My favourite is Bede from Sword/shield :>
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Favourite/best rival character?
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Reply by mothman
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the black/white rivals! i know that theyre sometimes controversial - like bianca - but i think theyre all very interesting. N is, of course, a very great character who im really into, but i also think the fact that cheren and bianca go on to take career paths that arent very traditional - and they have some of the most notable character arcs of all the rivals imo - makes them stand out. bianca is especially overhated, or was, i don't know how all that stands now. shes a sweetheart and im glad shes got a good position as prof junipers assistant!
Reply by viper
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Reply by CrazyMew37
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Honestly hard to say. Tbh my answer is all of Gen 9 if you could Arven and Penny as rivals. Not counting them... ehhh... probably a toss up between Silver or Kieran.
Reply by Noelle Suplex
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Honestly, I much prefer someone like Nemona as a rival. Someone who just adores fighting you. Not to get stronger but just because they genuinely enjoy it. Plus I really enjoy having a rival that is technically a champion. I think they should do that more. Obviously gotta shout-out Blue. I miss having a playful jerk as a rival.
Reply by Offline
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A bit of a vanilla answer but I've always liked Blue for his simplicity and how he motivated you just by being such a jackass. On the flip side I've always liked seeing how far Wally has come in his pokemon journey. He goes from this timid boy who just learned how to catch a pokemon for the first time to being able to make his way all the way through victory road and being able to challenge you with a proper team. Honestly if it weren't for you, the player character he had potential to be the champion. Plus seeing how over hated he was back then (I don't if it's any different now actually) just made me like my little underdog more. There's also N who I think is the most interesting rival we've had to date.
Reply by ZoranaDragon
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This is partly first game bias (SoulSilver), but my favorite rival is Silver! He's an ass at the start which helps motivate you to beat him, but you also see him grow and learn to treat his Pokemon better as you progress through the game. He is seeing that care, love, and working together properly as a team actualy makes people stronger, which is the opposite of what his dad and team rocket showed him before Giovanni abandoned him.
By the end of it, yes he still wants to get stronger, but he has also learned kindness is strength and is working to better himself because of it.
I do wish we had just a little bit more time with him in GSC/HGSS since it feels like they could have done just a bit more with his arc, but I think Pokemon Masters helps cover that.