD

Spe

Special Attacker Moveset

Giga DrainSTAB
Sludge BombSTAB
MoonblastCoverage
Leech SeedSTAB

Recommended Teammates

VullabyDecent

CharmanderDecent

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 Leaf Storm and Petal Dance, they expand what Oddish can actually threaten in practice.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Absorb

D2010025Grass

Lv 1

Growth

C——20Normal

Lv 4

Acid

D4010030Poison

Lv 8

Sweet Scent

D—10020Normal

Lv 12

Mega Drain

S4010015Grass

Lv 14

Poison Powder

C—7535Poison

Lv 16

Stun Spore

S—7530Grass

Lv 18

Sleep Powder

S—7515Grass

Lv 20

Giga Drain

S7510010Grass

Lv 24

Toxic

A—9010Poison

Lv 28

Moonblast

A9510015Fairy

Lv 32

Grassy Terrain

D——10Grass

Lv 36

Moonlight

C——5Fairy

Lv 40

Petal Dance

B12010010Grass

TM Moves

TM13

Acid Spray

D4010020Poison

TM56

Bullet Seed

D2510030Grass

TM02

Charm

C—10020Fairy

TM47

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM119

Energy Ball

C9010010Grass

TM25

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM111

Giga Drain

S7510010Grass

TM81

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM194

Grassy Glide

D5510020Grass

TM137

Grassy Terrain

D——10Grass

TM130

Helping Hand+5

C——20Normal

TM159

Leaf Storm

B130905Grass

TM33

Magical Leaf

C60—20Grass

TM07

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM85

Rest

C——5Psychic

TM71

Seed Bomb

C8010015Grass

TM70

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM148

Sludge Bomb

S9010010Poison

TM168

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM103

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM49

Sunny Day

B——5Fire

TM88

Swords Dance

S——20Normal

TM171

Tera Blast

C8010010Normal

TM175

Toxic

A—9010Poison

TM20

Trailblaze

D5010020Grass

TM45

Venoshock

C6510010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

After You

C——15Normal

Egg

Flail

S—10015Normal

Egg

Ingrain

C——20Grass

Egg

Leech Seed

A—9010Grass

Egg

Razor Leaf

D559525Grass

Egg

Strength Sap

B—10010Grass

Egg

Synthesis

C——5Grass

Egg

Teeter Dance

C—10020Normal

Egg

Tickle

D—10020Normal

Tutor Moves

Oddish can't learn any Tutor moves

How to Get Oddish in Scarlet & Violet

Oddish doesn't appear in Scarlet & Violet. Transfer it from Red, Yellow, or Emerald to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.

Oddish is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Also found in:

Red Yellow Gold Crystal Ruby Emerald

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 Scarlet & Violet, 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 Scarlet & Violet. 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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Metagross SteelPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves Earthquake Bullet Punch Heavy Slam Psychic Fangs Damage vs Oddish Earthquake 86-101%KO Bullet Punch 52-61% Psychic Fangs 2x 219-258%KO View Metagross builds →
Kyurem DragonIce	A
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLoaded Dice NatureTimid Moves Freeze Dry Earth Power Icicle Spear Draco Meteor Damage vs Oddish Icicle Spear 2x 29-35% Draco Meteor 79-93% View Kyurem builds →
Volcarona BugFire	A
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemGrassyseed NatureModest Moves Quiver Dance Heat Wave ProtectPriority Tera Blast Damage vs Oddish Heat Wave 2x 111-131%KO View Volcarona builds →
Braviary NormalFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityDefiant ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureJolly Moves Brave Bird DefogUtility U Turn Close Combat Damage vs Oddish U Turn 34-41% Close Combat 29-35% View Braviary builds →
Delphox FirePsychic	B
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemDelphoxite NatureTimid Moves FlamethrowerSTAB Nasty Plot PsyshockSTAB Grass Knot Damage vs Oddish Flamethrower 2x 100-118%KO Psyshock 2x 89-105%KO View Delphox builds →