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roselia
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Roselia

Thorn Pokémon

GrassPoison

ROSELIA shoots sharp thorns as projectiles at any opponent that tries to steal the flowers on its arms. The aroma of this POKéMON brings serenity to living things.

Base Stats

HP 50
Attack 60
Defense 45
Sp. Atk 100
Sp. Def 80
Speed 65
Total 400

Type Effectiveness

Abilities

Held Items

Evolution Chain

Moves

Locations

Details

Category Thorn Pokémon
Height 0.3 m
Weight 2.0 kg
Base Exp 140
Growth Rate Medium Slow
Capture Rate 150
Base Happiness 70
Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀
Habitat Grassland
Egg Groups Fairy ,Plant

Sprites

roselia Front Front
roselia Back Back
roselia Front Shiny Front Shiny
roselia Back Shiny Back Shiny
roselia Front ♀ Front ♀
roselia Back ♀ Back ♀
roselia Front Shiny ♀ Front Shiny ♀
roselia Back Shiny ♀ Back Shiny ♀
roselia Official Art Official Art
roselia Official Art (Shiny) Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

pu Usage: 3.7%
Specially Defensive
Item
Eviolite
Nature
Calm
EVs
HP 248
SpD 236
Spe 24

Strategy Overview

Roselia's bulk and defensive typing allow it to solidly check dangerous special attackers such as Jellicent, Victreebel, and Omastar. Its access to Spikes and ability to absorb Toxic Spikes give it good utility, and Synthesis and Natural Cure provide it with greater longevity than other entry hazard setters and allow it to absorb status. Furthermore, Roselia's good STAB combination and decent Special Attack prevent it from being overly passive and allow it to pressure removers like Lurantis and Hitmonchan in one way or another. However, Roselia's defenses are easily exploited due to its low physical bulk and reliance on Eviolite, and its otherwise good defensive typing leaves it vulnerable to Flying-, Ice-, and Psychic-types. This is especially notable because it enables removers like Alolan Sandslash as well as Skuntank to switch in and exploit it. Roselia also faces competition from Qwilfish and Ferroseed as spikers, as the former is faster and has superior utility options, while the latter offers superior physical bulk and a more splashable defensive typing.

Most Used Moves

Synthesis
70.1%
Spikes
63.8%

Most Used Items

Eviolite
93.9%

Competitive data from Smogon University via data.pkmn.cc