Tepen (Japanese:テペンTepen) is acharacter of the day who appeared inThe Stolen Treasure. He is an acquaintance ofDiana.

History

Long ago, when Diana was young, Tepen was once a friend of hers, as a fellow adventurer and explorer of ancient ruins. However, as time went on, Tepen became increasingly disillusioned with exploring, letting his fear of danger get the better of him, and eventually became a deceitful antique seller.

Tepen owned an antique store in a city in theGalarregion, recognizable by a hangingLampent near the store.Friede,Liko, andRoy first met Tepen to inquire more information about theAncient Poké Ball. After being given Roy'sbag, Tepen stole the Poké Ball and in its place put hisFoongus.Liko's Hatenna beforehand sensed evil intent from Tepen, but was not being listened to, not until it was too late. Tepen gave the Poké Ball to Lampent and had it escape with his other Pokémon.

Eventually, Tepen was cornered and defeated byCaptain Pikachu andFriede's Charizard, and Diana showed up and called Tepen out for giving her a fake ancient text. Despite claiming his current deceitful, conniving antique selling self was his true one, Diana disagreed, and showed him a reflection in hisBronzor's mirror, knowing and revealing that he was still very much an adventurer at heart, and that he had simply lost his way due to letting his fear of taking the first step get the better of him. Tepen tearfully apologized and vowed to change his ways, with his Pokémon partners at his side, now knowing that they would stand with him to the end. He eventually told them that he intended to sell the Ancient Poké Ball to anunknown client who was interested in them, and told theRising Volt Tacklers the location of said client.

Pokémon

Litwick →Lampent

Debut	The Stolen Treasure

Lampent is Tepen's first known Pokémon. He has owned it since it was aLitwick and it is the symbol of his stall. After Tepen stoleRoy'sAncient Poké Ball, he entrusted it to Lampent to prevent them from recovering it, but was ultimately stopped by the intervention ofCaptain Pikachu.

Lampent's known moves areThief andAlly Switch.

Bronzong

Debut	The Stolen Treasure

Bronzong is Tepen's second known Pokémon. It tried to preventLiko andRoy from recovering theAncient Poké Ball stolen by Tepen, but was ultimately stopped by the intervention ofCaptain Pikachu.

Bronzong's only known move isRain Dance.

Bronzor

Debut	The Stolen Treasure

Bronzor is Tepen's third known Pokémon. It tried to preventLiko andRoy from recovering theAncient Poké Ball stolen by Tepen, but was ultimately stopped by the intervention ofCaptain Pikachu.

Bronzor's only known move isIron Defense.

Foongus

Debut	The Stolen Treasure

Foongus is Tepen's fourth known Pokémon. He placed it inRoy'sbag to hide the fact he'd stolen theAncient Poké Ball. Once discovered, Foongus escaped. Foongus reappeared when Tepen was confronted, using Tepen's special sleep powder to putLiko and Roy's Pokémon to sleep, only to put itself to sleep as well.

None of Foongus's actual moves are known.

Honedge

Debut	The Stolen Treasure

Honedge is Tepen's fifth known Pokémon. It tried to preventLiko andRoy from recovering theAncient Poké Ball stolen by Tepen, but was ultimately stopped by the intervention ofCaptain Pikachu.

Honedge's only known move isMetal Sound.

Traveling with

Rotom Phone

Voice actors

Names

This article is part ofProject COD, aBulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on eachone-time character of thePokémon animated series.

• Animation characters
• Horizons characters of the day
• Male characters