Is Tropius Good in Ruby & Sapphire Playthrough?
Route 119 catch. Grass/Flying with AbilityChlorophyll for doubled Speed in sun and AbilitySolar Power for boosted Special. Under Ruby's sun, Tropius becomes fast. The base stats are below average though. A Grass/Flying option for Wallace that doesn't hit hard enough to compete with RS's better Grass options.
Tropius resists most of Roxanne's coverage and hits back hard.
Tropius resists most of Brawly's coverage and hits back hard.
Tropius has the type edge here and should clean up Wattson's team.
Tropius trades roughly evenly with Flannery's team.
Tropius trades roughly evenly with Norman's team.
Winona's team hits Tropius's weaknesses hard.
Tropius trades roughly evenly with Tate & Liza's team.
Tropius has the type edge here and should clean up Wallace's team.
Tropius has the type edge here and should clean up Sidney's team.
Tropius trades roughly evenly with Phoebe's team.
Tropius trades roughly evenly with Glacia's team.
Drake's team hits Tropius's weaknesses hard.
Tropius trades roughly evenly with Steven's team.
Catch Tropius on Route 119 (walking, Lv 25-27, rare).
- LV 31GrassMagical Leaf90100%20
- After Winona
- HM02FlyingFly13595%15
- TM19GrassGiga Drain113100%10
- TM40FlyingAerial Ace90100%20
- TM15NormalHyper Beam15090%5
- LV 37NormalBody Slam85100%15
- LV 41GrassSolar Beam180100%10
- After Tate & Liza
- TM26GroundEarthquake100100%10
Ruby & Sapphire Tropius Locations
A few locations for Tropius with moderate rates across mid-game routes. The sort toggle below swaps between best odds and earliest access, so you can approach it based on where you are in the game.
Best Locations to Catch Tropius in Ruby & Sapphire
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 |
- Dark and Steel types added — Fairy does not exist yet
- Moves are Physical or Special based on type, not per move
What is Tropius Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Tropius
 Taillow Normal | C | |
 Torchic Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 101 Gift Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Torchic builds →Ember 2x29-36% Rock Tomb 2x22-27% | ||
 Wingull Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvergrande City Surfing | ||
 Gulpin Poison | C | |
 Anorith RockBug | C | |
Obtain MethodRustboro City Gift | ||
 Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Combusken builds →Ember 2x29-35% Rock Tomb 2x26-31% Peck 2x18-21% | ||
 Dustox BugPoison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Dustox builds →Sludge Bomb 2x45-53% Gust 2x15-19% | ||
 Oddish GrassPoison | C | |
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x90-106%KO Rock Tomb 2x24-29% Peck 2x17-21% | ||
 Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvergrande City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Pelipper builds →Ice Beam 4x90-107%KO Wing Attack 2x29-34% | ||
 Torkoal Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x90-106%KO Sludge Bomb 2x40-48% | ||
 Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Masquerain builds →Ice Beam 4x93-110%KO Gust 2x24-29% | ||
 Swalot Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Swalot builds →Ice Beam 4x74-88% Sludge Bomb 2x55-66% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x92-108%KO Rock Tomb 2x24-29% Peck 2x16-20% | ||
Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvergrande City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Pelipper builds →Ice Beam 4x92-108%KO Wing Attack 2x30-35% | ||
Torkoal Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x92-108%KO Sludge Bomb 2x41-49% | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Masquerain builds →Ice Beam 4x95-112%KO Gust 2x23-27% | ||
Swalot Poison | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Swalot builds →Ice Beam 4x77-90% Sludge Bomb 2x55-65% | ||
Combusken FireFighting | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Combusken builds →Overheat 2x92-109%KO Aerial Ace 2x29-34% Rock Tomb 2x24-29% | ||
 Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Camerupt builds →Overheat 2x110-130%KO Rock Slide 2x40-47% | ||
Pelipper Water | C | |
Obtain MethodEvergrande City Surfing Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Pelipper builds →Ice Beam 4x92-108%KO Fly 2x34-41% | ||
Torkoal Fire | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Torkoal builds →Overheat 2x92-109%KO Sludge Bomb 2x42-49% | ||
Masquerain Bug | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Masquerain builds →Ice Beam 4x97-115%KO Aerial Ace 2x32-38% | ||
 Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Regice builds →Ice Beam 4x145-170%KO Ancient Power 2x19-23% | ||
 Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x112-132%KO Aerial Ace 2x37-44% Rock Tomb 2x31-37% | ||
 Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Altaria builds →Ice Beam 4x72-85% Fire Blast 2x45-54% Fly 2x43-51% | ||
 Sealeo IceWater | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Spheal (Shoal Cave Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Sealeo builds →Ice Beam 4x116-136%KO Rock Tomb 2x19-23% | ||
Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Camerupt builds →Overheat 2x109-128%KO Rock Slide 2x40-47% | ||
Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Regice builds →Ice Beam 4x142-167%KO Ancient Power 2x19-23% | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x111-131%KO Aerial Ace 2x36-42% Rock Tomb 2x30-36% | ||
Altaria Dragon | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Altaria builds →Ice Beam 4x72-85% Fire Blast 2x45-53% Fly 2x42-50% | ||
Sealeo IceWater | A | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Spheal (Shoal Cave Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Sealeo builds →Ice Beam 4x111-131%KO Rock Tomb 2x18-21% | ||
Camerupt FireGround | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Camerupt builds →Overheat 2x106-125%KO Rock Slide 2x39-46% | ||
 Rayquaza Dragon | S | |
Obtain MethodSky Pillar Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Rayquaza builds →Ice Beam 4x130-153%KO Overheat 2x95-113%KO Fly 2x75-89% Ancient Power 2x43-51% | ||
Regice Ice | B | |
Obtain MethodRoute 105 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Regice builds →Ice Beam 4x138-163%KO Ancient Power 2x18-22% | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Torchic (Route 101 Gift) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Blaziken builds →Overheat 2x110-130%KO Aerial Ace 2x36-43% Rock Tomb 2x30-35% | ||
 Walrein IceWater | C | |
Obtain MethodEvolve Spheal (Shoal Cave Surfing) Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Walrein builds →Ice Beam 4x134-158%KO Rock Tomb 2x22-26% | ||
 Glalie Ice | C | |
In Ruby & Sapphire, Salamence's Rock Slide hits Tropius for 41-48%. Tyranitar deals 80-95% with Rock Slide.
 Gengar GhostPoison | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityLevitate ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Gengar builds →Thunderbolt19-23% Explosion33-39% | ||
 Salamence Dragon | S | |
Recommended Build AbilityIntimidate ItemLeftovers NatureRash Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Salamence builds →Rock Slide 2x41-48% | ||
 Tyranitar RockDark | S | |
Recommended Build AbilitySand Stream ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Tyranitar builds →Rock Slide 2x80-95% | ||
Blaziken FireFighting | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityBlaze ItemSalacberry NatureHasty Moves
Damage vs Tropius View Blaziken builds →Fire Blast 2x51-60% | ||
Tropius Evolutions
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 5 egg moves worth looking into. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
Breed Tropius easily with 35 breeding partners from the Plant and Monster egg groups. Pass egg moves like Headbutt, Leech Seed, Nature Power and 2 more to offspring.
RS Tropius Best Moveset
Grass/Flying with MoveSolar Beam in sun, and AbilityChlorophyll doubles Speed while AbilitySolar Power boosts Sp. Atk at HP cost. 72 Sp. Atk even boosted can't break through top threats. Held ItemLeftovers sustains. Sun synergy on a frame that can't exploit it.
Best Build
Tropius best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Leech Seed
- Earthquake
- Substitute
- Toxic
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Without breeding, Tropius misses out on Headbutt and Leech Seed. That's 5 egg moves adding depth that the base kit lacks. STAB comes from Solar Beam and Fly, 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
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Base Stats
The bunches of fruit around TROPIUS’s neck are very popular with children. This POKéMON loves fruit, and eats it continuously. Apparently, its love for fruit resulted in its own outgrowth of fruit.
Children of the southern tropics eat as snacks the fruit that grows in bunches around the neck of TROPIUS. This POKéMON flies by flapping the leaves on its back as if they were wings.
Tropius Ruby & Sapphire Guide
In Ruby & Sapphire, 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. Leech Seed with Leftovers is the standard set.
In Ruby & Sapphire, 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 Ruby & Sapphire, 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, but they don't compare.
In Ruby & Sapphire, Tropius fills the balanced role. It's a mixed attacker with base 68 Attack and 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 Ruby & Sapphire, run Leech Seed, Earthquake, Substitute, and Toxic on Tropius. Leech Seed 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