Trump Card (move)

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Trump Card redirects here. For the Supporter card that appeared in theTCG, seeLysandre's Trump Card (Phantom Forces 99).

きりふだTrump Card
Type Normal
Category Special
PP 5(max. 8)
Power —
Accuracy —%
Priority 0
Range
OpponentOpponentOpponent
SelfAllyAlly
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced Generation IV
Condition Cool
Appeal 0 
Jam 0 
Condition Cool
Appeal 0 
Earn +1 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn, +2 if performs second, +3 if performs third and +4 if performs last
Condition Cool
Appeal 1
Jamming 0 
Works better the later it is used in a turn.

Trump Card (Japanese:きりふだTrump Card) is a damage-dealingNormal-typemove introduced inGeneration IV.

Effect

Trump Card inflicts damage and bypassesaccuracy checks to always hit, unless the target is in thesemi-invulnerable turn of a move such asDig orFly.

Trump Card'spower depends on the move's remainingPP after use, powering up when its PP is lower. Trump Card's power is calculated as follows:

Remaining PP after usePower
4+40
350
260
180
0200

Trump Card takes into account the PP lost fromSpite andPressure. However, Trump Card does not interact withEerie Spell andG-Max Depletion (which are not available in the same games).

Trump Card will always consider the current PP at the time of execution of the move, even in cases where PP is restored byLunar Dance or a heldLeppa Berry.

When Trump Card is called by another move such asMetronome orAssist, it will instead use the PP of that move with the same chart applying.

Generation VIII onwards

Trump Card cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

GamesDescription
DPPtHGSSPBRThe fewer PP this move has, the more power it has for attack.
BWB2W2The fewer PP this move has, the greater its attack power.
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
The fewer PP this move has, the greater its power.
SwShBDSPLA
SV
This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.


Learnset

Byleveling up

#PokémonTypesEgg GroupsLevel
IVVVIVII
0133EeveeFieldField5757BW
45B2W2
4545
0199Slowking
MonsterWater 153494949
0312MinunFairyFairy485151XY
40ORAS
40
0801Magearna
Magearna
All forms

No Eggs DiscoveredNo Eggs Discovered97
Bold indicates a Pokémon gainsSTAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


Bybreeding

#PokémonTypesEgg GroupsEgg Move
IVVVIVII
0083Farfetch'd
FlyingField
0115KangaskhanMonsterMonster
0206DunsparceFieldField
0341CorphishWater 1Water 3
0422Shellos
Shellos
All forms
Water 1AmorphousHGSS
0501OshawottFieldField
Bold indicates a Pokémon gainsSTAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


Byevent

Generation IV

#PokémonTypesEgg GroupsObtained with
0133Eevee
EeveeLv. 50
FieldField2010 World Championships Eevee
Video Game Championships 2010 Eevee
Bold indicates a Pokémon gainsSTAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Trump Card inflicts damage. Its damage depends on the move's PP.

In theExplorers series, Trump Card's damage is multiplied by 1.5×, 2×, and 2.5× at 70%, 50%, and 20% PP left, respectively. InPokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, the power of the move is increased approximately by 30%, 60%, 90%, and 120%, if the move has 4, 3, 2, or 1 PP, respectively.

GameBase
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
RangeTargetCuts
corners
MDTDS1-5-—%-FrontEnemyNo
BSL1-5-—%-FrontEnemyNo
MDGtI--1050—%-FrontEnemyNo
SMD5991030—%-FrontEnemyNo
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Description

GamesDescription
MDTDSInflicts damage on the target. It never misses. The lower the PP left for this move, the greater its damage.
BSLてきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる かならず めいちゅうする PPが すくないほど ダメージが おおきくなる
MDGtIIt damages an enemy. It never misses. The lower the PP of the move is, the greater the damage the move causes.
SMDThe lower this move's PP, the more powerful it gets.*
It damages an enemy. It never misses. The lower the PP of the move, the greater the damage it causes.*


In animation

Pokémon animated series


Eevee


The user fires cards at the opponent.
PokémonMethod
UserFirst Used InNotes
EeveeEevee creates six red-glowing cards of energy in the form of a ring in front of its body. It then fires the cards at the opponent.
Virgil's EeveeA Unova League Evolution!Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


Slowking


The user shocks the foe.
PokémonMethod
UserFirst Chapter Used InNotes
SlowkingSlowking aims its hands at the opponent and fires multiple beams of electricity-like energy from them at the opponent.
Charon's SlowkingThe Final Dimensional Duel IIIDebut

In other generations

This section is incomplete.
Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it.
Reason: missing Battle Revolution and Generation VII

Core series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

  • Most of Trump Card's animations depict it as slicing the opponent. This may be because its Japanese name, read in kanji, contains 切りkiri, meaning "cut".

In other languages

LanguageTitle
ChineseCantonese王牌Wòhngpàaih
Mandarin王牌Wángpái
FrenchAtout
GermanTrumpfkarte
GreekΚρυφό Χαρτί
ItalianAsso
Korean마지막수단Majimak Sudan
PolishAtut
PortugueseBrazilCoringa
PortugalCartas de Trunfo
RussianКозырная КартаKozyrnaya Karta
SerbianAdut
SpanishAs Oculto
VietnameseÁt Chủ Bài
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