Rival: Difference between revisions

==In the games==

===Core series===

In the [[core series]], a rival is a recurring opponent to the {{player}} throughout the game. This character archetype has appeared in every core series game since its debut in [[Generation I]]. Typically, rivals will be met by the player early in the game, usually around the time the player receives their [[first partner Pokémon]]. In most games, the rival will also obtain a first partner Pokémon and will usually participate in the player's first [[Pokémon battle]] against a Trainer. From then on, rivals will appear frequently throughout the player's journey, often being one step ahead of the player as they move through the region, meeting and battling the player at various points in the game with a progressively stronger and diversified [[party]]. Usually, they must be defeated in order to continue the game; the most important of these battles happening either right before or during the player's challenge to the [[Elite Four]].