Oddish Pokemon Guide: Stats, Best Moves, Abilities and More

Varno Harris II

Publish Date: May 19, 2026

Pokemon Guide

Oddish Pokemon Guide

Oddish is a Grass and Poison-type Pokemon known for its weed-like body, nighttime movement, status moves and branching evolution line into Gloom, Vileplume and Bellossom. This guide covers Oddish’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses and locations across Pokemon games.

Normal Form

Oddish

Shiny Form

Shiny Oddish

Last Updated: May 2026 | Page Status: This Oddish guide supports current Pokemon games and future updates. Location, moves and availability details will be updated as new Pokemon game data becomes available.

Oddish Guide Contents

Description	Quick Facts
Stats	Best Moves
All Moves	Weaknesses
Evolution	Locations
Abilities	FAQ

Oddish Description

Oddish is a small Grass and Poison-type Pokemon that spends much of the day planted in the ground and moves around at night. It evolves into Gloom at Level 21, then can evolve into Vileplume with a Leaf Stone or Bellossom with a Sun Stone.

Competitive Overview

Is Oddish Good in Competitive?

Oddish is usually not a major competitive Pokemon in fully evolved formats, but it can be useful in lower-level or restricted formats thanks to status moves, Grass-type utility and Chlorophyll on sun teams.

Oddish’s biggest strengths are Sleep Powder, Stun Spore and special Grass or Poison moves. Its biggest issue is its low overall stat total, which means it often functions best before eventually evolving into Gloom, Vileplume or Bellossom.

Oddish Quick Facts

Here are the key facts to know about Oddish, including its type, abilities, height, weight and species information.

Name

Oddish

National Dex

#0043

Type

Grass / Poison

Species

Weed Pokemon

Height

1’08” / 0.5 m

50 cm

Weight

11.9 lbs / 5.4 kg

5.4 kg

Abilities

Chlorophyll, Run Away

Oddish Stats

Oddish has modest base stats, with its best offensive area being Special Attack. Its lower Speed and overall bulk mean it often relies on status, terrain, sun support or evolution.

Attack

Defense

Special Attack

Special Defense

Speed

Oddish Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Oddish uses Grass, Poison, status and support moves across Pokemon games. These are some of Oddish’s most useful and recognizable moves.

Grass type Pokemon icon

Sleep Powder

A valuable status move that can put opposing Pokemon to sleep.

Grass type Pokemon icon

Stun Spore

Spreads paralysis and helps Oddish slow down faster opponents.

Grass type Pokemon icon

Giga Drain

A useful Grass-type attack that also restores HP.

Poison type Pokemon icon

Sludge Bomb

A strong Poison-type special attack that can pressure Fairy and Grass-type Pokemon.

Grass type Pokemon icon

Energy Ball

Reliable special Grass-type coverage with solid power.

Fairy type Pokemon icon

Moonblast

Coverage that helps Oddish threaten Dragon, Fighting and Dark-type Pokemon when available.

Normal type Pokemon icon

Growth

Boosts offensive stats and works especially well on sun-focused sets.

Grass type Pokemon icon

Petal Dance

A high-power Grass-type move with strong damage potential but a locking drawback.

Oddish All Moves

Oddish can learn a different move pool depending on the Pokemon game. Use the section below to view Oddish’s move list by learn method.

Move data shown from: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
1	Absorb	Grass	Special	20	100
1	Growth	Normal	Status	–	–
4	Acid	Poison	Special	40	100
8	Sweet Scent	Normal	Status	–	100
12	Mega Drain	Grass	Special	40	100
14	Poison Powder	Poison	Status	–	75
16	Stun Spore	Grass	Status	–	75
18	Sleep Powder	Grass	Status	–	75
20	Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100
24	Toxic	Poison	Status	–	90
28	Moonblast	Fairy	Special	95	100
32	Grassy Terrain	Grass	Status	–	–
36	Moonlight	Fairy	Status	–	–
40	Petal Dance	Grass	Special	120	100

TM Moves

Method	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
TM	Acid Spray	Poison	Special	40	100
TM	Bullet Seed	Grass	Physical	25	100
TM	Charm	Fairy	Status	–	100
TM	Endure	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Energy Ball	Grass	Special	90	100
TM	Facade	Normal	Physical	70	100
TM	Giga Drain	Grass	Special	75	100
TM	Grass Knot	Grass	Special	–	100
TM	Grassy Glide	Grass	Physical	55	100
TM	Grassy Terrain	Grass	Status	–	–
TM	Helping Hand	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Leaf Storm	Grass	Special	130	90
TM	Magical Leaf	Grass	Special	60	–
TM	Protect	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Rest	Psychic	Status	–	–
TM	Seed Bomb	Grass	Physical	80	100
TM	Sleep Talk	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sludge Bomb	Poison	Special	90	100
TM	Solar Beam	Grass	Special	120	100
TM	Substitute	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Sunny Day	Fire	Status	–	–
TM	Swords Dance	Normal	Status	–	–
TM	Tera Blast	Normal	Special	80	100
TM	Toxic	Poison	Status	–	90
TM	Trailblaze	Grass	Physical	50	100
TM	Venoshock	Poison	Special	65	100

Egg Moves

Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
After You	Normal	Status	–	–
Flail	Normal	Physical	–	100
Ingrain	Grass	Status	–	–
Leech Seed	Grass	Status	–	90
Razor Leaf	Grass	Physical	55	95
Strength Sap	Grass	Status	–	100
Synthesis	Grass	Status	–	–
Teeter Dance	Normal	Status	–	100
Tickle	Normal	Status	–	100

Oddish Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Oddish is a Grass / Poison-type Pokemon. This gives it useful resistances to Water, Electric, Fighting, Fairy and Grass-type moves, but leaves it weak to Flying, Fire, Psychic and Ice-type attacks.

Type

Grass / Poison

Weaknesses

Flying, Fire, Psychic, Ice

Resistances

Fighting, Water, Grass, Electric, Fairy

Immunity

None

Oddish Abilities

Oddish’s abilities support sun-based play or safer switching in certain game modes.

Chlorophyll

Boosts the Pokemon’s Speed in harsh sunlight. This can help it take advantage of sun teams and move before opponents.

Run Away

Allows Oddish to escape from wild Pokemon battles more easily when this hidden ability is available.

Oddish Evolution

Oddish evolves into Gloom at Level 21. Gloom can then evolve into Vileplume with a Leaf Stone or Bellossom with a Sun Stone.

Stage 1

Oddish

Starting form

Stage 2

Gloom

Evolves from Oddish at Level 21

Final Evolution

Vileplume

Evolves from Gloom with a Leaf Stone

Alternate Final Evolution

Bellossom

Evolves from Gloom with a Sun Stone

Where to Find Oddish in Pokemon Games

Oddish’s availability changes by game. In many games, it is found in grassy routes, forests or later-game areas, while other versions require trading or transfer.

Generation 1: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow

Game	Where to Find Oddish
Pokemon Red	Routes 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 24 and 25.
Pokemon Blue	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Yellow	Routes 12, 13, 14, 15, 24 and 25.

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Game	Where to Find Oddish
Pokemon Gold	Routes 5, 6, 24 and 25, and Ilex Forest.
Pokemon Silver	Routes 5, 6, 24 and 25, and Ilex Forest.
Pokemon Crystal	Routes 24 and 25, and Ilex Forest.

Generation 3: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen

Game	Where to Find Oddish
Pokemon Ruby	Routes 110, 117, 119, 120, 121 and 123, and Safari Zone.
Pokemon Sapphire	Routes 110, 117, 119, 120, 121 and 123, and Safari Zone.
Pokemon Emerald	Routes 110, 117, 119, 120, 121 and 123, and Safari Zone.
Pokemon FireRed	Routes 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 24 and 25, Berry Forest, Bond Bridge, Cape Brink and Water Path.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Trade or migrate from another game.

Generation 4: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

Game	Where to Find Oddish
Pokemon Diamond	Routes 229 and 230.
Pokemon Pearl	Routes 229 and 230.
Pokemon Platinum	Routes 224 and 230.
Pokemon HeartGold	Routes 5, 6, 24 and 25, and Ilex Forest.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Routes 5, 6, 24 and 25, and Ilex Forest.

Generation 5: Black, White, Black 2 and White 2

Game	Where to Find Oddish
Pokemon Black	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon White	White Forest.
Pokemon Black 2	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon White 2	Trade or migrate from another game.

Generation 6: X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Game	Where to Find Oddish
Pokemon X	Route 6.
Pokemon Y	Route 6.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Routes 110, 117, 119 and 120, and Safari Zone.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Routes 110, 117, 119 and 120, and Safari Zone.

Generation 7: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Let’s Go

Game	Where to Find Oddish
Pokemon Sun	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Moon	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Trade or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu	Routes 1, 2, 12, 13, 14, 15, 21, 24 and 25, and Viridian Forest.
Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee	Trade or migrate from another game.

Generation 8: Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus

Game	Where to Find Oddish
Pokemon Sword	Rolling Fields, East Lake Axewell, Dappled Grove and Watchtower Ruins.
Pokemon Shield	Rolling Fields, East Lake Axewell, Dappled Grove and Watchtower Ruins.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Routes 229 and 230, Spacious Cave, Grassland Cave, Swampy Cave, Riverbank Cave, Still-Water Cavern, Sunlit Cavern and Bogsunk Cavern.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Routes 229 and 230, Spacious Cave, Grassland Cave, Swampy Cave, Riverbank Cave, Still-Water Cavern, Sunlit Cavern and Bogsunk Cavern.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Not available in this game.

Generation 9: Scarlet, Violet and Legends Z-A

Game	Where to Find Oddish
Pokemon Scarlet	Coastal Biome in The Indigo Disk, with random spawns around the Terarium.
Pokemon Violet	Coastal Biome in The Indigo Disk, with random spawns around the Terarium.
Pokemon Legends Z-A	Location data not yet available.

Generation 10: Pokemon Winds and Waves

Game	Where to Find Oddish
Pokemon Winds and Waves	Coming soon once official location, encounter or transfer information is confirmed.

Oddish is part of The Game Haus Pokemon coverage, including Pokemon guides, Pokemon Champions coverage and future Pokemon game updates.

Pokemon Hub	Pokemon Champions Hub
Full Pokemon Pokedex	Best Pokemon Champions Builds and Guides

Pokemon Pokedex

View Every Pokemon

Looking for another Pokemon? Visit the full The Game Haus Pokedex to browse every Pokemon by National Dex number.

View Full Pokedex

Latest Pokemon News

Stay up to date with the latest Pokemon news, guides, updates and coverage from The Game Haus.

Best Sylveon Build in Pokémon Champions: Competitive Guide

Pokemon Champions

Connor Knudsen

May 15, 2026

Are you looking for the best way to play Sylveon in Pokémon Champions? Here is our best build, including moves, stats, items, and well-rounded synergies and counters to help you get the most out of this bulky Fairy-type special attacker. Sylveon thrives as a durable special attacker that can pressure both opponents at once while staying difficult to remove. Its combination of bulk and Pixilate-boosted damage makes it one of …

Best Excadrill Build in Pokémon Champions: Competitive Guide

Connor Knudsen

May 15, 2026

Best Glimmora Build in Pokémon Champions: Competitive Guide

Connor Knudsen

May 15, 2026

Best Gengar Build in Pokémon Champions: Competitive Guide

Connor Knudsen

May 15, 2026

Full Pokemon Champions Season M-2 Battle Pass

Robert Hanes

May 13, 2026

Oddish FAQ

Here are quick answers to common questions about Oddish. This FAQ is visible on-page content only.

What type is Oddish?

Oddish is a Grass and Poison-type Pokemon.

What is Oddish weak against?

Oddish is weak to Flying, Fire, Psychic and Ice-type moves.

What does Oddish evolve into?

Oddish evolves into Gloom at Level 21. Gloom can evolve into Vileplume with a Leaf Stone or Bellossom with a Sun Stone.

What are Oddish’s abilities?

Oddish’s abilities are Chlorophyll and Run Away.

What are Oddish’s best moves?

Oddish’s best moves often include Sleep Powder, Stun Spore, Giga Drain, Sludge Bomb, Energy Ball, Moonblast, Growth and Petal Dance.

Is Oddish good in Pokemon?

Oddish is useful early and in some restricted formats, but it is usually strongest after evolving.

How do you get Oddish?

Oddish is commonly found on grassy routes and forest areas in games where it appears. In some versions it requires trading or transfer.

Is Oddish in Pokemon Legends Z-A?

Current location data for Oddish in Pokemon Legends Z-A is not yet available.

↑

Oddish Pokemon Guide: Stats, Best Moves, Abilities and More

Oddish Pokemon Guide

Oddish

Shiny Oddish

Oddish Guide Contents

Oddish Description

Is Oddish Good in Competitive?

Oddish Quick Facts

Oddish Stats

Oddish Best Moves Across Pokemon Games

Sleep Powder

Stun Spore

Giga Drain

Sludge Bomb

Energy Ball

Moonblast

Growth

Petal Dance

Oddish All Moves

Oddish Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Oddish Abilities

Chlorophyll

Run Away

Oddish Evolution

Oddish

Gloom

Vileplume

Bellossom

Where to Find Oddish in Pokemon Games

Related Oddish and Pokemon Guides

View Every Pokemon

Latest Pokemon News

Oddish FAQ

What type is Oddish?

What is Oddish weak against?

What does Oddish evolve into?

What are Oddish’s abilities?

What are Oddish’s best moves?

Is Oddish good in Pokemon?

How do you get Oddish?

Is Oddish in Pokemon Legends Z-A?