Pocket Circuit - Yakuza 0 Walkthrough & Guide (2024)

Minigames

Pocket Circuit

Found: Pocket Circuit Stadium in Kamurocho

Completion: Win all the races and collect many components.

Controls -

PlayStation	Xbox	Control
		Move cursor
		Fast-forward the race
		Confirm selection
		Cancel selection Tap to Stabilize
		Move camera in Test Run
		Use Boost
		View Controls
		Exit Minigame

And now, the finest race of champions. Starting at daytime in Chapter 2 (after Kiryu returns to his apartment), you can go to the west end of Shichif*cku St. to find a lady barking for Pocket Circuit. Head inside the Stadium and bask in the glory of speed. You'll automatically speak to Pocket Circuit Fighter who will explain to you the ins and outs of pocket racing.

Racing itself is actually exceedingly simple. The cars race entirely on their own. Each race you have one turbo (two for a twelve lap race) that you can use by pressing the indicated button, and if your car gets unsettled and might fly off the track, which you'll know by way of the extreme close-up and the prompts, mash the Stabilize button to realign it. Other than that, you can hold to the right on the Left Stick to fast forward the race if it's not exciting enough for you. Be careful using the Stabilize, though, since you only get so much you can use on the meter. It replenishes slowly, and if you don't have any meter left, flying off will disqualify you. It's best to simply tap it a few times to make sure your car is settling back in its track.

The actual challenge in Pocket Circuit is building the proper car. Based around several components that take up an entire wing of your inventory, putting together a car that drives like a champion is a big deal. Most of these components are purchased from the shop right in the Stadium. You'll start with a basic set and as you complete races, more will become available. You'll get new parts available after completing the first, third, fourth, sixth, and final races. These parts will become more and more expensive with each drop, so while you can get a little ways in early in the game, maybe wait until you start Real Estate Royale for the most expensive parts and for cleaning out their stock.

There are also some parts that you can't get at the Stadium. Some are found in shops around town, and there are a few that can only be gleaned from getting lucky at a Dream Machine.

I've included a list of Pocket Circuit Components down in the Item List, so go there if you're looking to fill every space in your inventory. For those of you looking to simply just get this done for the completion, I've got you covered here. These builds were put together by kkhsubs.com, so all credit goes to them for doing the legwork for me to construct the best car for each race.

The list doesn't mention car, decal, or side stabilizer. For the first two, they don't have an effect. The Side Stabilizer doesn't factor into any of the builds.

Note that none of these parts listed require you to hit up a Dream Machine, so the Pocket Circuit Drama is fully completable without relying on random chance. You will need to get the Batteries from Don Quijote, and the High Torque Motor 2.0 from the secret shop that opens from Substory #8, and you'll need the money to buy the "Killer Bee" car from Ebisu Pawn to get the Bumper Plate. Everything else in that list can be bought from the store. Some of these builds are serious to the point where you'll have to rely on mashing Circle to keep your car in the track, but none of them require you to use Turbo.

These builds can also be used on Pocket Circuit related Substories, and in those sections you can use previous builds, except for the last one, which requires a rather particular build.

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   CyricZ started writing to get all the thoughts in his head about video games onto paper and it got out of hand.

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