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'''Trip''' (Japanese: '''シューティー''' ''Shooty'') is a [[Pokémon Trainer]] from the [[Unova]] region. He is {{Ash}}'s first and main {{series|Best Wishes}} [[rival]].

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. Afterwards Alder would offer a few words of advice, with this experience in turn inspiring Trip to work hard and train to become a Champion. As such, Trip idolizes Alder and has great respect for him.

Trip appeared again at the [[Luxuria Town]] [[Battle Club]] in ''[[BW010|A Rival Battle for Club Champ!]]'', where he and Ash had a five-on-five 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, after making use of its ability and speed, causing Ash to lose the battle. Afterwards, Trip called Pikachu and Snivy "okay", but called the rest of Ash's team a joke before condescendingly departing from the Battle Club.

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 would continue his pursuit and went after the leader of the Venipede swarm, in spite of Burgh's words, and ordered Lampent to hit it with {{m|Shadow Ball}}, but Ash blocked the attack. Again, Burgh told Trip that he was going about it the wrong way, resulting in Trip stopping. Trip then used Tranquill to help coax out the remaining Venipede and lead them safely out of the city. That night he opted to head to the following city to participate in his next Gym Battle rather than waiting for the Castelia Gym to be restored.

Trip's next appearance was in ''[[BW031|Ash and Trip's Third Battle!]]'' where, along with his {{p|Vanillite}} and {{p|Timburr}}, he battled Ash and his Oshawott. During their battle Trip revealed 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 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 also promised to follow the path he believed in before angrily departing.

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 by utilizing a combination of Leer and SolarBeam and advanced to the second round. In ''[[BW091|Battling Authority Once Again!]]'', Trip advanced 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 them for the final match against Ash. 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. This allowed it to make quick work of Pignite, swiftly defeating it with a powerful Frenzy Plant, 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 lower Bouffalant's guard while also attacking its weak spot, they were defeated in a single hit. 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. Afterwards Trip would meet up with Ash and his friends following the tournament, after a brief conversation he and Ash promised to meet with one another at the Unova League.

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 and instead showed a genuine interest in battling with Ash once more. Trip used his Serperior against Ash's Pikachu, at first Pikachu unleashed a barrage of its attacks with Serperior simply avoiding every one of them with relative ease. In retaliation Serperior would unleash a devastating Dragon Tail before following with a barrage of its own techniques culminating in a Wrap attack, cornering Ash and Pikachu. But in spite of these efforts Pikachu managed to defeat Serperior, much to Trip's astonishment and disbelief, with a combination of its Electro Ball and Iron Tail, eliminating Trip from the Conference. After the battle, Trip would have one last conversation with Ash, before they ended their rivalry and became friends. Following this, Trip then left the Vertress Conference to continue his journey.