Is Tropius Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Grass/Flying with AbilityChlorophyll. Wild on Route 18. No evolution. Can learn Fly despite being a Grass-type. Handles Clay through Grass and provides Fly utility. The stats are too low for serious E4 contributions.
Tropius has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Tropius trades roughly evenly with Roxie's team.
Tropius has the type edge here and should clean up Burgh's team.
Tropius trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Tropius has the type edge here and should clean up Clay's team.
Skyla's team hits Tropius's weaknesses hard.
Tropius trades roughly evenly with Drayden's team.
Tropius resists most of Marlon's coverage and hits back hard.
Tropius trades roughly evenly with Shauntal's team.
Tropius trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Tropius trades roughly evenly with Caitlin's team.
Tropius has the type edge here and should clean up Marshal's team.
Tropius trades roughly evenly with Iris's team.
Tropius cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
Black 2 & White 2 Tropius Locations
moderate rates for Tropius across 2 locations in endgame routes. Nothing complicated. Check the sorted list below, compare the top few options, and head to whichever is closest.
Best Locations to Catch Tropius in Black 2 & White 2
Tropius Weakness
Ice, Fire, Poison, Flying, and Rock moves hit Tropius for super-effective damage. Ice hits land at 4x, so they're the biggest threat. The upside? Ground-type moves can't touch it at all.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 4x (Critical) | Ice |
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Poison, Flying, Rock |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Fighting |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
| 0x (Immune) | Ground |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Tropius Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Tropius
 Tepig Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Braviary builds →Wing Attack 2x58-69% Rock Tomb 2x32-39% | ||
 Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Mandibuzz builds →Pluck 2x35-42% Rock Tomb 2x20-24% | ||
 Muk Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Muk builds →Sludge Bomb 2x52-61% Rock Tomb 2x28-33% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Braviary builds →Fly 2x82-97% Rock Tomb 2x31-36% | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Darumaka Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Darumaka builds →Flare Blitz 2x84-99% Rock Tomb 2x25-30% | ||
Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Mandibuzz builds →Fly 2x50-60% Rock Tomb 2x19-23% Incinerate 2x11-13% | ||
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x120-141%KO Rock Slide 2x50-59% | ||
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Braviary builds →Fly 2x81-96% Rock Slide 2x45-54% | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Mandibuzz builds →Fly 2x49-59% Rock Tomb 2x20-23% Incinerate 2x11-13% | ||
Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Arcanine builds →Fire Fang 2x53-63% Aerial Ace 2x33-39% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x122-144%KO Rock Slide 2x51-61% | ||
 Beartic Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Beartic builds →Icicle Crash 4x162-190%KO Rock Slide 2x47-56% Aerial Ace 2x38-46% | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Braviary builds →Fly 2x82-97% Rock Slide 2x46-54% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x119-141%KO Rock Slide 2x51-60% | ||
Beartic Ice | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Beartic builds →Icicle Crash 4x161-190%KO Rock Slide 2x48-56% Aerial Ace 2x38-45% | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
Lapras WaterIce | C | |
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Braviary builds →Fly 2x82-97% Rock Slide 2x45-53% | ||
 Kyurem DragonIce | B | |
Obtain MethodGiant Chasm Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Kyurem builds →Ice Beam 4x171-202%KO Fly 2x56-66% Stone Edge 2x63-74% | ||
Glaceon Ice | C | |
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodReversal Mountain Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Heatran builds →Overheat 2x125-148%KO Ancient Power 2x37-43% | ||
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodUnderground Ruins Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Regice builds →Ice Beam 4x137-161%KO Ancient Power 2x29-34% | ||
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x138-163%KO Smog 2x14-17% | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Weavile's Ice Shard hits Tropius for 80-94%. Blaziken's Flare Blitz also KOs at 126-149%.
 Tyranitar RockDark | A | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemChopleberry NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Tyranitar builds →Pursuit16-19% Crunch31-37% Superpower16-19% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLife Orb NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Weavile builds →Ice Shard 4x80-94% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilitySpeed Boost ItemLife Orb NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Blaziken builds →Flare Blitz 2x126-149%KO | ||
 Gengar GhostPoison | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemBlack Sludge NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Gengar builds →Shadow Ball34-40% Focus Blast16-20% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityMoxie ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Salamence builds →Outrage48-57% | ||
Tropius Evolutions
Tropius is what you get. No evolutions, but it breeds through two egg groups with plenty of partners. Hatching is average hatch time. It's got 12 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Tropius easily with 57 breeding partners from the Plant and Monster egg groups. Pass egg moves like Bullet Seed, Curse, Dragon Dance and 9 more to offspring.
B2W2 Tropius Best Moveset
Grass/Flying with AbilityChlorophyll doubling Speed in sun and AbilityHarvest as a hidden ability recycling berries every turn. 99 HP and 83/87 defenses provide moderate bulk. The moveset answers Water and Ground types in sun but the typing gives common Ice, Fire, and Rock weaknesses.
Best Build
Tropius best EVs are Defense and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Air Slash
- Substitute
- Leech Seed
- Whirlwind
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Tropius misses out on Bullet Seed and Curse. That's 12 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Leaf Storm and Solar Beam, with coverage across 7 types rounding things out.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
It flies by flapping its broad leaves and gives the sweet, delicious fruit around its neck to children.
Tropius Black 2 & White 2 Guide
In Black 2 & White 2, Don't let Tropius's 460 base stat total fool you. Chlorophyll is what makes it tick. It punches way above its weight class. We rate it C-Tier. Air Slash with Sitrus Berry is the standard set.
In Black 2 & White 2, watch for Lapras (Ice), Charizard (Fire), and Nidoking (Poison) when using Tropius. They all hit it super-effectively with STAB. Lapras is the most dangerous since Ice moves deal 4x damage. Flying and Rock-type attackers are also a problem. With 5 weakness types, most competitive teams carry at least one counter.
In Black 2 & White 2, Run Chlorophyll on Tropius. It's the ability that defines how you build around it and the main reason it holds a competitive niche. Tropius also gets Solar Power and Harvest, but they don't compare.
In Black 2 & White 2, Tropius fills the balanced role. It's a special attacker with base 72 Sp. Atk. At base 51 Speed, it won't be moving first often. And it's enough bulk to take a hit or two.
In Black 2 & White 2, run Air Slash, Substitute, Leech Seed, and Whirlwind on Tropius. Air Slash is the most common pick at 0% usage. This set covers the balanced role with a mix of damage and utility.
Game Availability
Tropius first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 15 games across 8 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RSDebut
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DP
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves