A montage of the busy Castelia City from day to night was shown.
Local Time: 5:30 AM
The host narrated, "This is Castelia City, a very busy metropolis, as well as the biggest and most populated city, in the Unova Region."
Clips of the pier, cruiser, streets, skyscrapers, and gym were shown in different times of the day.
"From here," the host continued, "Twelve teams will start an amazing journey in a race around worlds for a chance to win one million pokédollars and The Amazing Race Pokémon."
A Rotom was shown to be on top of one of the skyscrapers in Castelia City.
"This is Ryder the Rotom, and I will be your host for The Amazing Race Pokémon Season 3," said Ryder as he pointed to the camera.
The night sky was starting to brighten up, and Ryder continued his narration at a park.
"The sun is about to rise, and the twelve teams are now on their way to the heart of Castelia City, the Castelia Central Park."
Ryder was at the skyscraper pointing to the incoming helicopters from a distance. The next scene showed several helicopters approaching Castelia City.
"While the teams are riding twelve different helicopters to this park, let me introduce you to these twelve teams," said Ryder.
…
"Delia and Martha, expert agriculturists and passionate florists from Violet and Azalea, Johto respectively."
Delia & Martha: Gardeners (#GardenGirls)
"We LOVE agriculture so much!" said Delia the Ledian and Martha the Meganium.
"We met at agriculture school," said Martha. "And we both have a strong passion for plants."
"I finished my PhD a few years ago," said Delia. "And now I am a researcher in the field of agriculture."
"I only have a master's degree in agriculture," added Martha. "But I know that was enough for my knowledge in the field."
A clip of Delia & Martha watering the plants at their flower shop was shown. The scene then changed to Delia selling the flowers from their flower shop.
"We own a floral shop together," said Delia.
"But we really wish that we have a farm," said Martha.
"It'd be cooler to have more space to study about plants," said Delia.
Martha continued, "That way we could also grow more of our own food!"
"It makes us happy to know that plants can help us with so many things," said Delia.
"That includes our food, perfumes, medicines, and more!" continued Martha.
"The field that we live in, breathe in, makes us who we are," said Delia.
"We want to spread our strong passion for agriculture to different worlds," said Martha.
"And we want to raise its importance to everyone!" said Delia.
The scene showed both of them at the gym using the treadmill.
"We prepared for this race very well," said Martha.
"We want to show that we're not weak bug and grass types," said Delia. "Especially me as a nerdy doctor."
"We hope that we'll be able to find land and win that one million pokédollars, so that it could buy us a farm," said Martha.
"If we want our farm, we have to work hard for it!" said Delia.
"Race hard for it!" continued Delia & Martha simultaneously.
…
"Paul and Wibsky, two ship captains who met online and offline unintentionally; from Undella, Unova and Slateport, Hoenn respectively."
Paul & Wibsky: Ship Captains (#ShipCaptains)
"Don't we look like an awkward pair?" asked Paul the Pangoro to the viewers.
"Thing is, we met online!" said Wibsky the Walrein in his naturally Indian-like accent.
"And offline," added Paul.
A scene of Paul invading Wibsky's ship is shown. Paul then goes back to his own ship and takes Wibsky for hostage.
"To make a long story short, I am a pirate captain, and this imbecile right here found the treasure island before me," said Paul.
"So I was his victim, before he realized that we were partners in crime... online," said Wibsky.
"Yes, online," emphasized Paul.
A split screen shows Paul playing an online computer game on the right screen while Wibsky is doing the same on the left screen.
"I play G.U.T., Guardians of the Universal Treasures, but since it's an online game, I needed to cyber-socialize to win it all," said Paul.
"So I have Pirate Panda..." said Wibsky.
"You imbecile! We're not using our usernames right now," said Paul.
"Oops!" said Wibsky. "So I have Paul to help me play GUT as well!"
"We won a lot of medals, trophies, and treasures!" said Paul.
"But of course I don't know who this Pirate Panda was, personally," said Wibsky.
"Until it got real when this imbecile almost got MY treasure," said Paul.
"In the end, we became good friends!" said Wibsky.
"But we're not here to make friends," said Paul. "We're here to win a million pokédollars."
"I agreed that we get a forty-sixty split on the money if we win," said Wibsky.
"That's because he's an imbecile and I did all the paperwork!" says Paul. "I want that money and I only brought this imbecile with me because we are cyber partners in crime."
"Yippee!" said Wibsky.
…
"Sam and Arra, best friends with a heart for fashion blogging from Lumiose, Kalos."
Sam & Arra: Best Friends (#FashionBloggers)
"Hey guys!" greeted Sam the Slurpuff to the viewers in her naturally girly-girl voice. "Sam here!"
"And this is Arra," said Arra the Aromatisse in her naturally very girly-girl tone. "We love life!"
"And Fashion!" said Sam.
"Fashion is love, fashion is life!" added Arra.
A clip of the two working on a Pokémon's fingernails and toenails was shown.
"We work in a fashion salon," continued Sam.
"And fashion is very important to us," added Arra.
"Your looks tell you about your personality," said Sam.
"And your personality shapes you as a Pokémon," ended Arra.
Both of them were shown to be inside a pink computer room. They were both typing stuff to the computers.
"We keep fashion blogs together," said Sam.
Arra continued, "And we are very sincere and strong about our opinions while social networking."
"For gay rights!" said Sam.
"For world peace!" said Arra.
"I am bisexual by the way," said Sam.
"And I accept her for who she is because her fashion is impeccable," said Arra. "And she is my best friend."
Both of them walked out of the mall gossiping about the latest trends.
"We share the same interests, including fashion, love lifes, and especially..." said Sam.
Sam & Arra both exclaimed, "THE AMAZING RACE POKÉMON!"
"Like it or not, we're gonna show those teams that we have what it takes to win," said Sam.
Arra added, "We're gonna travel around different worlds in thirteen legs to see how different the tastes of fashion are in different cultures."
"We want the trip and the money," said Sam.
"So we're gonna show everyone that we can win as fashion lovers!" said Arra.
"For the fashion bloggers!" cheered both Sam & Arra.
…
"Pete and Panth, master-and-sidekick evil scientists both from Saffron, Kanto."
Pete & Panth: Evil Scientists (#EvilScientists)
"MWAHAHAHAHA!" cackled Pete the Parasect in a very evil and power-maniac-like voice. "We are... the EVIL SCIENTISTS!"
"We are partners in crime," said Panth the Porygon in his naturally monotonous and robotic voice. "But I'm just a sidekick."
"I want that million pokédollars!" announced Pete. "Mine! Mine! MINE! MUHUHAHAHAHAHA!"
"Uh... boss?" said Panth.
"Yes Panthagon?" replied Pete.
"Boss, stop calling me that," reacted Panth.
"I made you, you moron!" reacted Pete. "This fool here will get nothing from the million!"
"Technically I do," said Panth. "You are gonna use the money for your evil projects right?"
"YES!" said Pete excitedly.
"Then with my suggestions, I still get to contribute in spending the money," said Panth.
"WHAT!?" reacted Pete. "Why will I take suggestions from a foolish moron like you!?"
A scene of both Pete and Panth discussing about an evil project was shown. Panth suggested about the project while Pete started planning it out.
"I want to rule ALL the Pokémon worlds!" said Pete. "Therefore with my progress..."
"Our," corrected Panth. "Boss."
"Shut up, you fool!" reacted Pete. "With my progress, we can both rule the world."
"But with the million," continued Panth. "We will succeed in multiple world dominations!"
"MUHUHAHAHAHAHA!" cackled Pete.
"HAHA HAHA," laughed Panth robotically.
"Shut up, you moron!" said Pete.
"Yes boss," replied Panth.
"MUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" cackled Pete maniacally.
…
"Wally and Audra, farm managing siblings both living in a small suburban community near Mauville, Hoenn."
Wally & Audra: Siblings (#FarmSiblings)
"We live in a farm. We work in a farm. We love our farm!" said Audra the Wynaut in her naturally Southern accent.
"We love living in a farm," said Wally the Wobbuffet in his also naturally Southern accent. "Because we grow our own food, we employ ourselves in a family business, and we have so much exercise and free time!"
"Living in a farm is a bit hard because you have to work in an early age," said Audra. "But once you get used to working hard, it sticks with your personality."
"Our motto in running this race..." said Wally.
"Never give up..." said Audra.
"And never surrender!" said both Wally & Audra.
Both of them were harvesting the crops in their farm.
"Our parents passed away many many years ago," said Audra.
"But we wanna prove to them that they raised very hardworking children," said Wally. "So we're racing here to show everyone that living in a farm has its benefits too!"
"Yeah!" Audra agreed. "This race is for our parents."
"But aside from being hardworking, farm life makes us both busy in the day," said Wally.
"Yes!" agreed Audra. "That's why we want to take this opportunity to travel to different worlds and explore different cultures!"
"We're very excited to run this race after staying too long in the farm and in the market place," ended Wally.
A clip was shown with both of them selling their goods at the market, which is a dark indoor place.
"Coming to this race will make us learn more about ourselves and each other," said Audra.
"Not only that," added Wally. "But we'll also do our best..."
"And show our best!" added Audra.
"That we can finish The Amazing Race Pokémon!" continued Wally.
"Whether we will be first, second, or third, we will be very proud of ourselves if we complete this race," said Audra.
"Winning the grand prize, of course, will be better!" said Wally.
"We're not poor," said Audra. "But we're both just hungry for experiences that will make us live our lives to the fullest!"
"Yeah!" agreed Wally.
…
"Ron and Radonna, dating divorcees and Flame Rider members both from Fuchsia, Kanto."
Ron & Radonna: Dating Divorced Riders (#FlameRiders)
"We love traveling around Kanto in our bikes," said Ron the Typhlosion, who's wearing a lot of tattoos, in his naturally husky voice.
"We actually met in college," said Radonna the Rapidash in her naturally deep but fancy voice. "That was when we started riding with the rest of our gang."
"We love having fun while traveling," said Ron. "So we also do motorbike races against each other, become daredevils, and most of all..."
"INTIMIDATE Pokémon!" said both Ron & Radonna.
A clip showed both Ron & Radonna riding on one motorcycle. Ron was driving it on high speed while Radonna is hugging Ron tightly from the back in a flirty way.
"We fell in love with each other at some point in college," said Radonna. "But we were never official due to some external factors."
"I was married once," said Ron, raising a finger. "It didn't end well."
"I was married once as well, but I have a son," said Radonna. "In the end, he was a bad father and an awful traitor to my family."
"When we were both available, we became official at last," said Ron.
"We could feel ourselves aging and saying that it's too late to love," said Radonna.
"But I reminded her that it's better late than never," said Ron.
A scene showed both Ron & Radonna kissing before a romantic dinner by the cape.
"We came to the race not only to intimidate the other teams," said Radonna. "But also to win the one million pokédollars. It would help us dearly with our great amounts of expenses in the next few years."
"We want the money to experience more luxurious things," added Ron. "Whether we will do them together or not."
"The point of this race is for us to bond and travel together as a couple," clarified Radonna. "Of course we want the money, but there are other things that are more important than that."
"Yeah," agreed Ron. "We want to show how strong we can be together."
"Yeah!" agreed Radonna strongly. "We don't want the other teams to think of us as just meanies, punks, and whatever mean word they can use to us because of our looks."
A short clip showed Ron & Radonna on two different motorcycles racing against each other to the top of a mountain. Both of them revved their engines.
"We are very competitive," said Ron. "And we wanna show everyone that we have what it takes to take home the grand prize!"
"YEAH!" roared Radonna. "Mommy Rads and Uncle Ron will show everybody who's boss."
…
"Marian and Ninja, dating on and off ninjas from Treasure Town, PMD2 World and Mauville, Hoenn respectively. Both of them met and work at Olivine, Johto."
Marian & Ninja: Dating On & Off (#KickHeartCouple)
"Mwah!" said Marian the Mawile as she sent a flying kiss. She then said in her naturally flirty and fancy voice, "We kick butts for a living."
"And I am Ninja the ninja," said Ninja the Ninjask in his naturally Japanese accent. "I am Japanese, but my other name is... Ninja!"
"Nickname," clarified Marian. "I don't wanna read Japanese, so I called him my ninja."
"Yes," agreed Ninja.
Three clips showed both of them training for taekwondo, jiu jitsu, and judo.
"We are the kick heart couple," stated Marian. "Because we kick butts."
"And she kick my heart many many times," added Ninja with his normally awful grammar.
"I am not in love with him every day," said Marian.
"Me the same too," agreed Ninja.
"But...we're still BEST FRIENDS FOREVER!" said Marian. "Right, Ninja?"
"Ah!" said Ninja. "Yes!"
"Ninja may be two decades older than me, but he is strong!" said Marian. "He can carry me so that we can fly all the way across the sky!"
"Yes!" agreed Ninja.
The two were shown walking together. Marian suddenly hugged Ninja in a flirty way.
"Another thing I love doing is becoming a hypocrite," said Marian. "I wanna find a target and cause us some conflict, so that I'll have more butts to kick!"
"Haha haha!" laughed Ninja.
"Sometimes, you need to be a foolhardy b**** to win," said Marian.
"We are fighting villains in real life," said Ninja.
"But it's time to turn the tables and be the bad guys," said Marian.
"Mwahaha!" said Ninja.
"AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" cackled Marian in a high voice.
…
"Sylvester and Danny, haunted house scarers working at Mossdeep City both from Mt. Pyre, Hoenn."
Sylvester & Danny: Childhood Friends (#HauntedHousians)
"Money!" said Sylvester the Shuppet in a ghastly voice. "We want to win money because we don't really earn a lot in our everyday job."
"We haunt other Pokémon whether it's day or night," continued Danny the Duskull. "We work in a haunted house in Mossdeep City, and even though we enjoy our job, it's not earning us a lot of money."
"So we joined this race to earn money!" said Sylvester.
Danny added, "Don't forget about having fun."
"That's you, bro, not me" said Sylvester.
A short clip showed the two playing clumsily by the chandelier in the haunted house they work in.
"We met since childhood," said Danny. "Nursery was it?"
"Yeah bro," said Sylvester. "How could you not remember?"
"I'm sorry, my memory is not as good as yours," replied Danny. "Anyway..."
"Anyway, we've been on the same path in life since then," said Sylvester.
"Yup!" said Danny. "We were classmates from nursery all the way til college. We're both ghost types so it was easy for us to make friends with each other."
"We even have the same job from the beginning until today," said Sylvester.
"Yeah, we worked for some evil organization for a few years," said Danny.
Sylvester continued, "But we resigned due to threats our boss had given us."
"Yeah, you know, because the bad guys always lose," said Danny.
The scene showed both of them driving two different taxis.
"We were villains," said Danny.
"We were taxi drivers," added Sylvester.
Danny added, "We even became waiters in a ghost-themed resto before we landed on our current job."
"Work aside, we always had our fun," said Sylvester. "We partied on some nights."
"And played video games on others," continued Danny.
The two were playing video games in a dark living room in the middle of the night.
"We're here to win, so nothing should stop us," said Sylvester.
"I'm here to win and to have fun," said Danny. "Wait for us to take home the number one spot!"
…
"Mike and Marvin, the strong-father and smart-son team both from Pewter, Kanto."
Mike & Marvin: Father & Son (#TeamStrongSmart)
"Strong is who I am!" said Mike the Machamp in his naturally African-American accent.
"And smart is who I am!" said Marvin the Machop who wears eyeglasses.
"We call ourselves Team Strong Smart," said Mike. "I am a coach of many different sports and a physical education teacher after I resigned from my job as a gym leader."
"Meanwhile, my dad considers me as a multi-talented son of his," said Marvin. "I am a five-time chess champion, four-time spelling bee champion, three-time quiz bee champion, two-time math contest champion, and I scored the highest in a multi-national intellectuals' tournament."
"Don't forget zero-time champion in the field of sports," added Mike.
"Dad!" said Marvin in a tone of annoyance.
A short clip showed Mike lifting himself up and down with the help of a bar, while Marvin was wrapped around Mike's feet reading the dictionary.
"I am the brawn and my son is the brains!" said Mike. "We are determined to win this competition by combining our skills."
"Don't forget Dad, there are roadblocks," said Marvin.
"Fine fine, to our flaws: I tried training Marvin to fight," said Mike.
Marvin said, "But I am not strong enough to fight."
"Son!" said Mike in a tone of annoyance.
"Okay, my turn," said Marvin. "My dad calls me a tech zombie, while I call him a dinosaur."
"Oh yes, you just can't understand today's generation," said Mike.
The scene showed Marvin winning against Mike in a fighting video game. Mike then pressed random buttons on the console controller before realizing that he already lost.
"This race is a father and son bonding time," said Mike. "We know we could win this by putting our skills together."
Marvin added, "We'll never know what luck will come to our way though."
Mike added, "But we know this will drive us closer together!"
"We have already planned our strategy," said Marvin.
"But we should never forget to have fun once in a while," said Mike. "So can you please put down the encyclopedia, son?"
"But Dad, this is my fun," said Marvin. "And you're used to me being like this."
Mike sighed and said, "I know... I know, son."
…
"Anathea and Chantallia, sisters and scientists both from Fortree, Hoenn."
Anathea & Chantallia: Science Sisters (#ScienceSisters)
"My sister and I are both mad scientists!" Anathea the Swablu, who's wearing purple eyeglasses, said in an excited tone.
"Without the mad part," clarified Chantallia the Swablu who's wearing eyeglasses too, this time in the color orange.
"Our lives revolve around science no matter how big or how small," said Anathea.
"I am a microbiologist while my sister is an astrophysicist," said Chantallia.
"I love doing research with my telescopes while my sister is as obsessed as I am with her microscopes," said Anathea.
Chantallia added, "We may sound very nerdy this early, but we have a life outside science too."
A scene showed both Swablu doing yoga. The scene changed and both of them are shown taking a selfie with the Prism Tower on their background.
"We love to travel, and that's one reason why we joined the race," said Anathea.
Chantallia said, "We love to keep ourselves calm, in our inner selves."
"That's why leaving our researches behind and joining the race is a good idea!" said Anathea.
The scene changed to both of them touring two different groups around a museum they used to work in.
"We have done a lot in our lives," said Anathea.
"I know how to cook; she knows how to bake," said Chantallia.
"We've also earned ourselves master's degrees," added Anathea.
"I recently graduated from my master's," said Chantallia.
Anathea added, "While I'll be getting my PhD after the next academic year."
"We've worked really hard to get to our different passions," said Chantallia.
"But we know we could use our perseverance in real life too," said Anathea. "Such as the race."
A clip showed both of them experimenting on a meteorite in their lab at home.
"We are very excited for this race!" said Chantallia.
"I can't wait for the Science Sisters to shine on TV!" said Anathea.
Chantallia said, "We know each other well enough, so I think we could put ourselves together with..."
"Teamwork!" said both Anathea & Chantallia in an excited tone.
…
"Cosette and Marie, academic grandmother-and-granddaughter lecturers both from Santalune, Kalos."
Cosette & Marie: Grandmother & Granddaughter Lecturers (#GrandLecturers)
"We both teach for a living," said Cosette the Jumpluff. "I have a PhD in education while Marie just graduated recently in..."
"Childhood education," continued Marie the Hoppip. "My grandma works as a dean in The National University of Kalos, while I recently got accepted as a preschool teacher in Prismville Preschool."
"We are just thirty years apart in age," said Cosette. "I blame Marie's mother for this, that flirty daughter of mine."
Marie said, "I decided to become a teacher because Grandma inspired me to educate other Pokémon."
"Education is important," emphasized Cosette. "You are nothing without your brains."
A classroom scene showed Marie assisting Cosette by giving out sheets of paper to the students.
"Earning my PhD was the best achievement I had in my whole life," said Cosette. "But if we win this race, we can give glory to our names!"
"Uh... Grandma..." said Marie.
"Yes darling?" asked Cosette.
"How sure are you that we can win this?" asked Marie.
Cosette replied, "It's so early in the race and you can't even think positively!?"
"Grandma..." Marie tried replying.
"We can win if we must," said Cosette. "We plan to use the money to help the kids in need for education."
"Oh yes!" agreed Marie. "That is what we're going to do with the money. Grandma is here to help me out win this!"
"It's the other way around, my darling," said Cosette. "You're helping me so we can win this together!"
Marie is shown teaching preschool Pokémon. Cosette is at the back of the classroom guiding and facilitating Marie.
"We know we will never have a chance in physical tasks, but..." said Marie.
Cosette reacted, "Darling, no! That is not true. We can do physical tasks, mental tasks, and even whatever task there will be in the race."
"But Grandma..." said Marie.
"Darling, relax," said Cosette. "You worry too much. When I say we can win this, we always have a chance!"
Marie said unsurely, "Okay, Grandma."
"We're here to win win WIN! No matter how big or small an obstacle is," Cosette ended.
…
"Lawrence and Priscilla, newly dating long distance amputees and orphaned child stars from Sunyshore and Jubilife, Sinnoh respectively."
Lawrence & Priscilla: Dating Long Distance Amputees (#CyborgSoulmates)
"I didn't expect that I would find someone out there who is just like me," said Lawrence the Riolu.
"We met at a triathlon for disabled Pokémon," Priscilla the Buneary continued. She raised her left prosthetic leg and says, "My mother was a model who got into drugs when she was pregnant of me. As a result, I was born with deformed legs, and they needed to be amputated so I can replace them with these and walk properly like a normal Buneary."
Two pics on the screen were shown. The left one showed the Riolu without half of each limb sitting on his hospital bed. The right one showed the Buneary playing at her home when she still had her deformed legs.
Lawrence raised his metallic arms up and said, "I had meningitis when I was eighteen months old, so I had all four of my limbs amputated."
"I live with my aunt since my mom is 'in a better place,' according to my aunt," said Priscilla. "I never met her, but I heard that she was very famous before I was born."
"I still live with my parents," said Lawrence. "They are my everyday guide, but they put the blame on themselves when I lost all my limbs."
Priscilla said, "When my aunt told me that my mom was a model, she let me become one too."
A screenshot showed the Buneary modelling for a magazine. She is dressed fashionably, but her boots catch the most attention.
"I normally model for boots," said Priscilla. "That way, I can cover my metallic feet from the judgmental."
"Well, while Princess is a model, I am an actor," said Lawrence.
"That's true!" said Priscilla.
The scene showed the Riolu acting for a science fiction movie where all his prostheses are naturally covered to be edited with additional graphics later.
"I only had two movies, but I know I can get more chances next time," said Lawrence.
"Now, we don't want anyone to pity us," said Priscilla.
"Yeah, we're not weak just because we have prosthetic legs," said Lawrence.
"We're here to show you that we have each other and we have what it takes to make it past the first leg!" said Priscilla.
A clip showed both of them holding hands while watching the sunset in Canalave.
"We show our love for each other despite our imperfections," Lawrence added. "We know we can make it past Leg One."
"We can prove ourselves that we are stronger than you think!" Priscilla said determinedly.
"Yeah!" said Lawrence. "Let's not disappoint our fans, Rissy."
"Yeah!" said Priscilla.
…
All the teams were standing in one semicircular line at the park.
Ryder started, "Hello teams and welcome to the third season of The Amazing Race Pokémon. As we all know, in just a few moments, you will all be starting a once in a lifetime journey in a race around worlds."
The camera showed Anathea & Chantallia listening attentively. It then shifted to Delia & Martha nodding their heads.
"The race is still like how it was in the past two seasons," continues Ryder. "Each leg is composed of a set of tasks usually made up of roadblocks, detours, and active route infos. Take note that there are more to those sometimes. At the end of each leg, there is a pit stop. Now you should realize that arriving last in some of these pit stops could end up your team in elimination."
Sam & Arra reacted grimly upon hearing the word elimination. Marvin nodded as a reaction to the same word.
"Furthermore, we have made some changes for this season."
Lawrence raised an eyebrow while Priscilla was rubbing her paws.
"First of all, we have reduced the number of fast forwards this season."
Marian clapped softly and sadistically upon hearing that. Ron & Radonna had mixed emotions to that news.
"We used to have six per season, but we're taking some off in order to even the playing ground on more legs."
Pete reacted softly and angrily. Cosette nodded in agreement.
"Despite that, the good news is... there will be multiple express passes for this season."
Audra had a shocked expression, then she covered her widely opened mouth. Paul looked determined to win them all by raising a fist.
"In fact, you can find three express passes within this leg."
Marian clapped again in an antagonistic manner. Sylvester & Danny happily reacted to that news.
"The power of these express passes will be valid until the end of the ninth leg. When you have one of the express passes, make sure to use it wisely because it can save you, and you'll never know when you'll be in an unlucky situation to need it."
Lawrence & Priscilla both nodded to each other as they have the same thing in mind. Cosette was whispering something to Marie.
"Also for this season, we've waived the starting line task, temporarily."
Some of the racers cheered to this.
"This means that everybody here is getting the same amount of money."
"Yeah!" reacted Ron. Paul could be seen rubbing his paws.
"We'd like to bring more good news and excite everyone by saying that our first leg will not be held in the Pokémon World."
Delia & Martha seemed to have a shocked expression. Meanwhile, Wally & Audra looked really excited from that news.
"For the first leg, you are heading off to the Mario Kart World."
Sam & Arra reacted like gelatin. Anathea & Chantallia high fived.
"I have some bad news though."
Panth stared at the camera in a monotonous manner. Ninja squinted his eyes.
"Unlike the past two seasons, the first leg is an elimination leg."
Marie had a horrified reaction. Sam & Arra reacted like jelly again.
"Furthermore, only nine teams will make it to the first flight."
Mike was counting with his fingers, then Marvin whispered something to him. Cosette & Marie had grim face expressions.
"The last three teams... will have to fight it out."
Delia & Martha both seemed nervous. Ron & Radonna looked at the other teams competitively.
"And before I forget, we do not have any vehicles provided this time. You will need to take public transport to the airport."
Pete cursed silently, while Danny reacted anxiously from this.
"Sounds tough right? But that's just the first leg."
Wally & Audra grimly nodded in agreement. Wibsky shook his head while smiling for no reason, and Paul had to silently slap him for that.
"As usual, the team who checks in first at the end of the last leg of the race will win one million pokédollars... and The Amazing Race Pokémon!"
The teams cheered aloud.
"When I say go, you may run to your bags, read your clue, and make your way to the airport by public transport."
Wally & Audra jumped up and down in excitement, while Delia & Martha fistbumped in excitement.
"Is everybody ready?"
"Yes!" shouted most of the racers.
"Oh and one last thing..."
Ryder flashes a yellow pamphlet to the teams. The cover is the same as the ones used in clue envelopes. He opened the pamphlet to reveal five gold stickers in the shape of stars sticking on the yellow background of the pamphlet.
"The team with the best placement average at the end of the third leg will win this."
Anathea & Chantallia looked confused. Marian & Ninja nodded antagonistically and determinedly as they have the same thing in mind.
"I suggest that you take this seriously, because... this will be a very powerful game changer in the history of The Amazing Race Pokémon."
Ron & Radonna were stunned from what Ryder just said. Marie shook her head pessimistically while Cosette signaled her to stop it.
"I will discuss the mechanics of this privately to the winning team." Ryder kept the pamphlet and continued, "Now that we're all set..."
Some racers prepared their running positions.
"The worlds are waiting for you."
Now all the teams were ready to run.
"Good luck."
Delia & Martha nodded to each other one last time. Pete gave Panth another insulting threat. Sylvester & Danny looked very determined. Priscilla patted Lawrence at the back while they were eyeing on their bags.
"Travel safe."
The camera quickly showed all the teams being ready.
Ryder put down his raised electric limb as he said, "Go!"
Last Edited: 09/10/2018
01/01/2016
Happy 2016 y'all! :D As this year comes to a start, so does a new season of my fanfiction series. Luckily, I have worked on the first episode during this boring holiday season, so I'll update it soon hopefully.
There will be some changes this season. First off is the format: I have improved it in certain ways, and I have prepared my guidelines for it. Nextly, the updates: The parts will come in weekly after the first part. I'll provide summaries at the start of each chapter to refresh where teams have last stopped. Also, the chapters will be longer than those in TARP2 since I'll be updating the parts weekly instead of updating the whole episode in just a few minutes. I'll be doing this to increase the activity of the fanfic, and so that you readers will have something to look forward to every week. :) Last but not the least, bonus chapters: I'll be adding additional scenes such as elimination interviews and sequesterville scenes. You can request some bonus scenes through reviewing any chapter or by sending me a private message.
I'm not sure how long it'll take for me to finish this season, but assuming I will not be dead yet nor will I be completely losing interest to The Amazing Race, Pokémon, and writing fanfics, this fanfic will be finished. I will be taking more time to write this season's episodes compared to the past 2 seasons' since my trimestral breaks are quite inconsistent lately.
Leave reviews if you wish. They motivate and encourage me to write the chapters faster. :) I used to PM everyone who has left reviews in my first two seasons, but I'll stop doing it starting this season, unless it's necessary or if I feel like replying to it. If you're leaving a review, you might want to share your first impressions from each or some teams, your pre-race favorites, and your expectations from this season.
That's all for now. I hope you'll enjoy this season! :D