Trubbish, Phione & Empoleon Cards
The other Legendary Treasures three-parter is a much more subtle affair, spread across three fantastically disparate cards. And best of all, it highlights that most unloved of Pokémon, Trubbish.
Separately, you might never realize any of the cards are part of a pictorial set, but together there’s a lovely story being told! Poor ol’ Trubbish’s card sees him dumped in a garbage heap, Wingulls screeching overhead, wailing at the sky in despair. But then in Phione’s card, we see Trubbish’s surprise at noticing the water-type splashing in some water running through the garbage. This is then resolved in Empoleon’s card, where somehow Phione has arranged for Piplup’s final form to rescue the stinky trashbag monster and is giving him a ride out to sea, Phione flying alongside! And Trubbish is just delighted
