In Emerald, 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 Emerald, 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 Emerald, 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 Emerald, 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 Emerald, Roselia fills the attacker role. It's a mixed attacker with base 60 Attack and 100 Sp. Atk. At base 65 Speed, it won't be moving first often.

Roselia - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Mixed

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 CureTop Pick

Cures any major status ailment upon switching out.

Poison PointNiche

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+2SpDSpe

Special Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

A ROSELIA that drinks nutritionally rich springwater blooms with lovely flowers. The fragrance of its flowers has the effect of making its foes careless.

Emerald

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 III Type Chart

Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move

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 Emerald (Best Counters)

In Emerald, Aerodactyl can KO Roselia with Double-Edge (103-121%). Starmie's Ice Beam hits Roselia for 45-53%. Charizard's Fire Blast also KOs at 88-104%.

Aerodactyl RockFlying	A
Recommended Build AbilityRockhead ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves Earthquake Rock Slide Double Edge Hidden Power Flying Damage vs Roselia Earthquake 86-101%KO Rock Slide 97-114%KO Double Edge 103-121%KO View Aerodactyl builds →
Starmie WaterPsychic	A
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves Rapid Spin Ice Beam Thunderbolt SurfSTAB Damage vs Roselia Rapid Spin 16-19% Ice Beam 2x 45-53% Thunderbolt 11-13% Surf 17-20% View Starmie builds →
Charizard FireFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLeftovers NatureHasty Moves Fire Blast Hidden Power Grass SubstituteUtility Focus Punch Damage vs Roselia Fire Blast 2x 88-104%KO View Charizard builds →
Regice Ice	B
Recommended Build AbilityClearbody ItemLeftovers NatureQuiet Moves Ice Beam Thunderbolt Explosion Thunder Wave Damage vs Roselia Ice Beam 2x 69-81% Thunderbolt 11-13% Explosion 75-88% View Regice builds →

Emerald 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

No Evolution

#315RoseliaDoes not evolve

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed with Roselia to get Budew eggs easily using 27 partners from the Fairy and Plant egg groups. Notable egg moves include Cotton Spore, Pin Missile, Spikes and 1 more.

Egg Groups

FairyPlant

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

20 cycles·5,140 steps

Quick~5 min with Flame Body

Egg Moves

4moves

Breed With (best first)

Emerald Roselia Best Moveset

Spikes is the priority every time Roselia comes in. Calm nature and max HP and Sp. Def EVs keep it alive long enough to get layers down, while Leftovers provides passive recovery each turn. Natural Cure rounds it out.

Best Build

Situational pick

Wall

Ability

Natural Cure

Item

LeftoversSUSTAIN

Best Nature for Roselia

Calm+SPD

Roselia best EVs are HP and Sp. Def

EVs

Def

SpD

Wall Moveset

SpikesHazard
Leech SeedSTAB
Stun SporeSTAB
AromatherapyUtility

Recommended Teammates

TyranitarGood

SwampertDecent

GengarDecent

Moves

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

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Absorb

—2010020Grass

Lv 5

Growth

D——20Normal

Lv 9

Poison Sting

—1510035Poison

Lv 13

Stun Spore

S—7530Grass

Lv 17

Mega Drain

—4010010Grass

Lv 21

Leech Seed

S—9010Grass

Lv 25

Magical Leaf

—60—20Grass

Lv 29

Grass Whistle

——5515Grass

Lv 33

Giga Drain

B751005Grass

Lv 37

Sweet Scent

——10020Normal

Lv 41

Ingrain

———20Grass

Lv 45

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Lv 49

Petal Dance

—12010020Grass

Lv 53

Aromatherapy

A——5Grass

Lv 57

Synthesis

D——5Grass

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

——10015Normal

TM09

Bullet Seed

—1010030Grass

HM01

Cut

—509530Normal

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

HM05

Flash

——7020Normal

TM21

Frustration

——10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

B751005Grass

TM10

Hidden Power

—6010015Normal

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM27

Return

D—10020Normal

TM43

Secret Power

—7010020Normal

TM30

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

TM36

Sludge Bomb

B9010010Poison

TM22

Solar Beam

B12010010Grass

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM06

Toxic

C—8510Poison

Egg Moves

Egg

Cotton Spore

——8540Grass

Egg

Pin Missile

—149520Bug

Egg

Spikes

S——20Ground

Egg

Synthesis

D——5Grass

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Body Slam

D8510015Normal

Tutor

Double-Edge

C12010015Normal

Tutor

Endure+4

D——10Normal

Tutor

Fury Cutter

—109520Bug

Tutor

Mimic

———10Normal

Tutor

Mud-Slap

D2010010Ground

Tutor

Psych Up

D——10Normal

Tutor

Sleep Talk

D——10Normal

Tutor

Snore

—4010015Normal

Tutor

Substitute

C——10Normal

Tutor

Swagger

——9015Normal

Tutor

Swift

—60—20Normal

Tutor

Swords Dance

C——30Normal

How to Get Roselia in Emerald

Roselia can't be caught in Emerald. Bring it over from Ruby, Diamond, or X instead. The encounter info below covers the source games.

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

Catch in the wild in:

RubyWalking · Route 117

Then trade to Emerald.

Also found in:

Diamond Platinum Black 2 X

Roselia Guide

In Emerald, 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 Emerald, 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 Emerald, 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 Emerald, 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 Emerald, Roselia fills the attacker role. It's a mixed attacker with base 60 Attack and 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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