Pokémon-specific weakness guide
Roserade Weaknesses and Counters
This guide explains Roserade's defensive profile, including every weakness, resistance, immunity, and practical counter type based on its Grass / Poison typing.

Roserade
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Resistances (5)
Immunities (0)
Battle notes
- Roserade's Grass / Poison typing is best attacked with Fire (2x), Ice (2x), Flying (2x). Start with those attacking types when choosing moves or counter Pokémon.
- Avoid relying on common Grass, Water, Electric attacks unless they have unusually high power or a secondary purpose, because Roserade resists or ignores those matchups.
- This guide uses the modern Gen 6+ type chart only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can still change real battle outcomes.
Best counter types
These attacking types hit the defender for super-effective damage under the modern Gen 6+ type chart.
Example Pokémon with Effective Types
These are examples of Pokémon associated with super-effective attacking types, not a ranked competitive counter list.
Defensive typing summary
Roserade's base defensive typing is Grass / Poison. The weakness chart multiplies both types when a Pokémon has two types, so a matchup can become 4x, 2x, 1x, 0.5x, 0.25x, or 0x.
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FAQ
What is Roserade weak to?
Roserade is weak to Fire (2x), Ice (2x), Flying (2x), Psychic (2x).
Which attacking types are most practical against Roserade?
Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic are tied as the strongest attacking types against Roserade, each dealing 2x damage.
Does Roserade's ability change these weaknesses?
This page uses base defensive typing only. Abilities, held items, Terastallization, weather, fields, and special move rules can change actual battle outcomes.