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Drew's Roserade (Japanese: シュウのロズレイド Shū's Roserade) was Drew's first Pokémon seen in the anime; at the time it was a Roselia. Its voice actress as Roselia in both Japanese and the 4Kids dub is Ikue Ohtani. Its English voice actress in the TPCi dub is Sarah Natochenny.
Roserade is one of Drew's strongest Pokémon, and for a while it was the only one he used in battle. It helped him with several contests, and it even defeated Ash's Taillow in a battle the two had, despite a clear type advantage on Ash's part.
As more of Drew's Pokémon were revealed, he began to use Roselia less often. However, he didn't stop using it completely. It was one of the Pokémon that he used to defeat May in the Hoenn Grand Festival. He also used it in his last Hoenn battle against May in The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing.
May revealed in A Full Course Tag Battle! that Roselia accompanied Drew to Johto, where it evidently evolved, as it is shown as a Roserade in her flashback and when it appeared watching the finals of the Wallace Cup with Drew, Solidad and Harley in Strategy With a Smile!.
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Trivia
- As a Roselia, its size was inconsistent between episodes but always much larger than regular Roselia.
- Each of the three times May battled against it, she has lost.
- It is the only one of Drew's Pokémon that has been seen in two evolutionary stages.
Related articles
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Roselia and Roserade.