Roselia
GrassPoison
Best attacking moveset: Magical Leaf and Sludge Bomb, worth 10.9 damage per second against a neutral target.
Best moveset
Roselia can learn 9 combinations. Magical Leaf with Sludge Bomb 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
| Fast attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magical Leaf | Grass | 17 | 1.5s | +17 |
| Poison Jab | Poison | 13 | 1.0s | +9 |
| Razor Leaf | Grass | 13 | 1.0s | +7 |
| Charged attack | Type | Power | Duration | Energy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dazzling Gleam | Fairy | 100 | 3.5s | -50 |
| Petal Blizzard | Grass | 110 | 2.5s | -100 |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | 85 | 2.5s | -50 |
Shiny
Yes. Shiny Roselia has been released. Players have found it from: wild, raid, research, evolution, photobomb.
Evolution family
Numbers
| Max CP | 2,114 at level 50, 1,870 at level 40 |
|---|---|
| Raid catch | 1,068 CP at level 20, or 1,335 if weather boosted (perfect IVs) |
| Lowest possible raid catch | 1,007 CP. Raid encounters can't roll below 10/10/10 |
| Base stats | 186 attack · 131 defense · 137 stamina |
What it costs
| Second charged move | 50,000 Stardust and 50 Candy |
|---|---|
| Buddy distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Size | 0.3 m and 2 kg |
Best moveset against each type
Roselia does not have one best moveset, it has 6. Which one wins depends on what you are attacking, because a move only gets its bonus against something weak to it. Best against Grass, Fairy, Ground.
| Against | Best moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 17.3 |
| Fairy | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 17.3 |
| Ground | Magical Leaf + Petal Blizzard | 16.1 |
| Rock | Magical Leaf + Petal Blizzard | 16.1 |
| Water | Magical Leaf + Petal Blizzard | 16.1 |
| Fighting | Magical Leaf + Dazzling Gleam | 12.7 |
| Dark | Magical Leaf + Dazzling Gleam | 12.7 |
| Dragon | Poison Jab + Dazzling Gleam | 12.1 |
| Normal | Magical Leaf + Sludge Bomb | 10.9 |
| Electric | Magical Leaf + Sludge Bomb | 10.9 |
| Psychic | Magical Leaf + Sludge Bomb | 10.9 |
| Ice | Magical Leaf + Sludge Bomb | 10.9 |
| Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 10.5 | |
| Bug | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 10.5 |
| Fire | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 10.5 |
| Ghost | Magical Leaf + Petal Blizzard | 10.4 |
| Poison | Poison Jab + Sludge Bomb | 7.0 |
| Steel | Razor Leaf + Petal Blizzard | 6.5 |
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 Roselia is actually for.
Counters: what beats Roselia
| Attacker | Type | Moveset | DPS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blacephalon | FireGhost | Incinerate + Mind Blown Legacy | 49.8 |
 Mewtwo | Psychic | Confusion + Psystrike Legacy | 42.9 |
 Reshiram | DragonFire | Fire Fang + Fusion Flare Legacy | 41.4 |
 Salamence | Dragon | Fire Fang + Fly | 38.2 |
 Chandelure | GhostFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 37.9 |
 Moltres | Fire | Fire Spin + Fly | 37.5 |
 Cinderace | Fire | Fire Spin + Pyroball | 37.4 |
 Volcarona | BugFire | Fire Spin + Overheat | 37.0 |
 Darmanitan | Fire | Fire Fang + Overheat | 36.8 |
 Yveltal | Dark | Gust + Oblivion Wing Legacy | 36.7 |
Ranked by damage per second against Roselia's own defense, at level 40 with a 15 attack IV, one per evolution family.