You have to fight Tulip, the leader of Alfornada’s psychic-type gym, during Victory Road in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
However, before fighting her in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, you must complete Alfornada’s gym test by participating in emotional spectrum battles and practices.
Below we cover how to beat ESP Trainers and how to beat Psychic Gym Leader Tulip so you can add another Gym Badge to your collection.
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How to get to Alfornada in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Alfornada is one of the hardest gyms to find, as it is hidden in the southwest corner of the map, above the entrance to an underground cave.
However, to climb this cave, you must have unlocked a skill during the Path of Legends story. We did this using the high jump, but you might be able to use the climbing skill as well.
You can’t overcome this without special skill.
We usually recommend placing the Gym leader or Pokémon Centers in the city as a marker on the map if you’re getting lost, but that won’t help you in this cave, since the city is above you. Instead, continue up the cave, following the direction of any trainers you see, and you’ll eventually find the light leading to Alfornada at the top.
When you arrive in Alfornada, you will find the Psychic Gym on the east side of the town.
How to beat ESP trainers in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet for the Alfornada Gym test
The Alfornada Gym test tasks you with completing the emotional spectrum practice with your Academy teacher, Dendra.
To pass this test, you must press the correct button that corresponds to the emotion Dendra is telling you about. The color of the emotion will also be displayed, so red equals anger, and so on.
Below we tell you which color and button represents each emotion:
- Angry (red) – X
- Cheerful (yellow) – A
- Surprised (Blue) – B
- Excited (green) – Y
Once you pass the first ESP test, you will begin a battle with Trainer Emily.
Here’s how to beat Emily:
| Pokemon | Level | Guy | Weaknesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| gothorite | 43 | Psychic | Insect, darkness and ghost |
| kirlia | 43 | Psychic/Fairy | Ghost, poison and steel |
After defeating Emily, you will get 6020 prize money and then participate in another ESP test. Once you pass that one, you’ll be able to fight Coach Rafael.
Here’s how to beat Rafael:
| Pokemon | Level | Guy | Weaknesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| grumpy | 43 | Psychic | Insect, darkness and ghost |
| doctor | 43 | Fighting/Psychic | Fairy, Flyer and Ghost |
| In fact | 43 | Psychic/Normal | Error and darkness |
You will get 6,020 prize money for beating Rafael, and with that the emotional spectrum practice ends and the psychic gym test is passed.
You can now return to the gym to face Tulip, so make sure all your Pokémon are healed.
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How to Beat Psychic Gym Leader Tulip in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Tulip, the Gym Leader of the Alfornada, loves psychic-type Pokémon, and her team reflects that.
Psychic-type Pokémon are weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost.
If you chose Sprigatito as your starter, we recommend using it here, since it is a dual-type Grass and Dark. Otherwise, be sure to bring a strong Pokémon with Dark, Bug, or Ghost-type moves.
Having an evolved Sprigatito will help you fight Tulip.
Remember, like all Gym Leaders, Tulip will terastalize her latest Pokémon, so even if it isn’t a Psychic-type at first, it will become one.
Tulip’s full Pokémon team is:
| Pokemon | Level | Guy | Weaknesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farigiraf | 44 | Normal/Psychic | Error and darkness |
| Espathra | 44 | Psychic | Insect, darkness and ghost |
| Gardevoir | 44 | Psychic/Fairy | Ghost, poison and steel |
| florges | Four. Five | FairyTerra Type: Psychic | Poison and SteelTerra Type: Bug and Dark |
Terastalized florges.
For defeating Tulip, you will receive 8,100 prize money, TM120 Psychic, and a Gym Badge. Increasing the level cap so that Pokémon listen to you and are easier to catch will depend on where you are in the Victory Road story.
Also, depending on where you are in Victory Road, you may have a battle with Nemona after defeating Tulip.
Who will you face next on Victory Road? Will it be Katy, Brassius, Kofu, Iono, Larry, Ryme or Grusha? Or maybe you’re ready to fight the Elite Four and the ultimate champion! If you want to take a break from the gyms, you can always tackle the Path of Legends and Starfall Street stories.
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