For raids porpouses, how many Roserade do you recommend to power up? I currently have only one (and 3 FP Venusaurs)
Roserade is better as a poison attacker because it’s uncontested best. But that has limited purpose for now.
However same can be said for all grass attackers as electric and water attackers usually do the job better.
If you really have to power one I’d say do just one, and when later grass types come along that will dethrone roserade, TM it to poison.
I don't recommend you power up any Roserades atm, rather, wait and find a high IV Roselia in the wild and evolve that. I've found several high IV, weather boosted Rosies in the wild and now they are all fantastic Roserades with little to no investment.
Also, since Groudon is due for a return, don't power up any thing until it's confirmed. Roserade's the best counter against Solarbeam Groudon in clear weather alongside Venusaur so maybe 3 Roserades alongside your 3 Venusaurs. It'll be a great raid team.
That's exactly what I was trying to point out. If Groudon comes back, then my Rosie's will be absolute beasts against him. I maxed out a 100% Roserade and now I have a level 24 98% and a 96% one. I gotta say, I'm pretty satisfied with his performance. I did a Starmie raid today (They're really easy regardless) and I've beat it with 72 seconds left instead my usual 55.
Id only power up a really good iv shiny if you have one. Roseade isnt really that good to begin with for 2 reasons, 1 its a glass cannon with one bar moves as a grass attacker, and 2) the limited effectiveness of grass, ie water and electric besting grass unless grass is boosted by weather.
The glass cannon nature of roserade and solar beam do not mesh well as a grass attacker, leading to FP venusaur actually having higher true DPS in many cases do to lasting longer and wasting less energy.
As a poison type, yeah theres nothing there. Most fairy types learn psychic moves, and the only pokemon double weak to poison is tapu bulu in gen 7, at which point theres potentially going to be other poison attackers. and pokemon with the same weakness level to poison as other types, the other types outdamage poison and are much more wisely useful.
