Pokemon GO: Roselia Spotlight Hour Guide

Pokemon GO's weekly Spotlight Hour returns! This guide focuses on the Roselia Spotlight Hour, occurring every Tuesday, featuring a different Pokémon each week. This event offers increased rewards and boosted Shiny encounter chances. Maximize your gains by stocking up on supplies.

Roselia Spotlight Hour Details

This week's Roselia Spotlight Hour takes place on January 14th, 2025, from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Prepare ample Berries, Poké Balls, and Incense to optimize your catching potential. This event also includes a 2x Catch XP bonus.

Roselia (Grass/Poison type, #0315) hails from the Hoenn region (Generation 3). It boasts a maximum Combat Power (CP) of 2114, 186 Attack, and 131 Defense. Roselia evolves from Budew (25 Candies) and further evolves into Roserade (100 Candies and a Sinnoh Stone).

Catching a Roselia yields 3 Candies and 100 Stardust. It's tradable within Pokémon GO and transferable to Pokémon Home.

Roselia's Strengths and Weaknesses

Roselia's weaknesses include Fire, Flying, Ice, and Psychic-type attacks (160% increased damage taken). It resists Electric, Fairy, Fighting, and Water-type attacks (63% reduced damage), with Grass-type attacks causing the least damage (39% reduced). Its optimal moveset is Poison Jab and Sludge Bomb, delivering 10.96 DPS and 99.91 TDO, boosted in Cloudy weather.

Shiny Roselia Hunting

A Shiny Roselia variant exists, distinguished by a brighter green body and purple/black roses. Maximize your chances of encountering a Shiny Roselia by utilizing Incense and readily available Berries to ensure successful captures.