In the Ruby and Sapphire games, if the player chooses the male option, Brendan becomes the playable character and May your friend/rival and vice versa. May’s name in Japan is ‘Haruka’, meaning ‘spring flower’. Name origin: Brendan’s name comes from the word ‘brave’.Evil organization: Team Aqua and Team Magma.They even defeated Red!īrendan and May (Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire, 2002): If you think about it, with 16 badges, they’re much stronger than Red. After Ethan/Kris collect the 8 badges from the Kanto region, they are faced against Red in Mt. Of all playable characters, Ethan/Kris collect the most badges: After they collect the 8 badges of the Johto region and defeat the Elite Four at the Indigo Plateau, they travel to Kanto to defeat the 8 local gym leaders as well. In Crystal, you had the option to choose for a girl for the first time. Kris’ name is derived from ‘Crystal’, the name of the game.Įthan was the only playable character in the Gold and Silver games. Biblically, Ehtan is believed to be a harp or cymbal player on King David’s court. His Japanese name is ‘Hibiki’, which means ‘sound’ or ‘echo’. Name origin: Ethan’s name origin is somewhat far-fetched.Starters: Chikorita, Totodile, or Cyndaquil.