Tropius 52/111 · Rising Rivals

Rising Rivals is a set in the Platinum series. It was released on May 16, 2009. The printed size is 111. This checklist is longer, at 120 cards. Tropius is 52/111, in position 52 of 120 on this checklist. Before it is 51 Steelix GL, and after it is 53 Vibrava. The listed rarity is Uncommon.

Tropius is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 80 HP. The card lists level 35. In the Pokédex this is Tropius (#357), generation 3 (Hoenn).

Ken Sugimori illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,112 other cards in the catalog.

Tropius (#357) has 19 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 18 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2004 to 2026. The earliest other card is Tropius 27/101 in Hidden Legends (2004). Both list 80 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Uncommon. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. Retreat cost there is 1, and here it is 2. 15 other cards of Tropius list a different HP.

The attack Fly lists 30 damage. The cost is Colorless. Flip a coin. If tails, this attack does nothing. If heads, prevent all effects of an attack, including damage, done to Tropius during your opponent's next turn. Blessed Fruit is another attack lists no damage number. The cost is Grass, Grass. Remove all damage counters from 1 of your Benched Grass Pokémon. Solarbeam is another attack lists 60 damage. The cost is Grass, Colorless, Colorless, Colorless. Weakness is Fire +20. Resistance is Fighting -20. Retreat cost is 2.

I keep a set binder for Rising Rivals, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Rising Rivals set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Tropius can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.