Azalea Gym

The Azalea Gym (Japanese: ヒワダジム Hiwada Gym) is the official Gym of Azalea Town. It is based on. The Gym Leader is Bugsy. s who defeat him receive the.

In the games
Azalea Gym cannot be challenged when the undefined first arrives in Azalea Town, as a is blocking the entrance. He doesn't leave until Team Rocket has been defeated at the Slowpoke Well.

Generation II
In, the Azalea Gym is a giant forest maze. Trainers such as and s hide around every corner, ready to spring upon Trainers. Bugsy is located in the middle of the maze, where he can be challenged to earn the.

A field based on the Gym also appears in Pokémon Stadium 2's Johto Gym Leader Castle.

Generation IV
In, many aesthetic changes have been made to the Azalea Gym, including a new feature that lets the player ride on -shaped karts that travel across different areas of the Gym. The player must travel on the correct spider to advance through the Gym. If the player gets on the wrong spider, however, they will travel to a different area where they must battle a Trainer.

Round 1




Round 2




In the anime
The Azalea Gym appeared in Gettin' the Bugs Out. The Gym resembles an indoor forest, with trees and grass growing everywhere. Bugsy lets all of his Pokémon roam free in the Gym, much to 's chagrin.

felt confident that his would be able to easily defeat Bugsy and his Pokémon, but Cyndaquil initially had trouble using its  attacks, forcing Ash to recall it and instead use his  and. After Ash defeated Bugsy's and, Bugsy sent out his strongest Pokémon, , which easily took out Pikachu, leaving Ash with only Cyndaquil. Even though Scyther was able to protect itself from Cyndaquil's with, Ash had Cyndaquil fire a Flamethrower from the above, getting past Scyther's defense and defeating it, thus earning Ash the.

In the Pokémon Gold and Silver: The Golden Boys manga
Azalea Gym appeared in Get up Again, Bayleef, where 🇬🇼 challenged Bugsy to a one-on-one Gym battle. Bugsy chose to use his, while Gold, much to Bugsy's surprise, decided to use. Being at a type disadvantage, Bayleef was initially on the defensive, but eventually Scyther's attacks overpowered Bayleef's, fatally wounding the Leaf Pokémon. Despite the fact that his Pokémon was close to dying, Gold refused to give up, wanting to restore Bayleef's self-confidence after its abandonment by 🇬🇼. This eventually worked, and just as Scyther was about to finish Bayleef off, it used to heal itself and then slammed Scyther down to the ground with, defeating it and ending the battle. Bugsy then handed Gold a as a proof of his victory.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
Azalea Gym first made an appearance in The Hardest Bug Pokémon Wins?!, where entered the Gym to challenge Bugsy. With 's gag moves, Red was able to defeat Bugsy and earn himself the Hive Badge. Afterwards, Bugsy also gave him four Poké Balls, with an onion hidden inside one of them, much to Red and his Pokémon's disgust.

The Gym reappeared in PMHGSS05, where Red challenged Bugsy to a rematch. Once again, he emerged victorious, this time defeating Bugsy's Scyther with his.

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