Bugsy

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 to s who defeat him. He specializes in.

In the games
Bugsy appears in 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, which is the signature move on his. 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&mdash;once defeated by the player&mdash;will admit his research isn't yet finished. Upon defeat he will hand out the, and a Technical Machine:  in , and  in.

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&mdash;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.

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

Rematch




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,.

Johto Leaders Tournament




Type Expert/World Leaders Tournament




Round 1




Round 2





 * Before battle
 * "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."


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


 * After being defeated
 * "Do you know the benefits of the ? If you have it, Pokémon up to L30 will obey you. Pokémon that know  will be able to use it outside of battle too. Here, I also want you to have this."
 * "TM49 contains </sc>. If you don't miss, it gets stronger every turn. The longer your battle goes, the better it gets. Isn't that great? I discovered it!"
 * "Bug Pokémon</sc> are deep. There are many mysteries to be explored. Study your favorites thoroughly."

Azalea Gym
 * Before battle
 * "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."


 * After sending out last Pokémon
 * "Even though it's my last Pokémon, Bug Pokémon are tough!"


 * When last Pokémon is at critical health
 * "Hang in there! Just a little more!"


 * Being defeated
 * "Aw, that's the end of it..."


 * After being defeated
 * "Whoa, amazing! You're an expert on Pokémon! My research isn't complete yet. OK, you win. Take this Badge."
 * "Do you know the benefits of the Hive Badge? If you have it, Pokémon up to Lv. 30 will obey you, even traded ones. Pokémon that know Cut will be able to use it outside of battle, too. Here, I also want you to have this."
 * "TM89 contains . It lets your Pokémon attack, then switch with the next Pokémon in your party. Isn't that great?"
 * "Bug-type Pokémon are deep. There are many mysteries to explore. Study your top choices thoroughly."

Fighting Dojo
 * Before battle
 * "Good to see you again! Behold my bug research!"


 * After being defeated
 * "You must have studied a lot about Pokémon! "

National Park
 * "Hi, ! We have a Bug-Catching Contest tomorrow! I have won the Contest many times, so I won't participate. But you should try it. I'm sure you can win!"


 * On Fridays
 * "By the way, will you take a picture with me?"
 * Yes: "OK! Let's take one. Smile! Yay! This is a good one!"
 * No: "Oh, I see... That's OK. I'm not sad."

Pokégear registering (Viridian Forest)
 * "I came to Kanto to look for Bug-type Pokémon, so I can become a stronger Bug-type Pokémon Trainer! Hey why don't we swap phone numbers?"
 * Yes: "We can battle around lunch on Thursdays! Give me a call!"
 * No: "Oh, well... That's OK..."
 * "Will you give me your phone number?"

Pokégear Phone
 * Calling the player
 * "Yeah, this is Bugsy... What's up? I think I've already mentioned this to you, but did you know I'm doing research on Pokémon? There's so many different kinds, it's a bit difficult, you know? I'm just studying Bug-type Pokémon, and yet it's still this difficult. People like Professor Elm and Professor Oak who study all the different types of Pokémon are really something else, you know?"
 * "Yeah, this is Bugsy... What's up? You know, everyone's really into Bug-type Pokémon when they're kids. But then for some reason, as people grow up, at some point they all start to like Bug-type Pokémon less and less. How about you? Do you still like Bug-type Pokémon? Even if I grow up I'll never stop liking Bug-type Pokémon, no way!"
 * "Yeah, this is Bugsy... What's up? My Gym has such a different trick to it, doesn't it? It may seem like it was really difficult to get a trick like that set up... But the truth is, it was actually pretty easy. First we ran the ropes through the Gym, then all the Pokémon helped us finish everything else up!"


 * Calling him
 * "Hello! How are you? I'm doing great as usual! There are so many stronger Gym Leaders than me out there. You're trying to visit every Gym around the region, aren't you? That's great! Keep up the good work!"
 * "Hello! How are you? I'm doing great as usual! On Thursdays around noon, I'm usually free. If you want to see my Bug-type Pokémon again, you should call me then!"


 * On Thursday afternoons:
 * "Hello! How are you? I'm doing great as usual! Oh, you called at just the right time! I'm not doing anything right now. Wanna battle again?"
 * No: "I see... Well, there's no helping that..."
 * Yes: "All right! See you at the Fighting Dojo in Saffron City!"
 * "Hello! How are you? I'm doing great as usual! All right, I'll be waiting for you at the Fighting Dojo in Saffron City! Race you there!"

Pokémon World Tournament
 * Before battle (first round)
 * "I never lose when it comes to Bug-type Pokémon."


 * Before battle (second round)
 * "I never lose when it comes to Bug-type Pokémon. My research is going to make me the authority on Bug-type Pokémon!"


 * Before battle (final round)
 * "I never lose when it comes to Bug-type Pokémon. Let me demonstrate what I've learned from my studies."


 * Being defeated
 * "Aw, that't the end of it..."


 * If the player is defeated
 * "I guess I'm done reporting my research findings!"


 * After being defeated
 * "Whoa, amazing! You're an expert on Pokémon! My research isn't complete yet."


 * After winning
 * "Thanks! Thanks to our battle, I was also able to make progress in my research!"


 * In the lobby, after the tournament
 * "I never lose when it comes to Bug-type Pokémon. I'm so embarrassed to have said that. I'll start my studies of other Pokémon over from the beginning, too. I'm truly grateful that you made me realize I need to do that."

Pokémon Puzzle Challenge

 * Easy
 * "Welcome to Azalea Gym. Enough talk--on to battle!"
 * "Hmm... You're good. I guess I have more to learn."


 * Normal
 * "I've been training, so you won't win! Let's go!"
 * "Whoa! Amazing! I need even more training!"


 * Hard
 * "I've been studying, too, so I won't lose. Well, let's begin."
 * "Amazing! I have to train even more!"


 * Super Hard
 * "I've been Studying, so I won't lose. Well, let's begin!"
 * "Amazing! I'm going to study more!"


 * Intense
 * "I've been studying, so I won't lose! Well, shall we begin?"
 * "Amazing! I lost to your passion for training!"

Pokémon Stadium 2

 * Before battle
 * "I'm the bug Pokémon</sc> researcher, Bugsy</sc>! Ready to get started?"
 * "You probably don't know very much about bug Pokémon</sc>."
 * "Ready? I'll show you just how tough bug Pokémon</sc> can be!"


 * Sending out first Pokémon
 * "I'll start with <Pokémon>!"


 * Sending out a new Pokémon
 * "Now it's <Pokémon>!"
 * "Next! <Pokémon>!"
 * "It's <Pokémon>'s turn!"
 * "<Pokémon>, wrap it up!"


 * Recalling a Pokémon
 * "It's useless! Get back!"
 * "Well done, <Pokémon>!"
 * "Good! Come back!"
 * "Okay! Come back, <Pokémon>!"


 * Own Pokémon faints
 * "Why?!? This can't be happening!"
 * "Arrrgh! Nailed!"


 * Player's Pokémon faints
 * "That's the way! Good going!"


 * Own Pokémon lands a critical hit
 * "There! Hit the weak spot! That's it!"


 * Player's Pokémon lands a critical hit
 * "What! You hit its weak spot?"


 * Successfully ing the player's Pokémon
 * "Yes! It worked!"


 * Successfully ing the player's Pokémon
 * "Yeah! That was good!"


 * Own Pokémon being hurt by a
 * "...groan..."


 * Commanding his to use
 * "Heracross</sc>! Megaphone</sc>!"


 * If the player is defeated
 * "What do you think of that?"


 * After being defeated
 * "I need to do some more research."
 * "I give up! You're tough."
 * "I was just unlucky."


 * After winning
 * "My research is correct!"
 * "See? Aren't bug Pokémon</sc> tough?"
 * "Things just didn't go your way, did they?"


 * If the battle ended in a draw
 * "You're good, too!"


 * If the player runs from the battle
 * "Huh? Are you going to quit?"

In the anime
and visited the Azalea Gym in Gettin' the Bugs Out. When they first entered the facility, it appeared to be empty, but '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, 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 against Ash's Cyndaquil. Ash soon recalled Cyndaquil after it became too exhausted and went on to defeat Spinarak with his. In the second round, Bugsy's defeated Chikorita, but  was able to land a close-range  and beat Metapod. Bugsy was surprised by Ash's performance and sent out his faithful. Scyther's blinding speed overwhelmed and defeated Pikachu. Later, Cyndaquil's blazing was able to overcome Scyther's  and earn Ash his second Johto League Badge, the.

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 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 attacks, such as his 's. Bugsy utilizes the forest battlefield, mimicking a Bug Pokémon's natural habitat, to his full advantage, having his swing from the trees to evade attacks, while his  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.

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

In the Pokémon Adventures manga
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.

Bugsy debuts in Into the Unown at the Ruins of Alph. 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 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.

Later, Bugsy continues exploring the ruins and even manages to capture an Unown for study purposes. He is attacked by, 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. 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 could create a room made of invisible walls. With no way of being able to see the room, Bugsy is left defenseless and eventually defeated. When the Masked Man attacks the Pokémon League, Bugsy and the other Gym Leaders combat his army of mind-controlled s. 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.

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 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,. 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, 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 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 then left alone when Lance goes off to get help.

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

In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga
Bugsy first appeared in Let's Aim For The Goal when 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 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 is also in the cave, who wants to capture the  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 while Gold sent out the Pokémon that Black released while in the Union Cave, a. Despite the type-advantage, Scyther lost and Gold was awarded the.

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

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
After the events relating with the, encounters 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 goes to the Azalea Gym to see Bugsy. Bugsy tells them about his collection of. Afterwards, he has a Gym Battle with Red. Even though his Pokémon appeared to be powerful, Clefairy's gag moves defeated them which earned Red the. He gives them four Poké Balls and unbeknownst to the group, an onion was hidden in one of them. Having enough, the group run off and give 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.

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

Trivia

 * His Japanese title is.
 * Similarly to Saturn, Will and Janine (Generation II), his Pokémon are the opposite gender of himself despite having a 50-50 gender ratio.
 * Bugsy's Pokémon were all male in the original Johto games.
 * Bugsy is the only Gym Leader that can be called on Thursdays for a rematch in HeartGold and SoulSilver.
 * Bugsy appears as an opponent in Pokémon Puzzle Challenge. He uses a to battle.
 * In Pokémon Stadium 2, Bugsy incorrectly refers to his 's as "Megaphone".

Names
Kai Antón Hector (Johto) Raffaello ツクシ 阿笔