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Budew, Roserade
Welcome back to Generation Preparation, Trainers! This time we'll be analyzing Roselia's evolution: Roserade. Let's begin!

Budew

  • CATEGORY: Bud Pokémon
  • PRONOUNCED: buh-DOO
  • TYPE: Grass / Poison
  • HEIGHT: 0' 08"
  • WEIGHT: 2.6 lbs.
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ATTACK:  91

DEFENSE:  126

STAMINA:  80

MAX  CP:  766

Budew is the baby form of Roselia. As a baby Pokémon, Budew is expected to be an Egg-exclusive Pokémon. Roselia has never been in Eggs, so we don't really have a guideline of which tier Budew will be in, but the 2KM eggpool seems most likely. We expect it to cost 25 Roselia Candy to evolve a Budew to Roselia.
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Roserade

  • CATEGORY: Bouquet Pokémon
  • PRONOUNCED: ROSE-raid
  • TYPE: Grass / Poison
  • HEIGHT: 2' 11"
  • WEIGHT: 32.0 lbs.
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ATTACK:  243

DEFENSE:  206

STAMINA:  120

MAX  CP:  2783

Roserade is the evolved form of Roselia. We expect it to take 100 Roselia Candy to evolve a Roselia into a Roserade. In the main series games, it requires a Shiny Stone to evolve a Roselia. We expect Niantic to add this Evolution Item for Roserade.

PLACE IN THE META:
 If Niantic gives Roserade the best moves, Roserade will become one of the top-tier Grass-type attackers
. With its stats and typing, Roserade is essentially a more offensively-focused version of Venusaur. It isn't as tank-y as Venusaur, so it will faint more quickly.

Roserade is a Grass- and Poison-type, just like Venusaur and Victreebel. This means it resists Electric-, Water-, Fairy-, and Fighting-type attacks, and greatly resists Grass-type attacks. It is weak to Flying-, Ice-, Psychic-, and Fire-type attacks.


​LIKELY MOVEPOOL: Out of the Fast Moves we currently have in Pokémon GO, the following are the ones that seem most likely to be given to Roserade:
  • Poison Jab
  • Razor Leaf

Out of the Charged Moves we currently have in Pokémon GO, the following are the ones that seem most likely to be given to Roserade:
  • Dazzling Gleam
  • Energy Ball
  • ​Shadow Ball
  • Sludge Bomb
  • Solar Beam

Should Niantic add any new moves, the following are good candidates for Roserade's movepool:
  • Giga Drain
  • Magical Leaf

LOOKING AHEAD: Looking beyond Generation 4, Roserade gains no evolution, exclusive Z-Move, or Mega Evolution.
Thanks for reading, Trainers! Stay tuned for more Generation 4 Previews coming soon. Next time, we'll cover the Ghost-type Mismagius.
SOURCE: Pokémon Deluxe Essential Handbook, The Official National Pokédex: Pokémon Ultra Sun & Pokémon Ultra Moon Edition, Stats Calculated by GO Hub | IMAGE CREDIT: The Pokémon Company
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