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[[File:Roxanne and Brawly.png|thumb|250px|Brawly in Pokémon Adventures]]

Brawly debuts in the {{chap|Ruby & Sapphire}}. He is an avid surfer who has mastered the secrets of "subtle forces" (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 "Gō" (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.

Later, Brawly and the other Gym Leaders are called by [[Flannery]] to meet in [[Fortree City]]. They have a discussion on [[Team Magma]] and [[Team Aqua]] about whether or not one of the teams is evil and the other is good. As a surfer, Brawly sides with Team Aqua, since their goal of expanding the sea means he has more places to surf.

 

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.

 

After both Team Magma and Team Aqua are defeated and Groudon and Kyogre returned to their deep slumber, Brawly celebrated the victory with his allies and thanked Sapphire and {{adv|Ruby}} for their assistance in the battle.

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|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.