What does Budew evolve into?

Budew becomes Roselia by leveling up, then Roserade using a Shiny Stone. Straight three-stage line with no branching.

Where can you catch Budew?

Budew is catchable in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 12 other games across the series.

What games is Budew in?

Budew is available in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Across the full series, it appears in 13 games total.

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.

Budew - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

55Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Sp. Def and Speed carry most of Budew's stat budget. Attack's the obvious dump stat. Easy to catch and yields 1 Sp. Atk EV. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Below

HP40

Attack30

Defense35

Sp. Atk50

Sp. Def70

Speed55

Total280

Details

Catch Rate

Guaranteed255 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.2 m

Weight1.2 kg

Base XP56

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+1SpDSpe

Special Attack training source

Pokedex Entries

Over the winter, it closes its bud and endures the cold. In spring, the bud opens and releases pollen.

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.

Budew Weakness and Resistance Chart
Damage	Types
2x (Weak)	Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Electric, Fighting, Fairy
0.25x (Resist)	Grass

Type ChartVulnerable

4Weak

5Resist

0Immune

Score-2

4xCritical

None

2xWeak

Fire Ice Flying Psychic

½xResist

Water Electric Fighting Fairy

¼xResist

Grass

0xImmune

None

STAB (5)

Water Ground Rock Grass Fairy

How to Beat Budew in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

Murkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 FlyTM94 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Budew Dream Eater 2x 71-86% Fly 2x 146-171%KO Pluck 2x 100-120%KO Aerial Ace 2x 100-120%KO View Murkrow builds →
Beautifly BugFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Aerial AceTM40 GustLv. 1 Damage vs Budew Aerial Ace 2x 86-103%KO Gust 2x 57-69% View Beautifly builds →
Zubat PoisonFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 Damage vs Budew Fly 2x 100-120%KO Aerial Ace 2x 71-86% Pluck 2x 71-86% View Zubat builds →
Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Budew Fly 2x 146-171%KO Pluck 2x 100-120%KO Aerial Ace 2x 100-120%KO Peck 2x 63-77% View Doduo builds →
Starly NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Wing AttackLv. 9 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 Damage vs Budew Fly 2x 109-129%KO Wing Attack 2x 71-86% Aerial Ace 2x 71-86% Pluck 2x 71-86% View Starly builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

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

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

Unavailable

Undiscovered egg group

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Budew Best Moveset

Best Build

No build content available for this Pokemon in Gen 8.

Try selecting a different game/generation filter, or check back later.

Moves

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.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Absorb

—2010025Grass

Lv 1

Growth

C——20Normal

Lv 1

Stun Spore

C—7530Grass

Lv 1

Worry Seed

D—10010Grass

TM Moves

TM45

Attract

C—10015Normal

TM09

Bullet Seed

D2510030Grass

TM93

Cut

—509530Normal

TM21

Dazzling Gleam

D8010010Fairy

TM32

Double Team

———15Normal

TM58

Endure+4

C——10Normal

TM53

Energy Ball

C9010010Grass

TM42

Facade

D7010020Normal

TM70

Flash

——10020Normal

TM19

Giga Drain

D7510010Grass

TM86

Grass Knot

D—10020Grass

TM17

Protect+4

C——10Normal

TM77

Psych Up

C——10Normal

TM18

Rain Dance

C——5Water

TM44

Rest

C——10Psychic

TM30

Shadow Ball

D8010015Ghost

TM82

Sleep Talk

C——10Normal

TM36

Sludge Bomb

C9010010Poison

TM22

Solar Beam

C12010010Grass

TM90

Substitute

C——10Normal

TM11

Sunny Day

C——5Fire

TM87

Swagger

D—8515Normal

TM75

Swords Dance

C——20Normal

Egg Moves

Egg

Cotton Spore

——10040Grass

Egg

Extrasensory

D8010020Psychic

Egg

Leaf Storm

C130905Grass

Egg

Life Dew

D——10Water

Egg

Mind Reader

———5Normal

Egg

Pin Missile

D259520Bug

Egg

Razor Leaf

—559525Grass

Egg

Seed Bomb

D8010015Grass

Egg

Sleep Powder

C—7515Grass

Egg

Spikes

C——20Ground

Egg

Synthesis

C——5Grass

Tutor Moves

Budew can't learn any Tutor moves

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Budew Locations

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.

Best Locations to Catch Budew in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Before you go hunting for Budew, check which of the 36 spots belong to your version. Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl each have different walking encounters at Lv. 4-24.

Eterna Forest

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.10-12 Forest

29%Early

Morning/day

Eterna Forest

Shining PearlGrass Lv.10-12 Forest

29%Early

Morning/day

Route 204 - South

Shining PearlGrass Lv.4-5 Route

25%Early

Morning/day

Route 204 - South

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.4-5 Route

25%Early

Morning/day

Route 204 - North

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.6-7 Route

25%Early

Morning/day

Route 204 - North

Shining PearlGrass Lv.6-7 Route

25%Early

Morning/day

Eterna Forest

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.11-12 Forest

19%Early

Night

Eterna Forest

Shining PearlGrass Lv.11-12 Forest

19%Early

Night

Route 204 - South

Shining PearlGrass Lv.4-5 Route

15%Early

Night

Route 204 - South

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.4-5 Route

15%Early

Night

Route 204 - North

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.6-7 Route

15%Early

Night

Route 204 - North

Shining PearlGrass Lv.6-7 Route

15%Early

Night

Route 212 - North

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16 Route

30%Mid

Route 212 - North

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16 Route

30%Mid

Grassland Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Grassland Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Riverbank Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Riverbank Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Spacious Cave

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Spacious Cave

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Still-Water Cavern

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Still-Water Cavern

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Sunlit Cavern

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Sunlit Cavern

Shining PearlGrass Lv.16-20 Cave

Mid

Great Marsh - Area 5

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.20 Facility

10%Mid

Morning/day

Great Marsh - Area 5

Shining PearlGrass Lv.20 Facility

10%Mid

Morning/day

Great Marsh - Area 6

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.20 Facility

10%Mid

Morning/day

Great Marsh - Area 6

Shining PearlGrass Lv.20 Facility

10%Mid

Morning/day

Great Marsh - Area 3

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.22 Facility

10%Mid

Morning/day

Great Marsh - Area 3

Shining PearlGrass Lv.22 Facility

10%Mid

Morning/day

Great Marsh - Area 4

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.22 Facility

10%Mid

Morning/day

Great Marsh - Area 4

Shining PearlGrass Lv.22 Facility

10%Mid

Morning/day

Great Marsh - Area 1

Shining PearlGrass Lv.24 Facility

10%Mid

Morning/day

Great Marsh - Area 1

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.24 Facility

10%Mid

Morning/day

Great Marsh - Area 2

Shining PearlGrass Lv.24 Facility

10%Mid

Morning/day

Great Marsh - Area 2

Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.24 Facility

10%Mid

Morning/day

Budew Guide

Budew becomes Roselia by leveling up, then Roserade using a Shiny Stone. Straight three-stage line with no branching.
Budew is catchable in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Check the Locations section above for specific routes, encounter rates, and methods. It also appears in 12 other games across the series.
Budew is available in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. Across the full series, it appears in 13 games total.
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

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Abra Psychic	C
TM Move Moves Dream EaterTM85 Damage vs Budew Dream Eater 2x 139-165%KO View Abra builds →
Zubat PoisonFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 Damage vs Budew Fly 2x 113-135%KO Aerial Ace 2x 81-97% Pluck 2x 81-97% View Zubat builds →
Doduo NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 PeckLv. 1 Damage vs Budew Fly 2x 165-194%KO Pluck 2x 113-135%KO Aerial Ace 2x 113-135%KO Peck 2x 71-87% View Doduo builds →
Starly NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Wing AttackLv. 9 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 Damage vs Budew Fly 2x 123-145%KO Wing Attack 2x 90-106%KO Aerial Ace 2x 90-106%KO Pluck 2x 90-106%KO View Starly builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 28 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Budew Dream Eater 2x 111-132%KO Psychic 2x 100-119%KO Extrasensory 2x 90-107%KO Confusion 2x 59-70% View Bronzong builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Air CutterLv. 27 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Budew Fly 2x 160-189%KO Air Cutter 2x 59-70% Pluck 2x 108-127%KO Aerial Ace 2x 108-127%KO View Golbat builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 FlyTM94 Damage vs Budew Sky Attack 2x 178-210%KO Dream Eater 2x 78-93% Psychic 2x 71-85% Fly 2x 115-136%KO View Noctowl builds →
Ponyta Fire	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Flame WheelLv. 25 Damage vs Budew Overheat 2x 125-148%KO Fire Blast 2x 108-127%KO Flamethrower 2x 86-103%KO Flame Wheel 2x 115-136%KO View Ponyta builds →
Staravia NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Wing AttackLv. 9 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 Damage vs Budew Fly 2x 153-181%KO Wing Attack 2x 104-123%KO Aerial Ace 2x 104-123%KO Pluck 2x 104-123%KO View Staravia builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 28 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Budew Dream Eater 2x 111-132%KO Psychic 2x 100-119%KO Extrasensory 2x 90-107%KO Confusion 2x 59-70% View Bronzong builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Air CutterLv. 27 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Budew Fly 2x 160-189%KO Air Cutter 2x 59-70% Pluck 2x 108-127%KO Aerial Ace 2x 108-127%KO View Golbat builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 FlyTM94 Damage vs Budew Sky Attack 2x 178-210%KO Dream Eater 2x 78-93% Psychic 2x 71-85% Fly 2x 115-136%KO View Noctowl builds →
Ponyta Fire	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Flame WheelLv. 25 Damage vs Budew Overheat 2x 125-148%KO Fire Blast 2x 108-127%KO Flamethrower 2x 86-103%KO Flame Wheel 2x 115-136%KO View Ponyta builds →
Staravia NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Wing AttackLv. 9 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 Damage vs Budew Fly 2x 153-181%KO Wing Attack 2x 104-123%KO Aerial Ace 2x 104-123%KO Pluck 2x 104-123%KO View Staravia builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 28 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Budew Dream Eater 2x 111-131%KO Psychic 2x 99-116%KO Extrasensory 2x 89-106%KO Confusion 2x 56-67% View Bronzong builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Air CutterLv. 27 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Budew Fly 2x 159-187%KO Air Cutter 2x 60-71% Pluck 2x 107-127%KO Aerial Ace 2x 107-127%KO View Golbat builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 FlyTM94 Damage vs Budew Sky Attack 2x 173-205%KO Dream Eater 2x 78-92% Psychic 2x 72-85% Fly 2x 113-134%KO View Noctowl builds →
Ponyta Fire	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Flame WheelLv. 25 Damage vs Budew Overheat 2x 122-145%KO Fire Blast 2x 105-124%KO Flamethrower 2x 86-102%KO Flame Wheel 2x 113-134%KO View Ponyta builds →
Staravia NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Wing AttackLv. 9 Aerial AceTM40 PluckTM88 Damage vs Budew Fly 2x 153-180%KO Wing Attack 2x 101-120%KO Aerial Ace 2x 101-120%KO Pluck 2x 101-120%KO View Staravia builds →

Bronzong SteelPsychic	C
Available Moves Moves Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 ExtrasensoryLv. 28 ConfusionLv. 1 Damage vs Budew Dream Eater 2x 108-127%KO Psychic 2x 97-114%KO Extrasensory 2x 86-101%KO Confusion 2x 55-65% View Bronzong builds →
Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Air CutterLv. 27 PluckTM88 Aerial AceTM40 Damage vs Budew Fly 2x 154-183%KO Air Cutter 2x 58-68% Pluck 2x 104-124%KO Aerial Ace 2x 104-124%KO View Golbat builds →
Noctowl NormalFlying	C
Available Moves Moves Sky AttackLv. 1 Dream EaterTM85 PsychicTM29 FlyTM94 Damage vs Budew Sky Attack 2x 172-202%KO Dream Eater 2x 77-91% Psychic 2x 70-83% Fly 2x 111-130%KO View Noctowl builds →
Ponyta Fire	C
Available Moves Moves OverheatTM50 Fire BlastTM38 FlamethrowerTM35 Flame WheelLv. 25 Damage vs Budew Overheat 2x 118-140%KO Fire Blast 2x 102-121%KO Flamethrower 2x 83-98% Flame Wheel 2x 111-130%KO View Ponyta builds →
Farfetch'd NormalFlying	D
Available Moves Moves FlyTM94 Aerial AceTM40 Air CutterLv. 25 PluckTM88 Damage vs Budew Fly 2x 172-202%KO Aerial Ace 2x 116-137%KO Air Cutter 2x 52-62% Pluck 2x 116-137%KO View Farfetch'd builds →

Skarmory SteelFlying	B
Recommended Build AbilitySturdy ItemRocky Helmet NatureImpish Moves RoostRecovery Body Press SpikesHazard Iron Defense View Skarmory builds →
Mamoswine IceGround	B
Recommended Build AbilityThickfat ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves EarthquakeSTAB Icicle Crash Ice Shard Knock Off Damage vs Budew Earthquake 214-252%KO Ice Shard 2x 172-203%KO Knock Off 93-109%KO View Mamoswine builds →
Arcanine Fire	B
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureJolly Moves Extreme Speed Burn Up Flare Blitz Will O Wisp Damage vs Budew Extreme Speed 78-92% Flare Blitz 2x 352-414%KO View Arcanine builds →