No. 0043 · Generation I · Weed Pokémon
ナゾノクサNazonokusa · From 謎の草 nazo no kusa – 'enigmatic herb', or simply 'mystery weed'.
The Weed Pokémon · Grass/Poison type · first seen in Pokémon Red & Green (1996)
01Overview
Meet Oddish
Everything you need to know about the Weed Pokémon — the creature behind the number.
Is it a turnip? A radish? A weed that got up and went for a walk? Oddish is a bit of all three – a little blue bulb of a Pokémon with beady red eyes, a tiny mouth, two stubby feet and a crown of five big green leaves sprouting from the top of its head. In Japan it is called Nazonokusa, the 'mystery weed', and the name suits it perfectly.
Oddish is a creature of the night. When the sun comes up it digs its sensitive body into the soil, leaving only its leaves poking out, which keeps it out of the glare and fools predators into thinking it is just another clump of weeds. Once planted, its feet are thought to turn root-like, and it soaks up nutrients from the ground with its whole body – the richer the soil, the glossier its leaves become.
“Its scientific name is “Oddium Wanderus.” At night, it is said to walk nearly 1,000 feet on its two roots.”
Pokédex · Pokémon Red (Japan), Green (Japan), FireRed & Y · 1996
Moonlight is its alarm clock. As its leaves bathe in the moon's glow, Oddish wakes, draws energy to grow and sets off, wandering as far as 1,000 feet (300 metres) in a single night on its two roots, scattering seeds and searching for the perfect patch of fertile ground. Just don't try pulling one up while it is resting: tug on those leaves and it lets out a horrible shriek.
Oddish has been part of the Pokémon world since Red and Green in 1996, where it was one of the version exclusives that gave players a reason to trade. In Red it grows wild all over Kanto's grassy routes; in Green – and later the English Blue – you had to swap for one, because those versions stocked its look-alike rival Bellsprout instead. Designed by Atsuko Nishida, it even has a scientific name in its Pokédex entries: Oddium wanderus.
Its family tree is one of the most interesting in Kanto. At level 21 Oddish grows into Gloom, which can go two ways: a Leaf Stone produces the giant-petalled Vileplume, while a Sun Stone – new in Gold and Silver – turns it into the dancing Bellossom. For fans it is the classic face in the long grass.
How big is Oddish?
At 0.5 m (1′08″) Oddish stands roughly knee-high to an adult, and at 5.4 kg (11.9 lb) it weighs about the same as a big sack of potatoes – which seems only right for a root vegetable that walks.
02In the Pokédex's words
Oddish's Pokédex entries
16 different entries across 42 games, from 1996 to 2023. Here is how the Pokédex has described Oddish over the years, in the order the games came out.
Generation I
Its scientific name is “Oddium Wanderus.” At night, it is said to walk nearly 1,000 feet on its two roots.
Kanto Pokédex
During the day, it keeps its face buried in the ground. At night, it wanders around sowing its seeds.
Kanto Pokédex
It may be mistaken for a clump of weeds. If you try to yank it out of the ground, it shrieks horribly.
Kanto Pokédex
Burrows underground in the day, exposing only its leaves. It is said to scream loudly if anyone tries to yank it out.
Kanto Pokédex
Generation II
Awakened by moonlight, it roams actively at night. In the day, it stays quietly underground.
Johto Pokédex
If exposed to moonlight, it starts to move. It roams far and wide at night to scatter its seeds.
Johto Pokédex
During the day, it stays in the cold underground to avoid the sun. It grows by bathing in moonlight.
Johto Pokédex
Generation III
During the daytime, Oddish buries itself in soil to absorb nutrients from the ground using its entire body. The more fertile the soil, the glossier its leaves become.
Hoenn Pokédex
Oddish searches for fertile, nutrient-rich soil, then plants itself. During the daytime, while it is planted, this Pokémon's feet are thought to change shape and become similar to the roots of trees.
Hoenn Pokédex
This Pokémon grows by absorbing moonlight. During the daytime, it buries itself in the ground, leaving only its leaves exposed to avoid detection by its enemies.
Hoenn Pokédex
The leaves on Oddish's head are sharp enough to cut down trees.
Capture Styler (Pokémon Ranger series)
Generation IV
It often plants its root feet in the ground during the day and sows seeds as it walks about at night.
Sinnoh Pokédex
It attacks by shooting its leaves and letting loose poisonous pollen.
Capture Styler (Pokémon Ranger series)
It creates vines around itself that make Pokémon Slowed.
Capture Styler (Pokémon Ranger series)
Generation IX
Its scientific name is Oddium wanderus. It is said to cover distances as far as 1,000 feet when night falls, walking on its two roots.
Rotom Phone (Scarlet & Violet)
When it is woken by moonlight, it wanders about. But during the day, it stays still underground.
Rotom Phone (Scarlet & Violet)
03Stats, moves & where to find it
Oddish in the video games
Base stat total 320 · 24 core-series games · 30 spin-offs · every move it learns, generation by generation.
Base stats
In Red, Green, Blue and Yellow, Oddish had a single Special stat of 75; when Gold and Silver split Special in two, it kept 75 as its Sp. Atk and was given 65 Sp. Def. Its other base stats have never changed – 45 HP, 50 Attack, 55 Defense, 75 Sp. Atk, 65 Sp. Def and 30 Speed, a total of 320 – so Sp. Atk is its strong suit and Speed its weak spot. Base friendship was 70 in Generations II–VII and has been 50 since Generation VIII; its base experience yield was 78 in Generations I–IV and is 64 today. It gives 1 Sp. Atk EV and reaches level 100 at 1,059,860 Exp. Points (Medium Slow).
Abilities
- Chlorophyllsince Gen III
Doubles Oddish's Speed while the sunlight is harsh – quite a perk for a Pokémon that usually hides from the sun. - Run AwayHidden abilitysince Gen V
Lets Oddish always escape from a battle with a wild Pokémon.
Type matchups
How hard each attacking type hits a Grass/Poison Pokémon.
Generation I: Bug-type moves were 4× effective, because Bug was then super effective against Poison as well as Grass; from Generation II onwards Bug is neutral (2× against Grass, ½× against Poison). The Fairy resistance applies from Generation VI, when the Fairy type was introduced.
Training & breeding
- Catch rate
- 255
- Base friendship
- 50
- Base experience
- 64
- Growth rate
- Medium Slow
- EV yield
- 1 Sp. Atk
- Egg groups
- Grass
- Egg cycles
- 20
- Colour
- Blue
- Gender ratio
- 50% male
- Body shape
- head and legs
Where to find Oddish
| Game | Year | How to get it |
|---|---|---|
| Red & Green | 1996 | Red: wild on Routes 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 24 and 25. Green: trade onlyGreen's counterpart is Bellsprout, which lives in the same spots. |
| Blue (Japan) | 1996 | Wild on Routes 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 24 and 25 |
| Red & Blue | 1998 | Red: wild on Routes 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 24 and 25. Blue: trade onlyBlue players find Bellsprout in those spots instead. |
| Yellow | 1998 | Wild on Routes 12, 13, 14, 15, 24 and 25 |
| Gold & Silver | 1999 | Wild on Routes 5, 6, 24 and 25, and in Ilex Forest at nightBill's grandfather, house-sitting on Route 25, asks to see a 'round, green Pokémon that has leaves growing on its head' – show him an Oddish and he hands over a Leaf Stone. From these games on, Gloom can also become Bellossom. In January 2003 the Pokémon Center New York gave out a level 5 Oddish that knew Leech Seed. |
| Crystal | 2000 | Wild on Routes 24 and 25, and in Ilex Forest at nightBill's grandfather still trades a Leaf Stone for a look at an Oddish. |
| Ruby & Sapphire | 2002 | Wild on Routes 110, 117, 119, 120, 121 and 123, and in the Safari Zone |
| FireRed & LeafGreen | 2004 | FireRed: wild on Routes 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 24 and 25, plus Berry Forest, Bond Bridge, Cape Brink and the Water Path in the Sevii Islands. LeafGreen: trade or event onlyJapan's Egg Pokémon Present event (March–April 2004) offered a level 5 Oddish, and a level 26 Oddish was given away at a Pokémon Trade and Battle Day in the United States on 25 September 2004. |
| Emerald | 2004 | Wild on Routes 110, 117, 119, 120, 121 and 123, and in the Safari Zone |
| Diamond & Pearl | 2006 | Wild on Routes 229 and 230Oddish can also be migrated from a Game Boy Advance game through Pal Park's Forest area. |
| Platinum | 2008 | Wild on Routes 224 and 230 |
| HeartGold & SoulSilver | 2009 | Wild on Routes 5, 6, 24 and 25, and at night in Ilex Forest and the Safari Zone's MarshlandBill's grandfather's Leaf Stone request returns. Pokéwalker owners can also find Oddish on the Noisy Forest course. |
| Black & White | 2010 | White: wild in the White Forest, but only while Lady Lynette is there. Black: trade onlyOddish could also be befriended in the Pokémon Dream World's Pleasant Forest and brought into the game. |
| Black 2 & White 2 | 2012 | Not found in the wild – trade only |
| X & Y | 2013 | Wild on Route 6 and in Grass-type Friend Safaris |
| Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire | 2014 | Wild on Routes 110 and 117, and in hordes on Routes 119 and 120 and in the Safari Zone |
| Sun & Moon | 2016 | Not in the game itself – transfer from Pokémon Bank only |
| Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon | 2017 | Not in the game itself – transfer from Pokémon Bank only |
| Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee! | 2018 | Let's Go, Pikachu!: wild on Routes 1, 2, 12, 13, 14, 15, 21, 24 and 25 and in Viridian Forest. Let's Go, Eevee!: trade onlyThe old rivalry lives on: Let's Go, Eevee! has Bellsprout instead. |
| Sword & Shield | 2019 | Wild in Dappled Grove, Rolling Fields, East Lake Axewell and the Watchtower Ruins, and in Max Raid Battles at dens in Dappled Grove, East Lake Axewell, Giant's Cap, Hammerlocke Hills, Motostoke Riverbank and North Lake MilochWild Area News events put Oddish in the spotlight in Max Raid Battles in November 2020 and again in March 2021. |
| Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl | 2021 | Wild on Routes 229 and 230, and in seven Grand Underground caves – Grassland Cave, Swampy Cave, Spacious Cave, Riverbank Cave, Still-Water Cavern, Sunlit Cavern and Bogsunk Cavern – once you have the National Pokédex |
| Legends: Arceus | 2022 | Unobtainable |
| Scarlet & Violet | 2022 | Trade only in the base game (from version 3.0.0); with The Indigo Disk, wild in the Terarium's Coastal Biome and in 1★ Tera Raid Battles at Blueberry Academy |
| Legends: Z-A | 2025 | Unobtainable |
Sprites through the ages
Spin-offs & cameos
Super Smash Bros.
Oddish's own Super Smash Bros. career is a blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo in Melee's opening movie, but its evolution Bellossom has been a regular. It pops out of Poké Balls in Melee, Brawl, the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U games and Ultimate, using Sweet Scent: it starts to dance and releases a cloud of powder that sends any fighter who touches it to sleep. In Melee, the more damage a sleeper has taken, the longer it dozes, which makes Bellossom a gift for slow, heavy hitters. Bellossom has also collected trophies in Melee, Brawl and both versions of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, a sticker in Brawl and a Novice-class support spirit in Ultimate, whose spirit battle pits you against a Jigglypuff carrying a Poké Ball that summons Bellossom.
Pokémon GO
Oddish has been sprouting up in Pokémon GO since launch day in 2016. It costs 25 Candy to evolve into Gloom, and as a buddy it earns Candy every 3 km; 5 km Eggs collected before 8 February 2017 could even hatch into one. Gloom then faces the same fork in the road as in the main series – Vileplume, or Bellossom with the help of a Sun Stone. Shiny Oddish made its debut at the Safari Zone event in New Taipei City on 3 October 2019, and from 3 March 2026 Shiny Gloom and Vileplume could be met in the wild as well. Oddish also turns up as a Shadow Pokémon, and in battle it relies on Razor Leaf or Acid, backed up by Seed Bomb, Sludge Bomb or Moonblast.
Oddish's Jungle card, Stun Spore and Sprout included, is part of the game's Mystery collection.
Catch it on the Red Field at Cerulean City and Vermilion Seaside, or on the Blue Field at Celadon City and Saffron City.
Battle-ready in 3D – and when it faints, its leaves fall off.
Back in 3D with Gold and Silver's Pokédex entries, still shedding its leaves whenever it is defeated.
The Jungle Oddish card sprouts again in the Japan-only sequel, this time in the Island of Fossil collection.
Oddish appears in the game's opening movie – while its evolution Bellossom is one of the Poké Ball Pokémon.
No catching this time: Oddish joins your Pokédex by hatching from an Egg on the tables.
A Common piece, turning up on the Phobos Train, in Endless Level 34, in Trozei Battle and in Mr. Who's Den.
Recruit one in Sinister Woods or Wyvern Hill and it moves into the Jungle friend area, introducing itself with 'I'm a Grass type: poisonous and decidedly odd!'
Found in Olive Jungle; once captured it lends a Grass-type Poké Assist and can Cut through obstacles – its leaves are sharp enough to fell trees.
Wanders the floors of Apple Woods, Oran Forest and Happy Outlook.
Found along Union Road, again offering a Grass-type Poké Assist and the Cut field move.
Still waiting to be recruited in Apple Woods, Oran Forest and Happy Outlook.
PokéPark's Oddish breaks the night-owl rule: she loves sunbathing in the Meadow Zone, and her favourite attraction is Bulbasaur's Daring Dash.
Lives at Hinder Cape and in the Forest Temple, and still Cuts obstacles down to size once captured.
This Oddish sits buried in the ground in the Arbor Area, watching everyone – he doesn't mean to, but he gives everybody a fright.
Appeared in the sixth run of the Pokémon Safari event stage; its Mega Boost skill fills the Mega Gauge of a Pokémon of the same type.
Lives in the Leafy Expanse's Royal Garden and the White Ruins' Everspring Valley.
Just talk to it in Lively Town to recruit it – it is a cheerful sort: 'It's such a nice day today!'
One of the very first puzzles, in Area 01's Stage 02 – and its Auto Fix skill automatically corrects squares you fill in by mistake.
On the map since launch day; Shiny Oddish debuted at the Safari Zone event in New Taipei City in October 2019.
During 2023's Three-Type Egg Event, Oddish could hatch from an Egg to become your own sync pair partner.
In the remake it lives in seven dungeons, from Sinister Woods, Wyvern Hill and Purity Forest to the aptly named Oddity Cave.
Oddish has its own Pokopia Pokédex entry (No. 013), borrowing Scarlet's lines about its two-rooted night walks.
Moves
Back in Red and Blue, Oddish had a tidy little routine: sip some health with Absorb, scatter Poison Powder, Stun Spore and Sleep Powder in quick succession, splash on some Acid, then save the best for last with Petal Dance at 33 and Solar Beam at 46. Gold and Silver softened it with Sweet Scent and Moonlight, a lovely fit for a weed that goes walkabout by night, and breeding brought its first Egg Moves, Razor Leaf and Synthesis among them. Diamond and Pearl then piled on the drains, with Mega Drain at 21 and Giga Drain at 37.
The biggest twist came in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, which handed this humble weed Moonblast, a Fairy-type punch it has kept ever since. Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! are the one place it learns Razor Leaf by levelling up, and Sword and Shield pressed fast-forward, with Acid at 4, Giga Drain at 20 and Petal Dance to close at 40. Scarlet and Violet keep that list and grow the TM roster to 26 moves, from Leaf Storm to Tera Blast. Not bad for a Pokémon that spends its days buried up to the leaves.
Signature moves
Oddish's opening sip in every main-series game since Red and Blue, always learned at level 1. In Let's Go it even doubles up to 40 power.
The headline act of Oddish's powder trio: Poison Powder, Stun Spore and Sleep Powder always arrive within a few levels of each other, at 15, 17 and 19 in Red and Blue and 14, 16 and 18 in Scarlet and Violet.
The Poison half of the weed. A level-24 move in Red and Blue, it has crept steadily forward, to 9 in Diamond and Pearl and 4 in Sword, Shield, Scarlet and Violet.
A gentle self-heal for a Pokémon that goes wandering after dark. It joined at level 32 in Gold and Silver and turned Fairy-type in X and Y.
The big finale in most of its games since Gold and Silver, swelling from 70 power to 90 in Diamond and Pearl and 120 from Black and White onwards.
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire's surprise gift: a Fairy-type blast at level 43 that X and Y never taught. It now arrives at 28 in Sword, Shield, Scarlet and Violet.
An Egg Move in every generation since Gold and Silver. Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! are the only games where Oddish learns it by levelling up, at 18.
Complete learnsets
Generation I · Red, Green, Blue & Yellow7 level-up · 14 TM/HM
In the English-language Red and Blue, Oddish grows wild only in Red Version, on Routes 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 24 and 25; Blue players have to trade for one, although Japan's Blue Version has it on the same routes. Yellow keeps it on Routes 12 to 15, 24 and 25. All four games share one level-up list of seven moves, from Absorb at level 1 to SolarBeam at 46, and the moves wear their original spellings (PoisonPowder, SolarBeam). In this era a move's category is set by its type, so Acid counts as a physical attack. Flash, Razor Leaf and Leech Seed, learned in Gold, Silver or Crystal, can be carried back to these games through the Time Capsule.
By level-up
| RGBY | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Absorb | Grass | Special | 20 | 100 | 20 |
| 15 | PoisonPowder | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 |
| 17 | Stun Spore | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 30 |
| 19 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| 24 | Acid | Poison | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 33 | Petal Dance | Grass | Special | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| 46 | SolarBeam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM03 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM09 | Take Down | Normal | Physical | 90 | 85 | 20 |
| TM10 | Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 100 | 100 | 15 |
| TM20 | Rage | Normal | Physical | 20 | 100 | 20 |
| TM21 | Mega Drain | Grass | Special | 40 | 100 | 10 |
| TM22 | SolarBeam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM31 | Mimic | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 10 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM33 | Reflect | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM34 | Bide | Normal | Physical | — | — | 10 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM50 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| HM01 | Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Flash | Gen II (TM) |
| Leech Seed | Gen II (event) |
| Razor Leaf | Gen II (Egg Move) |
Generation II · Gold, Silver & Crystal8 level-up · 20 TM/HM · 5 egg · 1 event
Gold and Silver put Oddish on Routes 5, 6, 24 and 25 and in Ilex Forest; Crystal keeps Routes 24 and 25 and Ilex Forest. Sweet Scent and Moonlight join the level-up list, and breeding brings the first Egg Moves: Razor Leaf, Synthesis, Flail (via chain breeding through the Chikorita family) and Swords Dance, which needs a father that learned it back in Red, Blue or Yellow. Charm is listed as an Egg Move in Gold and Silver only, but no compatible father knows it, so it can't actually be bred. Leech Seed came from a Pokémon Center New York event. Categories still follow type, Curse is the mysterious ???-type, Hidden Power's category depends on the type it rolls, and there are no move tutor moves.
By level-up
| GSC | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Absorb | Grass | Special | 20 | 100 | 20 |
| 7 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 14 | PoisonPowder | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 |
| 16 | Stun Spore | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 30 |
| 18 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| 23 | Acid | Poison | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 32 | Moonlight | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 39 | Petal Dance | Grass | Special | 70 | 100 | 20 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM03 | Curse | ??? | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Varies | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM12 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM13 | Snore | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM19 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| TM20 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM22 | SolarBeam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM34 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 |
| TM35 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM36 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Physical | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| HM01 | Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 |
| HM05 | Flash | Normal | Status | — | 70 | 20 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charm | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | No compatible father knows it, so it cannot actually be passed down |
| Flail | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium (chain breeding needed) |
| Razor Leaf | Grass | Special | 55 | 95 | 25 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel, Chikorita, Bayleef and 2 more |
| Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Paras, Parasect and 4 more (only from a father that learned it in an earlier generation) |
| Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium, Hoppip, Skiploom and 2 more |
Event moves
| Move | Event |
|---|---|
| Leech Seed | Pokémon Center New York event |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Bide | Gen I (TM) |
| Double-Edge | Gen I (TM) |
| Mega Drain | Gen I (TM) |
| Mimic | Gen I (TM) |
| Rage | Gen I (TM) |
| Reflect | Gen I (TM) |
| Substitute | Gen I (TM) |
| Take Down | Gen I (TM) |
Generation III · Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed & LeafGreen (plus the XD move tutors)8 level-up · 17 TM/HM · 6 egg · 8 tutor · 1 event
Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald have Oddish on Routes 110, 117, 119, 120, 121 and 123 and in the Safari Zone; FireRed has it across Kanto and on the Sevii Islands (Berry Forest, Bond Bridge, Cape Brink and the Water Path), while LeafGreen players need a trade. The level-up list is unchanged from Gold and Silver. Ingrain joins the Egg Moves, and Charm can now be bred, through a chain that starts with Shroomish or Breloom. The move tutors in FireRed and LeafGreen, Emerald and Pokémon XD add eight moves, Double-Edge and Swords Dance among them. Leech Seed came from Japan's Egg Pokémon Present distribution. Categories still follow type.
By level-up
| RSE/FRLG | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Absorb | Grass | Special | 20 | 100 | 20 |
| 7 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 14 | PoisonPowder | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 |
| 16 | Stun Spore | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 30 |
| 18 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| 23 | Acid | Poison | Physical | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 32 | Moonlight | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 39 | Petal Dance | Grass | Special | 70 | 100 | 20 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM09 | Bullet Seed | Grass | Special | 10 | 100 | 30 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Varies | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM19 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 60 | 100 | 5 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM22 | SolarBeam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM36 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Physical | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM43 | Secret Power | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| HM01 | Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 |
| HM05 | Flash | Normal | Status | — | 70 | 20 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charm | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Shroomish, Breloom (chain breeding needed) |
| Flail | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium (chain breeding needed) |
| Ingrain | Grass | Status | — | — | 20 | Tangela, Sunkern, Sunflora, Roselia, Cacnea, Cacturne |
| Razor Leaf | Grass | Special | 55 | 95 | 25 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel, Chikorita, Bayleef and 3 more |
| Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Bellossom, Paras and 25 more |
| Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium, Hoppip, Skiploom and 4 more |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double-Edge | Normal | Physical | 120 | 100 | 15 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Emerald |
| Mimic | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | Emerald |
| Snore | Normal | Physical | 40 | 100 | 15 | Emerald |
| Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | FRLG, Emerald, XD |
| Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 | Emerald, XD |
| Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | FRLG, Emerald |
Event moves
| Move | Event |
|---|---|
| Leech Seed | Egg Pokémon Present (Japanese distribution) |
Generation IV · Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold & SoulSilver12 level-up · 26 TM/HM · 8 egg · 5 tutor
Diamond and Pearl tuck Oddish away on Routes 229 and 230, Platinum on Routes 224 and 230, and HeartGold and SoulSilver bring back Routes 5, 6, 24 and 25, Ilex Forest and the Safari Zone. This is the first generation in which every move has its own physical or special category, so Acid is now a special attack. The level-up list grows to 12 moves: Acid moves up to level 9, Mega Drain, Lucky Chant, Natural Gift and Giga Drain join in, and Petal Dance now hits for 90. Tickle is a new Egg Move, as is Teeter Dance in HeartGold and SoulSilver only. The move tutors in Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver teach Gastro Acid, Seed Bomb, Snore and Synthesis, with Worry Seed in HeartGold and SoulSilver only.
By level-up
| DPPt/HGSS | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Absorb | Grass | Special | 20 | 100 | 25 |
| 5 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 9 | Acid | Poison | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 13 | PoisonPowder | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 |
| 15 | Stun Spore | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 30 |
| 17 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| 21 | Mega Drain | Grass | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| 25 | Lucky Chant | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 29 | Natural Gift | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 |
| 33 | Moonlight | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 37 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| 41 | Petal Dance | Grass | Special | 90 | 100 | 20 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 85 | 10 |
| TM09 | Bullet Seed | Grass | Physical | 10 | 100 | 30 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM19 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 60 | 100 | 10 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM22 | SolarBeam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM36 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM43 | Secret Power | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM53 | Energy Ball | Grass | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM58 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM70 | Flash | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM75 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| TM78 | Captivate | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM82 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM83 | Natural Gift | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM86 | Grass Knot | Grass | Special | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| HM01 | Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charm | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Shroomish (chain breeding needed) |
| Flail | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | Chikorita (chain breeding needed) |
| Ingrain | Grass | Status | — | — | 20 | Tangela, Sunkern, Sunflora, Roselia, Cacnea, Cacturne, Carnivine, Snover and 2 more |
| Razor Leaf | Grass | Physical | 55 | 95 | 25 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel, Chikorita, Bayleef and 8 more |
| Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Paras, Parasect and 36 more |
| Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium, Hoppip, Skiploom and 9 more |
| Teeter Dance | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Cacnea (chain breeding needed) |
| Tickle | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Tangela, Tangrowth |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gastro Acid | Poison | Status | — | 100 | 10 | Pt, HGSS |
| Seed Bomb | Grass | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | Pt, HGSS |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 | Pt, HGSS |
| Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 | Pt, HGSS |
| Worry Seed | Grass | Status | — | 100 | 10 | HGSS |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Double-Edge | Gen III (tutor) |
| Leech Seed | Gen III (event) |
| Mimic | Gen III (tutor) |
Generation V · Black, White, Black 2 & White 212 level-up · 21 TM/HM · 10 egg · 8 tutor · 2 event
Oddish's only wild home in this generation is White Forest in Pokémon White; Black, Black 2 and White 2 rely on trades. The level-up list is the same as in Diamond and Pearl, but Petal Dance surges to 120 power and Giga Drain to 75. After You, Nature Power and Secret Power join the Egg Moves (Secret Power only from a father that learned it in an earlier generation), while Swords Dance stays a TM. Black 2 and White 2 add eight tutor moves, from After You to Worry Seed. The Pokémon Dream World's Pleasant Forest offered Oddish with Giga Drain and Teeter Dance.
By level-up
| BW/B2W2 | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Absorb | Grass | Special | 20 | 100 | 25 |
| 5 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 9 | Acid | Poison | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 13 | PoisonPowder | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 |
| 15 | Stun Spore | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 30 |
| 17 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| 21 | Mega Drain | Grass | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| 25 | Lucky Chant | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 29 | Natural Gift | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 |
| 33 | Moonlight | Normal | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 37 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 |
| 41 | Petal Dance | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| TM09 | Venoshock | Poison | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM22 | SolarBeam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM36 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM48 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM53 | Energy Ball | Grass | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM70 | Flash | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM75 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| TM86 | Grass Knot | Grass | Special | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| HM01 | Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After You | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | Maractus |
| Charm | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Cottonee |
| Flail | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | Paras, Chikorita (chain breeding needed) |
| Ingrain | Grass | Status | — | — | 20 | Tangela, Tangrowth, Sunkern, Sunflora, Roselia, Cacnea, Cacturne, Carnivine and 7 more |
| Nature Power | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo, Seedot, Nuzleaf |
| Razor Leaf | Grass | Physical | 55 | 95 | 25 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel, Chikorita, Bayleef and 12 more |
| Secret Power | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Bellossom, Paras and 37 more (only from a father that learned it in an earlier generation) |
| Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium, Hoppip, Skiploom and 11 more |
| Teeter Dance | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Cacnea (chain breeding needed) |
| Tickle | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Tangela, Tangrowth |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After You | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | B2W2 |
| Gastro Acid | Poison | Status | — | 100 | 10 | B2W2 |
| Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 | B2W2 |
| Seed Bomb | Grass | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | B2W2 |
| Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | B2W2 |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 | B2W2 |
| Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 | B2W2 |
| Worry Seed | Grass | Status | — | 100 | 10 | B2W2 |
Event moves
| Move | Event |
|---|---|
| Giga Drain | Pokémon Dream World (Pleasant Forest) |
| Teeter Dance | Pokémon Dream World (Pleasant Forest) |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Bullet Seed | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM) |
| Captivate | Gen IV (TM) |
| Double-Edge | Gen III (tutor) |
| Endure | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (TM) |
| Leech Seed | Gen III (event) |
| Mimic | Gen III (tutor) |
Generation VI · X, Y, Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire15 level-up · 27 TM/HM · 10 egg · 7 tutor
X and Y put Oddish on Route 6 and in the Grass-type Friend Safari; Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire bring back Routes 110, 117, 119 and 120 and the Safari Zone, some of them as horde encounters. The two pairs have different level-up lists: X and Y simply add Grassy Terrain at 45, while Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire reshuffle the levels, add Toxic at 35 and Moonblast at 43, and close with Petal Dance at 51. With the arrival of the Fairy type, Moonlight and Charm become Fairy moves and Dazzling Gleam turns up as TM99. Secret Power (TM94) can only be taught in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, which are also the only games here with move tutors.
By level-up
| XY | ORAS | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Absorb | Grass | Special | 20 | 100 | 25 |
| 5 | 5 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 9 | 9 | Acid | Poison | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 13 | 13 | Poison Powder | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 |
| 15 | 14 | Stun Spore | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 30 |
| 17 | 15 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| 21 | 19 | Mega Drain | Grass | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| 25 | 23 | Lucky Chant | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 33 | 27 | Moonlight | Fairy | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 37 | 31 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 |
| N/A | 35 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 29 | 39 | Natural Gift | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 |
| N/A | 43 | Moonblast | Fairy | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| 45 | 47 | Grassy Terrain | Grass | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 41 | 51 | Petal Dance | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 | |
| TM09 | Venoshock | Poison | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 | |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM22 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | |
| TM36 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 | |
| TM48 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | |
| TM53 | Energy Ball | Grass | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM70 | Flash | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM75 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| TM83 | Infestation | Bug | Special | 20 | 100 | 20 | |
| TM86 | Grass Knot | Grass | Special | — | 100 | 20 | |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 90 | 15 | |
| TM88 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | |
| TM94 | Secret Power | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | ORAS |
| TM96 | Nature Power | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| TM99 | Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | |
| TM100 | Confide | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | |
| HM01 | Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After You | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | Maractus |
| Charm | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Cottonee |
| Flail | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | Paras, Chikorita (chain breeding needed) |
| Ingrain | Grass | Status | — | — | 20 | Tangela, Tangrowth, Sunkern, Sunflora, Roselia, Cacnea, Cacturne, Carnivine and 9 more |
| Nature Power | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo, Seedot, Nuzleaf |
| Razor Leaf | Grass | Physical | 55 | 95 | 25 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel, Chikorita, Bayleef and 12 more |
| Secret Power | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Bellossom, Paras and 37 more (only from a father that learned it in an earlier generation) |
| Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium, Hoppip, Skiploom and 11 more |
| Teeter Dance | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Cacnea (chain breeding needed) |
| Tickle | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Tangela, Tangrowth |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After You | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | ORAS |
| Gastro Acid | Poison | Status | — | 100 | 10 | ORAS |
| Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 | ORAS |
| Seed Bomb | Grass | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | ORAS |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 | ORAS |
| Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 | ORAS |
| Worry Seed | Grass | Status | — | 100 | 10 | ORAS |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Bullet Seed | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM) |
| Captivate | Gen IV (TM) |
| Double-Edge | Gen III (tutor) |
| Endure | Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (TM) |
| Leech Seed | Gen III (event) |
| Mimic | Gen III (tutor) |
Generation VII · Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon16 level-up · 24 TM/HM · 11 egg · 7 tutor
Oddish doesn't grow anywhere in Alola: it reaches Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon through Pokémon Bank. One level-up list covers all four games, and it is the Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire list with Growth added at level 1. With HMs gone and Flash no longer a TM, Cut and Flash join the list of moves that can only be brought from older games. Strength Sap, borrowed from Morelull and Shiinotic, is an Egg Move in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon only, and the move tutors there teach the same seven moves as in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
By level-up
| SM/USUM | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Absorb | Grass | Special | 20 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Growth | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 5 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 9 | Acid | Poison | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 13 | Poison Powder | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 |
| 14 | Stun Spore | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 30 |
| 15 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| 19 | Mega Drain | Grass | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| 23 | Lucky Chant | Normal | Status | — | — | 30 |
| 27 | Moonlight | Fairy | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 31 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 |
| 35 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 39 | Natural Gift | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 |
| 43 | Moonblast | Fairy | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| 47 | Grassy Terrain | Grass | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 51 | Petal Dance | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| TM09 | Venoshock | Poison | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| TM10 | Hidden Power | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM21 | Frustration | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM22 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM27 | Return | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 |
| TM36 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 |
| TM48 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 |
| TM53 | Energy Ball | Grass | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM75 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM83 | Infestation | Bug | Special | 20 | 100 | 20 |
| TM86 | Grass Knot | Grass | Special | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 |
| TM88 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM96 | Nature Power | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM99 | Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM100 | Confide | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After You | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | Maractus |
| Charm | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Cottonee |
| Flail | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | Paras, Chikorita, Lotad (chain breeding needed) |
| Ingrain | Grass | Status | — | — | 20 | Tangela, Tangrowth, Sunkern, Sunflora, Roselia, Cacnea, Cacturne, Carnivine and 13 more |
| Nature Power | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo, Seedot, Nuzleaf |
| Razor Leaf | Grass | Physical | 55 | 95 | 25 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel, Chikorita, Bayleef and 14 more |
| Secret Power | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Bellossom, Paras and 49 more (only from a father that learned it in an earlier generation) |
| Strength Sap | Grass | Status | — | 100 | 10 | Morelull, Shiinotic |
| Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium, Hoppip, Skiploom and 14 more |
| Teeter Dance | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Cacnea (chain breeding needed) |
| Tickle | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Tangela, Tangrowth |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After You | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | USUM |
| Gastro Acid | Poison | Status | — | 100 | 10 | USUM |
| Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 | USUM |
| Seed Bomb | Grass | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | USUM |
| Snore | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 | USUM |
| Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 | USUM |
| Worry Seed | Grass | Status | — | 100 | 10 | USUM |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Bide | Gen I (TM) |
| Bullet Seed | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM) |
| Captivate | Gen IV (TM) |
| Curse | Gen II (TM) |
| Cut | Gen I (TM), Gen II (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Double-Edge | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Endure | Gen II (TM), Gen III (tutor), Gen IV (TM) |
| Flash | Gen II (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (TM), Gen VI (TM) |
| Leech Seed | Gen III (event) |
| Mimic | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Rage | Gen I (TM) |
| Reflect | Gen I (TM) |
| Take Down | Gen I (TM) |
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!10 level-up · 11 TM/HM
Oddish is a Let's Go, Pikachu! exclusive, found on Routes 1, 2, 12, 13, 14, 15, 21, 24 and 25 and in Viridian Forest; Let's Go, Eevee! players need to trade for one. These games use their own pared-down movesets: ten level-up moves, with Razor Leaf at 18 (the only time Oddish learns it by levelling up) and Moonblast to finish at 30, plus 11 TMs. Values are as in these games, so Absorb hits for 40, Mega Drain for 75 and Solar Beam for 200. There is no breeding and no move tutor.
By level-up
| LGPE | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Absorb | Grass | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| 4 | Growth | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 8 | Acid | Poison | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 12 | Poison Powder | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 |
| 13 | Stun Spore | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 30 |
| 14 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| 18 | Razor Leaf | Grass | Physical | 55 | 95 | 25 |
| 22 | Mega Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 |
| 26 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 30 | Moonblast | Fairy | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM01 | Headbutt | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 |
| TM05 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM07 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM08 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM09 | Reflect | Psychic | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM12 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM27 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| TM32 | Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM45 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 200 | 100 | 10 |
| TM52 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM53 | Mega Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 |
Generation VIII · Sword & Shield (incl. Expansion Pass), Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl14 level-up · 43 TM/HM · 21 egg · 1 tutor
Sword and Shield have Oddish in the Wild Area (Dappled Grove, Rolling Fields, East Lake Axewell and Watchtower Ruins) and in Max Raid Battles, while Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl bring back Routes 229 and 230 and add the Grand Underground once you have the National Pokédex. Both pairs share one level-up list that runs much faster than before: Absorb and Growth to start, Acid at 4, Giga Drain at 20 and Petal Dance to finish at 40. TM, TR and Egg Move rows are tagged SwSh or BDSP. In Sword and Shield Charm becomes TM29, Leech Seed turns into an Egg Move and the Expansion Pass move tutor teaches Grassy Glide. In Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, After You and Strength Sap can come from an Oddish-family partner found in the Grand Underground. Older moves such as Hidden Power, Return and Secret Power can be carried into Sword and Shield but not used there. Oddish does not appear in Legends: Arceus.
By level-up
| SwSh/BDSP | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Absorb | Grass | Special | 20 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Growth | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 4 | Acid | Poison | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 8 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 12 | Mega Drain | Grass | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| 14 | Poison Powder | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 |
| 16 | Stun Spore | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 30 |
| 18 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| 20 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 |
| 24 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 28 | Moonblast | Fairy | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| 32 | Grassy Terrain | Grass | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 36 | Moonlight | Fairy | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 40 | Petal Dance | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM11 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TM21 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | SwSh |
| TM24 | Snore | Normal | Special | 50 | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TM25 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | SwSh |
| TM28 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TM29 | Charm | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 20 | SwSh |
| TM31 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TM34 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 | SwSh |
| TM39 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | SwSh |
| TM50 | Bullet Seed | Grass | Physical | 25 | 100 | 30 | SwSh |
| TM74 | Venoshock | Poison | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TM76 | Round | Normal | Special | 60 | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TM88 | Grassy Terrain | Grass | Status | — | — | 10 | SwSh |
| TR00 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | SwSh |
| TR20 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | SwSh |
| TR22 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TR26 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | SwSh |
| TR27 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | SwSh |
| TR59 | Seed Bomb | Grass | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | SwSh |
| TR65 | Energy Ball | Grass | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TR77 | Grass Knot | Grass | Special | — | 100 | 20 | SwSh |
| TR92 | Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | SwSh |
| TM06 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 | BDSP |
| TM09 | Bullet Seed | Grass | Physical | 25 | 100 | 30 | BDSP |
| TM11 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 | BDSP |
| TM17 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | BDSP |
| TM19 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 | BDSP |
| TM21 | Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 | BDSP |
| TM22 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 | BDSP |
| TM32 | Double Team | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | BDSP |
| TM36 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | BDSP |
| TM42 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | BDSP |
| TM44 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 10 | BDSP |
| TM45 | Attract | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 15 | BDSP |
| TM53 | Energy Ball | Grass | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 | BDSP |
| TM58 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | BDSP |
| TM70 | Flash | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | BDSP |
| TM75 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | BDSP |
| TM82 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | BDSP |
| TM86 | Grass Knot | Grass | Special | — | 100 | 20 | BDSP |
| TM87 | Swagger | Normal | Status | — | 85 | 15 | BDSP |
| TM90 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 | BDSP |
| TM93 | Cut | Normal | Physical | 50 | 95 | 30 | BDSP |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After You | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | SwSh | Maractus |
| Flail | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | SwSh | Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo |
| Ingrain | Grass | Status | — | — | 20 | SwSh | Tangela, Tangrowth, Roselia, Roserade, Snover, Abomasnow, Maractus, Foongus and 9 more |
| Leech Seed | Grass | Status | — | 90 | 10 | SwSh | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Exeggcute, Exeggutor, Exeggutor (Alolan), Roselia, Roserade and 10 more |
| Nature Power | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | SwSh | Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo, Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry |
| Razor Leaf | Grass | Physical | 55 | 95 | 25 | SwSh | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Nuzleaf, Shiftry, Snover, Abomasnow, Cottonee and 8 more |
| Strength Sap | Grass | Status | — | 100 | 10 | SwSh | Morelull, Shiinotic |
| Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 | SwSh | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Exeggcute, Exeggutor, Exeggutor (Alolan), Seedot, Nuzleaf and 11 more |
| Teeter Dance | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | SwSh | Lombre, Ludicolo |
| Tickle | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | SwSh | Tangela, Tangrowth |
| After You | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | BDSP | Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Bellossom (a partner from the Grand Underground) |
| Charm | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 20 | BDSP | Shroomish, Breloom (chain breeding needed) |
| Flail | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | BDSP | Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo |
| Ingrain | Grass | Status | — | — | 20 | BDSP | Tangela, Tangrowth, Sunkern, Sunflora, Roselia, Roserade, Cacnea, Cacturne and 3 more |
| Leech Seed | Grass | Status | — | 90 | 10 | BDSP | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Exeggcute, Exeggutor, Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff and 13 more |
| Nature Power | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 | BDSP | Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium, Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo, Seedot, Nuzleaf and 1 more |
| Razor Leaf | Grass | Physical | 55 | 95 | 25 | BDSP | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel, Chikorita, Bayleef and 11 more |
| Strength Sap | Grass | Status | — | 100 | 10 | BDSP | Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Bellossom (a partner from the Grand Underground) |
| Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 | BDSP | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Exeggcute, Exeggutor, Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium and 14 more |
| Teeter Dance | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | BDSP | Lombre, Ludicolo |
| Tickle | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | BDSP | Tangela, Tangrowth |
By move tutor
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grassy Glide | Grass | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 | Expansion Pass |
By transfer
| Move | From |
|---|---|
| Bide | Gen I (TM) |
| Captivate | Gen IV (TM) |
| Confide | Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Curse | Gen II (TM) |
| Double-Edge | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Frustration | Gen II-VII (TM) |
| Gastro Acid | Gen IV-VII (tutor) |
| Headbutt | Gen VII (TM) |
| Hidden Power | Gen II-VII (TM) |
| Infestation | Gen VI (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Lucky Chant | Gen IV-VII (level-up) |
| Mimic | Gen I (TM), Gen III (tutor) |
| Natural Gift | Gen IV (level-up, TM), Gen V-VII (level-up) |
| Rage | Gen I (TM) |
| Reflect | Gen I (TM), Gen VII (TM) |
| Return | Gen II-VII (TM) |
| Secret Power | Gen III (TM), Gen IV (TM), Gen V (Egg Move), Gen VI (TM, Egg Move), Gen VII (Egg Move) |
| Take Down | Gen I (TM) |
| Worry Seed | Gen IV-VII (tutor) |
Generation IX · Scarlet & Violet (Version 3.0.0+ / The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero)14 level-up · 26 TM/HM · 9 egg
Oddish joined Scarlet and Violet with Version 3.0.0: it can be traded in, grows wild in the Coastal Biome of The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero's Terarium and turns up in 1★ Tera Raid Battles at Blueberry Academy. The level-up list is identical to Sword and Shield's. The TM list runs to 26 moves, with Acid Spray, Trailblaze, Magical Leaf, Helping Hand, Leaf Storm and Tera Blast all new to Oddish. Flail, Ingrain, Leech Seed, Razor Leaf, Synthesis and Teeter Dance come from parents, while After You, Strength Sap and Tickle can only be copied with a Mirror Herb. Values are as in these games, so Grassy Glide has 55 power and Rest 5 PP. There are no move tutors, and Oddish does not appear in Legends: Z-A.
By level-up
| SV | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Absorb | Grass | Special | 20 | 100 | 25 |
| 1 | Growth | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| 4 | Acid | Poison | Special | 40 | 100 | 30 |
| 8 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| 12 | Mega Drain | Grass | Special | 40 | 100 | 15 |
| 14 | Poison Powder | Poison | Status | — | 75 | 35 |
| 16 | Stun Spore | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 30 |
| 18 | Sleep Powder | Grass | Status | — | 75 | 15 |
| 20 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 |
| 24 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| 28 | Moonblast | Fairy | Special | 95 | 100 | 15 |
| 32 | Grassy Terrain | Grass | Status | — | — | 10 |
| 36 | Moonlight | Fairy | Status | — | — | 5 |
| 40 | Petal Dance | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
By TM / HM / TR
| No. | Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM002 | Charm | Fairy | Status | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM007 | Protect | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM013 | Acid Spray | Poison | Special | 40 | 100 | 20 |
| TM020 | Trailblaze | Grass | Physical | 50 | 100 | 20 |
| TM025 | Facade | Normal | Physical | 70 | 100 | 20 |
| TM033 | Magical Leaf | Grass | Special | 60 | — | 20 |
| TM045 | Venoshock | Poison | Special | 65 | 100 | 10 |
| TM047 | Endure | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM049 | Sunny Day | Fire | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM056 | Bullet Seed | Grass | Physical | 25 | 100 | 30 |
| TM070 | Sleep Talk | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM071 | Seed Bomb | Grass | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 |
| TM081 | Grass Knot | Grass | Special | — | 100 | 20 |
| TM085 | Rest | Psychic | Status | — | — | 5 |
| TM088 | Swords Dance | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM103 | Substitute | Normal | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM111 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 | 100 | 10 |
| TM119 | Energy Ball | Grass | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM130 | Helping Hand | Normal | Status | — | — | 20 |
| TM137 | Grassy Terrain | Grass | Status | — | — | 10 |
| TM148 | Sludge Bomb | Poison | Special | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| TM159 | Leaf Storm | Grass | Special | 130 | 90 | 5 |
| TM168 | Solar Beam | Grass | Special | 120 | 100 | 10 |
| TM171 | Tera Blast | Normal | Special | 80 | 100 | 10 |
| TM175 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — | 90 | 10 |
| TM194 | Grassy Glide | Grass | Physical | 55 | 100 | 20 |
By breeding (egg moves)
| Move | Type | Cat. | Pwr. | Acc. | PP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| After You | Normal | Status | — | — | 15 | Mirror Herb only: the Pokémon must hold a Mirror Herb to copy it from another Pokémon |
| Flail | Normal | Physical | — | 100 | 15 | Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo, Smoliv, Dolliv, Arboliva |
| Ingrain | Grass | Status | — | — | 20 | Sunflora, Cacnea, Cacturne, Snover, Abomasnow, Foongus, Amoonguss, Phantump and 3 more |
| Leech Seed | Grass | Status | — | 90 | 10 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Exeggcute, Exeggutor, Exeggutor (Alolan), Chikorita, Bayleef and 27 more |
| Razor Leaf | Grass | Physical | 55 | 95 | 25 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel, Chikorita, Bayleef and 23 more |
| Strength Sap | Grass | Status | — | 100 | 10 | Mirror Herb only: the Pokémon must hold a Mirror Herb to copy it from another Pokémon |
| Synthesis | Grass | Status | — | — | 5 | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Exeggcute, Exeggutor, Exeggutor (Alolan), Chikorita, Bayleef and 17 more |
| Teeter Dance | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Lombre, Ludicolo |
| Tickle | Normal | Status | — | 100 | 20 | Mirror Herb only: the Pokémon must hold a Mirror Herb to copy it from another Pokémon |
04On screen
Oddish in the anime
Debut EP010Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village · Its appearances on screen, and 4 other trainers who raised one.
Oddish has been part of the anime's undergrowth since the very first season, a walking weed that pops up in gardens, forests, Contest halls and Pokémon Centers from Kanto to Paldea. It made its debut in Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village (EP010), where Misty found the little Pokémon so cute that she tried to catch it, only for Melanie's protective Bulbasaur to send her Poké Ball flying. Professor Oak's gardens have been home to a whole patch of them ever since, and it was while saving one of them that Ash's Bulbasaur surprised everyone by using Dig (EP225).
Ash has never caught one, but plenty of others have had their moment. The Oddish living with Mariah's weather-forecasting Hoppip painted itself pink to fit in, then flattened Team Rocket single-handedly with Stun Spore, Sleep Powder and Solar Beam (EP137). James's would-be bride Jessebelle has had hers since childhood, long before it blossomed into a Vileplume (EP048), and in Pokémon Journeys Goh caught one during a Pokémon Orienteering race, later using its Sleep Powder to land a giant Magikarp (JN020, JN024).
Other trainers’ Oddish
First seen: JN020Dreams Are Made of These!
Goh, the boy out to catch every Pokémon there is, added Oddish to his collection while he and Ash were acting as guides in a Pokémon Orienteering race from Professor Cerise's laboratory to Vermilion Harbor. It was one of a flurry of catches that day, alongside a Pidgey, two Nidoran and a Poliwag (JN020). Four episodes later it earned its keep at the Resort Area: a giant Magikarp batted Goh's Poké Ball away with its tail, so he called on Oddish for the type advantage, and its Sleep Powder put the giant to sleep so the next throw stuck (JN024). Sleep Powder is still its only known move, and it stayed an Oddish, turning up among Goh's Pokémon right up to the closing stretch of Ultimate Journeys (JN136).
- JN024A Little Rocket R & R! · vs Giant Magikarp Won
First seen: EP137Foul Weather Friends
On the road to Azalea Town, Ash's group met Mariah, a girl who forecasts the weather by watching how her seven Hoppip ride the wind. One 'Hoppip' kept failing to take off, and when Misty gave it a clean, the pink washed away to reveal an Oddish that spends so much time with the Hoppip that it wants to be one of them. After a tornado scattered the flock, Oddish proved its worth by leading everyone to the missing Hoppip, then charged into battle with Team Rocket: it kicked and Stun Spored James's Victreebel, dodged Arbok's Bite and finished both off with Sleep Powder, then fired a Solar Beam before Meowth could even Scratch, blasting the trio away. Mariah promptly declared it an honorary Hoppip.
- EP137Foul Weather Friends · vs James's Victreebel, Jessie's Arbok and Meowth Won
First seen: EP010Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village
The very first Oddish in the anime lives at the Hidden Village, the secret haven in the mountains between Cerulean City and Vermilion City where Melanie looks after Pokémon. Misty thought it far too cute to leave behind and sent out Starmie, whose Water Gun knocked it down, but the village's Bulbasaur, fiercely protective of its little friend, lashed her Poké Ball away with Vine Whip. Misty later apologised to Oddish, and when the suction from Team Rocket's machine nearly carried it off, Bulbasaur's Vine Whip and Ash's help got it safely indoors (EP010). It returns in flashbacks in Bulbasaur… the Ambassador! (EP225) and Gathering the Gang of Four! (AG189).
- EP010Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village · vs Starmie Lost
First seen: EP048Holy Matrimony!
Jessebelle, the Jessie lookalike whom James's parents picked out as his bride, has had her Vileplume ever since it was an Oddish. In Holy Matrimony! a flashback shows a young James running out of his house with little Jessebelle trailing far behind, Oddish in her arms (EP048). It evolved into Gloom and then Vileplume some time after James ran away from home, so the Pokémon waiting for him when she tracked him down was a full-grown Vileplume armed with Stun Spore and Solar Beam.
Ash & Oddish
Ash has never caught an Oddish, though not for want of trying: in its debut he and Misty argued over which of them should catch the Hidden Village Oddish, before Melanie's Bulbasaur put a stop to the whole idea (EP010). Years later in Sinnoh, a wild Oddish whose bush had been hit by a stray attack sent him and Pikachu to sleep with Sleep Powder (DP005), and in the Winding Woods of Kalos he shared a cave with one to keep out of the cold (XY121). The nearest he has come to having one on the team is through his best friend Goh, who caught an Oddish while the two of them were guides at a Pokémon Orienteering event (JN020).
Featured episodes
- EP195The Poké SpokesmanSimon tells of a stormy night sixty years earlier when a Pidgey, a Rattata and an Oddish actually spoke to him, a moment he later came to suspect he had imagined.
- EP225Bulbasaur… the Ambassador!The Oddish family in Professor Oak's gardens is locked in a turf war with migrating Hoppip, Skiploom and Jumpluff until Ash's Bulbasaur steps in as peacemaker. While the Grass types dig a new lake together, the ground gives way beneath an Oddish; Bulbasaur flings it to safety and escapes the tumbling boulder by using Dig.
- EP239Whichever Way the Wind BlowsOn the way to Blackthorn City, Brock nurses three sick Oddish belonging to the researcher Steven, and they lead the group to a meadow where Vileplume and Bellossom are at war. Steven explains that the wind carries fragments of Leaf Stone and Sun Stone, so the way it blows decides what each Gloom becomes, and that the endless fighting has driven many Oddish away.
- EP274Hoenn Alone!Pikachu and Team Rocket's Meowth, an unlikely double act, meet a band of wild Pidgey, Oddish and Rattata whose home has been taken over by a gang of bullying Haunter. When the Haunter come back for more, an Oddish races in to raise the alarm, and Pikachu springs off Meowth to dodge their joint Night Shade before sending them fleeing with Thunderbolt.
- AG147Sweet Baby JamesAt the summer home looked after by James's Nanny and Pop-Pop, Jessie stuffs an Oddish down the back of her shirt to steal it, but its leaves poke out and James pulls it free and lets it go.
- DP005Gettin' Twiggy With It!A stray attack crashes into a bush and hurts the wild Oddish hiding inside, which stumbles out and lets fly with Sleep Powder. Ash dives in to protect Pikachu, and both of them nod off.
- XY121Seeing the Forest for the Trees!Resting in a cave in the Winding Woods, Ash spots an Oddish, a Budew, a Sentret, a Zigzagoon and a Scatterbug out in the cold and invites them in to shelter with him. Oddish is also the episode's Who's That Pokémon? in the English version.
More appearances
- EP026Pokémon Scent-sation! An Oddish works out with the other Pokémon at the Celadon Gym.
- EP027Hypno's Naptime An Oddish is treated at HopHopHop Town's Pokémon Center.
- EP065Showdown at the Po-ké Corral A whole patch of Oddish lives at Professor Oak's Laboratory; they turn up again in Showdown at the Oak Corral (HS04).
- EP080Friends to the End Two Trainers' Oddish attend the closing ceremony of the Indigo League.
- EP088In the Pink Pink Oddish feature in a Team Rocket daydream.
- EP100Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon? Ralph and Emily each have an Oddish in a flashback.
- EP122Flower Power An Oddish is part of Florando's annual Pokémon Exhibition.
- EP129Ignorance is Blissey The Pokémon Nurse School's Oddish appears in a flashback.
- EP146Tricks of the Trade An Oddish is at the Pokémon Swap Meet in Palmpona.
- EP169Beauty and the Breeder Three Oddish turn up, one with a Trainer and two with Pokémon Breeders.
- EP178The Grass Route A Trainer's Oddish takes part in the Grass Tournament, and two wild ones live nearby.
- EP252Fangs for Nothin' Oddish are among the Pokémon living in the Dragon Holy Land.
- EP272Johto Photo Finish Tracey feeds an Oddish at Professor Oak's Laboratory.
- AG015Gonna Rule The School! The Pokémon Trainers' School lends an Oddish to its underage pupils for lessons.
- AG047I Feel Skitty! Eliza owns one of the four Oddish seen in the episode.
- AG073Grass Hysteria! Oddish are among the Pokémon living in the Forbidden Forest.
- AG143The Saffron Con A Coordinator's Oddish is in town for the Saffron City Contest and competes in it in A Hurdle for Squirtle (AG144).
- AG159Off the Unbeaten Path A Nurse Joy owns an Oddish, and a Trainer brings another to the Pokémon Orienteering competition.
- AG191Once More With Reeling! A Coordinator's Oddish competes in the Terracotta Contest.
- DP135Beating the Bustle and Hustle! A Trainer's Oddish takes part in Team Rocket's fake Sinnoh Pokémon Hustle.
- DP176Coming Full-Festival Circle! An Oddish listens to Nando playing his music.
- XY057Thawing an Icy Panic! Several Oddish live on Ramos's ranch, and a Trainer has one too.
- XY059Under the Pledging Tree! The same Trainer's Oddish joins the crowds at the Coumarine City festival.
- SM042Alola, Kanto! Oddish are still among the residents of Professor Oak's Laboratory.
- SM090Securing the Future! A Trainer's Oddish joins the rest of Alola in showering Necrozma with light to restore it to its normal form.
- HZ085The Pokémon Paradise of Laqua! An Oddish is one of the Pokémon living in Laqua, and three more appear there in Stellar Finale (HZ136).
Beyond the main series
Anime gallery
Anime trivia
- Oddish has had just one anime Pokédex entry, read out by Ash's Pokédex in its very first episode (EP010).
- In Whichever Way the Wind Blows, the direction of the wind decides how the local Oddish line evolves: a north-easterly carries Leaf Stone fragments that turn Gloom into Vileplume, while a north-westerly brings Sun Stone fragments that make Bellossom (EP239).
- Ash's Bulbasaur surprised everyone by using Dig while saving an Oddish from a falling boulder in Professor Oak's gardens, even though Bulbasaur can't normally learn the move (EP225).
- Goh used his Oddish's Sleep Powder to catch a giant Magikarp in the Resort Area (JN024).
- Oddish has been the Who's That Pokémon? only once, in the English version of Seeing the Forest for the Trees! (XY121); the Japanese version used Scatterbug.
“Oddish. This Pokémon is typically found roaming the forest, scattering pollen as it walks around.”
Ash's Pokédex (Dexter) · EP010
05On the big screen
Oddish in the movies
2 films, 2 Pikachu shorts and 1 special featuring Oddish.
Oddish has never had a film of its own, but it has a knack for turning up in the background. It sits pretty in an Aroma Lady's flower field at the start of Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009), and gets watered by Professor Oak on the morning Ash's journey begins in I Choose You! (2017). Its best role among the films and specials comes in the TV special Showdown at the Oak Corral (2003), where an Oddish sees through Butch and Cassidy's disguises and raises the alarm. It also hides in plain sight as an ordinary plant in Pikachu's PikaBoo, stops a Gogoat dead in its tracks in the POKÉTOON short My Gogoat Journey, and in 2023 it got a short all of its own, An Oddish Tale, in which a night-time stroll ends in a showdown with a gang of seed-stealing Rattata.
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life
M12 · 2009
An Aroma Lady's Oddish
Before the time-bending story gets going, the opening sequence shows an Oddish among the flowers of an Aroma Lady's field, which is about as fitting a home as an Oddish could ask for. It's a quiet scene-setter before Arceus takes centre stage.
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!
M20 · 2017
An Oddish at Professor Oak's Laboratory
The 20th film's retelling of Ash's first day adds a gentle new touch: when Ash arrives at Professor Oak's Laboratory, the professor is outside watering an Oddish and a Bellsprout with a squirt bottle. It's a detail that wasn't in the 1997 first episode.
Pikachu shorts
- PK10Pikachu's PikaBoo (2001) · An Oddish in Granbull's group of friends
Granbull barks for its friends to come and meet Pikachu's gang, and Oddish is one of the Pokémon who introduce themselves, along with Sunflora, Sandshrew, Azurill and Donphan. When the hide-and-seek starts, Oddish picks the most natural disguise of all: it plants itself in the ground and poses as an ordinary plant. Later a runaway lawnmower very nearly runs it down. In the English version, Oddish's voice is borrowed from the episode Foul Weather Friends. - PT12My Gogoat Journey (POKÉTOON) (2024) · An Oddish
Julian, a standoffish boy with an old knee injury, is carried across the city by a battle-scarred Gogoat, until an Oddish pops up in its path. Gogoat stops dead and Julian is launched into the air. In Japanese, the Oddish is voiced by Risae Matsuda.
TV specials
- Showdown at the Oak Corral (2003)
An Oddish gets the whole chase started. When Butch and Cassidy creep into Professor Oak's Laboratory dressed as strange half-human, half-Pokémon creatures to steal Poké Balls, it's an Oddish that sees through the costumes and runs off to tell Bulbasaur. Word then passes from Pokémon to Pokémon, from the Skiploom and Jumpluff to the Oddish and Bellossom and on to Kingler, the Tauros and Snorlax, until everyone is out hunting the thieves.
06Trading Card Game · every card
Oddish in the Pokémon TCG
35 cards since 1999, oldest first. Tap any card to see it full size.
Oddish first sprouted on a card in Japan's Pokémon Jungle in March 1997, and English players met it when Jungle arrived in June 1999. It has stayed a humble Basic ever since: no ex, no V, and in nearly three decades its HP has never gone above 60. Instead it brings the powders from the games, Stun Spore, Sleep Powder and Poison Powder, plus little heals such as Absorb and Blot, and the odd surprise along the way: a Water-type Delta Species Oddish, a Psychic-type one in Legends Awakened, and four Erika's Oddish across the 2000 Gym sets and 2026's Ascended Heroes. It has even made it to the World Championships, in Chris Fulop's 2004 deck Blaziken Tech and Ross Cawthon's 2011 deck The Truth.
The art has grown up alongside it. Keiji Kinebuchi's original and Ken Sugimori's crisp Gym-era portraits gave way to the e-Reader cards of the early 2000s, then to scenes full of scenery, such as Mitsuhiro Arita's Oddish in Ilex Forest in Undaunted. The modern era added otumami's Shiny Oddish in Paldean Fates and Miranda Branley's promo of Ava's Oddish from Pokémon: Path to the Peak. Pokémon TCG Pocket carries the story on in digital form, from HYOGONOSUKE's narrative scene with a troublesome Snorlax to Souichirou Gunjima's Shiny Oddish, while giving older art by Asako Ito and ryoma uratsuka a second life.
Cards to know
- Jungle 58/64 — Where it all began: Keiji Kinebuchi's Oddish, whose Sprout attack plants another Oddish from your deck straight onto the Bench.
- Gym Heroes 47/132 (Erika's Oddish) — Atsuko Nishida's Erika's Oddish soaks up the sun with Photosynthesis, turning every Energy attached to it into Grass Energy.
- EX Holon Phantoms 73/110 (Oddish δ) — A Water-type Oddish from the Holon region's Delta Species, which is about as odd as Oddish gets.
- Undaunted 60/90 — Mitsuhiro Arita's Oddish in Ilex Forest. Three copies helped Ross Cawthon's deck The Truth reach the Masters final at the 2011 World Championships.
- SVP 102 — Ava's Oddish from Pokémon: Path to the Peak, on a Scarlet & Violet Black Star Promo.
- TCG Pocket Genetic Apex 011/226 — HYOGONOSUKE's Oddish is one panel of a narrative illustration with Venonat, Bellsprout and Snorlax: 'A Big Snorlax Nuisance'.
Every English-language card
Promo cards
Japan-exclusive cards
Pokémon TCG Pocket
Digital card games
- Pokémon Trading Card Game (Game Boy Color): Oddish (Jungle 58 art, Keiji Kinebuchi), card C04, Common, from the Mystery booster pack.
- Pokémon Card GB2 (Japan only): Oddish (Jungle 58 art, Keiji Kinebuchi), card C06, Common, in the Island of Fossil pack.
- Pokémon Card GB2 (Japan only): Oddish (Team Rocket 63 art, Kagemaru Himeno), card H06, Common, in the Team Rocket's Ambition pack.
- Pokémon TCG Online / Pokémon TCG Live: no digital-exclusive Oddish cards.
The artists behind the cards
- Ken Sugimori — 4 artworks (Erika's Oddish in Gym Heroes 78 and Gym Challenge, the Japanese Sample Set e-Reader card, Legends Awakened 112)
- Atsuko Nishida — 2 (Erika's Oddish in Gym Heroes 47, Oddish δ in EX Holon Phantoms)
- Sumiyoshi Kizuki — 2 (Neo Genesis, Burning Shadows)
- Asako Ito — 1 (Unbroken Bonds 6), reused in TCG Pocket's Space-Time Smackdown
- ryoma uratsuka — 1 (Crown Zenith), reused in TCG Pocket's Wisdom of Sea and Sky
- One artwork each: Keiji Kinebuchi, Kagemaru Himeno, Masako Yamashita, Kyoko Umemoto, Hironobu Yoshida (Japan only), Yuka Morii, Kouki Saitou, Hiroki Fuchino, Mitsuhiro Arita, Kanako Eo, MAHOU, 0313, Yumi, Miki Tanaka, Midori Harada, Sekio, otumami, Gemi, Miranda Branley, MINAMINAMI Take, Yoriyuki Ikegami; TCG Pocket originals by HYOGONOSUKE and Souichirou Gunjima
07On the page & beyond
Oddish in manga, books & other media
From the earliest manga to story books and songs.
Oddish's manga career is full of surprises. In The Electric Tale of Pikachu, Ash actually owns one, and it greets him with a face full of Stun Spore. Magical Pokémon Journey gave it a whole chapter, 'Odd Oddish Out', about a lonely Oddish who adopts Pikachu and Clefairy as big brothers for the day, and How I Became a Pokémon Card tells how an Oddish led a lost little girl, the future Team Rocket member Kaede, out of a dark forest. In Pokémon Adventures, Gold and Crystal both have one, and Jet's Oddish snatches flag after flag at the Pokéathlon. On the bookshelf, Oddish has its own Japanese picture book, Nazonokusa's Hide and Seek (1998), written by the anime's chief director Kunihiko Yuyama, while in Snorlax's Snack it is mistaken for a lettuce, with painful results. It's named in the English Pokérap and in Japan's Can You Name All the Pokémon?, and hops around Brock in his ending song Takeshi's Paradise. In 2004 the whole family, Bellossom included, even shared a single capsule of Pokémon Zukan figures.
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08Did you know?
Oddish trivia
Name origins, design secrets and the facts that make Oddish such a fan favourite.
What’s in a name?
'Oddish' may simply be the word oddish – 'a bit odd' – or a blend of odd and radish, which neatly sums up a turnip-shaped Pokémon that gets up and walks. Its Japanese name, Nazonokusa, plays on 謎の草 nazo no kusa, 'enigmatic herb' – a mystery weed. Several other languages follow that line: in French it is Mystherbe (mystère + herbe), while the German Myrapla mixes myrtle or mysteriös with 'plant'. Others focus on its night-time strolls – the Korean Ttubeogcho pairs ttubeok-ttubeok, the sound of someone striding along, with cho (grass), and the Chinese Zǒulùcǎo means 'walking grass'.
Design origins
Oddish was designed by Atsuko Nishida. Its biggest inspiration seems to be the mandrake (Mandragora), a plant whose forked roots can look uncannily like a little person – and which, in legend, lets out a deadly scream when it is pulled from the earth. Oddish's horrible shriek when someone yanks it up is a clear nod to that myth. Its round, rooty body also recalls bulbs such as onions and root vegetables like radishes and turnips, while its long, pointed leaves look like those of the snake plant (Dracaena trifasciata). While Red and Green were in development, its working English name was 'Ladish'.
Names around the world
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ナゾノクサ Nazonokusa | From 謎の草 nazo no kusa (enigmatic herb) |
| French | Mystherbe | From mystère (mystery) and herbe (grass) |
| Spanish | Oddish | Same as the English name |
| German | Myrapla | From myrtle or mysteriös (mysterious) and plant |
| Italian | Oddish | Same as the English name |
| Korean | 뚜벅쵸 Ttubeogcho | From 뚜벅뚜벅 ttubeok-ttubeok (striding along) and 초 (草) cho (grass) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 走路草 Zǒulùcǎo | From 走路 zǒulù (to walk) and 草 cǎo (grass) |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 走路草 Jáulouhchóu (games); 行路草 Haàhnglouhchóu (earlier media) | 'Walking grass', from the words for 'to walk' and 草 (grass) |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Oddish | Same as the English name |
| Hebrew | אודיש Odish | Transcription of the English name |
| Hindi | ऑडिश Oddish | Transcription of the English name |
| Lithuanian | Odišas | From the English name |
| Russian | Оддиш Oddish | Transcription of the English name |
| Thai | นาโซโนะคุสะ Nasonokhusa | Transcription of the Japanese name |
Did you know?
- Oddish's Pokédex entries give it a scientific name: Oddium wanderus.
- Where the English Pokédex gives Oddish its scientific name, the Japanese text calls it by the alias Arukimendesu instead.
- Japan's original Red & Green Pokédex says Oddish walks 300 metres a night; the English version rounds that to 'nearly 1,000 feet'.
- In Gold, Silver and Crystal, Bill's grandfather asks for a 'round, green Pokémon' with leaves on its head – but Oddish is blue. The Japanese word aoi can mean blue or green, and HeartGold and SoulSilver fixed the slip.
- Oddish and Bellsprout are mirror images: both are Generation I Grass/Poison Pokémon in three-stage families, both first evolve at level 21 and both need a Leaf Stone for their final form.
- The pair are version rivals too – Oddish appears in Red, FireRed and Let's Go, Pikachu!, and Bellsprout takes the same spots in Blue, LeafGreen and Let's Go, Eevee!. Both also live in Black and White's White Forest.
- In Generation I, Oddish and its evolutions were the only Pokémon that could learn Petal Dance.
- Gold and Silver list Charm as an Egg Move for Oddish, yet no Pokémon in its Egg Group could legitimately pass it on. Later generations made it possible, first through Shroomish and from Generation V via Cottonee.
- Fittingly for a night walker, Johto's Ilex Forest only has wild Oddish after dark in Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold and SoulSilver.
- In the Pokémon Stadium games, Oddish's leaves fall off when it is defeated.
- Oddish's first trading card could multiply: its Sprout attack (literally 'Multiply' in Japanese) searches your deck for another Oddish and puts it straight on your Bench.
- In Pokémon Ranger, its Capture Styler entry claims the leaves on Oddish's head are sharp enough to cut down trees.
- In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Team, Oddish sums itself up nicely: 'I'm a Grass type: poisonous and decidedly odd!'
- Shiny Oddish made its Pokémon GO debut not worldwide but at an in-person event – the Safari Zone in New Taipei City in October 2019.
09Quizzes, archive & further reading
More Oddish
Test yourself
Professor Oak's Kanto Quiz: BeginnerProfessor Oak has a few questions before you set foot in the tall grass. How well do you know the region where it all began?Take the quiz →
Who's That Pokémon? Kanto: BeginnerIt's the classic challenge! Can you name these original 151 Pokémon from their silhouettes alone?Take the quiz →
Indigo League Anime: IntermediateGrab your cap and set off on Ash's very first adventure. How much do you remember from the Indigo League days?Take the quiz →
Pokémon Horizons Anime: BeginnerAll aboard for a brand-new adventure! See how well you know Liko, Roy and the crew of Pokémon Horizons: The Series.Take the quiz →
Pokémon Movies: IntermediateFrom a mysterious island showdown to a city where people and Pokémon live side by side, how well do you know Pokémon on the big screen?Take the quiz →Professor Oak's Kanto Quiz: IntermediateYou've got your badges, but does Professor Oak think you're ready for the Indigo Plateau? Dig deeper into Red, Blue, FireRed, LeafGreen and Let's Go.Take the quiz →From the archive: Gengar’s Online Pokédex
Before this page, Pokémon Dungeon was home to Gengar’s Online Pokédex, the classic fan Pokédex for Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver & Crystal by Curtis Alumbaugh (Gengar) with Ian Alumbaugh (Haunter). Its Oddish entry is preserved in full, with its original art, moves and locations.
Further reading
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