[quote=@Zarkun]
I've played every Pokemon game I could ever get my hands on and I don't think I've hated any rival as much as I do Jackson. He's a bloody bastard who needs to fall into a pit of lava.
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Whoa, that's extreme.

I've always looked at the rivals as "Cool, free EXP."

I, uh, don't play Pokemon for the story.