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  Your Rival: Don't think you can go through the game without meeting this guy.  He hates your 
guts and stops his progression every so often to take you on.  He's also the nephew of Professor 
Oak, so he gets a pokedex and a Pokemon too.  He challenges you right after you pick your Pokemon.  
He usually takes the strongest Pokemon against yours.

  Beating that snot-face jerk of a rival: Before you even leave your house, go to the upper-left 
side of your room and turn on your computer.  Take out the potion.  When your Pokemon's hitpoints 
are down by about twenty, go into the item screen and use the potion to heal your Pokemon (you 
should also be using Growl/Tail Whip to lower your opponent's Pokemon's attack/defence as he 
lowers your Pokemon's attack/defense).  Suddenly, your Pokemon has more hitpoints than his Pokemon 
can remove.  You'll lose a turn doing this, but it'll be worth it.  Keep attacking and his 
Pokemon'll faint.

  Why is beating him so important?: First of all, it takes the jerk's ego down a few notches.  
Secondly, it helps your Pokemon grow by giving it precious experience.  Beating him is essential 
because it takes a lot of fights with wild Pokemon to match the experience (and money) given by 
trainer Pokemon.  And your rival counts as a trainer.
  Not to mention that meeting and breezing through your rival is also an indicator as to how 
powerful your Pokemon are.  His are at the level necessary to take on the Pokemon of the area.

  How does he get those Pokemon?  I can't even FIND them yet!: Your rival has a lot of resources, 
provided by his rich family.  By the time you reach a gym, you'll find that he's already beaten 
it.  This can get quite frustrating later on when you have to search hard for ways into the places 
he just breezes through.  But, here's a tip.  Watch what Pokemon he has very carefully.  When you 
encounter those Pokemon in trainer battles or in wild encounters, learn what techniques thrash it 
and it's evolved brethren.  That way, you can crush every one of his Pokemon.