>>38865699>>38865727This is actually how Gamefreak thinks. It's why they gave Brendan a more confident and snarky personality as a rival while May as a rival was bubbly and overly-affectionate. It's why they don't let you battle Dawn in DPPt despite her having a potentially great team to face off against. It's also why Bianca was a joke of a trainer, even to her own family. Competent or completive female rivals has never been a thing for some reason.