SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
Ah, the rival character. A quintessential piece of any medium centered around growing stronger, wiser, or more capable, the rival serves as the primary goalpost you must overcome, as well as the bar you must always strive to be ahead of.
We have...
Blue (Red/Blue/Yellow)
-Grandson of Professor Oak. Starts off as a jerk, and is always one step ahead of you in every way, beating each gym before you, and even becoming league champion. He reappears in Gold/Silver as the gym leader of Viridian City. In Yellow, his starter is always Eevee. By the time of Gold/Silver, he's mellowed out and is a friendlier person.
Silver (Gold/Silver/Crystal)
-Blue was a jerk, but Silver is a much more sinister character. He believes in raw power, and isn't above criminal actions - his first pokemon was stolen from Professor Elm's lab. He will attempt to use his power-driven philosophy to beat you several times. He's also
May/Brendan (Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald)
-The daughter/son of Professor Birch, May/Brendan is the opposite gender version of the player character you chose. Much friendlier than the two rivals before them, May/Brendan act more like a friend than as an obstacle you must overcome, but they'll still be there to test your progress every step of the way.
Barry (Diamond/Pearl/Platinum)
-Compared to the other rivals, Barry is a bit eccentric, and a little bit of a doofus. Barry is also the more friendly sort of rival, although he won't hesitate to compete with you to be the best of the best. The son of Frontier Brain Volkner, Barry has a legacy to live up to. He's also a bit obsessed with Crasher Wake...
Cheren (Black/White)
-Cheren is a very studious character. He doesn't compete with you so much as test your abilities along the way. While friendly, he is also very serious, and uses logical thinking at every opportunity.
Hugh (Black/White 2)
-Due to a rather harsh experience in his childhood in which Team Plasma robbed the Purrloin that his sister was given as a gift, he seeks to become stronger by any means possible so that he can fight Team Plasma. He is very fond of his sister, and of pokemon. Hugh is a trainer with a purpose - he is very driven to achieve his goals, and tends to be a bit extreme.
Serena/Calem (X/Y)
-Your neighbor from Vaniville Town, Serena/Calem decides to go on your journey alongside you. Perhaps the most agreeable of rivals, Serena/Calem acts as a guide and as a friend, always working alongside you, and never against you. Even the battles you have are initiated in a manner that suggests you are not so much competing, but rather testing one another's skills and helping one another improve.
Other, psuedo-rivals include: Wally (Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald), Bianca (Black/White), Shauna, Tierno, and Trevor (X/Y). These characters fall outside the standard rival conventions in that they do not pick the starter pokemon that is strong against the type of your starter pokemon. Bianca is the most standard of the psuedo-rivals, and also unique in that she is the only character to choose the third starter - the one that is weak against your type.
We have...
Blue (Red/Blue/Yellow)
-Grandson of Professor Oak. Starts off as a jerk, and is always one step ahead of you in every way, beating each gym before you, and even becoming league champion. He reappears in Gold/Silver as the gym leader of Viridian City. In Yellow, his starter is always Eevee. By the time of Gold/Silver, he's mellowed out and is a friendlier person.
Silver (Gold/Silver/Crystal)
-Blue was a jerk, but Silver is a much more sinister character. He believes in raw power, and isn't above criminal actions - his first pokemon was stolen from Professor Elm's lab. He will attempt to use his power-driven philosophy to beat you several times. He's also
the son of Team Rocket leader, Giovanni.
May/Brendan (Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald)
-The daughter/son of Professor Birch, May/Brendan is the opposite gender version of the player character you chose. Much friendlier than the two rivals before them, May/Brendan act more like a friend than as an obstacle you must overcome, but they'll still be there to test your progress every step of the way.
Barry (Diamond/Pearl/Platinum)
-Compared to the other rivals, Barry is a bit eccentric, and a little bit of a doofus. Barry is also the more friendly sort of rival, although he won't hesitate to compete with you to be the best of the best. The son of Frontier Brain Volkner, Barry has a legacy to live up to. He's also a bit obsessed with Crasher Wake...
Cheren (Black/White)
-Cheren is a very studious character. He doesn't compete with you so much as test your abilities along the way. While friendly, he is also very serious, and uses logical thinking at every opportunity.
Hugh (Black/White 2)
-Due to a rather harsh experience in his childhood in which Team Plasma robbed the Purrloin that his sister was given as a gift, he seeks to become stronger by any means possible so that he can fight Team Plasma. He is very fond of his sister, and of pokemon. Hugh is a trainer with a purpose - he is very driven to achieve his goals, and tends to be a bit extreme.
Serena/Calem (X/Y)
-Your neighbor from Vaniville Town, Serena/Calem decides to go on your journey alongside you. Perhaps the most agreeable of rivals, Serena/Calem acts as a guide and as a friend, always working alongside you, and never against you. Even the battles you have are initiated in a manner that suggests you are not so much competing, but rather testing one another's skills and helping one another improve.
Other, psuedo-rivals include: Wally (Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald), Bianca (Black/White), Shauna, Tierno, and Trevor (X/Y). These characters fall outside the standard rival conventions in that they do not pick the starter pokemon that is strong against the type of your starter pokemon. Bianca is the most standard of the psuedo-rivals, and also unique in that she is the only character to choose the third starter - the one that is weak against your type.
