Is Budew Good in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Playthrough?
Early Grass/Poison with friendship evolution to Roselia, then Shiny Stone to Roserade. Start building friendship early. The payoff is one of the best Grass-types in the game.
Budew resists most of Roark's coverage and hits back hard.
Roselia has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Roserade has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Roserade resists most of Crasher Wake's coverage and hits back hard.
Roserade trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Roserade trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Roserade has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Roserade has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Roserade trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Roserade resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Roserade trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Roserade trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Roserade has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Catch Budew on Route 204 (walking, Lv 6-7, common).
Friendship is usually high enough before you reach Gardenia.
You can pick up the Shiny Stone in Iron Island. 1 other location is also available.
How to Get Budew in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Easy grab on Budew with high spawn rates across 36 locations in early-game routes. The sorted list below shows the full spread so you can pick the most convenient spot.
Where To Catch Budew in BDSP
Budew is your first catch on the way to Budew. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 4-54 across 59 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Budew ✓Eterna ForestLv.10-12GrassRate 29%Morning/dayRoute 204 - SouthLv.4-5GrassRate 25%Morning/dayRoute 204 - NorthLv.6-7GrassRate 25%Morning/dayEterna ForestLv.11-12GrassRate 19%NightRoute 204 - SouthLv.4-5GrassRate 15%NightRoute 204 - NorthLv.6-7GrassRate 15%NightRoute 212 - NorthLv.16GrassRate 30%Grassland CaveLv.16-20CaveRiverbank CaveLv.16-20CaveSpacious CaveLv.16-20CaveStill-Water CavernLv.16-20CaveSunlit CavernLv.16-20CaveGreat Marsh - Area 5Lv.20FloorRate 10%Morning/dayGreat Marsh - Area 6Lv.20FloorRate 10%Morning/dayGreat Marsh - Area 3Lv.22FloorRate 10%Morning/dayGreat Marsh - Area 4Lv.22FloorRate 10%Morning/dayGreat Marsh - Area 1Lv.24FloorRate 10%Morning/dayGreat Marsh - Area 2Lv.24FloorRate 10%Morning/day
Step 2Catch or Evolve into RoseliaTrophy GardenLv.16-17GrassRate 30%Route 212 - SouthLv.18-20GrassRate 25%Morning/dayRoute 212 - NorthLv.16-17GrassRate 15%Route 212 - SouthLv.18-20GrassRate 15%NightBogsunk CavernLv.16-20GrassGrassland CaveLv.16-20CaveSunlit CavernLv.16-20CaveSwampy CaveLv.16-20GrassRoute 221Lv.29GrassRate 10%Route 224Lv.52-54GrassRate 20%Route 225Lv.51GrassShining PearlRate 15%Route 229Lv.50GrassBrilliant DiamondRate 10%Route 225Lv.51GrassBrilliant DiamondRate 5%or evolve from Budew (Step 1)
Step 3Evolve into Roserade
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 |
What is Budew Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Budew
 Kadabra Psychic | B | |
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing | ||
 Mr. Mime PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Mr. Mime builds →Dream Eater 2x136-160%KO Aerial Ace 2x48-58% | ||
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Noctowl builds →Sky Attack 2x178-210%KO Dream Eater 2x78-93% | ||
In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Arcanine can KO Budew with Flare Blitz (269-316%). Staraptor threatens a KO with Double-Edge (213-251%). Gardevoir's Psychic also KOs at 142-167%.
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemRocky Helmet NatureHasty Moves
Damage vs Budew View Arcanine builds →Extreme Speed60-70% Flare Blitz 2x269-316%KO Flamethrower 2x97-114%KO | ||
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityReckless ItemChoice Band NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Budew View Staraptor builds →Close Combat71-83% Double Edge213-251%KO U Turn83-98% | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityTrace ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Budew View Gardevoir builds →Moonblast38-44% Psychic 2x142-167%KO Shadow Ball42-50% | ||
Budew Evolutions
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
BDSP Budew Best Moveset
Grass/Poison pre-evo with AbilityNatural Cure clearing status. 50 Sp. Atk at 55 Speed behind 70 Sp. Def. The moveset can't compete. Two evolutions from Roserade where 125 Sp. Atk at 90 Speed reach B-tier.
Best Build
Budew best EVs are Sp. Atk and Sp. Def
Utility Moveset
- Toxic
- Sludge Bomb
- Leaf Storm
- Sleep Powder
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
Over the winter, it closes its bud and endures the cold. In spring, the bud opens and releases pollen.
It lives alongside clear ponds. It scatters pollen that induces harsh sneezing and runny noses.
Budew Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Guide
For Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves