Tropius (Pokémon)

Tropius トロピウス Tropius

Artwork from R/S/E

Types Species  Grass  Flying  Fruit Pokémon Abilities Exp. at 100 Chlorophyll or Solar Power 1,250,000 Pokédex National #357 Johto #— Hoenn #150 Sinnoh #185Pt Browser Fiore R— Almia R— Height Weight 6'07" 220.5 lbs. Pokédex color Footprint Body style Catch rate Green 200 Gender ratio 50% male 50% female Egg groups Egg cycles Monster, Plant 26 (6630 steps*) EV yield HP 2 Atk 0 Def 0 Sp.Atk 0 Sp.Def 0 Speed 0 Exp. 169 External links On Legendary Pokémon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Smogon Pokédex: Generation III Generation IV On Eevee's Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Psypoke Pokédex On Pokecharms Pokédex (Gen. III-IV) On Marriland Pokédex (Gen. IV) Artwork on Bulbagarden Archives

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, fruits. They also grow fruits of their own on their necks that resemble a bunch of ripe bananas. These fruits can be picked and consumed by other Pokémon and by humans, and grow twice a year because of the rapid reproduction of sugar in their leaves, making the rapid production of the fruits in its neck. Their feet have toenails the same color as their fruit.

Gender differences

None.

Special abilities

They can fly pretty well by flapping the leaves on its back 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

Forest Pokémon

Tropius live in tropical rain forests, although they also appear in southern Sinnoh, which is one of the warmer areas of the 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 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 appears in the Rota competition in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew battling Kidd Summers' Weavile.

A Tropius made an appearance in The Rise of Darkrai.

In the manga

Sapphire owns a Tropius named Troro given to her by her father for flying purposes.

In the TCG

Main article: Tropius (TCG)

Game data

Pokédex entries

Game locations

In side games

Stats

Base stats

Pokéthlon stats

Type effectiveness

Learnset

Tropius is capable of learning the following moves in Generation IV.

• Moves in bold are damaging moves to which STAB applies.

By leveling up

By TM/HM

By breeding

By tutoring

Special Moves

Pokémon Colosseum
Shadow moves		Level 49+	Purified moves
Shadow Rush	Shadow		Synthesis	Grass
--			Magical Leaf	Grass
--			Fly	Flying
--			SolarBeam	Grass

Side game data

Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
	Acquisition: Catch
Pokémon Trozei!
	Rarity: Common
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 7.6%	Friend Area: Jungle
Phrases
51%-100% HP	That's not my beard! They're fruits!
26%-50% HP	My HP has dropped to about half.
1%-25% HP	I'm beat... My head feels too heavy to lift...
Level Up	I leveled up! It made my fruits sweeter, too!
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness
Body size: 1	Recruit Rate: 6.4%	IQ Group: E

Evolution

Does not evolve Tropius  Grass  Flying

Sprites

Gen	Game
I	Red	Blue	Yellow	Red (Ja)	Green	Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation I.
II	Gold	Silver	Crystal			Back
	This Pokémon did not appear during Generation II.
III	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald	FireRed	LeafGreen	Back
IV	Diamond	Pearl	Platinum	HeartGold	SoulSilver	Back

For other sprites and images, please see Tropius images on Bulbagarden Archives.

Trivia

• Tropius is considered to be a good HM slave as it can learn 5 HM moves -- Cut, Fly, Strength, Defog (Flash in Generation III), and Rock Smash.
• Tropius and Carnivine are the only non-legendary Grass-type Pokémon that do not evolve from or into another Pokémon.
• Tropius is the exact same size as another Grass-type Pokémon, Venusaur. Both have a height of 6 feet 7 inches and a weight of 220.5 pounds.
• In Pokémon Emerald, Tropius is the only quadrupedal Flying-type used by Trainers that specialize in the type.

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

• German: Tropius
• French: Tropius
• Korean: 트로피우스 Tropius

External links

This Pokémon article is part of Project Pokédex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each Pokémon as a species.