Bugsy

Bugsy
Information
Gender	Male
Hometown	Azalea Town
Region	Johto
In other languages
English	Name Bugsy
English	Name Bugsy
Other information
Preferred type	Bug type
Badge	Hive Badge

"I'm Bugsy! I never lose when it comes to Bug-type Pokémon. My research is going to make me an authority on Bug-type Pokémon! Let me demonstrate what I've learned from my studies."

— Bugsy, Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Bugsy (Japanese: ツクシ, Hepburn: Tsukushi) is the Gym Leader of the Azalea Town Gym. Beating him earns the player the Hive Badge. He specializes in using Bug-type Pokémon. The player can challenge Bugsy only after Team Rocket is defeated in the Slowpoke Well.

Appearance

Bugsy is a young boy with purple hair and eyes. He is almost always seen carrying a net. Bugsy wears green shorts, suspended by a belt and brown shoes.

Gold, Silver and Crystal

He also wears a green collared shirt and white ankle socks.

HeartGold and Soul Silver

His shirt has different shades of green and wears a neckerchief, and he wears yellow-striped knee socks.

Personality

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Biography

Games

He claims to have discovered Fury Cutter move. After the player character defeats him, he will give the player character the Hive Badge and TM49 (Fury Cutter) in Gold, Silver and Crystal. In HeartGold and SoulSilver, it is TM89 (U-Turn).

Manga

Main article: Bugsy (Adventures)

Anime

Main article: Bugsy (anime)

Bugsy is the Gym Leader of Azalea Town. He was first yelled at by Misty, because of her fear of bugs.

After acknowledging Ash's challenge, he sent a Spinarak (who moved with a surprising grace), a Metapod that could move and his ace, Scyther. Ash defeated him and won the Hive Badge.

Sprites

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Pokémon

Gold, Silver and Crystal

Metapod		Kakuna		Scyther
Lv. 15	♀	Lv. 14	♂	Lv. 17	♂
Item: None		Item: None		Item: None
-		Harden		Quick Attack		-	-	-
-		Poison Sting		Leer		-	-	-
-		String Shot		Fury Cutter		-	-	-

HeartGold and SoulSilver

• Gym Battle
• Rematch

Kakuna		Metapod		Scyther
Lv. 15	♀	Lv. 16	♀	Lv. 17	♀
Ability: Shed Skin		Ability: Shed Skin		Ability: Technician
Item: None		Item: None		Item: None
-		Tackle		Leer		-	-	-
-		String Shot		Focus Energy		-	-	-

Scizor		Shedinja		Vespiquen		Yanmega		Heracross		Pinsir
Lv. 56	♀	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 52	♀	Lv. 52	♀	Lv. 54	♀	Lv. 54	♀
Ability: Technician		Ability: Wonder Guard		Ability: Pressure		Ability: Tinted Lens		Ability: Guts		Ability: Mold Breaker
Item: Sitrus Berry		Item: None		Item: Sitrus Berry		Item: None		Item: None		Item: None
-		Protect		Protect		Hypnosis		Counter		Rock Tomb
-		Toxic		Sludge Bomb		AncientPower		Stone Edge		Guillotine
-		Shadow Sneak		Heal Order		Air Slash		Close Combat		Stone Edge
-		Swagger		Defend Order		Bug Buzz		Megahorn		X-Scissor

Black 2 and White 2

• Bug-type Tournament/World Leaders Tournament
• Johto Gym Leader Tournament

Scizor		Shuckle		Heracross		Pinsir		Armaldo		Yanmega
Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀
Ability: Technician		Ability: Sturdy		Ability: Guts		Ability: Mold Breaker		Ability: Battle Armor		Ability: Tinted Lens
Item: Sitrus Berry		Item: Rocky Helmet		Item: Choice Band		Item: Life Orb		Item: Quick Claw		Item: Focus Sash
-		Power Split		Megahorn		X-Scissor		Swords Dance		Protect
-		Stone Edge		Stone Edge		Bulldoze		X-Scissor		Bug Buzz
-		Earthquake		Close Combat		Guillotine		Stone Edge		Air Slash
-		Toxic		Shadow Claw		Protect		Earthquake		Giga Drain

Scizor		Shuckle		Heracross		Pinsir		Forretress		Yanmega
Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♀
Ability: Technician		Ability: Sturdy		Ability: Guts		Ability: Mold Breaker		Ability: Sturdy		Ability: Tinted Lens
Item: Occa Berry		Item: Sitrus Berry		Item: Coba Berry		Item: Liechi Berry		Item: Apicot Berry		Item: Charti Berry
-		Struggle Bug		Megahorn		X-Scissor		Struggle Bug		Bug Buzz
-		Gyro Ball		Close Combat		Superpower		Gyro Ball		Psychic
-		Substitute		Stone Edge		Earthquake		Pain Split		Protect
-		Power Split		Swords Dance		Bulk Up		Stealth Rock		Hypnosis

Stadium 2

• Round 1
• Round 2

Scyther		Metapod		Beedrill		Weepinbell		Pinsir
Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 51	♀	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	♀	Lv. 50	♂	Lv. 50	-
Item: PRZCureBerry		Item: MiracleBerry		Item: Mint Berry		Item: Berry		Item: Bitter Berry
-		Tackle		Cut		Razor Leaf		Strength		-
-		String Shot		Twineedle		Sludge Bomb		Submission		-
-		-		Sludge Bomb		Cut		Bind		-
-		-		Poison Sting		Wrap		Seismic Toss		-

Scyther		Raticate		Pinsir		Sudowoodo		Quagsire		Heracross
Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-	Lv. 50	-
Item: King's Rock		Item: Miracle Berry		Item: Scope Lens		Item: Quick Claw		Item: BrightPowder		Item: Focus Band
-		Roar		Body Slam		Low Kick		Earthquake		Take Down
-		Reversal		Fury Cutter		Strength		AncientPower		Earthquake
-		Super Fang		Seismic Toss		Earthquake		Haze		Reversal
-		Hyper Fang		Submission		Rock Slide		Surf		Megahorn

Trivia

• Bugsy's name is a play on the word BUG, since he is a Bug-type Pokémon Trainer.
• Bugsy is the first Gym Leader that specializes in Bug-type Pokémon.
• At first Bugsy appeared to be androgynous, until it was immediately revealed that he is a boy.
• In his HeartGold/SoulSilver artwork, he has pale skin, but in the anime and game sprites, he appears to have normal colored skin. This trait is shared with Pike Queen Lucy.
• In Gold/Silver all of Bugsy's Pokémon are male, but in HeartGold/SoulSilver, they are female.

Gallery

A picture with Bugsy at the Poke park.

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