I'm about halfway through the game and it is amazing, This is my first Pokemon game and i love it as an entry into the series. The Story is great and from what I've hear you are usually enemies with your rivals, in this game your rival is a good friend of yours that you occasionally travel along with. In conclusion, i definitely recommend this to anybody that likes this type of game and maybe even some who don't it might change how they feel about these types of games!