Is Roselia Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Native to Sinnoh through Budew on Route 204. Roselia evolves into Roserade via Shiny Stone, one of the best Grass-types in the region. AbilityNatural Cure clears status on switch-out. Available early and stays relevant through Cynthia. Core team material.
Budew has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Roselia trades roughly evenly with Gardenia's team.
Roserade has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Roserade resists most of Crasher Wake's coverage and hits back hard.
Roserade trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Roserade trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Roserade has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Roserade has the type edge here and should clean up Volkner's team.
Roserade trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Roserade resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Roserade trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Roserade has the type edge here and should clean up Lucian's team.
Roserade has the type edge here and should clean up Mars's team.
Roserade trades roughly evenly with Jupiter's team.
Roserade has the type edge here and should clean up Saturn's team.
Roserade has the type edge here and should clean up Cynthia's team.
Catch Budew
Catch Budew on Route 204 (walking, Lv 4-5, common).
Recommended Moves
- From Start
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Veilstone Game Corner
- After Gardenia
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Amity Square
- After Crasher Wake
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 210
- After Fantina
- TM19GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 209
- After Candice
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Galactic HQ B2F in Veilstone City
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Budew to Roselia
Budew evolves into Roselia with high friendship. Friendship is usually high enough before you reach Gardenia.
Recommended Moves
- LV 19GrassMagical LeafPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Gardenia
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- LV 25GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 10
- After Crasher Wake
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Route 210
- After Fantina
- TM84PoisonPoison JabPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 20Route 212
- LV 40GrassPetal DancePower 135Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Candice
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Galactic HQ B2F in Veilstone City
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
Evolve Roselia to Roserade
Roselia evolves into Roserade with a Shiny Stone. You can pick up the Shiny Stone in Iron Island. 1 other location is also available.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 22)
- LV 22GrassMagical LeafPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Gardenia
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Veilstone Department Store
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Candice
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Galactic HQ B2F in Veilstone City
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Roselia in Diamond & Pearl
Roselia spreads across seven spots, common to rare, with levels stretching from the teens to the mid 50s. The thorn Pokemon turns up on routes and in Mt. Coronet, shifting rarity by time of day.
Wild Roselia may be holding when caught:
Poison Barb (5% chance) An item to be held by a Pokemon. It is a small, poisonous barb that ups the power of Poison-type moves.7 locations to catch Roselia4 locations to catch Budew
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 3
Badge 4
Badge 5
Badge 6
Badge 7
Badge 8Catch Budew at any of the 4 locations below, then level it up with high friendship — it evolves into Roselia.
Badge 1
Badge 2 Badge 3Where To Catch Roselia in DP
Budew is your first catch on the way to Roselia. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 4-54 across 45 total spots in the chain.
- Step 1Catch BudewEterna ForestLv.10-12GrassRate 29%Morning/dayRoute 204 - SouthLv.4-5GrassRate 25%Morning/dayRoute 204 - NorthLv.6-7GrassRate 25%Morning/dayEterna ForestLv.11-12GrassRate 19%NightRoute 204 - SouthLv.4-5GrassRate 15%NightRoute 204 - NorthLv.6-7GrassRate 15%NightRoute 212 - NorthLv.16GrassRate 30%Great Marsh - Area 5Lv.20FloorRate 10%Morning/dayGreat Marsh - Area 6Lv.20FloorRate 10%Morning/dayGreat Marsh - Area 3Lv.22FloorRate 10%Morning/dayGreat Marsh - Area 4Lv.22FloorRate 10%Morning/dayGreat Marsh - Area 1Lv.24FloorRate 10%Morning/dayGreat Marsh - Area 2Lv.24FloorRate 10%Morning/day
- Step 2Roselia ✓Trophy GardenLv.16-17GrassRate 30%Route 212 - SouthLv.18-20GrassRate 25%Morning/dayRoute 212 - NorthLv.16-17GrassRate 15%Route 212 - SouthLv.18-20GrassRate 15%Nightor evolve from Budew (Step 1)
- Step 3Evolve into RoseradeBREEDINGAvailableLeave a compatible parent at the Pokemon Day Care to receive a Roselia egg.
Not landing the catch? Calculate Roselia catch rates for Diamond & Pearl by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Roselia in Diamond & Pearl
Roselia blooms across the Great Marsh and Route 212, Route 221, and Route 224, where a PokeRadar chain yields its shiny with patience. Compare Shiny Roselia odds across every game
Shiny Roselia Evolution
3 Forms
Diamond & Pearl Shiny Roselia Calculator
3 MethodsThe best route is PokeRadar Chain at full boosts, about 1 in 200 on each try. Tune it below.
PokeRadar Chain: Chain shaking-grass patches without breaking the combo. The rate peaks at a chain of 40.
Masuda Method: Breed with a parent from a different-language game. Works on any breedable line.
Full Odds: Walk through grass, surf, or fish. Every encounter is its own independent shiny roll.
How many you have done, or plan to do.
| Chance | Encounters | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 10%lucky few | 22-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 58-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 139-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 460-- | -- |
Time assumes -- at your pace and does not change your shiny odds.
How is this calculated?
Every encounter has the same shiny chance, the Shiny Odds Per Try shown above. Each one is a separate roll that does not care how many you have already done, so the more you hunt, the higher your overall chance of at least one shiny. The formula below turns your odds and your number of tries into that combined chance.
chance after N tries = 1 − (1 − p)^N, where p = 1 / odds per try
Example at 1 in 8,192 (classic full odds): about 864 encounters for a 10 percent chance, 5,678 for 50 percent, and 18,862 for 90 percent.
The table above flips that around: it shows how many encounters it takes to reach a 10, 25, 50, and 90 percent chance at your current odds. Turning on boosts like the Shiny Charm, sandwiches, or chains improves your odds, so the encounter numbers drop.
These are estimates, not promises. Most games have no pity counter, meaning no guaranteed shiny no matter how many you hunt, so even Very Likely is not guaranteed: some hunters find one early, others go well past that point.
Want exact numbers for your session? Calculate your shiny odds in Diamond & Pearl with Roselia preloaded.
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 |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Roselia Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Roselia
 Exeggutor GrassPsychic | C | |
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Infernape builds →Fire Blast 2x133-156%KO Aerial Ace 2x69-81% | ||
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Ninetales builds →Fire Blast 2x107-127%KO Dream Eater 2x60-72% | ||
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Bronzong builds →Future Sight 2x106-124%KO | ||
 Drifblim Ghost | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Drifloon (Valley Windworks Interact Encounter) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Drifblim builds →Fly 2x122-144%KO Dream Eater 2x66-78% | ||
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Jynx builds →Dream Eater 2x120-141%KO Ice Beam 2x114-134%KO | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x149-176%KO | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Arcanine builds →Fire Blast 2x128-151%KO Aerial Ace 2x72-85% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Weavile builds →Avalanche 2x114-134%KO Aerial Ace 2x76-89% Dream Eater 2x40-47% | ||
 Grumpig Psychic | C | |
 Golbat Poison | C | |
Obtain MethodMt Coronet Surfing | ||
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 35 partners from the Fairy and Grass egg groups. Notable egg moves include Cotton Spore, Extrasensory, Leaf Storm and 6 more.
DP Roselia Best Moveset
100 Sp. Atk is strong for an unevolved Grass/Poison type, and AbilityNatural Cure clears status on the switch. The moveset runs special Grass and Poison attacks with decent power, but 65 Speed and fragile defenses limit it. Can evolve to Roserade now via Shiny Stone.
Best Build
Roselia best EVs are Sp. Def and HP
Hazard Setter Moveset
- Spikes
- Aromatherapy
- Protect
- Toxic Spikes
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Cotton Spore and Extrasensory 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
28 of 30 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
ROSELIA raised on clean drinking water are known to grow vividly colored flowers.
The beautiful flowers on its arms have toxic thorns. Don’t even think about picking those flowers.
Roselia Diamond & Pearl Guide
Yes. Wild Roselia in Diamond & Pearl can hold Poison Barb (5%). Use Thief (TM46) or Covet to swipe the held item without affecting your catch chance. Quickest way to farm rare items like Poison Barb.
In Diamond & Pearl, 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.
In Diamond & Pearl, use Roselia as an attacker. Special attacks are the main output. Not the fastest,
For Diamond & Pearl, run Calm on Roselia. +Sp. Def is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the attacker role.
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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Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
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Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
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