Roserade
Roserade is a Grass/Poison-type Pokémon, the Bouquet Pokémon, number 407 (#0407) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 4 and comes from the Sinnoh region. It is 0.9 m tall and weighs 14.5 kg.
Roserade is the Bouquet Pokémon, a masked, caped Grass and Poison dancer with poison whips hidden inside the bouquets it holds. The Pokédex says its scent grows sweeter as its poison grows stronger.
How to pronounce Roserade
Roserade is pronounced ROHZ-rayd. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Roserade said out loud:
In Japanese it is ロズレイド.
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Roserade is a bipedal Pokémon, 0.9 m tall and 14.5 kg, that looks like a rose bouquet crossed with a masquerade guest. It has white rose-petal hair, a green cape, a dark green mask over red eyes and a bouquet in each hand, red in the right and blue in the left. The Pokédex says each bouquet hides a thorned whip loaded with virulent poison, quick-acting in the right hand and slow-acting in the left.
Behaviour
Roserade draws prey close with a sweet fragrance, then moves with a dancer's grace as it corners them. The Pokédex says it finishes prey with its whips, either constricting them or skewering them. Either hand can land a jab with near-fatal power.
Habitat
The Pokédex gives no habitat. It cannot be obtained in Scarlet and Violet; in Legends: Z-A it is found in the base game's Wild Zone 20 and in the Mega Dimension DLC's Hyperspace Lumiose.
Powers
Roserade has Natural Cure and Poison Point, with Technician hidden, which boosts moves of up to 60 base power. It hits hard with Leaf Storm, Sludge Bomb and Petal Dance, jabs with Poison Jab and can lay Toxic Spikes. With 125 base Special Attack and 90 Speed it is a quick special attacker.
Name origin
Roserade may combine 'rose' and 'masquerade', for the mask it wears. The Japanese name is Roserade (ロズレイド).
Design inspiration
Roserade appears to combine a rose bouquet with a mysterious guest at a masquerade ball, and its mask, cape and the dancer comparison in its Pokédex entry support that. Fan readings also suggest hellebores, poisonous flowers that look like roses.
Evolution notes
Roserade evolves from Roselia when a Shiny Stone is used on it, and is the final form of the Budew line.
In the games
Roserade is the last Pokémon, at level 22, of Eterna Gym Leader Gardenia in Diamond and Pearl, where it debuted, and in Black 2 and White 2's Pokémon World Tournament she always leads with it as her signature Pokémon.
In the anime
Gardenia's Roserade was her last Pokémon against Ash in 'The Grass Menagerie!', beating Turtwig with a Weather Ball powered by the bright sun before Aipom won the battle. Drew's Roselia was revealed to have become a Roserade when May mentioned it in 'A Full Course Tag Battle!'.
Fun facts
- Rosie wears a Roserade costume in Pokémon Battle Revolution.
- Roserade and Roselia are the only Poison types in the Fairy Egg Group.
- In 'Oh Do You Know The Poffin Plan!', Forsythia's shy Roserade turned out to be the Budew she once befriended and gave a red scarf, and it guards her garden from Team Rocket.
Base stats
- HP: 60
- Attack: 70
- Defense: 65
- Sp. Atk: 125
- Sp. Def: 105
- Speed: 90
Roserade’s base stat total is 515. Its highest stat is Sp. Atk.
Type matchups
What is Roserade weak to?
Roserade takes extra damage from Fire (2×), Ice (2×), Flying (2×), Psychic (2×) moves.
It resists Grass (¼×), Water (½×), Electric (½×), Fighting (½×), Fairy (½×).
Evolution
What does Roserade evolve from?
Roserade evolves from Roselia (Shiny Stone).
Roserade is the final stage of its evolution family.
The whole family: Budew, Roselia, Roserade.
Abilities
- Natural Cure: Cures any major status ailment upon switching out.
- Poison Point: Has a 30% chance of poisoning attacking Pokémon on contact.
- Technician (hidden ability): Strengthens moves of 60 base power or less to 1.5× their power.
Moves
Moves Roserade learns by level up in Sword / Shield
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grassy Terrain | Grass | Status | — |
| 1 | Poison Sting | Poison | Physical | 15 |
| 1 | Venom Drench | Poison | Status | — |
| 1 | Mega Drain | Grass | Special | 40 |
| 1 | Leech Seed | Grass | Status | — |
| 1 | Magical Leaf | Grass | Special | 60 |
| 1 | Toxic Spikes | Poison | Status | — |
| 1 | Sweet Scent | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Giga Drain | Grass | Special | 75 |
| 1 | Synthesis | Grass | Status | — |
| 1 | Toxic | Poison | Status | — |
| 1 | Petal Blizzard | Grass | Physical | 90 |
| 1 | Aromatherapy | Grass | Status | — |
| 1 | Ingrain | Grass | Status | — |
| 1 | Petal Dance | Grass | Special | 120 |
| 1 | Absorb | Grass | Special | 20 |
| 1 | Growth | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Stun Spore | Grass | Status | — |
| 1 | Worry Seed | Grass | Status | — |
TM moves (37)
Roserade can learn 37 moves from TMs in Sword / Shield: Pin Missile, Hyper Beam, Giga Impact, Magical Leaf, Solar Beam, Rest, Snore, Protect, Giga Drain, Attract, Rain Dance, Sunny Day, Facade, Swift, Weather Ball, Bullet Seed, Venoshock, Round, Grassy Terrain, Swords Dance, Body Slam, Substitute, Sludge Bomb, Spikes, Endure, Sleep Talk, Shadow Ball, Uproar, Toxic Spikes, Poison Jab, Seed Bomb, Energy Ball, Leaf Storm, Power Whip, Grass Knot, Venom Drench, Dazzling Gleam.
Egg moves (5), which Roselia can hatch knowing:Cotton Spore, Extrasensory, Life Dew, Razor Leaf, Sleep Powder.
Move tutor moves (1): Grassy Glide.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Fairy, Grass.
- Egg cycles: 20 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 2,560).
- Catch rate: 75 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium Slow (1,059,860 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 3 Sp. Atk effort values.
- Base experience yield: 232.
Pokédex entries
Hidden within the bouquet on each hand are thorned whips loaded with virulent poison. Roserade moves gracefully as it corners its prey and mercilessly lashes them with its whips. (Legends: Arceus)
The poison in its right hand is quick acting. The poison in its left hand is slow acting. Both are life threatening. (Shield)
After captivating opponents with its sweet scent, it lashes them with its thorny whips. (Sword)
With the movements of a dancer, it strikes with whips that are densely lined with poison thorns. (Pearl, Y, Alpha Sapphire)
Luring prey with a sweet scent, it uses poison whips on its arms to poison, bind, and finish off the prey. (Black 2, White 2, X, Omega Ruby)
Each of its hands contains different toxins, but both hands can jab with near-fatal power. (Platinum, Black, White)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ロズレイド |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Roserade |
| French | Roserade |
| German | Roserade |
| Spanish | Roserade |
| Italian | Roserade |
| Korean | 로즈레이드 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 罗丝雷朵 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 羅絲雷朵 |
Trivia
- Highest Sp. Atk among Grass types: 125, shared with 2 others.
- Highest Sp. Atk among Grass types in Gen 4: 125.
- Highest Sp. Def among Grass types in Gen 4: 105, shared with 1 other.
- Highest Sp. Atk among Poison types in Gen 4: 125.
- Highest Sp. Def among Poison types in Gen 4: 105.
- Highest base stat total among Poison types in Gen 4: 515.
- Taller than 43% of all Pokémon (0.9 m).
- Heavier than 35% of all Pokémon (14.5 kg).
- Base stat total 515, ranked #226 of 1,025.
- Its best stat is Sp. Atk, ranked #52 of 1,025.
- One of 14 Pokémon that are both Grass and Poison.
- One of 130 green Pokémon.
- Number 21 of 107 Pokémon introduced in Generation 4 (Sinnoh).
- Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
- Can learn 57 different moves in Sword / Shield.
- Catch rate 75: about 9.8% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 8 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Roserade (Pokémon), Serebii: Roserade (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex), Bulbapedia: Gardenia.
- Pronunciation (ROHZ-rayd): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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