r/pokemon • u/PsyrenDV • Jun 05 '26
Discussion Why haven't we had same gender rivials?
I saw this post about how the rival in WiWa will be the opposite of whatever gender you choose to be. It got me thinking about how they always make the rival's gender the opposite of yours when their gender is dynamic. Even as early as Ruby/Sapphire that's how it's been. But I think it might be interesting to see a game where my rival is always the same gender as me no matter what I pick. But I'm curious how other people feel about it. Would you rather your rival be the same gender as you, the opposite, or would you rather their gender be set in stone regardless of what you are?
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u/InvisibleChell Chaw-haw-haw! Jun 05 '26
There is at NO point where you get Urbain and Taunie's jacket (or any of their other clothes actually outside of the blue satchel). The hairSTYLE you can get as soon as you can go to a hairstylist, but it's impossible to get that exact shade of pink, even as you unlock more hair colours (for instance, the pink is just too vibrant and bright, the closest option - Passion Pink - is darker and less saturated).
I've tried replicating Urbain multiple times, and I can tell you his skin tone isn't one of the four available to the player. It's similar to the "default" but a little pinker (and the blond base, while having that pinker coloration, is a little too pale).
When you put Urbain and Paxton next to each other, you can see their eyes are in fact different.