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Bug Catcher (Trainer class)

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A Bug Catcher (Japanese: むしとりしょうねん Bug Catcher Boy) is a type of Pokémon Trainer that first 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 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. In Generation I, Bug Catchers are the first trainer class that the player encounters. They first appear in the Viridian Forest, while the last one is on Route 9. In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, Bug Catchers appear again on the Sevii Islands, in the Pattern Bush. In Generation II, Bug Catchers appear on Route 30, but they are not the first trainer class seen in the game, and are actually more uncommon in this Generation than any other in which they appear. In Generation III, there are a few Bug Catchers, appearing between Routes Route 102, through Route 119. The number of Bug Catchers in Generation III surpasses each other generation except the first. In Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, Bug Catchers don't appear until Route 204, after the player defeats the first Gym Leader, which is unusually late in the game. There are only four Bug Catchers, most of them appearing in the Eterna Forest. There are no Bug Catchers in the Unova region.

Appearance

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In the anime

 
Samurai

The Samurai is a boy appearing as the character of the day, who lives in Viridian Forest and dresses up in samurai armor. Like Bug Catchers, he specializes in Template:Type2 Pokémon and has a bug-catching net. Samurai's sole appearance came in Challenge of the Samurai.

In The Spheal of Approval, a boy named Marius strongly resembled the Bug Catchers in the game, but did not own any Bug-types.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

 
Bug Catcher in Pokémon Adventures

A kid in Pallet Town appears in the first chapter, who bears a resemblance to a Bug Catcher.

In Wake Up--You’re Snorlax!, a Bug Catcher appeared during the bicycle race, alongside a Swimmer and Red. He owns a Scyther He took a shortcut through a small woods that was full of bug Pokémon. He later got stuck on Route 12 due to a sleeping Snorlax that was in the way. His number in the race was 31.

Trivia

  • The first Bug Catchers battled in all Generation III games are named Rick.
  • Many Bug Catchers and Bug Maniacs are named Brandon.


In other languages

Language Title
  European French Scout
  German Käfersammler
  Italian Pigliamosche
  Korean 곤충채집 (Gonchungchaejip)
  European Spanish Cazabichos


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