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* In [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]], {{SSB|Pikachu}} wears Brendan's headband from {{game|Emerald}} as an alternate costume. Also, the {{SSB|Pokémon Trainer}} has an alternate costume with a similar color scheme as Brendan's Emerald outfit.
* In [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]], {{SSB|Pikachu}} wears Brendan's headband from {{game|Emerald}} as an alternate costume. Also, the {{SSB|Pokémon Trainer}} has an alternate costume with a similar color scheme as Brendan's Emerald outfit.
* He and {{ga|May}} are the only set of [[player character]]s who have a chance to speak with both a [[mother]] and a father in the {{pkmn|games}}.
* He and {{ga|May}} are the only set of [[player character]]s who have a chance to speak with both a [[mother]] and a father in the {{pkmn|games}}.
* Brendan and May are the only [[rival]]s who can't be fought in [[rematch]]es after the player enters the [[Hall of Fame]].
* Before {{pkmn|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}, Brendan and May were the only rivals whose [[starter Pokémon]] does not reach its final form.
** Before {{pkmn|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}, they were also the only rivals whose [[starter Pokémon]] does not reach its final form.
* In the fandom, Brendan's [https://twitter.com/SUPER_32X/status/40800048816209920 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.
* In the fandom, Brendan's [https://twitter.com/SUPER_32X/status/40800048816209920 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.
* While the second battle with Brendan (or May if he is the player character) is optional, the encounter leading up to it is not.

Revision as of 20:53, 11 January 2023

Brendan
ユウキ Yūki
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Brendan.png
Art from Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Age 12 (as rival)[1]
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, and Emerald
Omega Ruby and 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)
Anime debut Jirachi: Wish Maker
English voice actor Unknown
Japanese voice actor Unknown
Manga counterpart(s) Ruby, Ruby, Rald, Alpha, Omega

Brendan (Japanese: ユウキ Yūki) 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 the rival in the same games if the player chooses to play as his female counterpart, May.

In the core series

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 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 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 starter Pokémon into its final form, except for in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, where their starters have been fully evolved by the battle that takes place after the credits.

Trainer's Eyes/Match Call

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Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it.
Reason: RSORAS information

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

Treecko If the player chose Treecko:



Torchic If the player chose Torchic:



Mudkip If the player chose Mudkip:



Second battle

Treecko If the player chose Treecko:



Torchic If the player chose Torchic:



Mudkip If the player chose Mudkip:



Third battle

Treecko If the player chose Treecko:



Torchic If the player chose Torchic:



Mudkip If the player chose Mudkip:



Fourth battle (optional)

Treecko If the player chose Treecko:



Torchic If the player chose Torchic:



Mudkip If the player chose Mudkip:



Pokémon Emerald
First battle

Treecko If the player chose Treecko:



Torchic If the player chose Torchic:



Mudkip If the player chose Mudkip:



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.

Treecko If the player chose Treecko:



Torchic If the player chose Torchic:



Mudkip If the player chose Mudkip:



Third battle

Treecko If the player chose Treecko:



Torchic If the player chose Torchic:



Mudkip If the player chose Mudkip:



Fourth battle

Treecko If the player chose Treecko:



Torchic If the player chose Torchic:



Mudkip If the player chose Mudkip:



Fifth battle (optional)

Treecko If the player chose Treecko:



Torchic If the player chose Torchic:



Mudkip If the player chose Mudkip:



Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
First battle

Treecko If the player chose Treecko:



Torchic If the player chose Torchic:



Mudkip If the player chose Mudkip:



Second battle

Treecko If the player chose Treecko:



Torchic If the player chose Torchic:



Mudkip If the player chose Mudkip:



Multi Battle with the player

Treecko If the player chose Treecko:



Torchic If the player chose Torchic:



Mudkip If the player chose Mudkip:



Third battle

Treecko If the player chose Treecko:



Torchic If the player chose Torchic:



Mudkip If the player chose Mudkip:



Fourth battle

Treecko If the player chose Treecko:



Torchic If the player chose Torchic:



Mudkip If the player chose Mudkip:



Fifth battle

Treecko If the player chose Treecko:



Torchic If the player chose Torchic:



Mudkip If the player chose Mudkip:



Battle Maison Multi Battle

Brendan will always use these two Pokémon as the player's Multi Battle Partner.



In spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Main article: Brendan (Masters)

Artwork

Ruby Sapphire Brendan.png Emerald Brendan.png Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Contest Brendan.png Brendan ORAS concept art.png
Official artwork from
Ruby and Sapphire 		Official artwork from
Pokémon Emerald 		Contest outfit from
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire 		Regular conceptual artwork from
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Contest Brendan ORAS concept art.png Brendan Ribbon.png RSE Secret Base Art.png
Contest outfit conceptual artwork from
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire 		Giving a Ribbon to Torchic In his
Secret Base
Rayquaza Encounter.png Trainer Hill art.png ORAS Contest art.png
Encountering
Rayquaza 		In the
Trainer Hill 		In a
Pokémon Contest

Sprites

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Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it.
Reason: Add sprite of Brendan riding a bicycle in the intro/credits of Ruby/Sapphire, and also the one in the intro/credits of Emerald
Spr RS Brendan.png Spr E Brendan.png RS Brendan Back.png E Brendan Back.png Colo Brendan.png VSBrendan.png
Sprite from
Ruby and Sapphire 		Sprite from
Emerald 		Back sprite from
Ruby and Sapphire 		Back sprite from
Emerald 		Model from
Colosseum 		VS model as rival from
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Brendan RS OD.png Brendan FRLG OD.png Brendan OD.png XD Brendan RS.png XD Brendan Em.png ORAS Brendan Icon.png
Overworld sprite from
Ruby and Sapphire 		Overworld sprite from
FireRed and LeafGreen 		Overworld sprite from
Emerald 		Headshot from
Pokémon XD
(RS variant) 		Headshot from
Pokémon XD
(E variant) 		Icon in the Main Menu and Battle Maison in
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Brendan ORAS OD.png Brendan Contest Costume ORAS OD.png Brendan Go-Goggles ORAS OD.png Brendan Devon Scuba Gear ORAS OD.png Brendan Magma Suit ORAS OD.png Brendan Aqua Suit ORAS OD.png
Overworld model from
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire 		Wearing the Contest Costume in
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire 		Wearing the Go-Goggles in
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire 		Wearing the Devon Scuba Gear in
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire 		Wearing the Magma Suit in
Omega Ruby 		Wearing the Aqua Suit in
Alpha Sapphire

Quotes

Main article: Brendan (game)/Quotes

Optional names

In the game, two of the optional names—one in Ruby and one in Sapphire—refer to "land" and "sea" respectively. In the English version, these 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 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 French German Italian Spanish
Ruby リクヤ Rikuya
ヒロアキ Hiroaki
ヒトシ Hitoshi
ケイ Kei 		Landon
Terry
Seth
Tom 		Thierry
Thomas
Daniel
Seb 		Roland
Daniel
Helge
Jan 		Landon
Marco
Paolo
Lucio 		Teren
Quimi
Rufo
Arturo
Sapphire カイト Kaito
ヒロアキ Hiroaki
ヒトシ Hitoshi
ケイ Kei 		Sean
Terry
Seth
Tom 		Martial
Thomas
Daniel
Seb 		Sebold
Daniel
Helge
Jan 		Martin
Marco
Paolo
Lucio 		Marino
Quimi
Rufo
Arturo
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 		Stef
Manuel
Seb
Gwenn
Arno
Jules
Johann
Thibaud
Alec
Gibus
Johnny
Fabrice
Daniel
Thomas
Gary
Ruddy
Thierry
Colin
Stan
Severin 		Stefan
Florian
Jan
Erik
Thomas
Martin
Markus
Klaus
Paul
Rolf
Jörg
Haiko
Helge
Daniel
Michael
David
Roland
Johann
Dieter
Anselm 		Francy
Giorgio
Lucio
Faby
Andrea
Daniele
Michele
Renzo
Eugenio
Elia
Sandro
Pietro
Paolo
Marco
Alberto
Filippo
Landon
Gino
Cecco
Mario 		Eleno
Lareo
Arturo
Carlo
Mauri
Daniel
Marcelo
Roberto
Aitor
Juli
Narciso
Luis
Rufo
Quimi
Jesuso
Marco
Teren
Mario
Pedro
Enrique


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 the anime

Main series

Brendan in the anime

Brendan's only appearances in the main 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
Brendan's Shiftry
Shiftry
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
Brendan's Aggron
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. During the battle, Aggron froze the opponent's Solrock. Aggron is kept within a Luxury Ball.

Aggron's only known move is Ice Beam.

Debut Jirachi: Wish Maker
Brendan's Swampert
Swampert
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.

Debut Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
Brendan's Rhyperior
Rhyperior
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

Pokémon Generations

Brendan in 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
Brendan's Sceptile
Sceptile
Sceptile is Brendan's only known Pokémon, possibly his starter. 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.

Debut The Vision

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer

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Brendan in the Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer

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 woke him up. He ran to May's house as the starter 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
Brendan's Treecko

Brendan's Mega Sceptile
Treecko → Grovyle → Sceptile ↔ Mega Sceptile
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.

Debut Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer
Brendan's Mega Latios
Latios ↔ Mega Latios ♂
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.

Debut Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer
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

Brendan's Pokémon Adventures counterpart Ruby
Brendan's counterpart Rald

Pokémon Adventures

Main article: Ruby (Adventures)

Ruby from Pokémon Adventures, who is a Coordinator, is based on Brendan.

Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire

Main article: Ruby (Ruby-Sapphire)

Ruby from Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire is based on Brendan.

Pokémon Battle Frontier

Main article: Rald

Rald from Pokémon Battle Frontier is based on Brendan.

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.

Pokemon Ruby Sapphire Special Capture Comic!

Brendan appears in Pokémon Ruby Sapphire Special Capture Comic!

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 a mother and a father in the games.
  • Before Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Brendan and May were the only rivals whose starter 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.
  • Screenshots of Pokémon Emerald on the Japanese Nintendo website refer to Brendan as "Rald" (Japanese: ラルド).[4]
  • Pre-release media for Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, including the Special Demo Version, referred to Brendan as "Orlando" (Japanese: オメガ Omega).
  • Similarly to May, Brendan's attire in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire is mainly based on his appearance in Pokémon Emerald.

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese ユウキ Yūki From 勇気 yūki (bravery) or 悠 yū (distant)
English Brendan From brave
German Brix From Bravour (bravery)
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). Possibly from the Japanese name 雄輝 Yūki, whose equivalent reading in Korean is Unghwi.
Chinese (Mandarin) 小悠 Xiǎo Yōu* From 悠 yōu (distant)
祐樹 Yòushù* From the Japanese name 祐樹 Yūki
Chinese (Cantonese) 小悠 Síu Yàuh From 悠 yàuh (distant)

References

  1. ↑ Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire: Brendan, 12, a Pokémon Trainer from Littleroot Town. - Hoenn News Network, emphasis added
  2. ↑ Aleks Le on Twitter
  3. ↑ Nintendo DREAM (vol. 329)
  4. ↑ Pokémon Emerald on Nintendo (Japanese)


Player characters
Core series Red • Leaf • Ethan • Kris • Lyra • Brendan • May • Lucas • Dawn
Hilbert • Hilda • Nate • Rosa • Calem • Serena • Elio • Selene
Chase • Elaine • Victor • Gloria • Rei • Akari • Florian • Juliana
Side series Wes • Michael • Nate • Cyndy
Spin-off games Mark • Mint • Todd Snap • Lucy Fleetfoot
Lunick • Solana • Kellyn • Kate • Ben • Summer
Hero • Heroine • Tim Goodman • Scottie • Bettie


Rival and friend characters
Core series Blue • Silver • Brendan/May • Wally • Barry • Lucas/Dawn • Ethan/Lyra • Cheren • Bianca
N • Hugh • Calem/Serena • Shauna • Tierno • Trevor • Lillie • Hau • Gladion • Trace
Hop • Marnie • Bede • Klara • Avery • Nemona • Arven • Penny • Carmine • Kieran
Spin-off games Ronald • Paulo • Lear • Tina


Non-player characters in the core series games
Hoenn Professor Birch • Mom • May • Brendan • Wally • Wanda • Steven Stone • Wallace • Scott • Mr. Briney • Mr. Stone • Gabby and Ty • Lanette
Brigette • Professor Cozmo • Pokémon Fan Club Chairman • Rydel • Winstrate family • Captain Stern • Trick Master • Treasure Hunter • Dock
Apprentice • Pokémon Center Ladies • Old guys • Mr. Bonding • Teala • Aarune • Lisia • Zinnia • Looker • Inver • Chaz • Fossil Maniac • Kiri • Memory Girl
Team Aqua • Team Magma • Gym Leaders • Elite Four • Frontier Brains • Battle Chatelaines • Gym guide • Name Rater • Day-Care Couple • Stats judge


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