>>19307553Personality wise? I'd be about as much of a rival as pic related - ie. better than you, and I know it. I'd proceed kick your ass at every turn, a little like how blue/green appears to get you at every turn. Difference is, my avatar would have fully EV trained pokes and a good AI, as well as having higher levels than the next gym leader. You'll have to win with skill, luck or some grinding. No cakewalks allowed.
I'd most likely be an acquaintance rival rather than a friend, choosing only to fight the protag in order to compare my strength/crush opposition to my strength.
About halfway through, I'd start working to help to protag defeat the enemy team but would never admit it was out of friendship or respect - only personal gain. There would be bare hints of sentiment.
I'd steamroll through the E4, and the protag would end up walking in on a battle between the champion and I - after losing to the champion, I would retreat and train in a cave or something (the champion is gonna have to be tough as fuck), perhaps to come back as g/s's red as a final boss.
Here's the kicker - The game autosaves at the first encounter. If the protag fails to beat me the first time after each encounter, he/she misses out on a potential victory message, and loses a huge portion of their money. Attempting to face me after a loss will result in a lower difficulty (but still hard by gym leader standards) battle, as I've already wrecked your ass - there's no need to use my full strength.
Final team: Primarily bulky/fast attackers. In other words attack stat is a priority, with defenses/speed.
>Dragalge>Tyranitar>Gliscor>Crobat>Steelix>Cloyster 