Trump Card (move)

Trump Card きりふだ Trump Card

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

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally 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   +1 if first to appeal.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Earn +1 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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 doesn't have a standard power; rather, it inflicts greater damage when Trump Card's PP is lower. Trump Card's power is calculated as follows:

Remaining PP	Base Power
5+	40
4	50
3	60
2	80
1	200

When Trump Card is chosen by a random move generator such as Metronome or Assist, it will instead use the PP of that move with the same chart applying.

Description

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

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
133		Eevee	Normal		Normal	57				57	45	''''
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic	53				49			'
312		Minun	Electric		Electric	48				51			'
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		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying	no
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal	no
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal
341		Corphish	Water		Water	no
422		Shellos	Water		Water
501		Oshawott	Water		Water	no
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 the anime

Eevee
The foe is hit with a Special attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Eevee creates six orange-glowing plates of energy in the form of a ring in front of its body. The plates then turn red and are fired at the opponent.
Virgil's Eevee	BW108		Debut

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

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

Trivia

• Oshawott and its evolutions are the only Pokémon that is introduced in Generation V capable of knowing this move naturally.
  • It is also the only starter Pokémon able to learn it, discounting Eevee.
• Minun is the only Pokémon that can learn Trump Card that isn't part Normal- or Water-type.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 王牌 Wángpái French Atout German Trumpfkarte Greek Κρυφό Χαρτί Italian Asso Korean 마지막수단 Majimak Sudan Serbian Adut Spanish As Oculto

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