- Attack
- 131
- Defense
- 112
- HP
- 128
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 702
- min 614
- Weather boostLv25
- 877
- min 768
- MaxLv50
- 1,389
- Lv40 1,228
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Oddish is a Grass/Poison-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 702 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 877 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 1,389 at level 50. It is weak to Fire/Ice/Flying/Psychic attacks (1.6×). It resists Water/Electric/Fighting/Fairy/Grass attacks. In raids, Razor Leaf + Sludge Bomb is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Gloom with 25 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 3 km you walk together.
- Category
- Weed Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 3 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 60,000 Stardust · 60 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 1,389 / 1,405
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
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.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- Shadow Pokémon: when to purifyShadow Pokémon have 1.2× Attack but also take more damage, and they cost 1.2× Stardust and Candy to power up.
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
- What to power up first (power-up priorities for beginners)Stardust is limited, so first power up strong counters you'll use for a long time across many raids.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
Razor Leaf
Sludge BombBest100% efficiency10.5TDO 110 - 2AcidSludge Bomb100% efficiency10.5TDO 110
- 3Razor LeafSeed Bomb94% efficiency9.9TDO 104
- 4AcidSeed Bomb93% efficiency9.8TDO 103
- 5Razor Leaf
Moonblast80% efficiency8.4TDO 88
Top 5 of 6 movesets.
Raid and Gym efficiency against an ordinary neutral 5-star boss. DPS is damage per second, TDO is total damage dealt before fainting, and efficiency compares (DPS³ × TDO)^¼ with the top moveset. Shadow modifiers (1.2× Attack, 0.83× Defense) are included. Against a specific boss, moves of the types it's weak to do more.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack2
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Razor LeafBestGrass · 1s · STAB | 13 | +7 | 15.6 | 7 |
| AcidPoison · 1s · STAB | 11 | +10 | 13.2 | 10 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sludge BombBestPoison · 2.5s · STAB | 85 | 50 | 40.8 | 2.04 |
| Seed BombGrass · 2s · STAB | 55 | 33 | 33 | 2 |
| MoonblastFairy · 4s | 130 | 100 | 32.5 | 1.3 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Shadow Oddish's stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 104.7
- Actual Defense
- 63.2
- Actual HP
- 85
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Shadow ×1.2 Attack and ×0.83 Defense are included (not in the in-game CP). Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
AcidSludge BombBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 78% of the same moveset's DPS at Lv40 with 15/15/15.
Raid calculation against a neutral 5-star boss. * Exclusive moves need an Elite TM.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 270,000
- Candy
- 312
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 1,228 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
Shadow Oddish only reaches CP 1,389 at level 50 with 100% IVs, so it can't reach this league's cap. In that case, higher IVs are better.
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,389 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,379 | 99.3% |
| 3 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,383 | 99.2% |
| 4 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,384 | 99.2% |
| 5 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,370 | 98.6% |
| 6 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,374 | 98.5% |
| 7 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,374 | 98.5% |
| 8 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 1,378 | 98.4% |
| 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 1,378 | 98.4% |
| 10 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,379 | 98.3% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
EvolutionFrom game data
- Base
- Shadow OddishViewingBest movesRazor LeafSludge Bomb
From Shadow Oddish to the final evolutionShadow Vileplume 125 CandyShadow Bellossom 125 Candy
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Fire
Ice
Flying
Psychic - ×0.625
Water
Electric
FightingFairy - ×0.39Grass
Show all 18 types
Normal×1- Fire×1.6
- Water×0.625
- Electric×0.625
- Grass×0.39
- Ice×1.6
- Fighting×0.625
- Poison×1
Ground×1- Flying×1.6
- Psychic×1.6
Bug×1
Rock×1
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1
Steel×1- Fairy×0.625
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events2 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2022.04.19Spotlight Hour: Oddish · 2× Catch Stardust
- 2020.07.21Spotlight Hour: Oddish · 2× Catch Stardust