Race to the Top faq

Red Classic Race to the Top faq

What are you trying to do?
Set as fast a time  as possible in Red Glitchless (classic) in 3 days.

Why?
Because that's the goal of this competition.
The top 4 people from last weekend and this weekend will then compete for the ultimate prize next weekend.

Will you be one of those people?
I sure hope so.

How many people are competing?
Around 30 last time I checked.

What time is needed to advance?
In the first weekend, a mid 1:58 was needed. I believe a similar time will be needed this weekend

Where can I watch other runners?
the event will (sometimes) be restreamed at twitch.tv/redraceTV with exciting commentary rather than my boring silence.

What is your PB?
Overall, I have a 1:58:05 RTA (Which I also achieved in just 3 days)
I haven't set a PB in the competition yet, but if I do it will likely be the splits I'm running against.

What Pokemon are used in this run?
Squirtle is used until Brock, and is later taught surf and strength (and possibly dig).
Nidoran-m is used as the main battler after Brock, as he destroys the rest of the game.
Pidgey/Spearow is used as a fly friend.
Paras/Oddish/Dux is used as a cut friend (and also dig if paras).

Does this run use any RNG manipulation?
No. The classic ruleset forbids RNG manipulation (specifically gard resets), as well as Bike Shop Instant Text, and using a PokeDoll on the Marowak in Pokemon tower.

What's with the weird movement on route 22 then? That looks like RNG manipulation to me.
That's called DSUM manipulation, and while it is technically a form of RNG manipulation, it is still allowed. Basically, encounters in this game are on a cycle (imagine the wheel of fortune wheel), so by attempting to generate an encounter a specific amount of time after the previous encounter, I greatly increase the odds of encountering a Nidoran-m.

Why is x not a glitch, it looks like a glitch to me?
Because the community says so.