Pokéathlon
Pokéthlon are a type of competition involving Pokémon racing in the manner of Olympic track and field competitions. It will be introduced in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
In the games
Like Pokémon Contests, each Pokémon has special attributes just for Pokéthlons: Speed, Spoer, Technique, Stamina, and Jump.
Three Pokémon are chosen. Each Pokémon is ranked by Speed, Power, Technique, Stamina, and Jump via stars. Speed can be up to five stars, power up to four, and the rest can be raised to a maximum of three stars.
Pokéthlon involves two seperate parts: Dash Hurdle in the Track Dome, and Bound Field in the Jump Dome.
In Dash Hurdle, the trainer controls three of their Pokémon, as they run, tapping on them with the stylus allows them to jump over hurdles. It focuses on Speed and Jump.
In Bound Field, Technique and Jump are the focus. The trainer taps quickly to jump higher and obtain a higher score.
Competing in the Pokéthlon earns Pokémon medals.