19. already answered but steven stone again !

18. pokemon villains are like my special interest (within my bigger interest of pokemon as a whole) so this is nearly impossible BUTTT let's say team rocket, team plasma and team skull

17. STEVEN STONE MY HUSBANDDDDDD (and wallace by proximity)

16. GRIMSLEY!! (i named my cat after him hehehe) i also love lance, caitlin, and all of the SV elite four (rika and larry especially though <33)

15. skyla and larry! (counting him bc he's both E4 and gym) for trial captain, acerola and nanu <3

14. i need him so bad guys

13. i gotta go with the og blue (or as i know him gary oak <3) my childhood crush. he's such an ass which i think is just an ideal trait in a rival. i also really love bianca but she's more of a friend than a rival

12. ok so not counting champions or gym leaders etc. so just trainer i would probably say N! he's such an amazing and complex character and i love him very much

11. gmax snorlax is so ridiculous i can't. garbodor is a close second as well

10. ooo probably ponyta because it's so pretty.. corsola is my fav pokemon out of them but galarian corsola just makes me depressed LOL

9. Alolan muk (+ smeargle 😈)