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Brawly's title is "A big wave in fighting." His strategy is direct physical attacks. He is also a deep thinker, often comparing the scene of battle to everyday life and vice-versa.

Brawly's Gym is kept in pitch-black darkness to test the bravery of the Trainers. Brawly also trains in the rough waves around Dewford and the pitch-black [[Granite Cave]].

 

Brawly once trained with [[Bruno]] of the [[Kanto]] [[Elite Four]] in [[Sevault Canyon]] of [[Seven Island]]. He also seems to be good friends with {{Steven}}.

=====Fourth rematch=====

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:''"I'm Brawly! Dewford’s Gym Leader! I've been churned in the rough waves of these parts... And I've grown tough using the cave at the outskirts of this town as my training ground, as well as using the equipment in this Gym. So you want to challenge me? Let me see what you're made of!"''

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| Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Black 2 and White 2}}

| VS portrait from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}

He first appeared in ''[[AG020|Brave the Wave]]''. {{Ash}} was very annoyed that Brawly would put off a Gym battle in favor of going surfing. At first, Ash was unable to realize Brawly was training his Pokémon by taking them surfing and teaching them how to dodge and concentrate on keeping their balance. A combination of this special form of dodging and Ash's own arrogance allowed Brawly to best the younger Trainer despite a type disadvantage. After this and a conversation with Brawly where he explained his techniques, Ash trained for several weeks in anticipation of a rematch. Ash even went so far as to copy Brawly's wave-training to teach his Pokémon how to dodge and resist attacks.

Brawly reappeared in ''[[AG030|A Meditite Fight!]]'', where Ash battled one of Brawly's [[Shauna (Hoenn)|students]] in a storm. Brawly showed up and told them to call off the match until the storm passed. Brawly led everyone, even {{TRT}}, to a cave on the shore to wait for the storm to pass. After seeing Ash's battle against his star pupil, Brawly agreed to a rematch in a private arena- a wave-swept islet off the coast of Dewford. Using his Pokémon's new techniques and his newly-caught {{AP|Corphish}}, Ash was finally able to claim the Knuckle Badge in ''[[AG031|Just One of the Geysers!]]''.

Brawly once trained with [[Chuck]], a Gym Leader from [[Johto]]. Brawly teaches many of the locals how to surf as well as how to train Pokémon. Many of his pupils at the Gym are surfers like himself.

He reappeared in flashbacks in ''[[AG075|Whiscash and Ash]]'', [[AG120]], and ''[[AG149|Wheel of Frontier]]''.

|desc={{p|Machop}} was the first Pokémon Brawly used against Ash in both the first Gym battle and the rematch. During the first match it was sent up against {{AP|Taillow}} and although Taillow kept using {{m|Wing Attack}} and hitting it, Machop kept getting up and eventually managed to knock Taillow out with a Cross Chop. Then, Ash used {{AP|Treecko}} which was finally able to defeat it.

In Ash and Brawly's rematch, Machop was again used first. It began to overpower Treecko, but fell to Ash's newly-caught {{AP|Corphish}}.

|desc={{p|Hariyama}} first appeared as a {{p|Makuhita}}. During a Gym battle with {{AP|Treecko}}, it evolved into Hariyama and defeated Treecko. After helping the gang to escape from a violent storm, Ash had his rematch against Brawly. Hariyama was able to defeat Corphish and almost defeated Treecko, but thanks to Ash's strategy, Treecko was able to defeat Hariyama after a fierce battle.}}

Brawly debuts in the {{chap|Ruby & Sapphire}}. He is an avid surfer who has mastered the secrets of "subtlety" (Japanese: '''柔''' ''Jū; meaning soft''), a fighting style that makes use of turning an opponent's attack back at the user to damage them. He is also well versed in "brutality" (Japanese: '''剛''' ''Gō; meaning sturdy''), a fighting style he learned from his friend, [[Bruno]], that has the user attacking the opponent head-on.

He first appears surfing in Dewford Town, when {{adv|Sapphire}}'s {{p|Wailord|Lorry}} sneezes, causing a giant wave. Sapphire apologizes for the incident, but Brawly states that it was all right, as he enjoyed surfing on the wave. He then reveals himself to be the Gym Leader, much to Sapphire's surprise. He warns Sapphire to challenge him before he goes on a days-long trip the next day. Sapphire promises and heads into [[Granite Cave]] to train for her Gym battle in the morning. After Sapphire finishes her training, both have their battle at the Dewford Gym. Sapphire manages to easily defeat Brawly's first Pokémon, but she struggles with his {{TP|Brawly|Makuhita}}. With the power of Jū, Brawly counters many of Sapphire's attacks, which eventually leads into his Makuhita evolving into {{p|Hariyama}}. Sapphire comes out the victor when she uses her own variation of Jū to counter Hariyama, allowing her to defeat it and earn the Knuckle Badge.

When {{p|Groudon}} and {{p|Kyogre}} are awakened, they begin causing {{a|Drought|droughts}} and {{a|Drizzle|downpours}} throughout Hoenn. Brawly and [[Roxanne]] are sent to the drought-plagued areas to face Groudon in battle. Despite their best efforts, Groudon proves to be too powerful for any of their attacks to damage it. They are later assisted by [[Wallace]], who also participates in the battle to stop Groudon, but all three are interrupted by the Three Fires of Team Magma, [[Blaise]], [[Tabitha]], and {{FB|Magma Admin|Courtney}}. The three grab Brawly, Roxanne, and Wallace and take them to [[Lilycove City]] to prevent the Gym Leaders from stopping Groudon any further. Brawly is taken to [[Lilycove Museum]], where Blaise faces him in battle. With his illusions, Blaise scares Brawly by making it so that the paintings in the museum appear to be coming to life. Having learned the secrets of Gō from his trip with Bruno, Brawly uses force to break through the illusions and defeats Blaise.

In the {{chap|Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire}}, Brawly, along with various people from around Hoenn, is called to [[Sootopolis City]] to assist in stopping [[Grand Meteor Delta]], a giant meteoroid threatening to destroy the planet. When the plan to attack Grand Meteor Delta starts, Brawly and the others have their Pokémon attack the meteoroid at the same time. This, combined with the might of Mega {{DL|Super-ancient Pokémon (Adventures)|Rayquaza}}, successfully shatters Grand Meteor Delta into pieces.

|desc={{p|Machoke}} is Brawly's second known Pokémon. It debuted as a {{p|Machop}} in Brawly's battle against {{adv|Sapphire}}, where it was easily defeated by her [[Chic]] and switched out to Makuhita. Later, it was revealed to have evolved into a Machoke when it and Brawly went to the Gym Leader meeting in Fortree City. During the battle against {{p|Groudon}}, Machoke was used to battle the Continent Pokémon, but was defeated by {{m|Thunder}}. During the battle against [[Blaise]], Machoke held its own until the illusions caused it to become scared and run away.

Machoke's only known move is {{m|Revenge}}, and his Ability is {{a|Guts}}.}}

===In the Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire manga===

[[File:Brawly PMRS.png|thumb|Brawly in Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire]]

Brawly appears in ''[[PMRS11|The Haunted Gym]]'' of Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire. He first appeared as Sableye's illusion when it was navigating {{OBP|Red|Pocket Monsters}} and his Pokémon in the dark [[Dewford Gym]]. The group thought that Brawly was real when he was flexing his muscles but it turned out to be a poster Sableye put up. As the group went after Sableye after tricking them into believing that it was Brawly, they saw the real Brawly stuck in a {{p|Pelipper}}-shaped seat. Red and the Pokémon worked together to get him off and were successful. Brawly then thanked them in doing so and laughed at Clefairy after he got stuck in the seat.

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* Brawly is a {{type|Fighting}} Trainer with a pastime involving water, in comparison with [[Crasher Wake]], a {{type|Water}} Trainer with a pastime involving fighting. Coincidentally, they both wear clothes with the colors orange, blue, black, and white.

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| From ''baston'', fight

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| From ''rude'', rough/hard

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| From 철구 (鐵球) ''cheolgu'', wrecking ball

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| Possibly from 유영 ''yuyeong'' (swimming), 민첩 ''mincheop'' (agile), and 기 ''gi'' ({{wp|qi}})

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| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and mainland China}})

| 藤樹／藤树 ''Téngshù''

| From the Japanese name 藤樹 ''Tōki''

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| Transliteration of his Japanese name.

{{Gym Leaders of Hoenn}}<br>

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