How to write non-cliche interactions between Ash and Red

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How does one avoid writing the cliche 'Red is everything Ash should be' while still writing Red as more talented than Ash (strategically at least, in story Ash is better on the fly, and far better socially).

To help, some Red details in fic

1. In story, Red is an orphan from Viridian City whose mother died in a fire
2. His Pokemon team at the moment includes a Pikachu, Charmeleon, Clefairy and possibly a Magnemite
3. He's traveling with Yellow, whose 10 to his 15 years of age
4. Yellow does most of the talking for Red
5. As of current writing, he has won three badges and defeated Gary twice
6. He is not affiliated with Professor Oak in any way
7. Yellow, Red and Ash are unknowingly half brothers, sharing the same father
8. Red is currently planed to loose the Indigo League in the final four to Koga, but defeat Ash and win the Silver Conference
9. After Yellow dies, Red will slowly evolve into the Magneto to Ash's Charles Xavier and become the stories final antagonist
10. Red has two unique powers in story: not only can be breath fire when he speaks too much (Hence Yellow's speaking for him, and the indirect cause of his mothers death, but he also can see strategies to win in his head a la Midnighter