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Height
6'07" Imperial
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2.0 m Metric
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6'07"/2.0 m Red-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m Blue-Striped
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0'0"/0.0 m
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Weight
220.5 lbs. Imperial
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100.0 kg Metric
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220.5 lbs./100.0 kg Red-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg Blue-Striped
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0.0 lbs./0.0 kg
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EV yield
HP 2
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Atk 0
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Def 0
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Sp.Atk 0
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Sp.Def 0
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Speed 0
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Base Exp.: 169
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Battle Exp.: 1691*
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Tropius (Japanese: トロピウス Tropius) is a dual-type Grass/Flying Pokémon.
It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.
Biology
Physiology
Tropius are large sauropod Pokémon with brown and green bodies. They possess large green leaves on their backs which they use for flight. These leaves also double for sugar production via photosynthesis, to give Tropius even more energy. Despite being very big and bulky, they are surprisingly maneuverable in the air. They have long necks which they use for reaching treetops to gorge on their most favoured food, fruit. They also grow fruit of their own on their necks that resemble a bunch of ripe bananas. These fruit can be picked and consumed by other Pokémon and by humans, and grow twice a year. Their feet have toenails the same color as their fruit.
Gender differences
None.
Special abilities
They can fly pretty well despite appearing ungainly in the air.
Behavior
Tropius spend their days feasting on fruit. They are generous, allowing children and other Pokémon to pick and eat the fruit growing on their neck.
Habitat
Tropius live in tropical rain forests, although they also appear in Sinnoh in Platinum, which is a relatively cold region.
Diet
- Main article: Pokémon food
Tropius enjoy fruit, especially one kind in particular. Since it ate only this kind of fruit continuously, the fruit began to grow around its neck.
In the anime
Tropius's first appearance was in the Pokémon movie Jirachi: Wish Maker. In it, Tropius was fleeing from the fake Groudon that was trying to snatch all the Pokémon.
The first major role that Tropius had was in From Brags to Riches. A trainer named Dominick used the Fruit Pokémon and a Swalot against Ash's Corphish and Torkoal. Tropius and Torkoal knocked each other out when their SolarBeam and Overheat attacks connected and created an explosion.
A wild Tropius also challenged Ash's Grovyle in Odd Pokémon Out.
A Tropius made an appearance in The Rise of Darkrai.
In the manga
Sapphire owns a Tropius named Troro given to her by Prof. Birch for flying purposes.
In the TCG
- Main article: Tropius (TCG)
Game data
Pokédex entries
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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Generation III
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Ruby
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The bunches of fruit around Tropius's neck are very popular with children. This Pokémon loves fruit, and eats it continuously. Apparently, its love for fruit resulted in its own outgrowth of fruit.
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Sapphire
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Children of the southern tropics eat as snacks the fruit that grows in bunches around the neck of Tropius. This Pokémon flies by flapping the leaves on its back as if they were wings.
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Emerald
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It flies by flapping its broad leaves. The bunch of fruit that grows around its neck is deliciously sweet. In the spring, it scatters pollen from its neck.
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FireRed
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It lives in tropical jungles. The bunch of fruit around its neck is delicious. The fruit grows twice a year.
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LeafGreen
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It lives in tropical jungles. The bunch of fruit around its neck is delicious. The fruit grows twice a year.
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Generation IV
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Diamond
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Because it continually ate only its favorite fruit, the fruit started growing around its neck.
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Pearl
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Because it continually ate only its favorite fruit, the fruit started growing around its neck.
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Platinum
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HeartGold
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SoulSilver
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Game locations
This Pokémon was unavailable prior to Generation III.
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In side games
Base stats
Stat
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Range
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At Lv. 50
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At Lv. 100
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99
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159 - 206
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308 - 402
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68
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65 - 132
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126 - 258
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83
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79 - 148
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153 - 291
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72
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69 - 136
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134 - 267
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87
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82 - 152
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161 - 300
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51
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50 - 113
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96 - 221
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Total: 460
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- Minimum stats are calculated with 0 EVs, IVs of 0, and (if applicable) a hindering nature.
- Maximum stats are calculated with 252 EVs, IVs of 31, and (if applicable) a helpful nature.
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Type effectiveness
Under normal battle conditions in Generation V, this Pokémon is:
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Special Moves
Side game data
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Evolution
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Sprites
Trivia
- Tropius and Tangela are the only two Pokémon that are not starters or legendaries of a previous generation unavailable in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. They must be transferred forward from a Generation III game or traded from Pokémon Platinum.
- Tropius is the only Template:Type2 Pokémon that can learn Fly.
- Tropius and Carnivine are the only non-legendary Template:Type2 Pokémon that do not evolve from or into another Pokémon.
- Tropius is the exact same size as another Template:Type2 Pokémon, Venusaur. Both have a height of 6 feet 7 inches and a weight of 220.5 pounds.
- Tropius is one of the few Pokémon other than Ghost, Template:Type2 Pokémon and dual-type Bug/Flying that are weak to one of their own types. Others in that category include Aerodactyl and Lucario.
- Tropius shares some similarities with Absol:
- Both were introduced in Generation III.
- In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, each were only found on one route, each route having heavy rainfall and their northern exit leading to Fortree City, each with a low appearance rate (Tropius is on Route 119 and Absol on Route 120).
- Neither one is involved in an evolutionary line.
- Both of their type combinations are fairly uncommon (Tropius shares its Grass/Flying type combination with just the Hoppip evolution family and Shaymin's Sky Forme, and Absol, Poochyena, Mightyena, Umbreon, and Darkrai are the only pure Dark-types).
- Both of them were made into Shadow Pokémon in Pokémon Colosseum, at a level in the high forties (Tropius at 49 and Absol at 48), and both were found in Realgam Tower's colosseum.
- Both of them have a curved object or objects attached to their heads (Tropius has a bunch of banana-esque fruits hanging underneath, and Absol has a sickle on top of its head)
- Both of them had only one ability when first introduced in Generation III, but were given a second one in Generation IV, with the english name of the ability starting with the letter "S", and consisting of two words. Also, in both cases, this ability was exclusive to Tropius/Absol, and a two-member evolution family, where the lowest form was introduced in Generation II, where the type or types does not change, where at least one type is shared and where the usage of an evolution stone is required (Tropius, Sunkern, and Sunflora are the only Pokémon with Solar Power, all three are Grass-type, and Sunkern uses a Sun Stone to evolve into Sunflora. Likewise, Absol, Murkrow, and Honchkrow are the only Pokémon with Super Luck, all of them are Dark-type, and Murkrow uses a Dusk Stone to evolve into Honchkrow. Interestingly, Murkrow and Honchkrow are Flying-type and Sunkern and Sunflora are not, the opposite of Absol and Tropius's situation).
- Both are quadrupedal.
- Neither are in the original Sinnoh Dex, but both are in the expanded version in Pokémon Platinum.
- Both of their names are identical to their Japanese names.
Origin
Tropius shares characteristics with the Brachiosaurus, a sauropod dinosaur from the late Jurassic period. There is also a legend that a creature known as Mokele mbembe, which is said to resemble a sauropod, lives on in the jungles of the Congo basin in Africa. Tropius also resembles a banana plant.
Name origin
Tropius's name is a combination of tropical and -saurus. It could also be a pun of 'tropism'. Phototropism happens when the plant needs more sunlight, and so turns to the available source of light. If a plant is planted the wrong way around, the roots will use geotropism to grow towards gravity and find water.
In other languages
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