>>43324892Bianca is probably my least favorite. She has an interesting conflict with her dad, but it's never explored and she feels underwhelming compared to Cheren. I'm also not the biggest Hop or Silver fan.
Or half of the XY ones but they don't countI think Barry is probably the best attempt at a friendly rival since he still has plenty of agency on his own and doesn't feel like a neutered easy rival. The decision of Gamefreak to force in a Strong and Weak rival just makes weak "friendly" one laughable.
