it should also be said that Nemona is the best rival in literal decades. I think Black and White had the last decent "Rival" and he was still not as good as Nemona. On my tier ranking, she's only one upped by the Goat, Gary Oak. (or blue/green for the games)
>women of color
>battle obsessed
>affluent
>not very socially aware
>maligned for forcing the player to battle