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Khoshi April 24th, 2014 2:29 AM

"I'm fining you 1 million if you're late!"
 
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In the Sinnoh Region, besides trying to fulfill your dream of becoming Pokemon Master, you're introduced to your rival in the game. Who's this, you may ask? Barry. The hyperactive, fine-happy childhood friend from your hometown's in a race to see who reaches the Champion seat first. His motivation for becoming stronger is because he is trying to be like his father, who's a Frontier Brain.

What were your thoughts on Barry? How did you welcome his debut appearance in Diamond and Pearl? Did you find him likable? Or an annoyance? Discuss. :p

SoapyBubbles April 24th, 2014 7:48 AM

I always found Barry to be a unappreciated rival and I personally like him because he is quite quirky and humorous in a sort of obnoxious and unusual way. He was different to the smug, aggressive and less than rivals from the previous games.

Hiatus April 24th, 2014 2:09 PM

Barry wasn't such a bad rival, but he just didn't like how he seemed as if he were always in a rush. :( Would've been great if he were more laid-back and cool, but oh well. I did like battling against him, though, as he was pretty challenging. You'd also gain major experience every time you defeat one of his Pokémon, which is a plus.

professor plum April 24th, 2014 5:37 PM

I actually liked Barry a lot. I found him quite comedic, and I enjoyed the 'deeper' side we saw of him when we found out about his father being Palmer. I actually enjoyed his hyperactivity for the most part - he's probably one of my favorite rivals :B

Starry Windy April 24th, 2014 8:32 PM

At first I find it shocking when meeting Barry for the first time because of the "you're getting fined" thing, but I started to like him over time, and respecting him as the rival.

Clemstar April 24th, 2014 9:11 PM

Yeah I definitely respect him as a rival. He's probably got one of the best/ high leveled teams out of all the rivals ever introduced. He has a little bit more story surrounding him (not as much as Silver but more than Blue) than most rivals. I'd love to see him as a more matured character in a sequel of sorts. That'd be pretty darn cool. Yay for character development in Pokemon -.-
So yeah, Barry gets the thumbs up from me. On ya Baz!

PlatinumDude April 24th, 2014 9:14 PM

Barry may not be as arrogant as Blue and Silver, but I like his hyperactive personality.

Khoshi April 24th, 2014 11:54 PM

I like how Barry's sort of like Gary, with every Pokemon being a way to counter yours, containing an array of types. His personality's also one of a kind. Sure, it could get irritating at times, but I liked how he was, personally :p reminds me of me a bit.

Varion Bluefire April 25th, 2014 8:04 AM

I honestly had my hopes up, of it being a case of Vs the Rival for the Champion battle.

Alas, I was disappoint. ;3;

Evening April 25th, 2014 6:28 PM

If he really is fining me 1 million, I'll kill him.

He's not bad, that is, because he's a grinding slave for me.

-Yoshi- April 25th, 2014 6:41 PM

I did not like this guy at all. Forcing me to do things I didn't want to, always rushing me. He sounds like a person I wouldn't like in real life. I guess he's a little better than some of the others though because he wasn't so nice and had a realistic personality. He was just very annoying and hard to put up with early on due to the fact that it had such a long introduction this series.

Pinta77 April 25th, 2014 11:59 PM

Barry was just... ugh!!!!! You know how some people in real life annoy you? Barry is the equivalent of that in the game. Seriously I coulda just kicked it with Dawn but Barry is suck a c---block!

Radiam April 26th, 2014 11:23 AM

Barry has mixed thoughts in my head. I liked how he was goofy and all but at the same time, I found him to be very annoying. He isn't as bad as some of your previous rivals in the games, or Ash's previous rivals in the anime. Sure, Barry might not be a very serious person but he's al-right in the end. There would be many times where I would tell Barry to just be quiet because of how irritating he can be. Good luck fining me a million, Barry. lol

Sheep April 27th, 2014 7:02 PM

He's totally under-appreciated and I didn't care much for him at first.. until I saw him in the anime. Fell totally in love and my view of his character changed entirely. He's very different from the other rivals which is a welcome change from the usual formula we had in my eyes, plus he's pretty cute and a solid battler. I had a hard time fighting him on a few occasions towards the end!

Barry, you will always be in my heart.

Seth Rollins April 27th, 2014 11:46 PM

Barry is awesome. At least better than Brendan/May. I found him hilarious as a rival, and his team is tough, he was pretty challenging. When I first met him, "IM FINING YOU 1 MILLION IF YER LATE!" I was, "Yeah this isnt going to be a good rival.." but well I was wrong.

I like Barry as one of my fav rivals :)

LetsPlayALoveGame April 29th, 2014 5:36 PM

Barry (I named him Bill after one of my best internet buddies) was "my ♥♥♥♥♥"/"my bro" of video games. Easily tied with Silver for my favorite rival of all time. I liked him because he had some of the same traits as Gary/Blue, where he would tease you and make you strive to get better like a rival should, but still work with you when the time called for it. He was decently challenging too! Going from him to Cheren/Bianca was a big disappointment for me because they were too nice and whatnot.

Aslan April 30th, 2014 1:50 AM

BARRYYYY

Love the dude, to be honest. He's my favourite rival easily and a person I can relate to. His catchphrase of fining someone a million dollars always makes me smile, I have no idea why. It just shows how impatient the guy can be. Anyway it was pretty interesting how he wanted to impress his father more than showing off his own skills. Barry seemed like the show off kind of guy but its sweet he wants to be like his dad. :D

In terms of how difficult he was, it was so and so throughout the entire game. I always remember Hearthome City to be one of the harder battles along with the one at the Survival Area. He's pretty good in general with a solid team. Anyway yes, he's very under appreciated. He's great and a tad annoying at times but still amazing nonetheless. :]

curiousnathan May 9th, 2014 5:12 PM

Barry was alright, he's definitely not as bad as the XY ones which for me I didn't connect to. They felt fake (I know they are) but they shouldn't. So in spite of this, Barry was a pretty good rival imo.

Arlo May 9th, 2014 6:19 PM

Barry's probably my favorite actual rival in any of the games (as distinct from the only "sort of" rivals like Dawn, Bianca and Brendan/May). Yeah, he can be sort of annoying, but he's an okay sort of annoying, since he's just hyper. The rest of the rivals tend to be mean-spirited and unpleasant. Whether smug and arrogant like Blue or Silver or petulant and bitter like Cheren or Hugh, there's this air of negativity that surrounds them and just makes them unpleasant. There's nothing negative about Barry though - quite the opposite in fact. I like that, even if he is sort of annoying.

Melty~ May 10th, 2014 12:50 PM

I liked Barry. His energy reminded me of my brothers, and his "war dance" at the beginning of his Platinum version battles was amusing.

Plus, he's cute~

Pendraflare May 11th, 2014 4:53 PM

He's kinda funny, even if he is really hyper-headed almost every time you run into him. Dat Barry dance! Also, he helps you at the Spear Pillar which I thought was neat.

I also saw bits of him in the anime, and there he was just as entertaining there as he was in the games. :P

SuperEspeon May 11th, 2014 5:51 PM

I liked the fact that he wasn't a complete douchebag.

Apollo May 11th, 2014 6:27 PM

Barry is one of my favorite rivals! I liked his battle music, and how his sprite was animated in Platinum. He's a mix of the arrogant rivals like Blue and Silver, and the nicer rivals such as Brendan and Dawn - instead of being just plain arrogant or plain nice.

Pasasin May 14th, 2014 2:01 PM

Hes not as bad as the rivals from X/Y.

Hikamaru May 15th, 2014 7:00 PM

I enjoyed Barry, he was a pretty hilarious character at times and there actually some point his final rematch team ended up being just as strong as Red (in fact, Barry's Torterra/Infernape/Empoleon in Platinum reached a maxed level of 85, although Red's Pikachu became Lv88 in HG/SS). A lot of Barry's dialogue suggests he's a kid who's always in a rush but I'll never forget his "I'll fine you if you're late" quotes.

He pretty much gave off some vibes of Blue, while being a comedy relief at the same time.

Yato May 15th, 2014 7:49 PM

Barry is my favorite rival. I enjoyed his personality a lot (and could in fact relate to it at times), loved his dialogue (his "P-O-K-accent-E Balls!" line will forever be memorable) and I always enjoyed running into him and battling him. (His VS music isn't my fave, but it's still enjoyable nonetheless. Plus, it fits him well!) I also like how he's currently the second strongest NPC you can battle outside of battle facilities.

Pepperton May 17th, 2014 7:43 PM

This may sound preposterous, but when I first got the games, I tried to style my hair like Barry. All I'm going to say about that was I didn't get much positive reception, haha. :[ That aside, I really liked Barry. He was truly a 'rival', someone who you don't particularly like and want to beat every time you battle. His brash, arrogant actions gave him a lot of personality that other rivals lack.


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