Favorite rival of all time?

I don't know if anyone done this, but...who do you consider to be the best rival of Ash (Satoshi) of all time and why?

Probably Gary (Green). Well, technically, there's a huge difference between Red and Green and Ash and Gary - I personally prefer the former - so I think that Green is the best rival of Red. But...probably Paul for Ash.

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Nice answer. But technically...I was asking about Ash, not Red. We all know Red would own Ash in a heartbeat. So to put it in a better understanding, it's Ash from the anime, not Red. Still, your answer is still very good.

Gary/blue i like him the best because he was just...uh...original?

Gary, because he is the original foil of Ash. He highlights all that makes ash unique as a trainer, whether it be his unique approach to training pokemon, or his ability to rise above all odds and succeed. He gives advice when needed, is a challenging rival for Ash competitively. Honestly, all major rivals after Gary are just carbon copies of Gary, they all contain elements of the original rival.

Paul = Gary with purple hair.

Drew = Gary with a green wig

Trip = Gary bleached his hair

Interesting...except Drew was more of May's rival than Ash...since Ash and Drew only battled one time. So in a sense, Ash and Drew aren't as true rivals as that of Ash/Gary or Ash/Paul.

I'll have to go for Gary MotherTruckin' Oak.
He'ss way to badass.

-Andy-

(10-24-2011 06:15 AM)actionhero112 Wrote:  Gary, because he is the original foil of Ash. He highlights all that makes ash unique as a trainer, whether it be his unique approach to training pokemon, or his ability to rise above all odds and succeed. He gives advice when needed, is a challenging rival for Ash competitively. Honestly, all major rivals after Gary are just carbon copies of Gary, they all contain elements of the original rival.

Paul = Gary with purple hair.

Drew = Gary with a green wig

Trip = Gary bleached his hair

and LOTS of facelifts XD

Probably...Paul.
Gary is second because I only know Gary and paul.

Gary because he is a PIMP. End of story.

I'm glad people on here have enough common sense to know Gary/Blue is the best rival. I see people complain about him a lot and I just don't understand it.

Not sure why myself...but long as the rival's good, I'm up to see Ash battle them. So I take it your rooting for Gary then YoutubeBailey?

as a gen I fanboy, I would be ashamed of myself if I rooted for anyone else! q:

I see. Fans usually stick to who they believe.

Gary since Gary owned Ash with his eevee before he left to johto....man tat eevee looked thought. Gary evolve alot since the pokemon league.
Thats why i think Gary is the most acceptable and best rival Ash could have gotten.

Sincerely:ALVRA05

Paul of course. He was calm and collected and didn't really care whether he won or lost. The second best would be his new rival Trip.

To me, Gary and Barry were too , well, "stupid". barry was clumsy and Gary always rode around with the girls.

I think Gary or maybe Barry(they ryhme) would be a good rival. First cause' Gary has a Electivire and an Umbreon. Second Barry has a Empoleon and a Heracross.
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Gary. It was interesting seeing the rivals make peace eventually.

I liked the rivalry between Paul and Ash. Mostly it's because of their contrasting personalities. I also liked that their rivalry wasn't totally even, I mean Ash only ever beat him once or twice.

in a way, may was kinda his rival, so i go wth may!