Appearance
A small light-green Pokémon with three thorns on its head. Its leaf skirt, shorter on a male, has a yellow stripe. It holds a red rose and a blue rose.
#315
Roselia
Thorn Pokémon
GrassPoison
- Height
- 0.3 m
- Weight
- 2 kg
- Generation
- 3
- Region
- Hoenn
Roselia is a Grass / Poison-type Pokémon, No. 315 in the National Pokédex, introduced in Generation 3 (Hoenn region).
« Though beautiful, it has highly poisonous thorns. There is an old tradition in my homeland wherein one would send these thorns to an opponent to challenge them to a duel. »
Its story
Lifestyle
Its scent calms, and smells sweeter when it is healthy. The thorns hide a poison, different in each hand. It lives in grass and evolves from Budew, then into Roserade.
In the anime
In the series, Roselia is Drew's signature Pokémon, used in many Contests, then becomes Roserade while Drew is in Johto.
Name origin
Its flower-linked body suggests rose bushes and fairies. The name Roselia may blend rose, azalea, and camellia.
Did you know?
- It fires sharp thorns at anyone who tries to steal its flowers.
- Sending those thorns is an old way to challenge someone to a duel.
- Its flowers are sometimes said to show unusual colors.
Found in the Pokédex of:
HoennSinnohUnovaKalosGalarHisui
In other languages
Rosélia
ロゼリア로젤리아毒薔薇