Is Roselia Good in FireRed & LeafGreen Playthrough?
Grass/Poison with AbilityNatural Cure healing status on switch-out. Trade-only. If imported, handles Misty and Giovanni. No evolution in Gen 3. Vileplume and Victreebel hit harder natively.
Roselia resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Roselia resists most of Misty's coverage and hits back hard.
Roselia has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Roselia trades roughly evenly with Erika's team.
Koga's typing presses Roselia's defenses.
Roselia trades roughly evenly with Sabrina's team.
Blaine's team hits Roselia's weaknesses hard.
Roselia has the type edge here and should clean up Giovanni's team.
Roselia has the type edge here and should clean up Lorelei's team.
Roselia has the type edge here and should clean up Bruno's team.
Agatha's team hits Roselia's weaknesses hard.
Lance's team hits Roselia's weaknesses hard.
Roselia trades roughly evenly with Terry's team.
Roselia cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. On GBA, cross-region trading unlocks post-game after Celio's Sevii Islands Ruby & Sapphire quest. The Switch re-release supports only one-way transfers out to Pokemon HOME.
- LV 13GrassStun Spore—75%30
- LV 25GrassMagical Leaf90100%20
- After Erika
- TM22GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- TM36PoisonSludge Bomb135100%10
- LV 33GrassGiga Drain113100%10
- LV 49GrassPetal Dance180100%10
- After Giovanni
- TUTORNormalDouble-Edge120100%15
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody Slam85100%15
- TM42NormalFacade70100%20
How to Get Roselia in FireRed & LeafGreen
Nothing in FRLG produces Roselia. Route 117 grass in Hoenn hosts it, with both Ruby and Sapphire supplying the rose Pokemon, so either can provide one for trade to Kanto.
Roselia cannot be caught in the wild in FireRed & LeafGreen, but you can still get it via these paths:
Pokemon HOME · Switch Rerelease
Playing the Switch version of FireRed & LeafGreen? Pokemon HOME compatibility is post-launch but deposit-only by design (FRLG → HOME). Inbound HOME transfer of Roselia into FRLG is not possible — an original GBA cartridge with a Link Cable is the only inbound route.
Catch in the wild and trade from these games:
Then trade to FireRed & LeafGreen.
Also Obtainable In:
Direct cartridge trade across generations isn't possible — but the Pokemon HOME path above bridges this gap once Switch support launches.
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Roselia Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Roselia
 Charmander Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodPallet Town Gift | ||
 Pidgey Normal | D | |
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
 Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x43-52% Aerial Ace 2x50-61% | ||
 Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x61-72% Confusion 2x37-43% | ||
 Zubat Poison | D | |
 Spearow Normal | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Charmeleon builds →Ember 2x43-52% Aerial Ace 2x50-61% | ||
Butterfree Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Butterfree builds →Aerial Ace 2x61-72% Confusion 2x37-43% | ||
Zubat Poison | D | |
Spearow Normal | C | |
 Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x87-103%KO Aerial Ace 2x46-55% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
 Fearow Normal | C | |
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x151-178%KO | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Dodrio Normal | B | |
Charmeleon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Charmeleon builds →Flamethrower 2x88-105%KO Aerial Ace 2x49-58% | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x148-175%KO | ||
 Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x159-188%KO Fly 2x99-117%KO | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | B | |
Golbat Poison | C | |
 Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x186-218%KO Fly 2x118-139%KO | ||
Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x153-180%KO | ||
Charizard Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x165-194%KO Fly 2x104-122%KO | ||
 Articuno Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodSeafoam Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Articuno builds →Ice Beam 2x102-120%KO Fly 2x104-122%KO | ||
Flareon Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Celadon City Gift) | ||
 Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodBirth Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Deoxys builds →Psycho Boost 2x216-254%KO Ice Beam 2x98-116%KO Aerial Ace 2x96-113%KO | ||
 Ho-oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Ho-oh builds →Overheat 2x165-195%KO Fly 2x149-175%KO Psychic 2x71-84% | ||
 Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodCerulean Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Mewtwo builds →Psychic 2x143-168%KO Fire Blast 2x127-150%KO Ice Beam 2x100-118%KO Aerial Ace 2x73-87% | ||
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Lugia builds →Psychic 2x91-107%KO Fly 2x109-128%KO Ice Beam 2x63-75% | ||
Moltres Fire | B | |
Obtain MethodMt Ember Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Moltres builds →Overheat 2x185-218%KO Fly 2x119-140%KO | ||
In FireRed & LeafGreen, Swampert's Earthquake hits Roselia for 48-56%. Blissey's Ice Beam hits Roselia for 41-49%.
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityTorrent ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Swampert builds →Earthquake48-56% Ice Beam 2x31-37% Hydro Pump10-11% | ||
S | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureModest Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Blissey builds →Ice Beam 2x41-49% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Zapdos builds →Thunderbolt13-15% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureBold Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Suicune builds →Surf8-10% Ice Beam 2x33-39% | ||
A | ||
Recommended Build AbilityNatural Cure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Starmie builds →Rapid Spin16-19% Ice Beam 2x45-53% Thunderbolt11-13% Surf11-13% | ||
Roselia Evolutions
Roselia doesn't evolve, so breeding's where the action is. You'll find a decent partner pool across two egg groups, and eggs are average hatch time. It's got 4 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
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.
FRLG Roselia Best Moveset
100 Sp. Atk with AbilityNatural Cure clearing status on switch-out. Grass/Poison fires MoveGiga Drain for Grass TermStab with recovery. MoveSpikes sets TermEntry Hazards, rare on a Grass type. The moveset combines hazard setting, self-healing, and status immunity on one support frame.
Best Build
Roselia best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Spikes
- Leech Seed
- Stun Spore
- Aromatherapy
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
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.
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
Its flowers give off a relaxing fragrance. The stronger its aroma, the healthier the ROSELIA is.
Roselia FireRed & LeafGreen Guide
Roselia isn't catchable in FireRed & LeafGreen. Catch one in Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald, then trade it to FireRed & LeafGreen.
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