Oddish — ナゾノクサ in Japanese — is one of the original 151, a Grass-type Basic Pokémon that evolves into Gloom, and it has kept turning up in Japanese Pokémon TCG sets for over a decade. A search of the Japanese card database returns 17 separate Oddish prints, spread across sets running from the BW era through to the 2025–26 M-series — a wide print history for a Pokémon that has never anchored a set on its own.
This guide focuses on the five Oddish prints verified individually in this guide, including the Common-rarity SV3 print that comes packed inside our currently listed Ruler of the Black Flame booster box, and lays out where the other prints sit within the wider search. If you want the specific Common you’d pull from a fresh box, or the named “Erika’s Oddish” variant, the details are below.
The Japanese card database lists 17 separate Oddish prints; five of them are verified individually in this guide, spanning the XY era through the 2025–26 M-series. The Common-rarity SV3 #1 print comes from the Ruler of the Black Flame Booster Box, currently listed at ¥17,160 (~$108), and the Ruler of the Black Flame Deck Build Box (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) is currently listed at ¥5,400 (~$34). We don’t currently list a graded or single Oddish card — sourcing requests for specific prints go through Quick Order.
The Japanese Oddish Prints Verified in This Guide
A search of the Japanese TCG card database for Oddish returns 17 separate prints, spread across sets including BW6f, XY, XY7, SM10 (twice), SM11b, SM3H, S12, S9a, SV2a, SV3, SV4a (twice), SVM and MC — the BW, XY, SM, S, SV and M-series eras. That’s a wide spread for a first-stage Basic, though it lines up with Oddish’s long history as a common early-game card that set designers keep reusing across starter-adjacent releases.
We individually verified five of those prints. The table below covers what we confirmed for each — card number, rarity where the source states it, illustrator, and set:
| Card | Number | Rarity | Illustrator | Set |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oddish | SV3 #1 | Common | Midori Harada | Ruler of the Black Flame (SV3) |
| Oddish | SV4a #1 | Not stated in source | Sekio | Shiny Treasure ex (SV4a) |
| Oddish | M2 #1 | Common | MINAMINAMI Take | Inferno X (M2) |
| Oddish | XY #1 | Not stated in source | MAHOU | The Best of XY (XY) |
| Erika’s Oddish | MC #1 | Not stated in source | Yoriyuki Ikegami | Starter Decks 100 Battle Collection (MC) |
The remaining 12 prints turned up in the database search but we haven’t pulled individual card numbers, rarities or illustrators for them yet, so this guide doesn’t detail them further. The five sections below cover the prints we did verify.
The SV3 Print: Where Our Anchor Box Comes From
The print at the centre of this guide is Oddish, SV3 #1, a Common-rarity card illustrated by Midori Harada, HP 50. It’s the copy that comes packed inside Ruler of the Black Flame boosters, and it’s the print tied to a box we currently list.
Ruler of the Black Flame (SV3) released in Japan on July 28, 2023, and runs 141 cards total, with a 33-card secret tier spread across four rarities — 12 Art Rares plus the remaining higher tiers. Oddish’s Common slot sits well outside that secret tier: it’s a base-set card, not a chase pull, and nothing in the source data suggests otherwise. For the set’s full card list, see our Ruler of the Black Flame SV3 card list, and for what the set’s actual chase cards look like, see our Ruler of the Black Flame best cards guide.
On the English side, SV3 #1 corresponds to Obsidian Flames (OBF) #1 — the same Oddish artwork carried into the international print run. See our Obsidian Flames Japanese card list for the cross-reference, or our Obsidian Flames chase cards guide for what else that set is known for.
Other Verified Prints Across Eras
Two more Oddish prints outside the M-series stand out enough to detail individually.
SV4a #1, from Shiny Treasure ex, is illustrated by Sekio and printed at HP 60 — ten points higher than the SV3 print despite being the same Pokémon. Shiny Treasure ex followed Ruler of the Black Flame in the same SV block, and this is the Oddish print that landed there.
XY #1 comes from The Best of XY, a compilation-style release, illustrated by MAHOU at HP 50. It’s the oldest of the five prints we verified individually, and the artwork sits apart from the SV-era pair — a different illustrator and an older card frame generation entirely.
The 2025–26 M-Series Prints
The two newest verified Oddish prints both belong to the current M-series — the 2025–26 generation of Japanese-only sets — and one of them isn’t a standard Oddish print at all.
M2 #1, from Inferno X, is a Common Oddish illustrated by MINAMINAMI Take at HP 50 — a straightforward reprint pattern, consistent with the SV3 and XY Commons.
MC #1 is different. It’s named エリカのナゾノクサ — “Erika’s Oddish” — from the Starter Decks 100 Battle Collection, illustrated by Yoriyuki Ikegami at HP 60. Naming a card after a specific Trainer is its own card category in the Japanese TCG, a Trainer’s-Pokémon variant, separate from a plain species reprint, and it’s the most distinctive of the five prints we verified for this guide.
Chase Prints and What Makes Them Collectible
None of the five Oddish prints we verified sit in a secret-rare or ultra-rare tier. Two are confirmed Common in the source data — SV3 #1 and M2 #1 — and the other three (SV4a #1, XY #1 and MC #1) have no stated rarity, with nothing in the source indicating a higher tier. That puts Oddish itself outside the chase-card conversation that usually drives a set-level guide.
What separates the five prints from each other isn’t rarity, then — it’s treatment. A plain reprint like SV3 #1, M2 #1 or XY #1 carries the standard card frame for its era. “Erika’s Oddish” (MC #1) breaks that pattern by attaching a named Trainer to the card, a design choice reserved for select Pokémon in a set rather than applied to a random reprint. If you’re building a collection around named Trainer’s-Pokémon cards specifically, that’s the print worth tracking down; if you just want a plain Oddish for a deck or a binder, any of the standard-reprint prints fits that brief — though note HP and stats vary by print (SV3 #1 and XY #1 are both 50 HP, SV4a #1 and MC #1 are both 60 HP), so check the individual card before deck-building around one.
Which Japanese Boxes to Open for Oddish
Of the five prints in this guide, only SV3 #1 is tied to a box we currently list. The Ruler of the Black Flame Booster Box is currently listed at ¥17,160 (~$108), and the same set’s cards — Oddish included — are also built into the Ruler of the Black Flame Deck Build Box (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order), currently listed at ¥5,400 (~$34), for a lower-cost route into the same set.
The other four prints — SV4a #1, XY #1, M2 #1 and “Erika’s Oddish” (MC #1) — are not tied to a box on our site at the moment. Sourcing requests for those prints go through Quick Order.
Where to Buy Oddish Cards from Tokyo
We ship Japanese sealed product worldwide out of Tokyo with tracked delivery. If the Common SV3 print is the one you’re after, the Ruler of the Black Flame Booster Box is the direct route, with the lower-priced Ruler of the Black Flame Deck Build Box (update: currently sold out — restock requests via Quick Order) as an alternative entry point into the same set. Browse the wider Japanese Pokemon booster box collection for what else is currently listed, or request a quote via our Quick Order page for any of the other four prints covered in this guide, none of which are tied to a listing at the moment. For how SV3 compares with its companion release, see our SV3 vs SV3a box guide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many Japanese Oddish Pokémon card prints are there?
The Japanese card database lists 17 Oddish prints. Five of them are verified individually in this guide, spanning the XY era through the 2025–26 M-series.
Which set is the SV3 Oddish print from?
Ruler of the Black Flame (SV3), released in Japan on July 28, 2023. It’s a Common-rarity card (SV3 #1), outside the set’s 33-card secret tier, and it comes from our currently listed Ruler of the Black Flame Booster Box.
What is “Erika’s Oddish”?
It’s the Japanese name (エリカのナゾノクサ) for MC #1, a Trainer’s-Pokémon variant from the Starter Decks 100 Battle Collection, illustrated by Yoriyuki Ikegami. Naming a card after a specific Trainer is a distinct design category from a standard species reprint.
Is there an English version of the SV3 Oddish print?
Yes. SV3 #1 corresponds to Obsidian Flames (OBF) #1 on the English side, per the international print-table cross-reference.
Do any Oddish prints carry a rare rarity tier?
Not among the five prints verified for this guide. Two are confirmed Common (SV3 #1 and M2 #1); the source didn’t state a rarity for the other three (SV4a #1, XY #1 and MC #1), but nothing indicates a secret-rare or ultra-rare tier for any of them.
Where can I buy Japanese Oddish cards?
We ship Japanese sealed product from Tokyo with tracked delivery. The Ruler of the Black Flame Booster Box and Deck Build Box both carry the Common SV3 print, and requesting a quote via Quick Order covers sourcing for the other four prints in this guide.
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