NFE Roselia revamp except mixed set DONE

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[SET]
name: Specially Defensive
move 1: Spikes
move 2: Sludge Bomb
move 3: Giga Drain
move 4: Synthesis
item: Eviolite
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Calm
evs: 252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Def

[SET COMMENTS]

Thanks to Roselia's great defensive typing and solid bulk, it can check Pokemon such as Tangela, Wartortle, and Electabuzz. Spikes provides great utility in pressuring opposing grounded Pokemon and sometimes putting them in range of Roselia's attacks. Giga Drain increases Roselia’s longevity while checking Wartortle. Sludge Bomb provides good coverage with Giga Drain, notably hitting Grass-types such as Thwackey and Tangela, while also fishing for poison against bulky foes like Vullaby and Galarian Corsola. Natural Cure is preferred over Poison Touch as it helps against status and Roselia is not expected to sponge physical attacks.

Roselia fits best on balance and bulky offense builds thanks to its ability to provide its teammates with entry hazard support via Spikes. Roselia should switch in on special attackers that it checks such as Tangela and Wartortle and threaten them out. However, if the opposing team contains a Hattrem, Roselia should attack or double out on the predicted switch rather than set Spikes. Roselia pairs well with physical walls that can help mitigate its lack of physical defense such as Galarian Corsola, Clefairy, and Vullaby. Wallbreakers and setup sweepers that appreciate Spikes support such as Thwackey, Raboot, and Wartortle all pair well with it as well.

[SET]
name: Offensive Spikes
move 1: Spikes
move 2: Leaf Storm
move 3: Sludge Bomb
move 4: Synthesis / Giga Drain / Sleep Powder
item: Eviolite
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Modest
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Roselia is commonly used as an offensive entry hazard setter due to its high Special Attack and ability to help offensive teammates like Fraxure and Raboot by putting other Pokemon in range of their attacks with Spikes. Sludge Bomb and Leaf Storm or Giga Drain are necessary STAB moves. Synthesis is an alternative to Giga Drain that provides even more longevity. Giga Drain allows Roselia to hit Pokemon like Mareanie and Gurdurr hard without dropping stats. Sleep Powder targets switch-ins and setup sweepers alike, such as Lampent, Hakamo-o, and Duosion, rendering them ineffective. Rest is another option that fits well with Natural Cure.

Roselia functions as an offensive Spikes setter that performs best on balance and offensive teams. Offensive Pokemon appreciate the extra damage Spikes provides; thus, wallbreakers such as Thwackey, Raboot, and Galarian Linoone all pair well with it thanks to the amount of offensive pressure they apply. Stealth Rock support from Pokemon such as Piloswine, Galarian Corsola, and Clefairy all make it easier for Roselia to pressure Pokemon such as Vullaby. Roselia pairs well with Ghost-types such as Galarian Corsola thanks to their ability to spinblock and ability to switch into Raboot, which forces Roselia out. Roselia appreciates VoltTurn users such as Raboot and Electabuzz, as they capitalize on hazard pressure and bring Roselia in safely with pivot moves. Setup sweepers such as Thwackey, Wartortle, and Gurdurr all appreciate Roselia's ability to set Spikes, which weakens their respective checks such as opposing Roselia, Electabuzz, and Galarian Corsola, respectively.

[SET]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Leaf Storm
move 2: Sludge Bomb
move 3: Giga Drain
move 4: Shadow Ball / Extrasensory
item: Choice Specs
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Modest
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Choice Specs allows Roselia to break through common walls such as Galarian Corsola, Vullaby, and opposing Roselia. Giga Drain provides Roselia with a form of recovery while also being a Grass-type STAB move that does not reduce its Special Attack. Shadow Ball allows Roselia to hit Lampent, and Drakloak while also being its best option for hitting Ferroseed. Extrasensory is an option over Shadow Ball should Roselia need to hit Grass-resistant Pokemon such as Hakamo-o and other Roselia.

Choice Specs Roselia fits best on offensive and balance builds that lack a reliable wallbreaker. Slow pivots such as Teleport Clefairy and Slowpoke and U-turn Vullaby allow Roselia to switch in with ease. Additionally, Roselia can switch in on more passive Pokemon such as Galarian Corsola and Clefairy. Because of the Special Attack drop that Leaf Storm induces, it is best to use it against Pokemon that it can OHKO. Roselia appreciates Pokemon such as Galarian Corsola, Piloswine, and Slowpoke that can help mitigate its weakness to fast attackers such as Raboot and Electabuzz. Pokemon that can take advantage of Klang and Ferroseed, such as Gurdurr, Thwackey, and Lampent, can all prevent Roselia from being used as setup fodder.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Toxic Spikes can work in tandem with or in place of Spikes to wear down targets like Piloswine and Tangela. However, Toxic Spikes are foiled by other Poison-types like Mareanie, Koffing, and opposing Roselia while Spikes and offensive coverage are generally more effective at pressuring teams. Stun Spore is another status option over Sleep Powder, even though it is generally outclassed by the former.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Flying-types**: Vullaby is one of the main checks to Roselia, as it is able to reliably Defog and pressure Roselia with Knock Off and Brave Bird. Moreover, Vullaby is not affected by Sleep Powder due to Overcoat. Rufflet pressures Roselia with its super effective coverage, but struggle switching in on its attacks. Flying-type coverage such as Acrobatics on Thwackey also threatens Roselia once Eviolite is removed.

**Steel-types**: Roselia's STAB attacks are completely ineffective against Ferroseed, Klang, and Metang, but it may still set Spikes to wear them down.

**Fire-types**: Physically offensive attackers like Raboot and Combusken OHKO Roselia, while Lampent also threatens Roselia. Lampent is the only one that can really switch into Roselia. Torracat is also a threat that normally does not care about Spikes as it commonly runs Heavy-Duty Boots.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[BP, 272450], [Mirbro, 451786]]
- Quality checked by: [[85percent, 457453], [Marjane, 355753], [pannuracotta, 517892], [beauts, 484270], [Greybaum.407249]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Astra, 240732],[Adeleine, 517429], [UT, 523866]]
 
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[SET]
name: Specially Defensive
move 1: Spikes
move 2: Sludge Bomb
move 3: Giga Drain
move 4: Synthesis
item: Eviolite
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Calm
evs: 252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Def

[SET COMMENTS]

Thanks to Roselia's great defensive typing and solid bulk, it can function as a check to Pokemon such as Tangela, Wartortle, and Electabuzz. Spikes provides great utility in pressuring opposing grounded Pokemon and sometimes putting them in range of Roselia's attacks. Giga Drain is a Grass-type move that increases Roselia’s longevity while checking Wartortle. Sludge Bomb is a Poison-type move that hits Grass-type Pokemon and other types that are not hit effectively by Giga Drain, while fishing for poisoning the opponent foe name examples of grass resists and pokemon you're likely to fish against (gors, vulla etc.). Finally, Synthesis increase longevity by itself. would be good to make a small note of why natcure is used over poison point (not being hit by contact much, helps vs status spreaders like clef)

Roselia fits best on balance and bulky offense builds thanks to its ability to provide its teammates with entry hazard support via Spikes. Roselia should switch in on special attackers that it checks such as Tangela and Wartortle and threaten them out with coverage or STAB moves, respectively. However, if the opposing team contains a Hattrem or another Grass-type, Roselia should attack or double out on the predicted switch rather than set Spikes. not clicking spikes into grass types (ivysaur? opp rose?) seems pretty matchup specific to me and not a hard rule - would prefer this line to be removed and replaced with something like "careful of clicking spikes if the opp has a hattrem" because honestly you can still click it sometimes. Roselia pairs well with physical walls that can help mitigate its lack of physical defense such as Galarian Corsola, Clefairy, and Vullaby. Wallbreakers and setup sweepers that appreciate Spikes support such as Thwackey, Raboot, and Wartortle all pair well with it as well.

[SET]
name: Offensive Spikes
move 1: Spikes
move 2: Leaf Storm
move 3: Sludge Bomb
move 4: Synthesis / Extrasensory Giga Drain / Sleep Powder
item: Eviolite
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Modest
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Roselia is commonly used as an offensive entry hazard setter due to its high Special Attack and ability to help offensive teammates like Fraxure and Raboot by putting other Pokemon in range of their attacks with Spikes. Leaf Storm / Giga Drain and Sludge Bomb are totally necessary STAB moves. Synthesis is sometimes necessary when, at least, no running Giga Drain to increase its longevity. Extrasensory allows Roselia to hit Pokemon like Mareanie and Gurdurr hard without dropping stats. giga drain helps more against these, doesn't it? i'd remove extrasensory and add giga drain as a slash instead tbh, extrasensory doesnt seem worth it with golbat out of the tier Sleep Powder targets switch-ins and setup sweepers alike, rendering them ineffective, such as Gurdurr, Wartortle, and Duosion. gurdurr and wartortle should never be switching into roselia and probably beat rose if they've already set up - i'd use other examples like... lampent, hakamo-o and duosion, maybe?
id also add a quick note on Rest as it pairs decently well w/ natcure for emergency recovery - it's not good enough to slash but probably worthy of set comments?


Roselia functions as an offensive Spikes setter that performs best on balance and offensive teams. Offensive Pokemon appreciate the extra damage Spikes provides; thus, wallbreakers such as Thwackey, Raboot, and Linoone-Galar all pair well with it thanks to the amount of offensive pressure they apply. Stealth Rock support from Pokemon such as Piloswine, Galarian Corsola, and Clefairy all make it easier for Roselia to pressure Pokemon such as Vullaby. Roselia pairs well with Ghost-types such as Galarian Corsola and Lampent thanks to their ability to spinblock. nfe has 1 viable spinner (wartortle) if you ignore HO leads like drilbur; i would never consider lampent a viable spinblocker. id instead leave it at gorsola but add on that it also helps against physical attackers like pilo and raboot that rose is often forced out by Roselia appreciates VoltTurn users such as Raboot and Electabuzz because they are able to capitalize on hazard pressure and can bring Roselia in safely with pivot moves. Setup sweepers such as Thwackey, Wartortle, and Duosion all appreciate Roselia's ability to set Spikes, which weakens their respective checks such as Roselia itself, Electabuzz, and Lampent. offensive set-up mons synergise with hazards much better than defensive in nfe - id remove duosion here (especially as it doesn't really benefit from lampent taking spikes) and change it to something vs gorsola, maybe fraxure or gurdurr?

[SET]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Leaf Storm
move 2: Sludge Bomb
move 3: Giga Drain
move 4: Shadow Ball / Extrasensory
item: Choice Specs
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Modest
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Choice Specs allows Roselia to break Pokemon that other variants wouldn't, such as Galarian Corsola, Vullaby, and opposing Roselia. would change wording to "more easily" or something; offensive roselia can definitely break through these mons Giga Drain provides Roselia with a passive form of recovery gp note here but giga drain isn't "passive" recovery (think terrain, lefties, stuff where you get recovery just for existing) while also being a Grass-type STAB move that does not reduce its Special Attack. Shadow Ball allows Roselia to hit Galarian Corsola, Lampent, and Drakloak would remove gorsola as spdef isnt an analysis set while also being its best option for hitting Ferroseed. Extrasensory is an option over Shadow Ball should Roselia need to hit Grass-resistant Pokemon such as Koffing and other Roselia. choice specs does 96.1% minimum to koffing with leaf storm and sludge bomb is a guaranteed 2HKO after rocks - you massively overestimated that mon haha. id change the example to hakamo-o

Choice Specs Roselia fits best on offensive and balance builds that lack a reliable breaker. Slow pivots such as Teleport Clefairy and Slowpoke and U-turn Vullaby allow Roselia to switch in with ease. Additionally, Roselia can switch in on more passive Pokemon such as Galarian Corsola and Clefairy. Because of the Special Attack drop that Leaf Storm induces, it is best to use it against Pokemon that it can OHKO. Roselia appreciates Pokemon that can help mitigate its weakness to Ice-, Fire-, and Psychic-types such as Galarian Linoone and Piloswine. psychic types arent a big threat anymore tbh, this seems like a leftover from kadabra era. roselia is also frail af without eviolite, id change this to a more general point about "faster attackers" like ebuzz/raboot and how having a defensive backbone w/ mons like gors, pilo, slowpoke etc. is important Piloswine in particular is worth mentioning thanks to its access to Stealth Rock as well as its ability to threaten Klang and Ferroseed, which otherwise wall Roselia. pilo doesnt have a good mu into ferroseed and klang isn't relevant enough to get a mention here, would rephrase with the points above Pokemon that can take advantage of Klang and Ferroseed, such as Gurdurr, Thwackey, and Lampent, can all prevent Roselia from being used as setup fodder.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Toxic Spikes can work in tandem with or in place of Spikes to wear down targets like Piloswine and Tangela. However, Toxic Spikes are foiled by other Poison-types like Mareanie and Koffing, would mention other roselia here while Spikes and offensive coverage are generally more effective at pressuring teams. Stun Spore is another status option over Sleep Powder, and is effective speed control against switch-ins like Galarian Mr. Mime and Klang. galarian mime is banned and klang isnt relevant, would just say it's generally outclassed by sleep powder

Checks and Counters
===================

**Vullaby**: Vullaby is one of the main checks to Roselia as it is able to Defog its Spikes more or less comfortable while can Knock Roselia Off and even KO it with Brave Bird. mention overcoat too.

**Steel-types**: Roselia's STAB attacks are completely ineffective against Ferroseed, Klang, and Metang, but it may still set Spikes to wear them down.

**Fire-types**: Physically offensive attackers like Raboot and Combusken OHKO Roselia, while Lampent also jeopardize Roselia's special bulk. mention that lampent is the only one that can really switch in and maybe add torracat (i think it's better than busken at least and it runs hdb a lot which is nice for anti-spikes)

**Revenge Killers**: Faster attackers like Piloswine, Acrobatics Thwackey, and Rufflet all pressure Roselia with their super effective coverage, but struggle switching in on its attacks.

id also suggest changing "vullaby" to flying-types to add in rufflet and removing the "revenge killers" point.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[BP, 272450], [Mirbro, 451786]]
- Quality checked by: [[85percent, 457453], [Marjane, 355753], [pannuracotta, 517892], [beauts, 484270], [Greybaum.407249]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Astra, 240732],[Adeleine, 517429]]


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[SET]
name: Specially Defensive
move 1: Spikes
move 2: Sludge Bomb
move 3: Giga Drain
move 4: Synthesis
item: Eviolite
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Calm
evs: 252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Def

[SET COMMENTS]

Thanks to Roselia's great defensive typing and solid bulk, it can function as a check to Pokemon such as Tangela, Wartortle, and Electabuzz. Spikes provides great utility in pressuring opposing grounded Pokemon and sometimes putting them in range of Roselia's attacks. Giga Drain is a Grass-type move that increases Roselia’s longevity while checking Wartortle. Sludge Bomb is a Poison-type move that hits Grass-type Pokemon and other types that are not hit effectively by Giga Drain, while fishing for poisoning the opponent foe name examples of grass resists and pokemon you're likely to fish against (gors, vulla etc.). Finally, Synthesis increase longevity by itself. would be good to make a small note of why natcure is used over poison point (not being hit by contact much, helps vs status spreaders like clef)

Roselia fits best on balance and bulky offense builds thanks to its ability to provide its teammates with entry hazard support via Spikes. Roselia should switch in on special attackers that it checks such as Tangela and Wartortle and threaten them out with coverage or STAB moves, respectively. However, if the opposing team contains a Hattrem or another Grass-type, Roselia should attack or double out on the predicted switch rather than set Spikes. not clicking spikes into grass types (ivysaur? opp rose?) seems pretty matchup specific to me and not a hard rule - would prefer this line to be removed and replaced with something like "careful of clicking spikes if the opp has a hattrem" because honestly you can still click it sometimes. Roselia pairs well with physical walls that can help mitigate its lack of physical defense such as Galarian Corsola, Clefairy, and Vullaby. Wallbreakers and setup sweepers that appreciate Spikes support such as Thwackey, Raboot, and Wartortle all pair well with it as well.

[SET]
name: Offensive Spikes
move 1: Spikes
move 2: Leaf Storm
move 3: Sludge Bomb
move 4: Synthesis / Extrasensory Giga Drain / Sleep Powder
item: Eviolite
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Modest
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Roselia is commonly used as an offensive entry hazard setter due to its high Special Attack and ability to help offensive teammates like Fraxure and Raboot by putting other Pokemon in range of their attacks with Spikes. Leaf Storm / Giga Drain and Sludge Bomb are totally necessary STAB moves. Synthesis is sometimes necessary when, at least, no running Giga Drain to increase its longevity. Extrasensory allows Roselia to hit Pokemon like Mareanie and Gurdurr hard without dropping stats. giga drain helps more against these, doesn't it? i'd remove extrasensory and add giga drain as a slash instead tbh, extrasensory doesnt seem worth it with golbat out of the tier Sleep Powder targets switch-ins and setup sweepers alike, rendering them ineffective, such as Gurdurr, Wartortle, and Duosion. gurdurr and wartortle should never be switching into roselia and probably beat rose if they've already set up - i'd use other examples like... lampent, hakamo-o and duosion, maybe?
id also add a quick note on Rest as it pairs decently well w/ natcure for emergency recovery - it's not good enough to slash but probably worthy of set comments?


Roselia functions as an offensive Spikes setter that performs best on balance and offensive teams. Offensive Pokemon appreciate the extra damage Spikes provides; thus, wallbreakers such as Thwackey, Raboot, and Linoone-Galar all pair well with it thanks to the amount of offensive pressure they apply. Stealth Rock support from Pokemon such as Piloswine, Galarian Corsola, and Clefairy all make it easier for Roselia to pressure Pokemon such as Vullaby. Roselia pairs well with Ghost-types such as Galarian Corsola and Lampent thanks to their ability to spinblock. nfe has 1 viable spinner (wartortle) if you ignore HO leads like drilbur; i would never consider lampent a viable spinblocker. id instead leave it at gorsola but add on that it also helps against physical attackers like pilo and raboot that rose is often forced out by Roselia appreciates VoltTurn users such as Raboot and Electabuzz because they are able to capitalize on hazard pressure and can bring Roselia in safely with pivot moves. Setup sweepers such as Thwackey, Wartortle, and Duosion all appreciate Roselia's ability to set Spikes, which weakens their respective checks such as Roselia itself, Electabuzz, and Lampent. offensive set-up mons synergise with hazards much better than defensive in nfe - id remove duosion here (especially as it doesn't really benefit from lampent taking spikes) and change it to something vs gorsola, maybe fraxure or gurdurr?

[SET]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Leaf Storm
move 2: Sludge Bomb
move 3: Giga Drain
move 4: Shadow Ball / Extrasensory
item: Choice Specs
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Modest
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Choice Specs allows Roselia to break Pokemon that other variants wouldn't, such as Galarian Corsola, Vullaby, and opposing Roselia. would change wording to "more easily" or something; offensive roselia can definitely break through these mons Giga Drain provides Roselia with a passive form of recovery gp note here but giga drain isn't "passive" recovery (think terrain, lefties, stuff where you get recovery just for existing) while also being a Grass-type STAB move that does not reduce its Special Attack. Shadow Ball allows Roselia to hit Galarian Corsola, Lampent, and Drakloak would remove gorsola as spdef isnt an analysis set while also being its best option for hitting Ferroseed. Extrasensory is an option over Shadow Ball should Roselia need to hit Grass-resistant Pokemon such as Koffing and other Roselia. choice specs does 96.1% minimum to koffing with leaf storm and sludge bomb is a guaranteed 2HKO after rocks - you massively overestimated that mon haha. id change the example to hakamo-o

Choice Specs Roselia fits best on offensive and balance builds that lack a reliable breaker. Slow pivots such as Teleport Clefairy and Slowpoke and U-turn Vullaby allow Roselia to switch in with ease. Additionally, Roselia can switch in on more passive Pokemon such as Galarian Corsola and Clefairy. Because of the Special Attack drop that Leaf Storm induces, it is best to use it against Pokemon that it can OHKO. Roselia appreciates Pokemon that can help mitigate its weakness to Ice-, Fire-, and Psychic-types such as Galarian Linoone and Piloswine. psychic types arent a big threat anymore tbh, this seems like a leftover from kadabra era. roselia is also frail af without eviolite, id change this to a more general point about "faster attackers" like ebuzz/raboot and how having a defensive backbone w/ mons like gors, pilo, slowpoke etc. is important Piloswine in particular is worth mentioning thanks to its access to Stealth Rock as well as its ability to threaten Klang and Ferroseed, which otherwise wall Roselia. pilo doesnt have a good mu into ferroseed and klang isn't relevant enough to get a mention here, would rephrase with the points above Pokemon that can take advantage of Klang and Ferroseed, such as Gurdurr, Thwackey, and Lampent, can all prevent Roselia from being used as setup fodder.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Toxic Spikes can work in tandem with or in place of Spikes to wear down targets like Piloswine and Tangela. However, Toxic Spikes are foiled by other Poison-types like Mareanie and Koffing, would mention other roselia here while Spikes and offensive coverage are generally more effective at pressuring teams. Stun Spore is another status option over Sleep Powder, and is effective speed control against switch-ins like Galarian Mr. Mime and Klang. galarian mime is banned and klang isnt relevant, would just say it's generally outclassed by sleep powder

Checks and Counters
===================

**Vullaby**: Vullaby is one of the main checks to Roselia as it is able to Defog its Spikes more or less comfortable while can Knock Roselia Off and even KO it with Brave Bird. mention overcoat too.

**Steel-types**: Roselia's STAB attacks are completely ineffective against Ferroseed, Klang, and Metang, but it may still set Spikes to wear them down.

**Fire-types**: Physically offensive attackers like Raboot and Combusken OHKO Roselia, while Lampent also jeopardize Roselia's special bulk. mention that lampent is the only one that can really switch in and maybe add torracat (i think it's better than busken at least and it runs hdb a lot which is nice for anti-spikes)

**Revenge Killers**: Faster attackers like Piloswine, Acrobatics Thwackey, and Rufflet all pressure Roselia with their super effective coverage, but struggle switching in on its attacks.

id also suggest changing "vullaby" to flying-types to add in rufflet and removing the "revenge killers" point.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[BP, 272450], [Mirbro, 451786]]
- Quality checked by: [[85percent, 457453], [Marjane, 355753], [pannuracotta, 517892], [beauts, 484270], [Greybaum.407249]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Astra, 240732],[Adeleine, 517429]]


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[SET]
name: Specially Defensive
move 1: Spikes
move 2: Sludge Bomb
move 3: Giga Drain
move 4: Synthesis
item: Eviolite
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Calm
evs: 252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Def

[SET COMMENTS]

Thanks to Roselia's great defensive typing and solid bulk, it can function as a check to Pokemon such as Tangela, Wartortle, and Electabuzz. Spikes provides great utility in pressuring opposing grounded Pokemon and sometimes putting them in range of Roselia's attacks. Giga Drain is a Grass-type move that increases Roselia’s longevity while checking Wartortle. Sludge Bomb is a Poison-type move that hits Grass-type Pokemon and other types that are not hit effectively by Giga Drain, while fishing for poisoning the opponent foe such as Thwackey, Tangela, Vullaby, and Galarian-Corsola provides good coverage with Giga Drain, notably hitting Grass-types such as Thwackey and Tangela, while also fishing for poison against bulky foes like Vullaby and Galarian Corsola. Natural Cure is preferred over Poison Touch as it helps against status and Roselia is not expected to sponge physical attacks, which could active Poison Touch.

Roselia fits best on balance and bulky offense builds thanks to its ability to provide its teammates with entry hazard support via Spikes. Roselia should switch in on special attackers that it checks such as Tangela and Wartortle and threaten them out with coverage or STAB moves, respectively what coverage? there is no coverage on this set. However, if the opposing team contains a Hattrem, Roselia should attack or double out on the predicted switch rather than set Spikes. Roselia pairs well with physical walls that can help mitigate its lack of physical defense such as Galarian Corsola, Clefairy, and Vullaby. Wallbreakers and setup sweepers that appreciate Spikes support such as Thwackey, Raboot, and Wartortle all pair well with it as well.

[SET]
name: Offensive Spikes
move 1: Spikes
move 2: Leaf Storm
move 3: Sludge Bomb
move 4: Synthesis / Giga Drain / Sleep Powder
item: Eviolite
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Modest
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Roselia is commonly used as an offensive entry hazard setter due to its high Special Attack and ability to help offensive teammates like Fraxure and Raboot by putting other Pokemon in range of their attacks with Spikes. Leaf Storm / Giga Drain and Sludge Bomb are totally Sludge Bomb and Leaf Storm or Giga Drain are necessary STAB moves. Synthesis is sometimes necessary when, at least, no running Giga Drain to increase its longevity is an alternative to Giga Drain that provides even more longevity. Giga Drain allows Roselia to hit Pokemon like Mareanie and Gurdurr hard without dropping stats. Sleep Powder targets switch-ins and setup sweepers alike, rendering them ineffective, such as Lampent, Hakamo-o, and Duosion, rendering them ineffective. Rest is another option that can be run as it is an instant recovery and fits well with Natural Cure.

Roselia functions as an offensive Spikes setter that performs best on balance and offensive teams. Offensive Pokemon appreciate the extra damage Spikes provides; thus, wallbreakers such as Thwackey, Raboot, and Linoone-Galar Galarian Linoone all pair well with it thanks to the amount of offensive pressure they apply. Stealth Rock support from Pokemon such as Piloswine, Galarian Corsola, and Clefairy all make it easier for Roselia to pressure Pokemon such as Vullaby. Roselia pairs well with Ghost-types such as Galarian Corsola thanks to their ability to spinblock as well as switching and ability to switch into Raboot, comma which forces Roselia out. Roselia appreciates VoltTurn users such as Raboot and Electabuzz because Electabuzz, as they are able to capitalize on hazard pressure and can bring Roselia in safely with pivot moves. Setup sweepers such as Thwackey, Wartortle, and Gurdurr all appreciate Roselia's ability to set Spikes, which weakens their respective checks such as opposing Roselia itself, Electabuzz, and Galarian Corsola, respectively.

[SET]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Leaf Storm
move 2: Sludge Bomb
move 3: Giga Drain
move 4: Shadow Ball / Extrasensory
item: Choice Specs
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Modest
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Choice Specs allows Roselia to break Pokemon more easily than other variants wouldn't, such as Galarian Corsola, Vullaby, and opposing Roselia to break through common walls such as Galarian Corsola, Vullaby, and opposing Roselia. Giga Drain provides Roselia with a form of recovery while also being a Grass-type STAB move that does not reduce its Special Attack. Shadow Ball allows Roselia to hit Lampent, comma and Drakloak while also being its best option for hitting Ferroseed. Extrasensory is an option over Shadow Ball should Roselia need to hit Grass-resistant Pokemon such as Hakamo-o and other Roselia.

Choice Specs Roselia fits best on offensive and balance builds that lack a reliable wallbreaker. Slow pivots such as Teleport Clefairy and Slowpoke and U-turn Vullaby allow Roselia to switch in with ease. Additionally, Roselia can switch in on more passive Pokemon such as Galarian Corsola and Clefairy. Because of the Special Attack drop that Leaf Storm induces, it is best to use it against Pokemon that it can OHKO. Roselia appreciates Pokemon such as Galarian Corsola, Piloswine, and Slowpoke that can help mitigate its weakness to fast attackers such as Raboot and Electabuzz. Pokemon that can take advantage of Klang and Ferroseed, such as Gurdurr, Thwackey, and Lampent, can all prevent Roselia from being used as setup fodder.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
=============

Toxic Spikes can work in tandem with or in place of Spikes to wear down targets like Piloswine and Tangela. However, Toxic Spikes are foiled by other Poison-types like Mareanie and Koffing, and opponent's Mareanie, Koffing, and opposing Roselia while Spikes and offensive coverage are generally more effective at pressuring teams. Stun Spore is another status option over Sleep Powder, even though it is generally outclassed by the former.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Flying-types**: Vullaby is one of the main checks to Roselia, comma as it is able to Defog its Spikes more or less comfortable while can Knock Roselia Off and even KO it with Brave Bird reliably Defog and pressure Roselia with Knock Off and Brave Bird. Moreover, Vullaby is not affected by Sleep Powder due to Overcoat. Rufflet pressures Roselia with their its super effective coverage, but struggle switching in on its attacks. Flying-type coverage such as Acrobatics on Thwackey also threatens Roselia once Eviolite is removed.

**Steel-types**: Roselia's STAB attacks are completely ineffective against Ferroseed, Klang, and Metang, but it may still set Spikes to wear them down.

**Fire-types**: Physically offensive attackers like Raboot and Combusken OHKO Roselia, while Lampent also jeopardize Roselia's special bulk threatens Roselia. Lampent is the only one that can really switch into Roselia. Torracat is also a threat that normally does not care about Spikes as it commonly runs Heavy-Duty Boots.

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- Written by: [[BP, 272450], [Mirbro, 451786]]
- Quality checked by: [[85percent, 457453], [Marjane, 355753], [pannuracotta, 517892], [beauts, 484270], [Greybaum.407249]]
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[SET]
name: Specially Defensive
move 1: Spikes
move 2: Sludge Bomb
move 3: Giga Drain
move 4: Synthesis
item: Eviolite
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Calm
evs: 252 HP / 252 SpD / 4 Def

[SET COMMENTS]

Thanks to Roselia's great defensive typing and solid bulk, it can function as a check to Pokemon such as Tangela, Wartortle, and Electabuzz. Spikes provides great utility in pressuring opposing grounded Pokemon and sometimes putting them in range of Roselia's attacks. Giga Drain is a Grass-type move that increases Roselia’s longevity while checking Wartortle. Sludge Bomb is a Poison-type move that hits Grass-type Pokemon and other types that are not hit effectively by Giga Drain, while fishing for poisoning the opponent foe such as Thwackey, Tangela, Vullaby, and Galarian-Corsola provides good coverage with Giga Drain, notably hitting Grass-types such as Thwackey and Tangela, while also fishing for poison against bulky foes like Vullaby and Galarian Corsola. Natural Cure is preferred over Poison Touch as it helps against status and Roselia is not expected to sponge physical attacks, which could active Poison Touch.

Roselia fits best on balance and bulky offense builds thanks to its ability to provide its teammates with entry hazard support via Spikes. Roselia should switch in on special attackers that it checks such as Tangela and Wartortle and threaten them out with coverage or STAB moves, respectively what coverage? there is no coverage on this set. However, if the opposing team contains a Hattrem, Roselia should attack or double out on the predicted switch rather than set Spikes. Roselia pairs well with physical walls that can help mitigate its lack of physical defense such as Galarian Corsola, Clefairy, and Vullaby. Wallbreakers and setup sweepers that appreciate Spikes support such as Thwackey, Raboot, and Wartortle all pair well with it as well.

[SET]
name: Offensive Spikes
move 1: Spikes
move 2: Leaf Storm
move 3: Sludge Bomb
move 4: Synthesis / Giga Drain / Sleep Powder
item: Eviolite
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Modest
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Roselia is commonly used as an offensive entry hazard setter due to its high Special Attack and ability to help offensive teammates like Fraxure and Raboot by putting other Pokemon in range of their attacks with Spikes. Leaf Storm / Giga Drain and Sludge Bomb are totally Sludge Bomb and Leaf Storm or Giga Drain are necessary STAB moves. Synthesis is sometimes necessary when, at least, no running Giga Drain to increase its longevity is an alternative to Giga Drain that provides even more longevity. Giga Drain allows Roselia to hit Pokemon like Mareanie and Gurdurr hard without dropping stats. Sleep Powder targets switch-ins and setup sweepers alike, rendering them ineffective, such as Lampent, Hakamo-o, and Duosion, rendering them ineffective. Rest is another option that can be run as it is an instant recovery and fits well with Natural Cure.

Roselia functions as an offensive Spikes setter that performs best on balance and offensive teams. Offensive Pokemon appreciate the extra damage Spikes provides; thus, wallbreakers such as Thwackey, Raboot, and Linoone-Galar Galarian Linoone all pair well with it thanks to the amount of offensive pressure they apply. Stealth Rock support from Pokemon such as Piloswine, Galarian Corsola, and Clefairy all make it easier for Roselia to pressure Pokemon such as Vullaby. Roselia pairs well with Ghost-types such as Galarian Corsola thanks to their ability to spinblock as well as switching and ability to switch into Raboot, comma which forces Roselia out. Roselia appreciates VoltTurn users such as Raboot and Electabuzz because Electabuzz, as they are able to capitalize on hazard pressure and can bring Roselia in safely with pivot moves. Setup sweepers such as Thwackey, Wartortle, and Gurdurr all appreciate Roselia's ability to set Spikes, which weakens their respective checks such as opposing Roselia itself, Electabuzz, and Galarian Corsola, respectively.

[SET]
name: Choice Specs
move 1: Leaf Storm
move 2: Sludge Bomb
move 3: Giga Drain
move 4: Shadow Ball / Extrasensory
item: Choice Specs
ability: Natural Cure
nature: Modest
evs: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe

[SET COMMENTS]

Choice Specs allows Roselia to break Pokemon more easily than other variants wouldn't, such as Galarian Corsola, Vullaby, and opposing Roselia to break through common walls such as Galarian Corsola, Vullaby, and opposing Roselia. Giga Drain provides Roselia with a form of recovery while also being a Grass-type STAB move that does not reduce its Special Attack. Shadow Ball allows Roselia to hit Lampent, comma and Drakloak while also being its best option for hitting Ferroseed. Extrasensory is an option over Shadow Ball should Roselia need to hit Grass-resistant Pokemon such as Hakamo-o and other Roselia.

Choice Specs Roselia fits best on offensive and balance builds that lack a reliable wallbreaker. Slow pivots such as Teleport Clefairy and Slowpoke and U-turn Vullaby allow Roselia to switch in with ease. Additionally, Roselia can switch in on more passive Pokemon such as Galarian Corsola and Clefairy. Because of the Special Attack drop that Leaf Storm induces, it is best to use it against Pokemon that it can OHKO. Roselia appreciates Pokemon such as Galarian Corsola, Piloswine, and Slowpoke that can help mitigate its weakness to fast attackers such as Raboot and Electabuzz. Pokemon that can take advantage of Klang and Ferroseed, such as Gurdurr, Thwackey, and Lampent, can all prevent Roselia from being used as setup fodder.

[STRATEGY COMMENTS]
Other Options
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Toxic Spikes can work in tandem with or in place of Spikes to wear down targets like Piloswine and Tangela. However, Toxic Spikes are foiled by other Poison-types like Mareanie and Koffing, and opponent's Mareanie, Koffing, and opposing Roselia while Spikes and offensive coverage are generally more effective at pressuring teams. Stun Spore is another status option over Sleep Powder, even though it is generally outclassed by the former.

Checks and Counters
===================

**Flying-types**: Vullaby is one of the main checks to Roselia, comma as it is able to Defog its Spikes more or less comfortable while can Knock Roselia Off and even KO it with Brave Bird reliably Defog and pressure Roselia with Knock Off and Brave Bird. Moreover, Vullaby is not affected by Sleep Powder due to Overcoat. Rufflet pressures Roselia with their its super effective coverage, but struggle switching in on its attacks. Flying-type coverage such as Acrobatics on Thwackey also threatens Roselia once Eviolite is removed.

**Steel-types**: Roselia's STAB attacks are completely ineffective against Ferroseed, Klang, and Metang, but it may still set Spikes to wear them down.

**Fire-types**: Physically offensive attackers like Raboot and Combusken OHKO Roselia, while Lampent also jeopardize Roselia's special bulk threatens Roselia. Lampent is the only one that can really switch into Roselia. Torracat is also a threat that normally does not care about Spikes as it commonly runs Heavy-Duty Boots.

[CREDITS]
- Written by: [[BP, 272450], [Mirbro, 451786]]
- Quality checked by: [[85percent, 457453], [Marjane, 355753], [pannuracotta, 517892], [beauts, 484270], [Greybaum.407249]]
- Grammar checked by: [[Astra, 240732],[Adeleine, 517429], [UT, 523866]] why are there so many checks here I hate it

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