Which ability is better for roserade?

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For the most part, Technician if it’s an offensive set (or if its moveset can use it), or Natural Cure if it’s a defensive set.Poison Point isn’t that great for a defensive set because defensive Roserade wants to be a special tank, and the vast majority of contact moves are physical.

Natural cure is better in my opinion.

Technician is nice but the only move I see it being of any real benefit to would be magical leaf and I i still probably wouldn’t choose that over a move like giga drain which provides recovery and damage simultaneously.

Poison point isn’t too bad, but Roserade has access to toxic or toxic spikes. Also, poison stunts a Pokemons special attack, but to be poisoned by poison point the Pokemon will likely be a physical attacker so to be able to poison a wider range of Pokemon a move like toxic would better replace the need for poison point (not to mention how this could be exploited by Pokemon with the ability guts).

Natural cure would allow for Roserade to be a good pivot Pokemon (either offensively or defensively) switching in when needed which at the same time would allow for it to shake off burdens like paralysis, burn or even poison (with corrosion being introduced in gen 7).

Technician was only worth it because of Hidden Power which was removed from the game in Sword and Shield and is now exclusive to Unown.

Natural Cure is objectively the better ability now.