Brendan (game)

Brendan (Japanese: ユウキ Yuuki) is the male choice for the player character in and their Generation VI remakes, . He also serves as a rival in the same games if the player chooses to play as his female counterpart, .
==Terminology==
He is named Brendan (Japanese: ユウキ Yuuki) when he appears as a non-player character in the Generation III games and their Generation VI remakes. He is also known by in Pokémon Masters EX.
He is known as Orlando (Japanese: オメガ Omega) in pre-release media for Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, including the Special Demo Version. He is named ラルド (Rald) in some screenshots of on the Japanese Nintendo website.Pokémon Emerald on Nintendo (Japanese)
==In the core series games==
===As the protagonist===
If Brendan is selected as the player character, he starts his moving from his home in Johto to his new home in the town of in Hoenn. After saving Professor Birch from a wild Pokémon, he is given one of the three first partner Pokémon of the Hoenn region. Brendan develops a close bond with , 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/Team Magma and conquer the Pokémon League all before going off to face the .
===As a non-playable character===
If Brendan is not selected as the player, he is helping his father Birch finish the Hoenn Pokédex and becoming a Pokémon Professor. He is also the player's rival and friend. Along with May (when playing as Brendan), they are the only rivals unavailable for battle after entering the Hall of Fame. Additionally, they both are the only ones to not evolve their first partner Pokémon into its final form, except for in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, where their first partner Pokémon have been fully evolved by the battle that takes place after the credits.
Both of Brendan's parents appear in the video games, his father Professor Birch and an unnamed mother. In , he also has a younger brother who also lacks a known name. He is neighbors with the player character and their family.
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Rad Neighbor Brendan
:Strategy
:Battle with knowledge!
:Trainer's Pokémon
:I will use various Pokémon.
:Self-Introduction
:I'll be a better Pokémon prof than my father is!
====Pokémon====
=====Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire=====
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Brendan will always use these two Pokémon as the player's Multi Battle Partner.
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==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Brendan, who is based on the player character, forms a sync pair with and its evolved forms and , along with in Pokémon Masters EX. Both his Sceptile and Latios are capable of Mega Evolving. Brendan has been a playable sync pair since the game's release.
Brendan has also made notable appearances in the game's Main Stories: the PML Arc, Legendary Adventures, and the Villain Arc.
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===Pokémon GO===
For the start of Pokémon GO Tour: Hoenn, Brendan's outfit from was released as free style options in Pokémon GO.
==Quotes==
==Optional names==
In the game, two of the optional names—one in Ruby and one in Sapphire—refer to "land" and "sea" respectively. In the English version, these are Landon and Sean; in the Japanese version, リクヤ Rikuya and カイト Kaito (陸 riku means land and 海 kai means sea). This is also the case in other languages. Additionally, in the English version, two of the shared names—Terry and Seth—seem to be influenced by the same theme.
In Emerald, if the player leaves the name writing screen without any written name, or with a name composed entirely of empty spaces, Professor Birch says "So it's <optional name>?", suggesting one of the 20 available names. The player may answer "Yes" to accept the suggested name, or "No" to return to the name writing screen.
Game 	Japanese	English	French	German	Italian	Spanish
Ruby and Sapphire	<ab>リクヤ Rikuya
カイト Kaito
ヒロアキ Hiroaki
ヒトシ Hitoshi
ケイ Kei</ab>	<ab>LANDON
SEAN
TERRY
SETH
TOM</ab>	<ab>THIERRY
MARTIAL
THOMAS
DANIEL
SEB</ab>	<ab>ROLAND
SEBOLD
DANIEL
HELGE
JAN</ab>	<ab>LANDON
MARTIN
MARCO
PAOLO
LUCIO</ab>	<ab>TEREN
MARINO
QUIMI
RUFO
ARTURO</ab>
Emerald 	<ab>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</ab>	<ab>STU
MILTON
TOM
KENNY
REID
JUDE
JAXSON
EASTON
WALKER
TERU
JOHNNY
BRETT
SETH
TERRY
CASEY
DARREN
LANDON
COLLIN
STANLEY
QUINCY</ab>	<ab>STEF
MANUEL
SEB
GWENN
ARNO
JULES
JOHANN
THIBAUD
ALEC
GIBUS
JOHNNY
FABRICE
DANIEL
THOMAS
GARY
RUDDY
THIERRY
COLIN
STAN
SEVERIN</ab>	<ab>STEFAN
FLORIAN
JAN
ERIK
THOMAS
MARTIN
MARKUS
KLAUS
PAUL
ROLF
JÖRG
HAIKO
HELGE
DANIEL
MICHAEL
DAVID
ROLAND
JOHANN
DIETER
ANSELM</ab>	<ab>FRANCY
GIORGIO
LUCIO
FABY
ANDREA
DANIELE
MICHELE
RENZO
EUGENIO
ELIA
SANDRO
PIETRO
PAOLO
MARCO
ALBERTO
FILIPPO
LANDON
GINO
CECCO
MARIO</ab>	<ab>ELENO
LAREO
ARTURO
CARLO
MAURI
DANIEL
MARCELO
ROBERTO
AITOR
JULI
NARCISO
LUIS
RUFO
QUIMI
JESUSO
MARCO
TEREN
MARIO
PEDRO
ENRIQUE</ab>
==In the TFG==
There are three based on Brendan. They are versions of Brendan with the same design, but with different colors. In all figures, Brendan uses his sweater and backpack from , and his pants and shoes from .
* (Japanese: ユウキ Yūki) from , wearing clothes with blue in place of the red or orange colors from the other figures.
* (Japanese: リクヤ Rikuya) from , wearing clothes with the color palette from Ruby and Sapphire.
* (Japanese: カイト Kaito), from the , wearing clothes with the color palette from Emerald.
The Brendan figure is part of the single released set, Next Quest. The other two sets were not released, so the Landon and Sean figures were not released either.
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==Counterparts==
===In animation===
====Pokémon the Series====
Brendan's only appearances in Pokémon the Series are small cameos in the opening sequences of s, specifically Jirachi: Wish Maker, Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, and Giratina and the Sky Warrior. He is shown to spend time in Battle Towers. In all of his appearances, he has appeared with his Ruby and Sapphire outfit.
Unlike in the games, he has never interacted with . It is unknown if he has ever met her, or even if his parents are the same as in the games, as neither Norman nor Professor Birch has mentioned him.
=====Pokémon=====
====Pokémon Generations====
Brendan appeared in The Vision, where he was first seen battling several s with his while infiltrating the Team Magma Hideout, before running into Courtney. She then challenged him to a battle with her just as Maxie and the rest of Team Magma headed for the Seafloor Cavern aboard Submarine Explorer 1.
Much like the other player characters depicted in Pokémon Generations, Brendan doesn't have any lines of dialogue.
Later in The Scoop, a trainer was seen battling and catching Deoxys with Mega Rayquaza, although due to the trainers hidden face, it can't be 100% confirmed this was the same Brendan from The Vision.
=====Pokémon=====
====Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer====
Brendan appeared in the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Animated Trailer, where he was first seen sleeping in his house in Littleroot Town. A comes by and wakes him up. He then runs to 's house as the first partner Pokémon were playing with one another. Brendan encountered a and battled his with .
Later, sometime after his Treecko evolved all the way up into Sceptile, Brendan battled and his . Brendan then soared in the sky with his Mega alongside May and her Mega .
=====Pokémon=====
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====GOTCHA!====
Brendan briefly appeared in GOTCHA!.
===In the manga===
====Pokémon Adventures====
Ruby from Pokémon Adventures, who is a , is based on Brendan. While he is also skilled in battles, he chooses to suppress that side of himself most of the time, as a result of a traumatic encounter with a he and had when they were little.
====Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire====
Ruby from Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire is based on Brendan.
====Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire (CoroCoro)====
A counterpart to Brendan named Ruby is featured in this short manga written by Suigun Oouchi for CoroCoro comics in December 2002. Ruby moves to Littleroot town with his mother and father, aspiring to become a Pokémon champion. Mudkip is his first partner Pokémon.
====Pokémon Battle Frontier====
Rald from Pokémon Battle Frontier is based on Brendan. He is a and works as 's mentor during his challenge.
====Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire Special Walkthrough Comic!====
Brendan appears in the Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire Special Walkthrough Comic!.
====Pokémon Omega Ruby Crimson Passion and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Indigo Wisdom====
 and from Pokémon Omega Ruby Crimson Passion and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Indigo Wisdom are based on Brendan.
==Gallery==
===Artwork===
 	 	 	
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==Trivia==
* In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, wears Brendan's headband from as an alternate costume. Also, the has an alternate costume with a similar color scheme as Brendan's Emerald outfit.
* He and are the only set of player characters who have a chance to speak with both a mother and a father in the .
* Before , Brendan and May were the only rivals whose first partner Pokémon does not reach its final form.
* In the fandom, Brendan's knit cap has commonly been mistaken for white hair. Although largely obscured by his headwear, Brendan's actual hair is visible in most depictions, usually black in color.
* While the second battle with Brendan (or May if he is the player character) is optional, the encounter leading up to it is not.
** Therefore, after returning the Devon Goods before encountering Brendan or May in Rustboro City, if the player blacks out without ever visiting the Pokémon Center in Rustboro City (which causes the player character to rush to Petalburg City's Pokémon Center instead), the encounter and optional battle take place in in front of Mr. Briney's house instead.
* Brendan's attire in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire is mainly based on his appearance in .
==Names==
Language 	Name 	Origin
Japanese 	ユウキ Yuuki 	From 勇気 yūki (bravery) or 悠 yū (distant)
English 	Brendan 	From brave
German 	Brix 	From Bravour (bravery)
Spanish 	Bruno 	From bravo (bold)
French 	Brice 	From bravoure (bravery)
Italian 	Brendon 	Similar to his English name
Korean 	휘웅 Hwiung 	From 웅 (雄) ung (hero). Possibly from the Japanese name 雄輝 Yūki, whose equivalent reading in Korean is Unghwi.
Chinese ()	小悠 Xiǎo Yōu 	From 悠 yōu (distant)
Chinese ()	祐樹 Yòushù 	From the Japanese name 祐樹 Yūki
Chinese ()	小悠 Síu Yàuh 	From 悠 yàuh (distant)
==References==
==Related articles==
Category:Rival characters
Category:Ruby and Sapphire characters
Category:Emerald characters
Category:Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire characters
Category:Laboratory assistants
Category:Multi Battle partners
Category:Champions
Category:Trainers with Key Stones
Category:Trainers with Legendary Pokémon
Category:Pokémon Generations characters
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