Is Roselia Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Native to Sinnoh through Budew on Route 204. Roselia evolves into Roserade via Shiny Stone, one of the best Grass-types in the region. AbilityNatural Cure clears status on switch-out. Available early and stays relevant through Cynthia. Core team material.
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).
- LV 13GrassMega Drain60100%15
- After Gardenia
- TM22GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- TM19GrassGiga Drain113100%10
- TM43NormalSecret Power70100%20
- HM01NormalCut5095%30
- After Crasher Wake
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb135100%10
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- After Maylene
- TM10NormalHidden Power60100%15
Friendship is usually high enough before you reach Gardenia.
- LV 19GrassMagical Leaf90100%20
- After Gardenia
- TM22GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- TM43NormalSecret Power70100%20
- LV 25GrassGiga Drain113100%10
- After Crasher Wake
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb135100%10
- TM84PoisonPoison Jab120100%20
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
- LV 40GrassPetal Dance180100%10
You can pick up the Shiny Stone in Iron Island.
- STARTING (Lv 22)
- LV 22GrassMagical Leaf90100%20
- After Gardenia
- TM22GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- TM19GrassGiga Drain113100%10
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- After Crasher Wake
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb135100%10
- TM84PoisonPoison Jab120100%20
- TM68NormalGiga Impact15090%5
- TM30GhostShadow Ball80100%15
How to Get Roselia in Diamond & Pearl
high spawn rates in mid-game routes across 19 locations. Roselia's one of the easier catches on the list. Knock it out fast and save your time for harder targets.
Where To Catch Roselia in DP
Budew is your first catch on the way to Roselia. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 4-54 across 51 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Catch BudewEterna ForestLv.10-12GrassRate 29%DayEterna ForestLv.10-12GrassRate 29%MorningRoute 204 - SouthLv.4-5GrassRate 25%DayRoute 204 - NorthLv.6-7GrassRate 25%DayRoute 204 - NorthLv.6-7GrassRate 25%MorningEterna ForestLv.10-12GrassRate 19%NightRoute 204 - SouthLv.4-5GrassRate 15%MorningRoute 204 - SouthLv.4-5GrassRate 15%NightRoute 204 - NorthLv.6-7GrassRate 15%NightRoute 212 - NorthLv.16GrassRate 30%Great 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 2Roselia ✓Trophy GardenLv.16-17GrassRate 30%Route 212 - SouthLv.18-20GrassRate 25%MorningRoute 212 - SouthLv.18-20GrassRate 25%DayRoute 212 - NorthLv.16-17GrassRate 15%Route 212 - SouthLv.18-20GrassRate 15%NightRoute 221Lv.29GrassRate 10%Great Marsh - Daily PokemonLv.20-26FloorRate 9%Before post-gameRoute 224Lv.52-54GrassRate 20%Route 229Lv.50GrassDiamondRate 10%Route 225Lv.51GrassPearlRate 5%Route 225Lv.51GrassDiamondRate 5%or evolve from Budew (Step 1)
Step 3Evolve into RoseradeBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Roserade egg.
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Fighting |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Roselia Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Roselia
 Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing | ||
 Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Aerodactyl builds →Wing Attack 2x102-120%KO Fire Fang 2x73-87% Ice Fang 2x73-87% | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Drifloon (Valley Windworks Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Drifblim builds →Fly 2x129-152%KO Psychic 2x62-73% | ||
Monferno FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) | ||
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Aerodactyl Rock | B | |
Obtain MethodOreburgh City Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Aerodactyl builds →Fly 2x157-186%KO Fire Fang 2x77-91% Ice Fang 2x77-91% | ||
 Scyther Bug | C | |
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Drifloon (Valley Windworks Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Drifblim builds →Fly 2x129-152%KO Dream Eater 2x68-81% | ||
 Mr. Mime Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Mr. Mime builds →Dream Eater 2x113-133%KO Aerial Ace 2x38-46% | ||
 Hypno Psychic | C | |
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | B | |
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Infernape builds →Fire Blast 2x133-158%KO Aerial Ace 2x69-82% | ||
Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Drifloon (Valley Windworks Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Drifblim builds →Fly 2x123-145%KO Dream Eater 2x67-80% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Bronzong SteelPsychic | B | |
Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Infernape builds →Fire Blast 2x132-156%KO Aerial Ace 2x68-80% | ||
Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Drifloon (Valley Windworks Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Drifblim builds →Fly 2x122-144%KO Dream Eater 2x66-78% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x145-171%KO | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Bronzong SteelPsychic | B | |
Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Drifloon (Valley Windworks Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Drifblim builds →Fly 2x123-146%KO Dream Eater 2x64-77% | ||
Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Infernape builds →Fire Blast 2x131-154%KO Aerial Ace 2x68-80% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x153-180%KO | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Jynx builds →Dream Eater 2x123-145%KO Ice Beam 2x118-140%KO | ||
Bronzong SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Bronzong builds →Future Sight 2x108-128%KO | ||
Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Drifloon (Valley Windworks Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Drifblim builds →Fly 2x125-148%KO Dream Eater 2x68-80% | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodStark Mountain Interact Encounter | ||
 Azelf Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodLake Valor Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Azelf builds →Future Sight 2x158-186%KO Fire Blast 2x105-124%KO | ||
Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Infernape builds →Overheat 2x158-186%KO Aerial Ace 2x70-83% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x153-181%KO | ||
Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Jynx builds →Dream Eater 2x123-146%KO Ice Beam 2x118-139%KO | ||
In Diamond & Pearl, Salamence can KO Roselia with Outrage (159-188%). Alakazam's Psychic hits Roselia for 84-99%. Charizard's Flamethrower also KOs at 94-111%.
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Salamence builds →Outrage159-188%KO Earthquake89-105%KO Fire Blast 2x55-65% | ||
 Alakazam Psychic | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySynchronize ItemFocus Sash NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Alakazam builds →Psychic 2x84-99% Focus Blast18-22% Shadow Ball25-29% | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemLife Orb NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Charizard builds →Air Slash 2x79-92% Flamethrower 2x94-111%KO | ||
Roselia Evolutions
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
Breeding
Breed with Roselia to get Budew eggs easily using 35 partners from the Fairy and Plant egg groups. Notable egg moves include Cotton Spore, Extrasensory, Leaf Storm and 6 more.
DP Roselia Best Moveset
100 Sp. Atk is strong for an unevolved Grass/Poison type, and AbilityNatural Cure clears status on the switch. The moveset runs special Grass and Poison attacks with decent power, but 65 Speed and fragile defenses limit it. Can evolve to Roserade now via Shiny Stone.
Best Build
Roselia best EVs are Sp. Def and HP
Hazard Setter Moveset
- Spikes
- Aromatherapy
- Protect
- Toxic Spikes
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
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
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
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The beautiful flowers on its arms have toxic thorns. Don’t even think about picking those flowers.
Roselia Diamond & Pearl Guide
In Diamond & Pearl, 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 Diamond & Pearl, 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, but they don't compare.
In Diamond & Pearl, 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.
In Diamond & Pearl, Roselia does the job early-game if you need a Grass/Poison type on your team. Evolve it into Roserade before the later gyms and it holds up fine through the story.
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
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
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