Pokémon development strategy

"Ok?"

Just after washing his hands in front of the mirror, Shen Qi saw a green figure walking towards him.

There are diamond-shaped protrusions on the broad green cylindrical body, and the four-sided pyramidal structure on the top of the head looks like a bamboo hat. Below the brim are a pair of dark black eyes with golden pupils that look somewhat sinister.

Driver, Mengge Cactus, T2 level.

Judging from the level, Mengge Cactus, like Infernape and Mosquito-Repellent, is a strong player in the White Cape group.

However, the other two T2 racers took 1st and 3rd place in the positioning race, and Mengge Cactus ranked 8th, positioning in the middle front starting area.

To be honest, it was not a good start for the T2 driver. Shen Qi and the audience on the stage felt that Mengge Cactus had performed poorly.

A pair of black eyeballs with golden pupils looked at Shen Qi. Although Mengge Cactus was only 1.3 meters tall, he revealed a strong and fierce aura.

what happened?

Shen Qi was puzzled. Could it be that this T2-level Mengge Cactus was performing poorly and wanted to vent his anger on just anyone he was upset with?

click -

A hoarse bird call was heard, and a 30-centimeter-tall bird stood on the shoulder of the Mengge Cactus. The bird had a brown afro and sharp eyes.

Lieque is the co-driver of the racing car of Mengge Cactus.

"Excuse me, is the driver you are driving with Miss Skirt?"

The Spearow started talking. Most birds in the Pokémon world can master the skill of "parroting" and often act as translators between them and humans.

Some Pokémon that have nothing to do with "parrot-like speech" can also speak human language because of their more developed vocal cords, so Shen Qi did not find it strange.

As for the fact that they mentioned "Miss Skirt" instead of "Sweet and Cold Beauty Queen", there is no need to be too surprised.

The residents of the 6th island were relatively uninformed, and they had seen a lot of Pokémon as they had been in the competitive circle for years, so of course they could tell that it was just Miss Skirt in a different shape.

"Yes, what's wrong?"

A "click" sound similar to the breaking of a dead tree came out of the mouth of the Mengge Cactus, and Lieque helped translate.

"The competition is about to start, let's talk about it next time. I hope there will be more opportunities for contact in the future."

Looking at his Pokémon driver partner who was leaving, Shen Qi's mind was full of questions.

Why does it feel like the other party is issuing a challenge?

However, our performance just now was only the 4th place in the first round of preliminaries, which was not a brilliant performance.

Without time to think, Shen Qi scooped up some water and patted his face, then had to go back and prepare for the run.

The time interval between the positioning race and the official race is only 20 minutes, which is enough time for everyone to eliminate the problems with the car. The temperature of the tires, brake pads and engine will not dissipate too much, so they can maintain good working condition.

"Miss Skirt, you got the No. 4 spot and are ready to compete."

Shen Qi didn't want to mention the matter of Mengge Cactus to Miss Qun'er.

The competition alone was enough to make Miss Qun'er tense and she had no energy to think about anything else.

After all, starting with the Lily Root Doll, Miss Skirt has only been competing with the Hot Girl Daughter for two or three years.

Because the trainer is wealthy and has no financial difficulties, and racing is just a pure interest, Miss Skirt has little experience of being under pressure.

After the Gal's accident, Miss Skirt didn't have much contact with society at the Elf High School. Her thoughts were not as developed and complex as those of humans, and her mind was still too immature.

When it comes to competition, mentality is sometimes more important than technique.

Chapter 203: Battle to Defend Your Position

The audience seats, which had been noisy for the entire morning, were rarely quiet.

At the starting point, the process of five red lights going out one by one was obviously very short, but it seemed unusually long in the atmosphere where everyone was holding their breath and staring.

drop!

The last red light went out and the racing girl waved the black and white checkered flag in her hand.

“Run!”

As the commentator shouted, the noise swept up again, shattering the brief cohesion.

Starting from the 4th place, Shen Qi knew that the top three were all strong, so he didn't need to worry about being blocked by the car in front if he burst out too quickly. He directly gave orders to Jilidan, using the "help" tactic.

"So fast!"

The car in front was faster than Shen Qi had imagined. After the Corolla exploded, it could at most catch up with the Infernape in third place. After the "help" burst effect ended, the gap should be slightly widened.

This was almost the strongest starting strategy that Shen Qi, Miss Qun'er, and Jilidan had worked out together, but they still couldn't get into the top three with a good start.

Entering and exiting a turn.

The swimmer at the front has opened up a gap of about 20 meters.

"Such strong cornering skills... and confidence"

Miss Skirt can tell the performance of the car from its speed and the skills from its cornering route. More importantly, the other party’s awareness of control over the vehicle and his full confidence when driving.

"Don't be distracted. Our goal is not to take first place, but to maintain fourth place."

In fact, even if you fall behind by one place, you can still advance in 5th place and still be eligible to get points, which means you can register for T2 next year.

A road sign appeared ahead, and after a familiar bend, the car turned to another route that was different from the previous positioning race, the real qualifying route.

Miss Quner has the ability to clearly remember the track map after one lap, but the disadvantage is that she can't be distracted to do analysis.

In fact, it cannot be called a shortcoming. The driver should devote his whole heart to driving. It’s just that some drivers have special styles, which are the type that can take all aspects into consideration, such as recalling levels, analyzing tracks, and memorizing tracks.

The White Cape Circuit has a single lap length of 89.6 kilometers, which is already relatively long, even longer than the Silent Forest-Aster Town Circuit in the Vermilion City regular season.

It is estimated that the overall difficulty of more than ten groups cannot differ too much. The length of the White Cape track is one of the longest among them, which means that the difficulty and number of levels have been reduced, and the density of levels has also been increased.

This is actually very beneficial for high-horsepower racing cars, as there are fewer checkpoints, giving them more room to run wild.

Shen Qi's communication headset switched to the public channel, and the commentator was saying that the "Water Flower" driven by the swimmer Mosquito-scented swimmer entered the hard beach rock section.

"The next level is a rocky road by the sea. The rock surface is uneven and there is sand and gravel blown up by the wind, which makes it very easy to slip."

'Um! ’

This is a small advantage of running at the back and listening to the communication headset. Occasionally, you can know in advance what the next level will be about through the commentator's explanation.

However, the advantage is limited. The explanation of the level in the communication headset will be randomly delayed by 1-3 minutes, and the distance cannot be predicted. Moreover, if you fall behind too much, the level you hear may not be the next level you will face.

Turning the corner, Miss Skirt performed simple and routine operations, exiting the corner at a speed of 70 kilometers per hour.

The first lap was more or less like this. No one was familiar with the track, and Shen Qi did not dare to hastily improve the vehicle's performance after the blind turn.

After exiting the bend, the field of vision becomes wider and you can see the car body rising and falling in the water 40 meters away, having already passed half of the bumpy rock checkpoint road.

Words lit up on the roof of the car. It was the sensor film telling the swimmer or his deputy that they were about to use a skill with a wide-range effect.

Pray for rain!

“This is too much…”

The mosquito-repellent swimmer may have characteristics related to the sky, such as swimming freely or storing water, but he should not run at full speed in the first lap.

The speed of the water flower on the uneven rocky road section should not exceed 50 kilometers per hour. The purpose of "praying for rain" is actually a disturbance!

Interfere with the car behind!

The rainfall effect formed by water-attribute energy will also cause water to accumulate on the ground and make it wet, making the tires prone to slipping.

However, it is an effect generated by the skill after all. Once the warrior moves away or the skill duration ends, the accumulated water formed by "Pray for Rain" will quickly turn into natural energy and dissipate into the air.

The pursuit distance of Green Ivy Snake is within 10 meters, and Infernape is also about 10 meters behind.

By the time their car passed the rocky section, the water created by the skill had not yet dissipated, so they still had to worry about the tires slipping, so they had to slow down.

With the help of "praying for rain" that made proper use of the terrain, the mosquito-repellent swimmer opened up a gap of more than 20 meters between himself and the second-place Green Vine Snake.

It can be seen that the strength of the mosquito-repellent swimmer is reflected in all aspects. His driving skills are steady, his skills are rich, and the performance of his car is also relatively good.

Green Ivy Snake is actually similar to Miss Skirt, without too many fancy skills, relying mainly on "growth" gain. It has maintained the second place position with its delicate driving, which is really amazing.

Moreover, the Green Ivy Snake is only in the second stage of evolution and has not yet evolved into its final form. It was sent by Rika to participate in the competition for training. It will become stronger in the future.

"Viewers!"

The commentator's words came from the headset, "There has been a change in the ranking of the first tier. Infernape has risen to second place! He has surpassed Serpentine!"

"What a savage, wild way of running!"

At the first corner after leaving the level, the car driven by Infernape went straight into the center of the corner at a rough angle. The tires and chassis hit the protruding rocks. The right side of the car body was bounced up nearly 45 degrees, and the right wheel was off the air.

Just as the commentator said, the car performed a "blade overtaking" in a rough manner with only the left two wheels on the ground, which scared the green vine snake and made it hide far away.

Infernape's operation was indeed rough, but it was not completely brainless. Before he predicted that the wheels would hit the protruding rocks, the green barrier had already covered it.

General Skills: Hold

A powerful defensive skill that is extremely difficult to master. It uses the "holding" barrier effect to offset direct impacts. The car will suffer at most subsequent shocks and overturning, which also shows confidence in the toughness of the car structure.

"This is a life-threatening operation..."

Shen Qi still had time to complain that Miss Qun'er really didn't have any thoughts at all.

The three cars in front were all 10 meters away, and the car ranked fifth at the back was keeping close.

Being closely followed by competitors with no hope of overtaking them, one can imagine the psychological pressure.

"It's okay. We can definitely break through the rock barrier faster than Infernape and Viper."

The distance behind was quite far, and the ground was almost dry when the corolla entered the level.

There was basically no hope of overtaking in this game, it was a defensive battle, or a position-keeping battle.

Hold your current position until the end of the game.

Unable to move forward, yet having to prevent the car behind from overtaking, the atmosphere gradually made me feel anxious and depressed.

Chapter 204 Stable!

"Miss Skirt! Hold on!"

Shen Qi comforted his Pokémon's emotions.

Since partnering with Miss Qun'er, this game was really the most psychologically stressful.

The third place Green Vine Snake was better than Miss Qun'er in both driving skills and car performance, and the distance between them was always maintained at about 3 meters.

After passing the starting line and entering the second lap, there was basically no competition among the first echelon.

The Water Flower driven by the Mosquito Swimmer was in the lead all the way, but the Infernape overtook the Green Snake once and then maintained the position.

Miss Skirt was in 4th place from beginning to end, and other T3 drivers took turns to occupy 5th place behind her.

There was no hope of improving his ranking, and there were strong cars chasing him from behind, so Shen Qi could feel a lot of pressure.

Fortunately, there was a Chansey in the Poké Ball, so she had no feeling about the racing car and was not aware of the situation outside. The skills she released were all stable and were not affected at all.

Miss Qun'er used "Growth" once, and her skill structure was obviously much more turbulent than normal.

Her skill proficiency has reached 85%, so she should be able to cast the skill with ease. However, her concentration dropped a lot when she used "Growth", which was obviously due to too much pressure.

If you accidentally slip down two places, you can just go home after the race.

After all, Miss Qun'er's best result was only 3th place in the T9 level competition. There was some luck involved. In addition, she hadn't participated in a major competition for a long time, so her competitive condition was not as good as before.

Even so, Shen Qi still didn't say much. He tried to calm Miss Qun'er down while concentrating on energy coordination.

"Miss Qun'er, it's not difficult for us to hold this position. Anyway, we can't catch up with the green vine snake in front of us. It's equivalent to there being no obstacles in front of us. We can run freely."

What Shen Qi mentioned is indeed a benefit. Another good thing is that Miss Qun'er is easier to coax.

When the mental concentration and mental health indexes were declining, Shen Qi only needed to say a few words of comfort and the values ​​would quickly return to normal.

By taking advantage of this excessive sense of dependence, at least Miss Qun'er's mentality can be guaranteed not to be too bad, but the price is that Shen Qi's extra mental burden is very heavy.

There's no other way... The most important thing is to keep your own Pokémon stable.

Shen Qi was too exhausted to be distracted and had already turned off his communication headset.

At this time, the race entered the second half of the second lap, and the Corolla was still in 2th place. There was hope of successfully advancing, but there could be no room for carelessness.

The cars behind were following very closely, with the distance between the 5th to 8th place no more than 20 meters.