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 and Violet
Member of	Paldea League
Rank	Gym Leader
Leader of	Alfornada Gym
Badge	Psychic Badge
Specializes in	Psychic-types

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.

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.

Pokémon

Gym battle

Tulip will Terastallize her Florges at the first opportunity.

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

Tulip will Terastallize her Florges at the first opportunity.

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   --

Quotes

Main article: Tulip/Quotes

In the anime

Tulip in Pokémon: Paldean Winds

Pokémon: Paldean Winds

Tulip appeared in Breathe Together.

Gallery

Artwork

Concept art from Scarlet and Violet

In the TCG

Ultra rare print of Tulip

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.

Trivia

• Tulip's Japanese Gym Leader title is 超マジック・マキアージュ.
• Tulip and Dendra are childhood friends.
• The fact that Tulip's ace and Terastallized Pokémon is 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

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	リップ Lip	From tulip and possibly lipstick
English, Indonesian	Tulip	From tulip
German	Tulia	From Tulpe (tulip)
Spanish	Tuli	From tulipán (tulip)
French	Tully	From tulipe (tulip)
Italian, Brazilian Portuguese	Tulipa	From tulipa (Portuguese for tulip)
Korean	리파 Lipa	From tulipa (Portuguese for tulip)
Chinese (Mandarin)	莉普 Lìpǔ	Transcription of her Japanese name
Chinese (Cantonese)	莉普 Leihpóu
Thai	ลิป Lip	Transcription of her Japanese name

See also

• Images on the Bulbagarden Archives

References

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 Tulip	Glaseado Gym Grusha

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