#407

Roserade

Bouquet Pokémon

GrassPoison

Luring prey with a sweet scent, it uses poison whips on its arms to poison, bind, and finish off the prey.

Base Stats

HP 60

Attack 70

Defense 65

Sp. Atk 125

Sp. Def 105

Speed 90

Total 515

Type Effectiveness

Weak to

flying 2x fire 2x psychic 2x ice 2x

Resistant to

grass ¼x fighting ½x water ½x electric ½x fairy ½x

Abilities

Natural Cure Poison Point Technician (Hidden)

Held Items

Poison Barb 5%Absorb Bulb 1%

Evolution Chain

Budew

→

Roselia Happiness 160

→

Roserade Shiny Stone

Moves

Details

Category Bouquet Pokémon

Height 0.9 m

Weight 14.5 kg

Base Exp 232

Growth Rate Medium Slow

Capture Rate 75

Base Happiness 70

Gender 50% ♂ / 50% ♀

Habitat —

Egg Groups Fairy ,Plant

Sprites

Front

Back

Front Shiny

Back Shiny

Front ♀

Back ♀

Front Shiny ♀

Back Shiny ♀

Official Art

Official Art (Shiny)

Competitive

uu Usage: 7.1%

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Offensive Hazards

Moves

Spikes / Toxic Spikes

Sludge Bomb

Leaf Storm / Giga Drain

Sleep Powder / Hidden Power Fire

Item

Black Sludge / Life Orb

Ability

Natural Cure / Technician

Nature

Timid

EVs

SpA 252

SpD 4

Spe 252

Specially Defensive

Moves

Synthesis

Spikes / Toxic Spikes

Giga Drain / Sludge Bomb

Sleep Powder / Giga Drain

Item

Black Sludge

Nature

Calm

EVs

HP 240

SpD 252

Spe 16

Strategy Overview

With a high Special Attack stat and two good abilities in Natural Cure and Technician, Roserade can have a strong offensive presence. Moreover, it has quite high Special Defense, which allows it to take on a more passive role. Having access to Sleep Powder, Toxic Spikes, and Spikes, it can also function as a great entry hazard setter. However, its poor Defense and mediocre Speed mean that Roserade can easily overpowered by a lot of top threats such as Choice Band Entei, Choice Band Krookodile, Infernape, and so on.