Ryan

 Ryan (Jp:Riku'') is the second main character of the Pokemon BW League Masters storyline. He is the childhood and main rival of Devlin.

Character
Ryan is a serious and mature person who is not intimidated by others such as Devlin who aims to become the Pokemon League Champion of Unova. Unlike Devlin, he is an intellegent and confident trainer who has an enormous knowledge of Pokemon basics since he and his rival and best friend Devlin were in school together during their childhood. he was able to score a 7% while Devlin scored a 3%, intimidating him and starting their rivalry. As a trainer, he is quite skilled at battles, making a quick hesitate to dodge and can allow his Pokemon to use their attacks to strike more effectively. He also knows about all the basic type weaknesses and resistances of every Pokemon except for the strange Pokemon Genosect.

History
Ryan first appeared in BWL01 where he was waiting for his Starter Pokemon for his journey and already beat Devlin to it. He then comments on his friends' brash and ignorance, but quickly mocked him when he told him about his quest to conquer the Pokemon League which was his dream as well. The two boys then meet the three Starter Pokemon;Snivy, Tepig, and Oshawott. He battles Devlin with his Oshawott and tied with him, walking away toward the Striaton Gym.