What is a good moveset for Roserade?

Question

Share your best competitive movesets for Roserade on this thread! Movesets for its pre-evolutions Budew and Roselia can also be posted here.

Check the submission guidelines before posting! Only competitive movesets with all relevant details (item, nature, exact EVs, ability, moves) and a solid explanation will be accepted.

Roserade Pokédex and learnset for reference.

Answer 1

Hard Hitter (Roserade)
Ability- Natural cure
Item- Life Orb
Nature- Timid
EVs- 252 Sp Attack 252 Speed 4 Defense

Moveset-
Giga Drain/ Leaf Storm - Healing after Life Orb recoil/ Very Hard Hitting
Hidden Power [Ground] - Covering Steel, Fire, Electric
Sludge Bomb - Poison STAB
Extrasensory/ Dazzling Gleam/ Psych Up- Extrasensory, Dazzling Gleam for coverage/ Psych up for covering the stat loss from Leaf Storm

I use this set a lot. Hope you find it useful.

Answer 2

This flower packs a PUNCH!

Roserade @ Leftovers
Ability: Technician / Natural Cure
EVs: 252 Atk / 6 Def / 252 Spe
Jolly Nature
- Swords Dance
- Razor Leaf / Bullet Seed
- Poison Jab
- Return

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Swords Dance brings up that Attack stat. Razor Leaf is for if you go Technician because it is the only physical Grass-type move it can learn in Gen V that is Technician boosted, Bullet Seed can be taught as a Gen IV TM, STAB. Poison Jab is STAB. Return is pretty much Roserade's only other physical move. You are going to want to stay away from Steel-types but this is a pretty strong flower if used correctly.

Comments

Isn't bullet seed also boosted by technician? it's also a physical move, so swords dance will amp it up a lot

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I know this may not be ideal for this set, but I'd replace Return with a Technician-boosted Hidden Power (Fire) to take care of Steel types.

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I wouldn't run a physical Roserade to begin with.

Answer 3

Roserade (M) @ Focus Sash
Ability: Poison Point
EVs: 250 HP / 120 Def / 138 SpD
Calm Nature
- Giga Drain
- Shadow Ball
- Grass Whistle
- Grass Knot