Brendan (game)

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Brenden
ユウキ Yūki
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Brendan.png
Art from Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Age 12ORAS[1]
Gender Female
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)
Unknown (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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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)

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 Contest Brendan ORAS concept art.png Masters Brendan Treecko.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 outfit conceptual artwork from
Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Artwork of Brendan and his Treecko
in Pokémon Masters EX
Brendan Ribbon.png RSE Secret Base Art.png Rayquaza Encounter.png Trainer Hill art.png ORAS Contest art.png
Giving a Ribbon to Torchic In his
Secret Base
Encountering
Rayquaza
In the
Trainer Hill
In a
Pokémon Contest

Sprites

Spr RS Brendan.png Spr E Brendan.png RS Brendan Back.png E Brendan Back.png Colo Brendan.png VSBrendan.png Spr Masters Brendan.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
Model from
Masters EX
Brendan RS OD.png Brendan FRLG OD.png Brendan OD.png XD Brendan RS.png XD Brendan Em.png ORAS Brendan Icon.png VSBrendan Masters.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
VS model from
Masters EX
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.

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 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.

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 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

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese ユウキ Yūki From 勇気 yūki (bravery) or 悠 (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
  2. Aleks Le on Twitter
  3. Pokémon Emerald on Nintendo (Japanese)


Player characters
Core series RedLeafEthanKrisLyraBrendanMayLucasDawn
HilbertHildaNateRosaCalemSerenaElioSelene
ChaseElaineVictorGloriaReiAkariFlorianJuliana
Side series WesMichaelNateCyndy
Spin-off games MarkMintTodd SnapLucy Fleetfoot
LunickSolanaKellynKateBenSummer
HeroHeroineTim GoodmanScottieBettie



Rival characters
Core series BlueSilverBrendan/MayWallyBarryCherenBiancaNHugh
Calem/SerenaShaunaTiernoTrevorHauGladionTrace
HopBedeMarnieKlaraAveryNemonaCarmineKieran
Spin-off games RonaldPauloLear


Non-player characters in the core series games
Hoenn Professor BirchMomMayBrendanWallyWandaSteven StoneWallaceScottMr. BrineyMr. StoneGabby and TyLanette
BrigetteProfessor CozmoPokémon Fan Club ChairmanRydelWinstrate familyCaptain SternTrick MasterTreasure HunterDock
ApprenticePokémon Center LadiesOld guysMr. BondingTealaAaruneLisiaZinniaLookerInverChazFossil ManiacKiriMemory Girl
Team AquaTeam MagmaGym LeadersElite FourFrontier BrainsBattle ChatelainesGym guideName RaterDay-Care CoupleStats judge


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