Bugsy

Bugsy ツクシ Tsukushi
"The Walking Bug Pokémon Encyclopedia"
General
Age:	14
Hometown:	Azalea Town
Region:	Johto
Badge:	Hive Badge
Type:	Bug
Debut:	Anime: JE028: Gettin' the Bugs Out Games:Pokemon Gold and Silver
Class:	Gym Leader

"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 (ツクシ 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.

Sprites

Gen. II	Gen. IV	Challenge Sprite	Gen. V

Appearance

Bugsy is an androgynous-looking boy with purple hair and eyes. In the original Gen II games and anime he wore a green camper's outfit (green collared shirt with green shorts suspended by a belt, brown dress shoes and white ankle socks). In Gen IV this is modified to look more like a boy scout outfit (his shirt now has different shades of green, he wears a neckerchief, and he wears yellow-striped knee socks instead).

Pokémon

In the Games

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

Metapod  Bug Lv. 14 ♂ Ability: [[None Item: None Tackle String Shot Harden -

Kakuna  BugPoison  Lv. 14 ♂ Ability: [[None Item: None Harden Poison Sting String Shot -

Scyther  BugFlying  Lv. 16 ♂ Ability: [[None Item: None Quick Attack Leer Fury Cutter - [[]] [[File:{{{P4}}}_SM.png|link={{{P4}}}|80x80px]]  ??? Lv. - - Ability: [[None Item: None - - - - [[]] [[File:{{{P5}}}_SM.png|link={{{P5}}}|80x80px]]  File:Type .gif Lv. - - Ability: [[None Item: None - - - - [[]] [[File:{{{P6}}}SM.png|link={{{P6}}}|80x80px]]  File:Type .gif Lv. - - Ability: [[None Item: None - - - -

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Kakuna  BugPoison  Lv. 15 ♀ Ability: Shed Skin Item: None Poison Sting - - -

Metapod  Bug Lv. 15 ♀ Ability: Shed Skin Item: None Tackle - - -

Scyther  BugFlying  Lv. 17 ♀ Ability: Technician Item: Sitrus Berry Leer Focus Energy Quick Attack U-Turn [[]] [[File:{{{P4}}}_SM.png|link={{{P4}}}|80x80px]]  ??? Lv. - - Ability: [[None Item: None - - - - [[]] [[File:{{{P5}}}_SM.png|link={{{P5}}}|80x80px]]  File:Type .gif Lv. - - Ability: [[None Item: None - - - - [[]] [[File:{{{P6}}}SM.png|link={{{P6}}}|80x80px]]  File:Type .gif Lv. - - Ability: [[None Item: None - - - -

Rematch

Scizor  BugSteel  Lv. 56 ♀ Ability: Technician Item: None Bullet Punch Swords Dance X-Scissor Superpower

Shedinja  BugGhost  Lv. 48 - Ability: Wonder Guard Item: None X-Scissor Toxic Shadow Sneak Swagger

Vespiquen  BugFlying  Lv. 52 ♀ Ability: Pressure Item: Sitrus Berry Protect Confuse Ray Attack Order Defend Order

Yanmega  BugFlying  Lv. 52 ♀ Ability: Tinted Lens Item: None Detect AncientPower Air Slash Bug Buzz

Heracross    Lv. 54 ♀ Ability: Guts Item: None Counter Stone Edge Close Combat Megahorn

Pinsir   Lv. 55 ♀ Ability: Mold Breaker Item: None Rock Tomb Guillotine Stone Edge X-Scissor

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Bug-type Tournament

Scizor  BugSteel  Lv. 50 ♀ Ability: Technician Item: None Bullet Punch U-turn Swords Dance Acrobatics

Shuckle  BugRock  Lv. 50 ♀ Ability: Sturdy Item: Rocky Helmet Power Split Stone Edge Earthquake Toxic

Heracross  BugFighting  Lv. 50 ♀ Ability: Guts Item: Choice Band Megahorn Stone Edge Close Combat Shadow Claw

Pinsir File:Pinsir BW.gif  Bug Lv. 50 ♀ Ability: Mold Breaker Item: Life Orb X-Scissor Bulldoze Guillotine Protect

Armaldo    Lv. 50 ♀ Ability: Battle Armor Item: Quick Claw Earthquake Stone Edge X-Scissor Swords Dance

Yanmega    Lv. 50 ♀ Ability: Tinted Lens Item: Focus Sash Protect Bug Buzz Air Slash Giga Drain

Johto Gym Leader Tournament/World Leaders Tournament

Scizor  BugSteel  Lv. 50 ♀ Ability: Technician Item: None Bullet Punch X-Scissor Aerial Ace Swords Dance

Shuckle  BugRock  Lv. 50 ♀ Ability: Sturdy Item: Sitrus Berry Struggle Bug Gyro Ball Substitute Power Split

Heracross  BugFighting  Lv. 50 ♀ Ability: Guts Item: Coba Berry Megahorn Close Combat Stone Edge Swords Dance

Pinsir File:Pinsir BW.gif  Bug Lv. 50 ♀ Ability: Mold Breaker Item: Liechi Berry X-Scissor Superpower Earthquake Bulk Up

Forretress    Lv. 50 ♀ Ability: Sturdy Item: Apicot Berry Struggle Bug Gyro Ball Pain Split Stealth Rock

Yanmega    Lv. 50 ♀ Ability: Tinted Lens Item: Charti Berry Bug Buzz Psychic Protect Hypnosis

Pokémon Stadium 2

Round 1

Scyther  BugFlying  Lv. 50 ♂ Ability: [[None Item: None Fury Cutter Slash Wing Attack Hyper Beam

Butterfree  BugFlying  Lv. 50 ♀ Ability: [[None Item: PSNCureBerry Psychic Giga Drain Gust Nightmare

Beedrill  BugPoison  Lv. 50 ♂ Ability: [[None Item: Mint Berry Cut Twineedle Sludge Bomb Poison Sting

Weepinbell  GrassPoison  Lv. 50 ♀ Ability: [[None Item: Berry Razor Leaf Sludge Bomb Cut Wrap

Pinsir   Lv. 50 ♂ Ability: [[None Item: Bitter Berry Strength Submission Bind Seismic Toss

Pupitar    Lv. 50 ♂ Ability: [[None Item: Ice Berry Rock Slide Earthquake Headbutt Sleep Talk

Round 2

Scyther  BugFlying  Lv. 50 - Ability: [[None Item: None Reversal Hyper Beam Wing Attack Steel Wing

Raticate  Normal Lv. 50 - Ability: [[None Item: Miracle Berry Roar Reversal Super Fang Hyper Fang

Pinsir  Bug Lv. 50 - Ability: [[None Item: Scope Lens Body Slam Fury Cutter Seismic Toss Submission

Sudowoodo  Rock Lv. 50 - Ability: [[None Item: Quick Claw Low Kick Strength Earthquake Rock Slide

Quagsire    Lv. 50 - Ability: [[None Item: BrightPowder Earthquake AncientPower Haze Surf

Heracross    Lv. 50 - Ability: [[None Item: Focus Band Take Down Earthquake Reversal Megahorn

In the Anime

Spinarak Bugsy's Spinarak battled against Ash's Chikorita during Ash's gym battle for the Hive Badge. Though at a type avantage, Spinarak lost

Metapod Bugsy's Metapod battled against Ash's Chikorita during Ash's gym battle for the Hive Badge. Unlike Ash's old Metapod, Bugsy's can move around. It quickly defeated Ash's Chikorita but was beaten by Ash's Pikachu.

Scyther Bugsy's Scyther appeared in a gym battle against Ash's Pikachu. With it's great speed and power it overwhelmed Ash's Pikachu, but lost to his Cyndaquil when it used Flamethrower from above. It's known moves are Swords Dance and Fury Cutter.

Manga

Kakuna	Metapod	Heracross	Scyther

Gallery

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  Bugsy from the Anime.

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  Bugsy throwing out a Poke Ball.

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  A picture with Bugsy at the Poke park.

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  Bugsy and Ash split-screen

Voice Actors

• English: Tara Sands
• Japanese: Hiromi Ishikawa
• Italian: Monica Bonetto
• Polish: Grzegorz Pawlak
• Spanish: Amelia Jara
• Iberian Spanish: Maria Fernanda Morales

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.
• There is a mini boss in the Kirby series with the same name, except the S is replaced with ZZ.
• In the Anime, Bugsy swapped his Kakuna from the games with a Spinarak.