Is Roselia Good in Emerald Playthrough?
Roselia with AbilityNatural Cure heals status on switch-out. Route 117 Grass/Poison with no evolution in Gen 3. Handles Juan and Wallace's Water endgame. Vileplume and Ludicolo hit harder, but Natural Cure makes Roselia the safest Grass option. Status conditions never stick.
Roselia resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Roselia has the type edge here and should clean up Brawly's team.
Roselia trades roughly evenly with Wattson's team.
Roselia trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Roselia trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Roselia trades roughly evenly with Winona's team.
Roselia trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Roselia resists most of Juan's coverage and hits back hard.
Roselia has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Roselia trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Roselia has the type edge here and should clean up Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Roselia's weaknesses hard.
Roselia has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Trade
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.
Recommended Moves
- LV 13GrassStun SporePower —Accuracy 75%PP 30
- LV 25GrassMagical LeafPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- After Norman
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Safari Zone
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Dewford Town
- LV 33GrassGiga DrainPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 5
- After Tate & Liza
- TUTORNormalDouble-EdgePower 120Accuracy 100%PP 15Sootopolis City
- LV 49GrassPetal DancePower 105Accuracy 100%PP 20
- Post-Game
- TUTORNormalBody SlamPower 85Accuracy 100%PP 15Battle Frontier
- TUTORNormalSwiftPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 20Battle Frontier
How to Get Roselia in Emerald
Roselia walked Route 117 in Ruby and Sapphire, but Emerald drops it from the wild entirely. To add the thorn Pokemon here, you trade one in from another game.
Roselia cannot be caught in the wild in Emerald, but you can still get it via these paths:
Catch in the wild and trade from these games:
Then trade to Emerald.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
How to Get Shiny Roselia in Emerald
Roselia isn't among Emerald's wild ranks; import one from Ruby or Sapphire, where it blooms in the grass of Route 117, and its shiny form transfers over intact. See every game where Shiny Roselia can be hunted
Shiny Roselia Evolution
Does Not EvolveRoselia 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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Roselia Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Roselia
 Latios DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Latios builds →Psychic 2x123-146%KO Ice Beam 2x86-102%KO Fly 2x73-85% | ||
 Deoxys Psychic | A | |
Obtain MethodBirth Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Deoxys builds →Psycho Boost 2x216-254%KO Ice Beam 2x98-116%KO Aerial Ace 2x96-113%KO | ||
 Ho-Oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Ho-Oh builds →Overheat 2x165-195%KO Fly 2x149-175%KO Psychic 2x71-84% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodRoaming Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Latias builds →Psychic 2x107-126%KO Ice Beam 2x75-89% Fly 2x66-78% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Rayquaza builds →Overheat 2x144-170%KO Fly 2x168-198%KO Ice Beam 2x98-116%KO | ||
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodNavel Rock Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Lugia builds →Psychic 2x91-107%KO Fly 2x109-128%KO Ice Beam 2x63-75% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x165-195%KO Aerial Ace 2x80-94% | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x158-186%KO | ||
 Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (Littleroot Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Typhlosion builds →Overheat 2x164-193%KO Aerial Ace 2x60-70% | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | C | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Kadabra builds →Future Sight 2x153-181%KO | ||
 Xatu Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Xatu builds →Future Sight 2x125-147%KO Fly 2x94-111%KO | ||
 Mew Psychic | B | |
Obtain MethodFaraway Island Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Mew builds →Psychic 2x98-116%KO Overheat 2x102-120%KO Ice Beam 2x70-82% Fly 2x80-94% | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Altaria builds →Sky Attack 2x177-209%KO Fire Blast 2x65-77% Ice Beam 2x53-62% | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | B | |
Roselia Evolutions
Roselia doesn't evolve, so breeding's where the action is. You'll find a decent partner pool across two egg groups, and eggs take an average time to hatch. It's got 4 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Roselia easily with 27 breeding partners from the Fairy and Grass egg groups. Pass egg moves like Cotton Spore, Pin Missile, Spikes and 1 more to offspring.
E Roselia Best Moveset
100 base Sp. Atk hits harder than most mid-stage Pokemon, and AbilityNatural Cure clears status on every switch-out. The moveset runs special Grass and Poison TermStab with MoveSpikes support for teams that need a hazard setter with offensive pressure.
Best Build
Roselia best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Spikes
- Leech Seed
- Stun Spore
- Aromatherapy
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
You'll want to breed for Cotton Spore and Pin Missile on Roselia. These egg moves aren't just nice to have. Combined with STAB from Petal Dance and Solar Beam, 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
All 18 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
A ROSELIA that drinks nutritionally rich springwater blooms with lovely flowers. The fragrance of its flowers has the effect of making its foes careless.
Roselia Emerald Guide
Roselia isn't catchable in Emerald. Catch one in Ruby or Sapphire, then trade it to Emerald.
In Emerald, Roselia has 400 BST, so weigh it against what your team already covers.
In Emerald, use Roselia as an attacker. Splits damage between physical and special. Not the fastest,
For Emerald, 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 first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 16 games across 7 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.
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 7Let's Go
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
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