How to Collect Trumbeak Cards: Standout Art, Sets, and Favorites
Personalized Trumbeak card scouting: stats, lore, and layout notes for binders that feel curated, not copied.
2025-06-15
Popularity Rank: #965
Fan survey data
Blended rank from two r/pokemon "favourite Pokémon" surveys, weighted 60/40 toward the 2025 results (u/Jawnysparklez; u/mamamia1001 2019).
2025 survey: #945
2019 survey: #804
#965 / 1025
Pokédex details
Height
0.6 m
Weight
14.8 kg
Base EXP
0
Capture rate
120 / 255
Generation
Gen VII
Base happiness
70
Growth rate
Medium
Color
Black
Shape
Wings
Egg groups
Flying
Why people love Trumbeak
The elevator pitch for Trumbeak: cute, recognizable, and worth a binder slot.
- Trumbeak brings bird Pokémon energy: light, bright, and weirdly cheerful on a shelf.
- Cheerful personality in-game — Trumbeak feels upbeat even before you pick a favourite card.
- A staple in our Birds & Bats crowd — Trumbeak is one of those picks collectors nod at immediately.
Pokémon TCG cards
Recent cards featuring Trumbeak from the Trading Card Game, newest first.
Celestial Guardians
One Diamond
Vivid Voltage
Uncommon
Lost Thunder
Uncommon
Sun & Moon
Uncommon
SM trainer Kit (Lycanroc)
Uncommon
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Binder plan & Michi Method for Trumbeak
A workable spread formula for Trumbeak — scene print, anchor card, supporting cast — without overthinking supplies.
Cards to anchor your spread
TCG picks for collectors — pair these with a printed scene below.
Trumbeak #107 (Sun & Moon) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Trumbeak binder page.
Trumbeak #165 (Lost Thunder) is a promo worth chasing — alternate art that stands out on any Trumbeak binder page.
Trumbeak #144 (Vivid Voltage) is a sleeper hit — not expensive, but a favorite for themed collections.
Species art references
Character renders for colour matching, pose ideas, and silhouette checks.
Official artwork
Match card holo colours and keep the species silhouette consistent across pockets.
HOME render
Modern pose reference when you want a cleaner, upright character layout.
Dream World vector
Simple line-and-fill shape — handy for tracing pocket placement before you print.
Shiny palette
Alternate colourway for accent pockets or shiny-themed spreads.
Art via PokéAPI/sprites (open source).
Trumbeak mini binder spread
A seeded two-page 3×3 binder mockup using Trumbeak chase cards and Michi Method scene art for display planning.
Left page
Sun & Moon
Uncommon
Lost Thunder
Uncommon
Vivid Voltage
Uncommon
Celestial Guardians
One Diamond
SM trainer Kit (Lycanroc)
Uncommon
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Right page
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
Pokémon TCG
Empty Slot
The Michi Method treats your binder like a small gallery: print one scene that spans multiple pockets, then nest your favourite Trumbeak cards around it. The picks and reference art below are meant for collectors building display spreads — not competitive lists.
Michi Method scene examples
Wide illustrated scenes and promotional art you can print across multiple binder pockets — not cropped card frames.
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Scene art via artofpkm.com — SM8 lostzone rgb 180830-2
Find more scene art
Curated galleries and search links — we do not hotlink Pinterest or ArtStation results.
Scene references via artofpkm.com. Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Additional tips
- Try a warm cream, taupe, and sky blue sleeve story around Trumbeak's normal-type and flying-type identity — mat color does more work than people admit in photos.
- Photograph the Trumbeak page under warm side light once and cool once — you'll quickly see which copy deserves the top-left anchor slot.
- National Dex #732 is a quiet flex on dividers or handwritten indices — collectors who sort by number will thank you.
- Canon tags Trumbeak as Bugle Beak Pokémon, black colour stories, and a wings silhouette — chase prints that lean into that identity instead of generic stock poses.
Trumbeak: competitive snapshot
For players and duel-minded collectors — abilities, hallmark moves, and tier shorthand in one place.
Base stats
In-game numbers for Trumbeak — useful context beside abilities and moves.
HP
55
Attack
85
Defense
50
Sp. Atk
40
Sp. Def
50
Speed
75
Total: 355
Players file Trumbeak around tier "NFE" while Ability Keen Eye (Prevents accuracy from being lowered.) shapes the fantasy — chase art that stages that payoff, not just the highest number on the slab.
- Hyper Voice — No additional effect. Hits adjacent foes. — Illustration Rares that stage that motion tend to outperform static portraits.
- Normal/Flying typings invite clash lighting or split backgrounds — lean into that tension on-page.
3D battle sprites
Animated Showdown-style models for Trumbeak — normal and shiny.
Sprites via Project Pokémon. Pokémon and character names are trademarks of Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.
Backstory & Lore
A short write-up on Trumbeak, weaving together Pokédex notes, species lore, and evolution context.
It eats berries and stores their seeds in its beak. When it encounters enemies or prey, it fires off all the seeds in a burst.
By bending its beak, it can produce a variety of calls and brand itself a noisy nuisance for its neighbors.
It can bend the tip of its beak to produce over a hundred different cries at will.
A second dex beat (Moon) frames Trumbeak as by bending its beak, it can produce a variety of calls and brand itself a noisy nuisance for its neighbors. Rotating that line on a sticky note beside the page keeps the spread feeling lived-in.
Trumbeak shows up in Ultra Sun lore as one that can bend the tip of its beak to produce over a hundred different cries at will. When you shop for cards, look for illustrations that lean into that mood instead of generic portrait poses.
Name in other languages
Common localized names collectors may search for.
German
Trompeck
Spanish
Trumbeak
French
Piclairon
Italian
Trumbeak
Japanese
ケララッパ
Japanese (Romaji)
Kerarappa
Korean
크라파
Chinese (Simplified)
喇叭啄鸟
Chinese (Traditional)
喇叭啄鳥
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