This Scyther's Ability was "Technician," which gave low-powered moves an additional power boost.
If a Pokémon was raised well, the "Technician" Ability could even improve the effects of buff skills.
Ayaka lacked the ability to raise hers to that level, and her compatibility with her Pokémon was limited, so she could only receive the ordinary boost.
Even so, the Rainbow Flying Sword's performance spoke for itself. With its power boosted, it could pull away from the Cultivation Pod in one go.
Leave that strange little girl behind!
Suddenly, black dust and mist exploded outward.
Ice-type move: Haze.
It dispelled all stat boosts on both sides.
Ayaka felt utterly stifled. Fortunately, a difficult section lay ahead: the V-shaped Sharp Turn.
Based on the course sections she had memorized earlier, it should consist of consecutive lightning-shaped bends, effectively several V-shaped turns linked together. Nobody could build up speed there, making the Rainbow Flying Sword's sudden loss of its power boost less conspicuous.
A shadow swept across the sky. Above the Rainbow Flying Sword, a van flew past.
The Little Sheep!
Seeing the Little Sheep through her windshield, Ayaka was dumbstruck.
She knew one of Shen Qi's Pokémon was Porygon, which knew "Magnet Rise," but how could he use it here?
It was only the first lap. He had no idea what the consecutive V-shaped turns were like. Wasn't he afraid he might take flight, find something wrong, and have nowhere to land?
Flying on the momentum of its charge, the Little Sheep cut straight across two corners before landing.
Ayaka switched her headset channel and heard the commentator say that the Little Sheep had settled into 5th place...
"He... Shen Qi went over the time limit, didn't he?"
Using a move to stay airborne for more than three seconds counted as a