Trip
| Trip シューティー Shooty | |
 Trip | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Eye color | Pale gray |
| Hair color | Dirty blond |
| Hometown | Nuvema Town |
| Region | Unova |
| Trainer class | Trainer |
| Anime debut | In The Shadow of Zekrom! |
| English voice actor | Jamie McGonnigal |
| Japanese voice actor | Akeno Watanabe |
Trip (Japanese: シューティー Shooty) is a Pokémon Trainer from the Unova region. He is Ash's first and main Best Wishes series rival.
History
As a young child, Trip became inspired to be a Pokémon Trainer after watching Alder battle. He later met the Champion, who would let him pet and feed the Bouffalant Alder was battling with. This experience inspired him to work hard and train to become Champion. As such, Trip idolizes Alder and has great respect for him.
Trip was introduced in In The Shadow of Zekrom! as a beginning Trainer ready to choose his first Pokémon. After meeting with Professor Juniper, he chose Snivy as his new partner. Shortly after obtaining it, he challenged Ash Ketchum to a Pokémon battle. He had much interest in battling Pikachu, a species that is foreign in his region. Because Pikachu could not use any Electric-type moves at the time, Trip easily defeated Ash.
Trip appeared again at a Battle Club in A Rival Battle for Club Champ!, where he and Ash had a 5-on-5 battle, although Trip initially offered to have a Full Battle with Ash. His Tranquill defeated Ash's Oshawott and Tepig in just two hits with its Super Luck-boosted Aerial Ace, but lost to Ash's Pikachu. Pikachu was defeated by Servine again. Ash's Snivy defeated Trip's Servine by using Attract. Trip's Frillish later defeated Pidove and Snivy, causing Ash to lose the battle. Afterwards, Trip called Pikachu and Snivy "okay", but called the rest of Ash's team a joke.
Trip reappeared in A Venipede Stampede!, where he was training in Castelia City when a swarm of Venipede suddenly attacked. He used his Lampent to try to fight them off, but Ash yelled at him for doing so, saying that he was only making things worse. Trip insulted him, but was interrupted by Burgh, who agreed with Ash. Later, Trip went after the leader of the Venipede swarm and ordered Lampent to hit it with Shadow Ball, but Ash blocked the attack. Again, Burgh told him that he was going about it the wrong way, so he stopped. Trip then used Tranquill to help coax out the remaining Venipede and lead them safely out of the city.
Trip's next appearance was in Ash and Trip's Third Battle!, along with his Vanillite and Timburr, where he battled Ash. The battle ended in a tie after Servine defeated Snivy, Vanillite tied with Tepig and Oshawott defeated Timburr.
Trip appeared again in Reunion Battles In Nimbasa!, where he participated in a tournament held by Nimbasa Town's Don George. He was chosen to battle against Cilan in the first match up. In the next episode, he used his Gurdurr to battle against Cilan's Dwebble. Despite putting up a good fight, Gurdurr was defeated and Trip was knocked out of the competition. After his Pokémon healed at the Pokémon Center that night, he left Nimbasa Town believing that there was no point to staying there any longer.
Trip reappeared in Ash Versus the Champion! where he revealed he had already obtained five Badges. During that time he also got to reunite with Alder who couldn't remember him. Seeing how much Alder loafed about while battling Ash, Trip's opinion of him slightly changed.
Trip reappeared in The Clubsplosion Begins!, where he registered himself to compete in the Clubsplosion. He planned to compete with his newly-evolved Conkeldurr and his opponent in the first round was revealed to be Bianca who he considered to be just practice. He battled her and her Emboar in Search for the Clubultimate!. Though he and Conkeldurr put up a strong fight, he lost to her in the next episode. Like he did after his loss in the Club Battle, he left Ambiga Town that night rather than staying and watching the rest of the tournament.
He appeared again in Jostling for the Junior Cup! in order to participate in the Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup. His goal was to win and get the chance to battle Alder. His first round battle was with Burgundy. Using his Serperior, which had evolved from Servine, he was able to defeat her quickly and advanced to the second round. In Battling Authority Once Again!, Trip continued to advance to the semi-finals where he once again battled Cilan. This time however, he and Serperior managed to defeat Cilan's Crustle with a Frenzy Plant, qualifying for the final. In Ash, Iris and Trip: Then There Were Three!, Trip battled Ash in the finals and won, winning the tournament in the process. In Goodbye, Junior Cup - Hello Adventure!, Trip battled Alder and his Bouffalant with his Serperior in the prize match, but despite his strategy to attack Bouffalant's weak spot, they were defeated. After the battle, he is given a speech by Alder about deciding his own path with his Pokémon, and promised to battle him again when the time came.
He reappeared in Curtain Up, Unova League! and Mission: Defeat Your Rival!. He had traveled to Vertress City to compete in the Vertress Conference and met up with Ash and Ash's other rivals in Unova. During the match-up process it was revealed he would battle Ash in the first round of the competition. However, here he was not arrogant as in past meetings. Trip used his Serperior against Ash's Pikachu, but Pikachu managed to defeat Serperior, eliminating Trip from the League and apparently ending his rivalry with Ash.
Character
Trip has a teal-colored digital camera, with which he takes photos for illustrating his journey. He also has an Xtransceiver so that he can keep in touch with Battle Clubs. Overall, he is a well-reserved individual who tends to keep his feelings to himself. He expressed his emotions much like Ash does now when he was younger. His strategy is all about planning ahead and completing the basics of Pokémon training. Compared to the other rivals of the Unova region, Trip is rather distant and prefers not to interact with them outside of battle.
Trip tends to think very little of the Kanto region—which he refers to as "the boonies"—and anyone from there. He thinks of Ash as a hillbilly who needs to go back to the basics of Pokémon training. However, he will help him out once in a while, as seen when he informed Ash that Oshawott's Aqua Jet was uncontrollable because he had his eyes closed.
Despite having just started out as a Trainer, Trip already implements many strategies in his battling. He has defeated Ash in all but two of their battles (the former which they tied, and the latter in which Ash won), despite Ash being a much more experienced Trainer. However, he is less forgiving than Ash and takes losses harder. An instance of this is, when he lost to Cilan, he took a photo of Cilan and Dwebble. When Cilan asked him why he was doing that, Trip replied that he was recording this moment so that he would remember his frustration. Trip also actively insults and is at most as mature as Ash, as shown when he elbowed Ash (and Ash did the same) for the attention of Champion Alder.
As a result of meeting Alder as a child and the promise he was given by him, Trip viewed strength as the most important thing to accomplishing his goals. As such, he deemed any activities that wouldn't increase his strength as unnecessary as seen when he left after his losses in the Club Battle and the Clubsplosion, also when he refused to battle Ash on multiple occasions. After his reunion with Alder and his disappointment at Alder's aloofness, Trip began to seek out his own path to beating Alder and becoming champion. During the Junior Cup, Trip had shown a heighten amount of confidence in his own abilities to the point of arrogance, believing he could defeat both Alder and Cynthia. Though after losing to Alder he began to realize the error in his views, as such he had a change in his attitude. This can be seen in Curtain Up, Unova League! when he greets Ash and his friends with a more friendly approach than before and his change in attitude was noticed by the other characters such as Cilan and Iris. Despite his change in attitude he still maintains his distance and prefers not to interact with the other rivals.
Pokémon
This listing is of Trip's known Pokémon in the anime:
| Debut | In The Shadow of Zekrom! |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Kiyotaka Furushima |
| English | Jason Griffith |
- Main article: Trip's Serperior
Serperior is Trip's starter Pokémon, given to him by Professor Juniper when he was a Snivy. He was used to battle Ash in The Shadow of Zekrom!.
He was revealed to have evolved into a Servine before Triple Leaders, Team Threats!. This was revealed to Ash in A Rival Battle for Club Champ!.
He was revealed to have evolved into a Serperior before Jostling for the Junior Cup!.
| Debut | A Rival Battle for Club Champ! |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Unshō Ishizuka |
| English | Erica Schroeder |
Tranquill is the second Pokémon that Trip was revealed to have. It first appeared in A Rival Battle for Club Champ! where Trip used it to battle Ash's Oshawott, Tepig and Pikachu. It was shown to be powerful, as its Super Luck Ability allowed it to take down both Oshawott and Tepig with two hits. It defeated the former two, before losing to Pikachu.
It was later used in A Venipede Stampede! to rescue Ash's Pidove from a Venipede's Sludge Bomb attack and help round up the other Centipede Pokémon.
Tranquill's known moves are Aerial Ace, Double Team, Work Up and Air Cutter, and its Ability is Super Luck.
| Debut | A Rival Battle for Club Champ! |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Misato Fukuen |
| English | Kayzie Rogers |
Frillish is the third Pokémon that Trip was revealed to have. He first appeared in A Rival Battle for Club Champ! where Trip used him to battle Ash's Snivy and Pidove. He defeated Pidove, and also Snivy after a long battle, where he was able to take advantage of Cursed Body due to Snivy's constant use of physical attacks.
Frillish's known moves are Protect, Water Pulse, Night Shade and Hex, and his Ability is Cursed Body.
| Debut | A Venipede Stampede! |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Shin'ichirō Miki |
| English | Sean Schemmel |
Lampent is the fourth Pokémon that Trip was revealed to have. It first appeared in A Venipede Stampede! where Trip used it to battle wild Venipede in Castelia City.
Lampent's known moves are Flamethrower and Shadow Ball.
| Debut | Ash and Trip's Third Battle! |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Chika Fujimura |
| English | Emily Jenness |
Vanillite appeared for the first time in Ash and Trip's Third Battle! where it was first seen when Trip tried to catch a Palpitoad, but Ash unintentionally interrupted him. Later it battled Ash's Tepig and tied with it.
Vanillite's known moves are Ice Beam, Icicle Spear, Ice Shard and Blizzard.
| Debut | Ash and Trip's Third Battle! |
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| Voice actors | |
| Japanese | Kenta Miyake (As Timburr and Gurdurr) Kensuke Satō (As Conkeldurr) |
| English | Bill Rogers |
- Main article: Trip's Conkeldurr
Conkeldurr first appeared in Ash and Trip's Third Battle! as a Timburr. It battled against Ash's Oshawott, but lost.
It was revealed to have evolved into Gurdurr sometime prior to Cilan Versus Trip, Ash Versus Georgia! and was used in the Club Battle against Cilan's Dwebble, but lost.
It was revealed to have evolved into Conkeldurr sometime prior to the registration for the Clubsplosion tournament in The Clubsplosion Begins!.
Badges
This listing is of the Badges Trip has obtained:
- Trio Badge (prior to Triple Leaders, Team Threats!)
- Basic Badge (prior to A Rival Battle for Club Champ!)
- Two unknown Badges (prior to Ash and Trip's Third Battle!)
- Unknown Badge (prior to Ash Versus the Champion!)
- At least three unknown Badges (prior to Curtain Up, Unova League!)
Pokémon competitions
- Club Battle (top 16)
- Clubsplosion (top 16)
- Pokémon World Tournament Junior Cup (winner)
Pokémon League
Trip has competed in the following Pokémon League competitions:
- Vertress Conference (top 128)
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In the games
Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Trip appeared in the Pokémon World Tournament download tournament Unova League Tournament that was available for players of the Japanese Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 games from December 3, 2012 to January 31, 2013. The tournament was based on the Vertress Conference in the anime, which was conducted under Single Battle rules. Trip was represented as the Ace Trainer Trainer class.
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Trivia
- Trip owns a member from each of the only two Pokémon evolution families in Generation V that have gender differences.
- Trip is the first of Ash's rivals to lose a battle against one of Ash's friends.
- Trip is the first main rival of Ash's that he has battled in the first round of a League Conference.
- In the Pokémon World Tournament, Trip is seen using a Jellicent, despite having featured only with a Frillish in the anime. However, it could be possible that Frillish has evolved off-screen in the anime.
- Aside from the Junior Cup, Trip has lost in the first round of every tournament he has competed in.
- Trip is the second main rival of Ash's that has battled a league champion, with the first one being Paul.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | シューティー Shooty | From the English word, shoot, as in "photo shoot". |
| English, Spanish | Trip | Possibly from tripod or Olympus Trip 35. |
| French | Nico | Possibly from Nikon, a brand producing cameras. |
| German | Diaz | Possibly from diapositive. |
| Italian | Diapo | Possibly from diapositive. |
| Korean | 슈티 Syuti | Transliteration of his Japanese name. |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 修帝 Xiūdì | Transliteration of his Japanese name. |
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