Brendan (game)

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Brendan
ユウキ Yuuki
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Brendan.png
Art from Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Age UnknownRSE
12 (as rival)ORAS[1]
Gender Male
Eye color Brown*, Gray*, Blue*
Hair color Black*, Brown*
Hometown Littleroot Town (originally Olivine City if chosen by the player)
Region Hoenn (originally Johto if chosen by the player)
Relatives Norman, Mom (as player, Masters EX)
Professor Birch, unnamed mother, younger brotherE (as rival)
Trainer class Pokémon Trainer, player character
Generation III, VI
Games Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Masters EX
Game animation debut Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer
English voice actor Aleks Le[2] (Masters EX)
Japanese voice actor Nobuhiko Okamoto (ORAS Trailer)
Yuko Sanpei[3] (Masters EX)
Anime debut Jirachi: Wish Maker
English voice actor Unknown
Japanese voice actor Unknown
Manga counterpart(s) Ruby, Ruby, Rald, Alpha, Omega

Brendan (Japanese: ユウキ Yuuki) is the male choice for the player character in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald and their Generation VI remakes, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. He also serves as a rival in the same games if the player chooses to play as his female counterpart, May.

Terminology

He is named Brendan (Japanese: ユウキ Yuuki) when he appears as a non-player character in the Generation III games and their Generation VI remakes. He is also known by the same name in Pokémon Masters EX.

He is known as Orlando (Japanese: オメガ Omega) in pre-release media for Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, including the Special Demo Version. He is named ラルド (Rald) in some screenshots of Pokémon Emerald on the Japanese Nintendo website.[4]

In the core series games

As the protagonist

If Brendan is selected as the player character, he starts his journey moving from his home in Johto to his new home in the town of Littleroot in Hoenn. After saving Professor Birch from a wild Pokémon, he is given one of the three first partner Pokémon of the Hoenn region. Brendan develops a close bond with May, and eventually Wally, who both act as his rivals. Brendan goes on to gather the eight Badges of Hoenn, stop the plans of Team AquaSEAS/Team MagmaREOR and conquer the Pokémon League all before going off to face the Battle FrontierE.

As a non-playable character

If Brendan is not selected as the player, he is helping his father Birch finish the Hoenn Pokédex and becoming a Pokémon Professor. He is also the player's rival and friend. Along with May (when playing as Brendan), they are the only rivals unavailable for battle after entering the Hall of Fame. Additionally, they both are the only ones to not evolve their first partner Pokémon into its final form, except for in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, where their first partner Pokémon have been fully-evolved by the battle that takes place after the credits.

Trainer's Eyes/Match Call

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Rad Neighbor BrendanE

Strategy
Battle with knowledge!
Trainer's Pokémon
I will use various Pokémon.
Self-Introduction
I'll be a better Pokémon prof than my father is!

Pokémon

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
First battle

  If the player chose Treecko:



  If the player chose Torchic:



  If the player chose Mudkip:



Second battle

  If the player chose Treecko:



  If the player chose Torchic:



  If the player chose Mudkip:



Third battle

  If the player chose Treecko:



  If the player chose Torchic:



  If the player chose Mudkip:



Fourth battle (optional)

  If the player chose Treecko:



  If the player chose Torchic:



  If the player chose Mudkip:



Pokémon Emerald
First battle

  If the player chose Treecko:



  If the player chose Torchic:



  If the player chose Mudkip:



Second battle (optional)

If the player never uses the Rustboro City PokéCenter and blacks out or uses Teleport after rescuing Peeko, they will encounter Brendan on Route 104 when going to Mr. Briney's home.

  If the player chose Treecko:



  If the player chose Torchic:



  If the player chose Mudkip:



Third battle

  If the player chose Treecko:



  If the player chose Torchic:



  If the player chose Mudkip:



Fourth battle

  If the player chose Treecko:



  If the player chose Torchic:



  If the player chose Mudkip:



Fifth battle (optional)

  If the player chose Treecko:



  If the player chose Torchic:



  If the player chose Mudkip:



Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
First battle

  If the player chose Treecko:



  If the player chose Torchic:



  If the player chose Mudkip:



Second battle

  If the player chose Treecko:



  If the player chose Torchic:



  If the player chose Mudkip:



Multi Battle with the player

  If the player chose Treecko:



  If the player chose Torchic:



  If the player chose Mudkip:



Third battle

  If the player chose Treecko:



  If the player chose Torchic:



  If the player chose Mudkip:



Fourth battle

  If the player chose Treecko:



  If the player chose Torchic:



  If the player chose Mudkip:



Fifth battle

Winning this fight is not mandatory. The player will not black out and the story will progress either way.

  If the player chose Treecko:



  If the player chose Torchic:



  If the player chose Mudkip:



Battle Maison Multi Battle

Brendan will always use these two Pokémon as the player's Multi Battle Partner.



In the spin-off games

 
Brendan with May in the Team Hoenn Unite! solo event banner

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article: Brendan (Masters)

Brendan, who is based on the player character, forms a sync pair with Treecko and its evolved forms Grovyle and Sceptile, along with Latios in Pokémon Masters EX. Both his Sceptile and Latios are capable of Mega Evolving. Brendan has been a playable sync pair since the game's release.

Brendan has also made notable appearances in the game's Main Stories: the PML Arc, Legendary Adventures, and the Villain Arc.

Sync Dex Trainer NDex Pokémon Type Weakness Role Base Potential Availability
#018   Brendan #0254   Treecko → Grovyle → Sceptile
  Mega Sceptile
Grass
 
Poison
 
  ★★★★★☆EX Sync Pair Scout
#018   Sygna Suit
Brendan
#0381   Latios
  Mega Latios
Dragon
 
Fairy
 
  ★★★★★☆EX Poké Fair Sync Pair Scout

Pokémon GO

Main article: Style (GO)

For the start of Pokémon GO Tour: Hoenn, Brendan's outfit from Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire was released as free style options in Pokémon GO.

Quotes

Main article: Brendan (game)/Quotes

Optional names

In the game, two of the optional names—one in Ruby and one in Sapphire—refer to "land" and "sea" respectively. In the English version, these are Landon and Sean; in the Japanese version, リクヤ Rikuya and カイト Kaito (陸 riku means land and 海 kai means sea). This is also the case in other languages. Additionally, in the English version, two of the shared names—Terry and Seth—seem to be influenced by the same theme.

In Emerald, if the player leaves the name writing screen without any written name, or with a name composed entirely of empty spaces, Professor Birch says "So it's <optional name>?", suggesting one of the 20 available names. The player may answer "Yes" to accept the suggested name, or "No" to return to the name writing screen.

Game Japanese English French German Italian Spanish
Ruby and Sapphire リクヤ RikuyaR
カイト KaitoS
ヒロアキ Hiroaki
ヒトシ Hitoshi
ケイ Kei
LANDONR
SEANS
TERRY
SETH
TOM
THIERRYR
MARTIALS
THOMAS
DANIEL
SEB
ROLANDR
SEBOLDS
DANIEL
HELGE
JAN
LANDONR
MARTINS
MARCO
PAOLO
LUCIO
TERENR
MARINOS
QUIMI
RUFO
ARTURO
Emerald イツオ Itsuo
ギョク Gyoku
ケイ Kei
シュウサク Shūsaku
セイゴ Seigo
ダイサク Daisaku
タカヒト Takahito
タツヤ Tatsuya
ダニエル Daniel
テルキ Teruki
トム Tom
トモヤ Tomoya
ヒトシ Hitoshi
ヒロアキ Hiroaki
ユキヒコ Yukihiko
ラルド Rald
リクヤ Rikuya
リチャード Richard
リュウ Ryū
リョウタ Ryōta
STU
MILTON
TOM
KENNY
REID
JUDE
JAXSON
EASTON
WALKER
TERU
JOHNNY
BRETT
SETH
TERRY
CASEY
DARREN
LANDON
COLLIN
STANLEY
QUINCY
STEF
MANUEL
SEB
GWENN
ARNO
JULES
JOHANN
THIBAUD
ALEC
GIBUS
JOHNNY
FABRICE
DANIEL
THOMAS
GARY
RUDDY
THIERRY
COLIN
STAN
SEVERIN
STEFAN
FLORIAN
JAN
ERIK
THOMAS
MARTIN
MARKUS
KLAUS
PAUL
ROLF
JÖRG
HAIKO
HELGE
DANIEL
MICHAEL
DAVID
ROLAND
JOHANN
DIETER
ANSELM
FRANCY
GIORGIO
LUCIO
FABY
ANDREA
DANIELE
MICHELE
RENZO
EUGENIO
ELIA
SANDRO
PIETRO
PAOLO
MARCO
ALBERTO
FILIPPO
LANDON
GINO
CECCO
MARIO
ELENO
LAREO
ARTURO
CARLO
MAURI
DANIEL
MARCELO
ROBERTO
AITOR
JULI
NARCISO
LUIS
RUFO
QUIMI
JESUSO
MARCO
TEREN
MARIO
PEDRO
ENRIQUE


In the TFG

There are three Trainer figures based on Brendan. They are versions of Brendan with the same design, but with different colors. In all figures, Brendan uses his sweater and backpack from Pokémon Emerald, and his pants and shoes from Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire.

  • Brendan (Japanese: ユウキ Yūki) from Next Quest, wearing clothes with blue in place of the red or orange colors from the other figures.
  • Landon (Japanese: リクヤ Rikuya) from Groundbreakers, wearing clothes with the color palette from Ruby and Sapphire.
  • Sean (Japanese: カイト Kaito), from the Unnamed Third Set, wearing clothes with the color palette from Emerald.

The Brendan figure is part of the single released set, Next Quest. The other two sets were not released, so the Landon and Sean figures were not released either.

Counterparts

In the anime

Main series

 
Brendan in the anime

Brendan's only appearances in the main series are small cameos in the opening sequences of movies, specifically Jirachi: Wish Maker, Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, and Giratina and the Sky Warrior. He is shown to spend time in Battle Towers. In all of his appearances, he has appeared with his Ruby and Sapphire outfit.

Unlike in the games, he has never interacted with May. It is unknown if he has ever met her, or even if his parents are the same as in the games, as neither Norman nor Professor Birch has mentioned him.

Pokémon
 
Shiftry
Brendan's Shiftry was only briefly seen in a Double Battle at the beginning of the sixth movie alongside Aggron, against a Solrock and Manectric. During the battle, Shiftry was hit by the Manectric's Spark. Shiftry is kept within a Repeat Ball.

Shiftry's only known move is Bullet Seed.

Debut Jirachi: Wish Maker
 
Aggron
Brendan's Aggron was only briefly seen in a Double Battle at the beginning of the sixth movie alongside Shiftry, against a Solrock and Manectric. During the battle, Aggron froze the opponent's Solrock. Aggron is kept within a Luxury Ball.

Aggron's only known move is Ice Beam.

Debut Jirachi: Wish Maker
 
Swampert
Swampert was seen briefly at the beginning of the ninth movie, where it confronted Rebecca's Tyranitar in the Battle Tower. Not much is known about it.

Swampert's only known move is Ice Beam.

Debut Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
 
Rhyperior
Brendan's Rhyperior has only made a brief appearance at the beginning of the eleventh movie, where it was seen battling against Lucas's Magmortar.

Rhyperior's only known move is Hammer Arm.

Debut Giratina and the Sky Warrior

Pokémon Generations

Brendan appeared in The Vision, where he was first seen battling several Team Magma Grunts with his Sceptile while infiltrating the Team Magma Hideout, before running into Courtney. She then challenged him to a battle with her Camerupt just as Maxie and the rest of Team Magma headed for the Seafloor Cavern aboard Submarine Explorer 1.

Much like the other player characters depicted in Pokémon Generations, Brendan doesn't have any lines of dialogue.

Later in The Scoop, a trainer was seen battling and catching Deoxys with Mega Rayquaza, although due to the trainers hidden face, it can't be 100% confirmed this was the same Brendan from The Vision.

Pokémon
 
Sceptile
Sceptile is Brendan's only known Pokémon, possibly his first partner Pokémon. It was used to infiltrate and fight off Team Magma Grunts and Courtney in the Team Magma Hideout.

Sceptile's known moves are Leaf Storm and Leaf Blade.

Debut The Vision

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer


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Brendan in the Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer

Brendan appeared in the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer, where he was first seen sleeping in his house in Littleroot Town. A Treecko comes by and woke him up. He ran to May's house as the first partner Pokémon were playing with one another. Brendan encountered a Youngster and battled his Zigzagoon with Treecko.

Later, sometime after his Treecko evolved all the way up into Sceptile, Brendan battled Steven and his Mega Metagross. Brendan then soared in the sky with his Mega Latios alongside May and her Mega Latias.

Pokémon
 

 
Treecko → Grovyle → Sceptile ↔ Mega Sceptile
Sceptile is the first Pokémon Brendan is known to have. It was first seen as a Treecko in Brendan's house at Littleroot Town. Treecko was briefly seen battling a Youngster's Zigzagoon. Later, it was revealed to have evolved into a Grovyle and then a Sceptile. Sceptile then had the ability to Mega Evolve into a Mega Sceptile. It was last seen battling Steven's Mega Metagross.

Sceptile's only known move is Pound.

Debut Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer
 
Latios ↔ Mega Latios
Latios is another of Brendan's Pokémon. He was only seen in his Mega Evolved form soaring in the sky along with May's Mega Latias.

None of Latios's moves are known.

Debut Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer
Voice actors
Language Voice actor
Japanese 岡本信彦 Nobuhiko Okamoto
European Spanish Roberto Rodríguez


GOTCHA!

Brendan briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.

In the manga

 
Brendan's Pokémon Adventures counterpart, Ruby
 
Brendan's counterpart Rald

Pokémon Adventures

Main article: Ruby (Adventures)

Ruby from Pokémon Adventures, who is a Coordinator, is based on Brendan. While he is also skilled in battles, he chooses to suppress that side of himself most of the time, as a result of a traumatic encounter with a Salamence he and Sapphire had when they were little.

Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire

Main article: Ruby (Ruby-Sapphire)

Ruby from Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire is based on Brendan.

Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire (CoroCoro)

A counterpart to Brendan named Ruby is featured in this short manga written by Suigun Oouchi for CoroCoro comics in December 2002. Ruby moves to Littleroot town with his mother and father, aspiring to become a Pokémon champion. Mudkip is his first partner Pokémon.

Pokémon Battle Frontier

Main article: Rald

Rald from Pokémon Battle Frontier is based on Brendan. He is a Pokémon League Champion and works as Enta's mentor during his Battle Frontier challenge.

Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire Special Walkthrough Comic!

Brendan appears in the Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire Special Walkthrough Comic!.

Pokémon Omega Ruby Crimson Passion and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Indigo Wisdom

Omega and Alpha from Pokémon Omega Ruby Crimson Passion and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Indigo Wisdom are based on Brendan.

Gallery

Artwork

       
Concept art with May from
Ruby and Sapphire by Ken Sugimori
Official artwork from
Ruby and Sapphire
Official artwork from
Pokémon Emerald
Contest outfit from
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
       
Concept art from
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Contest outfit concept art from
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Giving a Ribbon to Torchic In his
Secret Base
     
Encountering Rayquaza In the Trainer Hill In a Pokémon Contest

Sprites and models

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Sprite from
Ruby and Sapphire
Sprite from
Emerald
Back sprite from
Ruby and Sapphire
Back sprite from
Emerald
VS sprite from
Colosseum
VS model as rival from
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
VS model as rival from
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire (with Mega Bracelet)
             
Overworld sprite from
Ruby and Sapphire
Overworld sprite from
FireRed and LeafGreen
Overworld sprite from
Emerald
VS sprite from
Pokémon XD
(RS variant)
VS sprite from
Pokémon XD
(E variant)
VS sprite in Contests from
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
(without Key Stone)
VS sprite in Contests from
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
(with Key Stone)
             
Overworld model from
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Wearing the Contest Costume in
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Wearing the Go-Goggles in
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Wearing the Devon Scuba Gear in
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Wearing the Magma Suit in
Omega Ruby
Wearing the Aqua Suit in
Alpha Sapphire
Icon in the main menu and Battle Maison in
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
   
Unused Ruby/Sapphire overworld sprite from Pokémon Ranger Unused Emerald overworld sprite from Pokémon Ranger

Trivia

  • In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Pikachu wears Brendan's headband from Pokémon Emerald as an alternate costume. Also, the Pokémon Trainer has an alternate costume with a similar color scheme as Brendan's Emerald outfit.
  • He and May are the only set of player characters who have a chance to speak with both a mother and a father in the games.
  • Before Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Brendan and May were the only rivals whose first partner Pokémon does not reach its final form.
  • In the fandom, Brendan's knit cap has commonly been mistaken for white hair. Although largely obscured by his headwear, Brendan's actual hair is visible in most depictions, usually black in color.
  • While the second battle with Brendan (or May if he is the player character) is optional, the encounter leading up to it is not.
    • Therefore, after returning the Devon Goods before encountering Brendan or May in Rustboro City, if the player blacks out without ever visiting the Pokémon Center in Rustboro City (which causes the player character to rush to Petalburg City's Pokémon Center instead), the encounter and optional battle take place in Route 104 in front of Mr. Briney's house instead.
  • Similarly to May, Brendan's attire in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire is mainly based on his appearance in Pokémon Emerald.

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese ユウキ Yuuki From 勇気 yūki (bravery) or 悠 (distant)
English Brendan From brave
German Brix From Bravour (bravery)
Spanish Bruno From bravo (bold)
French Brice From bravoure (bravery)
Italian Brendon Similar to his English name
Korean 휘웅 Hwiung From 웅 (雄) ung (hero). Possibly from the Japanese name 雄輝 Yūki, whose equivalent reading in Korean is Unghwi.
Chinese (Mandarin) 小悠 Xiǎo Yōu* From 悠 yōu (distant)
祐樹 Yòushù* From the Japanese name 祐樹 Yūki
Chinese (Cantonese) 小悠 Síu Yàuh From 悠 yàuh (distant)

References

  1. Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire: Brendan, 12, a Pokémon Trainer from Littleroot Town. - Hoenn News Network, emphasis added
  2. Aleks Le on Twitter
  3. Nintendo DREAM (vol. 329)
  4. Pokémon Emerald on Nintendo (Japanese)


Player characters
Core series RedLeafEthanKrisLyraBrendanMayLucasDawn
HilbertHildaNateRosaCalemSerenaElioSelene
ChaseElaineVictorGloriaReiAkariFlorianJuliana
Side series WesMichaelNateCyndy
Spin-off games MarkMintTodd SnapLucy Fleetfoot
LunickSolanaKellynKateBenSummer
HeroHeroineTim GoodmanScottieBettie


Rival characters
Core series BlueSilverBrendan/MayWallyBarryCherenBiancaNHugh
Calem/SerenaShaunaTiernoTrevorHauGladionTrace
HopBedeMarnieKlaraAveryNemonaCarmineKieran
Spin-off games RonaldPauloLear


Non-player characters in the core series games
Hoenn Professor BirchMomMayBrendanWallyWandaSteven StoneWallaceScottMr. BrineyMr. StoneGabby and TyLanette
BrigetteProfessor CozmoPokémon Fan Club ChairmanRydelWinstrate familyCaptain SternTrick MasterTreasure HunterDock
ApprenticePokémon Center LadiesOld guysMr. BondingTealaAaruneLisiaZinniaLookerInverChazFossil ManiacKiriMemory Girl
Team AquaTeam MagmaGym LeadersElite FourFrontier BrainsBattle ChatelainesGym guideName RaterDay-Care CoupleStats judge


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