Brendan (game)

Brendan ユウキ Yūki
Art from Emerald
Gender	Male
Hometown	Littleroot Town (Olivine City if chosen by the player)
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, Champion
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

Role

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^SE/Team Magma^RE and conquer the Pokémon League all before going off to face the Battle Frontier (in Emerald).

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.

Pokémon in Ruby and Sapphire

First battle

If the player chose Treecko:

Pokémon Trainer Brendan Route 103 Ruby and Sapphire Pokémon Trainer and Professor Brendan Oak Route 103 Ruby and Sapphire Reward: $300
Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Torchic♂ Lv.5 Scratch Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --

If the player chose Torchic:

Pokémon Trainer Brendan Route 103 Ruby and Sapphire Pokémon Trainer and Professor Brendan Oak Route 103 Ruby and Sapphire Reward: $300
Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Mudkip♂ Lv.5 Tackle Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --

If the player chose Mudkip:

Pokémon Trainer Brendan Route 103 Ruby and Sapphire Pokémon Trainer and Professor Brendan Oak Route 103 Ruby and Sapphire Reward: $300
Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Treecko♂ Lv.5 Pound Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --

Second battle

If the player chose Treecko:

Pokémon Trainer Brendan Route 110 Ruby and Sapphire Pokémon Trainer and Professor Brendan Oak Route 110 Ruby and Sapphire Reward: $1200

Type: Water Unknown Ability: Water Veil Held item: Unknown Wailmer♂ Lv.18 Splash Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Water Gun Water   --       Rollout Rock   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Effect Spore Held item: Unknown Shroomish♂ Lv.18 Tackle Normal   --       Stun Spore Grass   --       Leech Seed Grass   --       Mega Drain Grass   --       Types: Fire Fighting Ability: Blaze Held item: Unknown Combusken♂ Lv.20 Focus Energy Normal   --       Ember Fire   --       Double Kick Fighting   --       Peck Flying   --

If the player chose Torchic:

Pokémon Trainer Brendan Route 110 Ruby and Sapphire Pokémon Trainer and Professor Brendan Oak Route 110 Ruby and Sapphire Reward: $1200

Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Effect Spore Held item: Unknown Shroomish♂ Lv.18 Tackle Normal   --       Stun Spore Grass   --       Leech Seed Grass   --       Mega Drain Grass   --       Types: Fire Ground Ability: Oblivious Held item: Unknown Numel♂ Lv.18 Growl Normal   --       Tackle Normal   --       Ember Fire   --       Struggle Normal   --       Types: Water Ground Ability: Torrent Held item: Unknown Marshtomp♂ Lv.20 Water Gun Water   --       Bide Normal   --       Mud Shot Ground   --       Foresight Normal   --

If the player chose Mudkip:

Pokémon Trainer Brendan Route 110 Ruby and Sapphire Pokémon Trainer and Professor Brendan Oak Route 110 Ruby and Sapphire Reward: $1200

Type: Water Unknown Ability: Water Veil Held item: Unknown Wailmer♂ Lv.18 Splash Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Water Gun Water   --       Rollout Rock   --       Types: Fire Ground Ability: Oblivious Held item: Unknown Numel♂ Lv.18 Growl Normal   --       Tackle Normal   --       Ember Fire   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: Unknown Grovyle♂ Lv.20 Absorb Grass   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Fury Cutter Bug   --       Pursuit Dark   --

Third battle

If the player chose Treecko:

Pokémon Trainer Brendan Route 119 Ruby and Sapphire Pokémon Trainer and Professor Brendan Oak Route 119 Ruby and Sapphire Reward: $1860

Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Effect Spore Held item: Unknown Shroomish♂ Lv.29 Headbutt Normal   --       PoisonPowder Poison   --       Leech Seed Grass   --       Mega Drain Grass   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Water Veil Held item: Unknown Wailmer♂ Lv.29 Rollout Rock   --       Astonish Ghost   --       Water Pulse Water   --       Whirlpool Water   --       Types: Fire Fighting Ability: Blaze Held item: Unknown Combusken♂ Lv.31 Double Kick Fighting   --       Bulk Up Fighting   --       Sand-Attack Ground   --       Peck Flying   --

If the player chose Torchic:

Pokémon Trainer Brendan Route 119 Ruby and Sapphire Pokémon Trainer and Professor Brendan Oak Route 119 Ruby and Sapphire Reward: $1860

Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Effect Spore Held item: Unknown Shroomish♂ Lv.29 Headbutt Normal   --       PoisonPowder Poison   --       Leech Seed Grass   --       Mega Drain Grass   --       Types: Fire Ground Ability: Oblivious Held item: Unknown Numel♂ Lv.29 Ember Fire   --       Magnitude Ground   --       Focus Energy Normal   --       Take Down Normal   --       Types: Water Ground Ability: Torrent Held item: Unknown Marshtomp♂ Lv.31 Mud Shot Ground   --       Mud Sport Ground   --       Foresight Normal   --       Take Down Normal   --

If the player chose Mudkip:

Pokémon Trainer Brendan Route 119 Ruby and Sapphire Pokémon Trainer and Professor Brendan Oak Route 119 Ruby and Sapphire Reward: $1860

Type: Water Unknown Ability: Water Veil Held item: Unknown Wailmer♂ Lv.29 Rollout Rock   --       Astonish Ghost   --       Water Pulse Water   --       Whirlpool Water   --       Types: Fire Ground Ability: Oblivious Held item: Unknown Numel♂ Lv.29 Ember Fire   --       Magnitude Ground   --       Focus Energy Normal   --       Take Down Normal   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: Unknown Grovyle♂ Lv.31 Leaf Blade Grass   --       Screech Normal   --       Fury Cutter Bug   --       Pursuit Dark   --

Fourth battle

If the player chose Treecko:

Pokémon Trainer Brendan Lilycove City Ruby and Sapphire Pokémon Trainer and Professor Brendan Oak Lilycove City Ruby and Sapphire Reward: $2040

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Guts Held item: Unknown Swellow♂ Lv.31 Quick Attack Normal   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Endeavor Normal   --       Double Team Normal   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Water Veil Held item: Unknown Wailmer♂ Lv.32 Mist Ice   --       Astonish Ghost   --       Water Pulse Water   --       Whirlpool Water   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Effect Spore Held item: Unknown Shroomish♂ Lv.32 Headbutt Normal   --       PoisonPowder Poison   --       Leech Seed Grass   --       Mega Drain Grass   --       Types: Fire Fighting Ability: Blaze Held item: Unknown Combusken♂ Lv.34 Double Kick Fighting   --       Bulk Up Fighting   --       Sand-Attack Ground   --       Peck Flying   --

If the player chose Torchic:

Pokémon Trainer Brendan Lilycove City Ruby and Sapphire Pokémon Trainer and Professor Brendan Oak Lilycove City Ruby and Sapphire Reward: $2040

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Guts Held item: Unknown Swellow♂ Lv.31 Quick Attack Normal   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Endeavor Normal   --       Double Team Normal   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Effect Spore Held item: Unknown Shroomish♂ Lv.32 Headbutt Normal   --       PoisonPowder Poison   --       Leech Seed Grass   --       Mega Drain Grass   --       Types: Fire Ground Ability: Oblivious Held item: Unknown Numel♂ Lv.32 Amnesia Psychic   --       Magnitude Ground   --       Focus Energy Normal   --       Take Down Normal   --       Types: Water Ground Ability: Torrent Held item: Unknown Marshtomp♂ Lv.34 Mud Shot Ground   --       Mud Sport Ground   --       Foresight Normal   --       Take Down Normal   --

If the player chose Mudkip:

Pokémon Trainer Brendan Lilycove City Ruby and Sapphire Pokémon Trainer and Professor Brendan Oak Lilycove City Ruby and Sapphire Reward: $2040

Types: Normal Flying Ability: Guts Held item: Unknown Swellow♂ Lv.31 Quick Attack Normal   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Endeavor Normal   --       Double Team Normal   --       Types: Fire Ground Ability: Oblivious Held item: Unknown Numel♂ Lv.32 Amnesia Psychic   --       Magnitude Ground   --       Focus Energy Normal   --       Take Down Normal   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Water Veil Held item: Unknown Wailmer♂ Lv.32 Mist Ice   --       Astonish Ghost   --       Water Pulse Water   --       Whirlpool Water   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: Unknown Grovyle♂ Lv.34 Leaf Blade Grass   --       Screech Normal   --       Fury Cutter Bug   --       Pursuit Dark   --

Pokémon in Emerald

First battle

If the player chose Treecko:

Pokémon Trainer Brendan Route 103 Emerald Pokémon Trainer and Professor Brendan Oak Route 103 Emerald Reward: $300
Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Torchic♂ Lv.5 Scratch Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --

If the player chose Torchic:

Pokémon Trainer Brendan Route 103 Emerald Pokémon Trainer and Professor Brendan Oak Route 103 Emerald Reward: $300
Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Mudkip♂ Lv.5 Tackle Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --

If the player chose Mudkip:

Pokémon Trainer Brendan Route 103 Emerald Pokémon Trainer and Professor Brendan Oak Route 103 Emerald Reward: $300
Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Treecko♂ Lv.5 Pound Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --       Struggle Normal   --

Second battle (Optional)

If the player chose Treecko:

Pokémon Trainer Brendan Rustboro City Emerald Pokémon Trainer and Professor Brendan Oak Rustboro City Emerald Reward: $900
Types: Water Grass Ability: Swift Swim Held item: Unknown Lotad♂ Lv.13 Nature Power Normal   --       Absorb Grass   --       Growl Normal   --       Astonish Ghost   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: Unknown Torchic♂ Lv.15 Scratch Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Focus Energy Normal   --       Ember Fire   --

If the player chose Torchic:

Pokémon Trainer Brendan Rustboro City Emerald Pokémon Trainer and Professor Brendan Oak Rustboro City Emerald Reward: $900
Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Flame Body Held item: Unknown Slugma♂ Lv.13 Yawn Normal   --       Smog Poison   --       Ember Fire   --       Struggle Normal   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: Unknown Mudkip♂ Lv.15 Bide Normal   --       Mud-Slap Ground   --       Water Gun Water   --       Growl Normal   --

If the player chose Mudkip:

Pokémon Trainer Brendan Rustboro City Emerald Pokémon Trainer and Professor Brendan Oak Rustboro City Emerald Reward: $900
Types: Water Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: Unknown Wingull♂ Lv.13 Wing Attack Flying   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Water Gun Water   --       Growl Normal   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: Unknown Treecko♂ Lv.15 Quick Attack Normal   --       Absorb Grass   --       Leer Normal   --       Pound Normal   --

Third battle

If the player chose Treecko:

Pokémon Trainer Brendan Route 110 Emerald Pokémon Trainer and Professor Brendan Oak Route 110 Emerald Reward: $1350

Types: Water Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Wingull♂ Lv.18 Wing Attack Flying   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Water Gun Water   --       Growl Normal   --       Types: Water Grass Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Lombre♂ Lv.18 Nature Power Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Astonish Ghost   --       Absorb Grass   --       Types: Fire Fighting Ability: Blaze Held item: None Combusken♂ Lv.20 Peck Flying   --       Ember Fire   --       Focus Energy Normal   --       Double Kick Fighting   --

If the player chose Torchic:

Pokémon Trainer Brendan Route 110 Emerald Pokémon Trainer and Professor Brendan Oak Route 110 Emerald Reward: $1350

Types: Water Grass Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Lombre♂ Lv.18 Nature Power Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Astonish Ghost   --       Absorb Grass   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Flame Body Held item: None Slugma♂ Lv.18 Yawn Normal   --       Smog Poison   --       Ember Fire   --       Rock Throw Rock   --       Types: Water Ground Ability: Torrent Held item: None Marshtomp♂ Lv.20 Foresight Normal   --       Water Gun Water   --       Bide Normal   --       Mud Shot Ground   --

If the player chose Mudkip:

Pokémon Trainer Brendan Route 110 Emerald Pokémon Trainer and Professor Brendan Oak Route 110 Emerald Reward: $1350

Types: Water Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Wingull♂ Lv.18 Water Gun Water   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Growl Normal   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Flame Body Held item: None Slugma♂ Lv.18 Yawn Normal   --       Smog Poison   --       Ember Fire   --       Rock Throw Rock   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Grovyle♂ Lv.20 Pursuit Dark   --       Fury Cutter Bug   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Absorb Grass   --

Fourth battle

If the player chose Treecko:

Pokémon Trainer Brendan Route 119 Emerald Pokémon Trainer and Professor Brendan Oak Route 119 Emerald Reward: $2400

Types: Water Grass Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Lombre♂ Lv.29 Absorb Grass   --       Nature Power Normal   --       Fake Out Normal   --       Fury Swipes Normal   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Wingull♂ Lv.29 Supersonic Normal   --       Mist Ice   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Types: Fire Fighting Ability: Blaze Held item: None Combusken♂ Lv.31 Sand-Attack Ground   --       Peck Flying   --       Bulk Up Fighting   --       Double Kick Fighting   --

If the player chose Torchic:

Pokémon Trainer Brendan Route 119 Emerald Pokémon Trainer and Professor Brendan Oak Route 119 Emerald Reward: $2400

Types: Water Grass Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Lombre♂ Lv.29 Absorb Grass   --       Nature Power Normal   --       Fake Out Normal   --       Fury Swipes Normal   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Flame Body Held item: None Slugma♂ Lv.29 Ember Fire   --       Rock Throw Rock   --       Harden Normal   --       Amnesia Psychic   --       Types: Water Ground Ability: Torrent Held item: None Marshtomp♂ Lv.31 Mud Shot Ground   --       Foresight Normal   --       Mud Sport Ground   --       Take Down Normal   --

If the player chose Mudkip:

Pokémon Trainer Brendan Route 119 Emerald Pokémon Trainer and Professor Brendan Oak Route 119 Emerald Reward: $2400

Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Flame Body Held item: None Slugma♂ Lv.29 Ember Fire   --       Rock Throw Rock   --       Harden Normal   --       Amnesia Psychic   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Wingull♂ Lv.29 Supersonic Normal   --       Mist Ice   --       Water Gun Water   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Grovyle♂ Lv.31 Leaf Blade Grass   --       Screech Normal   --       Pursuit Dark   --       Fury Cutter Bug   --

Fifth Battle

If the player chose Treecko:

Pokémon Trainer Brendan Lilycove City Emerald Pokémon Trainer and Professor Brendan Oak Lilycove City Emerald Reward: $2740

Types: Grass Flying Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Tropius♂ Lv.31 Magical Leaf Grass   --       Whirlwind Normal   --       Sweet Scent Normal   --       Stomp Normal   --       Types: Water Grass Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Ludicolo♂ Lv.32 Nature Power Normal   --       Fake Out Normal   --       Fury Swipes Normal   --       Water Sport Water   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Pelipper♂ Lv.32 Protect Normal   --       Mist Ice   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Types: Fire Fighting Ability: Blaze Held item: None Combusken♂ Lv.34 Quick Attack Normal   --       Bulk Up Fighting   --       Sand-Attack Ground   --       Peck Flying   --

If the player chose Torchic:

Pokémon Trainer Brendan Lilycove City Emerald Pokémon Trainer and Professor Brendan Oak Lilycove City Emerald Reward: $2740

Types: Grass Flying Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Tropius♂ Lv.31 Magical Leaf Grass   --       Whirlwind Normal   --       Sweet Scent Normal   --       Stomp Normal   --       Types: Water Grass Ability: Swift Swim Held item: None Ludicolo♂ Lv.32 Nature Power Normal   --       Fake Out Normal   --       Fury Swipes Normal   --       Water Sport Water   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Flame Body Held item: None Slugma♂ Lv.32 Ember Fire   --       Rock Throw Rock   --       Harden Normal   --       Amnesia Psychic   --       Types: Water Ground Ability: Torrent Held item: None Marshtomp♂ Lv.34 Mud Shot Ground   --       Foresight Normal   --       Mud Sport Ground   --       Take Down Normal   --

If the player chose Mudkip:

Pokémon Trainer Brendan Lilycove City Emerald Pokémon Trainer and Professor Brendan Oak Lilycove City Emerald Reward: $2740

Types: Grass Flying Ability: Chlorophyll Held item: None Tropius♂ Lv.31 Magical Leaf Grass   --       Whirlwind Normal   --       Sweet Scent Normal   --       Stomp Normal   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: None Pelipper♂ Lv.32 Protect Normal   --       Mist Ice   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Flame Body Held item: None Slugma♂ Lv.32 Ember Fire   --       Rock Throw Rock   --       Harden Normal   --       Amnesia Psychic   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Grovyle♂ Lv.34 Fury Cutter Bug   --       Pursuit Dark   --       Screech Normal   --       Leaf Blade Grass   --

Quotes

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it.

Littleroot Town

"Pokémon fully restored… Items all packed, and… Hey! You… Who are you? Oh, you're <player>, aren't you? Moved in next door, right? I didn't know that you're a girl. Dad, Prof. Birch, said that 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?"

Oldale Town

"I'm heading back to my dad's Lab now. <player>, you should hustle back, too."

Route 103

"Okay, so it's this one and that one that live on Route 103…"

• Before battle

"Hey, it's <player>! …Oh, yeah, Dad gave you a Pokémon. Since we're here, how about a little battle? I'll teach you what being a Trainer's about!"

• When defeated

"Huh, <player>, you're not too shabby."

• After battle

"I think I get it. I think I see why my dad has his eye out for you now. Look, your Pokémon already likes you, even though you just got it. <player>, I get the feeling that you could befriend any Pokémon with ease. We should head back to the Lab.

Professor Birch's lab

"Huh… So you got a Pokédex, too. Well then, here. I'll give you this."

"You know it's more fun to have a whole bunch of Pokémon. I'm going to explore all over the place to find different Pokémon. If I find any cool Pokémon, you bet I'll try to get them with Poké Balls."

• If talked to once again

"Where I should look for Pokémon next…"

Rustboro City:

"<player>, how's you Pokédex? Have you filled in any pages yet? Mine rules. I went on a Pokémon-catching frenzy in Petalburg Woods until I ran out of Poké Balls."

"By the way, I walked by Mr. Briney in Petalburg Woods. I bet he was on his way home to his cottage by the sea. I bet you didn’t know this, but he’s always got a Pokémon with him."

Pokémon Emerald

Littleroot Town

"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?"

Route 103

"Okay, so it's this one and that one that live on Route 103..."

• Before battle

"Hey, it's <player>! ...Oh, yeah, Dad gave you a Pokémon. Since we're here, how about a little battle? I'll teach you what being a Trainer's all about!"

• When defeated

"Huh, <player>, you're not too shabby."

• After battle

"I think I get it. I think I know why my dad has his eye out for you now. Look, your Pokémon already likes you, even though you just got it. <Player>, I get the feeling you could befriend any Pokémon with ease. We should head back to the Lab."

Professor Birch's Lab

"Huh... So you got a Pokédex, too. Well then, here. I'll give you these."

"You know it's more fun to have a whole bunch of Pokémon. I'm going to explore all over the place to find different Pokémon. If I find any cool Pokémon, you bet I'll try to catch them with Poké Balls."

Rustboro City

"Oh, hey, <player>! You had a Match Call feature put on your Pokénav! Cool! Let's register each other so we can get in touch anytime!"

"By the way, <player>, I walked by Mr. Briney in Petalburg Woods. I bet he was on his way to his cottage by the sea. <player>, how's your Pokédex? Have you filled any pages yet? Mine rules. Want to have a battle to test how far you've progressed?"

Yes: "I know you just became a Trainer, but I won't go easy!"

No:"What's the matter? Don't have any confidence in your Pokémon?"

• When defeated

"Hmm... You're pretty good."

• After battle

"By the way, you know Mr. Briney? The guy I just passed? I bet you didn't know this, since you just moved here, <player>, but Mr. Briney was once a great sailor."

Route 110

• Before battle

"Hey, <player>. So this is where you were. How's it going? Have you been raising your Pokémon? I'll check for you."

• When defeated

"Hmm... You're pretty good."

• After battle

"<player>, you've trained without me noticing... Good enough! Here, take this."

"That's an Itemfinder. Use it to root around for items that aren't visible. If it senses something, it emits a sound. Anyway, I'm off to look for new Pokémon."

Lavaridge Town

"<Player>, hey, it's been a while. How's it going? Hmm... That's a decent collection of Badges. All right then. You may as well have this."

"Keep those with you if you're planning on going into that desert near Route 111. There should be some Pokémon that are exclusively desert-dwellers. You might look around for those. As for me... I'm considering challenging Norman, the Gym Leader of Petalburg. Unlike you, <player>, your dad looks like he really is tough. See you around!"

Route 119

• Before battle

"<Player>! So this is where you've been looking for Pokémon? Let me see how good you got. I'll test you! Now! It's a battle, so battle!"

• When defeated

"Hmm... You've gotten pretty darn decent."

• After battle

"I'd say you're good enough to search for Pokémon anywhere. Here, I'll give you this. Try it out."

"Use Fly, and your Pokémon instantly carries you to any town you've already visited. But you need the Fortree Gym Badge to do that. Anyway, I have to move along."

Lilycove City

• Before battle

"Oh, hey, its <player>. I'm running an errand for my dad. No, I'm not buying any Dolls. Anyways, it's been a while. Want to have a battle to see who's raising Pokémon better?"

Yes: "Aww, but you know I'm not going to lose to no <player>."

No: "Oh, what's the matter? Don't have the confidence?"

• When defeated

"Humph... You've done a lot of raising. That stings a bit--I had a head start on you as a Trainer..."

• After battle

"I... I plan on going home to Littleroot. You know I'm helping my dad on his Pokédex. It's coming together pretty decently, so I should go show him. <Player>, what are you going to do? Collect all the Gym Badges and take the Pokémon League challenge? Maybe I'll do that, too... Well, anyway, hang in there!"

Match Call

Rad Neighbor Brendan^E

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!

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:

Language	Ruby and Emerald	Sapphire	Emerald only
English	Landon Terry Seth Tom	Sean Terry Seth Tom	Brett Casey Collin Darren Easton Jaxson Johnny Jude Kenny Milton Quincy Reid Stanley Stu Teru Walker
Japanese	リクヤ Rikuya ヒロアキ Hiroaki ヒトシ Hitoshi ケイ Kei	カイト Kaito ヒロアキ Hiroaki ヒトシ Hitoshi ケイ Kei	イツオ Itsuo ギョク Gyoku 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 ユキヒコ Yukihiko ラルド Rald リチャード Richard リュウ Ryū リョウタ Ryōta
German	Roland Daniel Helge Jan	Sebold Daniel Helge Jan	Anselm David Dieter Erik Florian Haiko Johann Jörg Klaus Markus Martin Michael Paul Rolf Stefan Thomas
Spanish	Teren Quimi Rufo Arturo	Marino Quimi Rufo Arturo	Aitor Arturo Carlo Daniel Eleno Enrique Jesuso Juli Lareo Luis Marcelo Marco Mario Mauri Roberto Pedro
French	Thierry Thomas Daniel Seb	Martial Thomas Daniel Seb	Alec Arno Colin Daniel Fabrice Gary Gibus Johann Johnny Jules Manuel Ruddy Severin Stan Stef Thibaud
Italian	Landon Marco Paolo Lucio	Martin Marco Paolo Lucio

Artwork

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Official artwork from Ruby and Sapphire	Giving a Ribbon to Torchic.	In his Secret Base.	Encountering Rayquaza.	In the Trainer Hill.

Sprites

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	Overworld sprite from Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	Overworld sprite from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen	Overworld sprite from Pokémon 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 anime appearance

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:

Aggron

Brendan's Aggron

Debut	Jirachi: Wish Maker

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. 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.

Shiftry

Debut	Jirachi: Wish Maker

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. 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.

Swampert

Debut	Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea

Swampert is the third Pokémon revealed under Brendan's ownership. 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 Rebecca's Tyranitar in the Battle Tower.

Swampert's only known move is Ice Beam.

Rhyperior

Debut	Giratina and the Sky Warrior

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.

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.
• Although the white on Brendan's head looks like hair, Ken Sugimori stated that it's a knit hat. His hair is black, as seen in his back sprite.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
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.

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 • Keith • Luca • Sharon • Paulo • Lear • Tina

This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.