Tupp

Tupp (Japanese: タッパ Tupper) is a recurring character who appeared in the Pokémon anime. He is a member of Team Skull, who often appears alongside Zipp and Rapp, and acts as the leader of the trio.

History
As a child, Tupp was a boy who sought to be popular with girls, but they instead became attracted to Ilima and his, causing Tupp to develop a deep hatred towards him. At some point, he chose to join Team Skull.

Tupp first appeared in Alola to New Adventure!, where he, Zipp, and Rapp challenged to a  with his  on the line. Tupp and the other took on his  nine against one, until  came to assist Kiawe with his. After a short battle, Tupp and his partners were defeated by Turtonator's Z-Move, forcing them to retreat.

Tupp reappeared in Young Kiawe Had a Farm! in which he, Zipp, and Rapp attacked Kiawe and Ash, seeking revenge for their previous defeat. However, the trio was quickly defeated by Pikachu's.

In Alolan Open House!, he, Zipp, and Rapp visited the Pokémon School, where they stole some Ride and started wreaking havoc at the school. They were soon confronted by, who took the Grunts on using Ash's Litten. When Ash and arrived, Team Skull was soon sent off again by Pikachu's Gigavolt Havoc.

Tupp and his teammates reappeared in A Team-on-Team Tussle!, where he encountered for the first time. Both teams fought over a Darkinium Z, which Team Rocket managed to take.

Tupp reappeared again in A Glaring Rivalry!, where he had a battle with but was quickly defeated by 's.

Tupp appeared again in Turning Heads and Training Hard!, where he, upon learning of Ilima's return to the Pokémon School, led a group of Team Skull Grunts there to exact his revenge on him. However, not only were the Grunts easily defeated by Ilima's Eevee, but the female Grunts in the group fell in love with Ilima, making Tupp even angrier.

Tupp appeared yet again in Real Life...Inquire Within!, where they confronted Ash during an attempt to take. They had a battle, which eventually ended when Zipp's 's arm became blocked and released a horrible smell.

In The Shape of Love to Come!, Tupp and his teammates encountered Mina, a wandering artist. When Rapp demanded that Mina give up her, Mina accepted, but only if they could best her in a drawing competition. Though Mina liked the Team Skull Grunts' drawings enough that she wanted to call it a tie, Tupp was angered by her criticism of his poor drawing and instead decided to battle her. Mina was assisted by the timely arrival of Ash, who defeated Tupp's Salandit with Pikachu.

Tupp appeared again in SM099 alongside Rapp and Zipp. He and Rapp fought over a wild Eevee as the former wanted to use it to make himself popular with girls while the latter wanted Eevee because she found it cute. After being rescued by Ash's Pikachu, Eevee teamed up with Lana's Popplio to send the trio blasting off.

Tupp appeared again in SM104 alongside Rapp and Zipp. They were on Poni Island under Plumeria's orders. They had stolen from Hapu's field and were using it to lure and capture a number of   when they encountered Ash. They sent their Pokémon out to battle Ash, but were stopped when Hapu arrived. Hapu battled Team Skull using her and quickly defeated them. Plumeria showed up, wasn't happy with their efforts, and ordered them to follow her back.

Character
Tupp has been shown to be mean to other people and hold grudges. This is most evident in Young Kiawe Had a Farm!, where he had Salandit shoot down the Ride that Ash was using as revenge for his previous defeat. He tends to proclaim his hatred of Z-Moves following his defeats, but despite this, Tupp is open to the idea of using a Z-Move himself.

Tupp has shown little concern for his teammates, as shown in A Team-on-Team Tussle!, where he abandoned his teammates in favor of getting the Z-Crystal. He even callously told a concerned Salandit to focus on the job.

Pokémon
This listing is of Tupp's known in the :

Trivia

 * English closed captions referred to Tupp as Team Skull Grunt (Blue) prior to A Team-on-Team Tussle!.
 * Tupp's design is based on the stock artwork of the male Team Skull Grunt.
 * According to Billy Bob Thompson, Tupp's English voice is based on from .

Names
Tupp Tupp Tupp タッパ 達帕