Pokemon of the Week #6 - Roserade

Roserade (Tier BL)

Ability:

Natural Cure
Roserade's status (Burn, Paralyze, Sleep, Poision, Freeze) is healed when it is returned from the field.

Poision Point
When a pokemon makes physical contact with Roserade, it has a 30% chance of being poisoined.


Statistics:

Statistics	Min-	Min	Max	Max+
HP 60	-	261	324	-
Atk 70	158	176	239	262
Def 55	131	146	209	229
SpA 125	257	286	349	383
SpD 105	221	246	309	339
Spe 90	194	216	279	306

1st Set: Choice Specs

Nature: Timid/Modest

Moveset:
Leaf Storm
Hidden Power Fire / Ice
Shadow Ball
Energy Ball / Sludge Bomb

Recomended Item: Choice Specs
Recomended Ev. Spread: 6 HP, 252 SpAtk, 252 Spd

Roserade luuvs Choice Specs! With a 125 base spAtk a Specs Leaf Storm will hurt anything that doesnt resist it or is Blissey. Roserade can hit just as hard if not harder then Salamence, but unfortunately Roserade's moveset isnt as good. As for the hidden power, Fire can be used to hit things like Bronzong, Metagross, and Skarmory...while ice hits dragons. Ground is also an interesting choice, because it can hit things like Heatran.

2nd Set: WeatherRade

Nature: Timid

Moveset:
Weather Ball
Sunnyday
Hidden Power Ice / Ground
Energy Ball

Recomended Item: Life Orb
Recomended Evs Spread: 6 Hp, 252 SpAtk, 252 Spd

Roserade might have a bit of trouble setting up Sunnday, but once its up Roserade will have a powerful fire weather ball to use. HP Ground is useful for fire types that resist everything else.

3th Set: Bulkyrade

Nature: Calm

Moveset:
Grass Knot / Energy Ball
Sleep Powder
Toxic Spikes
Leech Seed


Recomended Item: Leftovers
Recomended Ev. Spread: 172 HP / 224 SpDef / 112 Spe

Roserade's great spDef stat is sometimes overlooked. With this set, Roserade can be a good Special sponge, being able to put its opponents to sleep and being able to set up those annoying toxic spikes. 172 Hp evs reach 304 for leftovers, and 112 speed is to beat all Tyranitars, though you can use less speed if you want to. Blissey isnt killing this set anytime soon.

4th Set: Subseeder

Nature: Timid

Moveset:
Energyball
HP Fire / Ice / Sleep Powder
Leech Seed
Substitute

Recomended Item: Leftovers
Recomended Evs Spread: 172 Hp, 84 SpAtk, 252 Spd

Sceptile is a lot better with this set, but Roserade isnt bad. Like all Subseeders, use sub on the swtich, then seed the incoming pokemon. Sleep Powder can be used here

Other Options:
Roserade can learn spikes, but its illegal (I think) with sleep powder, making it harder to use. Synthesis can be used on the weather set. Aromatherpy could be useful, but there are pokemon better doing that job. Sludgebomb is a powerful stabbed attack, but it doesnt cover much.

Opinion:
Roserade is a lot better then its prevolution, and should see a lot more use then Roselia did last generation. Despite not having a great attacking movepool, it can hit hard with leaf storm. It might be hard to switch in, but once its in it can help your team.

Counters:

Roserade, well, automatically runs into problems because its a grass type. It has a lot of weakness, and not too good of an attacking movepool. Steel types like Bronzong and Metagross can handle Roserade pretty easily. Dragon types like Salamence and Dragonite will have no problem with Roserade unless it carrys hidden power ice. Unless Roserade has the rare hp ground then Heatran will beat Roserade every time...just watch out for sleep powder. Attack it physically and Roserade can be taken down easily.

wow you put a lot of work into this =] good job

that picture of roserade is awesome haha.

thanks miyona =]

It was finished when you posted, but its done now :p

Where is the Image.