Bede is a Minor
Rival found in
Pokemon Sword & Shield. You will first run into Bede (who will have a clear attitude) when signing up for the Gym Challenge in
Motostoke, but he will not actually introduce himself until he battle's you in the
Galar Mine. Much like your trainer, Bede is looking to become the next
Galar Region Champion. What makes Bede even more interesting is that his letter of endorsement towards participating in the Gym Challenge was actually given by
Chairman Rose himself. However, as the Main Story progresses, you will learn that
Rose only did so in order for Bede to collect Wishing Stars for him.
While doing
Rose's bidding,
Bede will cross paths with your trainer a number of times. When this happens, you will usually have to have a battle against him. Eventually, you will have to stop Bede from destroying the monument found in
Stow-on-Side. Defeat him in this battle, and
Chairman Rose will appear. Rose will be upset that Bede took one of his own Pokemon to destroy a historic site. Even though Bede will express he was doing the right thing, Rose will disqualify Bede from the Gym Challenge and will send him back to Hammerlock.
After defeating the Gym Leader
Opal, she will offer to take you back to
Hammerlocke. Once there, you will again run into
Bede. He believes your trainer is only there to make fun of him while at rock bottom, but he also thinks
Rose might let him rejoin the Gym Challenge if he goes to him. Opal will notice Bede and will be impressed by how pink he is, and she'll offer to take him under her wing in order to help him. He will agree, and the two of them will return to
Ballonlea.
You won't see
Bede again until directly before the
Champion Cup Finals take place, where he'll insist on battling you once again. If he loses the battles, he'll pledge to give up being a Pokemon Trainer. However, after defeating, the fans will cheer for Bede and express that he should just restart his career. He'll agree to do so, hoping to become the next Fairy Type Gym Leader of
Ballonlea.
From there, you won't see
Bede again until the Poke Game Story when you head to the
Ballonlea Gym to stop the
Dynamax Pokemon caused by
Sordward and
Shielbert. He'll tell your trainer that he already defeated the Dyanmax Pokemon by himself, being he is the new Gym Leader of Ballonlea now that
Opal has retired. He'll challenge you to one final battle, and after being defeated once more, Bede can only be found as one of the possible participants when rematching the Champion Cup.
Later on after defeating the
Crown Tundra DLC,
Bede will be a participant at that
Galarian Star Tournament. Furthermore, after defeating both the
Isle of Armor and Crown Tundra DLC Packages, Bede's Champion Cup Rematch
Pokemon Team will see a bump in their levels.