Trumbeak
Trumbeak is a Normal/Flying-type Pokémon, the Bugle Beak Pokémon, number 732 (#0732) in the National Pokédex. It was introduced in Generation 7 and comes from the Alola region. It is 0.6 m tall and weighs 14.8 kg.
Trumbeak is the Bugle Beak Pokémon, a woodpecker-like bird whose flexible beak can be bent to produce over a hundred different calls. The Pokédex says the racket makes it a noisy nuisance to its neighbours.
How to pronounce Trumbeak
Trumbeak is pronounced TRUM-beek. The capital letters show the stressed syllable.
Listen to Trumbeak said out loud:
In Japanese it is ケララッパ (Kerarappa).
Hear every other name on the Pokémon pronunciation guide.
Lore
Biology
Trumbeak is 0.6 m tall and 14.8 kg, a black-feathered bird with a long beak that runs from orange through light red to a black tip. It has a short crest, a white face and chest, a jagged red band round its neck and spindly blue legs with two toes pointing forward and two back. Bending the beak changes the sound it makes.
Behaviour
Trumbeak lives noisily in areas dense with trees, and its loud cries are not popular with the neighbours. The Pokédex says the seeds it scatters in battle later grow into new plants.
Habitat
Bulbapedia says it lives in areas dense with trees. In Scarlet and Violet it is found in the Coastal Biome and Torchlit Labyrinth of The Indigo Disk, and in 3-star Tera Raid Battles at Blueberry Academy.
Diet
It eats Berries and keeps their seeds in its beak.
Powers
Trumbeak fires the stored seeds in a burst at enemies and prey, which in game terms means Bullet Seed at level 37. It also uses Drill Peck, Fury Attack and Rock Blast, and its cries become Supersonic, Screech and Hyper Voice. Skill Link and Keen Eye are its regular Abilities, with Pickup hidden. Base Attack 85 and Speed 75 make it a quick, hard-pecking middle form.
Name origin
Trumbeak may combine 'trumpet' and 'beak'. The Japanese name is Kerarappa (ケララッパ), possibly from keratsutsuki ('woodpecker') and rappa ('trumpet').
Design inspiration
Trumbeak looks modelled on a woodpecker, probably a pileated or ivory-billed one, with some resemblance to honeyguides or an immature toco toucan. It also appears to be tied to brass instruments: its name, its category and its bendable beak, which changes its call much as a trombone's slide changes length. The bending may also reference rhynchokinesis, the way some birds can flex their upper beak. These are fan readings.
Evolution notes
Trumbeak evolves from Pikipek at level 14 and into Toucannon at level 28.
In the games
Trumbeak is a mid-game bird of Alola, found in Sun and Moon on Routes 5, 8 and 11, in Lush Jungle and around the Poni area. It is not available in Legends: Z-A.
In the anime
Trumbeak debuted in 'First Catch in Alola, Ketchum-Style!' as one of the leaders of the wild Pikipek flock.
Fun facts
- Trumbeak and Pikipek are the only Pokémon with Pickup as a Hidden Ability.
- In Scarlet and Violet, Trumbeak starts with Rock Blast at level 1, a move Pikipek never learns by levelling up.
- In Pokémon Adventures, two allied Trumbeak help a Totem Lurantis fight Moon in 'Flash and Cosmog's Secret'.
Base stats
- HP: 55
- Attack: 85
- Defense: 50
- Sp. Atk: 40
- Sp. Def: 50
- Speed: 75
Trumbeak’s base stat total is 355. Its highest stat is Attack.
Type matchups
What is Trumbeak weak to?
Trumbeak takes extra damage from Electric (2×), Ice (2×), Rock (2×) moves.
It resists Grass (½×), Bug (½×).
It is immune to Ground, Ghost moves.
Evolution
What does Trumbeak evolve from?
Trumbeak evolves from Pikipek at level 14.
How does Trumbeak evolve?
Trumbeak evolves into Toucannon at level 28.
The whole family: Pikipek, Trumbeak, Toucannon.
Abilities
- Keen Eye: Prevents accuracy from being lowered.
- Skill Link: Extends two-to-five-hit moves and Triple Kick to their full length every time.
- Pickup (hidden ability): Picks up other Pokémon's used and Flung held items. May also pick up an item after battle.
Moves
Moves Trumbeak learns by level up in Scarlet / Violet
| Level | Move | Type | Category | Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Growl | Normal | Status | — |
| 1 | Peck | Flying | Physical | 35 |
| 1 | Rock Smash | Fighting | Physical | 40 |
| 1 | Rock Blast | Rock | Physical | 25 |
| 13 | Supersonic | Normal | Status | — |
| 16 | Pluck | Flying | Physical | 60 |
| 21 | Roost | Flying | Status | — |
| 24 | Fury Attack | Normal | Physical | 15 |
| 29 | Screech | Normal | Status | — |
| 32 | Drill Peck | Flying | Physical | 80 |
| 37 | Bullet Seed | Grass | Physical | 25 |
| 40 | Feather Dance | Flying | Status | — |
| 45 | Hyper Voice | Normal | Special | 90 |
TM moves (34)
Trumbeak can learn 34 moves from TMs in Scarlet / Violet: Take Down, Protect, Acrobatics, Thief, Facade, Aerial Ace, Swift, Flame Charge, Air Cutter, Endure, Sunny Day, Bullet Seed, Brick Break, U-turn, Air Slash, Sleep Talk, Rock Blast, Rest, Swords Dance, Fly, Gunk Shot, Substitute, Tailwind, Hyper Voice, Heat Wave, Helping Hand, Brave Bird, Tera Blast, Smack Down, Knock Off, Uproar, Dual Wingbeat, Endeavor, Feather Dance.
Egg moves (4):Boomburst, Echoed Voice, Gunk Shot, Sky Attack.
Breeding & training
- Gender: 50% male, 50% female.
- Egg groups: Flying.
- Egg cycles: 15 (steps to hatch, Scarlet/Violet: 1,920).
- Catch rate: 120 out of 255.
- Base friendship (Gen 8 onward): 50.
- Growth rate: Medium (1,000,000 experience points to reach level 100).
- Defeating it gives 2 Attack effort values.
- Base experience yield: 124.
Pokédex entries
It can bend the tip of its beak to produce over a hundred different cries at will. (Ultra Sun)
From its mouth, it fires the seeds of berries it has eaten. The scattered seeds give rise to new plants. (Ultra Moon)
By bending its beak, it can produce a variety of calls and brand itself a noisy nuisance for its neighbors. (Moon)
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. (Sun)
Names around the world
| Japanese | ケララッパ |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Kerarappa |
| French | Piclairon |
| German | Trompeck |
| Spanish | Trumbeak |
| Italian | Trumbeak |
| Korean | 크라파 |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 喇叭啄鸟 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 喇叭啄鳥 |
Trivia
- Taller than 25% of all Pokémon (0.6 m).
- Heavier than 35% of all Pokémon (14.8 kg).
- Base stat total 355, ranked #691 of 1,025.
- One of 27 Pokémon that are both Normal and Flying.
- One of 51 black Pokémon.
- Number 11 of 88 Pokémon introduced in Generation 7 (Alola).
- Part of an evolution family of 3 Pokémon.
- Can learn 46 different moves in Scarlet / Violet.
- Catch rate 120: about 15.7% per Poké Ball at full health.
- Appears in 4 distinct Pokédex entries.
Sources and fact-checking
- Stats, types, abilities, moves, evolutions, forms and Pokédex entries: PokéAPI open game data.
- Lore: written by pokee.si in our own words, researched from Bulbapedia: Trumbeak (Pokémon), Serebii: Trumbeak (Scarlet/Violet Pokédex).
- Pronunciation (TRUM-beek): it follows how the English anime, games or official videos say it.
Last checked: . Every sentence of the lore was checked against Bulbapedia, Serebii and the game data.
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