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The entry looks fine to me. Whether it's a fan term or not is not really relevant, as I think pretty much the entire fanbase calls them "rivals" regardless.
I think a reminder to both about edit wars and discussion pages might be in order, though?
Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving. -Terry Pratchett
, the in-game class for these characters from Gen-III is "Pokémon Trainers".
The example's existence is based entirely on those characters being called "rivals" even when that's not what they are. Even if they were called nothing else in-game, if they aren't called rivals, the whole basis on the example falls apart. It would noting that something is not being referred to as what it is not.
Kill the Non-Indicative Name example. They're not called Rivals in the game and many still fulfill that role regardless (Friendly Rival is a thing).
Though it should be said that the "Rival" label is generic enough (while still being an accurate descriptor) that we can still call them that on the wiki even if it's technically a Fan Nickname.
Edited by Karxrida If a tree falls in the forest and nobody remembers it, who else will you have ice cream with?
Okay, thanks.
To clarify: the Gen-III-onward characters are not called "rivals" (within the games), but perform the same narrative role as the characters who do.
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in 26 sep, chubzhac included a Non-Indicative Name in Pokemon, about the rivals. In the same day, Chytus removed this with " "Rival" is a fan term. Blue and Silver are the only characters actually called rivals in the games. If I am wrong, then please undo my edit.". 29 sep, chubzhac put this again with "While it's true that only Blue and Silver are given the Rival class, Game Freak has yet to give the character type a new or alternate name. It's not so much a fan name as it is the only name we have to call them. Also, the role the rivals are the same in each game, so they can be considered rivals even if they're not called it in-game." as edit reason.
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