Biology
Budew is a bipedal, rosebud-like Pokémon . It is one of the shortest Grass-type Pokémon. Its face is yellow with small, slit-like eyes. It appears to be wearing a green bib and has triangular, stubby yellow feet. When the two vines that are on top of its head open up, a big spot can be seen on each. One vine has a blue spot, while the other has a red spot.
Budew keeps its buds closed during the cold winter, but opens them again in the spring and releases poisonous pollen. The pollen it scatters induces harsh sneezing and runny noses, and is more toxic depending on how clean the water it was fed with was. Budew's bud beginning to open is seen as the imminent arrival of spring. It lives near clean pools and ponds.
Evolution Budew evolves into Roselia , which evolves into Roserade .
(For specifics on this Pokémon's evolution in the games, refer to Game data→Evolution data .)
In the anime
Main series Major appearances In Dawn of a New Era! Nando used a Budew in battles against Dawn's Piplup and Ash's Pikachu , and it evolved into Roselia during the latter battle. It later evolved into a Roserade prior to Coming Full-Festival Circle!
Other In Oh Do You Know The Poffin Plan! Forsythia 's flashback featured a Budew. It is now her Roserade.
Minor appearances Budew debuted in Following A Maiden's Voyage!
A Budew appeared in The Champ Twins!
Multiple Budew appeared in The Rise of Darkrai
In Lost Leader Strategy! Reggie 's care.
A Budew appeared in Enter Galactic!
A Budew appeared in Pokémon Ranger and the Kidnapped Riolu! (Part 1) the follow-up episode .
A Budew appeared in Stopped in the Name of Love!
A Budew appeared in Sliding Into Seventh!
In the opening sequence of Arceus and the Jewel of Life Aroma Lady 's field of flowers.
A Budew appeared in Zoroark: Master of Illusions
A Budew was outside of Professor Rowan 's lab in DPS01 .
A Trainer 's Budew appeared in Thawing an Icy Panic!
In Under the Pledging Tree! Coumarine City Festival .
In Pikachu and the Pokémon Music Squad
Two Budew appeared in A Frolicking Find in the Flowers! Eevee .
In Seeing the Forest for the Trees! Scatterbug , Oddish , Sentret , and Zigzagoon were brought into a cave to join Ash in the Winding Woods .
A wild Budew appeared in Till We Compete Again!
In A Little Rocket R & R! Matori Matrix but later freed by Ash and his friends.
In A Pinch of This, a Pinch of That! Wild Area .
A Budew appeared in Nightfall? Nightmares!
A Trainer's Budew appeared in The Gates of Warp!
Pokédex entries
Episode Pokémon
Source
Entry
DP004
Budew
Ash's Pokédex
Budew, the Bud Pokémon. In winter, it keeps its bud closed to survive the cold, but then opens it again in the spring.
Pokémon: Twilight Wings In Assistant Office Worker 's Budew was in Macro Cosmos 's office.
In the manga
In the TCG
Game data
NPC appearances Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Generation IV
Sinnoh
Johto
Diamond Over the winter, it closes its bud and endures the cold. In spring, the bud opens and releases pollen.
Pearl It lives alongside clear ponds. It scatters pollen that induces harsh sneezing and runny noses.
Platinum Sensitive to changing temperature, the bud is said to bloom when it feels the sun's warm touch.
HeartGold When it feels the sun's warm touch, it opens its bud to release pollen. It lives alongside clear pools.
SoulSilver
Generation V
Unova B2 W2
Black Sensitive to changing temperature, the bud is said to bloom when it feels the sun's warm touch.
White
Black 2 Sensitive to changing temperatures, the bud blooms when it's warm, releasing toxic pollen.
White 2
Generation VI
Kalos
Hoenn
X When it feels the sun's warm touch, it opens its bud to release pollen. It lives alongside clear pools.
Y Over the winter, it closes its bud and endures the cold. In spring, the bud opens and releases pollen.
Omega Ruby When it feels the sun's warm touch, it opens its bud to release pollen. It lives alongside clear pools.
Alpha Sapphire Over the winter, it closes its bud and endures the cold. In spring, the bud opens and releases pollen.
Generation VIII
Galar
Sinnoh
Hisui
Sword The pollen it releases contains poison. If this Pokémon is raised on clean water, the poison's toxicity is increased.
Shield This Pokémon is highly sensitive to temperature changes. When its bud starts to open, that means spring is right around the corner.
Brilliant Diamond Over the winter, it closes its bud and endures the cold. In spring, the bud opens and releases pollen.
Shining Pearl It lives alongside clear ponds. It scatters pollen that induces harsh sneezing and runny noses.
Legends: Arceus When the sun's light strengthens, the bud atop this Pokémon's head opens. This is a sign to the people that the harsh winter is over, and the season of budding has begun.
Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
In side games
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
Held items Stats Base stats
Stat Range
At Lv. 50
At Lv. 100
40
100 - 147
190 - 284
30
31 - 90
58 - 174
35
36 - 95
67 - 185
50
49 - 112
94 - 218
70
67 - 134
130 - 262
55
54 - 117
103 - 229
Total:
280
Other Pokémon with this total
Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs IVs nature
Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs IVs nature
Pokéathlon stats
Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation IX, this Pokémon is:
Learnset
This Pokémon is unavailable within Generation IX .
Side game data
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
Group:
Poké Assist:(present)
Field move:(present)
(Cut ×1)
Not available in the past.
Browser entry R-145
It launches leaf blades around itself.
Pokémon Rumble Rush
Walking Speed: 2.08 seconds
Base HP: 45
Base Attack: 66
Base Defense: 49
Base Speed: 60
Evolution data
Sprites
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation IV.
This Pokémon is unavailable in Generation IX.
Other sprites
Trivia
The Japanese title of Dawn of a New Era! Pochama VS Subomie ! Hikari's First Battle!!
Budew is the only one of its evolutionary line whose English name differs from its Japanese name.
Budew and Roserade are the only Pokémon to be adjacent in the National Pokédex order and yet have an evolutionary stage in between them.
Budew is tied with Foongus and Shroodle for the shortest Poison-type Pokémon.
The Budew Drop Inn in Motostoke is named after Budew, and its company logo depicts a Budew. Origin Budew may be based on a rose bud.
Name origin Budew may be a combination of bud and dew .
Subomie may be a corruption of 蕾 tsubomi (flower bud).
In other languages
Related articles
External links 
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For other sprites and images, please see Budew images on the Bulbagarden Archives.
