Tupp Pane'e

Alekanedero Sozen Pane'e (nicknamed "Tupp") is from Po Town on Ula'ula Island in the Alola region. He's a former member of Team Skull and is now a member of the Tekiyoku. He's a Fighting Manipulator.

Pre-Series
Tupp was first seen in the Transmissions. He was on Transmission #5 along with his good friends and former Team Skull buddies, Rapp and Zipp. According to Tupp, the three of them still "rep" Team Skull, despite their allegiance primarily being with the Tekiyoku now.

Tupp was the main speaker of this Transmission. Here, he went deeper in detail about his Manipulation, which is Fighting. He explained about how the Fighting Manipulation moves are so different from the other Manipulations, explaining the boosts that take the place of moves.

Main Series
Tupp then made his debut in the first episode of Tears of the Fallen. He was only seen for a short time during a meeting at the Tekiyoku Headquarters as members briefly discussed what was to come when the Plates stop being dormant. Tupp mainly spoke about how Alain can't sense Ghost Manipulators with his Vigilant ability, noting they should use this in their strategy.

Tupp later appeared in Episode 33. He showed up as the next enemy to fight the Mokusetsu, along with Rapp and Zipp, when the Mokusetsu was in Paniola Town in Alola searching for a Plate. When he and the others appeared, Kiawe instantly became very enraged. He shouted that he'll kill them for murdering Kiawe's best friend, Harry. Tupp said it wasn't them who did that, but most likely some other former Team Skull members who aren't with the Tekiyoku currently. Kiawe said he doesn't care and will still destroy them. A fight ensued with Tupp set to fight Kiawe, as Ash was going to fight Zipp and Alain facing off against Rapp.

As the fight began in Episode 34, Kiawe charged Tupp forcefully, with extreme anger. Tupp explained again the he nor the other enemies killed Harry. Kiawe insisted that Tupp would die in Harry's honor. Tupp got the best of Kiawe again and again, though, but Kiawe kept getting back up. Kiawe ended up getting the advantage and pushed Tupp back far away from the others. This turned out to be a ruse, as after a signal from Rapp, Tupp used his 60% boost to land very heavy blows to Kiawe, knocking him down. Tupp then started choking Kiawe, who flailed for his life. Ash struck Tupp and saved Kiawe. After more time, Alain ended up using You're My Best Friend against Rapp, then Zipp, then threatened to use it to Tupp. Tupp declared defeat for his side. Before retreating, Kiawe charged him again with intent on killing, but Ash held him back. Tupp exacerbated the issue, but Alain's threats led to the retreat of the former Team Skull people.

Naming

 * His first name, Alekanedero, was randomly selected from a Hawaiian name generator. Hawaii was selected for this name generator, due to his region, Alola, being based on Hawaii.
 * His nickname, Tupp, is his name in the English dub of the Pokémon anime. It comes from Tupperware, a brand of plastic storage containers.
 * His middle name, Sozen, was randomly selected from a Japanese name generator.
 * His last name, Pane'e, was also randomly selected from a Hawaiian name generator.

General

 * His birthday, April 10th, is the birthdate of his first Japanese voice actor in the Pokémon anime, Takaaki Uchino.