"I'm Brawly! Dewford's Gym Leader! I've been churned in the rough waves of these parts, and I've grown tough in the pitch-black cave! So you wanted to challenge me? Let me see what you're made of!"
Brawly first appears in the episode Brave the Wave When Ash went to the Dewford Town Gym to challenge him, Brawly went surfing instead. Brawly became an excellent Fighting-type trainer after training with the Cianwood City Gym Leader, Chuck. He is a kind person that helps people with their welfare.
Brawly was seen as a laid-back surfer boy at Dewford. But one day he went to Rustboro City and saw a beautiful lady. He fell in love at her instantly. Then he knew it was Roxanne, a bossy girl. He can't believe he fell in love with her.
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He battled against Sapphire and lost. Afterwards during when all Gym Leaders had a meeting, they talked about which Team is good,Team Magma or Team Aqua. Though in the end, both teams were causing mayhem in the entire region.
Machop was first seen in Brawly's and Ash's first gym battle where it defeated Ash's Taillow. It was seen again in Brawly's second Gym Battle with Ash were it nearly defeated Treecko when using the geyser in Brawly's training arena but lost to Ash's Corphish.
Hariyama first appeared in Brave the Wave as a Makuhita. Like Brawly, Makuhita also enjoys surfing the waves. It evolved in order to defeat Ash's Treecko. During Brawly and Ash's rematch, Hariyama was defeated by Treecko.
Brawly's name is a play on the word BRAWL, which means to fight since he is a Fighting-type Pokémon trainer.
Both Brawly's and Chuck's gyms are located on islands that have a mountain nearby.
In the anime, Brawly's Makuhita evolves into Hariyama.
In the anime, Brawly is voiced by Jason Griffith and his girlfriend is voiced by Lisa Ortiz. Their voice actors also did the voices of Sonic and Amy in Sonic X.