>Rarely ever shows up in Kanto >He never Battles Ash>Gets knocked out of the League before Ash>Only shows up in the Orange Islands saga at the end to have a 1 on 1 battle with Ash>Only shows up like 3 times in Johto before the league & he never battles Ash during that time>Quits being a Pokémon Trainer after losing to Ash in the LeagueWhy is he considered one of the best rivals again?
>>275274723Childhood nostalgia
>>275274723Video game
>>275274723he was too busy fucking Ash's mom most of the time
because he's the biggest asshole out of all the rivals and makes you root for ash more
>>275274817Simple enough that it lets you fill in a lot of things As the best classic RPG's have
He gets mentioned by others as well that he's always one step ahead of Ash in the original series and ends up with more badges than him. He was the antagonist you wanted to hate. But they were still friends.In the games he's much more of a true rival. He appears when you least expect and wipes you if you're not prepared beforehand. Not to mention cockblocking you from the Hall of Fame right after slogging it through Lance with one of the hardest teams in the game.
>>275274723narrowed clout from chad Blue >always shows up>always battles you, it doesn't matter if you're saving hostages he wants to fight>Wins Pokemon League >Sadly never goes to Sevii Islands, too busy CRUSHING THE POKEMON LEAGUE AGAIN!>Becomes Gym Leader>still a powerful trainer to this day
>>275274723Pokemonniggers are inherently obsessed with not letting go of their childhood.
>>275275038>Sadly never goes to Sevii Islands, too busy CRUSHING THE POKEMON LEAGUE AGAIN!He goes to the Sevii Islands, he just doesn't stay there and explore them properly like you do.
>>275274723Banter
>>275274723>Uses fucking Ice Fang against Lucario>Still the best rivalHow does he do it bros?
>>275274723He had a personal connection with Ash since they were childhood friends and rivals. Not to mention he was the first one too, always ready to rub Ash's nose in his successes.
>>275274723>Why is he considered one of the best rivals again?Because we Paul... and... well... Gladion i guess... and... ummmmm... yeah...
>>275275809>How does he do it bros?Because he provided a contrasting philosophy to the heroes', which clashed with their own but was no less effective. Ash couldn't stand that Paul treated his Pokemon harshly and put them through the wringer to become strong, and Paul thought Ash was a fool for treating his Pokemon kindly and taking whatever came to him to train.So by the final battle they came to respect each other's philosophies, which both brought them to near the zenith of power.
>>275274817>throws away trash mons with shit geneticsLiterally me
>>275276017>So by the final battle they came to respect each other's philosophies, which both brought them to near the zenith of power.Fucking love that kind of shit.
>>275275013Green is relentless toward the end of the game.>Silph Co.>Before Victory Road>Champion fight
>>275274830Nah, Ash was a perpetual fuck up while Gary was doing everything a normal person would do.Also he had a harem.
>>275274723Gary is the best.
