>>48771798Brendan/May, as others mentioned, didn't bother you as much and even bowed out early when they realized they couldn't beat you (though the fact they do so before evolving their starter all of the way arguably makes them worse). Wally had a character arc and, in fact, his journey took place totally independently of yours.
It's been ages since I played Black and White, so I can't remember if Bianca and Cheren were bad, but Bianca did have that scene with her dad, so maybe they had character arcs?
Kales:
>Shauna has that scene at the perfume palace, and is peppy. Can't remember much besides that>The most/only interesting thing about Trevor requires you to stumble upon his house in Lumoise, and even then, you can't do anything with the information you get there.>Tierno is Tierno>>48771864>May/Brendan and Wally should've been combined into a single rival. Otherwise they're underwhelming.I have a crackpot theory that May/Brendan were meant as a intentional misdirect so that Wally ending up as the final rival would be more of a surprise.
Wally also acting completely independant of you is also interesting, even if you only get the most out of it in Emerald with the Match Call.
