Tulip

Tulip
Information
Gender	Female
Region	Paldea
Friends	Dendra
Occupation	Gym Leader
Appears in	Generation IX
Debut	Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet
Other information
Specialist type	Psychic
In other languages
English	Name Tulip
English	Name Tulip

Tulip is a character who first appeared in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet. She serves as the Gym Leader of Alfornada Gym, specializing in Psychic types, and is one of the eight Gym Leaders in which the Player can battle in any order they chose.

Biology

Tulip is a tall, young woman with tanned skin, purple hair, hazel eyes, and matching lavender nail polish. She wears lavender earrings, a short dress in lavender and bisque with butterfly wings attached to the left shoulder area colored lavender and mint green respectively. Her footwear consists of bisque peep-toe pump heels with ring bands surrounding the ankles, and lavender butterflies are attached to each ankle band.

Personality

Being a makeup artist, Tulip places immense pride in both a person's and Pokémon's appearance; her Gym Test involves completing an Emotional Spectrum Test in order to bring out the Trainer and Pokémon's feelings. She also refers to the protagonist with various terms of endearment.

Tulip's Psychic type preference is portrayed in a clever way, as she more resembles a fairy type given her wings and flowers all over her body and her name. However, this ties perfectly into the Psychic type as Psychics are known for being able to perceive things that aren't always visible or made obvious. Between her emotion test and her job as a fashion designer, her focus is on expressing ones self based on personal values rather than expectations.

She is not fond of Geeta, stating that her personality is far too bewitching and conflicts with her own to the point that she feels that she can't fully commit to a battle.

Etymology

Tulip's name comes from "tulip", a type of flower, referring to the flowers on her dress.

Pokémon

Gym Battle

Trainer
Tulip
				Poké Balls	—
				Items	—
Farigiraf				Gardevoir
Base article	Type	Normal /  Psychic		Base article	Type	Psychic /  Fairy
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Female			Gender	Female
	Level	44			Level	44
	Ability	Armor Tail			Ability	Synchronize
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Crunch	Zen Headbutt		Moves	Psychic	Dazzling Gleam
		Reflect	—			Energy Ball	—
Espathra				Florges (Red Flower)
Base article	Type	Psychic		Base article	Type	Fairy
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	Psychic
	Gender	Female			Gender	Female
	Level	44			Level	45
	Ability	Opportunist			Ability	Flower Veil
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Psychic	Quick Attack		Moves	Psychic	Moonblast
		Shadow Ball	—			Petal Blizzard	—

Gym Leader Rematch

Trainer
Tulip
				Poké Balls	—
				Items	—
Farigiraf				Gardevoir
Base article	Type	Normal /  Psychic		Base article	Type	Psychic /  Fairy
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Female			Gender	Female
	Level	65			Level	65
	Ability	Armor Tail			Ability	Synchronize
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Crunch	Zen Headbutt		Moves	Psychic	Dazzling Gleam
		Reflect	Iron Head			Energy Ball	Mystical Fire
Espathra				Gallade
Base article	Type	Psychic		Base article	Type	Psychic /  Fighting
	Tera Type	None			Tera Type	None
	Gender	Female			Gender	Male
	Level	65			Level	65
	Ability	Opportunist			Ability	Steadfast
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Psychic	Quick Attack		Moves	Psycho Cut	Leaf Blade
		Shadow Ball	Dazzling Gleam			X-Scissor	Close Combat
Florges (Red Flower)
Base article	Type	Fairy
	Tera Type	Psychic
	Gender	Female
	Level	66
	Ability	Flower Veil
	Item	None
	Moves	Psychic	Moonblast
		Petal Blizzard	Charm

League Club Rematch

Trainer
Tulip
				Poké Balls	—
				Items	—
Farigiraf				Gardevoir
Base article	Type	Normal /  Psychic		Base article	Type	Psychic /  Fairy
	Tera Type	Psychic			Tera Type	Psychic
	Gender	Female			Gender	Female
	Level	80			Level	80
	Ability	Armor Tail			Ability	Synchronize
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Shadow Ball	Expanding Force		Moves	Expanding Force	Dazzling Gleam
		Psychic Terrain	Thunderbolt			Energy Ball	Mystical Fire
Espathra				Gallade
Base article	Type	Psychic		Base article	Type	Psychic /  Fighting
	Tera Type	Psychic			Tera Type	Psychic
	Gender	Female			Gender	Male
	Level	80			Level	80
	Ability	Opportunist			Ability	Steadfast
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Lumina Crash	Flash Cannon		Moves	Psycho Cut	Leaf Blade
		Shadow Ball	Dazzling Gleam			X-Scissor	Close Combat
Delphox				Florges (Red Flower)
Base article	Type	Fire /  Psychic		Base article	Type	Fairy
	Tera Type	Psychic			Tera Type	Psychic
	Gender	Female			Gender	Female
	Level	80			Level	81
	Ability	Blaze			Ability	Flower Veil
	Item	None			Item	None
	Moves	Flamethrower	Shadow Ball		Moves	Psychic	Moonblast
		Psychic	Scorching Sands			Giga Drain	Calm Mind

Trivia

• Tulip's fairy-like appearance despite being a Psychic-Gym Leader and her team consisting of Fairy- and Fighting-type pokemon seems to be tailored to hard counter Dark types, who are immune to Psychic.
• She has been childhood friends with Dendra, and is the one who made Dendra handle the Emotional Spectrum Practice after winning against her in a bet.