Budew evolution guide Today

Budew’s evolution, Roselia, is quite a powerful Pokémon, putting the small and sweet Budew to shame. However, it’s Roselia’s evolution, Roserade, that’s the grand prize of this evolution line. Given how powerful this pocket monster is, it’s imperative that you learn how to evolve Budew and how to evolve Roselia.

Without a doubt, this is one of the best grass and poison Pokémon evolution lines in the franchise, so much so that they cause all sorts of problems for fairy Pokémon, grass Pokémon, ground Pokémon, water Pokémon, and rock Pokémon. Your only hope is to discover the antidote to Budew, Roselia, and Roserade with our grass Pokémon weakness and poison Pokémon weakness guides.

Here’s what you need to know about Budew’s evolution and Roselia’s evolution.

Where can I catch Budew?

Budew is a common Pokémon in any game it appears in, needing nothing more than a pokéball to catch one. In the Switch games, you can find Budew in:

• Sword and Shield – Route 4, Rolling Fields, East Lake Axewell, West Lake Axewell, Dappled Grove, Giant’s Mirror, Bridge Field, and Stony Wilderness
• Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl – Route 204, Route 212, Eterna Forest, Great Marsh, and the Grand Underground (Spacious Cave, Grassland Cave, Riverbank Cave, Still-Water Cavern, and Sunlit Cavern)
• Legends: Arceus – Crimson Mirelands (Golden Lowlands, Gapejaw Bog, Cottonsedge Prairie) and Coronet Highlands (Fabled Spring)

How do I evolve Budew?

Budew needs a high friendship with you to evolve into Roselia. The most obvious way to improve your relationship is to battle and win with Budew, but depending on the game you play, you can also cook it food and play with Budew.

Where can I catch Roselia?

Catching and becoming friends with Budew isn’t a must-do should you want to skip a step, but as we’ve already said, it’s worth doing to complete your Pokédex. Roselia isn’t too uncommon out in the wild, so you can go straight after the stage two pocket monster if getting 100% isn’t a concern for you. Roselia is in the following locations:

• Sword and Shield – Axew’s Eye, Giant’s Mirror, South Lake Miloch, Dusty Bowl, Rolling Fields, Bridge Field, Dappled Grove, Giant’s Cap, East Lake Axewell, Hammerlocke Hills, North Lake Miloch, Motostoke Riverbank, Stony Wilderness
• Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl – Route 212, route 221, route 224, Route 225, route 229, Trophy Garden, Great Marsh, and the Grand Underground (Swampy Cave, Grassland Cave, Bogsunk Cavern, and Sunlit Cavern)
• Legends: Arceus – Crimson Mirelands (Gapejaw Bog, Cloudpool Ridge, and Cottonsedge Prairie) and Coronet Highlands (Fabled Spring)

Roselia usually requires a great ball to catch, though you might need to up that to an ultra ball in the late game. On the flip side, you can get away with just a pokéball if it’s a relatively low level, especially in the Wild Area in Sword and Shield.

How do I evolve Roselia?

While Budew and Roselia have one thing in common – levels make no difference to them evolving – they have a crucial difference, too. Budew requires friendship, but Roselia needs a shiny stone to evolve, following a similar method to Murkrow’s evolution, Ralts’ evolution (Gallade), and Floette’s evolution. You can find a shiny stone in the following locations in games Roselia is present in:

• Sword and Shield – Route 8, Lake of Outrage, and Bridge Field (ask the Digging Duo for help)
• Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl – Route 228, Iron Island, and your buddy may get one for you if they have the pickup ability
• Legends: Arceus – reward for completing quest 74 (A Bit of Help from Blissey), Coronet Highlands, Alabaster Icelands, Jubilife Village (Trading Post and Ginter), Path of Tenacity, and Space-time Distortions

Where can I catch Roserade?

You can catch Roserade in specific games, Sword and Shield and PLA; other than that, you have no choice but to evolve Roselia. As you might expect, Roserade is a fierce flower, so if you want to catch one outright, you need to be smart and bring a bunch of ultra balls with you, and that’s especially true if you’re after the alpha version in Legends: Arceus. Here’s where you can catch Roserade:

• Sword and Shield – Hammerlocke Hills and Dappled Grove
• Legends: Arceus – Crimson Mirelands (Cloudpool Ridge)

How do I evolve Budew in Pokémon Go?

Budew needs 25 candies to evolve into Roselia in Pokémon Go. As encounters with it are pretty frequent, it shouldn’t take too long to evolve it.

How do I evolve Roselia in Pokémon Go?

You need to give Roselia 100 candies and a Sinnoh stone in Pokémon Go. Roserade is worth the effort, and getting the evolution item isn’t as daunting as you might think; compete in trainer battles and complete some research, and you’ll have a Sinnoh stone before you know it.

Is Budew in Scarlet and Violet?

No, Budew, Roselia, and Roserade aren’t in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, meaning the most recent game they appear in is Pokémon Legends: Arceus. However, they appear in multiple generations, so we have no doubt the three will appear in other Pokémon games.

Is it better to catch Budew or Roselia?

This is a subjective question. If you ask us, we think it’s better to catch a Budew, even if you go on to catch and evolve Roselia later. If you want to complete your Pokédex, you need to catch Budew no matter what.

Now that you know all about both Budew’s evolution and Roselia’s evolution, you might want to learn how to evolve Charcadet, how to evolve Inkay, and how to evolve Primeape guides. Or, if you’d rather beat ‘em all, consult our dark Pokémon weakness, steel Pokémon weakness, ice Pokémon weakness, and poison Pokémon weakness articles.