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Akagami_Shanks
11/16/19 1:18:02 PM
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This guy has challenged me to a fight at least once per town
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GallisOTK
11/16/19 1:20:23 PM
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They started being annoying in gen 4, but not frustratingly so until last gen.
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Blue_Inigo
11/16/19 1:21:55 PM
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GallisOTK posted...
They started being annoying in gen 4, but not frustratingly so until last gen.

Gladion is great
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GallisOTK
11/16/19 1:22:38 PM
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Blue_Inigo posted...
GallisOTK posted...
They started being annoying in gen 4, but not frustratingly so until last gen.

Gladion is great

I was referring to Hau
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Rikiaz
11/16/19 1:22:43 PM
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Blue_Inigo posted...
GallisOTK posted...
They started being annoying in gen 4, but not frustratingly so until last gen.

Gladion is great

He is, but Hau is garbage.
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Akagami_Shanks
11/16/19 1:23:30 PM
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They're all the same too

Either they go "Omg i'm so glad to be your friend hehe let's duel" or they're some edge kid "I hate everything I'm going to kick your ass"
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BLAKUboy
11/16/19 1:23:39 PM
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GallisOTK posted...
They started being annoying in gen 4, but not frustratingly so until last gen.

Nah, the frustrating "rivals" started in gen 6. Hau was just a double down.
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Banjo2553
11/16/19 1:28:40 PM
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I saw Alpharad mistakenly call Hop Hau and I completely don't blame him.
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s0nicfan
11/16/19 1:29:44 PM
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It started around red/blue I'd say.

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Blue_Inigo
11/16/19 1:31:41 PM
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Hugh from Gen 5 was a pretty good rival. Not a super OMG FRIENDS type or an EDGE guy.
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BLAKUboy
11/16/19 1:58:49 PM
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Banjo2553 posted...
I saw Alpharad mistakenly call Hop Hau and I completely don't blame him.

They are literally the exact same character and I legitimately don't know why. Hau was completely awful and nobody fucking liked him, so why even bring him back?
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Blue_Inigo
11/16/19 3:08:49 PM
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BLAKUboy posted...
Banjo2553 posted...
I saw Alpharad mistakenly call Hop Hau and I completely don't blame him.

They are literally the exact same character and I legitimately don't know why. Hau was completely awful and nobody fucking liked him, so why even bring him back?

There was an interview somewhat recently where the devs talked about no longer liking having asshole rivals. It's why we haven't really had one since Gold/Silver
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Banjo2553
11/16/19 3:10:59 PM
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Blue_Inigo posted...
BLAKUboy posted...
Banjo2553 posted...
I saw Alpharad mistakenly call Hop Hau and I completely don't blame him.

They are literally the exact same character and I legitimately don't know why. Hau was completely awful and nobody fucking liked him, so why even bring him back?

There was an interview somewhat recently where the devs talked about no longer liking having asshole rivals. It's why we haven't really had one since Gold/Silver

Yeah, but they can have different personalities to these rivals if they weren't lazy about it. Hop is literally just a reskinned Hau. He acts exactly the same, and Hau's "OMG UR MY BESTEST FRIEND AND I DON'T CARE IF I LOSE" attitude is so sickeningly annoying over time.
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JoeDangIt
11/16/19 3:12:41 PM
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I'd rather just not have a rival at this point.
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ThePrinceFish
11/16/19 3:15:06 PM
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hey guys u wanna dance with me?

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Blue_Inigo
11/16/19 3:20:20 PM
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Banjo2553 posted...
Blue_Inigo posted...
BLAKUboy posted...
Banjo2553 posted...
I saw Alpharad mistakenly call Hop Hau and I completely don't blame him.

They are literally the exact same character and I legitimately don't know why. Hau was completely awful and nobody fucking liked him, so why even bring him back?

There was an interview somewhat recently where the devs talked about no longer liking having asshole rivals. It's why we haven't really had one since Gold/Silver

Yeah, but they can have different personalities to these rivals if they weren't lazy about it. Hop is literally just a reskinned Hau. He acts exactly the same, and Hau's "OMG UR MY BESTEST FRIEND AND I DON'T CARE IF I LOSE" attitude is so sickeningly annoying over time.

Hau was fine tbh. He wasnt that peppy. He was pretty laidback
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slmcknett
11/16/19 10:21:49 PM
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I'm pretty sure the only good rivals were Blue, Silver, and Hugh. Everyone else is a dweeb, especially the dorks who hung out with you in Kalos. Hau and Hop are both equally annoying.

It'd be one thing if they were just nice to you -- they don't gotta be a jerk -- but they actively do stuff like heal your team for you whenever you meet up, and make things Weenie Hut Jr baby mode for you. It's annoying.

I enjoyed when Gary motherfuckin Oak came crawling out of a bush after you scraped through Mt. Moon and proceeded to curbstomp your one remaining Pokemon in 10 seconds flat. Gave the game a challenge. The game's are just too handholdy now.
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GallisOTK
11/16/19 10:34:01 PM
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slmcknett posted...
I'm pretty sure the only good rivals were Blue, Silver, and Hugh. Everyone else is a dweeb, especially the dorks who hung out with you in Kalos. Hau and Hop are both equally annoying.

Brendan/May in 3rd gen were pretty cool. They were in that "nice and helpful but not annoying" category.
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