Brendan (game)
- Not to be confused with Brandon.
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.
| Brendan ユウキ Yuuki | |
 Artwork from Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire | |
| Age | UnknownRSE 12 (as rival)ORAS[1] |
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| 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, Emerald, Omega Ruby, 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) |
| Animated debut | Jirachi: Wish Maker |
| English voice actor | Unknown |
| Japanese voice actor | Unknown |
| Manga counterpart(s) | Ruby, Ruby, Rald, Alpha, Omega |
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.
Both of Brendan's parents appear in the video games, his father Professor Birch and an unnamed mother. In Pokémon Emerald, he also has a younger brother who also lacks a known name. He is neighbors with the player character and their family.
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
Second battle
Third battle
Fourth battle (optional)
Pokémon Emerald
First battle
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.
Third battle
Fourth battle
Fifth battle (optional)
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
First battle
Second battle
Multi Battle with the player
Third battle
Fourth battle
Fifth battle
Winning this battle is not mandatory. The player will not black out and the story will progress either way.
Battle Maison Multi Battle
Brendan will always use these two Pokémon as the player's Multi Battle Partner.
In the spin-off games
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, Swellow, Shiny Groudon, and Marshtomp in Pokémon Masters EX. Both his Sceptile and Latios are capable of Mega Evolving. Groudon is capable of Primal Reversion. 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.
| Dex | Trainer | NDex | Pokémon | Type | Weakness | Role | EX role | Base potential | Availability | ||
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Brendan | #0254 | 
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Treecko → Grovyle → Sceptile♂  Mega Sceptile
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Grass
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Poison
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★★★★★☆EX | Sync Pair Scout | |
| #018 | 
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Sygna Suit Brendan |
#0381 | 
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Latios♂  Mega Latios
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Dragon
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Fairy
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★★★★★☆EX | Poké Fair Sync Pair Scout |
| #018 |
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Brendan | #0277 | 
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Swellow♂ |
Flying
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Rock
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★★★★☆☆EX | Trainer Lodge Friendship Level 100 | |
| #018 | 
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Champion Brendan |
#0383 | 
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Groudon    Primal Groudon
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Ground
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Water
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★★★★★☆EX | Master Fair Sync Pair Scout |
| #018 | 
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Academy Brendan |
#0259 | 
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Marshtomp♂ |
Water
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Grass
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★★★★★☆EX | Academy Event Best Buddies Program |
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
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 animation
Pokémon the Series
Brendan's only appearances in Pokémon the 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
| Debut | Jirachi: Wish Maker |
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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 |
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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.
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.
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.
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
| Debut | The Vision |
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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.
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer
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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 wakes him up. He then runs 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
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.
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.
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
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
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| Concept art with May from Ruby and Sapphire by Ken Sugimori [citation needed] |
Official artwork from Ruby and Sapphire |
Official artwork from Pokémon Emerald |
Contest outfit from Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire |
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| 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 |
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| Encountering Rayquaza | In the Trainer Hill | In a Pokémon Contest | |
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| Brendan in the artwork for the Delta Episode |
Brendan and Treecko artwork for Kotobukiya ArtFx J figurines by Hitoshi Ariga [citation needed] | Pokémon Characters Badges: Brendan and Treecko | |
Game assets
In the core series
| Generation III | ||||||
| R S FR LG Sprite |
E Sprite |
R S FR LG Sprite (Back) |
E Sprite (Back) |
R S Sprite (Overworld) |
FR LG Sprite (Overworld) |
E Sprite (Overworld) |
| R S Sprite (Bike, Overworld) |
E Sprite (Bike, Overworld) |
R S Sprite (Intro, Credits) |
E Sprite (Intro, Credits) | |||
| Generation VI | ||||||
| OR AS Model (Overworld) |
OR AS Model (Go-Goggles, Overworld) |
OR AS Model (Devon Scuba Gear, Overworld) |
OR AS Model (Contest Costume, Overworld) |
OR Model (Magma Suit, Overworld) |
AS Model (Aqua Suit, Overworld) |
OR AS Icon |
| OR AS Model (VS) |
OR AS Model (VS, with Mega Bracelet) |
OR AS Art (VS, Contest Costume) |
OR AS Art (VS, Contest Costume, with Key Stone) | |||
In other games
| Generation III | |||||
| Colo Model (VS) |
Colo Model (VS) |
XD Model (VS, R S design) |
XD Model (VS, R S design) |
XD Model (VS, E design) |
XD Model (VS, E design) |
| Ranger Sprite (Unused, R S design) |
Ranger Sprite (Unused, E design) | ||||
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 their mother and father in the games. In this case, the player can speak with their Mom and Norman.
- 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.
- Brendan's attire in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire is mainly based on his appearance in Pokémon Emerald.
Names
This character 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. His Japanese name was spelled as Yuuki on the packaging of Kotobukiya ArtFX J Figure and Pokémon Scale World.
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]
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Japanese | ユウキ Yuuki | From 勇気 yūki (bravery) or 悠 yū (distant) |
| English | Brendan | From brave |
| German | Brix | From Bravour (bravery) |
| European Spanish, Latin American 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) and possibly the hanja reading of the Japanese name 雄輝 Yūki as 웅휘 (雄輝) Unghwi |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 小悠 Xiǎo Yōu / Síu Yàuh | From 悠 yōu / yàuh (distant) |
| Chinese (Taiwan) | 祐樹 Yòushù[n 1] | From the Japanese name 祐樹 Yūki |
Optional names
In the game, two of the optional names—one in Ruby and one in Sapphire—refer to "land" and "sea" respectively in all the 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 | German | European Spanish |
French | Italian |
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| 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 |
ROLANDR SEBOLDS DANIEL HELGE JAN |
TERENR MARINOS QUIMI RUFO ARTURO |
THIERRYR MARTIALS THOMAS DANIEL SEB |
LANDONR MARTINS MARCO PAOLO LUCIO |
| 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 |
STEFAN FLORIAN JAN ERIK THOMAS MARTIN MARKUS KLAUS PAUL ROLF JÖRG HAIKO HELGE DANIEL MICHAEL DAVID ROLAND JOHANN DIETER ANSELM |
ELENO LAREO ARTURO CARLO MAURI DANIEL MARCELO ROBERTO AITOR JULI NARCISO LUIS RUFO QUIMI JESUSO MARCO TEREN MARIO PEDRO ENRIQUE |
STEF MANUEL SEB GWENN ARNO JULES JOHANN THIBAUD ALEC GIBUS JOHNNY FABRICE DANIEL THOMAS GARY RUDDY THIERRY COLIN STAN SEVERIN |
FRANCY GIORGIO LUCIO FABY ANDREA DANIELE MICHELE RENZO EUGENIO ELIA SANDRO PIETRO PAOLO MARCO ALBERTO FILIPPO LANDON GINO CECCO MARIO |
Landon and Sean
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Japanese | リクヤ Rikuya カイト Kaito |
From 陸 riku (land) and ～や -ya (common suffix in Japanese masculine names) From 海 kai (sea) and ～と -to (common suffix in Japanese masculine names) |
| English | Landon Sean |
From land From sea |
| German | Roland Sebold |
From Land From See (lake; sea) |
| European Spanish | Teren Marino |
From terra (Latin for "ground" and "earth") From marino (marine) |
| French | Thierry Martial |
From terre (earth; land) From marine |
| Italian | Landon Martin |
From land From marino (marine) |
Notes
- ↑ Emerald guidebook
References
- ↑ Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire: Brendan, 12, a Pokémon Trainer from Littleroot Town. - Hoenn News Network, emphasis added
- ↑ Aleks Le on Twitter
- ↑ Nintendo DREAM (vol. 329)
- ↑ Pokémon Emerald on Nintendo (Japanese)
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