Brandon
Pyramid King Brandon (Japanese: ピラミッドキング ジンダイ, Pyramid King Jindai) is the Frontier Brain and chief of the Battle Frontier's Battle Pyramid. His Japanese voice actor is 小室正幸 Masayuki Komuro.
Names
| Language | Name | Reference to |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ピラミッドキング ジンダイ, Pyramid King Jindai | |
| English | Brandon | brave. |
| French | Bayar | bravoure. |
| German | Brian | Bravur. |
| Italian | Baldo | |
| Spanish | Valente | valentia. |
Any trainer arriving at the top of the pyramid just after Brandon must battle this Pyramid King for the status of the pyramid's conqueror.
Brandon appreciates the grand life of the explorer. He recalls the passion, danger, and desperation of his death-defying and life-affirming adventures. When defeated in battle, he'll praise the grandness of the match and hand over the Brave Symbol.
In the games
In Pokémon Emerald, Brandon has these Pokémon when you fight him for the silver Brave symbol:
- Regirock
@Quick Claw
-Explosion
-Superpower
-Earthquake
-Ancient Power
Nature: Adamant
Effort Values: HP - 152, Attack - 152, Special Attack - 106, Special Defense - 100 - Registeel
@Leftovers
-Earthquake
-Metal Claw
-Toxic
-Iron Defense
Nature: Adamant
Effort Values: HP - 152, Attack - 152, Special Attack - 6, Special Defense - 200 - Regice
@Chesto Berry
-Ice Beam
-Amnesia
-Thunder
-Rest
Nature: Modest
Effort Values: HP - 106, Defense - 152, Special Attack - 100, Special Defense - 152
In Pokémon Emerald, Brandon has these Pokémon when you fight him for the gold Brave symbol:
- Articuno
@Scope Lens
-Blizzard
-Water Pulse
-Aerial Ace
-Reflect
Nature: Mild
Effort Values: HP - 6, Defense - 252, Speed - 252 - Zapdos
@Lum Berry
-Thunder
-Detect
-Drill Peck
-Light Screen
Nature: Mild
Effort Values: HP - 6, Defense - 252, Speed - 252 - Moltres
@Brightpowder
-Fire Blast
-Hyper Beam
-Aerial Ace
-Safeguard
Nature: Mild
Effort Values: HP - 6, Defense - 252, Speed - 252
In the Anime
Brandon is shrouded in mystery for most of the Battle Frontier saga. Unlike the other Brains, his silhouette is not shown on its own during the opening and is only seen in the centre of the group shot. Trainers will only find out the location of the Battle Pyramid after they have collected the other six symbols. When Ash finally gets his sixth in AG170, he learns that it is located near Pewter City.
However, Ash was possessed by an ancient king of the Pyramid who battled Brandon's Regirock with Ash's Sceptile. Sceptile unfortunately was defeated, though Ash eventually regained control of his body and the Pyramid was moved to an area near the Indigo Plateau.
For their second battle, Ash's Torkoal squared off against Brandon's Registeel. But he too was defeated by Brandon's legendary Pokemon.
When Ash and co met up with Brandon in a forest, a few episodes later, Brandon and Ash fought an un-official battle. Ash (whose old team of Charizard, Bulbasaur and Squirtle had just returned) chose his mighty Charizard to face off against Brandon's Dusclops. But once again, Brandon was the victor.
Ash is now preparing to challenge Brandon for a third official battle for the Brains Symbol and will face his Regice. Keep watching to see how he gets on.
In the Manga
Brandon took witness to Emerald's battle with Noland and immediately refined his facility for him, just in case. Nothing else is known.