Gengar’s Pokédex · Kanto · Generation I

#043 Oddish

GrassPoison

SpeciesWeed Pokémon
Japanese nameNazonokusa
PronunciationODD-ISH
Height1′ 8″ 0.51 m
Weight12.0 lb 5.40 kg
Gender♂ 50% · ♀ 50%

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Name meaning

Combination of ODD and RADISH (plant similer to oddish)

Evolution

OddishLevel 21GloomLeaf StoneVileplume
OddishLevel 21GloomSun StoneBellossom

Oddish in the original Gengar’s Pokédex — Oddish as it appeared in the original Gengar’s Pokédex

Pokédex entries

RedBlue	During the day, it keeps its face buried in the ground. At night, it wanders around sowing its seeds.
Yellow	It may be mistaken for a clump of weeds. If you try to yank it out the ground, it shrieks horribly.
Stadium	Burrows underground in the day, exposing only its leaves. It is said to scream loudly if anyone tries to yank it out.
GoldStadium 2	Awakened by moonlight, it roams actively at night. In the day, it stays quietly underground.
Silver	If exposed to moonlight, it starts to move. It roams far and wide at night to scatter its seeds.
Crystal	During the day, it stays in the cold underground to avoid the sun. It grows by bathing in moonlight.

Where to find Oddish

Game	Where to find it	Time	Rarity
Blue	Must Trade from Red, Yellow, Gold, Silver, or Crystal	NA	None
Red	Routes 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 24, 25	NA	Many
Yellow	Routes 12, 13, 14, 15, 24, 25	NA	Many
Gold	Ilex Forest, Routes 5, 6, 24, 25	Night	Many
Silver	Ilex Forest, Routes 5, 6, 24, 25	Night	Many
Crystal	Ilex Forest, Routes 24, 25	Night	Many

How to catch

	Ground	Breed
R/B
Yellow	✓
G/S	✓	✓
Crystal	✓	✓

✓ marks how you can get it in each game. Shaded boxes are methods that didn’t exist in that game.

Type matchups

Defence: damage taken from each attack type

Normal×1
Fire×2
Water×0.5
Electric×0.5
Grass×0.25
Ice×2
Fighting×0.5
Poison×1
Ground×1
Flying×2
Psychic×2
BugG/S/C ×1R/B/Y × 4
Rock×1
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1
Steel×1

Gold, Silver & Crystal: 4 weaknesses and 4 resistances out of 17 types. Defence ratio 1 : 1 (100%).
Red, Blue & Yellow: 5 weaknesses and 4 resistances out of 15 types. Defence ratio 5 : 4 (125%).
This Pokémon has less weaknesses in GSC than RBY, and in RBY it has a 4x weakness to BUG. Better defense ratio in GSC.

Offence: same-type attacks against each type

Normal1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Fire1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
Water1st: Good 2nd: Normal
Electric1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Grass1st: Bad 2nd: Good
Ice1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Fighting1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Poison1st: Bad 2nd: Bad
Ground1st: Good 2nd: Bad
Flying1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
Psychic1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Bug1st (GSC): Bad 2nd (GSC): Normal 1st (RBY): Bad 2nd (RBY): Good
Rock1st: Good 2nd: Bad
Ghost1st: Normal 2nd: Bad
Dragon1st: Bad 2nd: Normal
Dark1st: Normal 2nd: Normal
Steel1st: Bad 2nd: No Effect

Gold, Silver & Crystal: 4 advantages and 12 disadvantages out of 34 types. Offensive ratio 1:3 (~33.33%).
Red, Blue & Yellow: 5 advantages and 10 disadvantages out of 30 types. Offensive ratio 1:2 (50%).

Moves learned by levelling up

R/B/Y	G/S/C	Move	Type	Kind
Start	Start	Absorb	Grass	Special
—	7	Sweet Scent	Normal	Status
15	14	Poison Powder	Poison	Status
17	16	Stun Spore	Grass	Status
19	18	Sleep Powder	Grass	Status
24	23	Acid	Poison	Physical
—	32	Moonlight	Normal	Status
33	39	Petal Dance	Grass	Special
46	—	Solar Beam	Grass	Special

“Start” means it knows the move from level 1; a dash means it doesn’t learn the move by levelling up in that game.

Move Tutor Crystal

None.

TMs & HMs Gold, Silver & Crystal

TM03Curse
TM06Toxic
TM10Hidden Power
TM11Sunny Day
TM12Sweet Scent
TM13Snore
TM17Protect
TM19Giga Drain
TM20Endure
TM21Frustration
TM22Solarbeam
TM27Return
TM32Double Team
TM34Swagger
TM35Sleep Talk
TM36Sludge Bomb
TM44Rest
TM45Attract
HM01Cut
HM05Flash

TMs & HMs Red, Blue & Yellow

TM03Swords Dance
TM06Toxic
TM09Take Down
TM10Double-Edge
TM20Rage
TM21Mega Drain
TM22Solarbeam
TM31Mimic
TM32Double Team
TM33Reflect
TM34Bide
TM44Rest
TM50Substitute
HM01Cut

Breeding Gold, Silver & Crystal

Egg groups	Plant Pokémon group 1

Compatible Pokémon

Egg moves

Move	How to pass it down
Flail	Mate with male Magikarp with a female from Horsea Family. Then, mate male offspring with the move to a female Squirtle. Next, mate their male offspring (Squirtle) to a female from Chikorita Family. Finally mate the male offspring to a female from Oddish Family.
Razor Leaf	Mate with a male from Bellsprout, Bulbasaur, or Chikorita Family; or Sunflora.
Swords Dance	Teach RBY TM03 (Swords Dance) to a Pokémon from Bellsprout, Bulbasaur, Oddish, Paras, or Tangela Family. Then trade to GSC and, if male, mate with female from Oddish Family.
Synthesis	Mate with a male from Bulbasaur, Chikorita, Hoppip, or Sunkern Family.

Stats

Stat	Base	Range at Lv. 100	G/S/C rank	R/B/Y rank
HP	45	263-293	35/4522.70%	32/4224.20%
Attack	50	168-198	34/4921.19%	33/4519.80%
Defense	55	178-208	34/5532.66%	29/4430.85%
Speed	30	128-158	43/478.88%	39/426.68%
Special Attack G/S/C	75	218-248	19/4661.79%	—
Special Defense G/S/C	65	198-228	22/4144.05%	—
Special R/B/Y	75	218-248	—	14/2957.93%
Total	320 G/S/C 255 R/B/Y	1153-1333 955-1105	58/8719.80%	49/6513.57%

Ranges are the lowest and highest the stat can be at level 100. Ranks compare the base stat with every other Pokémon in those games (1 is the highest), with its percentile underneath.

Restored from Gengar’s Online Pokédex v4.2, one of the first Pokédexes on the web, created by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter) and kept by Pokémon Dungeon. How to read this page · Red, Blue & Yellow moves · The Library