Tropius (Pokémon)


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Tropius (Japanese: トロピウス Tropius) is a dual-type  introduced in Generation III.

It is not known to evolve into or from any other Pokémon.

Biology
Tropius is a large -like Pokémon with a brown body wrapped in green leaves on its chest and head. It possesses large, broad green leaves on its back, which it uses for flight and for sugar production via photosynthesis. Despite being very big and bulky, it is surprisingly maneuverable in the air. It has a long neck, which it uses for reaching treetops to gorge on its most favored fruit. Since it ate only this kind of fruit continuously, the fruit began to grow around its neck. These yellow, banana-like fruits can be picked and consumed by other Pokémon or humans, and grow twice a year because of the rapid production of sugar in Tropius's leaves. Its feet have toenails the same color as its fruit.

In warm areas, there are ranches that raise Tropius. In Alola, its fruit is especially sweet compared to those of other regions. It lives in.

Major appearances
A Tropius appeared in From Brags to Riches. A named Dominick used the Fruit Pokémon and a  in his battle against Ash's Corphish and. Tropius and Torkoal knocked each other out when their and  attacks connected and created an explosion. Tropius reappeared in a flashback in the next episode.

A Tropius appeared in Odd Pokémon Out as a resident of Camomile Island. It challenged Ash's Grovyle when it and Grovyle were competitors for the love of Nurse Joy's.

Minor appearances
Tropius debuted in Jirachi: Wish Maker as one of the residents of Forina, 's home. Later, it was among those fleeing from the fake that was trying to snatch all the Pokémon.

A Tropius appeared in the opening sequence of Destiny Deoxys.

A Trainer's Tropius appeared in Like a Meowth to a Flame.

A Tropius participated in the Rota competition in Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, battling Kidd Summers's. Also, another appeared in the opening sequence of the movie.

A 's Tropius appeared in May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!.

A Tropius appeared in The Rise of Darkrai, where it was one of the Pokémon hit with a.

A Tropius appeared in the opening sequence of Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

Pokédex entries

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In the Pokémon Adventures manga
owns a Tropius named Troppy given to her by her father for flying purposes. He first appeared in Bubble Bubble Toil and Azumarill II.

A Tropius appeared in Mind-Boggling with Medicham.

A Tropius appeared in Deprogramming Porygon-Z, under the ownership of a.

In the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga
has a Tropius which helped him reach the top of the Battle Pyramid.

Pokédex entries

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Game locations

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In side games

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In events

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Trivia

 * Tropius is exactly the same size as another Pokémon, . Both have a height of 6'7" (2.0 m) and a weight of 220.5 lbs. (100.0 kg).
 * Tropius was the first Pokémon to be distributed in a, with the distribution.
 * Tropius shares its category with, and . They are all known as the Fruit Pokémon.

Origin
Tropius resembles a generic (a long-necked, herbivorous dinosaur) combined with a  plant.

Name origin
Tropius is a combination of tropical and saurus (Greek for lizard). It may also be a pun of tropism: is when plants move to catch more sunlight, and if a plant is not planted upright, the roots will use  to grow towards gravity and find water.

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