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Pokémon GO · #406 · Grass / Poison

Budew in Pokémon GO

Budew (#406) is a Grass / Poison-type Pokémon. In Pokémon GO its max CP is 968 at level 50, 856 at level 40 and 979 as a best buddy at level 51. Its highest-damage moveset is Razor Leaf with Grass Knot. It takes extra damage from Fire, Flying, Ice and Psychic attacks.

TypeGrass / Poison
Pokédex number#406
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina91 / 109 / 120
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51856 / 968 / 979
Max HP, level 50113
Buddy distance3 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack10,000 Stardust and 25 Candy
Height / weight0.2 m / 1.2 kg

Budew evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Budew evolves into Roselia for 25 Roselia Candy.

Family: Roselia · Budew · Roserade

Budew CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

LevelCP 15/15/15CP 10/10/10HP 15/15/15Note
1536733669research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
2048944880eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
2561156090raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
3073467298wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
35795728102
40856784106
45911835110
50968887113
51979897114best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Budew best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Budew at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Budew gains from being hit left out.

Fast attackCharged attackDamage per second
Razor LeafGrass Knot5.5
Hidden PowerGrass Knot4.9
Razor LeafEnergy Ball4.8
Hidden PowerEnergy Ball4.2

Fast attacks

MoveTypePowerEnergyTimePower / s
Hidden PowerNormal15151.5 s10.0
Razor LeafGrass1371 s13.0same type, ×1.2

Charged attacks

MoveTypePowerEnergy costTimePower / s
Energy BallGrass90504 s22.5same type, ×1.2
Grass KnotGrass90502.5 s36.0same type, ×1.2

Budew weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Grass / Poison. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack typeDamage
Fire×1.6
Flying×1.6
Ice×1.6
Psychic×1.6
Grass×0.39
Electric×0.625
Fairy×0.625
Fighting×0.625
Water×0.625

Budew CP calculator

CP 856 · HP 106

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.