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Oddish ナゾノクサ Nazonokusa
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Type	Grass / Poison
Species	Weed Pokémon
Height	1′08″ (0.5m)
Weight	11.9 lbs. (5.4kg)
Ability	Chlorophyll
Egg group	Plant
Time to hatch	5,120 steps
Effort yield	1 SpA
Exp. yield	78 base exp.
Lv100 at	1,059,860 exp.
Gender	50% ♀ / 50% ♂
Pokédex color	Blue
Catch rate	255
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Oddish (Japanese: ナゾノクサ Nazonokusa) is a dual-typed Grass/Poison Pokémon.

Contents 1 Biology 1.1 Physiology 1.1.1 Gender differences 1.1.2 Special abilities 1.2 Behavior 1.3 Habitat 1.4 Diet 2 In the anime 3 In the manga 4 In the TCG 5 Game data 5.1 Pokédex entries 5.2 Game locations 5.2.1 In side games 5.3 Base stats 5.4 Type effectiveness 5.5 Learnset 5.5.1 By leveling up 5.5.2 By TM/HM 5.5.3 By breeding 5.5.4 TCG 5.6 Side game data 5.7 Evolution 5.8 Sprites 6 Trivia 6.1 Origin 6.1.1 Name origin 7 In other languages 8 External links

Biology

Physiology

Oddish looks like a blue plant bulb with feet, eyes, and five small leaves sprouting from its head.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

They scatter poisonous spores as they walk.

Behavior

They stay underground during the day, only to come out at night.

Habitat

Oddish live in grassy plains, and can also be found in tropical areas such as jungles and swamps, where the ground is rich in nutrients. They are very common.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Oddish most likely absorb some nutrients from the ground when they are buried.

In the anime

Misty attempts to catch an Oddish in Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village, thinking that it is a Water-type because she saw it drinking water from a pond. She is prevented from doing so by a Bulbasaur. Misty later apologized to it for trying to catch it while in the Hidden Village.

James's fiancée, Jessiebelle, has had an Oddish when she was a little girl, before it evolved into a Gloom and soon after, into a Vileplume.

Oddish is one of Pokémon in the Pichu Brothers' Possé.

An Oddish owned by Mariah wanted to fly with its Hoppip friends in Foul Weather Friends.

In the manga

Oddish was one of the Pokémon seen in Pokémon Special during the mass migration of Pokémon at the Seafoam Islands.

In the TCG

Main article: Oddish (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

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.
	Stadium 2	Awakened by moonlight, it roams actively at night. In the day, it stays quietly underground.
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.

Game locations

Gen	Game	Rarity	Location
I	Pokémon Red and Blue	Common	Routes 5, 24, and 25 (Red only)
	Pokémon Yellow	Common	Routes 12, 13, 14, 15, 24, and 25
II	Pokémon Gold and Silver	Common	Routes 5, 6, 24, and 25, Ilex Forest (Night)
	Pokémon Crystal	Common	Routes 24 and 25, Ilex Forest (Night)
III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	Common	Routes 110, 117, 119, 120, and 123, Safari Zone
	Pokémon Emerald	Common	Routes 110, 117, 119, 120, and 123, Safari Zone
	Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	Common	Routes 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 24, and 25, Berry Forest, Bond Bridge, Cape Brink, and Water Path (FireRed only)
	Pokémon Colosseum	None	Trade
	Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness	None	Trade
IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl	Common	Routes 229 and 230
	Pokémon Platinum		Unknown
	Pal Park		Forest

In side games

Game	Location
Pokémon Channel	Back Yard
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire	Hatch from egg
Pokémon Trozei	Phobos Train Endless Level 34 Trozei Battle Mr. Who's Den
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon	Sinister Woods (1F-4F) Wyvern Hill (13F-20F)
Pokémon Ranger	Olive Jungle
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage	Union Highway

Base stats

HP:	45
Attack:	50
Defense:	55
Special:	75
SpAtk:	75
SpDef:	65
Speed:	30

The Special stat was used only in Generation I; it was later split into Special Attack and Special Defense.

Type effectiveness

Weakness	Resistance
Flying: 2× Fire: 2× Psychic: 2× Ice: 2×	Fighting: ½× Grass: ¼× Water: ½× Electric: ½×	Normal: 1× Poison: 1× Ground: 1× Rock: 1× Bug: 1× Ghost: 1× Steel: 1× Dragon: 1× Dark: 1×

In Generation I, the effectiveness of Bug-type moves is 4×.

Learnset

Oddish is capable of learning the following moves.
Moves in bold are damage moves to which STAB apply.

By leveling up

Generation I Level Move Type Start Absorb 15 PoisonPowder 17 Stun Spore 19 Sleep Powder 24 Acid 33 Petal Dance 46 SolarBeam

Generation II Level Move Type Start Absorb 7 Sweet Scent 14 PoisonPowder 16 Stun Spore 18 Sleep Powder 23 Acid 32 Moonlight 39 Petal Dance

Generation III Level Move Type Start Absorb 7 Sweet Scent 14 PoisonPowder 16 Stun Spore 18 Sleep Powder 23 Acid 32 Moonlight 39 Petal Dance

Generation IV Level Move Type Cat. Start Absorb 5 Sweet Scent 9 Acid 13 PoisonPowder 15 Stun Spore 17 Sleep Powder 21 Mega Drain 25 Lucky Chant 29 Natural Gift 33 Moonlight 41 Petal Dance

By TM/HM

Generation I # Move Type TM03 Swords Dance TM06 Toxic TM09 Take Down TM10 Double-Edge TM20 Rage TM21 Mega Drain TM22 SolarBeam TM31 Mimic TM32 Double Team TM33 Reflect TM34 Bide TM44 Rest TM50 Substitute HM01 Cut

Generation II # Move Type TM03 Curse TM06 Toxic TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM12 Sweet Scent TM13 Snore TM17 Protect TM19 Giga Drain TM20 Endure TM21 Frustration TM22 SolarBeam TM27 Return TM32 Double Team TM34 Swagger TM35 Sleep Talk TM36 Sludge Bomb TM44 Rest TM45 Attract HM01 Cut HM05 Flash

Generation III # Move Type TM06 Toxic TM09 Bullet Seed TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM17 Protect TM19 Giga Drain TM21 Frustration TM22 SolarBeam TM27 Return TM32 Double Team TM36 Sludge Bomb TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM45 Attract HM01 Cut HM05 Flash

Generation IV # Move Type Cat. TM06 Toxic TM09 Bullet Seed TM10 Hidden Power TM11 Sunny Day TM17 Protect TM19 Giga Drain TM21 Frustration TM22 SolarBeam TM27 Return TM32 Double Team TM36 Sludge Bomb TM42 Facade TM43 Secret Power TM44 Rest TM45 Attract TM53 Energy Ball TM58 Endure TM70 Flash TM75 Swords Dance TM78 Captivate TM82 Sleep Talk TM83 Natural Gift TM86 Grass Knot TM87 Swagger TM90 Substitute HM01 Cut

By breeding

Move	Type	Cat.	Father
Charm*			Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
Flail*			Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium Lotad, Lombre, Ludicolo
Ingrain			Tangela Sunkern, Sunflora Roselia Cacnea, Cacturne Carnivine Snover, Abomasnow Tangrowth
Razor Leaf			Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium Sunflora Tropius Turtwig,Grotle,Torterra Snover, Abomasnow
Swords Dance			Bulbasaur**, Ivysaur**, Venusaur** Oddish*/**, Gloom*/**, Vileplume*/** Paras**, Parasect** Bellsprout*/**, Weepinbell*/**, Victreebel*/** Exeggcute**, Exeggutor** Tangela** Chikorita**, Bayleef**, Meganium** Bellossom** Hoppip**, Skiploom**, Jumpluff** Sunkern**, Sunflora** Lotad**, Lombre**, Ludicolo** Seedot**, Nuzleaf**, Shiftry** Shroomish**, Breloom** Roselia** Cacnea**, Cacturne** Tropius** Turtwig**, Grotle**, Torterra** Budew**, Roserade** Cherubi**, Cherrim** Carnivine** Snover**, Abomasnow** Tangrowth**
Synthesis			Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur Chikorita, Bayleef, Meganium Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry Roselia Tropius Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Tickle			Tangela, Tangrowth
*Indicates moves only available through chain breeding. **Father needs to learn this move through TM.

TCG

• Tackle

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball
	Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Hatch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 12%	Friend Area: Jungle
Phrases
51%-100% HP	I'm a Grass type: poisonous and decidedly odd!
26%-50% HP	We're in deep trouble. My health is gone by half.
1%-25% HP	I'm close to flopping...
Level Up	Oh! Leveled up! Makes me smile!
Pokémon Ranger
Group:	Loops: 5	Minimum Experience: 20
Poké Assist:	Field Move: Cut	Maximum Experience: 30
The leaves on Oddish's head are sharp enough to cut down trees.
Pokémon Ranger Batonnage
Group:	Poké Assist:	Field Move: Cut

Evolution

Basic Oddish
	Level 21 Gloom	Leaf Stone Vileplume
		Sun Stone Bellossom

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
			Image:Spr 2c 043.gif
			Image:Spr 2c 043 s.gif			Image:Spr b g2 043 s.png
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	Image:Spr 3r 043.png			Image:Spr 3f 043.png
	Image:Spr 3r 043 s.png		Image:Spr 3e 043 s.gif	Image:Spr 3f 043 s.png		Image:Spr b g3 043 s.png
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum			Back
	Image:Spr 4d 043.png		Image:Spr 4p 043.png
			Image:Spr 4p 043 s.png			Image:Spr b g4 043 s.png

For other sprites and images, please see Oddish images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• In Generation II, Bill's grandfather asks the player to bring him a round, green Pokémon that has leaves growing on its head, which is obviously Oddish. However, in those games, and in subsequent generations, Oddish's body (unless it is shiny) is blue.

Origin

Oddish is most likely based on a mandrake.

Name origin

Oddish's name is a combination of the words odd and the vegetable known as radish, although oddish is a word in itself, meaning somewhat odd. Nazonokusa may be taken to mean 謎の草, enigmatic grass.

In other languages

• German: Myrapla
• French: Mystherbe - Mystère means mystery, herbe means grass or weed. The whole word sounds very similar to just mystère.
• Korean: 뚜벅쵸 Ttubakchyo
• Chinese (Taiwan): 走路草 (Zou Lu Cao) - walking grass
• Chinese (Hong Kong): 行路草 (Xing Lu Cao) - grass walking on a path

External links

• Article on Wikipedia
• Moonlight, the fanlisting for Oddish at The Anime Fanlistings Network

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