In Black & White, Roselia isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Roserade to unlock its full potential. At 400 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.

What is Roselia weak to?

In Black & White, watch for Charizard (Fire), Cloyster (Ice), and Salamence (Flying) when using Roselia. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Psychic-type attackers are also a problem.

How do you evolve Roselia?

In Black & White, Budew evolves into Roselia by leveling up. Roselia evolves into Roserade using a Shiny Stone. Roselia is a middle-stage evolution in the Budew line.

What is the best ability for Roselia?

In Black & White, Run Natural Cure on Roselia. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Roselia also gets Poison Point and Leaf Guard, but they don't compare.

What role does Roselia play in battle?

In Black & White, Roselia fills the attacker role. It's a special attacker with base 100 Sp. Atk. At base 65 Speed, it won't be moving first often.

Roselia - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Attacker

DTier

65Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Roselia's built around special offense. Sp. Atk leads the charge, Defense pays for it. Common in the wild, worth 2 Sp. Atk EVs. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP50

Attack60

Defense45

Sp. Atk100

Sp. Def80

Speed65

Total400

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate150 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.3 m

Weight2.0 kg

Base XP140

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+2SpDSpe

Special Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

The more healthy the Roselia, the more pleasant its flowers’ aroma. Its scent deeply relaxes people.

Roselia Weakness

Roselia's Grass/Poison typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic. It resists 4 types, giving it decent defensive coverage. Roselia's special bulk (base 80 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.

Roselia 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 V 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 Roselia in Black & White (Best Counters)

In Black & White, Reuniclus threatens a KO with Psychic (118-139%). Gliscor deals 80-95% with Earthquake.

Heatran FireSteel	A
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureCalm Moves Earth Power ProtectPriority Lava Plume Hidden Power Ice View Heatran builds →
Reuniclus Psychic	B
Recommended Build AbilityMagic Guard ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves RecoverRecovery Focus Blast Calm Mind PsychicSTAB Damage vs Roselia Focus Blast 26-31% Psychic 2x 118-139%KO View Reuniclus builds →
Gliscor GroundFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityPoisonheal ItemToxic Orb NatureImpish Moves EarthquakeSTAB ProtectPriority Stealth Rock Swords Dance Damage vs Roselia Earthquake 80-95% View Gliscor builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemChoice Band NatureAdamant Moves EarthquakeSTAB Ice Shard Icicle Crash Superpower Damage vs Roselia Earthquake 209-246%KO Ice Shard 2x 168-198%KO Superpower 83-98% View Mamoswine builds →
Charizard FireFlying	C
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves FlamethrowerSTAB Air Slash Fire Blast Focus Blast Damage vs Roselia Flamethrower 2x 131-154%KO Air Slash 2x 109-128%KO Fire Blast 2x 160-188%KO Focus Blast 29-34% View Charizard builds →

Black & White Evolution

Roselia is partway through a three-stage line between Budew and Roserade. The chain involves an evolution item, so it's not a straightforward grind. So far, Sp.Atk got the biggest boost (+50 from Budew). The final form adds another 115 stats on top. 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

Very Easy

Breed with Roselia to get Budew eggs easily using 38 partners from the Fairy and Plant egg groups. Notable egg moves include Cotton Spore, Extrasensory, Giga Drain and 10 more.

Egg Groups

FairyPlant

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

13moves

Breed With (best first)

Black & White Roselia Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 5.

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Moves

You'll want to breed for Cotton Spore and Extrasensory on Roselia. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Leaf Storm and Petal Dance, they expand what Roselia can actually threaten in practice.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Absorb

—2010025Grass

Lv 4

Growth

D——40Normal

Lv 7

Poison Sting

—1510035Poison

Lv 10

Stun Spore

C—7530Grass

Lv 13

Mega Drain

—4010015Grass

Lv 16

Leech Seed

C—9010Grass

Lv 19

Magical Leaf

—60—20Grass

Lv 22

Grass Whistle

——5515Grass

Lv 25

Giga Drain

C7510010Grass

Lv 28

Toxic Spikes

C——20Poison

Lv 31

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Lv 34

Ingrain

———20Grass

Lv 37

Toxic

C—9010Poison

Lv 40

Petal Dance

B12010010Grass

Lv 43

Aromatherapy

C——5Grass

Lv 46

Synthesis

C——5Grass

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

B8010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

D—10020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM84

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

———10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM48

Round

—6010015Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM36

Sludge Bomb

B9010010Poison

TM22

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

——9015Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

TM06

Toxic

C—9010Poison

TM09

Venoshock

—6510010Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Cotton Spore

——10040Grass

Egg

Extrasensory

C8010030Psychic

Egg

Giga Drain

C7510010Grass

Egg

Grass Whistle

——5515Grass

Egg

Leaf Storm

B140905Grass

Egg

Mind Reader

———5Normal

Egg

Natural Gift

——10015Normal

Egg

Pin Missile

—149520Bug

Egg

Razor Leaf

—559525Grass

Egg

Seed Bomb

C8010015Grass

Egg

Sleep Powder

——7515Grass

Egg

Spikes

C——20Ground

Egg

Synthesis

C——5Grass

Tutor Moves

Roselia can't learn any Tutor moves

Reminder Moves

Rem

Water Sport

———15Water

Rem

Worry Seed

——10010Grass

Transfer Moves

Gen

Gen 3

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Gen 4

Bullet Seed

D2510030Grass

Gen 4

Captivate

——10020Normal

Gen 3

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Gen 4

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Gen 4

Fury Cutter

—209520Bug

Gen 3

Mimic

———10Normal

Gen 4

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Gen 4

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

Gen 4

Swift

—60—20Normal

How to Get Roselia in Black & White

Roselia doesn't appear wild. Catch Budew instead, it shows up at decent rates. Evolve it with high friendship to get Roselia. The 2-stage line is mapped in the step cards below.

How to Obtain Roselia in Black & White

Step 1Catch Budew
White Forest
Grass Lv.5 Forest
UncommonEarly
Any
Friendship (Day)
Step 2Roselia ✓

Roselia Guide

In Black & White, Roselia isn't fully evolved, so it's not built for competitive play. You'll want to evolve it into Roserade to unlock its full potential. At 400 BST, it's a stepping stone rather than a team anchor.
In Black & White, watch for Charizard (Fire), Cloyster (Ice), and Salamence (Flying) when using Roselia. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Psychic-type attackers are also a problem.
In Black & White, Budew evolves into Roselia by leveling up. Roselia evolves into Roserade using a Shiny Stone. Roselia is a middle-stage evolution in the Budew line.
In Black & White, Run Natural Cure on Roselia. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Roselia also gets Poison Point and Leaf Guard, but they don't compare.
In Black & White, Roselia fills the attacker role. It's a special attacker with base 100 Sp. Atk. At base 65 Speed, it won't be moving first often.

Game Availability

Roselia has been available in 16 games since Ruby & Sapphire, though obtaining it requires an item-based evolution. This extra step makes it less common than Pokemon found through standard wild encounters.

Click a game to view version-specific details

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