Idk what happened, bros, but I went from not liking her at all from her first reveal to her being my favorite rival of all time. Something about her makes me feel like I wish I had a childhood friend like her; I may have even developed a bit of a crush on her, too.
I'm unsure if it's her personality, the better facial expressions in this game, the little features like her dimples or her freckles or what, but I love this girl. She's so so cute.