In Legends: Arceus, 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.

What is Roselia weak to?

In Legends: Arceus, watch for Charizard (Fire), Cloyster (Ice), and Salamence (Flying) when using Roselia. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Psychic-type attackers are also a problem.

How do you evolve Roselia?

In Legends: Arceus, Budew evolves into Roselia by leveling up. Roselia evolves into Roserade using a Shiny Stone. Roselia is a middle-stage evolution in the Budew line.

What is the best ability for Roselia?

In Legends: Arceus, 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 and Leaf Guard, but they don't compare.

What role does Roselia play in battle?

In Legends: Arceus, 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.

Roselia - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Attacker

DTier

65Speed · Below Avg

Stats & Training

Roselia's built around special offense. Sp. Atk leads the charge, Defense pays for it. Common in the wild, worth 2 Sp. Atk EVs. Follows a 1.06M XP medium-slow curve.

Base Stats

Above

HP50

Attack60

Defense45

Sp. Atk100

Sp. Def80

Speed65

Total400

Details

Catch Rate

Moderate150 / 255

Growth Rate

Medium Slow1.06M XP

Height0.3 m

Weight2.0 kg

Base XP140

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+2SpDSpe

Special Attack training target

Pokedex Entries

Though beautiful, it has highly poisonous thorns. There is an old tradition in my homeland wherein one would send these thorns to an opponent to challenge them to a duel.

Legends: Arceus

Roselia Weakness

Roselia's Grass/Poison typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic. It resists 5 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.

Roselia 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 Roselia in Legends: Arceus (Best Counters)

Golbat PoisonFlying	C
Available Move Moves GustLv. 1 Damage vs Roselia Gust 2x 48-57% View Golbat builds →
Magmortar Fire	C
Available Move Moves EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Roselia Ember 2x 71-86% View Magmortar builds →
Flareon Fire	C
Available Move Moves EmberLv. 1 Damage vs Roselia Ember 2x 57-71% View Flareon builds →
Honchkrow DarkFlying	C
Available Move Moves GustLv. 1 Damage vs Roselia Gust 2x 57-71% View Honchkrow builds →
Rapidash Fire	C
Available Move Moves EmberLv. 5 Damage vs Roselia Ember 2x 57-71% View Rapidash builds →

Legends: Arceus Evolution

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

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 is not available in this game

Legends: Arceus Roselia Best Moveset

Best Build

Legends: Arceus uses different battle mechanics.

Competitive build content is not applicable for this game. Select a main series game for builds.

Moves

Roselia's movepool balances level-up moves with TM options. Consistent STAB comes from Petal Dance and Energy Ball, and Fairy and Ghost coverage keeps opponents from switching in for free. No major gaps here.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1

Poison Sting

—1510035Poison

Lv 6

Absorb

—2010025Grass

Lv 11

Poison Powder

D—7535Poison

Lv 18

Stun Spore

C—7530Grass

Lv 25

Venoshock

C6510010Poison

Lv 34

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

Lv 43

Energy Ball

B9010010Grass

Lv 52

Petal Dance

B12010010Grass

TM Moves

Roselia can't learn any TM moves

Egg Moves

Roselia doesn't have any Egg moves

Tutor Moves

Tut

Tutor

Dazzling Gleam

C8010010Fairy

Tutor

Energy Ball

B9010010Grass

Tutor

Magical Leaf

C60—20Grass

Tutor

Poison Jab

C8010020Poison

Tutor

Rest

C——10Psychic

Tutor

Shadow Ball

C8010015Ghost

Tutor

Sludge Bomb

B9010010Poison

Tutor

Spikes

C——20Ground

Tutor

Swift

C60—20Normal

How to Get Roselia in Legends: Arceus

3 encounter spots for Roselia at decent spawn rates starting from mid-game routes. Best and Earliest sort options below help narrow down your approach based on odds vs. Accessibility.

Where To Catch Roselia in Legends: Arceus

To get Roselia, start by catching Budew through walking encounters at walking. The chain covers 2 catchable stages before reaching the final form.

Step 1Catch Budew
Fabled Spring
Grass
Uncommon
Gapejaw Bog
Grass Swamp
Uncommon
Golden Lowlands
Grass
Uncommon
Friendship (Day)
Step 2Roselia ✓
Cloudpool Ridge
Grass Sky
Uncommon
Fabled Spring
Grass
Uncommon
Gapejaw Bog
Grass Swamp
Uncommon
or evolve from Budew (Step 1)

Roselia Guide

In Legends: Arceus, 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 Legends: Arceus, watch for Charizard (Fire), Cloyster (Ice), and Salamence (Flying) when using Roselia. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Psychic-type attackers are also a problem.
In Legends: Arceus, Budew evolves into Roselia by leveling up. Roselia evolves into Roserade using a Shiny Stone. Roselia is a middle-stage evolution in the Budew line.
In Legends: Arceus, 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 and Leaf Guard, but they don't compare.
In Legends: Arceus, 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.

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.

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Recommended Build AbilityFlame Body ItemHeavy-Duty Boots NatureModest Moves Quiver Dance Bug Buzz Psychic Fiery Dance Damage vs Roselia Psychic 2x 111-131%KO View Volcarona builds →
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