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- 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 | |
 VS model from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl | |
| 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 Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Stadium, Stadium 2 |
| Gender | Male |
| Notable members | Samurai, Aaron |
| Anime debut | Challenge of the Samurai (Series) The Discovery (Evolutions) |
| TCG debut | Unified Minds |
| TCG card | Bug Catcher |
| Manga debut | A Glimpse of the Glow (Adventures) |
A Bug Catcher (Japanese: むしとりしょうねん Bug Catcher Boy; in Generation I, also known as むしとりのしょうねん Bug Catchers' Boy and むしとり Bug Catcher) is a type of Pokémon Trainer that 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. As their name implies, they almost exclusively use Bug-type Pokémon.
In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Bug Catchers will award three Poké Balls along with prize money upon being defeated, except for Master Trainers.
In Pokémon Stadium, they are referred to as Bug Boys.
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Artwork
Sprites and models
In the core series
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| Overworld sprite from Generation I | Overworld sprite from Generation II | Overworld sprite from Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald | Davis's overworld sprite from Emerald | Overworld sprite from FireRed and LeafGreen | ||
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| Prototype sprite from Diamond and Pearl March 26 build | Sprite from Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum | Sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver | VS portrait from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire | VS model from Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! | Master Trainer VS model from Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! | VS model from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl |
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| Overworld sprite from Generation IV | Overworld model from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire | Overworld model from Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl | ||||
In other games
Trainer list
Pokémon Red and Blue
Pokémon Yellow
Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
Pokémon Emerald
Special Trainers
- Bug Catcher Alann may randomly be recruited as an Apprentice at the Battle Tower. Here, players may customize his team and can eventually either team up with or battle against him.
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
Pokémon Platinum
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Pokémon Stadium
Pokémon Stadium 2
In the anime
Main series
Samurai is a 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. He appeared 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 games, but did not own any Bug-type Pokémon.
Pokémon Evolutions
Bug Catcher Cale appeared in The Discovery as a Trainer on the Nugget Bridge, challenging and being quickly defeated by Green.
Pokémon
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
Bug Catcher in Pokémon Adventures
Red, Green & Blue arc
A child resembling a Bug Catcher appeared in Pallet Town in A Glimpse of the Glow.
In Wake Up—You're Snorlax!, a Bug Catcher appeared during the Miracle Cycle bicycle race, alongside a Swimmer and Red. He took a shortcut through a small woods full of Bug Pokémon, but later got stuck on Route 12 due to a sleeping Snorlax blocking the way.
Emerald arc
In Verily Vanquishing Vileplume I, a Bug Catcher named James was 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.
HeartGold & SoulSilver arc
In Out-Odding Oddish, a Bug Catcher was seen listening to DJ Mary's announcement at the Pokéathlon Dome. In the same chapter, another Bug Catcher with a Beedrill was seen entering the Pokéathlon Dome.
In Weavile Wobbles But It Won't Fall Down, a Bug Catcher was seen exploring the Safari Zone Gate.
Diamond & Pearl arc
In Licking Lickitung, a Bug Catcher appeared during the Pokétch presentation taking place in Jubilife City.
Platinum arc
A Bug Catcher appeared as a background character in Deprogramming Porygon-Z, where he was part of a group of people who entered the Battle Frontier after Palmer had his assistants open the gates.
Pokémon
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| Scyther was seen with its Trainer while entered the small woods during the bike race. None of Scyther's moves are known. | ||
| Debut | Wake Up—You're Snorlax! | |
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| Beedrill was briefly seen with its Trainer when they were entering the Pokéathlon Dome. None of Beedrill's moves are known. | ||
| Debut | Out-Odding Oddish | |
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In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Bug Catcher in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
