Bug Catcher (Trainer class)
- If you were looking for the "Bug Catcher Pokémon" species, see Carnivine (Pokémon).
Bug Catcher むしとりしょうねん Bug Catcher Boy | |
Art from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire | |
Other names | Bug Boy (Stadium) |
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Introduced in | Generation I |
Appears in | Red, Blue, and Yellow Gold, Silver, and Crystal Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, and LeafGreen Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Stadium, Stadium 2 |
Gender | Male |
Notable members | Samurai |
Anime debut | EP004|Challenge of the Samurai |
Manga debut | A Glimpse of the Glow (Adventures) |
A Bug Catcher (Japanese: むしとりしょうねん Bug Catcher Boy) is a type of Pokémon Trainer that first debuted in the Generation I games. They are generally depicted as little boys in hats, carrying nets and what appears to be their lunchboxes, or containers to keep caught bugs in, held by a strap after Generation II. Most Bug Catchers have been considered just hobbyists. Some Bug Catchers move around areas, and don't always stay in the same place each day. Experienced Bug Catchers may become Bug Maniacs.
Bug Catchers are usually one of the first Trainer classes encountered during the course of the games' storylines, mostly appearing on earlier routes. In Generation I, Bug Catchers are the first Trainer class that the player encounters. They first appear in Viridian Forest, while the last one is on Route 9. In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, Bug Catchers appear again on the Sevii Islands, in the Pattern Bush. In Generation II, Bug Catchers appear on Route 30, but they are not the first Trainer class seen in the game, and are actually more uncommon in this Generation than any other in which they appear. In Generation III, there are a few Bug Catchers, appearing between Route 102, through Route 119. The number of Bug Catchers in Generation III surpasses each other generation except the first. In Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, Bug Catchers don't appear until Route 204, after the player defeats the first Gym Leader, which is unusually late in the game. There are only four Bug Catchers, most of them appearing in the Eterna Forest. There are no Bug Catchers in the Unova and Kalos regions.
In Pokémon Stadium, they are referred to as Bug Boys.
Appearance
Sprite from Red and Blue |
Sprite from Yellow |
Sprite from Generation II |
Sprite from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald |
Sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen |
Sprite from Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum |
Sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver |
VS sprite from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire | |
Overworld sprite from Generation I |
Overworld sprite from Generation II |
Overworld sprite from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald |
Overworld sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen |
Overworld sprite from Generation IV |
Portrait from Japanese Stadium |
Portrait from Stadium 2 |
Artwork
Official Ken Sugimori artwork, with a Lass | Art from Red and Blue |
Trainer list
Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bug Catcher RB | Initial battle | $60 | Lv.6 |
Lv.6 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher RB | Initial battle | $70 | Lv.7 |
Lv.7 |
Lv.7 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher RB | Initial battle | $60 | Lv.9 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Y | Initial battle | $70 | Lv.7 |
Lv.7 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Y | Initial battle | $70 | Lv.6 |
Lv.6 |
Lv.6 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Y | Initial battle | $70 | Lv.8 |
Lv.8 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Y | Initial battle | $60 | Lv.10 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher | Initial battle | $100 | Lv.10 |
Lv.10 |
Lv.10 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher | Initial battle | $90 | Lv.9 |
Lv.9 |
Lv.9 |
Lv.9 |
------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher | Initial battle | $110 | Lv.11 |
Lv.11 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher | Initial battle | $110 | Lv.11 |
Lv.11 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher | Initial battle | $100 | Lv.10 |
Lv.10 |
Lv.10 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher | Initial battle | $140 | Lv.14 |
Lv.14 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher | Initial battle | $160 | Lv.16 |
Lv.16 |
Lv.16 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher | Initial battle | $200 | Lv.20 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher | Initial battle | $190 | Lv.19 |
Lv.19 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher | Initial battle | $190 | Lv.20 |
Lv.20 |
Lv.20 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
Pokémon Gold and Silver
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bug Catcher Al | Initial battle | $ | Lv.12 |
Lv.12 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Arnie (Rematch) |
Initial battle | $ | Lv.15 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
First rematch | $ | Lv.19 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | |
Second rematch | $ | Lv.28 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | |
Third rematch | $ | Lv.36 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | |
Fourth rematch | $ | Lv.40 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | |
Bug Catcher Benny | Initial battle | $ | Lv.7 |
Lv.9 |
Lv.12 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Don | Initial battle | $ | Lv.3 |
Lv.3 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Doug | Initial battle | $ | Lv.32 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Ed | Initial battle | $480 | Lv.30 |
Lv.30 |
Lv.30 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Josh | Initial battle | $208 | Lv.13 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Ken* | Initial battle | $512 | Lv.30 |
Lv.32 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Rob | Initial battle | $512 | Lv.32 |
Lv.32 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Wade (Rematch) |
Initial battle | $ | Lv.2 |
Lv.2 |
Lv.3 |
Lv.2 |
------- | ------- |
First rematch | $ | Lv.9 |
Lv.9 |
Lv.10 |
Lv.9 |
------- | ------- | |
Second rematch | $ | Lv.14 |
Lv.14 |
Lv.15 |
Lv.14 |
------- | ------- | |
Third rematch | $ | Lv.24 |
Lv.24 |
Lv.25 |
Lv.24 |
------- | ------- | |
Fourth rematch | $ | Lv.30 |
Lv.30 |
Lv.32 |
Lv.34 |
------- | ------- | |
Pokémon Crystal
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bug Catcher Wayne | Initial battle | $160 | Lv.8 |
Lv.10 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bug Catcher Doug | Initial battle | $416 | Lv.26 |
Lv.26 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Greg | Initial battle | $416 | Lv.26 |
Lv.26 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher James | Initial battle | $128 | Lv.8 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
First rematch | $432 | Lv.27 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | |
Second rematch | $464 | Lv.29 |
Lv.29 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | |
Third rematch | $496 | Lv.31 |
Lv.31 |
Lv.31 |
------- | ------- | ------- | |
Fourth rematch | $528 | Lv.33 |
Lv.33 |
Lv.33 |
Lv.33 |
------- | ------- | |
Bug Catcher Jose | Initial battle | $128 | Lv.8 |
Lv.8 |
Lv.8 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Kent | Initial battle | $416 | Lv.26 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Lyle | Initial battle | $48 | Lv.3 |
Lv.3 |
Lv.3 |
Lv.3 |
Lv.3 |
Lv.3 |
Bug Catcher Rick | Initial battle | $64 | Lv.4 |
Lv.4 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Pokémon Emerald
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bug Catcher Davis | Initial battle | $432 | Lv.27 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Doug | Initial battle | $448 | Lv.28 |
Lv.28 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Greg | Initial battle | $400 | Lv.25 |
Lv.25 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher James | Initial battle | $96 | Lv.6 |
Lv.6 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
First rematch | $432 | Lv.27 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | |
Second rematch | $464 | Lv.29 |
Lv.29 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | |
Third rematch | $496 | Lv.31 |
Lv.31 |
Lv.31 |
------- | ------- | ------- | |
Fourth rematch | $528 | Lv.33 |
Lv.33 |
Lv.33 |
Lv.33 |
------- | ------- | |
Bug Catcher Jose | Initial battle | $128 | Lv.8 |
Lv.8 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Kent | Initial battle | $400 | Lv.25 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Lyle | Initial battle | $48 | Lv.3 |
Lv.3 |
Lv.3 |
Lv.3 |
------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Rick | Initial battle | $64 | Lv.4 |
Lv.4 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bug Catcher Anthony | Initial battle | $96 | Lv.7 |
Lv.8 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Brandon | Initial battle | $--- | Lv.100 |
Lv.100 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Brent | Initial battle | $228 | Lv.19 |
Lv.19 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Cale | Initial battle | $120 | Lv.10 |
Lv.10 |
Lv.10 |
Lv.10 |
------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Charlie | Initial battle | $84 | Lv.7 |
Lv.7 |
Lv.7 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Colton (Rematch) |
Initial battle | $120 | Lv.10 |
Lv.10 |
Lv.10 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
First rematch | $228 | Lv.19 |
Lv.19 |
Lv.19 |
------- | ------- | ------- | |
Second rematch | $324 | Lv.27 |
Lv.27 |
Lv.27 |
------- | ------- | ------- | |
Third rematch | $612 | Lv.51 |
Lv.54 |
Lv.51 |
------- | ------- | ------- | |
Bug Catcher Conner | Initial battle | $240 | Lv.20 |
Lv.20 |
Lv.20 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Doug | Initial battle | $84 | Lv.7 |
Lv.7 |
Lv.7 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Elijah | Initial battle | $240 | Lv.20 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Garret | Initial battle | $558 | Lv.49 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Greg | Initial battle | $108 | Lv.9 |
Lv.9 |
Lv.9 |
Lv.9 |
------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher James | Initial battle | $132 | Lv.11 |
Lv.11 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Jonah | Initial battle | $564 | Lv.45 |
Lv.46 |
Lv.45 |
Lv.47 |
------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Keigo | Initial battle | $192 | Lv.16 |
Lv.16 |
Lv.16 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Kent | Initial battle | $132 | Lv.11 |
Lv.11 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Rick | Initial battle | $72 | Lv.6 |
Lv.6 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Robby | Initial battle | $120 | Lv.10 |
Lv.10 |
Lv.10 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Sammy | Initial battle | $108 | Lv.9 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Vance | Initial battle | $576 | Lv.48 |
Lv.48 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bug Catcher Brandon | Initial battle | $84 | Lv.7 |
Lv.7 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Second battle | $204 | Lv.17 |
Lv.17 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | |
Third battle | $348 | Lv.29 |
Lv.29 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | |
Fourth battle | $636 | Lv.53 |
Lv.53 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | |
Bug Catcher Donald | Initial battle | $192 | Lv.12 |
Lv.12 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Jack | Initial battle | $208 | Lv.9 |
Lv.11 |
Lv.13 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Philip | Initial battle | $208 | Lv.9 |
Lv.11 |
Lv.13 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
Pokémon Platinum
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bug Catcher Brandon (Rematch) |
Initial battle | $176 | Lv.10 |
Lv.11 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
First rematch | $200 | Lv.21 |
Lv.23 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | |
Second rematch | $250 | Lv.30 |
Lv.32 |
Lv.34 |
------- | ------- | ------- | |
Third rematch | $300 | Lv.49 |
Lv.51 |
Lv.53 |
------- | ------- | ------- | |
Bug Catcher Donald | Initial battle | $224 | Lv.14 |
Lv.14 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Jack | Initial battle | $240 | Lv.11 |
Lv.13 |
Lv.15 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Philip | Initial battle | $240 | Lv.11 |
Lv.13 |
Lv.15 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bug Catcher Abner | Initial battle | $704 | Lv.44 |
Lv.44 |
Lv.44 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Al | Initial battle | $192 | Lv.12 |
Lv.12 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Arnie (Rematch) |
Initial battle | $576 | Lv.15 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
First rematch | $600 | Lv.36 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | |
Second rematch | $623 | Lv.43 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | |
Third rematch | $896 | Lv.45 |
Lv.56 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | |
Bug Catcher Benny | Initial battle | $192 | Lv.7 |
Lv.9 |
Lv.12 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Dane | Initial battle | $768 | Lv.44 |
Lv.48 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Dion | Initial battle | $800 | Lv.50 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Don | Initial battle | $43 | Lv.3 |
Lv.3 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Doug (Rematch) |
Initial battle | $592 | Lv.39 |
Lv.37 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
First rematch | $640 | Lv.40 |
Lv.40 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | |
Second rematch | $736 | Lv.47 |
Lv.46 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | |
Third rematch | $800 | Lv.52 |
Lv.50 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | |
Bug Catcher Ed | Initial battle | $688 | Lv.43 |
Lv.43 |
Lv.43 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Ellis | Initial battle | $736 | Lv.28 |
Lv.38 |
Lv.46 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Josh | Initial battle | $208 | Lv.13 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Ken* | Initial battle | $640 | Lv.39 |
Lv.40 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Rob (Rematch) |
Initial battle | $624 | Lv.40 |
Lv.39 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
First rematch | $672 | Lv.45 |
Lv.32 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | |
Second rematch | $768 | Lv.52 |
Lv.48 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | |
Third rematch | $800 | Lv.56 |
Lv.56 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | |
Bug Catcher Stacey | Initial battle | $960 | Lv.52 |
Lv.56 |
Lv.60 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Wade (Rematch) |
Initial battle | $32 | Lv.2 |
Lv.2 |
Lv.3 |
Lv.2 |
------- | ------- |
First rematch | $288 | Lv.18 |
Lv.18 |
Lv.22 |
Lv.29 |
------- | ------- | |
Second rematch | $359 | Lv.28 |
Lv.28 |
Lv.37 |
Lv.40 |
------- | ------- | |
Third rematch | $500 | Lv.36 |
Lv.36 |
Lv.43 |
Lv.52 |
------- | ------- | |
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Trainer name | Battle | Winnings | Pokémon | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bug Catcher Doug | Initial battle | $448 | Lv.26 |
Lv.28 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Greg | Initial battle | $464 | Lv.29 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher James | Initial battle | $128 | Lv.8 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
First rematch | $160 | Lv.10 |
Lv.10 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | |
Second rematch | $192 | Lv.12 |
Lv.12 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | |
Third rematch | $384 | Lv.24 |
Lv.24 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | |
Fourth rematch | $736 | Lv.46 |
Lv.46 |
Lv.46 |
Lv.46 |
------- | ------- | |
Bug Catcher Jose | Initial battle | $112 | Lv.7 |
Lv.7 |
Lv.7 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Kent | Initial battle | $464 | Lv.29 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Lyle | Initial battle | $80 | Lv.5 |
Lv.5 |
Lv.5 |
------- | ------- | ------- |
Bug Catcher Rick | Initial battle | $64 | Lv.4 |
------- | ------- | ------- | ------- | ------- |
In the anime
Samurai is a boy appearing as the character of the day, who lives in Viridian Forest and dresses up in samurai armor. Like Bug Catchers, he specializes in Bug-type Pokémon and has a bug-catching net. Samurai's sole appearance came in Challenge of the Samurai.
In Charizard's Burning Ambitions, Team Rocket's Gigantic Mistake mecha is modeled after a Bug Catcher.
In The Spheal of Approval, a boy named Marius strongly resembled the Bug Catchers in the game, but did not own any Bug-type Pokémon.
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Red, Green & Blue arc
A kid in Pallet Town that appears in the first chapter bears a resemblance to a Bug Catcher.
In Wake Up--You’re Snorlax!, a Bug Catcher appeared during the bicycle race, alongside a Swimmer and Red. He owns a Scyther. He took a shortcut through a small woods that was full of bug Pokémon. He later got stuck on Route 12 due to a sleeping Snorlax that was in the way. His number in the race was 31.
Pokémon
Debut | Wake Up--You’re Snorlax! |
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The particular Bug Catcher of the twelth round is only shown with a Scyther. He traveled with it while entering the small woods during the bike race.
Emerald arc
A Bug Catcher named James is seen battling Battle Girl Cyndy in the Battle Dome. While it is unknown who won, what is known is that James at some point lost a match, eliminating him from the tournament.
Pokémon
Trivia
- The first Bug Catchers battled in all Generation III games are named Rick.
- In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, a show on the Variety channel mentions that Aaron used to be a Bug Catcher and a Gym Leader before joining the Elite Four.
- A Bug Catcher in the Johto Battle Tower is named Tajiri; this could be possibly a reference to the creator of the Pokémon series, Satoshi Tajiri, who liked bug-catching as a child.
- In Pokémon Emerald, Bug Catcher Davis on Route 123 uses the overworld sprite of a Youngster.
In other languages
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