#0043 · Kanto · Generation 1

Oddish

Weed Pokémon · Grass/Poison-type

Oddish is a Grass/Poison-type Pokémon, the Weed Pokémon, number 43 (#0043) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 1 and comes from the Kanto region. It is 0.5 m tall and weighs 5.4 kg.

Oddish spends the day buried in the ground with only its leaves showing, so it can pass for a clump of weeds, until someone pulls it up and it shrieks horribly. At night it wanders off on two root-like feet, sowing seeds as it goes.

How to pronounce Oddish

Oddish is pronounced OD-ish. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.

Listen to Oddish said out loud:

In Japanese it is ナゾノクサ (Nazonokusa).

Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.

Lore

Biology

Oddish is a round blue bulb with beady red eyes, a tiny mouth and five green leaves sprouting from its head. It is 0.5 m tall and weighs 5.4 kg. Bulbapedia says the leaves are prehensile, good for climbing and for grabbing light objects. The Pokédex says it plants itself in nutrient-rich soil and that the richer the earth, the glossier its leaves become.

Behaviour

Oddish is nocturnal. By day it buries its body to avoid the sun and hide from enemies, and the Pokédex thinks its feet may turn into roots while it is planted. Moonlight wakes it and helps it grow, and it then walks nearly 300 m (1,000 feet) a night to scatter its seeds.

Habitat

The Pokédex habitat is grassland. In Scarlet and Violet it arrives by trade or Pokémon HOME transfer, and appears in The Indigo Disk's Coastal Biome and 1-star Tera Raids; Bulbapedia lists it as unobtainable in Legends: Z-A.

Powers

Its Ability Chlorophyll doubles its Speed in strong sunlight, and the hidden Ability is Run Away. It puts foes to sleep with Sleep Powder, slows them with Stun Spore, poisons with Poison Powder and recovers with Moonlight. With a base Special Attack of 75 but a Speed of only 30, it hits better with Giga Drain and Moonblast than it moves.

Name origin

Oddish may come from 'oddish' (somewhat odd) or from 'odd' plus 'radish'. The Japanese name is Nazonokusa (ナゾノクサ), possibly a pun on nazo no kusa, 'mystery plant'.

Design inspiration

Atsuko Nishida designed Oddish. It appears to be based on the mandrake, whose roots can look like little people and which legend says screams when pulled up, and its round body also resembles an onion, radish or turnip. These are fan readings, not official statements.

Evolution notes

Oddish evolves into Gloom at level 21.

In the games

In Generation II, Bill's grandfather sends you after a 'round, green' Pokémon with leaves on its head, which is Oddish, even though Oddish is blue; HeartGold and SoulSilver fixed the mistake. Oddish first appeared in Red and Green (Red and Blue outside Japan).

In the anime

Oddish debuted in 'Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village', one of the Pokémon in Melanie's care. In the Journeys series, Goh catches one in 'Dreams Are Made of These!' during a Pokémon Orienteering competition.

Fun facts

• In the Red and Green beta, its English name was Ladish.
• The Pokédex gives Oddish a scientific name, Oddium wanderus; Bulbapedia says the only other Pokémon with one is Kabutops.
• Japanese Pokédex entries in Red and Green, FireRed and Y give it the alias Arukimendesu, which may be a corruption of Archimedes or a nod to a brand of instant noodles.

Sources: Bulbapedia: Oddish (Pokémon) · Serebii: Oddish (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex)

Base stats

• HP: 45
• Attack: 50
• Defense: 55
• Sp. Atk: 75
• Sp. Def: 65
• Speed: 30

Oddish’s base stat total is 320. Its highest stat is Sp. Atk.

Type matchups

What is Oddish weak to?

Oddish takes extra damage from Fire (2×), Ice (2×), Flying (2×), Psychic (2×) moves.

It resists Grass (¼×), Water (½×), Electric (½×), Fighting (½×), Fairy (½×).

Evolution

How does Oddish evolve?

Oddish evolves into Gloom at level 21.

The whole family: Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Bellossom.

• Gloom evolves into Vileplume (Leaf Stone).
• Gloom evolves into Bellossom (Sun Stone).

Abilities

• Chlorophyll: Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.
• Run Away (hidden ability): Ensures success fleeing from wild battles.

Moves

Moves Oddish learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet

TM moves (26)

Oddish can learn 26 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Charm, Protect, Acid Spray, Trailblaze, Facade, Magical Leaf, Venoshock, Endure, Sunny Day, Bullet Seed, Sleep Talk, Seed Bomb, Grass Knot, Rest, Swords Dance, Substitute, Giga Drain, Energy Ball, Helping Hand, Grassy Terrain, Sludge Bomb, Leaf Storm, Solar Beam, Tera Blast, Toxic, Grassy Glide.

Egg moves (9):After You, Flail, Ingrain, Leech Seed, Razor Leaf, Strength Sap, Synthesis, Teeter Dance, Tickle.

Breeding & training

• Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
• Egg groups: Grass.
• Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
• Catch rate: 255 out of 255.
• Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
• Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
• Defeating it gives 1 Sp. Atk effort value.
• Base experience yield: 64.

Pokédex entries

During the day, it stays in the cold underground to avoid the sun. It grows by bathing in moonlight. (Crystal, X, Shield)

If exposed to moonlight, it starts to move. It roams far and wide at night to scatter its seeds. (Silver, SoulSilver, Sword)

It may be mistaken for a clump of weeds. If you try to yank it out of the ground, it shrieks horribly. (Yellow, Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee!)

Oddish searches for fertile, nutrientrich 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. (Sapphire, Alpha Sapphire)

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. (Ruby, Omega Ruby)

Its scientific name is “Oddium Wanderus.” At night, it is said to walk nearly 1,000 feet on its two roots. (FireRed, Y)

Names around the world

Trivia

• Taller than 19% of all Pokémon (0.5 m).
• Heavier than 16% of all Pokémon (5.4 kg).
• Base stat total 320, ranked #772 of 1,025.
• One of 14 Pokémon that are both Grass and Poison.
• One of 170 blue Pokémon.
• Number 43 of 151 Pokémon introduced in Generation 1 (Kanto).
• Part of an evolution family of 4 Pokémon.
• Can learn 46 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
• Catch rate 255: about 33.3% per Poké Ball at full health.
• Appears in 10 distinct Pokédex entries.

Sources and fact-checking

• Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
• Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Oddish (Pokémon), Serebii: Oddish (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
• Pronunciation (OD-ish): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.

Last checked: 19 October 2026. Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.

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