Competitive Information for Tropius [Ruby/Sapphire]
Grass / Flying
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Tropius? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Tropius is an outstanding Grass and Flying-typed Pokemon. It's pretty regular to see Tropius show up as a Ruby/Sapphire opponent. Tropius is weak to Fire, Flying, Ice, Poison, and Rock-typed attacks.
Item: Silk Scarf
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 220 Hp / 252 Atk / 36 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Return
- Earthquake / Mud-Slap
- Steel Wing
- Gust / Fly
Physical Sweeper Tropius (Chlorophyll)
Tropius is an astounding Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. In the dark days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Chlorophyll, if sunny day is active Tropius's speed is doubled.
♦ Return is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at maximum happiness).
♦ Earthquake is a physical 100-base power Ground-type move (hits adjacent pokemon. power doubles on dig).
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ Steel Wing is a physical 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Tropius's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Gust is a physical STAB-boosted 40-base power Flying-type move (power doubles during bounce and fly).
♦ Fly is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Flying-type move (flies up on first turn, then strikes the next turn).
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Item: Miracle Seed
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 220 Hp / 252 SpA / 36 Spe
Moveset:
- Giga Drain / Solar Beam
- Synthesis
- Protect
- Toxic
Special Sweeper Tropius (Chlorophyll)
Tropius is pretty popular Special Sweeper. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. In the old days prior to Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Chlorophyll, if sunny day is active Tropius's speed is doubled.
♦ Solar Beam is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Tropius by a weather-dependent amount).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Tropius this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Tropius? These builds have been optimized for Ruby/Sapphire 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 Ruby/Sapphire generation metagame.
Item: Soft Sand
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 220 Hp / 252 Atk / 36 Spe
Moveset:
- Earthquake / Mud-Slap
- Double-Edge / Return
- Steel Wing
- Gust / Fly
Doubles Physical Sweeper Tropius (Chlorophyll)
Tropius is a decent Physical Sweeper. It is designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Chlorophyll, if sunny day is active Tropius's speed is doubled.
♦ Mud-Slap is a physical 20-base power Ground-type move (100% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage).
♦ 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).
♦ Steel Wing is a physical 70-base power Steel-type move (10% chance to raise your Tropius's defense by 1 stage).
♦ Gust is a physical STAB-boosted 40-base power Flying-type move (power doubles during bounce and fly).
♦ Fly is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Flying-type move (flies up on first turn, then strikes the next turn).
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Item: Miracle Seed
Ability: Chlorophyll
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 220 Hp / 252 SpA / 36 Spe
Moveset:
- Razor Leaf / Solar Beam
- Synthesis
- Protect
- Toxic
Doubles Special Sweeper Tropius (Chlorophyll)
Tropius is an astounding Special Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Remember before Generation IV, a move's damage category was determined by its type. With Chlorophyll, if sunny day is active Tropius's speed is doubled.
♦ Solar Beam is a special STAB-boosted 120-base power Grass-type move (charges turn 1. hits turn 2. no charge in sunlight).
♦ Synthesis is a status move (heals your Tropius by a weather-dependent amount).
♦ Protect is a status move (prevents moves from affecting your Tropius this turn).
♦ Toxic is a status move (badly poisons the target).
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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 Ruby/Sapphire. 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 RS Move and Ability Combos for Tropius
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Sunny day + Growth
- 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 inflict status: Toxic
Moves that boost Tropius's stats
- Growth
- Steel Wing
- Swords Dance
Most notable and possible best moves for Tropius
- Earthquake
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
Common Effort Values for Tropius in Ruby and Sapphire
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