Tropius 195/193 · Paldea Evolved

Tropius is Pokédex #357, generation 3 (Hoenn). Tropius is a Basic Grass Pokémon with 110 HP.

Tropius sits at 195/193 in Paldea Evolved, position 195 of 279. Before it is 194 Heracross, and after it is 196 Sprigatito. The set belongs to the Scarlet & Violet series. It was released on June 9, 2023. The printed size is 193. This checklist is longer, at 279 cards. The collector number is above the printed set size of 193. The listed rarity is Illustration Rare.

The attack Leaf Drain lists 20 damage. The cost is Grass. Heal 20 damage from this Pokémon. Tropic Breeze is another attack lists 130 damage. The cost is Grass, Grass, Colorless. Move all Energy from this Pokémon to 1 of your Benched Pokémon. Weakness is Fire ×2. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It lives in tropical jungles. The bunch of fruit around its neck is delicious. The fruit grows twice a year." The regulation mark is G.

Tropius (#357) has 19 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 19 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). That card lists 80 HP, and this one lists 110 HP. The rarity there is Rare, and here it is Illustration Rare. Kouki Saitou illustrated that card, and Jerky illustrated this one. 11 other cards of Tropius list a different HP.

The illustrator line reads Jerky. I count 33 other cards in the catalog with that illustrator.

Paldea Evolved set binder is where a full Paldea Evolved set goes. This card fills one slot there. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Tropius can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.