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'''Brendan''' (Japanese: '''ユウキ''' ''Yūki'') is the male choice for the [[player character]] in {{game2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}}, and also serves as the [[rival]] in the same games if the player chooses to play as the {{ga|May|female character}}. | '''Brendan''' (Japanese: '''ユウキ''' ''Yūki'') is the male choice for the [[player character]] in {{game2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}}, and also serves as the [[rival]] in the same games if the player chooses to play as the {{ga|May|female character}}. | ||
==In the games== | ==In the games== | ||
===As player=== | ===In {{game2|Ruby|Sapphire|Emerald}}=== | ||
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 Prof. Birch from a wild Pokémon, he is given one of the three starters of the Hoenn region. Brendan develops a close bond with {{ga|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 Aqua and Team Magma and conquer the Pokémon League all before going off to face the Battle Frontier. | ====As player==== | ||
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 Prof. Birch from a wild Pokémon, he is given one of the three starters of the Hoenn region. Brendan develops a close bond with {{ga|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 Aqua]] and/or [[Team Magma]] and conquer the Pokémon League all before going off to face the Battle Frontier (in Emerald). | |||
====Names==== | =====Names===== | ||
While the player can name this character as is the case with all player characters, there are several default names provided for him. In {{v2|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}, he has four default names, including three shared between the two versions. The two variant names between games collaborates with the theme of the plot, referring to "land" and "sea" respectively. | While the player can name this character as is the case with all player characters, there are several default names provided for him. In {{v2|Ruby and Sapphire|s}}, he has four default names, including three shared between the two versions. The two variant names between games collaborates with the theme of the plot, referring to "land" and "sea" respectively. | ||
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===As rival=== | ====As rival==== | ||
If Brendan is not selected as the player, he is helping his dad finish the Hoenn [[Pokédex]] and becoming a Pokémon professor. He is also the player's rival and friend. Unlike other [[rival]]s (except for {{ga|May}} when playing as Brendan), he gives up being a [[Pokémon Trainer|Trainer]], making them the only rivals unavailable for battle after defeating the [[Elite Four]]. Additionally, they both are the only ones to not [[evolution|evolve]] their [[starter Pokémon]] into its final form. | If Brendan is not selected as the player, he is helping his dad finish the Hoenn [[Pokédex]] and becoming a Pokémon professor. He is also the player's rival and friend. Unlike other [[rival]]s (except for {{ga|May}} when playing as Brendan), he gives up being a [[Pokémon Trainer|Trainer]], making them the only rivals unavailable for battle after defeating the [[Elite Four]]. Additionally, they both are the only ones to not [[evolution|evolve]] their [[starter Pokémon]] into its final form. | ||
In the games he appears in, Brendan battles with the following Pokémon. | In the games he appears in, Brendan battles with the following Pokémon. | ||
====Pokémon in Ruby and Sapphire==== | =====Pokémon in Ruby and Sapphire===== | ||
=====First battle===== | ======First battle====== | ||
{{MSP|252|Treecko}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Treecko}}: | {{MSP|252|Treecko}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Treecko}}: | ||
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=====Second battle===== | ======Second battle====== | ||
{{MSP|252|Treecko}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Treecko}}: | {{MSP|252|Treecko}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Treecko}}: | ||
{{Party | {{Party | ||
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=====Third battle===== | ======Third battle====== | ||
{{MSP|252|Treecko}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Treecko}}: | {{MSP|252|Treecko}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Treecko}}: | ||
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|move4=Pursuit|move4type=Dark}}}} | |move4=Pursuit|move4type=Dark}}}} | ||
=====Fourth battle===== | ======Fourth battle====== | ||
{{MSP|252|Treecko}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Treecko}}: | {{MSP|252|Treecko}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Treecko}}: | ||
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|move4=Pursuit|move4type=Dark}}}} | |move4=Pursuit|move4type=Dark}}}} | ||
====Pokémon in Emerald==== | =====Quotes in Ruby and Sapphire===== | ||
=====First battle===== | {{incomplete|section}} | ||
=====Pokémon in Emerald===== | |||
======First battle====== | |||
{{MSP|252|Treecko}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Treecko}}: | {{MSP|252|Treecko}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Treecko}}: | ||
{{Party | {{Party | ||
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=====Second battle (Optional)===== | ======Second battle (Optional)====== | ||
{{MSP|252|Treecko}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Treecko}}: | {{MSP|252|Treecko}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Treecko}}: | ||
{{Party | {{Party | ||
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=====Third battle===== | ======Third battle====== | ||
{{MSP|252|Treecko}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Treecko}}: | {{MSP|252|Treecko}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Treecko}}: | ||
{{Party| | {{Party| | ||
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=====Fourth battle===== | ======Fourth battle====== | ||
{{MSP|252|Treecko}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Treecko}}: | {{MSP|252|Treecko}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Treecko}}: | ||
{{Party| | {{Party| | ||
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=====Fifth Battle===== | ======Fifth Battle====== | ||
{{MSP|252|Treecko}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Treecko}}: | {{MSP|252|Treecko}} If the {{player}} chose {{p|Treecko}}: | ||
{{Party| | {{Party| | ||
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move4=Leaf Blade|move4type=Grass}} | move4=Leaf Blade|move4type=Grass}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
=====Quotes in Emerald===== | |||
{{incomplete|section}} | |||
======Littleroot Town (1st Visit)====== | |||
''"! Hey! You... Who are you? Oh, you're [[Player character|<player>]], aren't you? Moved in next door, right? I didn't know you're a girl. Dad, [[Professor Birch|PROF. BIRCH]], said our new next-door neighbor is a [[Gym Leader|GYM LEADER]]'s kid, so I assumed you'd be a guy. My name's BRENDAN. So, hi, neighbor! Huh? Hey, <player>, don't you have a POKéMON? Do you want me to go catch you one? Aw, darn, I forgot... I'm supposed to go help my dad catch some wild POKéMON. Some other time, okay?"'' | |||
======Match Call====== | |||
'''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! | |||
==Artwork== | ==Artwork== | ||
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===In the TFG=== | ===In the TFG=== | ||
{{TFG ID|Next Quest|Brendan|41}}, based on a blue recolor of this character's usual clothes, appears as a common Trainer figure in {{TFG|Next Quest}}, the launch set of the [[Pokémon Trading Figure Game]]. There is also an unreleased figurine based on him from the cancelled {{TFG|Groundbreakers}} expansion, named {{TFG ID|Groundbreakers|Landon|41}} (one of the default names for him in Pokémon Ruby and Emerald), who wears the same outfit as Brendan does in Ruby and Sapphire. | {{TFG ID|Next Quest|Brendan|41}}, based on a blue recolor of this character's usual clothes, appears as a common Trainer figure in {{TFG|Next Quest}}, the launch set of the [[Pokémon Trading Figure Game]]. There is also an unreleased figurine based on him from the cancelled {{TFG|Groundbreakers}} expansion, named {{TFG ID|Groundbreakers|Landon|41}} (one of the default names for him in Pokémon Ruby and Emerald), who wears the same outfit as Brendan does in Ruby and Sapphire. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== |
Revision as of 02:07, 28 June 2011
Brendan ユウキ Yūki | |
Art from Emerald | |
Gender | Male |
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Hometown | Littleroot Town |
Region | Hoenn (originally Johto if chosen by the player) |
Relatives | Mom, Norman (as player) Professor Birch, unnamed mother and brother* (as rival) |
Trainer class | Pokémon Trainer, Player character |
Generation | III |
Games | Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald |
Anime cameos | Jirachi: Wish Maker |
Manga counterpart(s) | Ruby |
Brendan (Japanese: ユウキ Yūki) is the male choice for the player character in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, and also serves as the rival in the same games if the player chooses to play as the female character.
In the games
In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald
As player
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 Prof. Birch from a wild Pokémon, he is given one of the three starters 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 Aqua and/or Team Magma and conquer the Pokémon League all before going off to face the Battle Frontier (in Emerald).
Names
While the player can name this character as is the case with all player characters, there are several default names provided for him. In Ruby and Sapphire, he has four default names, including three shared between the two versions. The two variant names between games collaborates with the theme of the plot, referring to "land" and "sea" respectively.
In the English version, these names are Landon and Sean; in the Japanese version, リクヤ Rikuya and カイト Kaito (陸 riku means land and 海 kai means sea). This is also the case in other languages. Additionally, in the English version, two of the shared names—Terry and Seth—seem to be influenced by the same theme.
In all translated versions of Emerald, Brendan has the same default names as in Pokémon Ruby, as well as 16 additional names which don't seem to hold any significance. Consequently, there is no default name that relates to "sea" in Emerald. Notably, as the player character, the name Brendan (or its other language counterparts) is never offered as a default name in any version.
As a rival, Brendan's name is static.
The full list of default names for Brendan as the male playable character in the games are as follows:
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As rival
If Brendan is not selected as the player, he is helping his dad finish the Hoenn Pokédex and becoming a Pokémon professor. He is also the player's rival and friend. Unlike other rivals (except for May when playing as Brendan), he gives up being a Trainer, making them the only rivals unavailable for battle after defeating the Elite Four. Additionally, they both are the only ones to not evolve their starter Pokémon into its final form.
In the games he appears in, Brendan battles with the following Pokémon.
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Quotes in Emerald
This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it. |
Littleroot Town (1st Visit)
"! Hey! You... Who are you? Oh, you're <player>, aren't you? Moved in next door, right? I didn't know you're a girl. Dad, PROF. BIRCH, said our new next-door neighbor is a GYM LEADER's kid, so I assumed you'd be a guy. My name's BRENDAN. So, hi, neighbor! Huh? Hey, <player>, don't you have a POKéMON? Do you want me to go catch you one? Aw, darn, I forgot... I'm supposed to go help my dad catch some wild POKéMON. Some other time, okay?"
Match Call
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!
Artwork
File:Battle Tower art.png | |||
Official artwork from Ruby and Sapphire |
Giving a Ribbon to Torchic. |
Encountering Rayquaza. |
In the Battle Tower. |
Sprites
File:RS Brendan.png | File:E Brendan.png | |||||
Brendan's sprite from Ruby and Sapphire |
Brendan's back sprite from Ruby and Sapphire |
Brendan's sprite from Emerald |
Brendan's back sprite from Emerald |
Image of Brendan from Colosseum |
A headshot of Brendan from Pokémon XD (RS variant) |
A headshot of Brendan from Pokémon XD (E variant) |
Counterparts
In the anime
Brendan's only anime appearances are small cameos in the movies, appearing in the openings of Jirachi: Wish Maker, Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea and Giratina and the Sky Warrior. Brendan seems to be a competitive battler, as his cameos suggest he spends time in Battle Towers. In all of his appearances, he has appeared with his Ruby and Sapphire outfit.
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.
Pokémon
The following are Brendan's known Pokémon in the anime:
Swampert is most likely Brendan's starter Pokémon. Not much is known about it, however, as it has only been seen briefly at the beginning of the ninth movie, where it was seen confronting Template:Mo's Tyranitar in the Battle Tower.
Swampert's only known move is Ice Beam. | ||
Debut | Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea |
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Brendan's Aggron | ||
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. Aggron was freezing the opponent's Solrock while Shiftry was being hit by the Manectric's Spark. Notably, Aggron is kept within a Luxury Ball, a type of Poké Ball rarely seen in the anime.
Aggron's only known move is Ice Beam. | ||
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. Aggron was freezing the opponent's Solrock while Shiftry was being hit by the Manectric's Spark. Notably, Shiftry is kept within a Repeat Ball, a type of Poké Ball rarely seen in the anime.
Shiftry's only known move is Bullet Seed. | ||
Debut | Jirachi: Wish Maker |
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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. | ||
Debut | Giratina and the Sky Warrior |
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In the manga
There are three different manga counterparts to Brendan: Ruby from the Pokémon Adventures manga, Ruby from the Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire manga, and Rald from the Pokémon Battle Frontier manga.
In the TFG
Brendan, based on a blue recolor of this character's usual clothes, appears as a common Trainer figure in Next Quest, the launch set of the Pokémon Trading Figure Game. There is also an unreleased figurine based on him from the cancelled Groundbreakers expansion, named Landon (one of the default names for him in Pokémon Ruby and Emerald), who wears the same outfit as Brendan does in Ruby and Sapphire.
Trivia
- In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Pikachu wears Brendan's Emerald headband 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 a mother and a father in the games.
Language | Name | Origin |
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Japanese | ユウキ Yūki | From 勇気 yūki, bravery. |
English | Brendan | Could be derived from "brave." |
French | Brice | Similar to the English name. |
German | Brix | Similar to the English name. |
Italian | Brendon | Similar to the English name. |
Spanish | Bruno | Similar to the English name. |
Chinese (Taiwan) | 祐樹 Yòushù | From 祐樹 yūki. |
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