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matias
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thirty-two
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straight...unless?
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1321 height
i'll try to find you in mountains made of ash and clouds of smoke.
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"get it together!"[break][break]

how did they ever end up eighth? matias continues to berate his dragonite, even going so far as to bonk it on its head (playfully).[break][break]

he looks down, not wanting to meet anyone's gaze.[break][break]

"don't let me down again."

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It felt like and the rest were lightyears ahead of him as he lagged behind. It was frustrating, aggravating, even but Elio couldn't give up. He hoped to at least snag fifth place if things didn't work in his favor. He wasn't down and out yet! "Come on Levi, let's take this to the end...!"

Though they continued to fall behind, here in the skies Elio felt himself worrying less and less. As the memory of his first time riding a flying pokemon with his friend Josh entered his mind. As that very same feeling of freedom and weightlessness filled his veins once again...

Snapping his eyes open after feeling the wind against his skin, he smirked as he spoke up above the winds around him.
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Ranger
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"Whoo-hoo!" Julia cheered as Drake nimbly danced them past the wind currents and into 9th place. That was two whole positions! "Great job, Drake!" The Salamence roared proudly, invigorated by his small victory and his trainer's praise. He was raring to go against whatever the course threw at him next!

[break][break]He was a bit disappointed when the next "obstacle" was little more than a straightaway. He tensed beneath his rider, ready to surge forward with another Dragon Dance, but Julia stopped him: "Hold on, save it for later! We still have half the race left!" And, she didn't want to add out loud, Drake's stamina still wasn't the best. He probably had one more good boost left in him before he tired out, and Julia didn't want to blow it so soon. Drake rumbled in discontent but did as his trainer asked. At least the wide-open space gave him plenty of room to stretch his wings for a while, though his eyes were already gleaming competitively when he saw how the track narrowed ahead.

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Elly, El
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24
December 24
Hammerlocke, Galar
Bisexual
Galarian Ambassador
Ranger Cadet
darling, so share with me
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Holding onto the back of the bat wyvern Pokemon as Koko tried to narrowly avoid being crashed into the gigantic red serpent ridden by a cosplaying orange-haired woman, the Noivern would fly over the longest straightaway which was one of the parts of the course that Elise could take a deep breath to relax. The Tailwind blown across from the Fortree gym leader’s Pokemon were the most twisting to get around, but she had contemplating on boosting a bit more.[break][break]

Small worries shoved themselves in front of seeing what looked like some brutal curves of the course ahead, so Koko used the chance on the less frenzied part of the current path to give herself a speedy soar with Tailwind once more with the Noivern screeching her adamant cry in moving their place a little higher in the race.



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Alex / Lexy
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thirty
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Mistralton, Unova
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After the crazy, intense battle for air supremacy—he was still behind the surprise dark horse Kyle and unsurprisingly, little Josh.

He was surprised to find out that he’d made up for some lost time, so there was that too.

(How loud was the home crowd yelling for him? He had no idea. However he could wager a guess that Ethan and Claire had called up pretty much everyone at the Sanctuary and they were most likely having a time in the stands.)

Now that there was a wide straightway for everyone to rest, he rubbed the back of his Salamence’s neck with both hands, and gave him this reassuring whistle.

“Rest while you can, I have a feeling the next part of the course is going to go crazy. We’re going to need all the power we can get when we get to the home stretch,” he reassured the draconid, who grunted and continued to coast along on the air currents.

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Goldenrod, Johto
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was good. Really good If he wasn't occupied with the office of Top Champion, he could have been a professional Pokémon racer without a doubt. Whether it be Pokémon battles, races, or anything else he seemed to do, he did it better than most. What an idol to look up to. The severe winds didn't deter the Talonflame one bit, Josh having to soar around the tail flames fueling the bird's high speed.

At last, an opening.

"Resheph, EXTREME SPEED!" Josh cried, squeezing his mount's sides as the course at last opened up and gave him a good opportunity for passing. Purple dragon energy enveloped Resheph as she entered a straight line sprint. Her Terastal body amplified the effects of the maneuver, even the Master of Faster shaking. This was far faster than he had gone when he took in the air all those months ago. His memorable ride on Rayquaza's back was was the only reason he wasn't hollering from the speed that made the surrounding treeline look like a green and brown strobe light.





3rd obstacle of Tera. Boost (EXTREME SPEED) is being used.

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Sonikku
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June 23
Unova
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Well this was going poorly. Vanessa was almost in dead last and everyone was way ahead of her. She'd punch the air and let out a frustrated cry. Her little fit of rage had almost thrown her off of Faye had it not been for the Togekiss' quick acting and such. "Graaaah! This isn't fair! Time to break out our little trick, Faye!" The flying type let out a happy chirp while preparing herself for their little boost power up. The Togekiss held itself to gather energy before soaring forward, gaining some much needed speed to stay in the race.

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lam
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twenty-six
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hau’oli city, alola
rooksexual (demi)
lilycove gym leader
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The FLAME CHARGE served its intended purpose, shooting them ahead. They sail by other riders as no more than a sparkling, bright red blur. Lam chances a glance back, but he doesn’t waste the time trying to wave or make playful taunts.[break][break]

Attention fixing ahead of them again, they ease into the straightaway. “Good job, Ziti. Take it easier this stretch—get ready for whatever’s coming up. But don’t lose your ground, either!”[break][break]

And if the prior obstacles were any give away to that, he’s pretty sure they hadn’t seen nothin’ yet. Still glimmering with crystalline light, the talonflame surges ahead, swerving to the side so that she might fly alongside opponents rather than shielding hearing behind them.
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Lam terastralizes his talonflame! Bumps up reaction from b tier to s tier and speed from c tier to b tier (round 3/3)[break]


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Ozzy
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Oscar's gambit worked, but at what cost? Following behind Matias and his dragonite only protected the duo from the Tailwinds, but the fat dragon completely ruined Lancer's boost. Lancer was forced to slow down as the dragon lagged behind, causing both racers to fall behind in placement. Eventually they were being pushed too far back, so Oscar decided that they had no further use of their cover. "Push past them!"

Lancer did so with ease, flying past the dragonite and settling into sixth place. Oscar grumbled under his breath, agitated about the failed maneuver. It was only a temporary set back though, there was still plenty of race left. In addition, their chance for a come back was close at hand!

The field opened up into a large curve, providing plenty of room for everyone. Now would have been a good time to boost forward, but Oscar was more inclined to cruise and let Lancer's natural speed carry them forward. Lancer deserved the breather, and the conserved energy shall be better used toward the third lap of the race...

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Goldenrod, Johto
Straight
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FORTREE CITY
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FORTREE CITY[break]
Ordeal[break]
Difficulty: ★★★★★☆[break]
COURSE RECORD: 05'36"690[break][break]


GONE WITH THE WIND


THE NOISE OF ROARING WINDS drowned out banter between nearby racers and even some verbal commands. Many teams toward the back of the pack took the opportunity to show their true speed in relative safety. and her NOIVERN fiercely battled 's whistling TOGEKISS for control over the optimal angle of the TAILWIND the two had summoned. The two passed each other numerous times before reaching the narrow, wooded tunnel, the Galarian princess ultimately edging the young Ranger out for the position, nearly catching up to @elio and his GYARADOS. With a proud and determined roar, 's SHINY GYARADOS took back to the sky after recovering from a rough scrape. While the duo were still a ways behind the rest of the competition, flying in the wake of the competitors' TAILWIND while simultaneously DRAGON DANCING let her surge forward and make up a lot of lost time. [break][break]

THE WHISTLING WINDS IN THE WAKE OF EXTREME SPEED complicated maintaining stable flight for those around SONIKKU's TOGEKISS and 's DRAGONAIR that rocketed ahead of the competition using the fastest known Pokémon move their was. It put tremendous stress on the riders' bodies; it was stress that could not be ignored no matter how much skill and experience one had. The Gym Leader's biggest fan surged ahead of and his DRAGONITE, who kept the pace up through the threat of harsh words. The Volatile had great racing fundamentals, and wasn't racing poorly by any stretch of the imagination. Sonikku was just racing better. She found herself in a battle with 's SALAMENCE for SEVENTH PLACE through the slowly narrowing woods leading up to the two nastiest turns on the course. This was no spot to have a battle for position! One of them would have to yield, or they would both be in big trouble![break][break]

HOLDING HIS BEEDRILL TO ITS NATURAL SPEED gave him a great view of two TERSATAL Pokémon duking it out for FOURTH PLACE. 's TERASTAL TALONFLAME looked like a comet, despite holding Flame Charge back. Simply drawing on the Terastal phenomenon's INFINITY ENERGY was sufficient to surge ahead of . The Fallarbor Gym Leader wasn't going to let that stand, though, as he commanded his DRAGONITE to unleash a TERASTAL-powered burst of EXTREME SPEED. The dragon-type's wings briefly hummed before making a grating buzzing noise that shook Alec from the exertion. Even was able to feel the wake of the Dragonite's wings beating just as fast as his wasp's, thanks to the sheer power of its Terastallization. 's decision to let his SALAMENCE rest along the open part of the course allowed the two speedy Terastal Pokémon to catch up, the Birdfather able to hear the pop of the Talonflame's crystal shattering. The three of them now found themselves within a split second of third place, which would almost assuredly be hotly contested upon exiting the wild curves ahead. [break][break]

ALL EYES REMAINED ON and his SHADOW TALONFLAME that held the lead with seemingly little effort. Every time ordered his DRAGONAIR to make a move on the Emergent, the young Gym Leader's idol was one step ahead of him. The two were quickly running away from the rest of the field, perhaps setting the stage for a final-lap duel between the two. There was still a lot of race to go![break][break]

AFTER THE LONG STRAIGHTAWAY, a vicious, whiplash-inducing pair of semi-blind U-turns came up quickly. While the wind tunnel was hard to navigate, this curve had by far the highest decree of difficulty of anything the Ordeal had to offer. Being astride an extremely nimble Pokémon wouldn't be enough; racers had to respect their own limits as well. Taking such brutal, back-to-back curves at high speed could be incredibly disorienting, particularly for Pokémon that needed to fly nearly vertical to make such turns![break][break]


LAP 2 | OBSTACLE 3



NOTE: This Obstacle has more than one Target Number. Please indicate in your OOC notes which Target Number you are challenging.[break][break]

Prompt: Pokémon that showed the extreme speed of straight-line sprints better know how to put on the brakes, as the most vicious turn on the entire course was waiting in the weeds at the end of the long, progressively narrowing straightaway! Heading back into the dense woods, a semi-blind left-hand U-turn loomed ahead, followed by an equally severe right turn! Even if Pokémon had the turning strength needed to twist around the back-to-back hairpin turns without pumping the brakes too much, their riders would need to be ready to endure substantial whiplash.[break][break]

Target Number 1: 160 (Reaction)[break][break]

Special 1: Pokémon that meet or exceed this Obstacle's Target Number will gain 40 TP in addition to the normal Track Position gain for this Obstacle.[break][break]

Target Number 2: 120 (Reaction)[break][break]

Special 2: Track Position gained as a result of rolling above this Obstacle's Target Number will be halved, rounded up.


STANDINGS



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PLEASE HEED THE FOLLOWING RULES. Failure to comply with these rules may result in the failure of your character's actions or the disqualification of your character from the race.[break][break]

The Silph Cup Guidelines can be referenced here.[break][break]

Before you post, you must lock in your Pokémon, moveset, and rank selection in the sign-up thread.[break][break]

You can only use ONE MOVE at a time. Remember that moves that could conceivably be used to make your Pokémon go faster are PROHIBITED DURING THE FIRST LAP OF THE RACE.[break][break]

Please include a TL;DR (too long; didn't read) OOC note with a summary of your character's important actions.[break][break]

You MUST ROLL THIS ROUND.[break][break]

Missing too many posting rounds will result in YOUR CHARACTER'S DISQUALIFICATION.[break][break]

Please POST ONLY ONCE THIS ROUND.


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Kost

Dragon-hooded girl
she/her
20
August 10
Fallarbor Town, Hoenn
Asexual
Minor Gym Leader
Ace (Civilian)
5'11" (180 cm) height
5'11" (180 cm) height
I wanna become a Pokémon!
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That was unfortunate. Not only were they still in last place, but the new obstacle mandated that they cut down on speed lest they risked getting flung off track. If only there was an easier way to get past those wavy turns. Andrea got war flashbacks of the Wave Panic course in ’s Gym.

“Whiskers, use… Splash!” It was a move that didn’t do anything; the weakest move for the weakest Pokémon. In this case, however, the Gyarados used it to flop in the air, getting high above the dense foliage. Doing so gave them a better idea of where they were going, making the blind left turn not-so-blind.




TL;DR: Whiskers uses Splash to get higher up, getting a better view of the course (Target Number 1 selected).
Speed B | Endurance A | Reaction D

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Alex / Lexy
he / him / his
thirty
december 22
Mistralton, Unova
homosexual demiromantic
fortree gym leader
gym leader
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He… he had a plan.

To be honest, the one thing he was saving, was going to be for the ‘home stretch’, because he knew that what he was specifically planning was only going to last for a limited amount of time—and so he had to play his cards carefully.

The noise behind him isn’t missed either, considering that he didn’t go for a burst of speed on this one—and this was when he realized the fatal flaw…

That his Salamence had absolutely no speed-boosting moves at all!

“Fuck.”

The realization hit him like a ton of bricks as he drew a sharp breath, resting both hands flat on the base of the draconid’s neck. There was also the momentary flare of panic as the path narrowed—but he swallowed down his fear and bent down, hiding his head in the comfort of his Salamence’s neck.

After all, he was a Sky Rider…

“Gabe. I know you have better turning power than Kyouya… I’m going to trust you with this, okay?” he whispered quietly, watching as the crazy, hairpin-tight turns began to weave into sight.

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Endurance: C
Reaction: B

time to ride and DIE; tackling target #1

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dog boy
he/him
28
october 24
verdanturf
asexual
league officer
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trying to get his talonflame to slow down has seemingly worked. in an unforeseen turn of events, it has turned out to be for the better as he suddenly remembers the shape of the track the moment they enter the next portion of it.

he clings on his pokemon's reins much more tightly, swallowing in fear, as he lets go of the instructions and allow his pokemon to navigate through this part on their own pace.

their own pace is fast by default, however.

the talonflame maintains its speed from the straight highway as it reaches the first turn, and kyle is sure it'll even accelerate by the time it finds the second.

he would cross his fingers if he could, but the only thing he can pray for now is not get thrown off of his pokemon.

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matias
he/him
thirty-two
november 14th
saffron
straight...unless?
elite four
champion
a life
to live for.
1321 height
1321 height
i'll try to find you in mountains made of ash and clouds of smoke.
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Master of Faster
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25
December 12
Goldenrod, Johto
Straight
Mauville Gym Leader
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6'1" height
6'1" height
"With great speed comes great responsibility."
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Josh had spent a lot of time practicing this curve for a reason. This curve would make or break the race for many of its competitors, its mirrored 180-degree turns sapping all momentum from flying Pokémon that couldn't bank hard enough. Pokémon that required a minimum air speed to maintain lift would be at greatest risk. Thankfully for the Master of Faster, Resheph was capable of hovering! On top of that, he had timed his use of Terastallization perfectly. The transparent, white crystal body was flashing, indicating that the phenomenon would end soon.

"Alright, don't forget what we practiced, girl!" Josh encouraged as he took pressure off the dragon's sides and got ready to pull his left arm back and rein the serpentine Pokémon around the sharp corner. The sound akin to shattering glass was the sign of a grave miscalculation on the Gym Leader's part. They were going way too fast to take that curve now. In a panicked scream, he almost completely let go of his mount's sides and pulled back sharply on the Dragonair's reins, Resheph soaring to the top of the course's bounds in an effort to slam on the brakes. There would be an opportunity on the narrow backstretch to make up lots of time on . Not here, though.

He had to preserve his position.





Resheph's Terastallization wears off. Target Number 2 is selected.

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Resheph       Dragonair      Good
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