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

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 center of the group shot. Trainers will only find out the location of the Battle Pyramid after they have collected the other six symbols. This may mean that Brandon ranks higher than the rest of the Frontier Brains, although in the video games and manga this position belongs to Anabel. When Ash finally gets his sixth Frontier Symbol in AG170, he learns that it is located near Pewter City. He is voiced by Craig Blair in English.

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 in a 4 vs 4 battle, in which Ash finally won.

Brandon owns a Regirock, Registeel, Regice, Ninjask, Solrock and Dusclops. He's the only character in the anime to officially train Pokémon that have been deemed legendary.

In the Pokemon Special manga

Brandon took witness to Emerald's battle with Noland and immediately refined his facility for him, just in case. He seems to carry a special dislike for Emerald, but treats him fairly - explaining the rules of the Battle Frontier and showing off his Pokémon to the boy before the challenge. He expects Emerald to be tired out during their confrontation, but is surprised to see that Emerald used a Phanpy's Pick Up ability to collect enough items to keep his team refreshed. Brandon says he favors one-hit KO moves like Explosion.

Pokémon

The following is the listing for Brandon's Pokémon in the Pokémon Special manga:

• Regice
• Registeel
• Regirock

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