Bugsy

Bugsy ツクシ Tsukushi
"The Walking Bug Pokémon Encyclopedia"
Art from HeartGold and SoulSilver
Gender	Male
Eye color	Black*, Lavender*
Hair color	Lavender
Hometown	Azalea Town
Region	Johto
Trainer class	Gym LeaderGSCHGSS Pokémon TrainerB2W2
Generation	II, IV, V
Games	Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Black 2, White 2, Pokémon Stadium 2, Masters EX
Leader of	Azalea Gym
Badge	Hive Badge
Specializes in	Bug types
Game animation debut	GOTCHA!
English voice actor	Cristina Vee (Masters EX)
Japanese voice actor	Satomi Moriya (Masters EX)
Anime debut	Gettin' the Bugs Out
English voice actor	Tara Jayne
Japanese voice actor	Hiromi Ishikawa

Bugsy (Japanese: ツクシ Tsukushi) is the Gym Leader of Azalea Town's Gym, known officially as the Azalea Gym. He hands out the Hive Badge to Trainers who defeat him. He specializes in Bug-type Pokémon.

In the core series games

Bugsy appears in Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver as the Gym Leader of the Azalea Gym. He is the second Gym Leader to be challenged in each of the games, although he cannot be fought until Team Rocket has been driven out of the Slowpoke Well.

Because of his research on Bug Pokémon, Bugsy's knowledge makes him an authority on them. He even discovered the move Fury Cutter, which is the signature move on his Scyther. This research has led to his given title, "The Walking Bug Pokémon Encyclopedia". He claims to never lose when it comes to Bug Pokémon, but—once defeated by the player—will admit his research isn't yet finished. Upon defeat he will hand out the Hive Badge, and a Bug-type Technical Machine: TM49 (Fury Cutter) in Gold, Silver, and Crystal, and TM89 (U-turn) in HeartGold and SoulSilver.

Like all other Johto and Kanto Gym Leaders, Bugsy will leave his Gym from time to time. Every Thursday, Bugsy travels to Viridian Forest where he will hand out his Pokégear phone number to fellow travelers all day (12am-11:59pm). From here he will progress to the Fighting Dojo and, on Thursday afternoons (12pm-3pm), accept a rematch with a stronger team. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays—the days before the tri-weekly Bug-Catching Contest — Bugsy will appear at National Park. On Fridays, he will take photographs with the player and their first Pokémon. Bugsy elects not to compete in the Bug-Catching Contests as he has already won it many times.

Pokémon

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

Leader Bugsy Azalea Gym Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $1600

Type: Bug Unknown Held item: None Metapod♂ Lv.14 Tackle Normal   --       String Shot Bug   --       Harden Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Types: Bug Poison Held item: None Kakuna♂ Lv.14 Poison Sting Poison   --       String Shot Bug   --       Harden Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Types: Bug Flying Held item: None Scyther♂ Lv.16 Fury Cutter Bug   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Leer Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Gym battle

Leader Bugsy Azalea Gym HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $1800

Types: Bug Flying Ability: Technician Held item: Sitrus Berry Scyther♀ Lv.17 U-turn Bug Physical   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Focus Energy Normal Status   --       Type: Bug Unknown Ability: Shed Skin Held item: None Metapod♀ Lv.15 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Bug Poison Ability: Shed Skin Held item: None Kakuna♀ Lv.15 Poison Sting Poison Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Rematch

Leader Bugsy Fighting Dojo HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $6240

Types: Bug Steel Ability: Technician Held item: Sitrus Berry Scizor♀ Lv.56 X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Bullet Punch Steel Physical   --       Superpower Fighting Physical   --       Types: Bug Ghost Ability: Wonder Guard Held item: None Shedinja Lv.48 X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Shadow Sneak Ghost Physical   --       Swagger Normal Status   --       Toxic Poison Status   --       Types: Bug Flying Ability: Tinted Lens Held item: None Yanmega♀ Lv.52 Bug Buzz Bug Special   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --       Detect Fighting Status   --       AncientPower Rock Special   --       Type: Bug Unknown Ability: Mold Breaker Held item: None Pinsir♀ Lv.55 X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Rock Tomb Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Guillotine Normal Physical   --       Types: Bug Fighting Ability: Guts Held item: None Heracross♀ Lv.54 Megahorn Bug Physical   --       Counter Fighting Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Types: Bug Flying Ability: Pressure Held item: Sitrus Berry Vespiquen♀ Lv.52 Attack Order Bug Physical   --       Defend Order Bug Status   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Pokémon World Tournament

Bugsy uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. Bugsy will always lead with his signature Pokémon, Scizor.

Johto Leaders Tournament

PKMN Trainer Bugsy Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1BP

Types: Bug Steel Ability: Swarm or Technician Held item: Occa Berry Scizor♂/♀ Lv.50 Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Aerial Ace Flying Physical   --       Bullet Punch Steel Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Types: Bug Rock Ability: Sturdy or Gluttony Held item: Sitrus Berry Shuckle♂/♀ Lv.50 Struggle Bug Bug Special   --       Gyro Ball Steel Physical   --       Power Split Psychic Status   --       Substitute Normal Status   --       Types: Bug Fighting Ability: Swarm or Guts Held item: Coba Berry Heracross♂/♀ Lv.50 Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Megahorn Bug Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Type: Bug Unknown Ability: Hyper Cutter or Mold Breaker Held item: Liechi Berry Pinsir♂/♀ Lv.50 Bulk Up Fighting Status   --       Superpower Fighting Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Types: Bug Steel Ability: Sturdy Held item: Apicot Berry Forretress♂/♀ Lv.50 Struggle Bug Bug Special   --       Gyro Ball Steel Physical   --       Pain Split Normal Status   --       Stealth Rock Rock Status   --       Types: Bug Flying Ability: Speed Boost or Tinted Lens Held item: Charti Berry Yanmega♂/♀ Lv.50 Bug Buzz Bug Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --

Type Expert/World Leaders Tournament

PKMN Trainer Bugsy Pokémon World Tournament Black 2 and White 2 Reward: 1BP

Types: Bug Steel Ability: Swarm or Technician Held item: Sitrus Berry Scizor♂/♀ Lv.50 Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Acrobatics Flying Physical   --       Bullet Punch Steel Physical   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Types: Bug Rock Ability: Sturdy or Gluttony Held item: Rocky Helmet Shuckle♂/♀ Lv.50 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Power Split Psychic Status   --       Toxic Poison Status   --       Types: Bug Fighting Ability: Swarm or Guts Held item: Choice Band Heracross♂/♀ Lv.50 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --       Megahorn Bug Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Type: Bug Unknown Ability: Hyper Cutter or Mold Breaker Held item: Life Orb Pinsir♂/♀ Lv.50 Protect Normal Status   --       Guillotine Normal Physical   --       Bulldoze Ground Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Types: Rock Bug Ability: Battle Armor Held item: Quick Claw Armaldo♂/♀ Lv.50 Swords Dance Normal Status   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Types: Bug Flying Ability: Speed Boost or Tinted Lens Held item: Focus Sash Yanmega♂/♀ Lv.50 Bug Buzz Bug Special   --       Giga Drain Grass Special   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Air Slash Flying Special   --

In the side series games

Pokémon Stadium 2

Bugsy has a room in the Johto Gym Leader Castle in Pokémon Stadium 2. This is the only time he uses Pokémon that are not Bug types.

During the game's end credits, he is seen having a battle with Karen.

Pokémon

Round 1

Gym Leader Bugsy Johto Gym Leader Castle Stadium 2

Types: Bug Flying Held item: PRZCureBerry Scyther♂ Lv.50-100 Fury Cutter Bug   --       Slash Normal   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Bug Flying Held item: PSNCureBerry Butterfree♀ Lv.50-100 Psychic Psychic   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Gust Flying   --       Nightmare Ghost   --       Types: Bug Poison Held item: Mint Berry Beedrill♂ Lv.50-100 Cut Normal   --       Twineedle Bug   --       Sludge Bomb Poison   --       Poison Sting Poison   --       Types: Grass Poison Held item: Berry Weepinbell♀ Lv.50 Razor Leaf Grass   --       Sludge Bomb Poison   --       Cut Normal   --       Wrap Normal   --       Type: Bug Unknown Held item: Bitter Berry Pinsir♂ Lv.50-100 Strength Normal   --       Submission Fighting   --       Bind Normal   --       Seismic Toss Fighting   --       Types: Rock Ground Held item: Ice Berry Pupitar♂ Lv.50-100 Rock Slide Rock   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Headbutt Normal   --       Sleep Talk Normal   --

Round 2

Gym Leader Bugsy Johto Gym Leader Castle Stadium 2

Types: Bug Flying Held item: King's Rock Scyther♂ Lv.50-100 Reversal Fighting   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Steel Wing Steel   --       Types: Bug Fighting Held item: Focus Band Heracross♂ Lv.50-100 Reversal Fighting   --       Megahorn Bug   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Take Down Normal   --       Type: Bug Unknown Held item: Scope Lens Pinsir♂ Lv.50-100 Body Slam Normal   --       Submission Fighting   --       Fury Cutter Bug   --       Seismic Toss Fighting   --       Types: Water Ground Held item: BrightPowder Quagsire♀ Lv.50-100 Surf Water   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Haze Ice   --       AncientPower Rock   --       Type: Rock Unknown Held item: Quick Claw Sudowoodo♀ Lv.50-100 Low Kick Fighting   --       Strength Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Rock Slide Rock   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: MiracleBerry Raticate♀ Lv.50-100 Reversal Fighting   --       Roar Normal   --       Super Fang Normal   --       Hyper Fang Normal   --

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Puzzle Challenge

Bugsy appears as an opponent in Pokémon Puzzle Challenge. He uses a Kakuna to battle.

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article: Bugsy (Masters)

Bugsy forms a sync pair with Beedrill and Scyther in Pokémon Masters EX. His Beedrill is capable of Mega Evolving. Bugsy became a playable sync pair since the game's release.

Dex	Trainer		NDex	Pokémon		Type	Weakness	Role	EX role	Base potential	Availability
#011		Bugsy	#0015		Beedrill♂ Mega Beedrill	Bug	Rock			★★★☆☆☆EX	Sync Pair Scout
#011		Bugsy	#0123		Scyther♂	Bug	Rock			★★★★☆☆EX	Sync Pair-Up Event

Gallery

Artwork

Headshot from Generation II	Official artwork from Crystal

Sprites

In the core series

Sprite from Generation II	Sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver	VS sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver	Sprite from Black 2 and White 2
Overworld sprite from Generation II	Overworld sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver		Overworld sprite from Black 2 and White 2

In other games

Portrait from Puzzle Challenge	Portraits from Stadium 2	Portrait from the credits in Stadium 2

Quotes

Main article: Bugsy/Quotes

In the anime

Main series

Bugsy in the anime

Original series

Ash and his friends visited the Azalea Gym in Gettin' the Bugs Out. When they first entered the facility, it appeared to be empty, but Misty's screams after coming face-to-face with several Bug Pokémon alerted Bugsy to their presence. Being a passionate Bug-type expert, Bugsy was quick to criticize Misty for her ignorance towards them. Despite his harsh language, Brock and his friends quickly recognized Bugsy's expertise in all Bug Pokémon.

After helping Bugsy out of a tree, Ash's Gym challenge began. Bugsy first sent out his Spinarak against Ash's Cyndaquil. Ash soon recalled Cyndaquil after it became too exhausted and went on to defeat Spinarak with his Chikorita. In the second round, Bugsy's Metapod defeated Chikorita, but Pikachu was able to land a close-range Thunderbolt and beat Metapod. Bugsy was surprised by Ash's performance and sent out his faithful Scyther. Scyther's blinding speed overwhelmed and defeated Pikachu. Later, Cyndaquil's blazing Flamethrower was able to overcome Scyther's Swords Dance and earn Ash his second Johto League Badge, the Hive Badge.

Bugsy appeared in Born to Be a Winner, the opening for Pokémon: Johto League Champions. He also appeared in a flashback in Why? Wynaut!.

Character

Bugsy's battle against Ash showcased his passion and skills as a Gym Leader. He had developed a range of strategies to combat his Pokémon's type weakness to Fire-type attacks, such as his Scyther's Swords Dance. Bugsy utilizes the forest battlefield, mimicking a Bug Pokémon's natural habitat, to his full advantage, having his Spinarak swing from the trees to evade attacks, while his Metapod uses the dust and leaves to camouflage itself to give it the upper hand.

Bugsy is particularly competitive, noting that few challengers had recently made it to the final round against his Scyther before Ash's match. He was excited to see Ash overcome his crafted strategies and went on to offer Ash a rematch if he returned to Azalea Town.

Pokémon

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On hand

This listing is of Bugsy's known Pokémon in the anime:

Spinarak

Debut	Gettin' the Bugs Out
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Rachael Lillis

Spinarak is the first Pokémon Bugsy used in his match against Ash, saying that it's one of his strongest Pokémon in his arsenal. It battled Cyndaquil and almost won with its String Shot and Poison Sting attacks, since Cyndaquil couldn't get its flame started. Eventually, Ash recalled Cyndaquil and sent out Chikorita instead, despite the type disadvantage. Spinarak and Chikorita kept dodging each other's attacks, until Ash told Chikorita to use Sweet Scent, enabling it to Tackle Spinarak and win the round.

Spinarak's known moves are String Shot and Poison Sting.

Metapod

Debut	Gettin' the Bugs Out
Voice actors
Japanese	Rikako Aikawa
English	Eric Stuart

Bugsy's second choice for his battle with Ash was Metapod. Metapod used Harden several times to resist Chikorita's attacks, and then surprised Ash by being able to jump and tackle Chikorita. Ash decided to use Pikachu, and after dodging many more attacks, Pikachu managed to attack Metapod with Thunderbolt and win.

Metapod's known moves are Harden and Tackle.

Scyther

Debut	Gettin' the Bugs Out
Voice actors
Japanese	Katsuyuki Konishi
English	Eric Stuart

Main article: Bugsy's Scyther

The final and strongest of Bugsy's Pokémon was Scyther. It first battled Ash's Pikachu, which it easily defeated with a powerful combination of Slash and Fury Cutter attacks after dodging Pikachu's Thunderbolt with Double Team.

Scyther proved to be an exceptional fighter as it can hold its own against Fire-types by using Swords Dance to counter Fire attacks. Using this technique, it almost defeated Ash's Cyndaquil by deflecting all of its Fire attacks. Thanks to Ash's strategy though, Cyndaquil gained the upper hand. Instead of attacking horizontally, it jumped above Scyther and used Flamethrower. Scyther was unable to defend itself from the attack and was knocked out of the battle, allowing Ash to earn the Hive Badge.

At Azalea Gym

Caterpie (multiple)

Debut	Gettin' the Bugs Out

Bugsy has multiple Caterpie that live in the Azalea Gym; it is unknown if he uses them in Gym battles. One Caterpie first appeared when it came down from the trees to greet Misty, who has a bug phobia. They later appear when Team Rocket enter the Gym: the Bug Pokémon tie them up with silk. Their latest appearance also involved Team Rocket's infiltration and capture, this time at night.

Their only known move is String Shot.

Metapod (multiple)

Debut	Gettin' the Bugs Out

Bugsy has multiple Metapod that live in the Azalea Gym; it is unknown if he uses them in Gym battles or just uses his stronger Metapod. They appear when Team Rocket enter the Gym: the Bug Pokémon tie them up with silk. Their latest appearance also involved Team Rocket's infiltration and capture, this time at night.

Their only known move is String Shot.

Weedle (multiple)

Debut	Gettin' the Bugs Out

Bugsy has multiple Weedle that live in the Azalea Gym; it is unknown if he uses them in Gym battles. Multiple Weedle appear briefly when Team Rocket enter the building, tying them up with silk. Their latest appearance also involved Team Rocket's infiltration and capture, this time at night.

Their only known move is String Shot.

Kakuna (multiple)

Debut	Gettin' the Bugs Out

Bugsy has multiple Kakuna that live in the Azalea Gym; it is unknown if he uses them in Gym battles. They appear when Team Rocket enter the Gym: the Bug Pokémon tie them up with silk. Their latest appearance also involved Team Rocket's infiltration and capture, this time at night.

Their only known move is String Shot.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 石川寛美 Hiromi Ishikawa English Tara Jayne Arabic إيمان بيطار Iman Bitar Czech Vojtěch Rohlíček Italian Monica Bonetto (Mediaset dub) Federico Zanandrea (K2 dub) Polish Grzegorz Pawlak Brazilian Portuguese Rosely Gonçalves Spanish Latin America María Fernanda Morales Spain Amelia Jara

GOTCHA!

Bugsy briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Bugsy in Pokémon Adventures

Bugsy is equipped with a Capture Net, which is a regular bug-catching net outfitted with the same capture thread contained inside of a Poké Ball. Since the thread is on the outside, it drags the caught Pokémon into a Poké Ball. Bugsy often uses Kurt's specialist Poké Balls to aid his capture attempts.

History

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

Bugsy debuts in Into the Unown at the Ruins of Alph. Gold initially mistakes Bugsy for a girl and asks him out on a date only to be disappointed when he finds out the truth. When Bugsy reveals that his colleagues have gone missing, Gold decides to help Bugsy find his missing friends. They enter the ruins, but are attacked by the Team Rocket Elite Trio, who plan to capture the Unown sleeping inside. Gold accidentally awakens the Unown, which begin flying around the ruins. He tricks the Unown into attacking the trio, defeating them. Afterward, they manage to find Bugsy's friends. Bugsy thanks Gold for his help and the two go their separate ways.

In Delibird Delivery - 1, Bugsy appeared in Professor Elm's fantasy when informing Gold that the Masked Man may be a Gym Leader.

Later, Bugsy continues exploring the ruins and even manages to capture an Unown for study purposes. He is attacked by Suicune, who had been challenging all of the Gym Leaders in Johto. Bugsy fights hard, but is ultimately unable to defeat Suicune and is beaten. After Suicune escapes, Bugsy finds inscriptions on the wall mentioning the Legendary Pokémon Ho-Oh. He wonders if Suicune was also trying to leave a message in addition to its challenge.

At the Indigo Plateau, Bugsy arrives with his fellow Johto Gym Leaders to take place exhibition tournament for the Pokémon League against the Kanto Gym Leaders. In the fifth round, he faces off against Sabrina of Saffron City. Due a type advantage, Bugsy has the advantage at the start of the round. Sabrina turns the match around by revealing that she had been stalling so that her Mr. Mime could create a room made of invisible walls. With no way of being able to see the room, Bugsy is left defenseless and quickly defeated. When the Masked Man attacks the Pokémon League, Bugsy and the other Gym Leaders combat his army of mind-controlled Team Rocket Grunts. The fight takes them to the Magnet Train, which is used as a diversion to get the Gym Leaders away from the stadium. After the Masked Man is defeated, Bugsy returned to his usual duties of being a Gym Leader.

HeartGold & SoulSilver arc

Bugsy in the ninth chapter

Bugsy, along with Chuck and Falkner, is asked by Morty to guard the Ecruteak Gym from suspicious people asking to use Morty's clairvoyance. When Silver arrives to see Morty under Eusine's recommendation, the Gym Leaders mistake him for another suspicious person and stop his attempts to advance. Having no time to talk, Silver opts to battle the Gym Leaders and force his way inside. Silver's clash ends when he is revealed to be a friend of Chuck's former student, Blue. They decide to trust Silver and let him inside to meet with Morty, who had been helping Gold due to mistaking him for Silver. The meeting is cut short by the sudden appearance of Arceus, who lands in front of the Ecruteak Gym and destroys it with a single blast. Falkner, Bugsy, and Chuck are caught in the blast and knocked unconscious.

During the chaos, Gold finds Bugsy on the ground and picks him up while chasing after Arceus. Gold gives Bugsy a drawing from Morty about the whereabouts of Lance, who he is currently searching for. Bugsy immediately deciphers the drawing as being the Ruins of Alph, which Arceus is also heading towards. After arriving and meeting Lance, Bugsy stays behind while Gold faces Arceus alone. Lance talks to Bugsy about the origins about the Pokéathlon and how a Pokémon saved a region after a Trainer cleared many obstacles with their Pokémon to meet with it. Lance reveals that he wanted Gold to compete in the Pokéathlon as a way to recreate the legend as a way to try and get close to Arceus. Bugsy expresses more interest in the Pokémon that saved the region. Bugsy is left alone when Lance goes off to get help.

Pokémon

This listing is of Bugsy's Pokémon in the Pokémon Adventures manga.

Metapod (×2)

Debut	Into the Unown

Bugsy owns two Metapod. One was first seen at the Ruins of Alph when Bugsy met Gold. The second was seen alongside the first when Bugsy battled against Suicune. They helped by stretching the Capture Net's capture thread over Suicune's body, but were tossed aside, allowing Suicune to escape.

Metapod's only known move is String Shot.

Kakuna (×2)

Debut	Into the Unown

Bugsy owns two Kakuna. One was first seen at the Ruins of Alph when Bugsy met Gold. The second was seen alongside the first when Bugsy battled against Suicune. They helped by stretching the Capture Net's capture thread over Suicune's body, but were tossed aside, allowing Suicune to escape. In the HeartGold & SoulSilver arc, Bugsy used one to guard the Ecruteak Gym. It was defeated by Silver and his Weavile.

Kakuna's only known move is String Shot, and their Ability is Shed Skin.

Heracross ♂

Debut	Into the Unown

Heracross was first seen at the Ruins of Alph, helping Bugsy and Gold combat Team Rocket. Later on, it helped Bugsy capture an Unown before they were attacked by Suicune. Heracross faced the Legendary Pokémon, but was easily swatted away, forcing Bugsy to switch to another tactic. At the Pokémon League, Heracross was used to battle Sabrina's Mr. Mime. Due to its type, Heracross had the advantage, but Sabrina revealed she was deliberately holding back to create an invisible room made out of solidified air. Heracross was left defenseless due to Mr. Mime's Encore, which left it unable to dodge a Psybeam that knocked it out. Later, Heracross helped combat the Masked Man's army of Team Rocket Grunts.

Heracross's known moves are Horn Attack, Megahorn, Endure, and Take Down*.

Scyther

Debut	Silly Scyther

Main article: Bugsy's Scyther

Scyther was first used to battle Sabrina at the Pokémon League preliminary tournament. It managed to deal heavy damage to Sabrina's Mr. Mime with consecutive uses of Fury Cutter. Eventually Mr. Mime dodged a hit, which prompted Bugsy to switch to Heracross.

Given away

Unown (G)

Debut	Hurray for Heracross

Bugsy caught this Unown at the Ruins of Alph with his Heracross where it was given to research colleagues for study.

None of Unown's moves are known.

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

Bugsy in Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

Bugsy first appeared in Let's Aim For The Goal when Gold was watching a basketball game from above. He invited Gold to take part in it as the game celebrated the Ruins of Alph's anniversary. When Gold agreed to take part, Bugsy formed a team with him and allowed Gold to take the prize if they won. They go up against a Firebreather named Takeo. Despite his team having a type advantage against Bugsy's, Bugsy and Gold were able to defeat him and win the prize (with Gold actually keeping it).

During their time in the Ruins of Alph, they hear over the intercom that an incident happened in the Union Cave and Bugsy tells Gold to come with him. They find out that Black is also in the cave, who wants to capture the Lapras in there, no matter what it takes. After the events in the Union Cave, Bugsy reveals to Gold that he is the Leader of the Azalea Gym. Then, he challenges Gold using his Scyther while Gold sent out the Pokémon that Black released while in the Union Cave, a Bayleef. Despite having the type advantage, Scyther lost and Gold was awarded the Hive Badge.

Bugsy reunited with Gold in Gold And Black VS. Team Rocket, where he and Whitney were at the Tin Tower.

Pokémon

Metapod → Butterfree

Debut	Let's Aim For The Goal

Butterfree appears to be Bugsy's main Pokémon. It was first seen as a Metapod in Let's Aim For The Goal. Metapod participated in the basketball tournament that celebrated the anniversary of the Ruins of Alph along with Kakuna. Sometime before Gold And Black VS. Team Rocket, it evolved into a Butterfree.

Butterfree's only known move is String Shot*.

Kakuna

Debut	Let's Aim For The Goal

Kakuna was first seen in Let's Aim For The Goal. It participated in the basketball tournament that celebrated the anniversary of the Ruins of Alph along with Metapod.

Kakuna's only known move is String Shot.

Scyther

Debut	Get up Again, Bayleef

Main article: Bugsy's Scyther

When Gold and Bugsy were having their Gym battle, Bugsy sent out Scyther while Gold sent out Bayleef. Despite Scyther having the type-advantage and Bayleef trying to get over being abandoned from its previous Trainer, Scyther ended up being defeated.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Bugsy in Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Bugsy in Pocket Monsters HGSS

After the events relating with the Slowpoke, Red encountered Bugsy in The Hardest Insect Pokémon Wins?!.

The charcoal maker recommended Red and his Pokémon to see him in his Gym while he stayed behind. The group went to the Azalea Gym to do so. Bugsy showed them his collection of Bug-type. Afterwards, he had a Gym battle with Red. Even though his Pokémon appeared to be powerful, Clefairy's gag moves defeated them, which earned Red the Hive Badge. He gave them four Poké Balls, and unbeknownst to the group, an onion was hidden in one of them. The group ran off and gave Professor Oak the onion in the Poké Ball.

In PMHGSS05, Red had a rematch with him as part of the goal to collect all of the Johto Gym Badges. He was able to defeat him after a close call with Tyrogue.

Pokémon

Metapod

Debut	The Hardest Insect Pokémon Wins?!

During the Gym battle against Red and his Clefairy, Bugsy sent out Metapod as the first Pokémon along with Kakuna. Metapod's high defense stat due to the use of Harden caused Clefairy to have problems. Using a cement truck and covering himself in cement, Metapod was knocked back.

Metapod's only known move is Harden.

Kakuna

Debut	The Hardest Insect Pokémon Wins?!

During the Gym battle against Red and his Clefairy, Bugsy sent out Kakuna as the first Pokémon along with Metapod. Kakuna's high defense stat due to the use of Harden caused Clefairy to have problems. Using a cement truck and covering himself in cement, Kakuna was knocked back.

Kakuna's only known move is Harden.

Scyther

Debut	The Hardest Insect Pokémon Wins?!

Main article: Bugsy's Scyther

After the defeat of Metapod and Kakuna, Bugsy sent out Scyther. Clefairy's rocky body caused Scyther's blade to crack. However, Clefairy had trouble controlling his rocky body, giving Scyther the advantage. However, the movement of the ground gave Clefairy some rolling power and defeated Scyther.

Later, Bugsy sent out Scyther when Red had a rematch with him. Using Tyrogue, he was able to defeat Scyther.

Heracross

Debut	The Hardest Insect Pokémon Wins?!

Heracross is the final revealed Pokémon of Bugsy's team. After Scyther was defeated, Bugsy sent it out. Clefairy spread honey on the tree to attract its attention as well as Bugsy's. However, this caused some other Heracross to show up and get the honey as well. Unfortunately, they fought with Bugsy's Heracross and won.

Heracross's known moves are Horn Attack and Fury Attack.

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Bugsy or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Bugsy's Pokémon Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Bugsy's Butterfree					Pokémon VS		008/141
Bugsy's Beedrill					Pokémon VS		009/141
Bugsy's Pinsir					Pokémon VS		010/141
Bugsy's Ledian					Pokémon VS		011/141
Bugsy's Yanma		Tyranitar Half Deck			Pokémon VS		012/141
Bugsy's Scizor					Pokémon VS		013/141
Orbeetle		Lost Origin		TG21/TG30	VMAX Climax		214/184
Orbeetle		Lost Origin		TG13/TG30	VMAX Climax		215/184
Other related cards
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Bugsy's TM 01	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		105/141
Bugsy's TM 02	T [TM]				Pokémon VS		106/141

Trivia

• Bugsy's Japanese title is 歩く虫ポケ大百科.
• There is data in Pokémon Crystal for the gender of every Trainer class in the game, with the exception of Eusine. This is used to select which dialogue pool to sample from when randomly choosing the opponent's dialogue. Interestingly, Bugsy is one of two male characters to be identified as female in this array. The other is Will.
  • Similarly to Saturn, Will, and Janine, his Pokémon are the opposite gender despite them having a 50-50 gender ratio.
  • Bugsy's Pokémon were all male in the original Johto games.
• In Pokémon Stadium 2, Bugsy incorrectly refers to his Heracross's Megahorn as "Megaphone".

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ツクシ Tsukushi	From 土筆 tsukushi (horsetail), 虫 mushi (insect), and つくつく法師 tsukutsukubōshi (a type of cicada)
English	Bugsy	From bug
German	Kai	From Käfer (beetle)
Spanish	Antón	From antena (antenna)
French	Hector	From insecte (insect)
Italian	Raffaello	From farfalla (butterfly)
Korean	호일 Ho-il	From 호 (蝴) ho (butterfly) and possibly a contraction of horsetail
Chinese (Mandarin)	阿筆 / 阿笔 Ā Bǐ	From the partial derivation of the Japanese word 土筆 tsukushi
Chinese (Cantonese)	阿筆 A Bāt
Thai	สึคุชิ Tsukushi	Transcription of his Japanese name
Vietnamese	Tsukushi	Transcription of his Japanese name

Related articles

Gym Leaders of the Johto region
Violet Gym Falkner	Azalea Gym Bugsy	Goldenrod Gym Whitney	Ecruteak Gym Morty
Cianwood Gym Chuck	Olivine Gym Jasmine	Mahogany Gym Pryce	Blackthorn Gym Clair

This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.