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.
The pollen it releases contains poison. If this Pokémon is raised on clean water, the poison’s toxicity is increased.
This Pokémon is highly sensitive to temperature changes. When its bud starts to open, that means spring is right around the corner.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Fighting, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
 Corviknight Steel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Corviknight builds →Pluck 2x117-138%KO Peck 2x67-81% | ||
 Bronzor SteelPsychic | D | |
 Drifloon Ghost | D | |
 Growlithe Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Growlithe builds →Flame Wheel 2x98-115%KO Ember 2x48-58% | ||
 Woobat Psychic | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Woobat builds →Psycho Cut 2x87-104%KO Air Cutter 2x58-69% Confusion 2x48-58% Gust 2x38-46% | ||
Corviknight Steel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Corviknight builds →Pluck 2x110-130%KO Peck 2x67-80% | ||
Bronzor SteelPsychic | D | |
Drifloon Ghost | D | |
 Farfetch'd Normal | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Farfetch'd builds →Aerial Ace 2x113-135%KO Peck 2x67-80% | ||
Growlithe Fire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Growlithe builds →Fire Fang 2x102-120%KO Flame Wheel 2x93-110%KO Ember 2x42-50% | ||
Corviknight Steel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Corviknight builds →Pluck 2x111-132%KO Peck 2x65-77% | ||
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Noctowl builds →Sky Attack 2x170-200%KO Extrasensory 2x61-73% Air Slash 2x85-100%KO Confusion 2x38-45% | ||
Bronzor SteelPsychic | D | |
Drifloon Ghost | D | |
 Salandit PoisonFire | D | |
Corviknight Steel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Corviknight builds →Fly 2x167-198%KO Drill Peck 2x149-176%KO Pluck 2x113-134%KO Peck 2x68-81% | ||
Bronzor SteelPsychic | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Bronzor builds →Extrasensory 2x41-49% Confusion 2x29-35% | ||
 Carkol RockFire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Carkol builds →Incinerate 2x56-67% Flame Charge 2x74-88% | ||
Drifloon Ghost | D | |
Salandit PoisonFire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Salandit builds →Incinerate 2x62-74% Ember 2x41-49% | ||
Corviknight Steel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Corviknight builds →Fly 2x170-200%KO Drill Peck 2x150-177%KO Pluck 2x113-133%KO Peck 2x68-80% | ||
Bronzor SteelPsychic | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Bronzor builds →Extrasensory 2x42-50% Confusion 2x28-33% | ||
Carkol RockFire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Carkol builds →Incinerate 2x57-67% Flame Charge 2x73-87% | ||
Drifloon Ghost | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Drifloon builds →Acrobatics 2x70-83% Gust 2x39-47% | ||
Salandit PoisonFire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Salandit builds →Incinerate 2x62-73% Ember 2x42-50% | ||
Corviknight Steel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Corviknight builds →Fly 2x166-196%KO Drill Peck 2x148-174%KO Air Slash 2x62-73% Pluck 2x111-132%KO | ||
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Bronzong builds →Extrasensory 2x86-101%KO Confusion 2x54-64% | ||
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Drifblim builds →Fly 2x156-184%KO Acrobatics 2x96-113%KO Gust 2x49-58% | ||
Carkol RockFire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Carkol builds →Incinerate 2x54-64% Flame Charge 2x72-86% | ||
Salandit PoisonFire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Salandit builds →Incinerate 2x59-70% Ember 2x41-49% | ||
Corviknight Steel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Corviknight builds →Fly 2x170-200%KO Drill Peck 2x150-176%KO Air Slash 2x62-74% Pluck 2x115-135%KO | ||
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Bronzong builds →Extrasensory 2x87-103%KO Confusion 2x55-65% | ||
Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Drifblim builds →Fly 2x160-188%KO Acrobatics 2x97-115%KO Icy Wind 2x44-53% Gust 2x50-59% | ||
Carkol RockFire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Carkol builds →Incinerate 2x55-65% Flame Charge 2x72-85% | ||
Salandit PoisonFire | D | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Salandit builds →Incinerate 2x62-74% Ember 2x42-50% | ||
Corviknight Steel | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Corviknight builds →Fly 2x172-203%KO Drill Peck 2x153-181%KO Air Slash 2x61-73% Pluck 2x114-135%KO | ||
Bronzong SteelPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Bronzong builds →Extrasensory 2x86-103%KO Confusion 2x55-65% | ||
 Coalossal RockFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Coalossal builds →Incinerate 2x66-78% Flame Charge 2x92-108%KO | ||
Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Drifblim builds →Fly 2x160-189%KO Acrobatics 2x98-116%KO Icy Wind 2x46-54% Gust 2x50-59% | ||
 Lampent GhostFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Lampent builds →Inferno 2x126-149%KO Ember 2x52-62% Fire Spin 2x46-54% | ||
In Sword & Shield, Volcarona can KO Budew with Psychic (134-158%). Hatterene threatens a KO with Psychic (204-240%).
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Budew View Volcarona builds →Psychic 2x134-158%KO | ||
 Hatterene PsychicFairy | A | |
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Bounce ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves
Damage vs Budew View Hatterene builds →Dazzling Gleam45-53% Psychic 2x204-240%KO | ||
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves View Skarmory builds →
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 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Budew View Mamoswine builds →Earthquake214-252%KO Ice Shard 2x172-203%KO Knock Off93-109%KO | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Budew View Arcanine builds →Extreme Speed78-92% Flare Blitz 2x352-414%KO | ||
Sword & Shield 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
Breeding
Sword & Shield Budew Best Moveset
Best Build
No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.
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Moves
Breeding's the move. Cotton Spore and Extrasensory give Budew options it can't learn any other way, and Fairy and Normal 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
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Sword & Shield Budew Locations
high spawn rates in early-game routes across 22 locations. Budew's one of the easier catches on the list. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.
Best Locations to Catch Budew in Sword & Shield
22 spots to find Budew at Lv. 7-29 via walking. Not all of them exist in both Sword and Shield versions, so filter by your copy below.
Budew Guide
Budew is catchable in Sword & Shield. 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 Sword & Shield. Across the full series, it appears in 13 games total.
For Sword & Shield, 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
- Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves