Azalea Town Pokémon Gym Leader: Bugsy The Walking BugPokémon Encyclopedia
Azalea Town Pokémon Gym Leader: Bugsy The Walking Bug Pokémon Encyclopedia
Azalea Gym cannot be challenged when theplayer first arrives in Azalea Town, as aTeam Rocket Grunt is blocking the entrance. He doesn't leave untilTeam Rocket has been defeated at theSlowpoke Well.
InPokémon Gold, Silver, andCrystal, the Azalea Gym is a giant forest maze, with Trainers such asTwins andBug Catchers scattered around it, ready to challenge the player on sight. Bugsy is located in the middle of the maze, where he can be challenged to earn theHive Badge.
InPokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, many aesthetic changes have been made to the Azalea Gym, including a new feature that lets the player ride onSpinarak-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. The spider will always take a turn whenever possible, allowing the player to change its path by obstructing or opening possible paths by interacting with various levers around the Gym.
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give theirPokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give theirPokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.
The Azalea Gym appeared inGettin' 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 toMisty's chagrin.
Ash felt confident that hisCyndaquil would be able to easily defeat Bugsy and his Pokémon, but Cyndaquil initially had trouble using itsFire-type attacks, forcing Ash torecall it and instead use hisChikorita andPikachu. After Ash defeated Bugsy'sSpinarak andMetapod, Bugsy sent out his strongest Pokémon,Scyther, which easily took out Pikachu, leaving Ash with only Cyndaquil. Even though Scyther was able to protect itself from Cyndaquil'sFlamethrower withSwords Dance, Ash had Cyndaquil fire a Flamethrower from the above, getting past Scyther's defense and defeating it, thus earning Ash theHive Badge.
Spinarak is the first Pokémon Bugsy used in his match againstAsh, saying that it's one of his strongest Pokémon in his arsenal. It battled againstCyndaquil and almost won with its String Shot and Poison Sting attacks, since Cyndaquil couldn't get its flame started. Eventually, Ash recalled Cyndaquil and sent outChikorita instead, despite the type disadvantage. Spinarak and Chikorita kept dodging each other's attacks, until Ash told Chikorita to useSweet Scent, enabling it toTackle Spinarak and win the round.
Bugsy's second choice for his battle with Ash wasMetapod. Metapod used Harden several times to resist Chikorita's attacks, and then surprised Ash by being able to jump and tackle Chikorita. Ash decided to usePikachu, and after dodging many more attacks, Pikachu managed to attack Metapod withThunderbolt and win.
The final and strongest of Bugsy's Pokémon wasScyther. It first battledAsh's Pikachu, which it easily defeated with a powerful combination of Slash and Fury Cutter attacks after dodging Pikachu's Thunderbolt with Double Team.
Scyther proved to be an exceptional fighter as it can hold its own againstFire-types by using Swords Dance to counter fire attacks. Using this technique, it almost defeatedAsh's Cyndaquil by deflecting all of its fire attacks. Thanks to Ash's strategy though, Cyndaquil gained the upper hand. Instead of attacking horizontally, it jumped above Scyther and usedFlamethrower. Scyther was unable to defend itself from the attack and was knocked out of the battle, allowing Ash to earn the Hive Badge.
Azalea Gym appeared inGet up Again, Bayleef, whereGold challenged Bugsy to a one-on-one Gym battle. Bugsy chose to use hisScyther, while Gold, much to Bugsy's surprise, decided to useBayleef. Being at a type disadvantage, Bayleef was initially on the defensive, but eventually Scyther's attacks overpowered Bayleef'sReflect, 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 byBlack. This eventually worked, and just as Scyther was about to finish Bayleef off, it usedSynthesis to heal itself and then slammed Scyther down to the ground withVine Whip, defeating it and ending the battle. Bugsy then handed Gold aHive Badge as a proof of his victory.
Pokémon Pocket Monsters
Azalea Gym first made an appearance inThe Hardest Bug Pokémon Wins?!, whereRed entered the Gym to challenge Bugsy. WithClefairy's gag moves, Red was able to defeat Bugsy and earn himself the Hive Badge. Afterwards, Bugsy also gave him fourPoké Balls, with an onion hidden inside one of them, much to Red and his Pokémon's disgust.
The Gym reappeared inPMHGSS05, where Red challenged Bugsy to arematch. Once again, he emerged victorious, this time defeating Bugsy's Scyther with hisTyrogue.
