Tulip

Tulip リップ Lip
"The Bewitching Beautician"
Artwork from Scarlet and Violet
Age	Unknown
Gender	Female
Eye color	Hazel
Hair color	Violet
Hometown	Alfornada
Region	Paldea
Trainer class	Gym Leader
Generation	IX
Games	Scarlet, Violet
Member of	Paldea League
Rank	Gym Leader
Leader of	Alfornada Gym
Badge	Psychic Badge
Specializes in	Psychic-types
Animated series	Pokémon Horizons: The Series
Debut	Showdown! The Paldea Elite Four
English voice actor	Marissa Lenti
Japanese voice actor	Mariko Nagai

Tulip (Japanese: リップ Lip) is the Gym Leader of Alfornada's Gym, known officially as the Alfornada Gym. She specializes in Psychic-type Pokémon.

In the core series games

Besides being a Gym Leader, Tulip works as a model and a makeup artist. As such, she focuses on beauty and appearance a lot. Her Pokémon help her out in applying makeup which seems magical. She has a very busy schedule due to working on several businesses.^[1]

Tulip is childhood friends with Dendra and has done a collaboration with fellow Gym Leader Iono. She doesn't like her boss, Geeta, very much, due to the latter's "bewitching aura" overlapping with the former's style.

Tulip enlists Dendra to help her with her Gym test of ESP exercise by defeating her in a Pokémon battle, in which the stakes were that the loser would do whatever the winner wanted. The Gym test requires the player to express different emotions as Dendra and a Medicham demonstrate them. Dendra also says that Tulip has always been an overachiever.

In addition to the Gym Badge, Tulip gives out TM120 (Psychic) after defeating her.

In The Indigo Disk, Tulip can be invited to Blueberry Academy as a special coach.

Challenging the Alfornada Gym

Alfornada Gym Leader: Tulip

(AKA the Bewitching Beautician)

"This Psychic-type user is a real force, even among Gym Leaders. She runs a cosmetics brand, which she also models for, and she aims to be the very best in everything she does- including battle."

Pokémon

Tulip will Terastallize her Florges at the first opportunity.

Gym battle

Gym Leader Tulip Alfornada Gym Scarlet and Violet Reward: $8,100

Types: Normal Psychic Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Armor Tail Held item: None Farigiraf♂ Lv.44 Crunch Dark Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Reflect Psychic Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Psychic Fairy Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Gardevoir♀ Lv.44 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Dazzling Gleam Fairy Special   --       Energy Ball Grass Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Opportunist Held item: None Espathra♀ Lv.44 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Fairy Unknown Tera Type: Psychic  or  Unknown Ability: Flower Veil Held item: None Florges♀ Lv.45 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Moonblast Fairy Special   --       Petal Blizzard Grass Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Rematch

Gym Leader Tulip Alfornada Gym Scarlet and Violet Reward: $11,880

Types: Normal Psychic Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Armor Tail Held item: None Farigiraf♂ Lv.65 Crunch Dark Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Reflect Psychic Status   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --       Types: Psychic Fairy Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Gardevoir♀ Lv.65 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Dazzling Gleam Fairy Special   --       Energy Ball Grass Special   --       Mystical Fire Fire Special   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Opportunist Held item: None Espathra♀ Lv.65 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Dazzling Gleam Fairy Special   --       Types: Psychic Fighting Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Steadfast Held item: None Gallade♂ Lv.65 Psycho Cut Psychic Physical   --       Leaf Blade Grass Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Type: Fairy Unknown Tera Type: Psychic  or  Unknown Ability: Flower Veil Held item: None Florges♀ Lv.66 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Moonblast Fairy Special   --       Petal Blizzard Grass Physical   --       Charm Fairy Status   --

League Club Room

Gym Leader Tulip Blueberry Academy Scarlet and Violet Reward: $17,820

Types: Normal Psychic Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Armor Tail Held item: None Farigiraf♂ Lv.80 Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Expanding Force Psychic Special   --       Psychic Terrain Psychic Status   --       Thunderbolt Electric Special   --       Types: Psychic Fairy Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Synchronize Held item: None Gardevoir♀ Lv.80 Expanding Force Psychic Special   --       Dazzling Gleam Fairy Special   --       Energy Ball Grass Special   --       Mystical Fire Fire Special   --       Type: Psychic Unknown Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Opportunist Held item: None Espathra♀ Lv.80 Lumina Crash Psychic Special   --       Flash Cannon Steel Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Dazzling Gleam Fairy Special   --       Types: Psychic Fighting Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Steadfast Held item: None Gallade♂ Lv.80 Psycho Cut Psychic Physical   --       Leaf Blade Grass Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Types: Fire Psychic Tera Type: Unknown  or  Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Delphox♀ Lv.80 Flamethrower Fire Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Scorching Sands Ground Special   --       Type: Fairy Unknown Tera Type: Psychic  or  Unknown Ability: Flower Veil Held item: None Florges♀ Lv.81 Psychic Psychic Special   --       Moonblast Fairy Special   --       Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Calm Mind Psychic Status   --

Traded to the player

Upon the third unique interaction with Tulip in the League Club Room, she will trade a Flittle to the player in exchange for almost any Pokémon excluding Shiny, Legendary, or Mythical Pokémon.

#0955  Flittle     Level 32 Type: Tera Type: Ability: Speed Boost Held item: None	ID: 149671 OT: Tulip Met: a Link Trade Nature: Impish Ribbons / Marks:  Partner Ribbon
Hit Points Attack Defense Sp. Attack Sp. Defense Speed IVs 13 20 12 21 21 12
Quick Attack Normal Psybeam Psychic Pluck Flying Agility Psychic
Games Method SV In-game trade (League Club Room)
This Pokémon has a fixed Scale value of 128.
Its Poké Ball depends on the one used to catch it.
This Pokémon cannot be Shiny.
This Pokémon is obtained in a trade.
This Pokémon is given to the player as an Egg.

Quotes

Main article: Tulip/Quotes

In animation

Pokémon Horizons: The Series

Tulip first appeared in silhouette alongside the other Gym Leaders of Paldea in Welcome to Naranja Academy! during Clavell's explanation of how Tera Training works.

Tulip appeared in Showdown! The Paldea Elite Four, where she partnered with Sidian as part of the Elite Four Tag Battle. Using her Espathra, she battled Rika and her Clodsire and Dugtrio, only to lose by default when Sidian's Garganacl was defeated.

Pokémon

Espathra

Debut	Showdown! The Paldea Elite Four

Espathra is Tulip's only known Pokémon. She used it in her Tag Battle with Sidian against Rika, only to lose by default when Sidian's Garganacl was knocked out.

None of Espathra's moves are known.

Voice actors

Pokémon: Paldean Winds

Tulip appeared in Breathe Together, in which she is introduced by Iono as one of Paldea's Gym Leaders during her video collaboration with Naranja Academy.

Pokémon

Espathra

Biri-Biri

Tulip briefly appeared as a silhouette alongside the rest of Paldea Gym Leaders in the music video for Biri-Biri.

POKÉTOON

Tulip appeared in PT16. She was seen in the end credits battling against Yūto and his Armarouge.

Pokémon

Florges ♀

Debut	PT16

Florges is Tulip's only known Pokémon. Tulip used it in her battle against Yūto, where she faced his Armarouge.

None of Florges's moves are known.

In literature

Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game!

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Rubi Beniguchi (Japanese: 紅(べに)口(ぐち)るびぃ Beniguchi Rubi), a cross-canon counterpart of Tulip, appears in the Scarlet & Violet arc of Let's Play the Pokémon Card Game!.

In the TCG

Main article: Tulip (Paradox Rift 181)

Tulip was introduced as a Supporter card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Scarlet & Violet Series (the Japanese Scarlet & Violet Era). It was first released in the Japanese Future Flash expansion and the English Paradox Rift expansion, with artwork by Naoki Saito. An ultra rare version with artwork by the same illustrator, and a special illustration rare version of the card illustrated by AKIRA EGAWA were released in the same sets. It allows players to put up to 4 in any combination of Psychic-type Pokémon and Basic Psychic Energy cards from their discard pile into their hand.

Other cards

Tulip also makes an appearance on the Espathra from the Paradox Rift expansion, which interacts with the Tulip card, referencing the Pokémon that Tulip uses in the games.

Gallery

Sprites and models

VS model from Scarlet and Violet	Special Coach profile image from Scarlet and Violet

Artwork

Concept art from Scarlet and Violet

Trivia

• Tulip's Japanese Gym Leader title is 超マジック・マキアージュ.
• Tulip's ace and Terastallized Pokémon being Florges references their shared trait of beauty.
• After Tulip recalls her Pokémon from battle, she rests the Poké Ball against her temple rather than simply nodding at it like many Trainers.

Names

References

Related articles

• Images on the Bulbagarden Archives

Gym Leaders of the Paldea region
Cortondo Gym Katy	Artazon Gym Brassius	Levincia Gym Iono	Cascarrafa Gym Kofu
Medali Gym Larry	Montenevera Gym Ryme	Alfornada Gym	Glaseado Gym Grusha

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