Brendan (game)
| Brendan ユウキ Yūki | |
| [[File:File:Pokemon Trainer Brendan Emerald.png|{{{size}}}]] Art from Emerald | |
| Gender | Male |
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| Hometown | Littleroot Town |
| Region | Hoenn |
| Relatives | Mom, Norman (as player) Professor Birch, unnamed mother and brother* (as rival) |
| Trainer class | Pokémon trainer, Player character |
| Generation | III |
| Games | Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald |
Brendan (Japanese: ユウキ Yūki) serves as the Rival in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald, should the player choose to play as the female character. He is also the male choice in the games, but Brendan is never among the default names for the character.
The Generation III games broke from the tradition of naming characters as their respective game colors, such as Red in the Generation I and Generation II games. As such, Brendan's counterpart is Ruby in the Pokémon Special manga. Rarudo, one of Brendan's default Japanese names, is used in the manga Pocket Monsters Emerald: Challenge!! Battle Frontier.
In the anime
Brendan's only anime appearances are small cameos in the opening of Jirachi: Wish Maker, Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea and Giratina and the Sky's Bouquet: Shaymin. Like in the games, he has the starter Pokémon that weakens May's. It is unknown if his relatives are the same as that of the games, where, as May is Norman's daughter (as the player is), Brendan would be Professor Birch's son.
In his third appearance he was seen battling another main protagonist of the games: Lucas. His attire in all three cameos was that of the Ruby and Sapphire games.
Pokémon
This listing is of Brendan's known Pokémon in the anime:
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 Shiftry |
 Aggron |
 Rhyperior |
In the games
Pokémon
This listing is for Brendan's Pokémon in the video games in which he has appeared.
Unlike previous rivals, Brendan never evolves his starter Pokémon into its final form.
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire
First Battle (on Route 103)
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Second Battle (on Route 110)
Third Battle (on Route 119)
Fourth Battle (in Lilycove City)
Pokémon Emerald
First Battle (on Route 103)
Second Battle (in Rustboro City)
Third Battle (on Route 110)
Fourth Battle (on Route 119)
Fifth Battle (in Lilycove City)
Other names for Brendan
The default names for Brendan as the male playable character in the games are as follows:
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In the TFG
Brendan appears as a common Trainer figure in the launch set, Next Quest, of the Pokémon Trading Figure Game.
Trivia
- The English default names for Brendan include Landon in Ruby (as a reference to Groudon) and Sean in Sapphire (as a reference to Kyogre).
- As the player, Brendan or his female counterpart May are native to the Johto region.
- In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Pikachu wears a headband similar to Brendan's hat on Emerald as an alternate costume. Also the Pokémon Trainer has an alternate costume with a similar color scheme as Brendan's Emerald outfit.
- It is interesting to note that in the anime, Brendan's Shiftry was caught with a Repeat Ball meaning that he may have more than one Seedot or Nuzleaf. His Aggron was also caught with a Luxury Ball.
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This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games. |