Lately, I've been on a kick of watching agility contest videos (as in, ones that involve dogs), with them having been suggested to me during my off time. They can be rather dazzling to see when the participants do them right - and quickly, as the contest name suggests - yet just plainly entertaining even if they don't. That, of course, got me to thinking about how the contest might be applied to Pokémon and what species might be involved, as a way of considering how the contest might pervade the world.
If the contest's moniker is of any indication, the Pokémon that could be involved in them would be ones that can learn the "Agility" move... but given that both big and small Pokémon know the move, and that the real contest features predominantly small-ish animals, then the Pokémon that would be involved in the contest would be smaller ones, preferably those who know the given move. Of course, they might not have to know it to participate, and their results would lean to the "entertainment" aspect as above.
Before going on further, it has to be noted that technically, Pokémon already has its own "implementation", if it may be considered as such, of an "agility contest". That would be the spinoff game of Pokémon Dash on the Nintendo DS, which by now is a relic for the concern of many fans. The name of the game itself already has such allusions, if its core activity of making Pokémon race doesn't already suggest as such. The core activity itself might be somewhat different than an actual agility contest yet not too far off either.
Yet it may still be apt and creative to try to combine elements from the two aspects above (the real contest and the game) for creating an "agility contest" that is truly unique for Pokémon like the game but reflects the sensibilities of the real contest. That would also mean dealing with timing - an important sensibility in this regard - in addition to any other entailments and proposed features of the contest. After that, things depend on how workable the resulting contest would be for everyone and even the Pokémon.
As for my own dealings, I'm likely to continue to watching those videos of real agility contests for the entertainment and pleasure they bring, at least for a little bit of my most recent spare time and while I'm not dealing with Pokémon matters. Then, when I come back to dealing with Pokémon matters, I can then think about the contests again in a Pokémon frame of reference... or then deal with that realized "implementation". Either way, I seem to be due for some "fast times" for Pokémon matters or otherwise.
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