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"Right now, I am standing on this plateau of Route 120. On this plateau is a cave, home to the legendary Registeel. Aside from that, it is also the first finish line in The Amazing Race Pokémon. I am your host, Ryder the Rotom," said a normal-looking Rotom. "Today, right here, on this former finish line of The Amazing Race Pokémon, twelve teams will embark on a race around worlds for one million pokédollars. The teams are now on their way by two jeepneys, each carrying six teams... and the twelve teams are:"
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"Lilly & Kelly, housemaids on vacation, both working at a mansion in Parterre Way, Kalos. Lilly is from Hearthome, Sinnoh while Kelly is from Petalburg, Hoenn."
Lilly & Kelly: Housemaids
"We met at work," said Kelly the Kirlia.
"We've been colleagues for several years, working at Madame Melia's mansion," said Lilly the Glameow.
"We'd like to thank Madame Melia for giving us a one month vacation and a once in a lifetime opportunity."
"With her heart and understanding, we got in to the race."
"We also have a love for adventure."
"Which is why we're here."
"This race will strengthen our friendship."
"We already know a lot about each other."
"But we wanna know more about each other in this adventure, that is another reason why we're in the race."
"Some teams might underestimate us just because we're housemaids."
"But we'll prove them that even housemaids have a chance to win a million pokédollars."
"Lilly & Kelly..."
"Team housemaids are here to win!"
"And sweep out other unwanted racers."
"By process of elimination."
"Yeah!"
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"Harl & Natt, school buddies, best friends, and extracurricular club presidents both from Vaniville, Kalos."
Harl & Natt: Best Buddies
"Harl here, president of the drama club," said Harl the Chespin.
"Natt here, president of the quiz bee club," said Natt the Fennekin.
"I'm sure that we'll be receiving a few threats along the race since we are younger than the other racers."
"But we won't let ourselves down from all those possible threats."
"We'll try making friends along the way, but there will be no promises if we'll go far."
"Harl, we're too young to be the first team eliminated."
"I know, but you'll never know if will get bad luck."
"Zip it, Harl. We'll make it far."
"I have an idea!"
"What is it?"
"Let's pretend that we're a weak team."
"Let's try. It's all on the other teams' perspectives."
"Then we'll yield and U-turn them!"
"Only if we have to, or we'll receive threats."
"We're here for adventure!"
"And we'll make it to the end!"
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"Nick & Lester, musicians belonging from the same band, both living in Nimbasa, Unova."
Nick & Lester: Band Mates
"We met at a music club back in our school days," said Nick the Flareon.
"And we formed a band with last season's Gina & Regine along with a Shedinja with a stage name of Shauz," said Lester the Scizor.
"From then on, Sylvester and I became good friends, as in really good friends."
"And when we hang out, there's never a single time when a girl would not approach Nick."
"Hey! I thought we talked about this?"
"I bet ya that in this race, a girl will fall in love with you."
"Shut up, Lester. I'll just tell her that I'm already taken… or married."
"Shut up liar! Haha!"
"Our goal here is to win the race, not attract girls."
"Haha liar!"
"Hey! I'm not lying this time. If we lose the race I'll blame you for this."
"Wait, what did you say?"
"I said we're here to win! Not to get girlfriends."
"Oh! Sorry bro, I didn't hear that."
"Do you take me as a fool!? Liar! Hahahaha!"
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"Mollie & Maverick, married couple both from Anistar, Kalos."
Mollie & Maverick: Married Couple
"Our trust between each other after twenty years of marriage has never gone bad!" said Mollie the Meowstic.
"It was twenty years ago and we never expected an excellent relationship with each other," said Maverick the Meowstic.
"We're here to take a vacation and escape ourselves from our everyday duties."
"We're also here to strengthen our love with each other!"
"Meowskiz, that's so true!"
"Aww, that's so sweet. I love you, Meowmee."
"I love you too, Meowskiz."
"We'll show everyone that we can win this race with our trust and love."
"We'll show the other teams that we're meant to love each other."
"And love others too."
"We should love the world."
"And other worlds too!"
"Yeah!"
"We're gonna win it like this!"
"Yeah! We're ready for an adventure of a lifetime."
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"Trev & Mac, childhood friends both from Pewter, Kanto."
Trev & Mac: Childhood Friends
"I love adventure as much as I love my life!" said Mac the Marowak.
"I can't wait for this race to get started," said Trev the Trevenant.
"Both of us never got out of the country."
"Or at least the Kanto region, because my parents migrated to Kanto for a weird reason."
"And since we love adventure, we can't wait for this race to get started."
"We don't know what fun or danger we're expecting in this race."
"We know this is a competition."
"And we won't go easy on others so that we won't get eliminated."
"We're expecting many twists and turns in this competition."
"We'll be as competitive as we can be."
"We won't let ourselves lose to anyone very easily."
"We don't look tough, but I doubt any team would underestimate us."
"We want to see more cultures from different worlds."
"We're glad that we have been given this opportunity."
"So we won't waste this."
"The coolest thing is the prize money at the end of the race."
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"Harv & Clairene, dating couple both from Tiny Woods and Pokémon Square, PMD1 region."
Harv & Clairene: Dating
"Claire and I have been good friends since preschool," said Harv the Teddiursa.
"Then one day, we found out that we are perfect for each other," said Clairene the Cleffa.
"And that's how our relationship started."
"We've been dating for six years now."
"And we are only allowed to get married once our parents allow us to."
"Because both our parents say that we're too young to get married."
"But that isn't true, right?"
"Yeah!"
"We came to the race to strengthen our relationship."
"Our love for each other has always been great."
"We're here for more bonding time with each other."
"And more private time with each other because our parents won't allow me to go on a sleepover to his house."
"My parents do not allow me to do that too on your house."
"At least my parents allow me to go on a month-long adventure with my friend."
"And because I told my parents that I'm camping with my friend for one month, they allowed me too."
"What they didn't know is..."
"We are having a month-long date on The Amazing Race Pokémon."
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"Iris & Napoleon, engaged literati both from Fortree, Hoenn."
Iris & Napoleon: Engaged Literati
"We met in college, at Lilycove University." said Iris the Kecleon.
"It was an ordinary day until I saw a beautiful librarian at the library," said Napoleon the Kecleon.
"I decided to be an intern librarian on my second year in college. One day, I saw this handsome poet entering the library."
"I was in third year that time and I wrote her poem on that day."
"And to this day, I still think it's beautiful!"
"I graduated English literature with a doctorate degree."
"I have a master's degree in the same program."
"We are bibliophiles and we love to talk about different writing styles and different genres."
"Our common interest has brought us together."
"I say it's destiny which brought us together."
"I have never met such a charming Kecleon who loves books."
"After several years of dating, we finally decided that we should live together soon."
"After we got engaged, we celebrated by auditioning for The Amazing Race Pokémon."
"After the race, we're planning to get married."
"This race will bring us closer together."
"And the money will definitely help us for our future."
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"Lea & Glace, twins and Pokélympic athletes both from Snowpoint, Sinnoh."
Lea & Glace: Twin Athletes
"We are not just any typical weak and dumb girl team," said Glace the Glaceon.
"We play in the Pokélympics," said Lea the Leafeon.
"If we are to be underestimated by some random team, that team will cry once Lea & Glace get to kick their butts."
"I am a professional gymnast. I win gold medals at least once every Summer Olympic season."
"I used to be a gymnast like my sister, but I'm more interested in ice ballet, ice skating, snowboarding. That's why I'm a professional in ice skating. Just like my
sister, I take home at least one gold medal every Winter Olympic season."
"We keep ourselves fit by jogging every morning."
"Lea, why say that when you can say that we compete in triathlons every month?"
"Well, you mentioned it, sis."
"We also compete in other sports competitions."
"We have played tennis, basketball, table tennis, badminton, soccer,..."
"That's enough. I was a chess champion during my time."
"Oh yeah, um... I won third runner-up in a spelling bee competition."
"Ha! Third runner-up only!? I was a muse remember? Plus I also won a talent contest during my time."
"We're twins! I don't even know to this day why I wasn't a muse like you."
"So with all that, we're confident enough to win this competition."
"Sis, we could be a target this early in the race, also there's luck in the competition."
"Who cares? We're gonna win this."
"Oh well."
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"Ben & Romana, formerly a dating couple, and now just friends and co-working models, both raised at Lilycove, Hoenn and working at Lumiose, Kalos."
Ben & Romana: Models
"We are models who met at work," said Ben the Blaziken.
"And he WAS one hot model for T-shirts and underwear," said Romana the Milotic.
"We were dating when we first met. It was love at first sight."
"But it only lasted for two months. We still remained friends after that."
"Few years later, we were dating again."
"That time, it only lasted for two weeks."
"But we came back after another few years."
"And I just realized after that that it was the worst two days of my life."
"So we're just two hot chicks going out of this world for a once in a lifetime journey."
"We're still friends anyway, but sometimes, Ben is just a f***ing idiot."
"Hey! I thought we're friends!?"
"We are! But I have the right to call you an effing idiot because I'm your ex."
"But friends are suppose to be..."
"Idiots like you, Ben. We're here to race, not to argue."
"Okay, let's go back to the topic. Before being colleagues, we were neighbors who barely knew each other."
"We live in the same city, same street. You can tell he's an idiot not knowing his neighbors. I knew from the very beginning that you are my neighbor."
"So that's us, we won't lose to the other teams."
"We can prove ourselves that we are a strong team of hot models. The only thing about Ben is he's getting old and he's about to resign from his modelling career."
"But I'm about to be an actor or voice actor."
"An idiot like you will become a perfect actor."
"No thanks, but thanks."
"One last thing, I want the million to be ours."
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"Cara & Janelle, a preschool teacher and a babysitter respectively, also best friends both from Vermillion, Kanto."
Cara & Janelle: Best Friends
"We both met at a daycare center when we were toddlers," said Cara the Clefable.
"And we made friends with each other because we were so cute when we were little," said Janelle the Wigglytuff.
"My family moved into a new street later on and we became neighbors."
"That's why, even if we did not study in the same elementary school, we still became best friends forever."
"We grew up liking each other's cuteness."
"Then it was until college when we became classmates."
"From the very beginning, we became BFFs."
"We both love kids, because we think every kid is cute. Just like us back then when we met."
"Whether a kid is normal, autistic, or has some other disability, we think every kid is cute."
"We grew up loving kids."
"I am now a preschool teacher."
"And I am a babysitter."
"Our professions have made us love our lives to the very limit."
"We love our lives so much that we want to travel to other places, see other cultures, et cetera."
"Besides travelling, I am doing this race for my husband's therapy. I need the money to help him pay those financial debts."
"I agree to race with her for this adventure, and I also agree to give her all the money for her husband's health."
"We can't guarantee that we'll win this competition... but we must."
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"Kaulthon & Dranoel, gym leaders and second cousins, both from Blackthorn, Johto." (pronounced: Colton & Drei-nwel)
Kaulthon & Dranoel: Gym Leaders
"We're gym leaders from the Blackthorn gym," said Kaulthon the Kingdra in a British accent.
"We work as a team along with our distant dragon cousins," said Dranoel the Dragalge in a British accent.
"We have been working at the gym for several years now."
"We all have a common motto: Work hard, play hard."
"All my cousins told me to take a vacation."
"When The Amazing Race Pokémon hired me to be their pit stop greeter in PWT, I asked for a set of application forms. Then I told Kaulthon to go take a vacation and race with me."
"We're here to prove that old Pokémons can win a million pokébucks."
"As gym leaders, we're here to prove that we're strong, despite our age."
"My great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great grandfather was a founder of a kingdom."
"In other terms, he's a prince of a castle that barely stood to this day."
"We are not here for adventure, we do not need a million pokédollars, we are here to win!"
"We will bring home glory!"
"And we shall be the oldest team to win the race!"
"This is competition!"
"And I take these things seriously!"
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"Carol & Giselle, best friends and comrades, both working at Olivine, Johto but were both raised in Treasure Town, PMD2 region."
Carol & Giselle: Comrades
"We're not just any team of st***d weaklings," said Carol the Corsola.
"We are not just any Pokémon that should be underestimated," said Giselle the Girafarig.
"We're the strong and tough girls in our workplace."
"We do not let boys beat us to the ground."
"We travel around different regions but we do not have fun."
"Our work requires us to travel to different places and we do not get so much fun."
"We're lucky that we're given a vacation to race around the world and have fun."
"The prize money is the last thing we need."
"But it's actually a good incentive to others."
"We want the title of winners more than we want the money."
"We will play fair and square to win this race."
"Losing is the last thing we'll do."
"We don't need the money because we get high salary from our work."
"There was one thing that caught my attention: Travelling to different worlds."
"As much as possible, I wanna get to travel to outer space."
"We are not to be underestimated just because we're an all-female team."
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"Hello teams and welcome to the second season of The Amazing Race Pokémon. In the next few moments, you'll all be beginning a once in a lifetime journey in a race around worlds. Now, I have a few reminders. Each leg composes of a set of tasks like roadblocks, detours, active route infos, and more. At the end of each leg, there is a pit stop. Now, you must realize that you can not arrive last in some of these pits stops, because if you do... you could end up being eliminated."
Some teams made mumbling reactions.
"The first team to check-in on the first pit stop will win... two express passes!"
There were a few cheers, some claps, and more mumbling reactions.
"One of them is for your own team, and the other one is to be given to another team anytime before the end of the fifth leg. You get to decide who gets ahead... and who stays behind. The power of these express passes will now be valid until the end of the ninth leg. 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!"
Almost all the teams cheered.
"However, since this is the first ever even numbered season in The Amazing Race Pokémon, you have a starting line task. It is a task that all of you must complete before you really get to start your once in a lifetime journey. There will be no elimination in this starting line task, but the first team to complete this starting line task will start the race with more money compared to the other teams."
Some team members widened their eyes upon hearing the word "money," some team members looked at their partners.
"The last to finish this task will receive... a consequence. After finishing your first task, you may run over to your bags and hop into one of these new cars. Your first destination is the biggest city in the Pokémon world."
A few team members widened their eyes after realizing where they're going. Some team members are smiling already, while others are still thinking about the location.
"For your first task, out of about a thousand boards with pictures of locations, you must find one of twelve pictures of places found in the same region as to which region your next destination is located."
The piece of cloth covering the whole wall where the boards are hanging came down, revealing the pictures and boards.
"The sooner you find it, the sooner you will finish. The first six teams to get to the marked counter in the airport will be on the first flight arriving at the biggest city an hour earlier than the second flight. When I say go, look for one of the correct answers, show it to me, and I will hand over your first clue. Is everybody ready?"
"Yes!" shouted most team members.
"The worlds are waiting for you."
All the team members are now preparing to sprint to the area of the boards.
"Good luck. ... Travel safe."
A team member was shown looking at a nearby board.
"Go!"
AN:
1.) Finally, I did it! I'm pretty sure this is better than last season's intro.
2.) If you have read last season's spoiler note, spoilers on the reviews for this season will now be allowed until the final five. I'll repeat that anyway in later chapters.
3.) Leg 1 will be out in... most likely after the Holy Week.
4.) If you're leaving a review, try answering these questions, but it's optional anyway.
a.) Who do you think will make it far? (Give as many as you want.)
b.) Who will not make it far? (Again, as many as you want.)
c.) Who made the best reputation from this intro?
