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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. 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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Across the full series, it appears in 13 games total.

For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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 GuardHA

Protects against major status ailments during strong sunlight.

EV Yield

HPAtkDefSpA+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

When it feels the sun’s warm touch, it opens its bud to release pollen. It lives alongside clear pools.

Budew Weakness

Type-wise, Budew takes extra damage from Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic. 5 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, Fairy
0.25x (Resist)	Grass

Type ChartVulnerable

4Weak

5Resist

0Immune

Score-2

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Flying Psychic

½xResist

Water Electric Fighting Fairy

¼xResist

Grass

0xImmune

None

STAB (5)

Water Ground Rock Grass Fairy

How to Beat Budew in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire (Best Counters)

In Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, Latios can KO Budew with Psyshock (208-245%). Volcanion threatens a KO with Flamethrower (180-212%). Gliscor's Earthquake also KOs at 104-123%.

Latios DragonPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves Draco Meteor ProtectPriority PsyshockSTAB TailwindUtility Damage vs Budew Draco Meteor 168-197%KO Psyshock 2x 208-245%KO View Latios builds →
Volcanion FireWater	A
Recommended Build AbilityWaterabsorb ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Steam Eruption FlamethrowerSTAB Sludge Bomb Hidden Power Grass Damage vs Budew Flamethrower 2x 180-212%KO Sludge Bomb 60-71% View Volcanion builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureCareful Moves EarthquakeSTAB RoostRecovery Swords Dance Knock Off Damage vs Budew Earthquake 104-123%KO Knock Off 45-53% View Gliscor builds →
Arcanine Fire	B
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemSafetygoggles NatureAdamant Moves Extreme Speed Flare Blitz ProtectPriority Snarl Damage vs Budew Extreme Speed 86-101%KO Flare Blitz 2x 385-453%KO Snarl 22-26% View Arcanine builds →
Kyurem DragonIce	B
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Ice Beam Earth Power RoostRecovery SubstituteUtility Damage vs Budew Ice Beam 2x 176-208%KO View Kyurem builds →

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire 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

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Budew Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 6.

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 Fairy 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

D——20Normal

Lv 7

Water Sport

———15Water

Lv 10

Stun Spore

D—7530Grass

Lv 13

Mega Drain

—4010015Grass

Lv 16

Worry Seed

——10010Grass

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

D—10015Normal

TM100

Confide

———20Normal

HM01

Cut

D509530Normal

TM99

Dazzling Gleam

D8010010Fairy

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

C9010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

D—10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM96

Nature Power

D——20Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

D——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

D6010015Normal

TM94

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM88

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——20Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM09

Venoshock

D6510010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Cotton Spore

——10040Grass

Egg

Extrasensory

D8010020Psychic

Egg

Giga Drain

D7510010Grass

Egg

Grass Whistle

D—5515Grass

Egg

Leaf Storm

C130905Grass

Egg

Mind Reader

———5Normal

Egg

Natural Gift

D—10015Normal

Egg

Pin Missile

D259520Bug

Egg

Razor Leaf

—559525Grass

Egg

Seed Bomb

D8010015Grass

Egg

Sleep Powder

C—7515Grass

Egg

Spikes

C——20Ground

Egg

Synthesis

C——5Grass

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Covet

—6010025Normal

Tutor

Giga Drain

D7510010Grass

Tutor

Seed Bomb

D8010015Grass

Tutor

Snore

—5010015Normal

Tutor

Synthesis

C——5Grass

Tutor

Uproar

D9010010Normal

Tutor

Worry Seed

——10010Grass

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 4

Bullet Seed

D2510030Grass

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Swift

—60—20Normal

How to Get Budew in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire

Budew doesn't appear in Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Transfer it from Diamond, Platinum, or Sword to add it to your collection. Check the source games below for encounter details.

Budew is not available as a wild encounter in this game.

Catch in the wild in:

XWalking · Route 4 · Red Flower

Then trade to Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

Also found in:

Diamond Platinum HeartGold White Sword

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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. 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 Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Across the full series, it appears in 13 games total.
For Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, 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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