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Fighting the Rival right after the Champion might be hard with your expanded Elite Four challenge. Though it might not make the fight as awesome since the player would have just went through many tough challenges. So, you could go the Mt. Silver route and have the Rival, and their partners...
It does sound like something Misty would do if Ash was nearby...
Question!
Will Team Rocket/Magma/Aqua be under a new Leadership or will Giovanni and such reappear?