Is Roselia Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Evolve from Budew (friendship, daytime) or breed. Grass/Poison with AbilityNatural Cure clearing status on switch. Shiny Stone for Roserade, the Gen 4 evolution. One of the best Grass-types if you can source it.
Falkner's team hits Budew's weaknesses hard.
Bugsy's typing presses Budew's defenses.
Budew trades roughly evenly with Whitney's team.
Morty's Pokemon outpace and outclass Budew here.
Budew trades roughly evenly with Chuck's team.
Jasmine's typing presses Budew's defenses.
Budew has the type edge here and should clean up Pryce's team.
Clair's team hits Budew's weaknesses hard.
Roserade resists most of Brock's coverage and hits back hard.
Roserade resists most of Misty's coverage and hits back hard.
Roserade has the type edge here and should clean up Lt. Surge's team.
Roserade has the type edge here and should clean up Erika's team.
Roserade trades roughly evenly with Janine's team.
Roserade has the type edge here and should clean up Sabrina's team.
Roserade trades roughly evenly with Blaine's team.
Roserade has the type edge here and should clean up Blue's team.
Budew trades roughly evenly with Will's team.
Koga's Pokemon outpace and outclass Budew here.
Budew trades roughly evenly with Bruno's team.
Karen's team hits Budew's weaknesses hard.
Lance's team hits Budew's weaknesses hard.
Catch Budew
Catch Budew in Ilex Forest (walking, Lv 5-6, uncommon). Sinnoh Sound.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 5)
- LV 5GrassAbsorbPower 30Accuracy 100%PP 25
- LV 13GrassMega DrainPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Falkner
- HM01NormalCutPower 50Accuracy 95%PP 30From charcoal maker after returning Farfetch'd
- After Bugsy
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Morty
- After Jasmine
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 43
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Lake of Rage
Evolve Budew to Roserade
Roselia evolves into Roserade with a Shiny Stone. Post-Game: You can pick up the Shiny Stone in National Park. Requires Rock Climb.
Recommended Moves
- STARTING (Lv 41)
- LV 41GrassMagical LeafPower 90Accuracy 100%PP 20
- LV 41GrassMega DrainPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15
- After Bugsy
- TM22GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10Goldenrod Department Store
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Goldenrod Department Store
- After Morty
- TM30GhostShadow BallPower 80Accuracy 100%PP 15Prize for defeating Morty
- After Jasmine
- TM36PoisonSludge BombPower 135Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 43
- TM43NormalSecret PowerPower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Lake of Rage
- TM10NormalHidden PowerPower 60Accuracy 100%PP 15Lake of Rage
How to Get Roselia in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Roselia can be hatched from an egg at the Day-Care after you have one of its line.
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.1 location to catch Roselia2 locations to catch Budew
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8Catch Budew at any of the 2 locations below, then level it up with high friendship — it evolves into Roselia.
Badge 8Where To Catch Roselia in HGSS
Budew is your first catch on the way to Roselia. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 3-46 across 6 total spots in the chain.
- Step 2Roselia ✓or evolve from Budew (Step 1)
- Step 3Evolve into Roserade
Not landing the catch? Calculate Roselia catch rates for HeartGold & SoulSilver by ball, status, and HP.
How to Get Shiny Roselia in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Roselia comes from a happy Budew, so breed the Budew line Masuda-style and raise it once it shines. Compare Shiny Roselia odds across every game
Shiny Roselia Evolution
3 Forms
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Roselia Calculator
2 MethodsThe best route is Masuda Method, about 1 in 1,639 on each try.
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 | 173-- | -- |
| 25%one in four | 472-- | -- |
| 50%coin flip | 1,136-- | -- |
| 90%very likely | 3,773-- | -- |
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 HeartGold & SoulSilver 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
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Goldenrod City Gift) | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Typhlosion Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Cyndaquil (New Bark Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Typhlosion builds →Fire Blast 2x139-164%KO Aerial Ace 2x59-69% | ||
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | B | |
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Arcanine builds →Fire Blast 2x130-153%KO Aerial Ace 2x71-85% | ||
 Entei Fire | B | |
 Magmar Fire | C | |
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roselia View Altaria builds →Fly 2x114-136%KO Fire Blast 2x66-79% Ice Beam 2x52-62% | ||
 Kadabra Psychic | A | |
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
 Scyther Bug | C | |
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.
HGSS Roselia Best Moveset
Grass/Poison at 100 Sp. Atk for a mid-stage, firing hard special Grass and Poison attacks. AbilityNatural Cure clears status on the switch. The moveset sets MoveToxic Spikes and hits from the special side. Evolve to Roserade for the full package.
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
All 20 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
ROSELIA that drink nutritionally rich springwater are said to reveal rare coloration when they bloom.
Roselia HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
- Where in the HeartGold & SoulSilver Safari Zone can I find Roselia?
See the Locations section above for where to find Roselia in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
Safari rules: You can only use Safari Balls. No battling. Two tactical items shift the catch/flee trade-off:
- Throw bait to keep Roselia from fleeing (flee rate cut to 1/4) but it becomes harder to catch (catch factor halved).
- Throw a rock to make Roselia easier to catch (catch factor doubled) but it flees twice as often.
- Each effect lasts 2-6 random turns; throwing one cancels the other.
Yes. Wild Roselia in HeartGold & SoulSilver 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.
Yes. Roselia is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Roselia becomes available after the main story is complete in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, Roselia has 400 BST and evolves into Roserade. Compare the two forms before you give either one a team slot.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Roselia as an attacker. Special attacks are the main output. Not the fastest,
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 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
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