Trump Card (move)

	Trump Card; きりふだ Trump Card
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;
	Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Introduced	Generation IV
	Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.;
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.
	On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV; Generation V; Generation VI; Generation VII; Generation VIII; Generation IX; ;

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

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, powering up when its PP is lower. Trump Card's power is calculated as follows:

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

Trump Card takes into account the PP lost from Spite and Pressure. However, Trump Card does not interact with Eerie Spell and G-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 by Lunar Dance or a held Leppa Berry.

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
DP Pt HGSSPBR	The fewer PP this move has, the more power it has for attack.
BW B2W2	The fewer PP this move has, the greater its attack power.
XY ORAS SM USUM PE	The fewer PP this move has, the greater its power.
SwSh BDSP LA 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

#		Egg Groups		Level
				IV	V	VI	VII
							SM USUM
0133	Eevee	Field		Field	57	57^BW 45^B2W2	45	45
0199	Slowking	Monster	Water 1	53	49	49	49
0312	Minun	Fairy		Fairy	48	51	51^XY 40^ORAS	40
0801	Magearna All forms	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

#		Egg Groups		Egg Move
				IV	V	VI	VII
							SM USUM
0083	Farfetch'd	Flying	Field	−	✔	✔	✔
0115	Kangaskhan	Monster		Monster	−	✔	✔	✔
0206	Dunsparce	Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
0341	Corphish	Water 1	Water 3	−	✔	✔	✔
0422	Shellos All forms	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		Eevee^Lv. 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 1.5×, 2×, and 2.5× 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
MDTD S	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 = Pokémon Platinum. 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
MDTD S	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 animation

Pokémon animated series

Pokémon	Method
Eevee
The user fires cards at the opponent.
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

Pokémon	Method
Slowking
The user shocks the foe.
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

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

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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, and Sky	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
Chinese	Mandarin	王牌 Wángpái
French		Atout
German		Trumpfkarte
Greek		Κρυφό Χαρτί
Italian		Asso
Korean		마지막수단 Majimak Sudan
Polish		Atut
Portuguese	Brazil	Curinga
Portuguese	Portugal	Cartas de Trunfo
Russian		Козырная Карта Kozyrnaya Karta
Serbian		Adut
Spanish		As Oculto
Vietnamese		Át Chủ Bài

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