Oddish

The Weed Pokémon
#043 - Oddish
Evolve	Gloom
Debut	Pokémon: Red Version Pokémon: Green Version
Species Info
Type	+ +
Height	0.5 m (1'08")
Weight	5.4 kg (11.9 lbs.)
Color	Blue
Gender Ratio	1♂ : 1♀
Ability	Chlorophyll
Hidden Ability
Egg Group	Plant
Icon		Sprite
		File:043sprite.png
Footprint
30px
Base Statistics
Hit Points	45	Speed	30
Attack	50	Sp. Attack	75
Defense	55	Sp. Defense	65
Training Info
Catch Rate	255	Hatch Steps	5,120
Base Exp.	078	Effort Points	SpA
Happiness	70
To Lv.100	Slow

Kanto #	Johto #	Hoenn #	Sinnoh #
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Unova #	Johto (IV) #

Oddish is a small plant Pokémon that was introduced in the first generation games. Its evolutionary line originally contained Gloom and Vileplume as its later forms, although in the second generation Bellossom was introduced as an alternate final evolved state for it.

Information

Oddish primarily keep their bodies in the cold underground during the daytime to avoid sunlight and collect nutrients from the soil. By leaving only their leaves exposed, they protect themselves from enemies and usually sleep in the soil. Its leaves become glossier depending on the soil's fertility. It is believed that their feet change form while underground and become more like roots. They are also sometimes confused for weeds and will scream if anyone tries to pull on them.

Unlike most plants, Oddish actually grow from moonlight and are more active at night. They then roam around, apparently as far as one thousand feet, scattering their seeds. This likely helped them to earn the scientific name of "Oddium Wanderus". Oddish can evolve into a Gloom at Level 21.

Gen		Game	Pokédex entry
I		Red	During the day, it keeps its face buried in the ground. At night, it wanders around sowing its seeds.
		Blue
		Yellow	It may be mistaken for a clump of weeds. If you try to yank it out of 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.
II		Gold	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.
III		Ruby	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.
		Sapphire	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.
		Emerald	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.
		FireRed	Its scientific name is "Oddium Wanderus." At night, it is said to walk nearly 1,000 feet on its two roots.
		LeafGreen	During the day, it keeps its face buried in the ground. At night, it wanders around sowing its seeds.
IV		Diamond	It often plants its root feet in the ground during the day and sows seeds as it walks about at night.
		Pearl	It often plants its root feet in the ground during the day and sows seeds as it walks about at night.
		Platinum

Appearances

Mainstream Games

In Pokémon: Red, Yellow and FireRed, Oddish could commonly found on Routes 12, 13, 14, 15, 24 and 25, as well as Routes 5, 6 and 7 in Red and FireRed. In FireRed, Oddish additionally appeared at Berry Forest, Bond Bridge, Cape Brink and Water Path.

In Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold and SoulSilver, Oddish were only found at night. They showed up at Routes 24 and 25 as well as Ilex Forest in all versions, while in all except Crystal they also could be found at Routes 5 and 6. In HeartGold/SoulSilver, Oddish also appeared at the Marshland area of the Safari Zone. Oddish could be caught in the Pokéwalker's Noisy Forest route, from which it could be transferred to HeartGold/SoulSilver.

They could also be commonly found in Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald, where they appeared at Routes 110, 117, 119, 120 and 123 as well as in the Safari Zone. In Diamond and Pearl, Oddish could be found at all times of day at Routes 229 and 230. For Platinum it was once more nocturnal and found at Routes 224 and 230.

Moves

Generation I

R/B	Y	Name	Type	Cat	PP	Power	Accur	Gen	Cont

Generation II

G/S	C	Name	Type	Cat	PP	Power	Accur	Gen	Cont

Generation III

R/S	E	Name	Type	Cat	PP	Power	Accur	Gen	Cont

FR	LG	Name	Type	Cat	PP	Power	Accur	Gen	Cont

Generation IV

D/P	P	Name	Type	Cat	PP	Power	Accur	Gen	Cont

Weaknesses

x1

x1

x1

x0.5

x0.5

x2

x2

x1

x0.25

x1

x2

x1

x1

x2

x1

x1

x0.5

Other Games

In Pokémon Pinball, Oddish could be found at Cerulean City, Vermilion City Seaside, Celadon City and Saffron City. They also appeared in Hey You, Pikachu! at the Field Trip missions, where they could be watered to evolve them into Gloom, although there is one Oddish that does not evolve but only becomes larger when watered. They also appear in Pokémon Stadium, Pokémon Stadium 2, Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness. In Pokémon Channel, they appeared in the Back Yard at all times of day in rainy weather as well as on clear evenings.

They appear in Pokémon Trozei! at Phobos Train, Endless Level 34, Trozei Battle and Mr. Who's Den. In Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire, they could only be hatched from an egg. In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red and Blue Rescue Teams, Oddish could be found at the first four levels of Sinister Woods and the thirteenth through twentieth floors of Wyvern Hill. In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Darkness, Oddish appeared at the first six floors of Apple Woods, the first four floors of Oran Forest and the first nineteen basement floors of Happy Outlook.

Oddish also could be caught at Olive Jungle in Pokémon Ranger, Union Road in Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia and Hinder Cape and the Forest Temple in Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs. In Pokémon Rumble, they showed up in Silent Forest. They appeared within the Meadow Zone in PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure.

Other Appearances

Video Games

• In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Oddish made a cameo appearance among a group of other Pokémon seen in the game's intro sequence.

In Other Media

• Oddish have made frequent minor appearances throughout the Pokémon anime's run, with one notable early appearance involving Misty's attempt to catch one that was foiled by a Bulbasaur, as it was among the Pokémon taking refuge at the Hidden Village. A later Johto series episode featured an Oddish that tried to fly with its Hoppip friends.
• Within the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga, Oddish is shown among the Pokémon that Ash has caught.

Trivia

• Its name is a combination of "odd" and "radish", the planet which it bears a vague resemblance to.