Trump Card (move)

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

Trump Card きりふだ Trump Card

Battles Type  Normal Category  Special PP  5 (max. 8) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests 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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Works better the later it is used in a turn.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Trump Card (Japanese: きりふだ Trump Card) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Trump Card inflicts damage and bypasses accuracy checks to always hit, unless the target is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Dig or Fly.

Trump Card's power depends on the move's remaining PP after use (including applying Pressure), powering up when its PP is lower. Trump Card's power is calculated as follows:

Remaining PP	Power
4+	40
3	50
2	60
1	80
0	200

When Trump Card is called by another move such as Metronome or Assist, 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

Games Description DPPtHGSSPBR The fewer PP this move has, the more power it has for attack. BWB2W2 The 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

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0133		Eevee		Field		Field	57	57BW 45B2W2	45	45SMUSUM
0199		Slowking		Monster	Water 1	53	49	49	49
0312		Minun		Fairy		Fairy	48	51	51XY 40ORAS	40
0801		Magearna		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				97
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB 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.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0083		Farfetch'd		Flying	Field		✔	✔	✔
0115		Kangaskhan		Monster		Monster		✔	✔	✔
0206		Dunsparce		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
0341		Corphish		Water 1	Water 3		✔	✔	✔
0422		Shellos		Water 1	Amorphous	✔HGSS	✔	✔	✔
0501		Oshawott		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB 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.

By event

Generation IV

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0133		EeveeLv. 50		Field		Field	2010 World Championships Eevee Video Game Championships 2010 Eevee
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB 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 the Explorers series, Trump Card's damage is multiplied by 1.5x, 2x, and 2.5x at 70%, 50%, and 20% PP left, respectively. In Pokémon 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.

Game Base Power Max Power Base PP Max PP Base Accuracy Max Accuracy Range Target Cuts corners MDTDS 1 - 5 - —% - Front Enemy No BSL 1 - 5 - —% - Front Enemy No MDGtI - - 10 50 —% - Front Enemy No SMD 5 99 10 30 —% - Front Enemy No With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: MD Time and Darkness = Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. MD Sky = Pokémon Platinum. MD Adventure Squad = ??. MD Gates to Infinity = Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Description

Games Description MDTDS Inflicts 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 MDGtI It damages an enemy. It never misses. The lower the PP of the move is, the greater the damage the move causes. SMD The 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 the anime

Eevee
The user fires cards at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Eevee 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 Eevee	A Unova League Evolution!		Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Slowking
The user shocks the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Slowking aims its hands at the opponent and fires multiple beams of electricity-like energy from them at the opponent.
Charon's Slowking	The Final Dimensional Duel III		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 王牌 Wòhngpàaih Mandarin 王牌 Wángpái French Atout German Trumpfkarte Greek Κρυφό Χαρτί Italian Asso Korean 마지막수단 Majimak Sudan Polish Atut Portuguese Brazil Curinga Portugal Cartas de Trunfo Russian Козырная Карта Kozyrnaya Karta Serbian Adut Spanish As Oculto Vietnamese Át Chủ Bài

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