Brandon ジンダイJindai
Brandon inPokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl
Gender	Male
Eye color	Black
Hair color	Brown
Hometown	Unknown
Region	Kanto
Trainer class	Pyramid King (Frontier Brain)
Game counterpart	Brandon
Brain of	Battle Pyramid
Symbol	Brave Symbol
Animated debut	Battling the Enemy Within
English voice actor	Craig Blair
Japanese voice actor	Masayuki Omoro

Pyramid King Brandon (Japanese:ピラミッドキング ジンダイPyramid King Jindai) is theFrontier Brain and chief of theBattle Frontier'sBattle Pyramid. Brandon is the strongest of all the Frontier Brains, and a major recurring character during the final phase ofPokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire. InPokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl, he becomes an important part ofAsh andPaul's storyline.

In animation

History

Pre-series

As a veteran Frontier Brain, Brandon faced severalTrainers. In one of these battles, he faced and won against a Trainer namedReggie; this battle convinced the latter to retire from battling and become aPokémon Breeder. Reggie's brotherPaul was also influenced by this battle, becoming the primary reason for his obsession with strength.

Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

His identity was shrouded in mystery for most of theBattle Frontier saga. Unlike the otherFrontier Brains, his silhouette was not shown on its own during the opening and was only seen in the center of the group shot.Trainers only found out the location of theBattle Pyramid after they had collected the other sixSymbols. This suggests that Brandon ranked higher than the rest of the Frontier Brains inPokémon the Series, although in thevideo games andmanga, this position belongs toAnabel. WhenAsh finally got his sixth Frontier Symbol inSecond Time's the Charm!, he learned that the Battle Pyramid was located nearPewter City.

Brandon's firstbattle with Ash occurred inBattling the Enemy Within!. At the time, however, Ash was possessed by anancient king of the Pyramid who battled Brandon'sRegirock withAsh's Sceptile. Sceptile was defeated, Ash regained control of his body, and the Pyramid was moved to an area nearIndigo Plateau. After the victory against the spirit that possessed Ash, Brandon reveals that Ash actually lost due to his own immaturity.

During the time he was away, Brandon started researching several ruins in search of aLegendary Pokémon. In one of these ruins, he eventually meets up with Ash again, who asks him for a new opportunity to battle, for their first official, and second overall battle. InOverjoyed!,Ash's Torkoal squared off against Brandon'sRegisteel. However, Torkoal was, like Sceptile, defeated by Brandon's Legendary Pokémon. Again, after yet another victory over Ash, Brandon leaves him a new lesson before pursuing his goal.

Finally, inGathering the Gang of Four andPace - The Final Frontier!, Scott reveals the last location of the Battle Pyramid to Ash; it's also revealed that Brandon was just finding what he was looking for. At the same time, Ash goes on a journey with his Pokémon to understand the lessons Brandon taught him. At the end of the day, Ash andhis friends met up with Brandon in a forest. Both decide that it is time to start the final battle between them. Brandon and Ash fought in a 4 vs. 4 battle. Brandon'sDusclops defeatedAsh's Charizard in the first round, but was then defeated byAsh's Bulbasaur after a tough battle. Then, Brandon'sNinjask squared off againstAsh's Squirtle, where Squirtle was able to beat Ninjask with aSkull Bash.

In the next round, Squirtle was defeated by Brandon'sSolrock, which in turn drew with Bulbasaur. With both competitors left to their last Pokémon, Ash usedPikachu while Brandon unveiled yet another Pokémon from his Legendary collection: this time, aRegice. Despite the odds, however, Pikachu managed to hold his own against thelegendary giant and came out victorious. This victory placed Ash in the Frontier Battle Hall of Fame, and a position as Frontier Brain, but Ash refused. Before leaving, Brandon wished Ash good luck and said he would like to return to battle with him again.

Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

Brandon reappeared in Pikachu's flashback inPika and Goliath! when Ash remembers his past with Pikachu.

Brandon appeared again in person inA Pyramiding Rage!, where he wanted to research theSnowpoint Temple. While meeting up with Ash andhis friends, he was challenged to aFull Battle byPaul. During the battle, Reggie remembered how Brandon's words marked him, and how much they may have affected his brother. Despite using a team with a type advantage, Paul lost the match easily due to him losing control of his emotions. Upon winning, Brandon questioned Paul about his emotions and motivations to battle. Brandon later mentioned that they would battle again when Paul was ready, and agreed with Reggie's suggestion of a Full Battle between Ash and Paul.

InPillars of Friendship!, Brandon traveled with Ash and his friends to the temple ofRegigigas. Along the way he discovered that the temple was under attack, but despite his efforts, Brandon tried and failed to stopPokémon Hunter J from disturbing Regigigas in the Snowpoint Temple. Because of her actions, the Colossal Pokémon went on a rampage, but it eventually calmed down when Brandon saved it from being turned into a statue by J. In the end, Brandon decided to stay at the Snowpoint Temple, not only to rebuild it, but also to allowRegirock,Regice, andRegisteel to become the new pillars that would protect Regigigas.

InBattling a Thaw in Relations!, Paul announced that he would return to Snowpoint Temple to re-challenge Brandon. The outcome of the battle is unknown.

Character

When Brandon first appeared inBattling the Enemy Within!, his personality was shown to be similar to his game counterpart; being highly interested in exploring ruins and discovering as many mysteries as possible, seen as he was searching forHo-Oh in his debut. However, different from his game counterpart, Brandon doesn't seem to appreciate foolishness from others, such as harshly scoldingAsh andhis friends for almost getting them all killed by a giant boulder (one of the ruin's traps) because of their arrival. Nonetheless, Brandon seems to able to forgive rather quickly, as he followed his scolding by explaining to Ash and his friends about the ruins.

Brandon also presents himself as extremely serious and reserved, but despite his serious attitude, Brandon's willing to help others in need, such as when Brandon offered to battle theKing of Pokélantis, who had possessed Ash's body, in exchange for the boy's freedom if he managed to win, even offering to hand the King his Pokémon if he lost. Also, despite being known for his harsh attitude, Brandon truly believes in the bond betweenTrainer and Pokémon, shown during his battle againstPaul, telling him that despite the young Trainer being talented, his harsh training methods would never allow Paul to defeat him. He also doesn't believe in brute strength, informingReggie during their battle that despite enjoying their battle, Reggie was only relying on his Pokémon's brute strength, disregarding any sort of strategies, and believed that true power came from "inner strength".

Pokémon

This article is missing information on this character's English voice actor and Japanese voice actor. Please feel free to edit this article to add this information.

This listing is of Brandon's knownPokémon inPokémon the Series:

On hand

Regirock

Debut	Battling the Enemy Within!
Voice actors
Japanese	Katsuyuki Konishi
English	Katsuyuki Konishi

Main article:Brandon's legendary giants → Regirock

Brandon usedRegirock againstAsh duringtheir unofficial battle while Ash was possessed by theKing of Pokélantis. Regirock went up againstSceptile and won despite the type-disadvantage. Regirock later sentTeam Rocket blasting off along withRegisteel during Ash and Brandon'srematch.

Regirock was used inthe Full Battle againstPaul and was able to easily defeat hisHariyama,Electabuzz,Ursaring, andMagmar.

Registeel

Debut	Overjoyed!
Voice actors
Japanese	Tomoe Hanba
English	Tomoe Hanba

Main article:Brandon's legendary giants → Registeel

After theKanto Grand Festival, Ash was finally allowedan official battle against Brandon in another one-on-one battle. Brandon usedRegisteel, while Ash used hisTorkoal. The two fought hard, and although Registeel was left extremely weak after the battle, it was Torkoal who was defeated. Registeel later sent Team Rocket blasting off alongside Regirock during Ash and Brandon's rematch.

During the Full Battle against Paul, it was easily able to stand up to hisMagmar'sFire-type moves, despite the type weakness. It also managed to defeat Paul'sNidoking despite taking damage from itsGround-type andFighting-type attacks.

Dusclops

Debut	Gathering the Gang of Four!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Bill Rogers

Dusclops was the first Pokémon used by Brandon during hisrematch and proved to be very powerful, being able to take downAsh's Charizard before being defeated byBulbasaur'sSolar Beam.

Dusclops's known moves areWill-O-Wisp,Shadow Punch,Mean Look, andConfuse Ray.

Ninjask

Debut	Pace - The Final Frontier!
Voice actors
Japanese	Daisuke Sakaguchi
English	Billy Beach

Ninjask was the second Pokémon used by Brandon during his rematch against Ash, where it went up against hisSquirtle. Despite a closely fought battle, Ninjask couldn't stand up to Squirtle'sSkull Bash and was defeated.

Ninjask's known moves areAerial Ace,Sandstorm,Double Team, andSand Attack.

Solrock

Debut	Pace - The Final Frontier!
Voice actors
Japanese	Megumi Hayashibara

Brandon usedSolrock third in the rematch against Ash, and it was able to defeat hisSquirtle. After knocking the Tiny Turtle Pokémon out of the match, it then went up againstBulbasaur. The two fought hard for their Trainers, eventually knocking each other out of the battle.

Solrock's known moves arePsywave,Confusion,Shadow Ball, andSolar Beam.

Regice

Debut	Pace - The Final Frontier!
Voice actors
Japanese	Tomoe Hanba
English	Tomoe Hanba

Main article:Brandon's legendary giants → Regice

After his first three Pokémon were defeated inPace - The Final Frontier!, Brandon sent out his newly caughtRegice againstPikachu. Regice fought its hardest against theElectric type and looked poised to win, but Pikachu was able to whittle down its strength withIron Tail andVolt Tackle to claim victory.

During the Full Battle against Paul, Regice battledUrsaring, and was able to defeat hisLairon with no trouble.

Befriended

Regigigas

Debut	Pillars of Friendship!

Many centuries ago,Regigigas helped protectSnowpoint City from a volcanic eruption, and slept insideSnowpoint Temple. There it rested untilPokémon Hunter J destroyed the pillars sealing it, attempting to capture it for a client. Regigigas awakened and went on a rampage threatening Snowpoint City, and after battling Regirock, Registeel, and Regice, was able to bring all three under its control.

All seemed lost until J tried to capture Regigigas again, and Brandon and his legendary giants all risked their lives to protect it, getting petrified by J's bracelet in the process. After J left due to her client canceling the deal, Regigigas restored the ones who protected it to life and then went back to sleep, with Brandon promising to help rebuild the temple and help protect it from further harm.

Regigigas's known moves areHyper Beam,Hammer Arm*,Confuse Ray, andHidden Power.

Voice actors

In the manga

Ash & Pikachu

Brandon appeared in a fantasy along with the other Frontier Brains inOff To The Battle Frontier!!.

Trivia

• Brandon tends to yell "Nooo!!" (Japanese: 喝！！Katsu!!) when he disapproves of something inPokémon the Series.
• Whenever Brandon sends out a Pokémon in the Englishdub, he first calls out the Pokémon's name and then shouts, "I need your assistance!"
• Brandon is the firstTrainer in theanimated series to have officiallycaught and trained aLegendary Pokémon.
• In theItalian dub ofPokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl, Brandon's translated name was changed fromBaldo toMariano.

Names

Related articles

• Brandon

Brandon'sPokémon
On hand:	Regirock	Registeel	Dusclops	Ninjask	Solrock	Regice
Befriended	Regigigas

Hoenn Battle Frontier
Battle Tower Salon Maiden Anabel	Battle Palace Palace Maven Spenser	Battle Factory Factory Head Noland	Battle Pyramid Pyramid King Brandon	Battle Dome Dome Ace Tucker	Battle Arena Arena Tycoon Greta	Battle Pike Pike Queen Lucy

This game character article is part ofProject CharacterDex, aBulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in thePokémon games.

• Characters
• Male characters
• Characters with an unknown English voice actor
• Characters with an unknown Japanese voice actor
• Game characters
• Animation characters
• Frontier Brains
• Trainers with Legendary Pokémon