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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
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.
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.