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{{CharacterInfobox|
{{samename|[[Club Member]] of the [[Lightning Club]] in the {{vg|Pokémon Trading Card Game}}|Brandon (TCG GB)}}
name=Brandon |
{{samename|male [[player character]] of the [[Hoenn]] games|Brendan (game)}}
jname=ジンダイ |
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|size=200px
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|caption=Art from {{v2|Emerald}} by [[Ken Sugimori]].<ref>[[a:File:BrandonSilverTempest151.jpg|Brandon (Silver Tempest 151)]]</ref>
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'''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 {{ho|Battle Frontier}}'s {{DL|Battle Frontier (Hoenn)|Battle Pyramid}}.
'''Brandon''' (Japanese: '''ジンダイ''' ''Jindai'') is the [[Frontier Brain]] and chief of the {{Gdis|Battle Frontier|III}}'s [[Battle Pyramid]]. He is the only character in the games to have the {{DL|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer class}} '''Pyramid King''' (Japanese: '''ピラミッドキング''' ''Pyramid King'').


==In the anime==
==In the core series games==
[[File:Brandon DP.png|left|250px|thumb|Brandon in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
Any Trainer arriving at the top of the [[Battle Pyramid]] just after Brandon must battle against him for the status of the Pyramid's conqueror.
He is shrouded in mystery for most of the [[Pokémon: Battle Frontier|Battle Frontier saga]]. Unlike the other [[Frontier Brain|Brains]], his silhouette is not shown on its own during the opening and is only seen in the center of the group shot. {{pkmn|Trainer}}s 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 [[Pokémon games|video games]] and {{pkmn|manga}} this position belongs to {{FB|Salon Maiden|Anabel}}. When {{Ash}} finally gets his sixth Frontier Symbol in ''[[AG170|Second Time's the Charm]]'', he learns that it is located near [[Pewter City]].


His first {{pkmn|battle}} with Brandon occurred in ''[[AG178|Battling the Enemy Within]]''. However, Ash was possessed by an [[King of Pokélantis|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]].  
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 grandeur of the match and hand over the Brave Symbol.


For their second battle in ''[[AG186|Overjoyed!]]'', [[Ash's Torkoal]] squared off against [[Brandon's Registeel]]. However, Torkoal too was defeated by Brandon's [[legendary Pokémon]].
In [[Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire]], Brandon is revealed to have worked with [[TV Mauville]] to produce various television programs detailing the search for the [[Mythical Pokémon]] {{p|Volcanion}} in the [[Kalos]], [[Sinnoh]], and [[Johto]] regions.


Ash and {{ashfr|co.}} met up with Brandon in a forest, in ''[[AG189|Gathering the Gang of Four]]''. In ''[[AG190|Pace - The Final Frontier!]]'', Brandon and Ash fought in a 4 vs 4 battle. Brandon's {{p|Dusclops}} defeated [[Ash's Charizard]] in the first round, but was then defeated by [[Ash's Bulbasaur]]. Then, Brandon's {{p|Ninjask}} squared off against [[Ash's Squirtle]]. Squirtle was able to beat Ninjask with a {{m|Hydro Pump}}. In the next round, Squirtle was defeated by Brandon's {{p|Solrock}}, which on its turn, drew with Bulbasaur. With both competitors left to their last Pokémon, Ash used his {{AP|Pikachu}} while Brandon unveiled yet another Pokémon from his legendary army—this time, a {{TP|Brandon|Regice}}. Pikachu however, managed to hold its own against the [[Legendary Golems|legendary golem]] and came out victorious, becoming only the second Pokémon in the anime to have defeated a legendary Pokémon, after Charizard.
===Pokémon===
====Silver Symbol challenge====
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|headcolor={{frontier color light}}
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{{lop/facility|game=3|379|Registeel|Leftovers|Earthquake|Ground|Metal Claw|Steel|Toxic|Poison|Iron Defense|Steel|Adamant|152|152||6|200}}
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{{Party/Footer}}


Brandon appears again in [[DP128]] where he is challenged to a battle by [[Paul]]. He also wins the match easily.
====Gold Symbol challenge====
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|bordercolor={{frontier color dark}}
|headcolor={{frontier color light}}
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|prize=19{{color2|000|Battle Point|BP}}
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{{lop/facility/head|{{frontier color light}}|{{frontier color}}|{{frontier color}}|sortable=no}}
{{lop/facility|game=3|144|Articuno|Scope Lens|Blizzard|Ice|Water Pulse|Water|Aerial Ace|Flying|Reflect|Psychic|Mild|6||252|||252}}
{{lop/facility|game=3|145|Zapdos|Lum Berry|Thunder|Electric|Detect|Fighting|Drill Peck|Flying|Light Screen|Psychic|Mild|6||252|||252}}
{{lop/facility|game=3|146|Moltres|BrightPowder|Fire Blast|Fire|Hyper Beam|Normal|Aerial Ace|Flying|Safeguard|Normal|Mild|6||252|||252}}
{{Party/Footer}}


In [[DP129]], Brandon tries to stop [[J|Pokémon Hunter J]] from disturbing {{p|Regigigas}} but fails. Regigigas then goes on a rampage. It eventually calms down when Brandon saves it from being turned into a statue by J.
==In the spin-off games==
===[[Pokémon Masters EX]]===
<!--{{main|Brandon (Masters)}}-->
Brandon appears as an [[Non-player character|NPC]] in [[Pokémon Masters EX]]. He debuted in the [[Mysterious Stones Chapter]]. Like in the [[core series]], he uses the three original {{TP|Brandon|legendary giants}}.


===Pokémon===
==Gallery==
This listing is of Brandon's known Pokémon in the anime:
===Sprites===
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| align=center | [[Image:291.png]]<br>{{p|Ninjask}}
|-
| align=center | [[Image:338.png]]<br>{{p|Solrock}}
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{frontier color dark}}; background: #{{frontier color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Spr E Brandon.png]]
| align=center | [[Image:356.png]]<br>{{p|Dusclops}}
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{frontier color dark}}; background: #{{frontier color light}}; width:80px"| [[File:Brandon OD.png]]
|-
| Sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Emerald Version|Emerald}}
| Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Emerald Version|Emerald}}
|}
|}


====Released====
==Quotes==
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{{main|Brandon/Quotes}}
| align=center | [[Image:377.png]]<br>{{tp|Brandon|Regirock}}
| align=center | [[Image:379.png]]<br>{{tp|Brandon|Registeel}}
| align=center | [[Image:378.png]]<br>{{tp|Brandon|Regice}}
|}


===Voice actors===
==In the anime==
'''Japanese'''
[[File:Brandon anime AG.png|250px|thumb|Brandon in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]'']]
* 小室正幸 ''[[Masayuki Komuro]]''
===Main series===
'''English'''
{{main|Brandon (anime)}}
* [[Craig Blair]]
Brandon is the strongest of all the [[Frontier Brain]]s, and a major recurring character during the final phase of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''. In ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]'', he returned to thwart [[J]]'s plan to capture a {{p|Regigigas}}.
'''Spanish'''
{{-}}
* Rolando del Castro (Latin America)
'''Dutch'''
* Frank Verkerk


==In the games==
==In the manga==
Any Trainer arriving at the top of the Battle Pyramid just after Brandon must battle against him for the status of the Pyramid's conqueror.
===Pokémon Adventures===
[[File:Brandon Adventures.png|thumb|225px|Brandon in Pokémon Adventures]]
====History====
====={{MangaArc|Emerald}}=====
Brandon is one of the seven {{pkmn|Trainer}}s hired by [[Scott]] to be a Frontier Brain at the {{gdis|Battle Frontier|III}}. Brandon is first seen capturing the Legendary Pokémon {{p|Regirock}}, {{p|Registeel}}, and {{p|Regice}} to be used at the [[Battle Pyramid]]. Later, he is seen watching the Battle Frontier's opening ceremony. The ceremony is interrupted by {{adv|Emerald}}, who announces that he wishes to conquer the Battle Frontier. The press mistakenly reports the incident as allowing an ordinary Trainer to take part in the Battle Frontier before it officially opens a week later. The Frontier Brains decide to use this assumption as free publicity and allow Emerald to challenge the Battle Frontier under the condition that he completes it before it officially opens.


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.  
Brandon is the third Frontier Brain Emerald challenges in his quest. After traversing multiple sets of floors, Emerald eventually manages to reach Brandon. Despite having three Legendary Pokémon, Brandon is defeated by [[Emerald's Sceptile]]. Upon his defeat, Brandon awards Emerald the Brave Symbol. After Emerald thanks Brandon for the Symbol and heads down the stairs of the Battle Pyramid, he is interrupted by the other Frontier Brains. They reveal that someone attacked Noland earlier and stole multiple rental Pokémon and they believe the culprit is Emerald.


===Pokémon===
Emerald reveals that he did not attack Noland and is actually after the Mythical Pokémon {{adv|Jirachi}}. The Frontier Brains find Emerald's explanation suspicious, but decide to follow him into [[Artisan Cave]], where Jirachi is currently located at. Upon arriving, everyone is attacked by a horde of wild {{p|Smeargle}} while Emerald continues inside to find Jirachi. After the Frontier Brains get past the Smeargle, they meet up with Emerald, who has managed to find Jirachi. Emerald attempts to capture Jirachi but is attacked by [[Guile Hideout]], the actual culprit who attacked Noland. When Jirachi runs off, Emerald attempts to pursue it, only to be attacked by the rental Pokémon Guile had stolen. Brandon, Lucy, Spenser, and Tucker all try to attack Guile to avenge Noland but are easily defeated. Eventually, Jirachi escapes, forcing Guile to leave to continue his pursuit of it. Injured from the battle, everyone decides to return to the Battle Frontier. When they meet up with Scott again, he reveals that he was aware of Guile and Emerald's true mission the entire time. Scott states that he withheld the information from the Frontier Brains to help them get stronger as they still would have lost even if they had known of Guile beforehand.
====Silver Symbol challenge====
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{{PartyFooter|color={{emerald color}}}}


After Emerald defeats Greta, Noland appears to everyone, revealing that he snuck out of the hospital because he couldn't stand lying in bed doing nothing. He asks Scott for the Jirachi Report so that he could translate it to find out where Jirachi will appear next. That night, Brandon comes in to assist Noland in deciphering the rest of the Jirachi Report. Together, they realize that Jirachi has a third eye, which must be looked at for Jirachi to grant someone's wish.


====Gold Symbol challenge====
The next day, Brandon assists the other Frontier Brains in ushering people to the [[Battle Dome]]. During the tournament, Guile appears and manages to capture Jirachi. Guile uses the rental Pokémon to attack innocent bystanders and heads to the {{gdis|Battle Tower|III}} to make his wish. Once he arrives at the Battle Tower, Guile uses Jirachi to wish for a gigantic {{p|Kyogre}} made of seawater to flood the entire Battle Frontier. Brandon and the other Frontier Brains work together to get civilians to safety and fight off Guile's rental Pokémon while Emerald and the other Pokédex holders fight Guile. Eventually Emerald and the Pokédex holders manage to defeat Guile and destroy the gigantic Kyogre monster. The day after, an injured Brandon and the other Frontier Brains congratulate Emerald for the hard work he put into saving everyone.
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{{PartyBody33|color={{emerald color}}|
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{{PartyFooter|color={{emerald color}}}}


===Quotes===
====={{MangaArc|HeartGold & SoulSilver}}=====
* First battle:
It is revealed that Brandon lent his Pokémon to [[Palmer]], allowing the latter to awaken [[Reg|Regigigas]] in hopes to use it to protect Sinnoh in times of crisis. Palmer later released Regigigas back into the wild due to it being hard to control and its power not being needed yet.
''"Young adventurer... Wouldn't you agree that explorations are the grandest of adventures? Your own wits! Your own strength! Your own Pokémon! And, above all, only your courage to lead you through unknown worlds... Aah, yes, indeed this life is grand! Grand, it is! Eh? I'm Brandon. I'm the Pyramid King, which means I'm in charge here. Most people call me the chief! You coming here means you have that much confidence in yourself, am I right? Hahahah! This should be exciting! Now, then! Bring your courage to our battle!"''


''"That's it! You’ve done great! You've worked hard for this! Hahahah! Grand it was! Grand, yes, indeed! Well done! You've earned recognition! Your Frontier Pass, please! Young explorer! I look forward to our next meeting! "''
====={{MangaArc|Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire}}=====
Brandon and the other Hoenn Frontier Brains battle and defeat the Admins of Neo [[Team Magma]] and Neo [[Team Aqua]], who had interfered in the launch of a rocket that was made to stop the [[Grand Meteor Delta|meteoroid]] threatening to destroy the world. Later, Brandon and the other Hoenn Frontier Brains are called to [[Sootopolis City]] to assist in stopping the meteoroid.


* Second battle:
====Pokémon====
''"...You've finally returned, young explorer... Your love for adventure seems to come deep from within your heart... Yes... You are exactly as I was in my own youth... ... ... ...Ah... The passionate! The dangerous! The desperate! Those days of death-defying, life-affirming adventures are back... Now, then! I sense my courage is off the meter! Everything you have! I'm braced for it all!"''
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Brandon
|pkmn=Regirock
|type1=Rock
|img=Brandon Regirock Adventures.png
|epnum=PS254
|epname=A Royal Rumble with Regirock, Regice and Registeel II
|main=Brandon's legendary giants
|main_section=Pokémon Adventures
|desc={{p|Regirock}} was originally sealed inside the [[Desert Ruins]] before being awakened by [[Steven Stone]] and the Hoenn [[Elite Four]] to be used to help stop the battle between {{p|Groudon}} and {{p|Kyogre}}. The three Pokémon eventually lashed out at their controllers and fled to another location where they were found by Brandon and caught for use in the [[Battle Pyramid]]. During Emerald's run of the Battle Pyramid, Regirock was sent out to battle the boy first. Regirock fought Emerald's Sceptile and heavily damaged it with {{m|Explosion}}, causing itself to faint in the process. In the {{MangaArc|Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire}}, it was seen helping Brandon fight the Admins of Neo Team Magma and Neo Team Aqua.}}


''"That's it! You've done it! You kept working for this! Hahahah! Remarkable! Yes, it's grand, indeed! Young explorer! You've bested me through and through! Here! I want you to have this! Ah, yes! It just goes to show that I have much to learn still! May our paths cross again! Farewell for now, young explorer!"''
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Brandon
|pkmn=Registeel
|type1=Steel
|img=Brandon Registeel Adventures.png
|epnum=PS254
|epname=A Royal Rumble with Regirock, Regice and Registeel II
|main=Brandon's legendary giants
|main_section=Pokémon Adventures
|desc={{p|Registeel}} was originally sealed inside the [[Ancient Tomb]] before being awakened by Steven Stone and the Hoenn Elite Four to be used to help stop the battle between Groudon and Kyogre. The three Pokémon eventually lashed out at their controllers and fled to another location where they were found by Brandon and caught for use in the [[Battle Pyramid]]. During Emerald's run of the Battle Pyramid, Registeel was sent out to battle the boy second. Registeel battled against Emerald's [[Monlee|Hitmonchan]] but was quickly defeated by a series of high-speed punches. Hitmonchan fainted soon after due to Registeel secretly {{status|poison}}ing it with {{m|Toxic}}.}}


==In the Pokémon Special manga==
{{TrainerPoké
Brandon took witness to {{Special|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 {{Ho|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 {{p|Phanpy}}'s {{a|Pickup}} ability to collect enough items to keep his team refreshed.  Brandon says he favors [[one-hit knockout move]]s, like {{m|Explosion}}.
|trainer=Brandon
|pkmn=Regice
|type1=Ice
|img=Brandon Regice Adventures.png
|epnum=PS254
|epname=A Royal Rumble with Regirock, Regice and Registeel II
|main=Brandon's legendary giants
|main_section=Pokémon Adventures
|desc={{p|Regice}} was originally sealed inside the [[Island Cave]] before being awakened by Steven Stone and the Hoenn Elite Four to be used to help stop the battle between Groudon and Kyogre. The three Pokémon eventually lashed out at their controllers and fled to another location where they were found by Brandon and caught for use in the [[Battle Pyramid]]. During Emerald's run of the Battle Pyramid, Regice was sent out to battle the boy last. Regice fought Emerald's [[Bonee|Cubone]] and easily managed to win, but was defeated by an {{m|Iron Tail}} from Sceptile, which Emerald had used a [[Revive]] on during the battle. Later, it was used to battle Guile Hideout at the Artisan Cave but was easily defeated. In the {{MangaArc|Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire}}, it was seen helping Brandon fight the Admins of Neo Team Magma and Neo Team Aqua.}}


===Pokémon===
==In the TCG==
The following is the listing for Brandon's Pokémon in the Pokémon Special manga:
[[File:BrandonSilverTempest188.jpg|200px|thumb|Full Art print of Brandon]]
{|border="1" style="border: 1px solid #000; border-collapse: collapse;" width=300px cellspacing="0"
{{main|Brandon (Silver Tempest 151)}}
|-
'''Brandon''' was introduced as a {{TCG|Supporter card}} in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] during the English Sword & Shield Series (the Japanese Sword & Shield Era). It was first released in the Japanese {{TCG|Paradigm Trigger}} expansion and the English {{TCG|Silver Tempest}} expansion, with artwork by [[Ken Sugimori]]. It was also released as a {{TCG|Full Art card}} and {{TCG|Secret card}} in the same Japanese and English expansions, with artwork by [[Hideki Ishikawa]]. It allows the player to draw a card for each Benched Pokémon in play, but only when it is the last card in the player's hand.
| align=center | [[Image:377.png]]<br>{{p|Regirock}}
{{-}}
| align=center | [[Image:379.png]]<br>{{p|Registeel}}
| align=center | [[Image:378.png]]<br>{{p|Regice}}
|}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* Brandon tends to yell "Nooo!!" (Japanese: 喝！！ ''Katsu!!'') when he disapproves of something in the anime.
* Both of the teams that he uses in {{game|Emerald}} are made up of the members of [[Legendary trio]]s found in the [[Generation III]] [[core series|paired versions]]. Coincidentally, both trios can also be found in {{v2|Platinum}}, but not in {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}.
* Brandon is the only character in the {{pkmn|anime}} to officially own Pokémon that have been deemed [[Legendary Pokémon|legendary]]. 
* All the Pokémon Brandon uses in Emerald are used by [[Dana]] during the Super [[Triple Battle]] in {{pkmn|X and Y|Pokémon X, Y}}, {{pkmn|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire|Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire}}.
* He is also the only character to have been challenged 3 times (including the non-official battle with the Ancient King) by Ash before being defeated. In terms of the number of the battles with Ash, he is one of few known Trainers to have battled Ash more than twice, the other two being [[Clair]] and {{Gary}}. Both also battled Ash thrice, although in Clair's case, the first two official Gym battles were interrupted.
* Brandon is the only [[Non-player character|NPC]] whose all known [[party|teams]] consist entirely of [[Legendary Pokémon]].
* Both of the teams that he uses in {{game|Emerald}} are made up of the members of a [[legendary trio]] found in the [[Generation III]] paired [[version]]s. Coincidentally, both trios can also be found in {{v2|Platinum}}, but not in {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}.


===Names===
==Names==
{| {{bluetable|background: white}}
{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{frontier color light}}; border: 3px solid #{{frontier color}}"
|- style="background: #ccf;"
|- style="text-align:center"
! Language
! Language
! Name
! Name
! Reference to
! Origin
|-  
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Japanese
| Japanese
| ピラミッドキング ジンダイ, ''Pyramid King Jindai''
| ジンダイ ''Jindai''
| 神代杉 ''Jindai-Sugi'', Cryptomeria which was buried under volcanic ashes.
| From 神代 ''jindai'' (''{{wp|Cereus (plant)|Cereus}} fernambucensis'') and 神代 ''jindai'' ({{wp|Age of the Gods|age of the gods}}; ancient time)
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| English
| English, Brazilian<br>Portuguese
| Pyramid King Brandon
| Brandon
| Brave.
| From ''brave''
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| French
| Roi Pyramide Bayar
| Bravoure.
|-
| German
| German
| Pyrakönig Brian
| Brian
| Bravur.
| From ''Bravour'' (bravery)
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Italian
| Re Piramide Baldo
| Literally means ''brave''.
|-
| Spanish
| Spanish
| Rey Pirámide Valente
| Valente
| Valentía.
| From ''valentía'' (courage)
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| French
| Bayar
| From ''bravoure'' (bravery)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan="2" | Italian
| Baldo
| From ''baldo'' (bold)
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Mariano{{tt|*|Anime (Diamond and Pearl)}}
|
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Korean
| Korean
| 피라미드킹 기선 ''Pyramid King Giseon''
| 기선 ''Giseon''
| 'Gi' may be from the 'bravery' (勇気, ''Yonggi''), and 'Seon' from 'ancient' (先, ''seon'')
| From 기둥선인장 ''gidong-seon-injang'' (cereus; {{wp|ceroid cactus|columnar cactus}})
|-
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Chinese (Taiwan)
| Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and Mainland China}})
| 神代 ''Shéndài''
| 神代 ''Shéndài''
| Literally means ''ancient'', phonetical translation of ''Jindai''.
| rowspan="2" | From 神代 ''shéndài / sàhndoih'' (''Cereus fernambucensis'')
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})
| 神代 ''Sàhndoih''
|- style="background:#FFF"
| Vietnamese
| Jindai
| Transcription of his Japanese name
|}
|}


==External links==
===Pyramid King===
*[http://pokeani.com/chara/frontierbrain-jindai.html Jindai's Profile] on [[Pokeani]] (Japanese)
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|vi=Nhà vua của Kim tự tháp
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Latest revision as of 09:08, 16 September 2024

If you were looking for the Club Member of the Lightning Club in the Pokémon Trading Card Game, see Brandon (TCG GB).
If you were looking for the male player character of the Hoenn games, see Brendan (game).
Brandon
ジンダイ Jindai
Emerald Brandon.png
Art from Emerald by Ken Sugimori.[1]
Gender Male
Eye color Black
Hair color Brown
Hometown Unknown
Region Hoenn (games)
Kanto (anime)
Generation III, IX
Games Emerald, Masters EX
Brain of Battle Pyramid
Symbol Brave Symbol
Anime debut Battling the Enemy Within
English voice actor Craig Blair
Japanese voice actor Masayuki Omoro

Brandon (Japanese: ジンダイ Jindai) is the Frontier Brain and chief of the Battle Frontier's Battle Pyramid. He is the only character in the games to have the Trainer class Pyramid King (Japanese: ピラミッドキング Pyramid King).

In the core series games

Any Trainer arriving at the top of the Battle Pyramid just after Brandon must battle against him 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 grandeur of the match and hand over the Brave Symbol.

In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, Brandon is revealed to have worked with TV Mauville to produce various television programs detailing the search for the Mythical Pokémon Volcanion in the Kalos, Sinnoh, and Johto regions.

Pokémon

Silver Symbol challenge



Gold Symbol challenge



In the spin-off games

Pokémon Masters EX

Brandon appears as an NPC in Pokémon Masters EX. He debuted in the Mysterious Stones Chapter. Like in the core series, he uses the three original legendary giants.

Gallery

Sprites

Spr E Brandon.png Brandon OD.png
Sprite from
Emerald 		Overworld sprite from
Emerald

Quotes

Main article: Brandon/Quotes

In the anime

Brandon in Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

Main series

Main article: Brandon (anime)

Brandon is the strongest of all the Frontier Brains, and a major recurring character during the final phase of Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire. In Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl, he returned to thwart J's plan to capture a Regigigas.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Brandon in Pokémon Adventures

History

Emerald arc

Brandon is one of the seven Trainers hired by Scott to be a Frontier Brain at the Battle Frontier. Brandon is first seen capturing the Legendary Pokémon Regirock, Registeel, and Regice to be used at the Battle Pyramid. Later, he is seen watching the Battle Frontier's opening ceremony. The ceremony is interrupted by Emerald, who announces that he wishes to conquer the Battle Frontier. The press mistakenly reports the incident as allowing an ordinary Trainer to take part in the Battle Frontier before it officially opens a week later. The Frontier Brains decide to use this assumption as free publicity and allow Emerald to challenge the Battle Frontier under the condition that he completes it before it officially opens.

Brandon is the third Frontier Brain Emerald challenges in his quest. After traversing multiple sets of floors, Emerald eventually manages to reach Brandon. Despite having three Legendary Pokémon, Brandon is defeated by Emerald's Sceptile. Upon his defeat, Brandon awards Emerald the Brave Symbol. After Emerald thanks Brandon for the Symbol and heads down the stairs of the Battle Pyramid, he is interrupted by the other Frontier Brains. They reveal that someone attacked Noland earlier and stole multiple rental Pokémon and they believe the culprit is Emerald.

Emerald reveals that he did not attack Noland and is actually after the Mythical Pokémon Jirachi. The Frontier Brains find Emerald's explanation suspicious, but decide to follow him into Artisan Cave, where Jirachi is currently located at. Upon arriving, everyone is attacked by a horde of wild Smeargle while Emerald continues inside to find Jirachi. After the Frontier Brains get past the Smeargle, they meet up with Emerald, who has managed to find Jirachi. Emerald attempts to capture Jirachi but is attacked by Guile Hideout, the actual culprit who attacked Noland. When Jirachi runs off, Emerald attempts to pursue it, only to be attacked by the rental Pokémon Guile had stolen. Brandon, Lucy, Spenser, and Tucker all try to attack Guile to avenge Noland but are easily defeated. Eventually, Jirachi escapes, forcing Guile to leave to continue his pursuit of it. Injured from the battle, everyone decides to return to the Battle Frontier. When they meet up with Scott again, he reveals that he was aware of Guile and Emerald's true mission the entire time. Scott states that he withheld the information from the Frontier Brains to help them get stronger as they still would have lost even if they had known of Guile beforehand.

After Emerald defeats Greta, Noland appears to everyone, revealing that he snuck out of the hospital because he couldn't stand lying in bed doing nothing. He asks Scott for the Jirachi Report so that he could translate it to find out where Jirachi will appear next. That night, Brandon comes in to assist Noland in deciphering the rest of the Jirachi Report. Together, they realize that Jirachi has a third eye, which must be looked at for Jirachi to grant someone's wish.

The next day, Brandon assists the other Frontier Brains in ushering people to the Battle Dome. During the tournament, Guile appears and manages to capture Jirachi. Guile uses the rental Pokémon to attack innocent bystanders and heads to the Battle Tower to make his wish. Once he arrives at the Battle Tower, Guile uses Jirachi to wish for a gigantic Kyogre made of seawater to flood the entire Battle Frontier. Brandon and the other Frontier Brains work together to get civilians to safety and fight off Guile's rental Pokémon while Emerald and the other Pokédex holders fight Guile. Eventually Emerald and the Pokédex holders manage to defeat Guile and destroy the gigantic Kyogre monster. The day after, an injured Brandon and the other Frontier Brains congratulate Emerald for the hard work he put into saving everyone.

HeartGold & SoulSilver arc

It is revealed that Brandon lent his Pokémon to Palmer, allowing the latter to awaken Regigigas in hopes to use it to protect Sinnoh in times of crisis. Palmer later released Regigigas back into the wild due to it being hard to control and its power not being needed yet.

Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc

Brandon and the other Hoenn Frontier Brains battle and defeat the Admins of Neo Team Magma and Neo Team Aqua, who had interfered in the launch of a rocket that was made to stop the meteoroid threatening to destroy the world. Later, Brandon and the other Hoenn Frontier Brains are called to Sootopolis City to assist in stopping the meteoroid.

Pokémon

Regirock
Brandon's Regirock
Main article: Brandon's legendary giants → Pokémon Adventures

Regirock was originally sealed inside the Desert Ruins before being awakened by Steven Stone and the Hoenn Elite Four to be used to help stop the battle between Groudon and Kyogre. The three Pokémon eventually lashed out at their controllers and fled to another location where they were found by Brandon and caught for use in the Battle Pyramid. During Emerald's run of the Battle Pyramid, Regirock was sent out to battle the boy first. Regirock fought Emerald's Sceptile and heavily damaged it with Explosion, causing itself to faint in the process. In the Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc, it was seen helping Brandon fight the Admins of Neo Team Magma and Neo Team Aqua.

Registeel
Brandon's Registeel
Main article: Brandon's legendary giants → Pokémon Adventures

Registeel was originally sealed inside the Ancient Tomb before being awakened by Steven Stone and the Hoenn Elite Four to be used to help stop the battle between Groudon and Kyogre. The three Pokémon eventually lashed out at their controllers and fled to another location where they were found by Brandon and caught for use in the Battle Pyramid. During Emerald's run of the Battle Pyramid, Registeel was sent out to battle the boy second. Registeel battled against Emerald's Hitmonchan but was quickly defeated by a series of high-speed punches. Hitmonchan fainted soon after due to Registeel secretly poisoning it with Toxic.

Regice
Brandon's Regice
Main article: Brandon's legendary giants → Pokémon Adventures

Regice was originally sealed inside the Island Cave before being awakened by Steven Stone and the Hoenn Elite Four to be used to help stop the battle between Groudon and Kyogre. The three Pokémon eventually lashed out at their controllers and fled to another location where they were found by Brandon and caught for use in the Battle Pyramid. During Emerald's run of the Battle Pyramid, Regice was sent out to battle the boy last. Regice fought Emerald's Cubone and easily managed to win, but was defeated by an Iron Tail from Sceptile, which Emerald had used a Revive on during the battle. Later, it was used to battle Guile Hideout at the Artisan Cave but was easily defeated. In the Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc, it was seen helping Brandon fight the Admins of Neo Team Magma and Neo Team Aqua.

In the TCG

Full Art print of Brandon
Main article: Brandon (Silver Tempest 151)

Brandon was introduced as a Supporter card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Sword & Shield Series (the Japanese Sword & Shield Era). It was first released in the Japanese Paradigm Trigger expansion and the English Silver Tempest expansion, with artwork by Ken Sugimori. It was also released as a Full Art card and Secret card in the same Japanese and English expansions, with artwork by Hideki Ishikawa. It allows the player to draw a card for each Benched Pokémon in play, but only when it is the last card in the player's hand.

Trivia

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese ジンダイ Jindai From 神代 jindai (Cereus fernambucensis) and 神代 jindai (age of the gods; ancient time)
English, Brazilian
Portuguese 		Brandon From brave
German Brian From Bravour (bravery)
Spanish Valente From valentía (courage)
French Bayar From bravoure (bravery)
Italian Baldo From baldo (bold)
Mariano*
Korean 기선 Giseon From 기둥선인장 gidong-seon-injang (cereus; columnar cactus)
Chinese (Mandarin) 神代 Shéndài From 神代 shéndài / sàhndoih (Cereus fernambucensis)
Chinese (Cantonese) 神代 Sàhndoih
Vietnamese Jindai Transcription of his Japanese name

Pyramid King

Language Title
Japan Flag.png Japanese ピラミッドキング Piramiddo Kingu
Chinese Cantonese 金字塔法老 Gāmjihtaap Faatlóuh
Mandarin 金字塔法老 Jīnzìtǎ Fǎlǎo
Finland Flag.png Finnish Pyramidikuningas
France Flag.png French Roi Pyramide
Germany Flag.png German Pyrakönig
Italy Flag.png Italian Re Piramide
South Korea Flag.png Korean 피라미드킹 Piramideu King
Poland Flag.png Polish Król Piramidy
Spanish CELAC Flag.png Latin America Rey de la Pirámide
Spain Flag.png Spain Rey Pirámide
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Nhà vua của Kim tự tháp

References

  1. ↑ Brandon (Silver Tempest 151)

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