Essentials

Trump Card

normal Special

Generation 4

Summary

Power increases when this move has less PP, up to a maximum of 200.

Damage Dealt

  • bug 1
  • dark 1
  • dragon 1
  • electric 1
  • fighting 1
  • fire 1
  • flying 1
  • ghost 0
  • grass 1
  • ground 1
  • ice 1
  • normal 1
  • poison 1
  • psychic 1
  • rock ½
  • steel ½
  • water 1
  • ??? 1

Stats

Power
1
Accuracy
0% ≈ 0.0 power
PP
5, up to 8 with PP Up PP Up
Target
Selected Pokémon
Effect chance
n/a
Priority
0 (normal)

Flags

  • Makes contact
  • Blocked by Detect and Protect
  • Reflectable with Magic Coat
  • Snatchable
  • Rolls accuracy
  • Flinches with King's Rock

Machines

Generation 4
Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. Power is determined by the PP remaining for this move, after its PP cost is deducted. Ignores accuracy and evasion modifiers.

PP remaining Power
4 or more 40
3 50
2 60
1 80
0 200

If this move is activated by another move, the activating move's PP is used to calculate power.

Categories

  • Regular damage at target
  • Power varies at target

Flavor

Flavor Text

Generation 4
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, SoulSilver

The fewer PP this move has, the more power it has for attack.

Foreign Names

Japanese
きりふだ (kirifuda)
French
Atout
German
Trumpfkarte
Spanish
As Oculto
Italian
Asso

Contests

Generation 3 Contest

This move does not exist in games with Contests.

Generation 4 Super Contest

Type
cool
Appeal
Flavor text
Earn a higher score the later the Pokémon performs.
Use after
None
Use before
None

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Trump Card.

Pokémon

Normal Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Special Attack are more suited to Trump Card's Special damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

Diamond, Pearl
Platinum 		HeartGold, SoulSilver Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
57 57 Eevee Eevee normal Run Away
Adaptability 		⅞ male, ⅛ female Ground 55 55 50 45 65 55 325
53 53 Slowking Slowking water psychic Oblivious
Own Tempo 		½ male, ½ female Monster
Water 1 		95 75 80 100 110 30 490
48 48 Minun Minun electric Minus ½ male, ½ female Fairy 60 40 50 75 85 95 405
Diamond, Pearl
Platinum 		HeartGold, SoulSilver Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
Dunsparce Dunsparce normal Serene Grace
Run Away 		½ male, ½ female Ground 100 70 70 65 65 45 415
Shellos Shellos water Sticky Hold
Storm Drain 		½ male, ½ female Water 1
Indeterminate 		76 48 48 57 62 34 325

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