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  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch 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   +1 if first to appeal.

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  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.

The move is unaffected by modifications to the accuracy stat and evasion stat. It will not hit a Pokémon during the semi-invulnerable turn of moves such as Dig, Fly and Dive.

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	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 red-glowing plates of energy in the form of a ring in front of its body. It then fires the plates at the opponent.
Virgil's Eevee	A Unova League Evolution!		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	Alternate Dimension Showdown III		Debut

In other generations

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

• When used at 1 PP, Trump Card has the highest base power of all special moves.
• Trump Card's method of calculating base power is not shared by any other move.

In other languages

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

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.