Burgh

Burgh (Japanese: アーティ Arty) is an who is the Gym Leader of Castelia City's Gym, known officially as the Castelia Gym. He specializes in . He gives the to s who defeat him.
==In the core series games==
===Role===
Burgh appears in as the Gym Leader of Castelia City's Gym, the third Gym to be challenged by the . He is also an artist and apparently started his career in Nacrene City, which he often comes back to when he gets "artist's block." Trainers who defeat Burgh will receive the Insect Badge, along with . He is most known as a painter in the art world, displaying his paintings in his Gym. His gym trainers are mostly clowns.
He also reappears at N's Castle where he and the other Unova Gym Leaders hold off the Seven Sages.
In , Burgh returns as a Gym Leader. The TM Burgh gives away remains the same. Before the Gym battle, he is seen in the Castelia Sewers after the player and Hugh defeat several s. He comes out of the doorway leading to the Relic Passage, then returns to the Gym. He also appears in the Pokémon World Tournament.
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Burgh uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. He will always lead with his signature Pokémon, .
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===National Gymquirer===
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:Jingle: "Woo hoo! All right! It's 'The National Gymquirer'!"
:Page: "That's right! We collect the hottest gossip about Gym Leaders seen around town! Here is today's letter. From someone going by the name Compoundeyes Wrestler! Thank yooou! 'When I went to meet Burgh. It was like he had been licking the honeycomb walls! That guy likes to eat!' Now that is a surprise... But, I wonder if he was just admiring his own face reflected on those walls... That's also weird though... 'The National Gymquirer'! We eagerly await your letters!"
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:Jingle: "Woo hoo! All right! It's 'The National Gymquirer'!"
:Page: "That's right! We collect the hottest gossip about Gym Leaders seen around town! Here is today's letter. From someone going by the name Molt! Thank yooou! 'When I went to meet Burgh, he was shooting cocoon silk from his hands and decorating his walls with it! Could he actually be a Pokémon?!' Now that is a surprise... But, I wonder if he was just carrying that silk in his hands? We are talking about Burgh, though... 'The National Gymquirer'! We eagerly await your letters!"
==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Burgh forms a sync pair with and in Pokémon Masters EX. Burgh became a playable sync pair on June 18, 2020.
Burgh has also made notable appearances in one of the game's Main Stories, the Villain Arc. 
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==Gallery==
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==Quotes==
==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
====Pokémon the Series: Black & White====
Burgh debuted in Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!. He first appeared in Pinwheel Forest when and climbed the tallest tree in the forest, and they were surprised to find Burgh in a cocoon-like cloak, hanging from the tree. While introducing himself, a jumped onto his shoulder. He told the trio that the Sewaddle had been accompanying him throughout the forest, even though it is not his Pokémon.
The next day, Burgh and the group discovered an ill , and he was able to heal it with some medicine. Suddenly, Sewaddle was attached to a and fell into a raging river along with Ash. Burgh sent out his , which used to save them. Sewaddle's leaf on its head was damaged in the process, but Leavanny fashioned a new one for Sewaddle. Later, Burgh said his goodbyes to the group.
In A Venipede Stampede!, Burgh and the group investigated mysterious sounds coming from the sewer system in Castelia City. They discovered an injured that Ash rescued from a pipe. Burgh quickly treated its wounds but wondered why it was in the sewer in the first place when Venipede traditionally live in the Desert Resort outside of the city. When the group returned to the surface, they found out that a swarm of Venipede has started wreaking havoc across the city.
Burgh became somewhat angry to find out that the Mayor of Castelia City planned to get rid of the Venipede by force, and protested the idea. The Mayor eventually decided to let him handle it. Burgh's idea was to find the leader of the Venipede and have Nurse Joy's Audino use on it. He, Ash, and eventually located the leader, only to see it being attacked by Trip and his . Burgh ordered him to stop and told him that he was only making things worse. Once Nurse Joy's Audino used Heal Pulse on the leader, Burgh played his Bug Flute and led the Venipede into Central Plaza for the time being. He saw Ash and his friends off, when they decided to go with Professor Juniper to investigate further at the Desert Resort.
Ash battled Burgh in a three-on-three match in Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!, and won the .
Burgh reappeared in flashbacks in Climbing the Tower of Success!, Battling the Leaf Thieves!, and Curtain Up, Unova League!.
====Pokémon movies====
Burgh also made a cameo appearance in the ending credits of Genesect and the Legend Awakened.
====Character====
Burgh is a frustrated genius and often in deep thought. He relishes in experiencing nature, and regularly visits Pinwheel Forest for its purity and fresh air. Burgh has adored Pokémon since he was a child, and is well aware of their behavioral characteristics which helped him befriend a in Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest! and later calm a horde of angry in A Venipede Stampede!. He has also attempted to recreate Pinwheel Forest in the Castelia Gym to best suit his Pokémon and also balance out the chaos of urban life in Castelia City. Nature inspires his many artistic outlets including fashion design and sketching. In battle, Burgh uses defense strategies like to combat his opponent's advances before lashing an opponent's Pokémon with high-powered attacks.
====Pokémon====
This listing is of Burgh's known in :
=====On hand=====
=====At Castelia Gym=====
====Voice actors====
===Pokémon Generations===
Burgh appeared in The Uprising, in which he was seen outside N's Castle trying to stop the Seven Sages. Together with several other Unova Gym Leaders, he battled the many s to prevent them from achieving Team Plasma's goals.
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===GOTCHA!===
Burgh briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
Burgh first appears in Nacrene City where he bumps into while he was chasing after the stolen skeleton. Having come there looking for inspiration to cure his artist's block, Burgh joins Black in his search for the Fossil. Together, they find the culprits, Team Plasma, and defeat them in battle to retrieve the Dragon-type Skeleton back for the Nacrene City museum. Having gotten his inspiration back, the two say their goodbyes and Burgh hopes that they will meet again in Castelia City.
In Castelia City, Burgh is seen talking to Iris about his upcoming Gym Battle and becomes disheartened when she criticizes his most recent piece of art as not being as good as his previous ones. Later, he and Black have their Gym Battle at the Castelia Gym with Black emerging as the victor. Iris soon arrives with an unconscious girl named who had her Pokémon kidnapped. Together, with Black, , and Iris, Burgh manages to find the kidnappers, Team Plasma, and force them to retreat.
Later, Burgh, along with his fellow Gym Leaders, appears at the Celestial Tower to discuss what to do about Team Plasma. Later, he and the other Gym Leaders battle the Shadow Triad in Nacrene City to protect the Dark Stone from being stolen. Despite their teamwork, Burgh and the other Gym Leaders are defeated by the Shadow Triad's trump card, the . Burgh, along with the other Gym Leaders, are kidnapped and taken to a dark room, where they had their memories of the kidnapping erased. When Caitlin used her psychic abilities to communicate with the Gym Leaders, she had them relay a message to Black.
During Team Plasma's attack on the Pokémon League, Burgh is hoisted up on a crucifix along with the other Gym Leaders so that they and the League can be mocked. Soon after, he is freed by Shoko's and assists in the battle against Team Plasma.
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===Pocket Monsters BW===
Burgh makes an appearance in PMBW09 of the manga as the third Gym Leader encounters.
==Trivia==
* Burgh's Japanese Leader title is .
* Burgh is the only returning Gym Leader in that does not use a pre-Generation V Pokémon in their initial Gym battle.
** He is also the only Gym Leader to completely replace one of his initial three Pokémon in Challenge Mode, removing his Swadloon in favour of Shelmet and Karrablast.
* Burgh uses an illegal in , during the Unova Leaders Tournament. This Accelgor knows both the moves and , both of which it is able to learn by breeding. However, it should be unable to learn them simultaneously, as it can receive Guard Split only from while it must get Spikes from the family.
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	アーティ Arty 	From , artist, and
English 	Burgh 	From and possibly burg (city)
German, French 	Artie 	From his Japanese name
Spanish 	Camus 	From Camus de Bretagne (a cultivar of artichoke)
Italian 	Artemisio 	From and arte (art)
Korean 	아티 Arty 	From 아티초크 artichoke
Chinese () 	亞堤 / 亚堤 Yǎtí / Yàdī 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Chinese (Cantonese)	亞堤 Atàih 	Transcription of his Japanese name
Vietnamese 	Arti 	Transcription of his Japanese name
==References==
==Related articles==
* Images on the Bulbagarden Archives
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Category:Black 2 and White 2 characters
Category:Animation characters
Category:Pokémon Generations characters
Category:Bug-type Trainers
Category:Gym Leaders
Category:Manga characters
Category:Pokémon Adventures characters
Category:Pocket Monsters BW characters
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