Oddish (Pokémon)

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**Oddish** (Japanese: **ナゾノクサ** *Nazonokusa*) is a dual-type Grass/Poison Pokémon introduced in Generation I.

It evolves into Gloom starting at level 21, which evolves into Vileplume when exposed to a Leaf Stone or into Bellossom when exposed to a Sun Stone.

## Biology

Oddish is a Pokémon that resembles a blue plant bulb. It has a round body, beady red eyes, a small mouth, and ovoid feet. Five large, green leaves sprout from its head. As demonstrated in the anime, these leaves are prehensile and can be used to scale vertical surfaces and catch light objects. Known by the scientific name *Oddium Wanderus*, Oddish lives in grasslands.

A nocturnal Pokémon, Oddish buries its sensitive body in the ground during the day to avoid the sun and fool predators. If its leaves are pulled in this state, it will respond by shrieking horribly. It starts to move when its leaves begin absorbing moonlight, which it uses to grow. Oddish will wander up to 1,000 feet (300 meters) during the night to scatter its seeds and find a nutrient-rich patch of soil in which to plant itself. The more fertile the earth, the glossier its leaves will be. It is thought that its feet become like tree roots while planted. In the past, Petal Dance was its signature move.

## Game data

### Game locations

#### In events

 **FRLG** | Egg Pokémon Present Oddish | Japanese
 **FRLG** | Pokémon Trade and Battle Day Oddish | English

### Held items

 Sword | Shield |  Absorb Bulb (5%)

### Stats

#### Base stats

* 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**.

### Learnset

#### By tutoring

 * **Bold** indicates a move that gets STAB when used by Oddish
* *Italic* indicates a move that gets STAB only when used by an evolution of Oddish
* Click on the generation numbers at the top to see Move Tutor moves from other generations

### Evolution

 Sun Stone→

## Trivia

* In Generation II, Bill's grandfather asks the player to bring him a "round, green" Pokémon with leaves growing on its head, referring to Oddish. However, in those games and subsequent generations, Oddish's body (unless it is Shiny) is blue. The mistake might have been a translation error caused by the ambiguity of the Japanese word *aoi*, which can mean both blue and green. This is fixed in HeartGold and SoulSilver.
* Oddish has a scientific name: *Oddium Wanderus*, given in its FireRed and Y Pokédex entries. The only other Pokémon with a known scientific name is Kabutops, with *Kabutops Maximis*.
	+ Oddish's alias name is アルキメンデス *Arukimendesu*, as stated in the Japanese versions of FireRed as well as its Red and Green Pokédex entries. This can either be seen as a corruption of *Archimedes*, the Greek mathematician, or as a direct reference to a popular Japanese instant noodles brand *Template:Jwp* that literally means *instant noodles on the go*. The latter may reference Oddish's appearance when walking.
* Oddish can be seen as a parallel to Bellsprout. Both are Grass/Poison-type Generation I Pokémon, part of a three-stage evolutionary line, can evolve starting at level 21, and whose second evolutionary event utilizes a Leaf Stone. Oddish is exclusive to Pokémon Red, FireRed, and Let's Go, Pikachu! while Bellsprout is exclusive to Blue, LeafGreen, and Let's Go, Eevee!, with both Pokémon found in the same locations in their respective versions. Additionally, both can be found at White Forest in White, and both Pokémon have had their Egg designs revealed.
* In Gold and Silver, Oddish is programmed to be able to learn Charm through breeding, but no other Pokémon in the Grass Group can legitimately learn it to pass down as an Egg Move in those games. In Generation III and IV, Oddish can inherit the move from Shroomish by chain breeding. In Generation V on, Oddish can inherit the move directly from Cottonee.
* Oddish is the only Poison-type whose body consists only of a head and legs.
* There is a recurring gag in the anime where when Ash hears rustling in a bush, he looks in it and finds an Oddish.

### Origin

Oddish is most likely based on a mandrake.

#### Name origin

Oddish is a combination of *odd* and *radish* (a vegetable) and a pun on *oddish*, meaning "somewhat odd."

Nazonokusa literally means "enigmatic grass" (謎の草 *nazo no kusa*).