Brendan (game)

Brendan ユウキ Yūki
Art from Emerald
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
Anime cameos	Jirachi: Wish Maker
Manga counterpart(s)	Ruby

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.

In the games

As player

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 and Team Magma and conquer the Pokémon League all before going off to face the Battle Frontier.

He is given a much bigger task than both Red and Gold, as he has to save the world from either flooding, drying up, or both depending on the game.

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, as well as a differing one in each which reference "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 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 this version. Notably, as the player character, Brendan (or its translations in other languages) is never offered as a default name in any version.

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
French	Thierry Thomas Daniel Seb	Martial Thomas Daniel Seb	Daniel Stan Fabrice Gary Stef Severin Alec Johann Manuel Colin Ruddy Thibaud Johnny Arno Gibus Jules
Italian	Landon Marco Paolo Lucio	Martin Marco Paolo Lucio

As rival

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.

In the games he appears in, Brendan battles with the following Pokémon. Unlike other rivals (excluding May), Brendan never evolves his starter Pokémon into its final form.

Artwork from Ruby and Sapphire

Pokémon in Ruby and Sapphire

First battle (on Route 103)

If the player chose Treecko:

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

If the player chose Torchic:

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

If the player chose Mudkip:

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

Second battle (on Route 110)

If the player chose Torchic:

File:RS Brendan.png Pokémon Trainer Brendan Route 110 Ruby and Sapphire Pokémon Trainer and Professor Brendan Oak Route 110 Ruby and Sapphire Reward: $1200

Types: 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   --       Unknown   --       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:

File:RS Brendan.png Pokémon Trainer Brendan Route 110 Ruby and Sapphire Pokémon Trainer and Professor Brendan Oak Route 110 Ruby and Sapphire Reward: $1200

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

If the player chose Treecko:

File:RS Brendan.png Pokémon Trainer Brendan Route 110 Ruby and Sapphire Pokémon Trainer and Professor Brendan Oak Route 110 Ruby and Sapphire Reward: $1200

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

Third battle (on Route 119)

If the player chose Torchic:

File:RS Brendan.png Pokémon Trainer Brendan Route 119 Ruby and Sapphire Pokémon Trainer and Professor Brendan Oak Route 119 Ruby and Sapphire Reward: $1860

Types: 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:

File:RS Brendan.png Pokémon Trainer Brendan Route 119 Ruby and Sapphire Pokémon Trainer and Professor Brendan Oak Route 119 Ruby and Sapphire Reward: $1860

Types: 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   --       Types: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: Unknown Grovyle♂ Lv.31 Leaf Blade Grass   --       Screech Normal   --       Fury Cutter Bug   --       Pursuit Dark   --

If the player chose Treecko:

File:RS Brendan.png Pokémon Trainer Brendan Route 119 Ruby and Sapphire Pokémon Trainer and Professor Brendan Oak Route 119 Ruby and Sapphire Reward: $1860

Types: Grass Unknown Ability: Effect Spore Held item: Unknown Shroomish♀ Lv.29 Headbutt Normal   --       PoisonPowder Poison   --       Leech Seed Grass   --       Mega Drain Grass   --       Types: 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   --

Fourth battle (in Lilycove City)

If the player chose Torchic:

File:RS Brendan.png 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: 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 Treecko:

File:RS Brendan.png 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: Water Unknown Ability: Water Veil Held item: Unknown Wailmer♂ Lv.32 Mist Ice   --       Astonish Ghost   --       Water Pulse Water   --       Whirlpool Water   --       Types: 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 Mudkip:

File:RS Brendan.png 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   --       Types: Water Unknown Ability: Water Veil Held item: Unknown Wailmer♂ Lv.32 Mist Ice   --       Astonish Ghost   --       Water Pulse Water   --       Whirlpool Water   --       Types: 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 (on Route 103)

If the player chose Treecko:

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

If the player chose Torchic:

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

If the player chose Mudkip:

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

Second battle (Optionally in Rustboro City)

If the player chose Treecko:

File:E Brendan.png 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   --       Types: Water Flying Ability: Keen Eye Held item: Unknown Wingull♀ Lv.13 Growl Normal   --       Water Gun Water   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Wing Attack Flying   --       Types: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: Unknown Torchic♂ Lv.15 Scratch Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Focus Energy Normal   --       Ember Fire   --

If the player chose Torchic:

File:E Brendan.png 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   --       Types: Fire Unknown Ability: Unknown Held item: Unknown Slugma♀ Lv.13 Ember Fire   --       Smog Poison   --       Curse ???   --       SmokeScreen Normal   --       Types: 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:

File:E Brendan.png 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   --       Types: Fire Unknown Ability: Unknown Held item: Unknown Slugma♀ Lv.13 Ember Fire   --       Smog Poison   --       Curse ???   --       SmokeScreen Normal   --       Types: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: Unknown Treecko♂ Lv.15 Quick Attack Normal   --       Absorb Grass   --       Leer Normal   --       Pound Normal   --

Third battle (on Route 110)

If the player chose Treecko:

File:E Brendan.png Pokémon Trainer Brendan Route 110 pokemon=3 Emerald Pokémon Trainer and Professor Brendan Oak Route 110 pokemon=3 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   --

If the player chose Torchic:

File:E Brendan.png 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   --       Types: 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:

File:E Brendan.png 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   --       Types: Fire Unknown Ability: Flame Body Held item: None Slugma♀ Lv.18 Yawn Normal   --       Smog Poison   --       Ember Fire   --       Rock Throw Rock   --       Types: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Grovyle♂ Lv.20 Pursuit Dark   --       Fury Cutter Bug   --       Quick Attack Normal   --       Absorb Grass   --

Fourth battle (on Route 119)

If the player chose Torchic:

File:E Brendan.png 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: 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 Treecko:

File:E Brendan.png 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 Mudkip:

File:E Brendan.png Pokémon Trainer Brendan Route 119 Emerald Pokémon Trainer and Professor Brendan Oak Route 119 Emerald Reward: $2400

Types: 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   --       Types: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Grovyle♂ Lv.31 Leaf Blade Grass   --       Screech Normal   --       Pursuit Dark   --       Fury Cutter Bug   --

Fifth Battle (in Lilycove City)

File:RS Brendan.png	File:E Brendan.png
Brendan's sprite from Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	Brendan's sprite from Pokémon Emerald
Brendan's back sprite from Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire	Brendan's back sprite from Pokémon Emerald
Image of Brendan from Pokémon Colosseum	A headshot of Brendan from Pokémon XD (R/S variant)
A headshot of Brendan from Pokémon XD (E variant)

If the player chose Torchic:

File:E Brendan.png 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: 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 Treecko:

File:E Brendan.png 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 Mudkip:

File:E Brendan.png 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   --       Types: Fire Unknown Ability: Flame Body Held item: None Slugma♀ Lv.32 Ember Fire   --       Rock Throw Rock   --       Harden Normal   --       Amnesia Psychic   --       Types: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Grovyle♂ Lv.34 Fury Cutter Bug   --       Pursuit Dark   --       Screech Normal   --       Leaf Blade Grass   --

Names

As a rival, this character will always be named Brendan.

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ユウキ Yūki	From 勇気 yūki, bravery. A common Japanese given name.
English	Brendan	Could be derived from "brave."
French	Brice	Similar to the English name.
German	Brix	Similar to the English name.
Spanish	Bruno	Similar to the English name.

In other media

In the anime

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Brendan and his Swampert

Brendan's only anime appearances are small cameos in the openings 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 against Lucas, Dawn's male counterpart, much as May faced off against Dawn in the Wallace Cup. Unlike May, however, Brendan was still wearing the same outfit he had been previously, based on his clothes from Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, rather than from Pokémon Emerald.

Pokémon

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

Swampert

Brendan's Swampert

Debut	Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea

Swampert is most likely Brendan's starter Pokémon. 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 Template:Mo's Tyranitar in a Battle Tower.

Swampert's only known move is Ice Beam.

Aggron

Debut	Jirachi: Wish Maker

Brendan's Aggron has only been briefly seen in a double battle at the beginning of the sixth movie, where it was seen freezing Brendan's challenger's Solrock. Aggron is kept within a Luxury Ball.

Aggron's only known move is Ice Beam.

Shiftry

Debut	Jirachi: Wish Maker

Brendan's Shiftry has only been briefly seen in a double battle at the beginning of the sixth movie, where it was seen being hit by Brendan's challenger's Manectric's Spark. Shiftry is kept within a Repeat Ball.

Shiftry's only known move is Bullet Seed.

Rhyperior

Debut	Giratina and the Sky Warrior

Brendan's Rhyperior has only made 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.
• 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.
• There is a large amount of confusion and debate amongst the fanbase concerning Brendan's hair. Brendan's manga counterpart, Ruby, has black hair in a similar style to Norman's and merely wears a white hat. Several pieces of official art and sprites vary in this depiction, though many claim specific images as concrete evidence that he is indeed wearing a hat, albeit a very unique one. Particularly the appearance of black side burns in the Emerald art, and distinctly black hair appearing on the backside of his head from under the colored band in his game backsprites. Outside of the manga, it is not explicitly stated whether it is a hat or hair.
• Brendan is the only male player character from the main series games who doesn't make an appearance in the Generation IV games.
• He and May are the only set of player characters whom have a chance to speak with both a mother and a father in the games.
• He and May are the only rivals to wear any sort of headgear.
• Brendan and May are the only rivals that the player cannot name, except for Wally (not including Ronald).
  • Brendan and May are also the only rivals whose starter Pokémon does not reach its final form.
  • They are also the only rivals who can't be fought in rematches after the player defeats the Elite Four.

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.