Rival

A Rival (Japanese ライバル Rival) is a type of Pokémon trainer that first debuted in the Generation I games. It specifically refers to Blue and Silver, but can also refer to Brendan or May, depending on the player's gender; Wally in Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald, and Dawn or Lucas, also depending on the player's choice of gender, and Pearl, in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.

Typically, Rivals will meet the player at various points in the game with progressively stronger Pokémon. They usually must be battled and defeated in order to continue the game. More often than not, they will have the starter Pokémon that weakens the one the player chose at the beginning of the game.

They use a variety of Pokémon.

Rival Sprites

File:RBBlue.png Blue in Pokémon Red and Blue

File:Silver Sprite GS.gif Silver in Pokémon Gold and Silver

File:Brendan.png Brendan in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

May in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

File:Wally game.PNG Wally in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

File:SpriteBlue.png Blue in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

File:Koki.png Lucas in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

Dawn in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

File:Jun.png Pearl in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

Rival and friend characters
Core series Blue • Silver • Brendan/May • Wally • Barry • Lucas/Dawn • Ethan/Lyra • Cheren • Bianca N • Hugh • Calem/Serena • Shauna • Tierno • Trevor • Lillie • Hau • Gladion • Trace Hop • Marnie • Bede • Klara • Avery • Nemona • Arven • Penny • Carmine • Kieran Spin-off games Ronald • Paulo • Lear • Tina