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What kind of rival do you prefer?

Anonymous Sat 15 Jul 2017 07:01:58 No.33030963 View View Reply Original Report

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Let's settle this once and for all guys:

http://www.strawpoll.me/13439400

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Anonymous Sat 15 Jul 2017 07:18:06 No.33031045 Report

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>>33030963
I like Hugh, Gladion, and Wally the most. The ones I dislike are the XY brigade and Silver, everyone else is some variant or alright.

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Anonymous Sat 15 Jul 2017 07:18:48 No.33031049 Report

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>>33030963
Blue and Silver aren't edgy.

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Anonymous Sat 15 Jul 2017 07:47:13 No.33031163 Report

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>>33031049
>Silver
>Not edgy
Maybe in the postgame he isn't, but before that he's literally Coldsteel the Treiner

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Anonymous Sat 15 Jul 2017 07:48:54 No.33031169 Report

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>>33030963
I don't care what they are, as long as they're well-written, have a good team and actually feel like a rival

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Jul 2017 07:52:49 No.33031183 Report

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>>33030963
What does Lysander count as?

Frankly, he had more of a part in XY than your actual "rival" did. Felt more like a rival than a boss, too. So weird.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Jul 2017 07:53:52 No.33031189 Report

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what about edgy friendly rivals?
you know, like blue? i've always found him to be the best rival in pokemon, since he actually feels like one

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Anonymous Sat 15 Jul 2017 07:55:40 No.33031201 Report

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>>33031183
What? He fights you twice and both are after he decides to nuke the planet.

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Anonymous Sat 15 Jul 2017 07:57:09 No.33031210 Report

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>>33031201
He also shows up repeatedly and has an actual part of the story. The "rival" is just an annoying roadblock that shows up sometimes with almost zero story impact. The fireworks cutscene added basically nothing to the story. A rival should be more than a boring roadblock, IMHO.

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Anonymous Sat 15 Jul 2017 08:01:13 No.33031234 Report

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I don't really care about how edgy/friendly a rival is as long as they have an interesting/compelling character. Hau and Gladion get pitted against each other often but personally, I thought they were both just somewhat okay, and were at their best when they interacted with each other.

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Anonymous Sat 15 Jul 2017 08:08:15 No.33031280 Report

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Blue wasn't edgy, he was just a dick.and that's why that douchebag is my favorite

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Anonymous Sat 15 Jul 2017 08:10:29 No.33031293 Report

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>>33031163
no?

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Anonymous Sat 15 Jul 2017 14:13:08 No.33032696 Report

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>>33031210
Shauna isn't your rival so why mention that cutscene?

Since Gen 3 they've had a rival and a friend or friends. Serena/Calem is your X/Y rival, the rest are friends, nothing more.

That's why ones like Shauna and Hau have the starter that is weak to yours. Rivals have the opposite.

For example, Gladion has the memory that makes his Silvally strong versus your starter from a Type standpoint for a reason.

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Anonymous Sat 15 Jul 2017 14:18:01 No.33032714 Report

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EDGY

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Anonymous Sat 15 Jul 2017 14:24:32 No.33032760 Report

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Edgy ones are good for "boss fights", but I'd friendly rivals are nice to just have a comparison to. It's nice to see friendly ones grow.
I'd prefer both, but if I had to choose I'd choose edge because their gameplay effect is more direct.
Blue, Gladion, Barry, and Silver are good. May/Brendan are good if they were there for the whole game, Wally's shit because you don't see him grow but it's still neato.

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Anonymous Sat 15 Jul 2017 14:40:36 No.33032836 Report

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>>33031189
I agree, Blue's nowhere near as much of an ass as people make him out to be. In fact he's a pretty stand up guy considering how much his grandpa likes to shit on him.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 15 Jul 2017 14:43:14 No.33032852 Report

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Barry is the best rival of the series.
Give me two rivals next gen, one like Barry one like Silver. Both with competent, full teams.

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