Brendan (game)

Brendan ユウキ Yūki
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Gender	Male
Hometown	Littleroot Town
Region	Hoenn (originally Johto if chosen by the player)
Relatives	Mom, Norman (as player) Professor Birch, unnamed mother and brother* (as rival)
Trainer class	Pokémon Trainer, Player character
Generation	III
Games	Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald

Brendan (Japanese: ユウキ Yūki) serves as the rival in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, if the player choose to play as the female character. He is also the male choice in the games, but Brendan is never among the default names for the character.

The Generation III games broke from the tradition of naming characters as their respective game colors, such as Red in Generation I and Gold in the Generation II games. As such, Brendan's counterpart is Ruby in the Pokémon Special manga. Rald, one of Brendan's default Japanese names, is used in the manga Pokémon Battle Frontier.

In the anime

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Brendan and his Swampert

Brendan's only anime appearances are small cameos in the opening of Jirachi: Wish Maker, Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea and Giratina and the Sky Warrior.

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. Brendan seems to be a competitive battler, as his cameos suggest he spends time in Battle Towers.

In his third appearance he was seen battling another main protagonist of the games: Lucas. He was still wearing the same outfit as his first appearance.

Pokémon

The following are Brendan's known Pokémon in the anime:

Swampert

Shiftry

Aggron

Rhyperior

In the games

Artwork from Ruby and Sapphire

Pokémon

In the games he appears in, Brendan battles with the following Pokémon.

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

First battle

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Second battle (on Route 110)

Grovyle Level 20

OR

Combusken Level 20

OR

Marshtomp Level 20

Shroomish Level 18 (Absent if Rival has Grovyle)

Numel Level 18 (Absent if Rival has Combusken)

Wailmer Level 18 (Absent if Rival has Marshtomp)

Third battle (on Route 119)

Grovyle Level 31

OR

Combusken Level 31

OR

Marshtomp Level 31

Shroomish Level 29 (Absent if Rival has Grovyle)

Numel Level 29 (Absent if Rival has Combusken)

Wailmer Level 29 (Absent if Rival has Marshtomp)

Fourth battle (in Lilycove City)

Grovyle Level 34

OR

Combusken Level 34

OR

Marshtomp Level 34

Shroomish Level 32 (Absent if Rival has Grovyle)

Numel Level 32 (Absent if Rival has Combusken)

Wailmer Level 32 (Absent if Rival has Marshtomp)

Swellow Level 31

Pokémon Emerald

First battle (on Route 103)

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Second battle (Optionally in Rustboro City)

Treecko Level 15

OR

Torchic Level 15

OR

Mudkip Level 15

Lombre Level 13 (Absent if Rival has Treecko)

Slugma Level 13 (Absent if Rival has Torchic)

Wingull Level 13 (Absent if Rival has Mudkip)

Third battle (on Route 110)

Grovyle Level 20

OR

Combusken Level 20

OR

Marshtomp Level 20

Lombre Level 18 (Absent if Rival has Grovyle)

Slugma Level 18 (Absent if Rival has Combusken)

Wingull Level 18 (Absent if Rival has Marshtomp)

Fourth battle (on Route 119)

Grovyle Level 31

OR

Combusken Level 31

OR

Marshtomp Level 31

Ludicolo Level 29 (Absent if Rival has Grovyle)

Slugma Level 29 (Absent if Rival has Combusken)

Pelipper Level 29 (Absent if Rival has Marshtomp)

Fifth battle (in Lilycove City)

Grovyle Level 34

OR

Combusken Level 34

OR

Marshtomp Level 34

Ludicolo Level 32 (Absent if Rival has Grovyle)

Slugma Level 32 (Absent if Rival has Combusken)

Pelipper Level 32 (Absent if Rival has Marshtomp)

Tropius Level 31

Other names for Brendan

The default names for Brendan as the male playable character in the games are as follows:

Language	Ruby	Sapphire	Emerald
English	Landon Terry Seth Tom	Sean Terry Seth Tom	Brett Casey Collin Darren Easton Jaxson Johnny Jude Kenny Landon Milton Quincy Reid Seth Stanley Stu Terry Teru Tom 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 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
German	Roland Daniel Helge Jan	Sebold Daniel Helge Jan	Anselm Daniel David Dieter Erik Florian Haiko Helge Jan Johann Jörg Klaus Markus Martin Michael Paul Roland Rolf Stefan Thomas
Spanish	Teren Quimi Rufo Arturo	Marino Quimi Rufo Arturo
French	Thierry Thomas Daniel Seb	Martial Thomas Daniel Seb	Daniel Stan Thomas Fabrice Gary Stef Severin Seb Alec Thierry Johann Manuel Colin Ruddy Thibaud Johnny Arno Gibus Jules
Italian	Landon Marco Paolo Lucio	Martin Marco Paolo Lucio

In the TFG

Brendan appears as a common Trainer figure in the launch set, Next Quest, of the Pokémon Trading Figure Game.

Trivia

• The English default names for Brendan include Landon in Ruby (as a reference to Groudon) and Sean in Sapphire (as a reference to Kyogre). The same holds true for two of his Japanese default names, Rikuya and Kaito. Riku (陸) and kai (海) mean land and sea, respectively.
• As the player, Brendan or his female counterpart May are native to the Johto region.
• In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Pikachu wears a headband similar to Brendan's hat on Emerald as an alternate costume. Also the Pokémon Trainer has an alternate costume with a similar color scheme as Brendan's Emerald outfit.
• It is interesting to note that in the anime, Brendan's Shiftry was caught with a Repeat Ball. His Aggron was caught with a Luxury Ball.
• Brendan's appearance in the beginning of Giratina and the Sky Warrior battling Lucas may be a reference to their female counterparts May and Dawn battling in the final round of the Wallace Cup. Unlike May on her return, Brendan was still wearing his Ruby and Sapphire outfit.
• Brendan is the only player character to not wear a hat, or at least a conventional one, wearing a headband or, as depicted in the manga, a rather unique hat.
• There is a large amount of confusion amongst the fanbase concerning Brendan's hair. In the manga, Brendan has black hair in a similar style to Norman's. Several pieces of official art and sprites vary in this depiction, though many claim specific images as concrete evidence, particularly the appearance of black side burns in the Emerald art, and black hair appearing aside the white hair/hat in the sprites. Outside of the Manga, it is not explicitly stated that Brendan is or is not wearing a hat.
• Brendan's hair, should that be the case, is quite similar to Eugene Chaud of the Megaman Battle Network series, being both white and black.
• Both Brendan's and May's Emerald artwork feature them holding a Premier Ball.
• As the Player character (along with May), they are the only set of characterst have both a mother and a father in the games.
• Brendan's Ruby and Sapphire artwork feature him holding a green Poké Ball

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.