Is Tropius Good in Diamond & Pearl Playthrough?
Transfer-only Grass/Flying from Hoenn. AbilitySolar Power is new in Gen 4 and boosts Special Attack in sun at the cost of HP. Without sun in Sinnoh, Solar Power never activates. Below-average stats across the board.
Tropius has the type edge here and should clean up Roark's team.
Tropius has the type edge here and should clean up Gardenia's team.
Tropius has the type edge here and should clean up Maylene's team.
Tropius has the type edge here and should clean up Crasher Wake's team.
Tropius trades roughly evenly with Fantina's team.
Tropius trades roughly evenly with Byron's team.
Tropius has the type edge here and should clean up Candice's team.
Tropius trades roughly evenly with Volkner's team.
Tropius trades roughly evenly with Aaron's team.
Tropius resists most of Bertha's coverage and hits back hard.
Tropius trades roughly evenly with Flint's team.
Tropius trades roughly evenly with Lucian's team.
Tropius trades roughly evenly with Mars's team.
Tropius trades roughly evenly with Jupiter's team.
Tropius trades roughly evenly with Saturn's team.
Tropius trades roughly evenly with Cynthia's team.
Trade
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.
Recommended Moves
- After Gardenia
- TM68NormalGiga ImpactPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Game Corner
- TM15NormalHyper BeamPower 150Accuracy 90%PP 5Veilstone Department Store
- After Maylene
- HM02FlyingFlyPower 135Accuracy 95%PP 15Inside the Galactic Warehouse in Veilstone City
- After Byron
- TM26GroundEarthquakePower 100Accuracy 100%PP 10Wayward Cave (secret entrance under bike path)
- LV 47FlyingAir SlashPower 113Accuracy 95%PP 20
- LV 51GrassSolar BeamPower 180Accuracy 100%PP 10
- LV 61GrassLeaf StormPower 210Accuracy 90%PP 5
- Post-Game
- TM53GrassEnergy BallPower 120Accuracy 100%PP 10Route 226
- TM42NormalFacadePower 70Accuracy 100%PP 20Survival Area
How to Get Tropius in Diamond & Pearl
Tropius has no wild spot in Diamond or Pearl. Breeding is the only way to one, since the fruit Pokemon never spawns naturally and has no pre-evolution to catch in its place.
Tropius cannot be caught in the wild in Diamond & Pearl, but you can still get it via these paths:
Catch in the wild and trade from these games:
Then trade to Diamond & Pearl.
Also Obtainable In:
Pokemon transfers only go forward through generations, never backward. Direct cross-gen trades aren't supported.
How to Get Shiny Tropius in Diamond & Pearl
Tropius cannot be caught in Diamond or Pearl, so its shiny comes from HeartGold, SoulSilver, or Platinum, where it grazes the Great Marsh, then a trade. See every game where Shiny Tropius can be hunted
Shiny Tropius Evolution
Does Not EvolveTropius 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
 Jynx IcePsychic | C | |
 Heatran FireSteel | S | |
Obtain MethodStark Mountain Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Heatran builds →Overheat 2x128-150%KO Ancient Power 2x37-43% | ||
 Glaceon Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Eevee (Hearthome City Gift) | ||
 Abomasnow GrassIce | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Abomasnow builds →Ice Beam 4x130-153%KO Rock Slide 2x36-43% | ||
 Weavile DarkIce | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Weavile builds →Avalanche 4x108-128%KO Poison Jab 2x47-56% Aerial Ace 2x36-43% | ||
 Infernape FireFighting | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Chimchar (Lake Verity Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Infernape builds →Overheat 2x105-124%KO Stone Edge 2x52-62% Poison Jab 2x43-50% Aerial Ace 2x32-38% | ||
 Ninetales Fire | C | |
 Lunatone RockPsychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Lunatone builds →Ice Beam 4x89-105%KO Stone Edge 2x48-56% | ||
 Mamoswine IceGround | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Mamoswine builds →Ice Fang 4x125-148%KO Stone Edge 2x63-74% Peck 2x23-27% | ||
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Arcanine builds →Overheat 2x102-120%KO Aerial Ace 2x33-39% | ||
 Honchkrow Dark | B | |
 Roserade GrassPoison | B | |
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Camerupt builds →Eruption 2x113-134%KO Stone Edge 2x51-60% | ||
Tropius Evolutions
Tropius is what you get. No evolutions, but it breeds through two egg groups with a decent partner pool. Its eggs take an average time to hatch. It's got 9 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Tropius easily with 45 breeding partners from the Grass and Monster egg groups. Pass egg moves like Curse, Headbutt, Leaf Blade and 6 more to offspring.
DP Tropius Best Moveset
Grass/Flying with AbilityChlorophyll for sun sweeping, but 72 Sp. Atk and 51 Speed without sun can't threaten much. The moveset has special Grass and Flying coverage, but 25% from MoveStealth Rock and low offensive stats keep it from competing.
Best Build
Tropius best EVs are Sp. Atk and Speed
Special Sweeper Moveset
- Solar Beam
- Air Slash
- Earthquake
- Sunny Day
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Tropius misses out on Curse and Headbutt. That's 9 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Leaf Storm and Solar Beam, with Normal and Ground coverage and more 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
36 of 38 TMs are obtainable before the Elite Four
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Because it continually ate only its favorite fruit, the fruit started growing around its neck.
Tropius Event Distributions
In Diamond & Pearl, Tropius reaches players through one Mystery Gift distribution rather than a recurring giveaway.
Shokotan's Tropius GiftDiamondPearlNot shiny
Tropius Diamond & Pearl Guide
In Diamond & Pearl, use Tropius as a balanced. Splits damage between physical and special. Not the fastest,
For Diamond & Pearl, run Modest on Tropius. +Sp. Atk is what matters, and the -Attack cut doesn't hurt this set. Fits the balanced role.
Tropius isn't catchable in Diamond & Pearl. Catch one in Platinum, HeartGold, or SoulSilver, then trade it to Diamond & Pearl.
Game Availability
Tropius first appeared in Ruby & Sapphire and has been available in 14 games across 7 generations. Obtainable through wild encounters in most titles where it appears.
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- 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 7Let's Go
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
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