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5th Gen What's Your Rival's name?

cadgod120

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I saw a thread on naming the hero/heroine, but what about your rival?

Ever since I saw a rather comedic Let's Play of Gold, I have decided to name my rival...Carl.
 
PiPVoda

PiPVoda

water, Forever
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I don't know...I might name my rival after an old friend (for old times sake).
 

Ayselipera

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I might just use the first default name depending on whether it resembles him or not. I actually carefully choose my rival's name. I like to name them by how they look. So, for example in HG/SS I think I may have named Silver Danny once because he looks like a Danny to me. :3
 
TwilightBlade

TwilightBlade

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Hahaha, I don't even know my trainer name yet... Maybe Light, honestly. From username, not for Black/White theme. :x!

So, the rival can be lame ol' Shadow. Or Zack. Names of my past pets. xD

Having a mean female rival would be cool. o__O
 

Mew~

THE HOST IS BROKEN
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We don't even know what they look like yet LOL
I guess I would name it an offical name like Silver in SS...
 

Eeohnex

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I'm probably going to name it after the version of the game: White if I get the White version and Black if I get the Black version, sounds pretty weird but that's what I did on my Soul Silver and Heart Gold.
 

Flare Riqueza

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I'll wait until the manga. Whatever they're called in the manga, I'll name them.

That's why I'm "Gold" and rival is "Silver", not Ethan and Heart, in SoulSilver.

I just like the manga names.

However, I may just name them after the partner game.
 

Colorado Avalanche

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Anyways. If it is a boy I always name it after one of my best friends or one of my brothers.

I think it's fun. Maybe it will be a girl this time and not boys many times.
 

cadgod120

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I'm kinda hoping for a girl rival myself. Dawn and Kris don't do much at all. May sucked too.

If that happens, then I can't name her Carl ( although that would be rather funny :D )
 
Zeta Sukuna

Zeta Sukuna

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Well, since I started HG, I'm going to name them both this:

Hero: Ichigo/Sakura
Rival: Nikolai/Arina

Yeah, for any game, these are the names. Male/Female, yay!
 

myrrh25

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I vary it a little bit
My name is always named after my real-life name, always.
For mystery dungeon games I pick the friend that I think best suits me as a be-there-for-you-always partner.
For main Pokemon games I pick the friend that I think is the most competitive battler for my rival.
 

Rich Boy Rob

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Well for my last few playthroughs I've named the rival (Pearl) Jacob after my friend who still actually likes Pokémon.
 

Shiny Shaymin

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I guess I'll do Murdle… cuz it sounds quite cool. xD
 
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