Pokémon · Black & White
Tropius
Plasma Blast · #5 · Uncommon · 2013
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Market reference
$0.29
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Current listings on The Game Traders
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Card facts
Quick reference for collectors and graders.
- Set position
- 5 / 105
- Release year
- 2013
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- HP
- 100
- Subtype
- Basic
- Retreat cost
- 1 energy
- Illustrator
- Shigenori Negishi
- Pokédex #
- 357
- Series
- Black & White
Card analysis
Computed from this card's stats and text — not a reposted price.
- Primary role
- Draw
- Damage efficiency
- 20 damage
- 10 per Energy
- Prize liability
- 1 Prize given up
- Single-prize attacker — favourable prize trades
- Setup
- Basic
- Plays straight down — no evolution needed
Also does
Strategy & play
How Tropius plays — derived from its stats and the rules of the game, not an opinion.
- Not a main attacker — its job is card draw. Run it as a consistency hub and protect it, because opponents will target the engine.
- Needs Grass Energy to attack — your line must supply that color.
- Grass type, weak to Lightning ×2 — a Lightning attacker doing ≥50 effectively one-shots it.
- A single-prize attacker — prize-trade-positive against ex / V decks that give up two at a time.
How to beat Tropius
- Exploit its Lightning weakness — ≥50 damage one-shots it.
- KO it to choke their draw / search engine.
Competitive performance
From real Standard tournament decks over the last 180 days.
- Meta inclusion
- 0% of decks
- 1.33 copies on average · 3 decks
More by Shigenori Negishi
This card was illustrated by Shigenori Negishi.
Building around Tropius?
Drop it into the deck builder for a live consistency score, synergy suggestions, and Standard legality checks.
About this card
"It flies by flapping its broad leaves and gives the sweet, delicious fruit around its neck to children."
GReturn — 10
Draw cards until you have 6 cards in your hand.
GCEnergy Press — 20+
Does 20 more damage for each Energy attached to the Defending Pokémon.
Weakness:L×2
Resistance:F-20
Retreat cost:C
Tournament legality
Current legal status across competitive formats.
Recent tournament results
View calendar →Tournaments from the past 30 days where Tropius was legal.
Pricing reference
Latest snapshot from the upstream catalog. Actual marketplace prices fluctuate by condition, edition, and grade — use this as a reference, not a quote.
TCGPlayer (USD)
Updated 2026/07/27| Variant | Low | Mid | High | Market | Direct Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | $0.15 | $0.31 | $16.60 | $0.29 | $0.20 |
| Reverse Holofoil | $0.20 | $0.62 | $19.98 | $0.95 | $0.65 |
Cardmarket (EUR)
Updated 2026/07/01| Variant | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day average | €0.65 |
| 7-day average | €0.38 |
| 30-day average | €0.33 |
| Low | €0.02 |
| Trend price | €0.44 |
| Low (excellent+) | €0.10 |
| Reverse holo low | €0.15 |
| reverseHoloAvg1 | €1.00 |
| Reverse holo 7-day | €0.86 |
| reverseHoloSell | €0.73 |
| averageSellPrice | €0.40 |
| Reverse holo 30-day | €1.00 |
| Reverse holo trend | €0.74 |
Frequently asked
How can I tell if my Tropius is real?
Tropius is not on our list of commonly-counterfeited cards, but counterfeits exist across every set. Check the back-light test (real cards have a black inner layer that blocks light; counterfeits glow through), the rosette dot pattern on the back under magnification, font weight and kerning on the card name, and the holofoil pattern if applicable. For high-value copies we recommend submitting to a professional grader (PSA, BGS, CGC) for tamper-evident authentication.
What is Tropius worth?
As of the latest data, the current market reference price for Tropius is $0.29; there are no active listings on The Game Traders right now. Actual value depends on condition, grading, edition and printing variant — graded high-condition copies (PSA 9–10) trade at a substantial premium over raw copies.
What set is Tropius from?
Tropius is from the Pokémon set "Plasma Blast" in the Black & White series, released in 2013.
What rarity is Tropius?
Tropius is a Uncommon card in the Plasma Blast set.
Other Tropius printings
Same Pokémon card across other sets and rarities.
