Utility
Balanced
CTier
51Speed · Slow

Stats & Training

Tropius's spread favors balanced defenses over offense. HP leads the defensive side, Speed eats the cost. Yields 2 HP EVs per defeat. Slow 1.25M XP grind to level.

Base Stats
Above
HP99
B
Attack68
C
Defense83
C
Sp. Atk72
C
Sp. Def87
C
Speed51
D
Total460
Details
Catch Rate
Easy200 / 255
Growth Rate
Slow1.25M XP
Height2.0 m
6'07"Average
Weight100.0 kg
220.5 lbsStandard
Base XP161
Average
Abilities
ChlorophyllRare
Doubles Speed during strong sunlight.
Solar Power
Increases Special Attack to 1.5× but costs 1/8 max HP after each turn during strong sunlight.
HarvestHATop Pick
Has a 50% chance of restoring a used Berry after each turn if the Pokémon has held no items in the meantime.
EV Yield
HP+2AtkDefSpASpDSpe
HP training target
Pokedex Entries

Because it continually ate only its favorite fruit, the fruit started growing around its neck.

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.

Tropius Weakness and Resistance Chart
DamageTypes
4x (Critical)Ice
2x (Weak)Fire, Poison, Flying, Rock
0.5x (Resist)Water, Fighting
0.25x (Resist)Grass
0x (Immune)Ground
Type ChartVulnerable
5Weak
3Resist
1Immune
Score-5
4xCritical
Ice
2xWeak
FirePoisonFlyingRock
½xResist
WaterFighting
¼xResist
Grass
0xImmune
Ground
STAB (6)
WaterGroundRockGrassFightingBug
How to Beat Tropius in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl (Best Counters)

In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Weavile's Ice Shard hits Tropius for 66-78%.

Heatran
Heatran
FireSteel
S
Recommended Build
AbilityFlashfire
ItemLeftovers
NatureTimid
Moves
  • Earth Power
  • Magma Storm
  • Stealth Rock
  • TauntUtility
View Heatran builds →

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Evolution

Tropius is what you get. No evolutions, but it breeds through two egg groups with a decent partner pool. Hatching is average hatch time. It's got 10 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution
Tropius
#357TropiusDoes not evolve

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Tropius easily with 45 breeding partners from the Plant and Monster egg groups. Pass egg moves like Curse, Dragon Dance, Dragon Hammer and 7 more to offspring.

Egg Groups
PlantMonster
Gender
♂50.0%♀50.0%
Hatch Time
25 cycles·6,425 steps
Moderate~6 min with Flame Body
Egg Moves
10moves
Breed With (best first)
venusaurmeganiumtorterraroseradecharizardblastoisenidokingferaligatrampharossceptileswampertludicolo
12 of 45·

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Tropius Best Moveset

Tropius runs Growth to boost before sweeping. Harvest and Modest nature shape the build, with HP-heavy investment EVs to capitalize after one turn of setup, plus utility options to back it up.

Best Build

Experimental
Wall
Ability
Harvest
Item
Aguav BerryRECOVERY
Best Nature for Tropius
Modest+SPA

Tropius best EVs are HP and Sp. Def

EVs

Wall Moveset

  • Air SlashSTAB
  • Giga DrainSTAB
  • SubstituteUtility
  • GrowthSetup

Recommended Teammates

Torkoal
TorkoalGood
Charizard
CharizardGood
Rhyperior
RhyperiorGood

Moves

Without breeding, Tropius misses out on Curse and Dragon Dance. That's 10 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Leaf Storm and Solar Beam, with Normal and Dragon coverage and more rounding things out.

Level-Up Moves

Lv 1
Growth
A——20Normal
Lv 1
Gust
D4010035Flying
Lv 1
Leaf Storm
B130905Grass
Lv 1
Leer
D—10030Normal
Lv 1
Razor Leaf
—559525Grass
Lv 6
Sweet Scent
——10020Normal
Lv 10
Stomp
—6510020Normal
Lv 16
Magical Leaf
C60—20Grass
Lv 21
Whirlwind-6
D——20Normal
Lv 26
Leaf Tornado
—659010Grass
Lv 30
Dragon Dance
C——20Dragon
Lv 36
Air Slash
S759515Flying
Lv 41
Body Slam
D8510015Normal
Lv 46
Dragon Hammer
C9010015Dragon
Lv 50
Synthesis
C——5Grass
Lv 56
Solar Beam
B12010010Grass
Lv 61
Leaf Storm
B130905Grass

TM Moves

TM
TM40
Aerial Ace
C60—20Flying
TM45
Attract
C—10015Normal
TM83
Bulldoze
D6010020Ground
TM09
Bullet Seed
D2510030Grass
TM93
Cut
—509530Normal
TM97
Defog
B——15Flying
TM32
Double Team
———15Normal
TM59
Dragon Pulse
C8510010Dragon
TM26
Earthquake
C10010010Ground
TM58
Endure+4
C——10Normal
TM53
Energy Ball
C9010010Grass
TM42
Facade
D7010020Normal
TM70
Flash
——10020Normal
TM94
Fly
C909515Flying
TM19
Giga Drain
S7510010Grass
TM68
Giga Impact
C150905Normal
TM86
Grass Knot
D—10020Grass
TM15
Hyper Beam
C150905Normal
TM17
Protect+4
C——10Normal
TM44
Rest
C——10Psychic
TM05
Roar-6
C——20Normal
TM98
Rock Smash
D4010015Fighting
TM51
Roost
C——10Flying
TM20
Safeguard
C——25Normal
TM82
Sleep Talk
C——10Normal
TM22
Solar Beam
B12010010Grass
TM47
Steel Wing
D709025Steel
TM96
Strength
—8010015Normal
TM90
Substitute
S——10Normal
TM11
Sunny Day
C——5Fire
TM87
Swagger
D—8515Normal
TM75
Swords Dance
C——20Normal

Egg Moves

Egg
Egg
Curse
C——10Ghost
Egg
Dragon Dance
C——20Dragon
Egg
Dragon Hammer
C9010015Dragon
Egg
Headbutt
D7010015Normal
Egg
Leaf Blade
C9010015Grass
Egg
Leaf Storm
B130905Grass
Egg
Leech Seed
B—9010Grass
Egg
Nature Power
D——20Normal
Egg
Slam
—807520Normal
Egg
Synthesis
C——5Grass

Tutor Moves

Tropius can't learn any Tutor moves

Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Tropius Locations

Tropius appears at moderate rates across 8 spots in endgame routes. Sort by Best below if you want the highest rate, or Earliest if you want the quickest access point in your playthrough.

Best Locations to Catch Tropius in Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

8 walking encounters at Lv. 58-63 for Tropius across Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. A few locations are version-exclusive, so your copy of the game affects what's available.

Bogsunk Cavern
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Swamp
Post
Post-game
Bogsunk Cavern
Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Swamp
Post
Post-game
Grassland Cave
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Grassland Cave
Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Sunlit Cavern
Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Sunlit Cavern
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Cave
Post
Post-game
Swampy Cave
Shining PearlGrass Lv.58-63 Swamp
Post
Post-game
Swampy Cave
Brilliant DiamondGrass Lv.58-63 Swamp
Post
Post-game

Tropius Guide

  • In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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 Aguavberry is the standard set.

  • In Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, 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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Tropius fills the balanced role. It's leaning toward the special side (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 Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, run Air Slash, Giga Drain, Substitute, and Growth on Tropius. Air Slash is the most common pick at 23% usage. Growth lets it set up before sweeping.

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.

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