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The main problem with XY's rivals is how forgettable they are, just watch TamashiiHiroka's Top 10 Best and Worst Rivals video and she'll explain why they are so forgettable.
Indeed there were just too many rivals in XY. They could have scrapped Trevor and Tierno altogether and given a little more depth to Shauna and your Rival as two rivals worked Ok in Black/White.
As it stands though Shauna was ok if maybe a little annoying whilst your Rival seemingly existed to lose to you over and over.
2015 was one of the rare years no main series game came out, I expect (and I think we all do) a Pokémon Z this year. I wonder though why it hasn't been announced yet. Everything is pointing at it, how long do we have to wait to get more certainty?
No confirmation of a new Pokemon game is odd. Z will likely sell well if that is where we are heading and similar to Platinum to Diamond/Pearl may fit many of the problems in XY.
-There hasn't been a single generation without a "third version" of the games. (Well, except Gen V, but it got two enhanced storylines.)
-The newest anime season is called XY&Z.
-There is a Pokémon starting with Z which has new formes announced that aren't present in any of the current games.