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As a young child, Trip became inspired to be a Pokémon Trainer after watching [[Alder]] battle. He later met the {{pkmn|Champion}}, who would let him pet and feed the {{p|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 ''[[BW001|In The Shadow of Zekrom!]]'' as a beginning Trainer ready to choose his [[starter Pokémon|first Pokémon]]. After meeting with [[Professor Juniper]], he chose {{TP|Trip|Snivy}} as his new partner. Shortly after obtaining it, he challenged [[Ash Ketchum]] to a Pokémon battle. He had much interest in battling {{AP|Pikachu}}, a species that is foreign in his region. Because Pikachu could not use any {{type|Electric}} moves at the time, Trip easily defeated Ash.

Trip appeared again at a Battle Club in ''[[BW010|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 {{a|Super Luck}}-boosted {{m|Aerial Ace}}, but lost to [[Ash's Pikachu]]. Pikachu was defeated by Servine again. Ash's Snivy defeated Trip's Servine by using {{m|Attract}}. Trip's Frillish later defeated Pidove and Snivy, causing Ash to lose the battle. Afterwards, Trip called {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{AP|Snivy}} "okay", but called the rest of Ash's team a joke.

Trip reappeared in ''[[BW022|A Venipede Stampede!]]'', where he was training in [[Castelia City]] when a swarm of {{p|Venipede}} suddenly attacked. He used his {{p|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 {{m|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 ''[[BW031|Ash and Trip's Third Battle!]]'', along with his {{p|Vanillite}} and {{p|Timburr}}, where he battled Ash. During their battle Trip reveals to Ash the reason behind Oshawott's inability to use Aqua Jet and even tells him about the Unova League Champion Alder. Their battle ended in a tie after Servine defeated Snivy, Vanillite tied with Tepig and Oshawott defeated Timburr.

Trip appeared again in ''[[BW039|Reunion Battles In Nimbasa!]]'', where he participated in a [[Club Battle|tournament]] held by [[Nimbasa Town]]'s [[Don George]]. He was chosen to battle against Cilan in the first match up. In the [[BW040|next episode]], he used his {{p|Gurdurr}} to battle against [[Cilan's Dwebble]]. During the battle Trip put Gurdurr's physical strength along with it's girder to great use giving him an early lead in the battle. 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 ''[[BW052|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. He vowed not only to defeat him but he also promised to follow the path he believed in before angrily departing.

Trip reappeared in ''[[BW070|The Clubsplosion Begins!]]'', where he registered himself to compete in the [[Clubsplosion]]. He planned to compete with his newly-evolved {{TP|Trip|Conkeldurr}} and his opponent in the first round was revealed to be {{an|Bianca}} who he considered to be just practice. He battled her and her {{TP|Bianca|Emboar}} in ''[[BW071|Search for the Clubultimate!]]''. Though he and Conkeldurr put up a strong fight, he lost to her in [[BW072|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 ''[[BW090|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 {{TP|Trip|Serperior}}, which had evolved from Servine, he was able to defeat her quickly and advanced to the second round. In ''[[BW091|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 {{m|Frenzy Plant}}, qualifying for the final. In ''[[BW092|Ash, Iris and Trip: Then There Were Three!]]'', Trip battled Ash in the finals, using his Serperior against Ash's Pignite. Despite the type advantage and Ash's strategy to boost his own speed with Flame Charge, Serperior maintain the speed advantage and made quick work of Pignite swiftly defeating it with a powerful Frenzy Plant. Thus winning Trip the tournament in the process. In ''[[BW093|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 ''[[BW103|Curtain Up, Unova League!]]'' and ''[[BW104|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. After the battle, the two end their rivalry and they became friends, and then left the Vertress Conference to continue his journey.