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Azalea Gym ヒワダジム Hiwada Gym
Location	Azalea Town
Gym Leader	Bugsy
Badge	Hive Badge
Dominant Type	Bug
Region	Johto
Battlefield

The Azalea Gym (Japanese: ヒワダジム Hiwada Gym) is the official Gym of Azalea Town. It is based on Bug-type Pokémon. The Gym Leader is Bugsy. Trainers who defeat him receive the Hive Badge.

In the games

Azalea Gym cannot be challenged when the player first arrives in Azalea Town, as a Team Rocket Grunt is blocking the entrance. He doesn't leave until Team Rocket has been defeated at the Slowpoke Well.

Generation II

In Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, the Azalea Gym is a giant forest maze. Trainers such as Twins and Bug Catchers hide around every corner, ready to spring upon Trainers. Bugsy is located in the middle of the maze, where he can be challenged to earn the Hive Badge.

A field based on the Gym also appears in Pokémon Stadium 2's Johto Gym Leader Castle.

Generation IV

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, many aesthetic changes have been made to the Azalea Gym, including a new feature that lets the player ride on Spinarak-shaped karts that travel across different areas of the Gym. The player must travel on the correct spider to advance through the Gym. If the player gets on the wrong spider, however, they will travel to a different area where they must battle a Trainer.

Appearance

Generation II Generation IV

Trainers

Core series

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

Trainer	Pokémon
Twins Amy & May クミとルミ Kumi and Rumi Reward: $200	Ledyba♀ Lv.10 No item
	Spinarak♀ Lv.10 No item
Bug Catcher Al ノリユキ Noriyuki Reward: $192	Caterpie♂ Lv.12 No item
	Weedle♂ Lv.12 No item
Bug Catcher Benny サダオ Sadao Reward: $192	Weedle♂ Lv.7 No item
	Kakuna♂ Lv.9 No item
	Beedrill♂ Lv.12 No item
Bug Catcher Josh トモミチ Tomomichi Reward: $208	Paras♂ Lv.13 No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

Leader Bugsy Azalea Gym Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $1600

Type: Bug Unknown Held item: None Metapod♂ Lv.14 Tackle Normal   --       String Shot Bug   --       Harden Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Types: Bug Poison Held item: None Kakuna♂ Lv.14 Poison Sting Poison   --       String Shot Bug   --       Harden Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Types: Bug Flying Held item: None Scyther♂ Lv.16 Fury Cutter Bug   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Leer Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Trainer	Pokémon
Bug Catcher Al ノリユキ Noriyuki Reward: $192	Caterpie♂ Lv.12 No item
	Weedle♂ Lv.12 No item
Bug Catcher Benny サダオ Sadao Reward: $192	Weedle♂ Lv.7 No item
	Kakuna♂ Lv.9 No item
	Beedrill♂ Lv.12 No item
Bug Catcher Josh トモミチ Tomomichi Reward: $208	Paras♂ Lv.13 No item
Twins Amy & Mimi クミとルミ Kumi and Rumi Reward: $320	Ledyba♀ Lv.10 No item
	Spinarak♀ Lv.10 No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

Leader Bugsy Azalea Gym HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $1800

Types: Bug Flying Ability: Technician Held item: Sitrus Berry Scyther♀ Lv.17 Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --       Focus Energy Normal Status   --       Type: Bug Unknown Ability: Shed Skin Held item: None Metapod♀ Lv.15 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Types: Bug Poison Ability: Shed Skin Held item: None Kakuna♀ Lv.15 Poison Sting Poison Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Side series

Pokémon Stadium 2

Round 1

Trainer	Pokémon
Bug Catcher Chaz リョウタ Ryōta Reward: $N/A	Yanma♀ Lv.50-100 PRZCureBerry
	Spinarak♂ Lv.50-100 PSNCureBerry
	Shuckle♀ Lv.50-100 Burnt Berry
	Rattata♂ Lv.50-100 Mint Berry
	Paras♂ Lv.50-100 Silver Powder
	Geodude♀ Lv.50-100 Hard Stone
Twins Min&Lyn シズとスズ Shizu and Suzu Reward: $N/A	Ledyba♀ Lv.50-100 PRZCureBerry
	Sunkern♂ Lv.50-100 Mint Berry
	Jigglypuff♀ Lv.50-100 Bitter Berry
	Hoppip♂ Lv.50-100 Miracle Seed
	Pikachu♂ Lv.50-100 Light Ball
	Clefairy♀ Lv.50-100 PSNCureBerry

Gym Leader Bugsy Johto Gym Leader Castle Pokémon Stadium 2 Reward: N/A

Types: Bug Flying Held item: PRZCureBerry Scyther♂ Lv.50-100 Fury Cutter Bug   --       Slash Normal   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Types: Bug Flying Held item: PSNCureBerry Butterfree♀ Lv.50-100 Psychic Psychic   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Gust Flying   --       Nightmare Ghost   --       Types: Bug Poison Held item: Mint Berry Beedrill♂ Lv.50-100 Cut Normal   --       Twineedle Bug   --       Sludge Bomb Poison   --       Poison Sting Poison   --       Types: Grass Poison Held item: Berry Weepinbell♀ Lv.50 Razor Leaf Grass   --       Sludge Bomb Poison   --       Cut Normal   --       Wrap Normal   --       Type: Bug Unknown Held item: Bitter Berry Pinsir♂ Lv.50-100 Strength Normal   --       Submission Fighting   --       Bind Normal   --       Seismic Toss Fighting   --       Types: Rock Ground Held item: Ice Berry Pupitar♂ Lv.50-100 Rock Slide Rock   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Headbutt Normal   --       Sleep Talk Normal   --

Round 2

Trainer	Pokémon
Bug Catcher Chaz リョウタ Ryōta Reward: $N/A	Beedrill♀ Lv.50-100 Bitter Berry
	Sunflora♂ Lv.50-100 Poison Barb
	Butterfree♀ Lv.50-100 PRZCureBerry
	Sandshrew♂ Lv.50-100 Soft Sand
	Yanma♂ Lv.50-100 King's Rock
	Dunsparce♀ Lv.50-100 Mint Berry
Twins Min&Lyn シズとスズ Shizu and Suzu Reward: $N/A	Ledian♂ Lv.50-100 PRZCureBerry
	Eevee♂ Lv.50-100 Spell Tag
	Ponyta♂ Lv.50-100 Metal Coat
	Pineco♂ Lv.50-100 Mint Berry
	Snubbull♀ Lv.50-100 Polkadot Bow
	Nidorina♀ Lv.50-100 Bitter Berry

Gym Leader Bugsy Johto Gym Leader Castle Pokémon Stadium 2 Reward: N/A

Types: Bug Flying Held item: King's Rock Scyther♂ Lv.50-100 Reversal Fighting   --       Hyper Beam Normal   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Steel Wing Steel   --       Types: Bug Fighting Held item: Focus Band Heracross♂ Lv.50-100 Reversal Fighting   --       Megahorn Bug   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Take Down Normal   --       Type: Bug Unknown Held item: Scope Lens Pinsir♂ Lv.50-100 Body Slam Normal   --       Submission Fighting   --       Fury Cutter Bug   --       Seismic Toss Fighting   --       Types: Water Ground Held item: BrightPowder Quagsire♀ Lv.50-100 Surf Water   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Haze Ice   --       AncientPower Rock   --       Type: Rock Unknown Held item: Quick Claw Sudowoodo♀ Lv.50-100 Low Kick Fighting   --       Strength Normal   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Rock Slide Rock   --       Type: Normal Unknown Held item: MiracleBerry Raticate♀ Lv.50-100 Reversal Fighting   --       Roar Normal   --       Super Fang Normal   --       Hyper Fang Normal   --

Items

Item		Location	Games
	TM49 (Fury Cutter)	Reward for defeating Bugsy	G  S  C
	TM89 (U-turn)	Reward for defeating Bugsy	HG  SS

In the anime

The Azalea Gym has only appeared in the anime in Gettin' the Bugs Out. The Gym resembles an indoor forest, with trees and grass growing everywhere. Bugsy lets all of his Pokémon roam free in the Gym, much to Misty's chagrin.

Ash felt confident that his Cyndaquil would be able to easily defeat Bugsy and his Pokémon, but Cyndaquil initially had trouble using its Fire-type attacks, forcing Ash to recall it and instead use his Chikorita and Pikachu. After Ash had beaten Bugsy's Spinarak and Metapod, Bugsy sent out his strongest Pokémon, Scyther, which easily took out Pikachu, leaving Ash with only Cyndaquil. Even though Scyther was able to protect itself from Cyndaquil's Flamethrower with Swords Dance, Ash had Cyndaquil fire a Flamethrower from the above, getting past Scyther's defense and defeating it, thus earning Ash the Hive Badge.

Pokémon used in Gym

		Spinarak
		Spinarak is the first Pokémon Bugsy used in his match against Ash, saying that it's one of his strongest Pokémon in his arsenal. It battled against Cyndaquil and almost won with its String Shot and Poison Sting attacks, since Cyndaquil couldn't get its flame started. Eventually, Ash recalled Cyndaquil and sent out Chikorita instead, despite the type disadvantage. Spinarak and Chikorita kept dodging each other's attacks, until Ash told Chikorita to use Sweet Scent, enabling it to Tackle Spinarak and win the round. Spinarak's known moves are String Shot and Poison Sting.
Debut	Gettin' the Bugs Out
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Rachael Lillis

		Metapod
		Bugsy's second choice for his battle with Ash was Metapod. Metapod used Harden several times to resist Chikorita's attacks, and then surprised Ash by being able to jump and tackle Chikorita. Ash decided to use Pikachu, and after dodging many more attacks, Pikachu managed to attack Metapod with Thunderbolt and win. Metapod's known moves are Harden and Tackle.
Debut	Gettin' the Bugs Out
Voice actors
Japanese	Rikako Aikawa
English	Eric Stuart

		Scyther
		The final and strongest of Bugsy's Pokémon was Scyther. It first battled Ash's Pikachu, which it easily defeated with a powerful combination of Slash and Fury Cutter attacks after dodging Pikachu's Thunderbolt with Double Team. Scyther proved to be an exceptional fighter as it can hold its own against Fire-types by using Swords Dance to counter fire attacks. Using this technique, it almost defeated Ash's Cyndaquil by deflecting all of its fire attacks. Thanks to Ash's strategy though, Cyndaquil gained the upper hand. Instead of attacking horizontally, it jumped above Scyther and used Flamethrower. Scyther was unable to defend itself from the attack and was knocked out of the battle, allowing Ash to earn the Hive Badge. It reappeared in flashbacks in All That Glitters! and Why? Wynaut!. Scyther's known moves are Double Team, Slash, Fury Cutter, and Swords Dance.
Debut	Gettin' the Bugs Out
Voice actors
Japanese	Katsuyuki Konishi
English	Eric Stuart

In the manga

Azalea Gym in Pokémon Gold and Silver: The Golden Boys

Azalea Gym in Pokémon Pocket Monsters

In the Pokémon Gold and Silver: The Golden Boys manga

Azalea Gym appeared in Get up Again, Bayleef, where Gold challenged Bugsy to a one-on-one Gym battle. Bugsy chose to use his Scyther, while Gold, much to Bugsy's surprise, decided to use Bayleef. Being at a type disadvantage, Bayleef was initially on the defensive, but eventually Scyther's attacks overpowered Bayleef's Reflect, fatally wounding the Leaf Pokémon. Despite the fact that his Pokémon was close to dying, Gold refused to give up, wanting to restore Bayleef's self-confidence after its abandonment by Black. This eventually worked, and just as Scyther was about to finish Bayleef off, it used Synthesis to heal itself and then slammed Scyther down to the ground with Vine Whip, defeating it and ending the battle. Bugsy then handed Gold a Hive Badge as a proof of his victory.

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Azalea Gym first made an appearance in The Hardest Bug Pokémon Wins?!, where Red entered the Gym to challenge Bugsy. With Clefairy's gag moves, Red was able to defeat Bugsy and earn himself the Hive Badge. Afterwards, Bugsy also gave him four Poké Balls, with an onion hidden inside one of them, much to Red and his Pokémon's disgust.

The Gym reappeared in PMHGSS05, where Red challenged Bugsy to a rematch. Once again, he emerged victorious, this time defeating Bugsy's Scyther with his Tyrogue.

Gym Leaders of the Johto region
Violet Gym Falkner	Azalea Gym Bugsy	Goldenrod Gym Whitney	Ecruteak Gym Morty
Cianwood Gym Chuck	Olivine Gym Jasmine	Mahogany Gym Pryce	Blackthorn Gym Clair

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