Oddish (Pokémon)

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Oddish
ナゾノクサ Nazonokusa
#043
043Oddish.png
Artwork from FR/LG
Type
Grass Poison
Category
Weed Pokémon
Ability
Chlorophyll
Exp. at Lv. 100
1,059,860
Regional Pokédex numbers
Kanto
#043
Johto
#083
Hoenn
#088
Sinnoh
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Regional Browser numbers
Height
1'8"
Imperial
0.5 m
Metric
Weight
11.9 lbs.
Imperial
5.4 kg
Metric
Dex color
Blue
Catch rate
255 (33.3%)
Body style
BodyUnknown.png BodyUnknown.png
Blue-Striped
Footprint
 F043.png   F487O.png
Blue-Striped
Gender ratio
Gender unknown
Breeding
Plant group 1 cycles
(255 minimum steps)
EV yield
HP
0
Atk
0
Def
0
Sp.Atk
0
Sp.Def
0
Speed
0
Base Exp.: 78 Battle Exp.: 781*
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Oddish (Japanese: ナゾノクサ Nazonokusa) is a Grass/Poison-type Pokémon.

Biology

Physiology

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

Behavior

Habitat

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Pokédex entries

Pokémon Red and Blue
During the day, it keeps its face buried in the ground. At night, it wanders around sowing its seeds.
Pokémon Yellow
It may be mistaken for a clump of weeds. If you try to yank it out of the ground, it shrieks horribly.
Pokémon Gold
Awakened by moonlight, it roams actively at night. In the day it stays quietly underground.
Pokémon Silver
If exposed to moonlight, it starts to move. It roams far and wide at night to scatter its seeds.
Pokémon Crystal
During the day, it stays in the cold underground to avoid the sun. It grows by bathing in moonlight.
Pokémon 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.
Pokémon 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.
Pokémon FireRed
Its scientific name is "Oddium Wanderus." At night, it is said to walk nearly 1,000 feet on its two roots.

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Stat Range
At Lv. 50 At Lv. 100
45
105 - 152 200 - 294
50
49 - 112 94 - 218
55
54 - 117 103 - 229
75
72 - 139 139 - 273
65
63 - 128 121 - 251
30
31 - 90 58 - 174
Total:
320
Other Pokémon with this total
  • Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
  • Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
  • This Pokémon's Special base stat in Generation I was 75.

Type effectiveness

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Learnset

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By leveling up

Game Generation I Generation II Generation III
Start Absorb Absorb Absorb
7   Sweet Scent Sweet Scent
14   Poisonpowder Poisonpowder
15 Poisonpowder    
16   Stun Spore Stun Spore
17 Stun Spore    
18   Sleep Powder Sleep Powder
19 Sleep Powder    
23   Acid Acid
24 Acid    
32   Moonlight Moonlight
33 Petal Dance    
39   Petal Dance Petal Dance
46 Solarbeam    

By TM/HM

Game Generation I Generation II Generation III
TM03   Curse  
TM06 Toxic Toxic Toxic
TM09 Take Down   Bullet Seed
TM10 Double-Edge Hidden Power Hidden Power
TM11   Sunny Day Sunny Day
TM13 Ice Beam Snore  
TM17   Protect Protect
TM19   Giga Drain Giga Drain
TM20 Rage Endure  
TM21 Mega Drain Frustration Frustration
TM22 Solarbeam Solarbeam Solarbeam
TM27   Return Return
TM31 Mimic    
TM32 Double Team Double Team Double Team
TM33 Reflect    
TM34 Bide Swagger  
TM35   Sleep Talk  
TM36   Sludge Bomb Sludge Bomb
TM42     Facade
TM43     Secret Power
TM44 Rest Rest Rest
TM45   Attract Attract
TM50 Substitute    
HM01 Cut Cut Cut
HM05   Flash Flash

By breeding

Evolution

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Trivia

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 - Could be taken to mean "mystic herb".
  • Korean: 뚜벅쵸 Ttubakchyo

External links

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