So did you consider him a rival or no?

Nah.

>>30451804
>did you consider your rival a rival or no?
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>>30451878
my friends at daycare said he wasn't a rival so i'm gathering anecdotes.

>>30451804
Why would I? He's just a shitty Silver wannabe. Easily one of the worse rivals in the series; only the Gen 5 and 6 rivals are worse.

>>30451924
But Silver is worse.

>>30451804
Hau is the inept but cheerful main character.
Gladion is his tsundere acquaintance that helps him throughout his journey.
(You) are the rival, always one step ahead of them.

>>30451804
Inb4 edgy but I haven't considered anyone a rival since gen 4

>>30452933
Oh shit.

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>>30451804
>Didn't start your journey with/at the same time as you
>shows up for the first time halfway through the game
>Doesn't have a starter Pokemon
Of course I didn't consider him a rival. Anyone that does has actual brain damage and should get it checked out.

>>30452933
This is actually pretty decent as stupid theories go.

Still, Hau's actually pretty damn competent.

>>30451804
No, he's just one of those characters you battle sometimes

>>30451924
>this shit taste

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>>30452933
>You are your rival's rival
Yes that is how rivals work

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>>30451924
>one of the worse

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>>30451804
>Talk to him in hotel
>"Get out"

I went n expecting bantz or edge and instead got a reasonable response to barging into someones room. Found that quite humorous.

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>>30453299
>Jimmy Kimmel

>>30453027
shut it, furry

>>30453027
So Wally is not a rival? Ok then.

>>30453027
I bet you're one of those idiots that thinks Wally wasn't a rival

>>30453154
Most of the time, probably. It can always be one sided though, I don't think anyone thought Hau threatening until he pulled the fully EV trained Raichu out of his malasada.

>>30451924
no

I should fine you for having that opinion

Barry is easily the worst

>>30451804
he didn't show up near enough. Disappointing, really.

>>30453399
Nah. Every rival >>>>>>>> XY friends

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>>30451804
>chuuni faggot
>rival

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I consider him a cute.

>>30453027
>>30451804
>one of his motivations is to become stronger than you
>his signature Pokemon's final typing has an advantage over your starter Pokemon's
>Battle him multiple times throughout the story
>meet his family and help him with his own problems
>battle him right before you challenge the League

>not a rival

Dumbasses. Any of you who think otherwise.

>>30451924
>may is a better rival
Wew.
>but wally!
Great in ORAS. Criminally underdeveloped in RSE.

Gladion is a perfect rival. Better than N, even. He's dynamic like Silver, but isn't just being a dick for the sake of being a dick from the get-go. You can empathize with me. And he also has a strong team, unlike Silver.

Blue is not a perfect rival. One-note as fuck. Yes, you want to beat him, and, yes, he can be hard to beat, but he's horrible as a character up until GSC.

>>30453642
>You can empathize with me
>me
Gladion please stop posting

>>30453642
Gladion tell us what you did with the third Type:Null.

Barry > Blue > Silver > Gladion > everyone else >>> XY cunts

>>30453692
>>30453717

/thread

>>30453642
>gladion is hiding behind a tree during celebration for you becoming the champion
>"I-I heard the Alolan champion was strong"
I know you want MC-kun;s dick Gladion, but you don't have to be so obvious about it.

>>30453027
>halfway through the game
He shows up before the second trial. In other words, before the second gym.

Also, you're being way too autistic with your definition of rival. A rival is meant to be someone who challenges you repeatedly throughout your journey, someone who serves as a benchmark for growth and who propels you to become stronger througj competition. You also typically don't agree on at least one major point. In that sens, Gladion, N, and Wally are rivals moreso than Shauna, May, or Bianca.

>>30453620

a-and hot in a weird way

>>30451804
i feel bad for him. crazy mother, amnesia father, living alone in motels, he doesn't seem to started this liking or wanting to be this way. and team skull is so mean with him

>>30453717
Anon... not all of the Type:Null were identical. Nor were they all Pokemon.

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Why are you asking?

His battle theme is LITERALLY named "Vs Rival". There is absolutely no debate. He sets his Silvally to always be the superior type on the triangle.

Hau is just some guy who didn't even get the advantaged starter.

>>30451804
Wife's brother.

>>30453925
>His battle theme is LITERALLY named "Vs Rival"
So is Wally's

>>30451804
I'm not sure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YGPtsr3osM

>>30453925
Hau may be the """friend""", but his fights are undeniably harder than any of Gladion's. Getting the disadvantaged starter doesn't mean anything because Raichu quickly becomes his actual ace.

Gladion may be the "rival" but he doesn't appear anywhere near often enough to justify the title, and his fights are easy as shit.

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>>30453870
>Research notes cite them as a trio of pokemon crafted to combat UBs.
>"Anon they're not all pokemon"
You wanna run that by me again?

>>30453976
And Wally is also a rival. Nice argument.

>>30453925
I was about to say the exact same thing. The datamine revealed that he's the rival, so that should have put it to rest. Why is this still up for debate?

Oh, right, this is /vp/, and if every rival isn't a Gary clone, anons shriek with autismal rage.

>>30454023
The FRLG datamine says the rival's name is Terry and the girl's name is ""Leaf""

>>30453987
Research notes covered up the truth. One of the Type:Null was allegedly a human child.

>>30454064
You're definitely gonna have to put some more effort into your explanation there.

>>30454050
Yeah, that still doesn't prove me wrong. Try again.

>>30454143
Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh kinda does familia because it confirms datamines aren't the be-all end-all you are touting them as. No one fucking calls Blue "Terry" in any lifetime.

Besides as >>30453980 >>30453462
say Gladion may be the rival on paper but he flops at playing the part. Hau gives challenge and he's just supposed to be the shitty "friend"

>>30454192
Not that guy, but Gladion's theme is better, so who cares.

>>30454090
Just trying to have fun, mate. Got called out for being Gladion so I figured I'd go the "N is a Zoroark" autismo route.

I'm not actually a Type:Null.

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>>30454261
Ah. I too was pretending to be retarded.

Good show, anon.

Yeah, at one point he says that you two aren't friends, but not enemies either. I wanted to hand him a dictionary with the entry "Rival" bookmarked.

I'm not a patternfag, so he's just another character to me.

To put things in patternfag perspective though, Hau's Raichu was strong enough to warrant him being a worthy rival.

Hau is a rival. Gladion is a plot character, with no league ties, who happens to battle you.

>>30454456
I don't think it's impossible for us to have two competent rivals. They've been trying to do the "Multiple Rivals" thing since BW, it's just that up until now one or more of those rivals was either not an actual trainer or was fucking mediocre as hell.

>>30453870
>>30453717
Lillie will have it in the new Kanto game.

>>30454466
>with no league ties
This is a horrible argument to use when talking about Sun and Moon. And I'm sure you'll ignore that Gladion fights you right before the league just like Hau and is a post-game league match just like Hau.

Why does /vp/ suck Silver's dick so much?

At the beginning his edge and THE WEAK SHOULD FEAR THE STRONG shit was cool, but as the game progresses it's like he keeps trying to out-edge himself and calling everyone weak trash despite losing every single time. At least until he suddenly notices that he was the weak one all along because he didn't believe in the power of FRIENDSHIP.

Blue was cool. When he lost he was smug, but it made sense because he acted just like a 2cool4you asshole.

Actually even Cheren was better as a "jerk" rival. Silver just made no sense.

>>30453399
Would you fine him... say...

1,000,000P?

>>30454785
DOES /vp/ suck Silver's dick? Other than one guy who is trying really hard to make him seem better than Gladion, I don't really see /vp/ talk good about ANYONE from GSC/HGSS other than Kanto rematches.

>>30453980
>Gladion may be the "rival" but he doesn't appear anywhere near often enough to justify the title

Yes he does? And you battle him four times throughout the story, team up with him, battle him again in postgame, and he gives you one of the Type: Null. He's a great rival and a useful character.

>>30454466
>with no league ties
??? He battles you before the League and after the League as a challenger.

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>>30453328
>Full Metal Alchemist

>>30454466
>Plot characters can't be rivals
>He has no league ties when he specifically challenges you before and after the league.
>You can't have two rivals despite the fact that Bianca, Cheren, Caelum/Serena, Trevor, and Tierno are ALL billed as rivals over two games, even if all but MAYBE two of those are shit.

There's so much false logic in this post it's unreal.

>>30454990
memes

>>30454859
Oh, I wasn't referring to this thread in particular, it's just that that guy made me remember all the other times I've seen several people here praising Silver as the best rival the series has had, usually in those threads dedicated to shit on the XY retard quartet.

Depends whether or not N counts as a rival. Because he's pretty much that.

>>30454941
So are Gladion, Hau, Blue and Cheren (and N if you want to count him) the only rivals who have canonically defeated the E4 of their regions?

>>30451804
i had a much harder time with the gladion fights than the hau ones that raichu gave me no trouble