Burgh is the Gym Leader of the Castelia City Gym of the Unova region as well as an accomplished artist. His gym is the third to be challenged by the player. He will award the player character the Insect Badge if defeated.
Appearance
Burgh is a tall, thin young man, with bright green eyes and chin length, thick honey brown, wavy hair. Burgh wears a cider green V neck shirt, with long sleeves, as well as a white undershirt. Burgh also wears a red scarf around his neck, a brown belt with a butterfly-design buckle, red pants with dark green and black vertical stripes, dark socks and flat pointy shoes matching his pants' color. Burgh also makes some poses, showing the world how a great artist he is.
Personality
A young artist in Castelia, Burgh attains a rather eccentric and artsy personality.
Etymology
The name Burgh comes from "bug" and possibly the suffix "-burg" (city), as he lives in one of the biggest cities in Unova
His Japanese name, Āti, could come from "arthropod" (the phylum of animals that insects, arachnids, myriapods, and several other animals commonly considered "bugs" are in) and possibly "art". Following the plant-based naming of most characters, it may also incorporate "artichoke".
Biography
Black and White
Burgh appears in Nacrene City to visit Lenora when he first appears to the player. The player finds that Team Plasma has stolen an item from the museum, and Burgh, along with the player, will follow Team Plasma to get it back. After the player defeats the Team Plasma grunt, they will be congratulated by Burgh and will be allowed to battle Burgh's gym in Castelia City.
Black 2 and White 2
He chases after Team Plasma grunts at the sewers, and then after watching both the player and Hugh beating the grunts, he calls them to his Gym. If Memory Link is used, it is shown in a flashback that Burgh visits Lenora as he is intrigued about bones due to Bug Pokémon having exoskeleton instead. Lenora mentions how she took a liking to bones as during her childhood, as her father used to bring many bones, which sparked her curiosity and interest. Eventually Clay barges in with a fossil for Lenora to evaluate. Unfortunately for Clay who expected to sell it at a high price, the fossil was quite common, however with a rather unusual soil. This brings newfound hope for Clay to keep digging on his tunnel. Burgh questions Clay about what he thinks on bones. Clay replies that bones are what's left when one passes away. The three are seen satisfied with the many opinions on the subject.
Other appearances
Sprites
Pokémon
Black and White
 Whirlipede  
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 Dwebble 
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 Leavanny 
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| Lv. 21 | ♂ | Lv. 21 | ♂ | Lv. 23 | ♂
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| Ability: Swarm | Ability: Shell Armor | Ability: Swarm
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| Item: None | Item: None | Item: None
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| Screech | Sand-Attack | Protect | |||||
| Pursuit | Faint Attack | String Shot | |||||
| Poison Tail | Smack Down | Razor Leaf | |||||
| Struggle Bug | Struggle Bug | Struggle Bug | |||||
Black 2 and White 2
Gym Battle
 Swadloon
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Dwebble
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Leavanny
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| Lv. 22 | ♂ | Lv. 22 | ♂ | Lv. 24 | ♂
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| Ability: Leaf Guard | Ability: Sturdy | Ability: Swarm
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| Item: None | Item: None | Item: None
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| String Shot | Smack Down | Slash | |||||
| Protect | Rock Polish | Razor Leaf | |||||
| Razor Leaf | Faint Attack | Cut | |||||
| Struggle Bug | Struggle Bug | Struggle Bug | |||||
Driftveil Tournament/Mix Tournament
Leavanny
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 Vespiquen 
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 Crustle
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 Escavalier 
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Crustle
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Escavalier
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| Lv. 25 | ♂ | Lv. 25 | ♀ | Lv. 25 | ♂ | Lv. 25 | ♂ | Lv. 25 | ♂ | Lv. 25 | ♂ |
| Ability: Swarm | Ability: Swarm | Ability: Sturdy | Ability: Swarm | Ability: Shell Armor | Ability: Shell Armor | ||||||
| Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | ||||||
| Struggle Bug | Defend Order | Slash | Headbutt | Bug Bite | Swords Dance | ||||||
| Entrainment | Toxic | Rock Slide | Struggle Bug | Flail | Slash | ||||||
| Slash | Struggle Bug | Struggle Bug | Double Team | Rock Blast | Reversal | ||||||
| Grass Knot | Protect | Shell Smash | Iron Defense | Withdraw | Attract | ||||||
Leavanny
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Vespiquen
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Crustle
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Escavalier
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Crustle
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Escavalier
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| Lv. 50 | ♂ | Lv. 50 | ♀ | Lv. 50 | ♂ | Lv. 50 | ♂ | Lv. 50 | ♂ | Lv. 50 | ♂ |
| Ability: Swarm | Ability: Swarm | Ability: Sturdy | Ability: Swarm | Ability: Shell Armor | Ability: Shell Armor | ||||||
| Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | Item: None | ||||||
| Struggle Bug | Defend Order | Slash | Headbutt | Bug Bite | Swords Dance | ||||||
| Entrainment | Toxic | Rock Slide | Struggle Bug | Flail | Slash | ||||||
| Slash | Struggle Bug | Struggle Bug | Double Team | Rock Blast | Reversal | ||||||
| Grass Knot | Protect | Shell Smash | Iron Defense | Withdraw | Attract | ||||||
Bug-type Tournament
Unova Gym Leader Tournament/World Leaders Tournament
Trivia
- His Japanese title is モスト・インセクト・アーティスト / Mosuto Insekuto Aateisuto. "Most Insect Artist".
- In the games, Burgh's gym resembles a beehive.
- In the games, Burgh comes to Nacrene City when he gets artist's block.
- Burgh's in-game Gym has several of Burgh's paintings stuck to the walls with honey.
- Burgh's Whirlipede is underleveled, as Venipede evolves at level 22.
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