In Winds & Waves, 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 D-Tier. Substitute with Sitrus Berry is the standard set.

What is Tropius weak to?

In Winds & Waves, 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.

What is the best ability for Tropius?

In Winds & Waves, 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.

What role does Tropius play in battle?

In Winds & Waves, 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.

What are the best moves for Tropius?

In Winds & Waves, run Substitute, Leech Seed, Protect, and Curse on Tropius. Substitute is the most common pick at 0% usage. Curse lets it set up before sweeping.

Tropius - Weakness, Evolution, Moveset, EVs & Stats

Special

Balanced

DTier

51Speed · Slow

How to Get Tropius in Winds & Waves

Location info for Winds & Waves is not yet available.

Location details will be added when the game launches.

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
Damage	Types
4x (Critical)	Ice
2x (Weak)	Fire, Poison, Flying, Rock
0.5x (Resist)	Water, Fighting
0.25x (Resist)	Grass
0x (Immune)	Ground

What is Tropius Weak Against

Vulnerable

5Weak

3Resist

1Immune

Score-5

4xCritical

Ice

2xWeak

Fire Poison Flying Rock

½xResist

Water Fighting

¼xResist

Grass

0xImmune

Ground

What is Tropius Strong Against

6Strong

1Resisted

0Immune

Score+5

2xStrong

Water Grass Fighting Ground Bug Rock

½xResisted

Steel

0xImmune

None

Best Pokemon Against Tropius

Winds & Waves has not been released yet. Counter data will be available after launch.

Type matchup data above is based on known typing.

Tropius Evolutions

Tropius is what you get. No evolutions, but it breeds through two egg groups with no compatible partners. Hatching is average hatch time. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.

How to Evolve

No Evolution

#357TropiusDoes not evolve

Breeding

Very Easy

Breed Tropius easily from the Plant and Monster egg groups.

Egg Groups

Grass Monster

Gender

♂50.0%♀50.0%

Hatch Time

25 cycles·6,425 steps

Moderate~6 min with Flame Body

WW Tropius Best Moveset

A 50% chance to regrow a consumed Berry each turn through AbilityHarvest, and with Held ItemSitrus Berry that means repeatable healing on a Grass/Flying type. Six generations near the bottom prove the trick isn't enough. This moveset goes NatureCalm with Grass-type moves and recovery loops.

Best Build

Winds & Waves has not been released yet. Build info will be available after launch.

Check back after the game launches for competitive build content.

Move info for Winds & Waves is not yet available

Base Stats

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

Attack68

Defense83

Sp. Atk72

Sp. Def87

Speed51

Total460

Details

Catch Rate

Easy200 / 255

Growth Rate

Slow1.25M XP

Height2.0 m

Weight100.0 kg

Base XP161

Abilities

Chlorophyll

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.

HarvestHidden Ability

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

Tropius Winds & Waves Guide

In Winds & Waves, 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 D-Tier. Substitute with Sitrus Berry is the standard set.
In Winds & Waves, 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 Winds & Waves, 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 Winds & Waves, 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 Winds & Waves, run Substitute, Leech Seed, Protect, and Curse on Tropius. Substitute is the most common pick at 0% usage. Curse 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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