What does Budew evolve into?

Budew becomes Roselia by leveling up, then Roserade using a Shiny Stone. Straight three-stage line with no branching.

Where can you catch Budew?

Budew is catchable in Platinum. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 12 other games across the series.

What games is Budew in?

Budew is available in Platinum. Across the full series, it appears in 13 games total.

For Platinum, you can run Budew through the first few routes without issues. 280 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Roselia as fast as you can.

Budew - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

55Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Sp. Def and Speed carry most of Budew's stat budget. Attack's the obvious dump stat. Easy to catch and yields 1 Sp. Atk EV. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP40

Attack30

Defense35

Sp. Atk50

Sp. Def70

Speed55

Total280

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.2 m

Weight1.2 kg

Base XP56

Abilities

Natural Cure

Cures any major status ailment upon switching out.

Poison Point

Has a 30% chance of poisoning attacking Pokémon on contact.

Leaf GuardHANot in game

Protects against major status ailments during strong sunlight.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

Sensitive to changing temperature, the bud is said to bloom when it feels the sun’s warm touch.

Platinum

Budew Weakness

Type-wise, Budew takes extra damage from Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Budew's special bulk (base 70 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Budew Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Fighting
0.25x (Resist)	Grass

Type ChartVulnerable

4Weak

4Resist

0Immune

Score-3

Gen IV Type Chart

Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Flying Psychic

½xResist

Water Electric Fighting

¼xResist

Grass

0xImmune

None

STAB (4)

Water Ground Rock Grass

How to Beat Budew in Platinum (Best Counters)

Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Ice FangLv. 1 Fire FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Budew Fire Blast 2x 67-81% Ice Fang 2x 94-112%KO Fire Fang 2x 94-112%KO Wing Attack 2x 131-156%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Budew Confusion 2x 67-81% View Lunatone builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 17 PluckTM88 Damage vs Budew Wing Attack 2x 108-127%KO Pluck 2x 108-127%KO View Golbat builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter Available Move Moves GustLv. 11 Damage vs Budew Gust 2x 42-52% View Drifloon builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Flame WheelLv. 20 EmberLv. 6 Damage vs Budew Fire Blast 2x 117-138%KO Flame Wheel 2x 98-115%KO Ember 2x 48-58% View Growlithe builds →

Platinum Evolution

This is the baby stage. Budew grows into Roselia by leveling up. Want more? Breed the adults. Baby Pokemon sit in the Undiscovered egg group. Evolving adds up to 235 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

3 Forms

#406Budew

High Friendship (Day)

#315Roselia

Shiny Stone

#407Roserade

Stat Comparison 3 Stages

Budew

GrassPoison

Roselia

GrassPoison

Roserade

GrassPoison

50+10

60+10

ATK

60+30

70+10

DEF

45+10

65+20

SP.ATK

100+50

125+25

SP.DEF

80+10

105+25

SPE

65+10

90+25

BST

280D-Tier

400D-Tier+120

515C-Tier+115

ROLE

Balanced

Attacker

Wallbreaker

TYPE

Special

Breeding

Unavailable

Undiscovered egg group

Platinum Budew Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 4.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

Breeding's the move. Cotton Spore and Extrasensory give Budew options it can't learn any other way, and Normal and Ghost coverage and more already covers a decent range on top of Leaf Storm and Solar Beam. The egg moves push it further.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Absorb

—2010025Grass

Lv 4

Growth

———20Normal

Lv 7

Water Sport

———15Water

Lv 10

Stun Spore

C—7530Grass

Lv 13

Mega Drain

—4010015Grass

Lv 16

Worry Seed

——10010Grass

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM09

Bullet Seed

—1010030Grass

TM78

Captivate

——10020Normal

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

———10Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

C8010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

D6010010Grass

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM83

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

———10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Cotton Spore

——8540Grass

Egg

Extrasensory

D8010030Psychic

Egg

Leaf Storm

C140905Grass

Egg

Mind Reader

———5Normal

Egg

Pin Missile

—149520Bug

Egg

Razor Leaf

—559525Grass

Egg

Sleep Powder

C—7515Grass

Egg

Spikes

C——20Ground

Egg

Synthesis

D——5Grass

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Seed Bomb

D8010015Grass

Tutor

Snore

D4010015Normal

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Tutor

Synthesis

D——5Grass

Tutor

Uproar

—9010010Normal

Platinum Budew Locations

Budew's scattered across 9 spots in early-game routes with high spawn rates. Check the list below for the closest location to wherever you are in the game. This one's quick.

Best Locations to Catch Budew in Platinum

9 walking spots from Lv. 8-19 for Budew. Sorted by game progression with rates on each row, so you can compare without scrolling through everything.

Route 204 - North

Grass Lv.8-10 Route

CommonEarly

Day

Route 204 - South

Grass Lv.8-10 Route

CommonEarly

Day

Eterna Forest

Grass Lv.10-11 Forest

CommonEarly

Morning/night

Eterna Forest

Grass Lv.10-12 Forest

CommonEarly

Morning/day

Route 205 - North

Grass Lv.12-14 Route

CommonEarly

Route 204 - North

Grass Lv.9-10 Route

UncommonEarly

Morning/night

Route 204 - South

Grass Lv.9-10 Route

UncommonEarly

Morning/night

Route 208

Grass Lv.18-19 Route

CommonMid

Morning/day

Route 208

Grass Lv.18 Route

UncommonMid

Night

Budew Guide

Budew becomes Roselia by leveling up, then Roserade using a Shiny Stone. Straight three-stage line with no branching.
Budew is catchable in Platinum. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 12 other games across the series.
Budew is available in Platinum. Across the full series, it appears in 13 games total.
For Platinum, you can run Budew through the first few routes without issues. 280 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Roselia as fast as you can.

Game Availability

Available in 13 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Budew spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in a solid number of games.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Ice FangLv. 1 Fire FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Budew Fire Blast 2x 69-82% Ice Fang 2x 87-103%KO Fire Fang 2x 87-103%KO Wing Attack 2x 115-138%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Budew Confusion 2x 64-77% View Lunatone builds →
Growlithe Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 EmberLv. 6 Damage vs Budew Fire Blast 2x 110-131%KO Ember 2x 44-54% View Growlithe builds →
Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Move Moves PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Budew Peck 2x 64-77% View Doduo builds →
Chimchar Fire	D
Obtain MethodRoute 201 Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 EmberLv. 7 Damage vs Budew Fire Blast 2x 97-115%KO Ember 2x 44-54% View Chimchar builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves ExtrasensoryLv. 19 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Budew Extrasensory 2x 91-108%KO Confusion 2x 59-70% View Bronzong builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 Ice FangLv. 1 Fire FangLv. 1 Wing AttackLv. 1 Damage vs Budew Fire Blast 2x 66-78% Ice Fang 2x 92-109%KO Fire Fang 2x 92-109%KO Wing Attack 2x 131-155%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Lunatone RockPsychic	C
Available Move Moves ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Budew Confusion 2x 67-80% View Lunatone builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves Wing AttackLv. 17 PluckTM88 Damage vs Budew Wing Attack 2x 106-127%KO Pluck 2x 106-127%KO View Golbat builds →
Drifloon GhostFlying	D
Obtain MethodValley Windworks Interact Encounter Available Move Moves GustLv. 11 Damage vs Budew Gust 2x 39-47% View Drifloon builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 19 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Budew Psychic 2x 100-119%KO Extrasensory 2x 90-107%KO Confusion 2x 59-70% View Bronzong builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 FlyHM02 Ice FangLv. 1 Damage vs Budew Fire Blast 2x 67-79% Flamethrower 2x 55-66% Fly 2x 199-234%KO Ice Fang 2x 97-115%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 FlyHM02 PsychicTM29 PluckTM88 Damage vs Budew Sky Attack 2x 178-210%KO Fly 2x 115-136%KO Psychic 2x 71-85% Pluck 2x 79-95% View Noctowl builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 17 Air CutterLv. 27 PluckTM88 Damage vs Budew Fly 2x 160-189%KO Wing Attack 2x 108-127%KO Air Cutter 2x 59-70% Pluck 2x 108-127%KO View Golbat builds →
Ponyta Fire	D
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Flame WheelLv. 15 EmberLv. 10 Damage vs Budew Fire Blast 2x 108-127%KO Flamethrower 2x 86-103%KO Flame Wheel 2x 115-136%KO Ember 2x 41-49% View Ponyta builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 19 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Budew Dream Eater 2x 111-132%KO Psychic 2x 100-119%KO Extrasensory 2x 90-107%KO Confusion 2x 59-70% View Bronzong builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 FlyHM02 Ice FangLv. 1 Damage vs Budew Fire Blast 2x 67-79% Flamethrower 2x 55-66% Fly 2x 199-234%KO Ice Fang 2x 97-115%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Gligar GroundFlying	C
TM Move Moves Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Budew Aerial Ace 2x 104-123%KO View Gligar builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 Dream EaterTM85 FlyHM02 PsychicTM29 Damage vs Budew Sky Attack 2x 178-210%KO Dream Eater 2x 78-93% Fly 2x 115-136%KO Psychic 2x 71-85% View Noctowl builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 17 Air CutterLv. 27 PluckTM88 Damage vs Budew Fly 2x 160-189%KO Wing Attack 2x 108-127%KO Air Cutter 2x 59-70% Pluck 2x 108-127%KO View Golbat builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	A
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 19 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Budew Dream Eater 2x 108-127%KO Psychic 2x 97-114%KO Extrasensory 2x 86-101%KO Confusion 2x 55-65% View Bronzong builds →
Aerodactyl RockFlying	B
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 FlyHM02 Ice FangLv. 1 Damage vs Budew Fire Blast 2x 64-76% Flamethrower 2x 53-63% Fly 2x 193-228%KO Ice Fang 2x 93-111%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Gligar GroundFlying	C
TM Move Moves Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Budew Aerial Ace 2x 99-117%KO View Gligar builds →
Magmar Fire	C
Available Moves Moves Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 PsychicTM29 Lava PlumeLv. 36 Damage vs Budew Fire Blast 2x 143-170%KO Flamethrower 2x 116-137%KO Psychic 2x 77-91% Lava Plume 2x 104-124%KO View Magmar builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	D
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyHM02 Wing AttackLv. 17 Air CutterLv. 27 PluckTM88 Damage vs Budew Fly 2x 154-183%KO Wing Attack 2x 104-124%KO Air Cutter 2x 58-68% Pluck 2x 104-124%KO View Golbat builds →

Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityHypercutter ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery TauntUtility Ice Fang Damage vs Budew Earthquake 104-123%KO Ice Fang 2x 90-107%KO View Gliscor builds →
Celebi PsychicGrass	B
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves RecoverRecovery Thunder Wave Grass Knot Hidden Power Fire View Celebi builds →
Weavile DarkIce	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemExpert Belt NatureJolly Moves Ice Shard Night Slash Low Kick PursuitSTAB Damage vs Budew Ice Shard 2x 125-148%KO Pursuit 62-74% View Weavile builds →
Charizard FireFlying	C
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Air Slash FlamethrowerSTAB Solar Beam Hidden Power Grass Damage vs Budew Air Slash 2x 172-203%KO Flamethrower 2x 207-243%KO View Charizard builds →
Arcanine Fire	C
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves Extreme Speed Flare Blitz Crunch Thunder Fang Damage vs Budew Extreme Speed 78-92% Flare Blitz 2x 352-414%KO Crunch 78-92% Thunder Fang 32-38% View Arcanine builds →