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Golurks Were Meant to Fly July 27th, 2012 10:42 PM

Bianca Or Cheren?
 
So yeah, which of your two rivals did you prefer, in all aspects?

  • Based on their teams,
  • Their battling style,
  • Their personality,
  • Their strength,
  • Their sprite,
  • And anything else.
Discuss! :D

danaxe July 27th, 2012 10:49 PM

cheren he is da best rival
i like how he studies pokemon to get an advantage

tajaros July 27th, 2012 11:04 PM

I like Cheren since I like him with these... :)

Battling style,
Personality,
Strength,

He's much challenging of an opponent than Bianca... :)

ZetaZaku July 28th, 2012 3:01 AM

Bianca all the way.

Her sprite
Her personality
Her sprite

I also love the animation when she throws out her first Pokemon.

Hikamaru July 28th, 2012 3:14 AM

I love Cheren better cos of these reasons:

He is intelligent
Has a good-looking sprite
His personality
He plans strategies
He is more challenging than Bianca.

http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/8/80/Spr_BW_Cheren.png

Yeah, they don't call me a Cheren Fangirl for nothing! He is the coolest.

diab_low July 28th, 2012 3:34 AM

Hahah I knda liked both of them

CHEREN:
stronger rival
cool sprite
cool team
likes how he ponders on what Alder told him.

Bianca
Looks cute
Love how she thinks bout Pokemon
Kinda funny wanting to be everyone's bodyguard.

Ho-Oh July 28th, 2012 3:55 AM

Cheren is better. :3 While his team was easier to beat, I preferred his character as well as his design. n_n Plus he reminded me of Jake while Bianca reminded me of nobody.

Also guys, just a note that you shouldn't be posting your responses based on their B2W2 characters. I know that's obvious but people tend to do this often, sooo just getting in early!

PlatinumDude July 28th, 2012 5:40 AM

I like Cheren because of his design (he looks a bit like me), no-nonsense personality and good character development throughout the game. His team is okay though.

Cyclone July 28th, 2012 8:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by diab_low (Post 7274105)
Bianca
Looks cute
Love how she thinks bout Pokemon
Kinda funny wanting to be everyone's bodyguard.

And then when Munna got stolen, Iris had to help her. Didn't Iris become HER bodyguard?

I like Cheren better myself. This may be because I think more like him. Being as strong as you can be is the way to go, but at the same time, you have to be nice to your Pokémon and not push them too hard. I tend to push them sometimes or forget to swap out before an in-game battle. Oops. :)

Cyclone

XtinaIsMeLuvinWWE July 29th, 2012 1:36 PM

Bianca - I like that she has a Mienshao and orange, green and yellow (her blonde hair) are my favourite colours and her design has all of them :D

atmmachine11 July 29th, 2012 4:14 PM

I like Cheren, his battle methods and his personality are what win him over Bianca.

Cerberus87 July 30th, 2012 6:25 AM

I hate Cheren, a newb trainer who thinks he knows it all just because he studied a little bit. He looks very arrogant to me.

I don't like Bianca much either but my vote goes to her.

Katie the Friendly Ghost July 30th, 2012 6:39 AM

I kinda hated both of them haha, personality-wise. But Cheren was a much stronger rival in battle for me. His Gigalith ughhh. So I'll pick Bianca.

WolfricX July 30th, 2012 12:34 PM

I like them both.

Cheren is a good strategist and has a good head for battling, and in some aspects more of a challenge for awesomely awesome trainers like me (although I still beat him pretty easily O.O).

Bianca understands her pokemon more and is more compassionate as well as she has a good sense of humor, she is like a walking comedy show! Although she can seem a bit cluttered (in a strangely good way) at times.

As I said before I like them both and appreciate the different quality they like best.


Weirdly formal rant/opinion over!

-Wolfric

docowocool July 30th, 2012 1:17 PM

I prefer Biance.
Upsides of Bianca

She looks cute
She loses things
She is funny

Downsides of Bianca
She is easy to beat

I hate Cheren

Upsides of Cheren
He is hard to beat
He is battleable very day

Downsides of Cheren
He is too much like me
He is arrogant (like me)
He thinks he knows everything (like me)
He wears stupid glasses
He exists (like me)

Anyway Bianca has the type advantage over Cheren so she wins.

Mentalii August 3rd, 2012 7:36 AM

I prefered Bianca. She had a better personality and a better design to my mind. And, she's the very first female rival, who, besides, choose the starter which is weaker than your, that's really something. She wasn't a basic rival, contrary to Cheren that was good too nevertheless.

Monasti August 3rd, 2012 8:34 AM

Cheren just seemed more of a rival to me. Before I battled him, all the way through the game, I checked the levels of my pokemon, made sure they had good moves and put them in a good order.

With Bianca I just powered straight through, like it was nothing.

In a rival in the games, I prefer something quite difficult to work with, and it seemed Cheren was a better fit for me than Bianca.

Also, Cheren is a lot like me, doesn't think much about the future, only about the task he's trying to complete at the time. Bianca thinks too much.

Cyclone August 3rd, 2012 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monasti (Post 7284238)
With Bianca I just powered straight through, like it was nothing.

I must not be the norm. This is where my distaste of the legendary monkeys first came to pass, as I was still battling Bianca with only the non-evolved forms and figured I would outmatch her with type, but that proved difficult itself (duh), then I got a surprise critical hit against me that forced me to change my strategy mid-battle. I got down to my final two Pokémon. Not one of my proudest moments.

Cheren on the other hand came at me with all he got, but I knew he was coming after the Legend Badge and made sure I got the right team along for the trip.

So in terms of final storyline battles, I found Bianca's tougher. Given how she seems to act like a pushover, that surprised me.

Cyclone

Xander Olivieri August 3rd, 2012 11:46 AM

I actually had an easier time with Cheren than I did with Bianca despite the obvious advantage you have over her. XD

I really liked Bianca more cause she goes through better character development than Cheren did. Cheren just seemed like a less insulting clone of Silver.

s0nido August 3rd, 2012 2:03 PM

I don't know if anyone will agree with me, but I found them to be annoying, at least compared to gen1 and gen2's rivals. I'm not drowning in nostalgia or anything, but ever since Gen3, I never liked the rivals. XD
Between Cheren and Bianca, though, I liked Cheren more.

Rodriguezjames55 August 3rd, 2012 2:14 PM

Bianca
sprite
cheren sprite killed it for me and finally a rival with a weak type

Ho-Oh August 3rd, 2012 7:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CycloneGU (Post 7284536)
I must not be the norm. This is where my distaste of the legendary monkeys first came to pass, as I was still battling Bianca with only the non-evolved forms and figured I would outmatch her with type, but that proved difficult itself (duh), then I got a surprise critical hit against me that forced me to change my strategy mid-battle. I got down to my final two Pokémon. Not one of my proudest moments.

Cheren on the other hand came at me with all he got, but I knew he was coming after the Legend Badge and made sure I got the right team along for the trip.

So in terms of final storyline battles, I found Bianca's tougher. Given how she seems to act like a pushover, that surprised me.

Cyclone

idk it might depend on the starter. Since you used Emboar, I also did too, and their teams based on the starters and everything else were different for each starter you picked, soo it could just be a matter of which starter was hardest to face on the opposing team, rather than the person maybe.

So while she did have the starter that was the weakest to face, the harder one could actually not be harder against the rest of your team and only the starter... if that makes sense lmao.

Also... the monkeys are not legendary. I'd be afraid if they were. :(

Snowdrop August 9th, 2012 8:31 AM

I choose Bianca because I'm a sexist bish/sarcasm and pretty much always prefer female characters. It was cool having two rivals instead of one though, both with very different reasons for battling. I liked Bianca's less serious approach x3 Cheren (who I also thought was female, Pokemon seems to have a thing for effeminate males) struck me as kind of a snoot. But it's been a while since I've played, so yeah ;A;

soopaord August 10th, 2012 5:12 AM

For some reason, I didn't like both of them.

Aquarius1997 August 10th, 2012 7:19 PM

I didnt like them either but i like cheren better because bianca seems soooooo slow and i am naturally unattracted to girls like that

Saturated Hue August 10th, 2012 11:52 PM

I definitely love them both, but I'm going to say Bianca because she's just adorbs. <3 :33333 I love her naivete and the fact that she gave up on being the strongest trainer ever, unlike the protag and Cheren; makes her seem like a real person uninjected by the "never give up!" morality that the Pokemon franchise and Japanese games/animes/mangas in general seems so fond of.

Bourne-mouth August 18th, 2012 1:53 PM

I prefer Cheren. He has a better team than Bianca and I like his personality.

bwburke94 August 18th, 2012 2:02 PM

I prefer Cheren as a trainer and Bianca for... other things. But not until she's 18.

kenshin- August 18th, 2012 2:47 PM

I prefer cheren even if he's not a difficult rival.

Bianca is insipid as a trainer. She spends time to cry (team rocket stole the little girl pokemon's, the team rocket stole my pokemon...). I love her when I do not hear about her. She's always too late (not about arrival time but about her pokemon training).

Rainbow Arcanine August 26th, 2012 3:21 AM

I like Cheren over Bianca for a few reasons. He's a better rival in general, strong team giving me a challenge. Also I like his personality, serious and likes to study before battles.

Bianca hasn't really given me a challenge, not yet anyway.

Drgons90 August 26th, 2012 9:00 AM

Bianca here. The theme fits her perfectly, and I like her attitude. Plus I gotta thank her for giving the starter in B2W2!

I hate Cheren. Why? "We both have [insert badge here], let's see who's stronger". Seriously, like every f-ing Gym he does that.

Blues-Music August 26th, 2012 9:41 AM

Bianca.Same reasons as drgons.
Also I hate Cherens attitude."Bianca you....Are hopeless."
"Professor Juniper?We know who you are."
"Why is the champion goofing off at a place like this?"

Not to mention he doesn't feel like a rival.Bianca feels like a friend , but thats her role.N is supposed to be the villian boss you always fight only to find out that someone else is the boss.Cheren is supposed to be the rival , but all he does , and says is "You beat a gym?I did too.Lets fight now."

A true rival is either extra competetive , or sometimes mocks you.

Sodapop August 26th, 2012 3:46 PM

I liked Cheren better, I hated Bianca's oversized hair and how she was,
she was so freaking stupid, I wonder if they stereotyped her.

Anyways I like Cheren because he's mellow, plus he doesn't have an
ugly Musharna in the end, I hate that fat pink oaf..

Cyclone August 26th, 2012 5:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sodapop (Post 7316954)
Anyways I like Cheren because he's mellow, plus he doesn't have an
ugly Musharna in the end, I hate that fat pink oaf..

Did you find it difficult to defeat? I took out a Lv.68 Purugly with mine 20 levels lower in an accidental Trainer encounter by complete chance; I suppose if I lost a battle like that I'd hate it too, but I'd equally be going after one of my own if I didn't already have it.

In other words, maybe Bianca knows what she's doing after all. I can't blame her having Musharna after that win. I still like Cheren better tho.

Cyclone

Golurks Were Meant to Fly August 26th, 2012 8:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CycloneGU (Post 7317070)
In other words, maybe Bianca knows what she's doing after all. I can't blame her having Musharna after that win.

I agree with this. I found both my rivals difficult enough, but for the weaker one, Bianca is rather tough. I really enjoyed her whole story the first time around especially, and felt could see why my main character would be friends with her. Cheren was a little too snooty, plus there was something off about his sprite, I can't put my finger on it...

So yeah, Bianca!

RivalGator August 26th, 2012 8:54 PM

I like Cheren better. Bianca was a little too... Innocent like for my taste, and Cheren chased power.

Baloth August 26th, 2012 11:22 PM

Cheren was too pompous and snooty, obsessed with becoming stronger.

Bianca was an airhead, but her enthusiasm was refreshing. ...At least, as refreshing as a 2D sprite can be.

Nick September 2nd, 2012 6:32 PM

I vastly preferred Bianca. She had a quirky, airhead personality who seemed to lighten the mood whenever she appeared. Her story and her desire to discover who she was is a lot more admirable and original than Cheren's quest to be the best, which has been overdone when it comes to rivals. Cheren's personality was really arrogant in an annoying way. It wasn't at all appealing and he came across as someone I would gladly punch in the face if given the chance. Most of what his character has to say is eye-roll inducing.

CriticalKYUC September 2nd, 2012 7:30 PM

Cheren, she was hard headed, strong and willing to push forward. Not to mention she was an actual challenge and always had your back. And she was sorta cute :3

thecritter September 3rd, 2012 9:39 AM

I personally liked Bianca more. She just livened up the mood a bit, and despite the fact that she was an airhead, she was absolutely adorable, and likeable to me. Though Cheren was pretty cool as well. Though really, really arrogant, to me.

I feel as if they could've gone into more depth about their characters though?? I mean, Cheren seemed like the kind of guy who would be confused whether Team Plasma was right or not and whether he was doing the right things. Bianca, on the other hand, seemed like the kind of girl who would disobey her father no matter what, and I felt that her father kind of let her go too easily??

But this is a kids game, anyway, so this will probably never happen and I'm getting too deep into it now...

Nick September 3rd, 2012 9:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CriticalKYUC (Post 7326502)
Cheren, she was hard headed, strong and willing to push forward. Not to mention she was an actual challenge and always had your back. And she was sorta cute :3

You might want to reconsider some of that. Cheren's a guy.

GardevoirxGalladeForever September 3rd, 2012 10:11 AM

I prefer Bianca, mostly because of her bubbly, epic and fun personality. I can also tells that she really cares for her pokemon, in fact, all pokemon. She's just so epic! She's also really fun to battle! And although she loses, she always says something positive afterwards! That's the spirit! :3

CriticalKYUC September 3rd, 2012 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Patchisou Yutohru (Post 7327376)
You might want to reconsider some of that. Cheren's a guy.


WELP
My entire life is a lie.

K1ngQu33n September 3rd, 2012 11:11 AM

Bianca,
1. Shes always in an enthusiastic mood.
2. She always is polite and kind to you when you run into her in story mode.
3. She never let's anything bring her down.

What do you guys think?

vaporeon7 September 3rd, 2012 11:36 AM

I preferred Bianca because even though her Mienshao knows Fake Out to annoy me, at least it isn't as bad as Cheren with a Sturdy Gigalith and Focus Sashed starter. She also had a pleasant colour choice for her clothing.

Thomas September 3rd, 2012 11:36 AM

Both are really annoying characters as far as the storyline is concerned, but enjoy battling Cheren a lot more than I enjoy battling Bianca.

Ho-Oh September 20th, 2012 12:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CriticalKYUC (Post 7327424)
WELP
My entire life is a lie.

It's okay! I thought Cheren looked like a girl at first too for a bit and found it strange when I realised he was definitely a guy. :( But really, neither have the greatest designs, but even still, Cheren's s better despite people getting his genders confused!

Rambagos September 20th, 2012 12:31 AM

This is difficult choice. Cheren is cool and smart trainer. His team level always higher than mine. He also challenging me. But for Bianca.... she is stubborn, slow, funny, and cute. Her team doesn't really challenging me. Okay, I choose Cheren because his personality and appearence are good as a young boy.

Pokemon_Geek September 20th, 2012 10:52 AM

Oh this is tough. They both remind of the Uryuu and Orihime from Bleach who are my favorite characters.

I like both of their teams and I feel that they fit them especially since I chose Oshawott; Snivy was made for Cheren and Tepig is just so cute with Bianca(Oshawott can fit well too). Even though Bianca gives up half way through, I always found her harder than Cheren(what is that Mushama made of? It takes forever for me to KO it) and I felt so guilty that I made her feel inferior.

In the end, I have to with Cheren. I just have soft spot for his archetype.

Squirrel September 20th, 2012 11:11 AM

Cheren's annoying and gets in the way whereas Bianca is funny and has an interesting team, so I prefer Bianca n.n Her team is more fun to fight then Cheren's and she's a lot less irritating in the story, so I prefer her appearances much more than Cheren. Plus Cheren's hair is silly x]

MVPokeStory September 20th, 2012 5:07 PM

I like Cheren because through most of the game he was more challenging unless you played the post game you vsed Bianca with some high lvls but other than that Cheren was more challenging.

vlay September 21st, 2012 4:33 AM

I like Bianca because she cute, clumsy, and beautiful. Even though she little clumsy, but at BW2 she look more smart and beauty :D


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