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Oddish ナゾノクサ Nazonokusa #043
Artwork from FR/LG
Type Grass Poison Unknown Unknown Blue-Striped Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown	Category Weed Pokémon
Ability Chlorophyll Blue-Striped -----	Exp. at Lv. 100 1,059,860
Regional Pokédex numbers Kanto #043 Johto #083 Hoenn #088 Sinnoh — Unova Not in any regional Pokédex
Regional Browser numbers Fiore R— Almia R— Oblivia
Height 1′08″ Imperial 0.5 m Metric 1′08″/0.5 m Red-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped 0'0"/0.0 m
Weight 11.9 lbs. Imperial 5.4 kg Metric 11.9 lbs./5.4 kg Red-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped 0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
Dex color Blue	Catch rate 255 (33.3%)
Body style Blue-Striped	Footprint      Blue-Striped
Gender ratio Gender unknown Unknown 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*
External links On Smogon Pokédex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Oddish (Japanese: ナゾノクサ Nazonokusa) is a Grass/Poison-type Pokémon.

Biology

Physiology

Oddish looks like a blue plant bulb with feet, eyes, and 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 burried.

In the anime

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

Misty attempts to catch an Oddish in Bulbasaur and 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.

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

Game locations

In side games

Base stats

Type effectiveness

Template:DP type effectiveness

In Generation I, the effectiveness of Bug-type moves is 400.

Learnset

Template:Learnset intro

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

• Charm
• Flail
• Ingrain
• Razor Leaf
• Swords Dance
• Synthesis
• Tickle

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

Template:Side game

Evolution

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow		Red (Ja)	Green	Back
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal				Back
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald		FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum		HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back
V	Black	White	Black 2	White 2			Back

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

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 - 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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