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Trubbish finds friends: a three-card story worth keeping together

By ChasingPoké ·

A rubbish dump is an unlikely starting point for a cheerful binder page. In ChasingPoké’s Trubbish finds friends collection, an abandoned Pokémon encounters Phione and eventually rides through the water on Empoleon’s back. Three cards give the story a beginning, a meeting and a happy destination.

Start with the character who needs a friend

The public connected-art collection presents Trubbish, Phione and Empoleon in story order. It contains three cards, all three cataloged, so the examples here cover the complete collection. ChasingPoké’s description follows Trubbish from abandonment to companionship.

Trubbish 67/113 from Legendary Treasures makes a useful first choice because it establishes the opening scene. Before shopping, look at the whole sequence and decide which moment you most want to keep. Starting with a favorite gives the project a satisfying first step even if the other two cards take longer to find.

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Give the sequence room to read

Reserve three adjacent spaces and arrange them in the collection’s order. A single row lets you follow the story without turning a page. Try that arrangement with a written checklist before moving cards around an existing binder.

You can also leave an empty space for each missing card. That makes progress visible while preserving the intended sequence. Keep the names and numbers on your checklist so a later search brings you back to the exact entries.

Three cards from one set

The checklist is Trubbish 67/113, Phione 36/113 and Empoleon 35/113, all from Legendary Treasures. Our latest card snapshot, observed October 23, 2026, records market estimates of $15.66, $12.20 and $35.05 respectively.

Those figures are reference estimates, not offers for particular copies. Use them when considering an asking price, then check the actual card and checkout costs separately. The public Trubbish finds friends collection page provides the complete sequence to consult while building your list.

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Turn the story into a small collecting plan

Choose your favorite first, check whether you already own any of the three exact cards, then put the missing entries on a wish list. Record the set and number alongside each name.

Give yourself a spending limit before browsing. You can pursue one missing card at a time and keep the display in story order throughout. The appeal is having a short narrative you can return to, with a clear point at which the project is complete.

Written with AI assistance using dated card data and attributed news briefs. Market estimates are not guaranteed offers. Editorial approach and corrections.

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