Competitive Information for Roserade [Sun/Moon]
Grass / Poison
Abilities:
This Pokemon has its non-volatile status condition cured when it switches out.
30% chance a Pokemon making contact with this Pokemon will be poisoned.
This Pokemon's moves of 60 power or less have 1.5x power, including Struggle.
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Movesets for Singles
Looking for a competitive moveset for Roserade? These builds are optimized for Sun/Moon Single Battles. The movesets and EVs are designed to maximize damage against common opponents and threats in the Sun/Moon metagame. Check out the expert movesets below to boost your battle performance and dominate your opponents!
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Get hyped for Roserade, a marvelous Pokémon with Grass and Poison typing! It's a sight to see Roserade out in the 7th generation battlefield. It is weak to Fire, Flying, Ice, and Psychic-typed attacks. Want to master Roserade's movesets? Dive into our detailed strategies below!
Item: Black Sludge / Focus Sash
Ability: Technician
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
EVs: 252 SpA / 4 SpD / 252 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Giga Drain
- Sludge Bomb
- Sleep Powder
- Spikes
Roserade stands out as an exquisite Special Sweeper in single battles. It's goal is to crush rivals using heavy-hitting special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Roserade from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Technician, Roserade's moves of 60 or less power get boosted by 1.5x power. With a Black Sludge equipped to it, each turn, if Roserade is a poison type, restores 1/16 max hp; loses 1/8 if not.
◆ Giga Drain is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Grass-type move (Roserade recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Sleep Powder is a status move (causes the target to fall asleep).
◆ Spikes is a status move (hurts grounded foes on switch-in. Max 3 layers).
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Item: Grassium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Technician
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 36 Hp / 252 SpA / 220 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Petal Dance / Leaf Storm
- Sludge Bomb / Venoshock
- Shadow Ball / Round
- Extrasensory
In single battles, Roserade is known as a superb Special Sweeper. It is primarily designed to overwhelm foes with lethal special moves. Focus Sash helps protect Roserade from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Technician, Roserade's moves of 60 or less power get boosted by 1.5x power. Shadow Ball was added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Grassium Z equipped to it, if Roserade has a grass move, this item allows it to use a grass z-move.
◆ Leaf Storm is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Grass-type move (lowers your Roserade's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Venoshock is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
◆ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
◆ Extrasensory is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to make the target flinch).
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Item: Shell Bell
Ability: Natural Cure
Nature: Quiet (+SpA, -Spe)
EVs: 199 Hp / 199 SpA / 112 SpD
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm
- Energy Ball
- Extrasensory
- Growth
In single battles, Roserade's Special Tank role is a terrific. It's goal is to absorb special attacks and counter with decent force. With Natural Cure, Roserade has its non-volatile status condition cured when it switches out.
◆ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Extrasensory is a special 80-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to make the target flinch).
◆ Growth is a status move (raises Roserade's attack and special attack by 1 stage; 2 in sun).
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Movesets for Doubles
Need a strong doubles moveset for Roserade? These builds are perfect for VGC (Pokémon Video Game Championship) and other competitive Sun/Moon Double Battles. The VGC is the ultimate test of strategy and skill, and these movesets and EVs are designed to excel against multiple opponents at once while providing essential support to your team. Dominate the Sun/Moon metagame with these expert-crafted setups!
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Item: Grassium Z / Focus Sash
Ability: Technician
Nature: Timid (+Spe, -Atk)
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 36 Hp / 252 SpA / 220 Spe
IVs: 0 Atk
Moveset:
- Petal Dance / Leaf Storm
- Dazzling Gleam
- Sludge Bomb / Venoshock
- Shadow Ball / Round
Roserade excels as a terrific Special Sweeper during double battles. This moveset design focuses to crush rivals using heavy-hitting special power. Focus Sash helps protect Roserade from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Technician, Roserade's moves of 60 or less power get boosted by 1.5x power. Shadow Ball was added to provide additional threat coverage. With a Grassium Z equipped to it, if Roserade has a grass move, this item allows it to use a grass z-move.
◆ Leaf Storm is a special STAB-boosted 130-base power Grass-type move (lowers your Roserade's special attack by 2 stages).
◆ Dazzling Gleam is a special 80-base power Fairy-type move (no additional effect. Hits adjacent foes).
◆ Sludge Bomb is a special STAB-boosted 90-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
◆ Venoshock is a special STAB-boosted 65-base power Poison-type move (power doubles if the target is poisoned).
◆ Shadow Ball is a special 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
◆ Round is a special 60-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if others used round this turn).
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Movepool
Want to know what moves Roserade can learn? Check out the full list of moves available in the Pokemon Sun/Moon generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by type, category, accuracy, and power. Moves in bold get the same-type attack bonus (STAB) when used by Roserade.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Roserade can perform in Sun/Moon. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SM Move and Ability Combos for Roserade
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Sunny day + Growth
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Grassy terrain + Secret power
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Ingrain + Leech seed
- Moves: Toxic + Leech seed
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves boosted by Technician: Magical Leaf (BP: 60), Swift (BP: 60), Absorb (BP: 20), Bullet Seed (BP: 25), Covet (BP: 60), Mega Drain (BP: 40), Mud-Slap (BP: 20), Pin Missile (BP: 25), Poison Sting (BP: 15), Round (BP: 60), Snore (BP: 50), Razor Leaf (BP: 55), Weather Ball (BP: 50), Cut (BP: 50), Fury Cutter (BP: 40)
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Sleep Powder, Stun Spore, Toxic
Moves that boost Roserade's stats
- Growth
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Roserade
- Dazzling Gleam
- Energy Ball
- Giga Drain
- Hidden Power Fire
- Hidden Power Ground
- Hidden Power Ice
- Leaf Storm
- Leech Seed
- Nature Power
- Protect
- Rest
- Shadow Ball
- Sleep Powder
- Sludge Bomb
- Spikes
- Synthesis
- Toxic
- Toxic
- Toxic Spikes
- Weather Ball
Common Effort Values for Roserade in Sun and Moon
- Timid Nature ( 0/0/0/252/4/252/ )
- Calm Nature ( 248/0/0/44/216/0/ )
- Optimize Roserade's Defensive EV-spread for Pokemon Sun and Moon
Usage Data
Explore the latest analytical usage data for this Pokémon from various VGC and online competitions. We use this data to develop our strategies and movesets. The data is categorized by competition and skill level: top-ranking trainers, mid-level players, and entry-level players.
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