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, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Cool Appeal  0   Jam  0   +1 if first to appeal.

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

Trump Card on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Trump Card on Eevee's Movedex

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:

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.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
133		Eevee	Normal		Normal	57				57
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.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
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.

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.
• Minun is the only Pokémon that can learn Trump Card that isn't part Normal- or Water-type.

In other languages

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

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