>>28248693Hugh is my favorite Rival by far. I actually felt like he was a friend since he wasn't someone my character just met at the beginning of the game and I felt like he always had my back. Not to mention he had initiative of his own and had his own things to do instead of staying one step behind me and stroking my ego on how good I am for beating him.
I feel like he's close to Barry in that regard, but I've never played a Sinnoh game myself.