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, and Wally in Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald, and Dawn or Lukas, also depending on the player's choice of gender, and Jun, in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. They will meet the player at various points in the game with stronger Pokémon. They usually must be battled and beaten to continue with 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 Lukas in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

Dawn in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

File:Jun.png Jun in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl