FORTREE CITY

MEMBER-LED EVENT

STARTS MARCH 6

ENDS LATE MAY

OVERVIEW

THE CHASE FOR THE SILPH CUP will be heavily using DICE ROLLS to determine outcomes. Pokémon types will have no bearing on the outcome of the race.[break][break]

Under no circumstances are WORK-IN-PROGRESS posts to be posted. Editing a post based on the outcome of a roll is CHEATING and will get your character immediately DISQUALIFIED. You should only make your post once you have finished editing it and are sure it has no mistakes in it.[break][break]

AS A DISCLAIMER: There is a lot of math behind the racing system. If you are overwhelmed by math, you do not need to worry! All math will be handled by the Moderator.

The guidelines have been designed so that players can make informed decisions and understand how the race will be moderated FAIRLY AND CONSISTENTLY. Additionally, balancing is still a work-in-progress and there may be imperfections. Data used from this race will be used to make tweaks for future races, if there is interest.[break][break]

If you want to see the racing system in action, check out any of Josh Devlin 's NON-TRADITIONAL gym challenges or the previous Silph Cup race! They use a very similar version of this system.

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

PLEASE HEED the following, even if you participated in the previous Silph Cup race, as several balance tweaks and new features have been added to improve player experience and integrate site systems into the event.

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• Stats matter significantly more than they did in the previous race. Each rank of Endurance and Reaction now reduces the Target Number of Obstacles by 20 instead of 10. Target Numbers of Obstacles have been increased accordingly to reflect this change.
• Each Rank of Speed adds 20 to your roll on Speed-based Obstacle, instead of the normal 10. The effects of Speed on Endurance and Reaction Obstacles remains unchanged. Generally speaking, Reaction is the most commonly tested skill, followed by Speed, followed by Endurance.
• Pokémon may now use Boost moves a number of times equal to their ranks in Endurance (minimum 1).
• Pokémon may now MEGA EVOLVE, use a Z-MOVE that could reasonably convey an extreme burst of speed, or TERASTALLIZE mid-race. A Pokémon may only do only one of these, and only once per race.
• A Pokémon that Mega Evolves, or Terastallizes into a Tera Type that shares a type with one of its Boost moves, will gain three additional temporary Ranks in Speed, Endurance, and/or Reaction, divided as the racer sees fit. These additional Ranks can cause a Pokémon's total Ranks in one stat to exceed 5, but cannot exceed 6. The Mega Evolution or Terastallization will last for three Obstacles, and will consume one use of Boost, but may be used during the first lap if the racer desires. This may be used concurrently with a normal Boost.
• A Pokémon that uses a Z-Move that could reasonably convey an extreme burst of speed, will NOT roll for their current Obstacle; instead, that racer will receive an automatic roll of 200, the maximum possible roll, for that Obstacle. This consumes two uses of Boost, and cannot be used during the first lap.

SILPH CUP RULES

PLEASE HEED the following rules below:

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• While Pokémon moves can be used in creative ways mid-race, attacking or otherwise sabotaging other racers is PROHIBITED.
• Salac Berries are PROHIBITED in this event.
• Teleportation and portals are PROHIBITED in all races.
• Pokémon that leave the course’s bounds (burrowing underneath the course, flying beyond the red and green flags marking course bounds, etc.) will be disqualified.
• Mega Evolution, Z-Moves, and Terastallization are ALLOWED.
• Moves such as Quick Attack, Agility, Double Team, etc. that raise Speed, Evasion, or otherwise could reasonably be flavored as subjecting the user to a burst of speed are fair game, EXCEPT DURING THE FIRST LAP. These will be collectively referred to as "Boost moves".
• Players who miss a posting round will have their rolls for the round made by the Moderator, with no Boost being used. Players who miss a second posting round will receive a roll of 2 for that round. Players who miss a third posting round will be disqualified without prize.

If you have any questions or suggestions for Boost moves I may have missed, send RAIKOURIDER a message on Discord!

POKEMON PERFORMANCE CONCEPTS

Pokémon will be ranked in these three skills. Each Pokémon will have a total of 8 ranks to distribute into them, with no more than 5 ranks in any one skill. The player determines this distribution at sign-up, and can be changed at any time prior to the sign-up deadline. Once the sign-up deadline has passed, these distributions will be locked in.

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• SPEED: This represents how fast a Pokémon can travel. Each rank of Speed adds 10 to all your rolls, and an additional 10 to your rolls on Speed-based Obstacles.
• ENDURANCE: This represents how well a Pokémon can navigate difficult terrain, and affects how often a Pokémon can use its Boost during a race. A Pokémon can use its Boost a number of times equal to its Ranks in Endurance (minimum 1). Each rank of Endurance reduces the Target Number of Endurance-based Obstacles by 20. While Endurance-based Obstacles exist, they are typically rare.
• REACTION: This represents a Pokémon’s cornering ability. Each rank of Reaction reduces the Target Number of Reaction-based Obstacles by 20.

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Each Pokémon will be ranked in the above three skills on a scale of E, D, C, B, A, and S, where E is the worst and S is the best. Each rank buys one letter grade.[break][break]

If you need help coming up with a build, just ask RAIKOURIDER on Discord![break][break]

Sample Builds

SPOILER: Click to show

Balanced - Speed B / Endurance C / Reaction B[break]

A JACK OF ALL TRADES, yet a master of none; Pokémon with this build should be highly adaptable to any Obstacle that could possibly be thrown their way. Nothing should catch this Pokémon by surprise.

Pure Speed - Speed A / Endurance A / Reaction E[break]

ADEPT AT STRAIGHT LINE SPRINTS, Pokémon with this build are extremely quick off the line and have the stamina to hold their position, but all it takes is one wicked turn to lose a lot of position in one fell swoop, or even risk elimination from the race. It is high risk, high reward.

Cornering Master - Speed D / Endurance C / Reaction S[break]
ADEPT AT SLICING THROUGH even the tightest of turns, Pokémon with this build can glide across even whiplash-inducing curves, slick terrain, and pass less nimble racers with graceful finesse. This build excels at passing Pokémon in corners that would require the competition to brake substantially.

SCORING

RACERS' POSITION WILL BE TRACKED using a Track Point system. For more details on how scoring relates to the race structure, see the section below.[break][break]

AT THE END OF EVERY OBSTACLE, the Obstacle's Target Number, including modifiers from Endurance or Reaction ranks, is subtracted from the player's roll, including modifiers from Speed ranks and any Special modifiers that apply from the Obstacle itself. The difference becomes the player's Track Points for that Obstacle.[break][break]

100 TRACK POINTS corresponds to roughly one second of time differential ICly.

BOOSTING, BOOST MOVES, AND TRANSFORMATIONS

Each Pokémon will be able to use Boost moves a number of times equal to its number of ranks in Endurance (minimum 1). [break][break]

Using Boost moves is prohibited during the first lap of the race. Starting with the first Obstacle of the second lap, such moves will be permitted. [break][break]

Boosting during a Speed-based Obstacle will allow the player to roll with ADVANTAGE, making two sets of two rolls each and taking the higher set. [break][break]

Boosting during a Reaction or Endurance-based Obstacle will impose DISADVANTAGE, making two sets of two rolls and taking the lower set. If the Pokémon's lower roll passes the Obstacle, calculations for Track Points gained will use the higher roll instead. [break][break]

EXAMPLE: If a Pokémon Quick Attacks across a field full of small sinkholes with a Target Number of 90 (Endurance), and their two sets of rolls are 108 and 162, the Pokémon would gain 72 Track Points, not 18.

At the cost of one use of Boost, a Pokémon can MEGA EVOLVE, or TERASTALLIZE into a Tera Type that shares a type with a Boost move they know (e.g. a Pokémon that Terastallizes into a Dragon-type and knows Dragon Dance can take advantage of this). This transformation will last for three Obstacles, and will grant the user three temporary Ranks in Speed, Endurance, and/or Reaction, divided as the user sees fit. This may cause total Ranks in a single stat to exceed 5, but not exceed 6. This may be used concurrently with a normal Boost, if the user has sufficient Boost uses available. Note that Mega Evolution and Terastallization do not count as Boost moves, and may be used during the first lap of the race.[break][break]

At the cost of two uses of Boost, a Pokémon that knows a Z-Move that can reasonably be used as an extreme burst of speed can use that Z-Move. The user will NOT roll for the current Obstacle, and instead will receive an automatic roll of 200, the maximum possible roll, for that Obstacle. A Z-Move may not be used on the first lap.[break][break]

You may perform only one of Mega Evolution, a Z-Move, or Terastallization during a race, and only once per race.

RACE STRUCTURE

Each player will be required to ROLL TWICE at the end of every post. The sum is noted, then modified according to the Pokémon’s skills. [break][break]

EXAMPLE: if a player rolls a 60 on a post involving diving as fast as possible atop a Pokémon with S-ranked Speed, their effective roll will be 160.

At the start of the race, the Moderator will post the first course OBSTACLE: a prompt that presents a challenge for the racers to overcome. There will be one obstacle per posting round. Each obstacle will list the following information:[break][break]

- TARGET NUMBER: This is the number the racers need to roll at or above to overcome the obstacle without penalty. By default, a racer will lose 2 Track Points per point the Target Number is missed by. It is uncommon, but Obstacles can have multiple Target Numbers.

EXAMPLE: A player rolls a 60 on an Obstacle with a Target Number of 80. The player will lose 40 Track Points.

- INTENDED SKILL: This is the skill that will overcome the Obstacle (Speed, Endurance, or Reaction).[break][break]

- SPECIAL: Some Obstacles may favor certain kinds of Pokémon and/or carry penalties beyond loss of position. Any deviations from standard procedure while resolving Obstacles will be noted here. Conditions that risk a racer to be removed from the race completely will be marked in red.[break][break]

AFTER EACH OBSTACLE, a graphic showing teams' current position, time differential, and remaining Boosts will be shown. A sample of what this will look like is below:[break][break]

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AFTER NINE OBSTACLES, players' total Track Points will determine finishing order. Ties will be broken by a roll-off on Discord.

SAMPLE OBSTACLE

Player Prompt: The track starts out with a bang--a sharp, 135-degree left turn mere tens of meters from the starting line. The width of the turn itself makes recovering from a misjudged angle easier, but the track quickly narrows up again afterward. A guardrail on the outside keeps Pokémon from sliding off the course, but there is no such guardrail on the inside, and there’s a shallow stream that looks time-consuming for non-Water Pokémon to climb out of![break][break]

Target Number: 130 (Reaction)[break][break]

Special: If the roll misses the Target Number by more than 30, an additional 2 Track Points are deducted for each point in excess of 30 the Target Number was missed by. Water-type Pokémon are not subject to this additional Track Point loss.[break][break]

SAMPLE OBSTACLE RESOLUTION

Example without Boost: [break]

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Josh Devlin and Saber the Manectric approach the sample Obstacle above. Saber has the following build:[break]
Speed: A[break]
Endurance: B[break]
Reaction: D[break][break]

His rolls for the post are 49 and 100, for a total of 149. His four ranks in Speed add 40 to that roll, making his total roll 189. His one rank in Reaction reduces the Target Number by 20, from 130 to 110.[break][break]

The new Target Number, 110, is subtracted from 189, meaning Josh and Saber will gain 79 Track Points on the Obstacle. Great racing, Josh!

Example with Boost:[break]

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Josh Devlin and Saber the Manectric approach the sample Obstacle above. Saber has the following build:[break]
Speed: A[break]
Endurance: B[break]
Reaction: D[break][break]

It is the start of the last lap, and Josh and Saber are running a close second. He feels it is worth the risk to overtake the Rapidash in front of him for the lead. He chooses to have Saber initiate a Quick Attack before the sharp curve. His two sets of rolls are (70, 27; total 97) and (7, 21; total 28). Because this is a Reaction-based Obstacle, the lower set, the 28, is applied. His four ranks in Speed add 40 to this roll, making his total roll 68. His one rank in Reaction reduces the Target Number by 10, from 130 to 110.[break][break]

Because the Target Number is greater than the total roll, Josh and Saber will lose twice the difference in Track Points. However, this Obstacle does have a Special section that applies! Because Josh and Saber missed the Target Number by 42, which is greater than 30, they are subject to not only the 84 Track Point loss for missing the Target Number by 42, but an additional 24 Track Point loss for missing the Target Number by 12 points in excess of 30. His desperate bid does not pay off, and he is at risk of losing a lot of position.

EVENT REWARDS

1st place: Gold Trophy, Cool Contest Ribbon, 200 PD, 10 Infamy, 1 Priority/Speed+/Evasion+ move, 1 Passho Cocktail[break][break]

PASSHO COCKTAIL: A Pokémon may consume this to gain access to the Z-Move pool. This takes up a sixteen-week berry slot. You CANNOT create a custom Z-Move.[break][break]

2nd place: Silver Plaque, 150 PD, 5 Infamy, 1 Priority/Speed+/Evasion+ Move, 1 Figy Berry (immediately usable)[break][break]

3rd place: Bronze Plaque, 100 PD, 5 Infamy, 1 Priority/Speed+/Evasion+ Move, 1 Salac Berry (immediately usable)[break][break]

4th-6th place: 75 PD, 1 Priority/Speed+/Evasion+ Move, 1 Premium Gacha Ticket[break][break]

7th-12th place: 50 PD, 1 Priority/Speed+/Evasion+ Move, 1 Gacha Ticket[break][break]

Participation (not just one post): 50 PD, 1 Priority/Speed+/Evasion+ Move[break][break]