#406

Budew

GrassPoison

Best attacking moveset: Razor Leaf and Grass Knot, worth 5.7 damage per second against a neutral target.

Best moveset

Budew can learn 4 combinations. Razor Leaf with Grass Knot does the most damage per second of them, at level 40 with a perfect attack stat. Same-type moves get the 1.2× bonus, and the cycle assumes the charged attack fires the moment it has the energy.

Stats and moves come straight from the game's own data files. Every number on this page is a raid and gym number, not a PvP one.

Type matchups

Weak toFlyingFirePsychicIce

ResistsFightingWaterElectricFairy

Strongly resistsGrass

Fast attack	Type	Power	Duration	Energy
Hidden Power	Normal	15	1.5s	+15
Razor Leaf	Grass	13	1.0s	+7

Charged attack	Type	Power	Duration	Energy
Energy Ball	Grass	90	4.0s	-50
Grass Knot	Grass	90	2.5s	-50

Shiny

Yes. Shiny Budew has been released. Players have found it from: wild, egg, research, photobomb.

Evolution family

Roselia

Budew

Roserade

Numbers

Max CP	968 at level 50, 856 at level 40
Raid catch	489 CP at level 20, or 611 if weather boosted (perfect IVs)
Lowest possible raid catch	448 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10
Base stats	91 attack · 109 defense · 120 stamina

What it costs

Candy to evolve	25 Candy
Second charged move	10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy
Buddy distance	3 km per Candy
Size	0.2 m and 1.2 kg

Best moveset against each type

Budew does not have one best moveset, it has 2. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Ground, Rock, Water.

Against	Best moveset	DPS
Ground	Razor Leaf + Grass Knot	8.7
Rock	Razor Leaf + Grass Knot	8.7
Water	Razor Leaf + Grass Knot	8.7
Normal	Razor Leaf + Grass Knot	5.7
Fighting	Razor Leaf + Grass Knot	5.7
Ghost	Razor Leaf + Grass Knot	5.7
Electric	Razor Leaf + Grass Knot	5.7
Psychic	Razor Leaf + Grass Knot	5.7
Ice	Razor Leaf + Grass Knot	5.7
Dark	Razor Leaf + Grass Knot	5.7
Fairy	Razor Leaf + Grass Knot	5.7
Flying	Hidden Power + Grass Knot	3.9
Poison	Hidden Power + Grass Knot	3.9
Bug	Hidden Power + Grass Knot	3.9
Fire	Hidden Power + Grass Knot	3.9
Grass	Hidden Power + Grass Knot	3.9
Dragon	Hidden Power + Grass Knot	3.9
Steel	Razor Leaf + Grass Knot	3.9

Same maths as the headline number, run once per defending type: level 40, perfect attack IV, and the target's own type taken into account. Sorted by damage, so the top of this table is what Budew is actually for.

Counters: what beats Budew

Attacker	Type	Moveset	DPS
Blacephalon	FireGhost	Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy	58.7
Mewtwo	Psychic	Confusion + Psystrike Legacy	50.5
Reshiram	DragonFire	Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy	48.7
Salamence	DragonFlying	Fire Fang + Fly	44.9
Chandelure	GhostFire	Fire Spin + Overheat	44.6
Moltres	FireFlying	Fire Spin + Fly	44.2
Cinderace	Fire	Fire Spin + Pyroball	44.0
Volcarona	BugFire	Fire Spin + Overheat	43.5
Darmanitan	Fire	Fire Fang + Overheat	43.4
Yveltal	DarkFlying	Gust + Oblivion Wing Legacy	43.2

Ranked by damage per second against Budew's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.