Pokémon Rivals — Sibling Rivalry: X vs. Y

Pokémon Rivals — Sibling Rivalry: X vs. Y
Games	Pokémon X Pokémon Y
Played by	Rick Desilets Geoff Hook Dave Hook
Original run	August 30, 2023 – present
No. of episodes	19
Episode length	50–287 minutes
Playlist	link
Playlist length	55:51:26

Pokémon Rivals — Sibling Rivalry: X vs. Y is the first installment of Pokémon Rivals — Sibling Rivalry. It was played using the 2013 Nintendo 3DS games Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, the first entires in the sixth generation of the franchise. Geoff began with X on August 30, 2023, followed by Dave with Y on August 31. As of October 13, 2023, 19 episodes of the series have been released; 9 of X, 6 of Y, and 4 faceoffs.

Faceoff record

Rival battles

The following is a list of the results of Geoff and Dave's faceoffs throughout the series. The scores listed for each player refer to the number of Pokémon that have not fainted by the end of the battle. Thus far, Geoff has won 1 battle, and Dave has won 3.

#	Date	Geoff's team						G	D	Dave's team
1	September 14, 2023	Fennekin Lv. 14	Pidgey Lv. 12	Bunnelby Lv. 12	Beedrill Lv. 12			0	4	Froakie Lv. 12	Pidgey Lv. 13	Butterfree Lv. 12	Spewpa Lv. 11	Fletchling Lv. 12	Azurill Lv. 12
2	September 29, 2023	Braixen Lv. 26	Vespiquen Lv. 26	Ivysaur Lv. 27	Honedge Lv. 26	Snorlax Lv. 26	Tyrunt Lv. 25	2	0	Frogadier Lv. 27	Vivillion Lv. 26	Fletchinder Lv. 26	Ivysaur Lv. 26	Furfrou Lv. 26	Cubone Lv. 26
3	October 6, 2023	Braixen Lv. 33	Vespiquen Lv. 33	Venusaur Lv. 34	Honedge Lv. 32	Snorlax Lv. 32	Tyrunt Lv. 31	0	5	Frogadier Lv. 33	Venusaur Lv. 34	Furfrou Lv. 33	Marowak Lv. 34	Florges Lv. 34	Tyrunt Lv. 33
4	October 11, 2023	Delphox Lv. 36	Vespiquen Lv. 35	Venusaur Lv. 36	Doublade Lv. 36	Snorlax Lv. 35	Lucario Lv. 35	0	2	Greninja Lv. 36	Venusaur Lv. 35	Florges Lv. 35	Tyrunt Lv. 35	Staraptor Lv. 37	Lucario Lv. 35
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Ghost matches

A series of special battles were held after each Rival battle, in which Geoff or Dave fought against Rick, using a recreation of his team from the equivalent point of his 2014 Pokémon X Nuzlocke.

Geoff vs. Rick

#	Date	Geoff's team						G	R	Rick's team
1	September 29, 2023	Braixen Lv. 26	Vespiquen Lv. 26	Ivysaur Lv. 27	Honedge Lv. 26	Snorlax Lv. 26	Tyrunt Lv. 25	6	0	Frogadier Lv. 28	Diggersby Lv. 23	Farfetch'd Lv. 25	Charmeleon Lv. 25	Meditite Lv. 19
2	October 6, 2023	Braixen Lv. 33	Vespiquen Lv. 33	Venusaur Lv. 34	Honedge Lv. 32	Snorlax Lv. 32	Tyrunt Lv. 31	4	0	Greninja Lv. 38	Beedrill Lv. 31	Diggersby Lv. 33	Farfetch'd Lv. 34	Charizard Lv. 36	Espurr Lv. 22
3	October 11, 2023	Delphox Lv. 36	Vespiquen Lv. 35	Venusaur Lv. 36	Doublade Lv. 36	Snorlax Lv. 35	Lucario Lv. 35	0	1	Greninja Lv. 42	Diggersby Lv. 37	Farfetch'd Lv. 39	Charizard Lv. 41	Meowstic Lv. 32	Lucario Lv. 37

Dave vs. Rick

#	Date	Dave's team						D	R	Rick's team
1	September 14, 2023	Froakie Lv. 12	Pidgey Lv. 13	Butterfree Lv. 12	Spewpa Lv. 11	Fletchling Lv. 12	Azurill Lv. 12	4	0	Froakie Lv. 11	Pidgey Lv. 13	Beedrill Lv. 10	Bunnelby Lv. 6
2	September 29, 2023	Frogadier Lv. 27	Vivillion Lv. 26	Fletchinder Lv. 26	Ivysaur Lv. 26	Furfrou Lv. 26	Cubone Lv. 26	4	0	Frogadier Lv. 28	Diggersby Lv. 23	Farfetch'd Lv. 25	Charmeleon Lv. 25	Meditite Lv. 19
3	October 6, 2023	Frogadier Lv. 33	Venusaur Lv. 34	Furfrou Lv. 33	Marowak Lv. 34	Florges Lv. 34	Tyrunt Lv. 33	0	4	Greninja Lv. 38	Beedrill Lv. 31	Diggersby Lv. 33	Farfetch'd Lv. 34	Charizard Lv. 36	Espurr Lv. 22
4	October 11, 2023	Greninja Lv. 36	Venusaur Lv. 35	Florges Lv. 35	Tyrunt Lv. 35	Staraptor Lv. 37	Lucario Lv. 35	0	5	Greninja Lv. 42	Diggersby Lv. 37	Farfetch'd Lv. 39	Charizard Lv. 41	Meowstic Lv. 32	Lucario Lv. 37

Exhibition matches

A series of exhibition matches were held after each Rival battle and ghost match, in which the winner of the Rival battle fought against teams prepared by viewers of the stream in their own Nuzlockes and playthroughs.

Geoff vs. viewers

#	Date	Challenger	Geoff's team						G	C	Challenger's team
1	September 29, 2023	Alxprit	Braixen Lv. 26	Vespiquen Lv. 26	Ivysaur Lv. 27	Honedge Lv. 26	Snorlax Lv. 26	Tyrunt Lv. 25	4	0	Simisage Lv. 26	Vanillite Lv. 26	Mawile Lv. 27	Butterfree Lv. 26	Staravia Lv. 26	Shellos Lv. 26
2	September 29, 2023	Jamesgames2k	Braixen Lv. 26	Vespiquen Lv. 26	Ivysaur Lv. 27	Honedge Lv. 26	Snorlax Lv. 26	Tyrunt Lv. 25	4	0	Azumarill Lv. 27	Fletchinder Lv. 26	Diggersby Lv. 26	Quilladin Lv. 26	Swalot Lv. 26	Snorlax Lv. 26
3	September 29, 2023	Raszle von Daszle	Braixen Lv. 26	Vespiquen Lv. 26	Ivysaur Lv. 27	Honedge Lv. 26	Snorlax Lv. 26	Tyrunt Lv. 25	6	0	Floette Lv. 25	Litleo Lv. 24	Espurr Lv. 23	Snorlax Lv. 24	Skiddo Lv. 25	Golett Lv. 24
4	October 6, 2023	Sidle	Braixen Lv. 50	Vespiquen Lv. 50	Venusaur Lv. 50	Honedge Lv. 50	Snorlax Lv. 50	Tyrunt Lv. 50	4	0	Pachirisu Lv. 50	Sandile Lv. 50	Croagunk Lv. 50	Swalot Lv. 50	Roselia Lv. 50	Bibarel Lv. 50
5	October 6, 2023	Raszle von Daszle	Braixen Lv. 33	Vespiquen Lv. 33	Venusaur Lv. 34	Honedge Lv. 32	Snorlax Lv. 32	Tyrunt Lv. 31	0	2	Mr. Mime Lv. 32	Staraptor Lv. 34	Gogoat Lv. 33	Drifblim Lv. 33	Meowstic Lv. 33	Beedrill Lv. 33

Dave vs. viewers

#	Date	Challenger	Dave's team						D	C	Challenger's team
1	September 14, 2023	Sidle	Froakie Lv. 12	Pidgey Lv. 13	Butterfree Lv. 12	Spewpa Lv. 11	Fletchling Lv. 12	Azurill Lv. 12	3	0	Bunnelby Lv. 9	Butterfree Lv. 11	Bidoof Lv. 11	Fletchling Lv. 13
2	September 29, 2023	Raszle von Daszle	Frogadier Lv. 27	Vivillion Lv. 26	Fletchinder Lv. 26	Ivysaur Lv. 26	Furfrou Lv. 26	Cubone Lv. 26	5	0	Floette Lv. 25	Litleo Lv. 24	Espurr Lv. 23	Snorlax Lv. 24	Skiddo Lv. 25	Golett Lv. 24
3	September 29, 2023	Alxprit	Frogadier Lv. 27	Vivillion Lv. 26	Fletchinder Lv. 26	Ivysaur Lv. 26	Furfrou Lv. 26	Cubone Lv. 26	2	0	Simisage Lv. 26	Vanillite Lv. 26	Mawile Lv. 27	Butterfree Lv. 26	Staravia Lv. 26	Shellos Lv. 26
4	October 6, 2023	Alxprit	Frogadier Lv. 33	Venusaur Lv. 34	Furfrou Lv. 33	Marowak Lv. 34	Florges Lv. 34	Tyrunt Lv. 33	0	5	Vanillite Lv. 33	Solosis Lv. 33	Staraptor Lv. 34	Gastrodon Lv. 34	Leavanny Lv. 33	Mawile Lv. 34
5	October 11, 2023	Raszle von Daszle	Greninja Lv. 36	Venusaur Lv. 35	Florges Lv. 35	Tyrunt Lv. 35	Staraptor Lv. 37	Lucario Lv. 35	2	0	Beedrill Lv. 36	Staraptor Lv. 36	Chesnaught Lv. 36	Pyroar Lv. 36	Drifblim Lv. 35	Crawdaunt Lv. 35

Rick vs. viewers

#	Date	Challenger	Rick's team						R	C	Challenger's team
1	October 11, 2023	Sidle	Greninja Lv. 42	Diggersby Lv. 37	Farfetch'd Lv. 39	Charizard Lv. 41	Meowstic Lv. 32	Lucario Lv. 37	3	0	Ninjask Lv. 26	Krokorok Lv. 30	Pachirisu Lv. 30	Bibarel Lv. 30	Roserade Lv. 32	Croagunk Lv. 30

Episodes

PR#	Episode	Title	Length	Player(s)	Commentator(s)	Release date
Chapter 1
1391	1	"Oh Hello, Professor Daddy"	3:28:01	Geoff		August 30, 2023 (2023-08-30)
1392	1	"That Is One Athletic-Ass Kid"	2:34:05	Dave		August 31, 2023 (2023-08-31)
Faceoff 1
1400	*	"I Need More Balls (at Minimum)"	50:39	Geoff, Dave, Rick		September 14, 2023 (2023-09-14)
Chapter 2
1402	2	"A Proud Furry Ally"	2:10:31	Geoff		September 20, 2023 (2023-09-20)
1404	2	"Heal Me for Real"	3:42:51	Dave		September 21, 2023 (2023-09-21)
1406	3	"Begin Rotation of Bird"	3:53:11	Geoff		September 22, 2023 (2023-09-22)
1408	4	"The Sexy Tunnel Song"	4:08:29	Geoff		September 23, 2023 (2023-09-23)
1409	3	"Can Anything Make It Gain 700 Pounds?"	3:22:32	Dave		September 26, 2023 (2023-09-26)
1411	5	"Limbering Up"	1:44:06	Geoff		September 27, 2023 (2023-09-27)
Faceoff 2
1412	*	"Irradiated Meeple Victims of Chernobyl"	3:09:54	Geoff, Dave, Rick		September 29, 2023 (2023-09-29)
Chapter 3
1415	4	"Super Potions Are My Religion"	4:47:14	Dave		October 2, 2023 (2023-10-02)
1418	6	"The Perfect Triumvirate of Dangerous"	2:55:49	Geoff		October 4, 2023 (2023-10-04)
1419	7	"Stay Home with Your Two Cool Boyfriends"	1:52:13	Geoff		October 5, 2023 (2023-10-05)
Faceoff 3
1421	*	"A Very Greasy Battle"	2:39:19	Geoff, Dave, Rick		October 6, 2023 (2023-10-06)
Chapter 4
1422	8	"Staring at Your Bobbing Nipples"	2:12:06	Geoff		October 9, 2023 (2023-10-09)
1423	5	"Ya Boi's Я Us"	3:42:59	Dave		October 10, 2023 (2023-10-10)
Faceoff 4
1424	*	"It's 2023, Everyone's Wolf Eating Ass"	2:17:46	Geoff, Dave, Rick		October 11, 2023 (2023-10-11)
Chapter 5
1425	9	"Incredibly Tall French Hobo"	2:55:00	Geoff		October 12, 2023 (2023-10-12)
1426	6	"Would You Love Me If I Was a Worm?"	3:24:41	Dave		October 13, 2023 (2023-10-13)