Liam has been a Features writer for Game Rant since 2021. He's a life-long gaming enthusiast, and started covering game news in 2019. Liam has a preference for melee-focused action games, and enjoys ...

Rivals in Pokemon games are mostly there for you to destroy. They seal that fate moments after after you pick your starting Pokemon, choosing whatever Pokemon is left that also happens to be a ...

Pokemon Sword & Shield's spin-off anime, Twilight Wings, has just released its third free episode, titled Buddy. While the first episode focused on a hospital-bound boy following his dreams, and the ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. I will not hear any more slander about Hop, your rival in Pokémon Sword and Shield. Your rivals in the more recent Pokémon games have trended more ...

The latest episode of Pokémon Twilight Wings premiered Tuesday, featuring the next adventure of the inhabitants of the Galar region. Episode 3 of Pokémon Twilight Wings highlights Hop and his partner, ...

As is common with these shorts, Pokemon: Twilight Wings episode 3 begins with the main character connecting to a match between the champion, Leon, and Bea, the fighting-type gym leader. We get to see ...

I walked away wanting a rematch with Amarys, and if that's any indication of how the rest of the Indigo Disk DLC will play out, sign me the hell up. Full disclosure: I had slowly been brushing up on ...

I haven’t played a Pokémon in-depth since the original Blue; I don’t think I could tell you about a single rival in any game since then. But I had a comfortable rapport with my original rival, in that ...

Those of you who have played Pokémon Sword and Shield know that Hop, your rival, looks up to Leon, his brother and champion. What we don’t see in the games is how this relationship affects Hop’s ...

William Parks is a Game Rant editor from the USA. Upon graduating from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, William entered the realm of fine arts administration, ...