Is Roselia Good in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Playthrough?
Grass/Poison with good Special Attack. Shiny Stone evolution into Roserade is one of the better Grass options. Handles Olivia and Hapu with Grass, and Poison covers Mina's Fairy trial.
Budew trades roughly evenly with Ilima's team.
Budew trades roughly evenly with Hala's team.
Budew has the type edge here and should clean up Lana's team.
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Kiawe's team hits Budew's weaknesses hard.
Mallow's typing presses Budew's defenses.
Budew has the type edge here and should clean up Olivia's team.
Sophocles's Pokemon outpace and outclass Budew here.
Budew trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Budew trades roughly evenly with Nanu's team.
Mina's typing presses Budew's defenses.
Budew has the type edge here and should clean up Hapu's team.
Molayne's Pokemon outpace and outclass Budew here.
Budew trades roughly evenly with Olivia's team.
Budew trades roughly evenly with Acerola's team.
Kahili's Pokemon outpace and outclass Budew here.
Kukui's team hits Budew's weaknesses hard.
Roselia cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Roselia in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
Roselia can't be caught in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon. Transfer Budew from Diamond & Pearl, Platinum, or Sword & Shield and evolve through the 3-stage chain to get it. The step cards below map the full chain.
How to Obtain Roselia in USUM
Step 1Breed Budew from RoseliaLATER APPEARANCEfrom Diamond & PearlNot TradeableAppears in Diamond & Pearl via Walking · Route 212. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom PlatinumNot TradeableAppears in Platinum via Walking · Route 205. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCENot TradeableAppears in HeartGold & SoulSilver via Walking · Viridian Forest · Radio: Sinnoh Sound. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Black & WhiteNot TradeableAppears in Black & White via Walking · White Forest. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom X & YNot TradeableAppears in X & Y via Walking · Route 4 · Yellow Flower. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.LATER APPEARANCEfrom Sword & ShieldNot TradeableAppears in Sword & Shield via Walking · East Lake Axewell · Overcast. Forward-only transfer — no path back to this game from a later one.- Step 2Roselia ✓
Step 3Evolve into Roserade
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.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Fighting, Fairy |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
What is Roselia Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Roselia
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Salamence builds →Fly 2x183-215%KO Fire Fang 2x87-104%KO | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Jynx builds →Psyshock 2x98-117%KO Frost Breath 2x76-91% | ||
 Slowking WaterPsychic | C | |
 Kadabra Psychic | B | |
 Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
 Espeon Psychic | B | |
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Salamence builds →Fly 2x182-215%KO Fire Fang 2x87-103%KO | ||
Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Jynx builds →Psyshock 2x97-115%KO Frost Breath 2x72-85% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Slowking WaterPsychic | C | |
Espeon Psychic | B | |
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Salamence builds →Fly 2x191-225%KO Fire Fang 2x93-111%KO | ||
Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Jynx builds →Psyshock 2x104-123%KO Frost Breath 2x77-91% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Slowking WaterPsychic | C | |
 Noctowl Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Noctowl builds →Sky Attack 2x188-222%KO Extrasensory 2x52-62% | ||
Espeon Psychic | B | |
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Salamence builds →Fly 2x180-212%KO Fire Fang 2x88-105%KO | ||
 Oranguru NormalPsychic | C | |
Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Jynx builds →Psyshock 2x97-115%KO Frost Breath 2x74-88% | ||
Espeon Psychic | B | |
 Toucannon Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Toucannon builds →Beak Blast 2x192-227%KO Flame Charge 2x66-78% | ||
Noctowl Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Noctowl builds →Sky Attack 2x199-235%KO Extrasensory 2x53-62% | ||
Salamence Dragon | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Salamence builds →Fly 2x192-227%KO Fire Fang 2x93-111%KO | ||
Oranguru NormalPsychic | C | |
Espeon Psychic | B | |
 Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x156-183%KO Dream Eater 2x81-96% | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Toucannon Normal | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Toucannon builds →Beak Blast 2x194-230%KO Overheat 2x77-91% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x178-211%KO Hurricane 2x101-119%KO | ||
Espeon Psychic | B | |
Salazzle PoisonFire | B | |
Obtain MethodHeahea Beach Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Salazzle builds →Overheat 2x151-178%KO Acrobatics 2x42-50% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x190-224%KO Dream Eater 2x97-115%KO | ||
Gardevoir PsychicFairy | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x153-181%KO | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x190-224%KO Dream Eater 2x97-115%KO | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x178-210%KO Psychic 2x84-99% Hurricane 2x101-119%KO | ||
 Lunala PsychicGhost | S | |
Obtain MethodMahalo Trail Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Lunala builds →Dream Eater 2x139-163%KO Ice Beam 2x84-99% Air Slash 2x69-82% | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
Espeon Psychic | B | |
 Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodUltra Space Wilds Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Mewtwo builds →Future Sight 2x189-223%KO Fire Blast 2x116-136%KO Ice Beam 2x94-111%KO Aerial Ace 2x74-88% | ||
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x194-229%KO Dream Eater 2x99-118%KO | ||
 Solgaleo PsychicSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodMahalo Trail Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Solgaleo builds →Flare Blitz 2x176-208%KO Psychic 2x109-129%KO | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x181-214%KO Psychic 2x85-100%KO Hurricane 2x103-121%KO | ||
Hawlucha Fighting | A | |
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemEviolite NatureImpish Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Hippopotas builds →Earthquake23-27% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityEffect Spore ItemBigroot NatureCalm Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Shiinotic builds →Moonblast6-7% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityStormdrain ItemLeftovers NatureSassy Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Gastrodon builds →Scald5-6% Earthquake25-30% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityUnaware ItemLeftovers NatureRelaxed Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Quagsire builds →Scald4-5% Earthquake26-31% | ||
C | ||
Recommended Build AbilityRegenerator ItemEviolite NatureCalm Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Tangela builds →Giga Drain2-3% Knock Off11-13% Sludge Bomb12-15% | ||
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 50 partners from the Fairy and Plant egg groups. Notable egg moves include Bullet Seed, Cotton Spore, Extrasensory and 12 more.
USUM Roselia Best Moveset
Grass/Poison at 100 Sp. Atk with AbilityNatural Cure clearing status and AbilityPoison Point threatening poison on contact. Held ItemEviolite adds bulk. The moveset at mid-stage power approaches viability through Eviolite. Roserade one evolution away adds 125 Sp. Atk and 105 Speed.
Best Build
Roselia best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Sludge Bomb
- Giga Drain
- Synthesis
- Spikes
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Bullet Seed and Cotton Spore 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
Base Stats
Roselia Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Guide
In Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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 Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 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