# Tropius #12/236 — Cosmic Eclipse

## Summary

Tropius is a Hoenn oddity with a loyal following, the banana-bearing dinosaur-giraffe that fans adopt precisely because nobody expected to love it. Synthesis gave Grass decks free energy acceleration, but as an Uncommon this was a modest pull, so demand stays with sowsow's admirers and Tropius completists. A $0.34 modelled guide, up 17% over 30 days on 26 copies traded, says bulk, with 690 days of inventory on the board, and the economics stop there: a PSA 10 guides at $33, 96 times raw, but PSA does not split this card’s population by finish, so no gem rate can be read for it.

## Identity

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Set | Cosmic Eclipse |
| Number | 12/236 |
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Era | SM |
| Illustrator | sowsow |
| Release date | 2019-11-01 |
| Image | Unavailable |

## Card details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Card type | POKEMON |
| Stage | Basic |
| HP | 120 |
| Types | Grass |
| Attack: Synthesis | cost Colorless — Search your deck for a Grass Energy card and attach it to 1 of your Pokémon. Then, shuffle your deck. |
| Attack: Leaf Drain | cost Grass/Colorless — damage 50 — Heal 30 damage from this Pokémon. |
| Weakness | Fire ×2 |
| Retreat | 2 |
| Legal | Standard no · Expanded yes |
| Pokédex entry | [Tropius #357](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/pokedex/tropius) |
| Finishes | Normal, Reverse Holo |
| Languages | EN |

## Current stats

- Headline price: **$0.34** (ITEM_MEDIAN; modelled guide price) — as of 2026-11-13
- Headline basis: MODELLED_GUIDE — The venue’s published daily market guide, which the venue itself declares MODELLED. Nothing is confirmed to have traded at it, no copy is listed at it, and it is not our estimate — it is theirs.
- 24h change: n/a · 7d change: 0.00% — as of 2026-11-13
- Floor delivered ask: $1.68 — as of 2026-11-08T22:49:36.787Z
- Quant score: 47/100, regime MARKUP — as of 2026-11-13T23:24:43.628Z — 5 of 11 inputs · 57% weight · -21% confidence

## Provenance

- Catalog — observed 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z, confidence 98%
- Live ask — observed 2026-11-09T14:17:49.369Z, confidence 90%
- Guide price (modelled) — observed 2026-11-13T00:00:00.000Z, confidence 90%
- Price statistic — observed 2026-11-09T14:17:48.784Z, confidence 90%
- Confirmed sale — observed 2026-11-07T03:34:56.253Z, confidence 85%
- Inventory count — observed 2026-11-09T14:17:48.783Z, confidence 70%

## Links

- [View on Cardboard Alpha](https://cardboardalpha.com/pokemon/cosmic-eclipse/tropius-12)
- [JSON snapshot](https://cardboardalpha.com/api/terminal/raw~tcgdex%3Asm12-12%3AEN%3ANORMAL~NM)