Bug Maniac (Trainer class): Difference between revisions

A '''Bug Maniac''' (Japanese: '''こんちゅうマニア''' ''Bug Maniac'') is a type of [[Pokémon Trainer]] that first debuted in the [[Generation III]] games. They are generally depicted as teenagers or young adults with nets and bug cages. They specialize in strong {{type2|Bug}} [[Pokémon]]. Bug Maniacs are more experienced [[Bug Catcher]]s, usually having evolved Bug Pokémon on their battle teams. For example, a Bug Catcher will usually have bug Pokémon like [[Wurmple]], [[Silcoon]], Cascoon, etc. Bug Maniacs on the other hand, usually will have those Pokémon's evolved forms such as [[Beautifly]], [[Dustox]], or the rare [[Surskit]] and [[Masquerain]] (which can only be obtained by catching Surskit when they swarm). Some Bug Maniacs, when battled, will say that they were once Bug Catchers. Revealing that if Bug Catchers train for a long period of time and raise high-level Bug Pokémon. They will be known by the title of a Bug Maniac.