With the second and third uses of Work Up, the pink race car overtook fourth place.
Cars 2 and 3 up ahead had only just recovered when Lilligant easily passed them.
"Car number 5! The discontinued Flower Crown! Incredible-"
"As expected of one of only three Class B Cars."
Only after overtaking them did Shen Qi notice that the regular race had not only human commentators, but also two Pidgey wearing miniature intercom headsets.
The Pidgey were commentating too, translating Pokémon speech along the way so the Pokémon in the audience could also hear the impassioned commentary.
Words gradually formed on the roof of the Yuanbao 1st Generation in the lead. That was the energy-sensing film every driver had to attach; whenever a move affected another race car, the film would display a notification.
There was no need to give Lilligant an extra reminder. Shen Qi and she shared a mental connection, so both knew what to expect.
Racing had extremely strict safety requirements. Moves that specifically lowered or raised another race car's power were forbidden, as were direct attacks or indirect damage, leaving few options for interference moves.
"Chansey!"
After Defense Curl raised their defense, Shen Qi continued having Chansey increase their power.
The other Class B Car, the Torrent 2nd Generation, also caught up thanks to its outstanding straight-line performance. Whatever happened, Shen Qi intended to snatch the lead before they reached the complicated terrain!
Vroom-
The Flower Crown accelerated, and the Torrent 2nd Generation accelerated right after it. The Class B Car that had originally occupied eighth position also entered pursuit range.
The Class C Car ahead clearly had less power, and the cars behind kept closing the gap.
At the same time, the sensing film displayed a move name: Haze.
"Holy crap, a ninja all right!