Is Roserade Good in HeartGold & SoulSilver Playthrough?
Shiny Stone on Roselia. Grass/Poison with AbilityNatural Cure clearing status on switch. One of the best Grass-types in HGSS with strong special Attack. Handles Misty.
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 Roserade in HeartGold & SoulSilver
You're catching Budew first, not Roserade. Budew appears at decent rates in the encounters below. The step cards map the full 3-stage chain with evolution methods between each stage.
Wild Roserade 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.Catch Budew or Roselia at any of these 3 spots to eventually evolve into Roserade.
Encountered via tall grass encounters
Badge 8How to Obtain Roserade in HGSS
The path to Roserade starts with Budew at Lv. 3-6 via walking encounters. 2 catchable stages total, with locations listed for each one below.
- Step 2Catch or Evolve Roseliaor evolve from Budew (Step 1)
- Step 3Roserade ✓
How to Get Shiny Roserade in HeartGold & SoulSilver
Roserade needs a Shiny Stone, so breed the Budew line Masuda-style and raise it before evolving it. Compare Shiny Roserade odds across every game
Shiny Roserade Evolution
3 Forms
HeartGold & SoulSilver Shiny Roserade 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.
For time estimates and charm math, open the HeartGold & SoulSilver shiny odds calculator with Roserade already selected.
Roserade Weakness
Roserade's Grass/Poison typing leaves it vulnerable to Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic. The Grass/Poison typing picks up 4 resistances to work with. Roserade's special bulk (base 105 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 Roserade Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Roserade
 Latios DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodPewter City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roserade View Latios builds →Dream Eater 2x102-120%KO Ice Beam 2x64-76% Fly 2x74-88% | ||
 Ho-Oh Fire | S | |
Obtain MethodBell Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roserade View Ho-Oh builds →Brave Bird 2x202-238%KO Overheat 2x122-144%KO Dream Eater 2x58-69% | ||
 Mewtwo Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodCerulean Cave Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roserade View Mewtwo builds →Future Sight 2x141-165%KO Fire Blast 2x94-110%KO Ice Beam 2x74-88% Aerial Ace 2x58-69% | ||
 Latias DragonPsychic | S | |
Obtain MethodPewter City Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roserade View Latias builds →Dream Eater 2x88-104%KO Ice Beam 2x56-66% Fly 2x68-80% | ||
 Lugia Psychic | S | |
Obtain MethodWhirl Islands Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roserade View Lugia builds →Dream Eater 2x74-88% Aeroblast 2x74-88% Ice Beam 2x48-56% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodEmbedded Tower Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roserade View Rayquaza builds →Fly 2x172-203%KO Overheat 2x106-125%KO Ice Beam 2x72-85% | ||
 Gardevoir Psychic | B | |
Available Move Moves
Damage vs Roserade View Gardevoir builds →Future Sight 2x117-138%KO | ||
 Charizard Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Charmander (Pallet Town Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roserade View Charizard builds →Overheat 2x121-143%KO Air Slash 2x66-78% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Silph Co Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roserade View Blaziken builds →Flare Blitz 2x189-222%KO Brave Bird 2x125-148%KO | ||
 Houndoom DarkFire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roserade View Houndoom builds →Overheat 2x122-144%KO Dream Eater 2x58-69% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
 Dragonite Dragon | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Dragonair (Dragons Den Super Rod) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roserade View Dragonite builds →Fly 2x157-185%KO Fire Blast 2x65-77% Ice Beam 2x51-61% | ||
 Entei Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Roserade View Entei builds →Overheat 2x103-122%KO Extrasensory 2x40-48% | ||
 Bronzong SteelPsychic | B | |
Roserade Evolutions
Roserade evolved from Budew's chain using an evolution item. It's a non-standard trigger, so check the details below. Breed this form to get Budew eggs (average hatch time). The evolution from Budew pushed Roserade to 505 total stats. Sp.Atk saw the largest single gain at +75. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed with Roserade 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 Roserade Best Moveset
Hazard setter and special attacker combined: MoveSpikes and MoveToxic Spikes from one slot while 125 Sp. Atk fires special Grass and Poison damage at 90 Speed. AbilityNatural Cure clears status on every switch. The moveset controls the field and hits hard.
Best Build
Roserade best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Support Moveset
- Toxic Spikes
- Hidden Power Fire
- Spikes
- Sleep Powder
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
The natural movepool does the job, but Cotton Spore and Extrasensory from the egg pool give Roserade something extra.
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 21 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Reminder Moves
Base Stats
Its sweet aroma attracts prey. Then it spews poison. The more toxic it is, the sweeter its aroma.
Roserade HeartGold & SoulSilver Guide
Yes. Roserade is a post-game Pokemon. You need to defeat the Elite Four and enter the Hall of Fame first. Roserade becomes available after the main story is complete in HeartGold & SoulSilver.
In HeartGold & SoulSilver, use Roserade as a wallbreaker. Special attacks are the main output. Speed is middling,
For HeartGold & SoulSilver, run Timid on Roserade. +Speed is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the wallbreaker role.
Game Availability
Since Diamond & Pearl, Roserade has been in 13 games. Requiring an item-based evolution to obtain means it's consistently available but requires more effort than simply catching it in the wild.
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- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
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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