Bugsy

Bugsy ツクシ Tsukushi
""The Walking Bug Pokémon Encyclopedia""
[[File:File:HGSS Bugsy Art.png|{{{size}}}]] Art from HeartGold and SoulSilver
Gender	Male
Eye color	Lavender
Hair color	Lavender
Hometown	Azalea Town
Region	Johto
Trainer class	Gym Leader
Generation	II, IV
Games	Gold, Silver, Crystal, Stadium 2, HeartGold, SoulSilver
Leader of	Azalea Gym
Badge	Hive Badge
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 which defeat him. He specializes in Template:Type2 Pokémon.

In the games

File:Bugsy.jpg

Headshot of Bugsy from Pokémon Gold and Silver

Bugsy's title is "The Walking Bug Pokémon Encyclopedia".

Because of his research on Bug Pokémon, Bugsy's knowledge makes him an authority on them. He claims to never lose when it comes to Bug Pokémon, but admits his research isn't finished upon a loss.

Although still young, Bugsy discovered the move Fury Cutter, which gets stronger as a battle goes on for longer. In addition to the Hive Badge, Bugsy gives out TM49 (Fury Cutter), or TM89 (U-Turn) in HeartGold and SoulSilver.

Trainers in his Gym: Twins Amy & May, Bug Catcher Al, Bug Catcher Benny, Bug Catcher Josh.

Pokémon

This listing is of Bugsy's Pokémon in the games he has appeared in.

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

File:SpriteBugsy.gif [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Bugsy [[Azalea Gym|Azalea Gym]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Bugsy Oak [[Azalea Gym|Azalea Gym]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $1600

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

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Gym match

File:BugsyHGSS.png [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Bugsy [[Azalea Gym|Azalea Gym]] HeartGold and SoulSilver [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Bugsy Oak [[Azalea Gym|Azalea Gym]] HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $1800

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

Second battle (Rematch)

File:BugsyHGSS.gif [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Bugsy [[Fighting Dojo|Fighting Dojo]] HeartGold and SoulSilver [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Bugsy Oak [[Fighting Dojo|Fighting Dojo]] HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $6240

Types: Bug Ghost Ability: Wonder Guard Held item: None Shedinja Lv.50 Shadow Sneak Ghost Physical   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Types: Bug Flying Ability: Pressure Held item: Sitrus Berry Vespiquen♀ Lv.52 Confuse Ray Ghost Status   --       Attack Order Bug Physical   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Types: Bug Unknown Ability: Mold Breaker Held item: None Pinsir Lv.55 Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Types: Bug Fighting Ability: Unknown Held item: None Heracross♂ Lv.54 Stone Edge Rock Physical   --       Counter Fighting class="roundybr" width="50%" style="text-align: center; background:#Template:Psysical color; line-height:12px;" | Psysical   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Types: Bug Flying Ability: Tinted Lens Held item: None Yanmega Lv.52 AncientPower Rock Special   --       Detect Fighting Status   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Types: Bug Steel Ability: Unknown Held item: None Scizor♂ Lv.56 Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Bullet Punch Steel Physical   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --

Pokémon Stadium 2

Round 1

File:S2 Leader Bugsy.png [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Bugsy [[Azalea Gym|Azalea Gym]] Round 1 [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Bugsy Oak [[Azalea Gym|Azalea Gym]] Round 1 Reward: None

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

Round 2

File:S2 Leader Bugsy.png [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] Bugsy [[Azalea Gym|Azalea Gym]] Round 2 [[Leader (Trainer class)|Leader]] and Professor Bugsy Oak [[Azalea Gym|Azalea Gym]] Round 2 Reward: None

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

Quotes

File:SpriteBugsy.gif	File:BugsyHGSS.gif
Bugsy's sprite from Generation II	Bugsy's sprite from Generation IV	Bugsy's VS sprite from Generation IV

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

"Whoa, amazing! You're an expert on Pokémon! My research isn't complete yet. Ok, you win. Take this Badge."

In the anime

Bugsy in the anime

Bugsy's only anime appearance was in the episode Gettin' the Bugs Out.

Bugsy trains in a large, greenhouse-like Gym filled with trees and bugs. He has a affinity for Bug-type Pokémon.

His Scyther can use Swords Dance to deflect Template:Type2 attacks. However, Ash figured out it was vulnerable from above, and Cyndaquil was able to knock it out, winning Ash the Hive Badge.

Pokémon

This listing is of Bugsy's Pokémon in the Pokémon anime.

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At Azalea Gym

Caterpie (multiple)

Weedle (multiple)

Kakuna (multiple)

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 石川寛美 Hiromi Ishikawa English Tara Jayne Italian Monica Bonetto Polish Grzegorz Pawlak European Spanish Amelia Jara

In the Pokémon Special manga

File:Falkner and Bugsy.png

Bugsy and his Heracross (right) with Falkner and his Skarmory (left)

In Pokémon Special, Bugsy is a ruins explorer. He meets Gold at the Ruins of Alph, who at first mistakes the Gym Leader for a girl and asks him out on a date.

Bugsy uses a special multi-Poké Ball capture net made for him by Kurt.

Pokémon

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

Metapod (×2)

Kakuna (×2)

Heracross (×2)

Scyther

Released

Unown (given to research colleagues)

In the TCG

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

Name	Type	Level	Rarity	Set	Set no.
Bugsy's Butterfree		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	8/141
Bugsy's Beedrill		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	9/141
Bugsy's Pinsir		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	10/141
Bugsy's Ledian		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	11/141
Bugsy's Yanma		-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	12/141
Bugsy's Scizor		-	H	Pokémon VS (no English release)	13/141
Bugsy's TM 01	-	-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	105/141
Bugsy's TM 02	-	-		Pokémon VS (no English release)	106/141

Trivia

• Bugsy is the only Gym Leader to use any Pokémon in battle that cannot learn any TMs or HMs.
• In the anime, Bugsy's Metapod is the only Metapod to be shown using Tackle (or indeed, any move other than Harden).
  • This can also apply to the games, as all wild Metapod and Kakuna (as well as trainer's Metapod and Kakuna) only had Harden as the only move available to them.
• All of Bugsy's Pokémon changed from male in Gold, Silver, and Crystal to female in HeartGold and SoulSilver. This only applies for the gym battle. All of his Pokémon in the rematch with him are male with the exception of Vespiquen and Shedinja.
  • Similarly to Saturn and Will, his Pokémon are the opposite gender of himself despite having a 50-50 gender ratio.
• Bugsy is the only Johto gym leader that does not have an elemental type advantage on the next Gym Leader. (Falkner trains Template:Type2 Pokémon, which are strong against Bug-type Pokémon. Meanwhile, Whitney's Template:Type2 Pokémon are immune to Template:Type2 moves of Morty.)

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ツクシ (Tsukushi)	土筆 tsukushi, a horsetail. つくつく法師 tsukutsukubōshi is a type of cicada.
English	Bugsy	Refers to the word bug.
French	Hector	Similar to insecte, insect.
German	Kai	Refers to the word Käfer, coleopter.
Italian	Raffaello	Similar to farfalla, butterfly.
Spanish	Antón	Similar to antena, antenna.
Korean	호일 Ho-il
Chinese	阿筆/阿笔 Ā Bǐ	筆 is taken from 土筆 tsukushi.

External links

• Tsukushi's Profile on Pokeani (Japanese)

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

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