Roserade (Pokémon)

Roserade ロズレイド Roserade

Artwork from D/P

Types Species  Grass  Poison  Bouquet Pokémon Abilities Exp. at 100 Natural Cure or Poison Point 1,059,860 Pokédex National #407 Johto #— Hoenn #— Sinnoh #027 Browser Fiore R— Almia R-010 Height Weight 2'11" 32.0 lbs. Pokédex color Footprint Body style Catch rate Green 75 Gender ratio   50% male   50% female Egg groups Egg cycles Fairy, Plant 21 (5355 steps) EV yield HP 0 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 3 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Exp. 204 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex On Smogon Pokédex On Eevee's Pokédex On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex On Marriland Pokédex Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

Roserade (Japanese: ロズレイド Roserade) is a dual-type Grass/Poison Pokémon.

It evolves from Roselia via Shiny Stone. It is the final form of Budew.

Biology

Physiology

The three spikes that Roserade had on its head when it was a Roselia have been replaced with "hair" made of white rose petals. Roserade no longer has a leafy skirt, but a leafy, green cape instead. This Pokémon species has red eyes that are similar to the Pokémon of Ralts's evolutionary line, they also have yellow eyelids. The single roses that Roserade had in its hands when it was a Roselia have now become bouquets of roses instead, red for its right hand and blue for its left. Its skin is two shades of green, alternating between light and dark. Its feet end with yellow tips.

Gender differences

A female has a longer cape than a male.

Special abilities

Roserade can generally use any attacks that its pre-evolutions can use, but with greater strength. Roserade is able to learn how to perform Weather Ball. As a fully evolved Pokémon, Roserade can use Hyper Beam and Giga Impact. Its hands contain toxins that allow it to use Poison Sting and through one of its capable abilities, Poison Point, which poisons the foe upon contact. Roserade, like many other Grass-type, can utilize the sun in order to use moves like Synthesis and SolarBeam. Roserade naturally learn Sweet Scent, which may account for how it attracts insects. Roserade are also capable of launching many moves to inflict status problems on its foes. Roserade are also capable of many other Grass-type moves such as Magical Leaf and Energy Ball. Roserade are able to heal themselves through moves such as Mega Drain and Giga Drain or by switching out.

Behavior

Roserade tend to have quite a deceptive nature. It lures its prey to it with a pleasant aroma and kills the victim with thorny vines hidden within the bouquets it holds in its arms. This is also how Roserade hunts for food. Roserade tend to stay motionless with its arms crossed, which allows its prey to come to it.

Habitat

Roserade live in fields and woods with temperate climates.

Diet

Main article: Pokémon food

Since Roserade is a plant-based Pokémon, it also nourishes itself through photosynthesis. Roserade probably eats insects that are attracted to the scent of flowers like the ones Roserade has.

In the anime

Major appearances

Barry's Roserade in the anime

Roserade first appeared in Oh Do You Know The Poffin Plan, under the ownership of Forsythia. Forsythia first met her Roserade when it was a Budew, where she befriended it and gave it a red scarf. This Roserade, however, was very shy and timid. Roserade also protects Forsythia's garden from being ravaged by Team Rocket.

Roserade made another appearance in The Grass Menagerie! when Ash was battling Gardenia for his Forest Badge. Roserade was able to beat Ash's Turtwig with a Weather Ball before being beaten by his Aipom.

Drew is revealed to have evolved his Roselia into a Roserade by May in A Full Course Tag Battle!, and was first seen in "person" watching the Wallace Cup with Drew in Strategy With a Smile!.

Another Roserade appeared in Barry's Busting Out All Over!, this time under the ownership of Barry. It was used in his battle against Ash. It defeated Chimchar with a barrage of Poison Jabs but tied with Gliscor from one of Gliscor's X-Scissors. It appeared again in Steeling Peace of Mind!.

Minor appearances

A Roserade appeared in The Rise of Darkrai as one of the Pokémon attacked by Darkrai and being treated by Alicia in Alice's flashback of her grandmother. It was put to sleep by Darkrai's Dark Void and later seen listening to Alicia play Oración alongside the other Pokémon Darkrai had attacked.

In the manga

Roserade appears in Pokémon Adventures, in the Diamond & Pearl chapter. Gardenia used a Roserade while battling against Platinum.

In the TCG

Main article: Roserade (TCG)

Game data

NPC appearances

• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon 2: Roserade is a member of the legendary Exploration Team, Team Raider, alongside Gallade and Rhyperior.

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Pokéthlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Roserade is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.

• Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Side game data

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: -12%	IQ Group: H
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia
Group:  Grass	Poké Assist: ( Grass )	Field Move: (Cut ×3)
"It shoots leaves and needles. It also scatters pollen to attack."

Evolution

Baby form Budew  Grass  Poison

Happiness (daytime) → ← Breed holding Rose Incense

First evolution Roselia  Grass  Poison

Shiny Stone →

Second evolution Roserade  Grass  Poison

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation III.
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back

For other sprites and images, please see Roserade images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

Rosie's Roserade Costume (English Version)

• Roserade is the only final form dual-type Grass/Poison Pokémon introduced after Generation I.
  • It is also the only final form dual-type Grass/Poison Pokémon whose name does not begin with a "V".
• Since no leveling up is required to evolve it from Roselia, and breeding Budew is optional, Roserade is one of the two fully evolved three-stage Pokémon capable of legitimately being level 1 (Porygon-Z is the other).
• Despite Pokédex entries noting that Roserade attacks prey with thorny vines hidden within the bouquets it holds in its arms, Roserade (as well as Budew and Roselia) cannot learn Vine Whip or Power Whip.
• A Roselia evolved at level 1 will never learn any moves without the aid of TMs or Move Tutors.

Origin

Roserade appears to be based on a combination of a bouquet of roses, and a mysterious patron of a masquerade ball, in which masks would be worn to hide the identity of the participants. Its mask, cape and the mention of its 'movements of a dancer' in its Pokédex entry seem to confirm this.

Roserade may also have been based on ganguro, a style in Japan that was popular around the 90s where women would acquire a dark tan, bleach their hair to blonde or some other light color, and wear white or light-colored makeup.

Name origin

Roserade's name is probably a combination of rose and masquerade, due to the appearance of wearing a mask. Its name is also an anagram of 'a red rose' - however, this is probably a coincidence, and Roserade has a red and a blue rose for hands.

In other languages

• German: Roserade
• French: Roserade
• Korean: 로즈레이드 Roserade
• Chinese: 幪面薔薇

Related articles

• Drew's Roserade

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