Top 10 Rival Characters from the Pokemon Franchise
Note: In this list you can add rivals from the Games universe, Anime universe and Manga universe.First rival in Pokemon game.
Gary oak appeared in the anime series in seasons 1-5 . He was ash's rival and childhood friend . Though they had a dispute once they fought over a rusty pokeball they wanted for luck, which broke after they fought over it . Gary was the grandson of professor oak . He had cheerleaders & his own car. There where a lot of things he did to irritate ash, such as write things addressing ash, to picking on him . After he lost to ash at the Johto league, he decided to be a Pokemon researcher ... even though he always beat ash afterwords when they battled . So he wasn't ash's rival anymore, and they were a lot friendlier around each other . Gary even gave ash the other half of the pokeball at some point ...read more. First Pokemon games I ever played, he was in. I still have the memories...
He was my first rival. So that's why I pick him.
He kind of tugged at the heartstrings... Oh how I wish I could've let him win. He felt very real to me!
Bianca is a character from Pokemon by gamefreak & Nintendo. She is one of the rivals & a childhood friend of the protagonist in Pokemon black and Pokemon White. She lives in Nuvema Town, and was held back of being a Pokemon trainer because of her overprotective father wouldn't let her be one. Bianca became a trainer when her father still disapproved. Later on, she showed her father that she was ready.Bianca never really felt like she was a strong trainer like her other friends, so she later decided to be Professor Juniper's assistant, & she appeared to give the protagonist their starter Pokemon in Black 2 or White 2. ...read more.
Was she a rival? She felt like a friend to me. She was so real, and while she wasn't a good trainer, she was so strong in many other aspects.
Drew is coordinator, not player's rival or not league battler. Give him a break! He is already having his own case of being abused by the bashers. Mentioning him everywhere just give those people another chance to ridicule him since all the other mentioned characters in this list are way stronger than him.
Some people just want to drag Drew's name everywhere so people can bash him.
Gladion is a fictional character introduced in Pokémon Sun and Moon. He works for Team Skull. He serves as a rival character to the player in Pokémon Sun and Moon.