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5th Gen Childhood Rivals and Starter Selection!

Astinus said:
I'm just happy about the fact that more characterization is included in these games. Instead of the rival NPC being the basic bratty rival, we get more of an insight into the other starting characters.

Cheren is still seriously my favorite out of the introduced characters. I love his design. Always have. Belle, on the other hand, scares me a bit.

I can't wait to see how the dynamic between these characters work.

As for that battle tournament idea? Do want. I love tournament-style Pokemon battles.
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What about Belle scares you:\
Yeah Cheren is pretty cool, I like the smart type of rival :)
 
Didn't anyone hear me when I said the Champion should be Black/White depending on the Protagonist we choose?
 
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the rivals r kinda gay u no expect mystery man n hes liek silver expect mudkipz and hes cooler
 
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It's the same place that's just to Cheren's right in the 2nd scan ! O_O
WTF ! Where do we get to face Cheren ?! In our own destroyed room ? I smell universe travellingg with your rivals ... :)
 
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It's the same place that's just to Cheren's right in the 2nd scan ! O_O
WTF ! Where do we get to face Cheren ?! In our own destroyed room ? I smell universe travellingg with your rivals ... :)
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Well our first battle with our rivals takes place in the room according to the videos we have seen...
 
Man,this sounds cool!
Battling 2 rivals,and going on an adventure with them.
Makes me even more excited!
 
Astinus said:
I'm just happy about the fact that more characterization is included in these games. Instead of the rival NPC being the basic bratty rival, we get more of an insight into the other starting characters.

Cheren is still seriously my favorite out of the introduced characters. I love his design. Always have. Belle, on the other hand, scares me a bit.

I can't wait to see how the dynamic between these characters work.

As for that battle tournament idea? Do want. I love tournament-style Pokemon battles.
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Something that every other generation seemed to miss and that DPPt covered slightly on was more characterization for the game's rivals. It always seemed to me that the rivals should just be more than just rivals but apart of the storyline too. Based on all the description given, one can only hope that's what B&W is working on implementing through the game's plot.

However, I'm looking for more than just the characterization alone. I'm really hoping that these rivals put up a good enough fight. The game developers always gave our rivals talk, but they never game them enough strategy or effort to put more than a mere dent on us. So, I'm looking forward to that as well, especially seeing as we've gotten just about three rivals and they all look like they'll be pretty decent in the game itself.

Tournament style Pokémon League is what I'm really hoping hard for this generation. Elite Four Leagues are great, but they're too easy. I'd like to challenge the Elite Four and region champion after partaking in a real tournament-style league; with the rivals, it'll make it all the more fun.
 
Magmaruby and Aquasapphire said:
Really, I thought it was Cheren first then Belle as the video shows your battle with him first...
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Well from what i gather, you battle Belle (she gets the weaker one) that destroys your room and then Cheren challenges you after (he gets the stronger one)

EDIT:weaker meaning not super effective and stronger meaning super effective
 
Yes. Two rivals are way better than one. And they are your friends. No stupid rival from HG/SS hitting you and everything. This'll be good. =D
 
Why do the rivals have better fashion sense than your character? lol

And I dunno, I thought the point of a rival wasn't to be your friend, but to be a sadistic individual who wants to beat you into the ground at all costs. Maybe I'm completely missing the point here...
 
Meh...... -.- I just bought and started SS and here comes a new game D:

Looks great, I'll definitely get this game! 2 Rivals! No accidental Poke-pick and you can easily whoop one of your rival's pokemon (the one who chooses pokemon which you have an advantage on) :D
 
Hiiro said:

Tournament style Pokémon League is what I'm really hoping hard for this generation. Elite Four Leagues are great, but they're too easy. I'd like to challenge the Elite Four and region champion after partaking in a real tournament-style league; with the rivals, it'll make it all the more fun.
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YES!YES!YES!!! This sounds absolutely Fantastic. League then Elite 4, WOW! :D
 
I want to team up with both of them in a triple battle sometime in the game.
 
I don't want to be childhood friends with such a weird-looking girl like Belle and a nerd like Cheren. xD His name reminds me of a Cherry. O.o
Why do the rivals have better fashion sense than your character? lol
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I don't think so,especially Belle with that giant Beret. <_< But when i saw female's shorts i WTFed.
Well, the "two rivals" idea will at least make the game more interesting, but then we'll whack one of them in no time. I hope Cheren will have the weaker one, cause they said he is more clever, or something like that.
 
Well we've has two rivals before but I guess its better because you will be able to battle them a bit more then in any of the other games... I wonder which outta the two pick your weakness and which picks the other...?
 
belle

i think that there may be more to belle than we think.. she's stuck with the pokemon thats at a disadvantage to our starter, and she is more of the stick in the mud outta the group...and she's disobeying her father! she may be a surprise force when we were expectiing cheren or n!!! btw, y do we get stuck with the most awkward friends...are they suppose 2 be groupies lol?
 
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