Pumped {Pokémon Short Story}

The Bicycle: a key item in the Pokémon World that makes overland travel faster than running. There are specific roads tailored to it in the Kanto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh regions.

Between all the other festivities, one region hosts the event no one ever hears about: the annual Cycling Cup. Taking place on the sloping course of the accommodating region, it's the one meeting a year between two of the so-called cycling and engineer kings in the Pokémon World: Rydel and Rad Rickshaw.

This year marks the ten year anniversary of the Cycling Cup. With a new, prodigious rival competitor from the previous year, it's anyone's guess on the winner. Everything is on the line to determine this year's ruler of cycling in the Pokémon World.

Because you don't have to be a Pokémon Master to be a champion.

A Pokémon Short Story
Pokémon Writing League Julgust Entry 2018
Cover by @ImberLapis