Master of Faster
He/Him
25
December 12
Goldenrod, Johto
Straight
Mauville Gym Leader
Champion
"With great speed comes great responsibility."
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Josh Devlin
Cyclizar Racing [M][C/Ned]
POSTED ON Jan 3, 2023 7:26:54 GMT
After that nearly race-ending collision, Josh knew he had to make a risky move to get back in the race. While the curve was uphill, it didn't look overly tight. Furthermore, Goroh could make sharp turns, and with the Cyclizar's steering handles coming from bones extending from his shoulder blades, the normal-type would be far more responsive than most of his Pokémon to commands. He had to hold his ground until the course widened, though; the narrow stretch he was on was no place to pass.
The Leader was competing against Ned, too, and there was no way he was going to be embarrassed by the dragon rider. They would properly race Garchomp one day. But for now, he would do what he could to pass Ned. Even if the man had an "unfair" advantage. "Goroh, QUICK ATTACK!" He yanked on both of the Cyclizar's steering bones, the Pokémon entering a wheelie and shooting forward at very high speeds at the expense of turning. He let go with just his left hand, trying his best to maintain the inside center of the track despite cornering ability being roughly halved while pulling that wheelie.
Boost roll, choosing REACTION: kdSlxNP3 || {WC: 195} {PC: 8}
The Paldeans knew how to race, almost all of them entering wheelies just as Josh did. The southwest, upward-sloping section of the track was littered with tire marks from the dragons accelerating, some of them recklessly doing so. Perhaps the approach Gobi and Ned took, steadily following behind until a stretch of track came that let the Garchomp really let loose with his roaring thrusters came up. There was one coming, too. He just had to make sure he didn't crash out before then.
The trickiest part of the entire course was coming up, and it was one that Josh and the rest of the Cyclizar were approaching at speeds that would require nearly impossible reaction times if they didn't know it was coming. They knew, though, and most of the racers pushed down against their mounts' steering bones to exit the wheelie and restore their turning capability. They were also beginning to show signs of tiring after the long sprint. Exhaustion had nothing to do with the awful miatake Josh and the orange-scarved Cyclizar made; those two simply exited their wheelies way too late. No amount of braking, no matter how sharp, would prevent them from crashing into a guardrail, the riders flipping over it at high speeds, disqualified for landing out of bounds. They would ultimately both be okay, just a bit shaken up. They had paid for their aggression with their right to compete in the heat.
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. OBSTACLE 3The next Obstacle was the course's titular one: the course took the two through a brief underpass followed by a shallow, but long, uphill turn that would take the two in a complete circle. Furthermore, the course was split into two narrow lanes by a steep slope that was easy to slide down if a Pokémon ever drifted too wide. The top lane was by far the fastest one, but with it only being wide enough for three Pokémon, the rider and Pokémon would both need the strength to hold such a long turn and avoid taking the very slow outside line! Following it was the straight-line home stretch, where Pokémon were free to go all out!
Target Number: 120 (Endurance)
Special: The effectiveness of each Pokémon's ranks in Speed are doubled for this Obstacle. Ned Clark   ···
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