>>53574219Nemona may be the latest but i think she is probably the pinnacle of "Friendly Rival" who is obviously and blatantly going easy on you right until you become Champion, i just kinda wish we got to see her "A-Team" that she supposedly had before she started training the one she specifically made to use during the game. Plus her plot line of hitting the point where she is "too good" to a point barely anyone wants to battle with her anymore was kinda relatable honestly.
Honestly i'd give Klavery bonus points for being entertainingly petty (Klara more so) and just flat-out cheating, their main issue is that Isle of Armor is so short and as a result so is their rivalry plot compared to characters who get a whole game to shine. I'd love to see a main rival who did pre-emptive field sabotage like they did.
Hugh is probably the least "Rival" of all Rivals, but he had his won plotline so he was still fine as a character, it was just that he kinda just came off as a Doubles Partner rather then someone you was competing against or trying to prove something to.
Serena/Calem was nice with how they get increasingly frustrated but was basically lost in the cacophony that was the XY group. as a whole, them plus Hau basically equals Hop.
