Competitive Information for Tropius [Diamond/Pearl]
Grass / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Tropius? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Diamond/Pearl Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Tropius is a stupendous Grass and Flying-typed Pokemon. Tropius is a super common Pokemon to see in Generation 4. This Pokemon deserves to see more play in the meta. Tropius is weak to Fire, Flying, Ice, Poison, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Yache Berry / Shell Bell
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 220 Hp / 252 Atk / 36 Spe
Moveset:
- Leaf Blade / Razor Leaf
- Double-Edge / Return
- Outrage
- Earthquake
Physical Sweeper Tropius (Chlorophyll)
Tropius is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Chlorophyll, Tropius's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
♦ Razor Leaf is a physical STAB-boosted 55-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Tropius afterwards).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
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Item: Yache Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 220 Hp / 252 SpA / 36 Spe
Moveset:
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Razor Wind / Hyper Beam
- Silver Wind
Special Sweeper Tropius (Chlorophyll)
Tropius is a stupendous Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Tropius's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, Tropius's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Air Cutter is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Flying-type move (high critical hit ratio. hits adjacent foes).
♦ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Razor Wind is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (charges, then hits foes turn 2. high crit ratio).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Tropius cannot move next turn).
♦ Silver Wind is a special 60-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
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Item: Leftovers
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Naughty (+Atk, -SpD)
EVs: 225 Hp / 225 Atk / 60 Def
Moveset:
- Dragon Dance
- Safeguard
- Outrage
- Earthquake
Tropius Physical Tank (Safeguarding Teh Bananas)
Tropius is a stupendous Physical Tank. It's meant to take a hefty amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Tropius last longer regaining it's it's health every turn. With Chlorophyll, Tropius's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
♦ Safeguard is a status move (for 5 turns, protects Tropius's party from status).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Tropius afterwards).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
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Item: Life Orb
Ability: Solar Power
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 198 Hp / 252 Atk / 58 SpD
Moveset:
- Dragon Dance
- Leaf Blade
- Sunny Day
- Earthquake
Tropius Physical Tank (Dancer Tropius)
Tropius is a remarkable Physical Tank. It was designed to take a large amount of physical hits while dealing some decent damage. Life Orb boosts the power of Tropius's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Solar Power, if sunny day is active Tropius's sp. atk is 1.5x; loses 1/8 max hp per turn.
♦ Leaf Blade is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Sunny Day is a status move (for 5 turns, intense sunlight powers fire moves).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Tropius? These builds have been optimized for Diamond/Pearl Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Diamond/Pearl generation metagame.
Item: Yache Berry / Shell Bell
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 220 Hp / 252 Atk / 36 Spe
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Leaf Blade
- Earthquake
- Double-Edge / Return
- Outrage
Doubles Physical Sweeper Tropius (Chlorophyll)
Tropius is a sensational Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. With Chlorophyll, Tropius's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
♦ Leaf Blade is a physical STAB-boosted 90-base power Grass-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 1/3 recoil).
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Outrage is a physical 120-base power Dragon-type move (lasts 2-3 turns. confuses your Tropius afterwards).
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Item: Yache Berry / Life Orb
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 220 Hp / 252 SpA / 36 Spe
Moveset:
- Air Cutter / Air Slash
- Leaf Storm / Energy Ball
- Razor Wind / Hyper Beam
- Twister
Doubles Special Sweeper Tropius (Chlorophyll)
Tropius is a marvelous Special Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Life Orb boosts the power of Tropius's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Chlorophyll, Tropius's speed is doubled during sunny weather.
♦ Air Slash is a special STAB-boosted 75-base power Flying-type move (30% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Leaf Storm is a special STAB-boosted 140-base power Grass-type move (lowers your Tropius's special attack by 2 stages).
♦ Energy Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Grass-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Razor Wind is a special 80-base power Normal-type move (charges, then hits foes turn 2. high crit ratio).
♦ Hyper Beam is a special 150-base power Normal-type move (Tropius cannot move next turn).
♦ Twister is a special 40-base power Dragon-type move (20% chance to flinch the foes).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Tropius learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Tropius can perform in Diamond/Pearl. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive DP Move and Ability Combos for Tropius
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Sunny day + Growth
- Moves: Safeguard + Outrage
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Substitute + Leech seed
- Moves: Toxic + Leech seed
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that Break Screens: Defog
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Tropius's stats
- Curse
- Dragon Dance
- Growth
- Ominous Wind
- Silver Wind
- Steel Wing
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Tropius
- Earthquake
- Protect
- Rest
- Roost
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Tropius in Diamond and Pearl
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