Budew is a baby Pokemon from Gen 4 — it can't hold its own in battle yet. The payoff is Roserade, which is where the real competitive value lives. Worth raising if you need one on your team. Only weak to Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic.
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.
When the sun’s light strengthens, the bud atop this Pokémon’s head opens. This is a sign to the people that the harsh winter is over, and the season of budding has begun.
Budew Weakness
VulnerableType-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.
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.
How to Evolve
Best Build
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Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.
Not a lot to pick from. Budew gets Petal Dance and Energy Ball for same-type damage, and Fairy and Ghost coverage rounds things out. You're building around what's available rather than choosing from a deep bench.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
A few locations for Budew with decent spawn rates across mid-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.
Best Locations
You can find Budew through 3 walking encounters at walking. The list is sorted by game progression, so the earliest accessible spots show up first.
Budew is meant to evolve into Roselia. At 280 BST, the stats aren't there for competitive play yet. Pre-evolution Pokemon rarely hold up against fully evolved threats.
Budew evolves into Roselia by leveling up. Budew is the base form in a 3-stage evolutionary line.
Natural Cure is what you want on Budew. Every competitive set worth running is built with that ability in mind. The alternatives (Poison Point, Leaf Guard) work on paper but Natural Cure is what makes Budew worth using.
At base 55 Speed, it won't be moving first often. On offense, Budew is a special attacker with base 50 Sp. Atk. Defensively? Fragile — can't afford to take many hits.
Budew appears in 13 games, including Platinum, HeartGold & SoulSilver, and Diamond & Pearl.
Available in 13 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Budew spans 6 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in a solid number of games.
- Gen IY
Yellow - Gen IRB
Red & Blue - Gen IIGS
Gold & Silver - Gen IIC
Crystal - Gen IIIRS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen IIIFRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen IIIE
Emerald - Gen IVPt
Platinum - Gen IVHGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen IVDPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen VBW
Black & White - Gen VB2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen VIXY
X & Y - Gen VIORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen VIIUSUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen VIISM
Sun & Moon - Gen VIILGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen VIIISwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen VIIIPLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen VIIIBDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen IXSV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen IXLZA
Legends: Z-A