Bug Catcher (Trainer class)

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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 Catcher 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 s.
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 Pokémon.
In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Bug Catchers will award three s along with prize money upon being defeated, except for Master Trainers.
In Pokémon Stadium, they are referred to as Bug Boys.
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
 	 	 	
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===Sprites and models===
====In the core series====
 	 	 	 	 	 	
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====In other games====
 	
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==Trainer list==
===Pokémon Red and Blue===
===Pokémon Yellow===
===Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal===
===Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire===
:See more: List of Battle Tower Trainers in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire/Bug Catcher
===Pokémon Emerald===
:See more: List of Battle Frontier Trainers in Generation III/Bug Catcher
====Special Trainers====
* Bug Catcher Alann may randomly be recruited as an Apprentice at the . 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===
:See more: List of Battle Tower Trainers in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl/Bug Catcher
===Pokémon Platinum===
:See more: List of Battle Frontier Trainers in Generation IV/Bug Catcher
===Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver===
:See more: List of Battle Frontier Trainers in Generation IV/Bug Catcher
===Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire===
===Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!===
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===Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl===
:See more: List of Battle Tower Trainers in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl/Bug Catcher
===Pokémon Stadium===
===Pokémon Stadium 2===
==In animation==
===Pokémon the 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 Pokémon and has a bug-catching net. He appeared in Challenge of the Samurai.
In Charizard's Burning Ambitions, 's Gigantic Mistake mecha is modeled after a Bug Catcher.
In The Spheal of Approval, a boy named strongly resembled the Bug Catchers in the , but did not own any Bug-type Pokémon.
===Pokémon Evolutions===
Bug Catcher Cale appeared in The Discovery as a Trainer on the , challenging and being quickly defeated by .
====Pokémon====
===POKÉTOON===
In PT10, a Bug Catcher based on the design was one of the Trainers who lost to the 's in a battle.
In PT14, a Bug Catcher based on the Generation I design was one of the Trainers who attempted to catch the wearing a hat.
====Pokémon====
=====PT10=====
====Voice actors====
=====PT14=====
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
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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 and . He took a shortcut through a small woods full of Bug Pokémon, but later got stuck on due to a sleeping Snorlax blocking the way.
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In Verily Vanquishing Vileplume I, a Bug Catcher named James (Mikiya in the Chuang Yi translation) was seen battling 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.
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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 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.
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In Licking Lickitung, a Bug Catcher appeared during the Pokétch presentation taking place in Jubilife City.
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A Bug Catcher appeared in Deprogramming Porygon-Z, where he was part of a group of people who entered the after Palmer had his assistants open the gates.
=====Pokémon=====
==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Bug Catcher in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
==Trivia==
* Bug Catcher's sprite from the main series Generation II games resembles the class' artwork from .
* The first Bug Catchers battled in all Generation III games are named Rick.
* In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, a show on the <sc>Variety</sc> channel mentions that Aaron used to be a Bug Catcher and a Gym Leader before joining the Elite Four.
* A Bug Catcher in the is named Tajiri; this could be possibly a reference to the creator of the Pokémon series, Satoshi Tajiri, who liked bug-catching as a child.
* In Pokémon Emerald, Bug Catcher Davis on has the overworld sprite of a .
* Bug Catcher Abner in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver is the only core series Bug Catcher outside of a battle facility who uses a non-Bug-type Pokémon, specifically .
* In Pokémon GO, "Bug Catcher" is the name of an achievement awarded for catching at least 10 Pokémon.
* The color scheme and outfit of Master Trainer Bug Catchers in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! strongly resembles the character from .
==In other languages==
==Related articles==
Category:Bug-type Trainers
Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
Category:Animation characters
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