Roselia Pokemon Guide

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Roselia Pokemon Guide

Roselia is a Grass and Poison-type Pokemon introduced in Generation 3, known for its thorny roses, strong special attacks, useful support moves and evolution into Roserade. This guide covers Roselia’s stats, best moves, abilities, evolution, shiny form, typing, weaknesses, locations and related Pokemon guide information.

Normal Form

Roselia

Shiny Form

Shiny Roselia

Last Updated: May 2026 | Page Status: This Roselia guide supports current Pokemon games and future updates. Location, moves and availability details will be updated as new Pokemon game data becomes available.

Roselia Guide Contents

Description	Quick Facts
Stats	Best Moves
All Moves	Weaknesses
Abilities	Evolution
Locations	Related Guides
FAQ	Full Pokedex

Roselia Description

Roselia is a Grass and Poison-type Pokemon known as the Thorn Pokemon. It has a red rose and a blue rose on its arms, releases different aromas and toxins through its flowers and evolves from Budew before evolving into Roserade.

Roselia Competitive Overview

Roselia is usually used as a special attacker or support Pokemon. Its Grass and Poison typing gives it useful resistances, while moves like Giga Drain, Sludge Bomb, Sleep Powder, Toxic Spikes and Synthesis let it pressure opponents or support a team. Natural Cure can help Roselia absorb status and switch out safely, while Leaf Guard can matter on sun-based teams in supported games.

Roselia Quick Facts

National Dex:
#0315

Type:
Grass / Poison

Species:
Thorn Pokemon

Height:
1 ft 0 in / 0.3 m / 30 cm

Weight:
4.4 lbs / 2.0 kg

Abilities:
Natural Cure, Poison Point, Leaf Guard Hidden Ability

Roselia Stats

Attack

Defense

Special Attack

100

Special Defense

Speed

Best Roselia Moves Across Pokemon Games

Giga Drain

Grass

Reliable Grass-type damage that also restores HP.

Sludge Bomb

Poison

Strong special Poison-type damage with a chance to poison the target.

Leaf Storm

Grass

High-power Grass-type option when Roselia needs maximum damage.

Energy Ball

Grass

Consistent Grass-type special attack with strong accuracy.

Toxic Spikes

Poison

Sets entry hazards that can poison grounded opposing Pokemon.

Sleep Powder

Grass

Disrupts opponents by putting them to sleep when the move is available.

Synthesis

Grass

Recovery option that helps Roselia stay healthy in longer battles.

Dazzling Gleam

Fairy

Coverage move that can hit Dragon, Dark and Fighting-type Pokemon.

Roselia Learnset and All Moves

Move data shown from: Pokemon Legends: Arceus

Level-Up Moves

Level	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy
1	Poison Sting	Poison	Physical	15	100
6	Absorb	Grass	Special	20	100
11	Poison Powder	Poison	Status	–	75
18	Stun Spore	Grass	Status	–	75
25	Venoshock	Poison	Special	65	100
34	Poison Jab	Poison	Physical	80	100
43	Energy Ball	Grass	Special	90	100
52	Petal Dance	Grass	Special	120	100

Roselia Typing, Weaknesses and Resistances

Weaknesses

Roselia is weak to Flying, Fire, Psychic and Ice-type moves.

Resistances

Roselia resists Fighting, Water, Electric and Fairy-type moves, and it strongly resists Grass-type moves.

Immunities

Roselia has no type immunities by default.

Roselia Abilities

Natural Cure

Natural Cure heals Roselia’s status condition when it switches out of battle.

Poison Point

Poison Point may poison an opposing Pokemon that makes contact with Roselia.

Leaf Guard

Leaf Guard is Roselia’s Hidden Ability and can prevent status conditions in harsh sunlight in supported games.

Roselia Evolution

First Form

Budew

Budew evolves into Roselia with high friendship during the day.

Middle Form

Roselia

Roselia evolves into Roserade when exposed to a Shiny Stone.

Final Form

Roserade

Roserade is the final evolution of the Budew and Roselia line.

Where to Find Roselia

Generation 1: Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow

Game	Where to Find Roselia
Pokemon Red	Not available because Roselia had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Blue	Not available because Roselia had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Yellow	Not available because Roselia had not been introduced yet.

Generation 2: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal

Game	Where to Find Roselia
Pokemon Gold	Not available because Roselia had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Silver	Not available because Roselia had not been introduced yet.
Pokemon Crystal	Not available because Roselia had not been introduced yet.

Generation 3: Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen

Game	Where to Find Roselia
Pokemon Ruby	Route 117.
Pokemon Sapphire	Route 117.
Pokemon Emerald	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon FireRed	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon LeafGreen	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.

Generation 4: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

Game	Where to Find Roselia
Pokemon Diamond	Route 212, Route 221, Route 224, Route 225, Route 229, Great Marsh and Trophy Garden.
Pokemon Pearl	Route 212, Route 221, Route 224, Route 225, Great Marsh and Trophy Garden.
Pokemon Platinum	Route 208, Route 209, Route 210, Route 212, Route 221, Route 224, Route 229, Route 230, Great Marsh and Trophy Garden.
Pokemon HeartGold	Evolve from Budew.
Pokemon SoulSilver	Evolve from Budew.

Generation 5: Black, White, Black 2 and White 2

Game	Where to Find Roselia
Pokemon Black	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon White	Evolve from Budew.
Pokemon Black 2	Route 12, Lostlorn Forest and Victory Road.
Pokemon White 2	Route 12, Lostlorn Forest and Victory Road.

Generation 6: X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Game	Where to Find Roselia
Pokemon X	Route 7.
Pokemon Y	Route 7.
Pokemon Omega Ruby	Route 117.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire	Route 117.

Generation 7: Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Let’s Go

Game	Where to Find Roselia
Pokemon Sun	Ula’ula Meadow.
Pokemon Moon	Ula’ula Meadow.
Pokemon Ultra Sun	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Ultra Moon	Trade, transfer or migrate from another game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu	Not available in this game.
Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee	Not available in this game.

Generation 8: Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus

Game	Where to Find Roselia
Pokemon Sword	South Lake Miloch, Axew’s Eye, Dusty Bowl and Giant’s Mirror.
Pokemon Shield	South Lake Miloch, Axew’s Eye, Dusty Bowl and Giant’s Mirror.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond	Route 212, Route 221, Route 224, Route 225, Route 229, Trophy Garden, Grassland Cave, Swampy Cave, Sunlit Cavern and Bogsunk Cavern.
Pokemon Shining Pearl	Route 212, Route 221, Route 224, Route 225, Trophy Garden, Grassland Cave, Swampy Cave, Sunlit Cavern and Bogsunk Cavern.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus	Cloudpool Ridge, Fabled Spring and Gapejaw Bog.