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How to beat Tulip in Scarlet & Violet

Tulip’s team, what hits it hard, and what you can catch before the fight. Add your own team to see who to lead with.

Plan with your team

Their team

Other bosses
  • FarigirafLv 44Normal and Psychic typeMoves: Dark and Psychic
  • GardevoirLv 44Psychic and Fairy typeMoves: Psychic, Fairy and Grass
  • EspathraLv 44Psychic typeMoves: Psychic, Normal and Ghost
  • FlorgesLv 45Fairy typeTera Psychic: Terastallizes, so it is hit as Psychic onlyMoves: Psychic, Fairy and Grass

Hit it with

Best hit · how many of their 4 Pokémon it hits super effectively.

Bug2× · 3/4Ghost2× · 3/4Dark2× · 3/4Poison2× · 1/4Steel2× · 1/4

Good to catch

Found up to Lv. 45 before Tulip in Scarlet & Violet.

6 take normal hits from their moves.

  • ForretressBugSteelhits 2× with Bug or Steel · 4/4Bug Bite · Lv 1takes 1×Catch Pineco · East Province (Area One) · evolves at 31 Add
  • SkuntankPoisonDarkhits 2× with Dark or Poison · 4/4Sucker Punch · Lv 30takes 1×Catch Stunky · South Province (Area Five) · evolves at 34Scarlet only Add
  • TinkatonFairySteelhits 2× with Dark or Steel · 4/4Brutal Swing · Lv 24takes 1×Catch Tinkatink · South Province (Area Two) · evolves at 38 Add
  • SlakingNormalhits 2× with Dark · 3/4Throat Chop · Lv 27takes 1×Catch Slakoth · South Province (Area Five) · evolves at 36 Add
  • HoundoomDarkFirehits 2× with Dark · 3/4Bite · Lv 16later: Foul Play at 45takes 1×Catch Houndour · Inlet Grotto · evolves at 24 Add
  • ScytherBugFlyinghits 2× with Bug · 3/4X-Scissor · Lv 40takes 1×Catch Scyther · South Province (Area Four) Add

Slot by slot

What to send against each of their Pokémon, and what takes its moves best.

  • FarigirafLv 44Beat it withHoundoomhits 2×Bite · Lv 16later: Foul Play at 45WallGrimmsnarl takes ¼×Catch Impidimp · Tagtree Thicket · evolves at 42
  • GardevoirLv 44Beat it withTinkatonhits 2×Gigaton Hammer · on evolvingWallCopperajah takes ½×Catch Cufant · East Province (Area Three) · evolves at 34
  • EspathraLv 44Beat it withSlakinghits 2×Throat Chop · Lv 27WallPawniard takes ½×Catch Pawniard · South Province (Area Five)
  • FlorgesLv 45Beat it withForretresshits 2×Bug Bite · Lv 1WallTinkaton takes ½×

Other bosses in Scarlet & Violet

Every boss, in the order you meet them. All Scarlet & Violet bosses

Quick picks for Scarlet & Violet

Up nextGrushaGlaseado, GlaseadoLv 48. Team types: Ice, Bug, Dragon and Flying. Frosmoth, Beartic, Cetitan and Altaria.

Victory Road

  1. 01KatyCortondoLv 15. Team types: Bug and Normal. Nymble, Tarountula and Teddiursa.
  2. 02BrassiusArtazonLv 17. Team types: Grass, Normal and Rock. Petilil, Smoliv and Sudowoodo.
  3. 03IonoLevinciaLv 24. Team types: Electric, Flying and Ghost. Wattrel, Bellibolt, Luxio and Mismagius.
  4. 04KofuCascarrafaLv 30. Team types: Water, Psychic, Fighting and Ice. Veluza, Wugtrio and Crabominable.
  5. 05LarryMedaliLv 36. Team types: Normal and Flying. Komala, Dudunsparce and Staraptor.
  6. 06RymeMonteneveraLv 42. Team types: Ghost, Fairy, Electric and Poison. Banette, Mimikyu, Houndstone and Toxtricity.
  7. 07TulipAlfornadaLv 45. Team types: Normal, Psychic and Fairy. Farigiraf, Gardevoir, Espathra and Florges.
  8. 08GrushaGlaseadoLv 48, up next. Team types: Ice, Bug, Dragon and Flying. Frosmoth, Beartic, Cetitan and Altaria.
  9. 09RikaElite FourLv 58. Team types: Water, Ground, Fire and Poison. Whiscash, Camerupt, Donphan, Dugtrio and Clodsire.
  10. 10PoppyElite FourLv 59. Team types: Steel, Electric, Psychic, Flying and Fairy. Copperajah, Magnezone, Bronzong, Corviknight and Tinkaton.
  11. 11LarryElite FourLv 60. Team types: Grass, Flying, Electric, Dragon, Normal and Fighting. Tropius, Pom-pom Oricorio, Altaria, Staraptor and Flamigo.
  12. 12HasselElite FourLv 61. Team types: Flying, Dragon, Poison, Grass and Ice. Noivern, Haxorus, Dragalge, Flapple and Baxcalibur.
  13. 13GeetaChampionLv 62. Team types: Psychic, Grass, Water, Ice, Dark, Steel, Rock and Poison. Espathra, Gogoat, Veluza, Avalugg, Kingambit and Glimmora.
  14. 14NemonaSprigatito startLv 66. Team types: Rock, Dragon, Normal, Steel, Electric, Fighting, Fire and Ghost. Lycanroc, Goodra, Dudunsparce, Orthworm, Pawmot and Skeledirge.
  15. 14NemonaFuecoco startLv 66. Team types: Rock, Dragon, Normal, Steel, Electric, Fighting and Water. Lycanroc, Goodra, Dudunsparce, Orthworm, Pawmot and Quaquaval.
  16. 14NemonaQuaxly startLv 66. Team types: Rock, Dragon, Normal, Steel, Electric, Fighting, Grass and Dark. Lycanroc, Goodra, Dudunsparce, Orthworm, Pawmot and Meowscarada.

Path of Legends

  1. 01KlawfTitanLv 16. Team types: Rock. Klawf.
  2. 02BombirdierTitanLv 20. Team types: Flying and Dark. Bombirdier.
  3. 03OrthwormTitanLv 29. Team types: Steel. Orthworm.
  4. 04Great Tuskin ScarletLv 45. Team types: Ground and Fighting. Great Tusk.
  5. 04Iron Treadsin VioletLv 45. Team types: Ground and Steel. Iron Treads.
  6. 05Dondozo & TatsugiriTitanLv 57. Team types: Water and Dragon. Dondozo and Tatsugiri.
  7. 06ArvenPoco Path lighthouseLv 63. Team types: Normal, Water, Ice, Grass, Fire, Ground, Rock and Dark. Greedent, Cloyster, Scovillain, Toedscruel, Garganacl and Mabosstiff.

Starfall Street

  1. 01GiacomoTeam StarLv 21. Team types: Dark and Steel. Pawniard and Starmobile (Dark).
  2. 02MelaTeam StarLv 27. Team types: Fire. Torkoal and Starmobile (Fire).
  3. 03AtticusTeam StarLv 33. Team types: Poison, Dark and Steel. Skuntank, Muk, Revavroom and Starmobile (Poison).
  4. 04OrtegaTeam StarLv 51. Team types: Water, Fairy and Normal. Azumarill, Wigglytuff, Dachsbun and Starmobile (Fairy).
  5. 05EriTeam StarLv 56. Team types: Poison, Fighting, Steel and Ghost. Toxicroak, Passimian, Lucario, Annihilape and Starmobile (Fighting).
  6. 06PennyNaranja/Uva AcademyLv 63. Team types: Dark, Water, Electric, Fire, Grass and Fairy. Umbreon, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Leafeon and Sylveon.

Area Zero

  1. 01Professor Sadain ScarletLv 67. Team types: Bug, Fighting, Fairy, Psychic, Grass, Dark, Ghost, Electric, Ground and Dragon. Slither Wing, Scream Tail, Brute Bonnet, Flutter Mane, Sandy Shocks and Roaring Moon.
  2. 01Professor Turoin VioletLv 67. Team types: Fire, Poison, Ice, Water, Fighting, Electric, Dark, Flying, Rock and Fairy. Iron Moth, Iron Bundle, Iron Hands, Iron Jugulis, Iron Thorns and Iron Valiant.