#0406 · Bud Pokémon
Budew
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Classic
Rank #450 · 6 votes · median C
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Rank #403 · 8 votes · median B
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Game data
Abilities
- Natural Cure
The Pokémon’s status conditions are cured when it switches out of battle.
- Poison Point
When the Pokémon is hit by a contact move, the attacker has a 30% chance of being poisoned.
- Leaf GuardHidden
The Pokémon is immune to status conditions in harsh sunlight.
Turns the ground into Grassy Terrain for 5 turns when the Pokémon takes damage from moves. Pokémon on the ground have their Grass-type moves boosted by 30% and restore ¹⁄₁₆ of their max HP at the end of every turn.
Different passives in this line: Roselia: Grassy Surge, Roserade: Grassy Surge
Egg moves
- Fiery DanceFireSpecial80 pow · 100%
Cloaked in flames, the user dances and attacks the target. This move has a 50% chance of boosting the user’s Sp. Atk stat.
- Acid SprayPoisonSpecial40 pow · 100%
The user attacks by spitting fluid that works to melt the target. This also harshly lowers the target’s Sp. Def stat.
- Bouncy BubbleWaterSpecial60 pow · 100%
The user attacks by shooting water bubbles at the target. It then absorbs water and restores its HP by 100% of the damage dealt by this move.
- Quiver DanceBugStatus— · —Rare egg move
The user lightly performs a beautiful, mystic dance. This boosts the user’s Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed stats.
Base stats
Budew · BST 280
Roserade · BST 515
BST in this line: Budew 280 · Roselia 400 · Roserade 515
Unlock costs
Candy needed for a cost-3 starter:
- Passive ability
- 35 🍬
- Cost reductions
- 20 / 50 🍬
- Same-species egg
- 25 🍬
- The price only drops once you have hatched enough Budew eggs: 22 🍬 after 20 hatches, 18 🍬 after 40 hatches, 12 🍬 after 80 hatches.
- Friendship needed per candy
- 75
Expensive starters ask for fewer candies, but earn them far more slowly: Budew needs 75 friendship per candy, while a cost-1 starter earns one every 25.