>rivals
From the Pokebeach interview at E3:
>There are characters that occupy the rival position, but we want the games to be about having fun with a bunch of people.
It's going to be a joke. There won't be an asshole rival like Gary or Silver. It'll just be a group of friends urging you to Streetpass and make fill up your friends list on your daily train commutes to your Japanese elementary school.
