Pokemon White 2 Baton Pass FAQ

 Pokemon White 2 Baton Pass FAQ

Q: What is Baton Pass?
A: Baton Pass speedruns are runs where you change the Pokemon used for every major battle.

Q: What are the exact rules:
A: Each major battle (Gym Leader, Ghetsis, E4 member, Champion) needs to be defeated with a different Pokemon. A Pokémon which takes part in a major battle (that is, the Pokémon is sent out in the fight) can not be used to battle in a future major battle (that is, the Pokémon can not use an attack.)

A Pokémon which has been used in a major battle can be sent out in a future major battle provided that it does not attack. (for example, to use a Revive on the Pokemon you are using for that battle.)

A different Pokemon is defined as a Pokemon that is of a different species, and not evolved directly from a Pokemon used prior (for example, you can not use a Tepig for one Gym Leader, and then evolve it to Pignite and use it again.)

There are no restrictions for non-major battles.

Q: What Pokemon will you use for each major fight?
A: There are a couple of fights where different Pokemon are used on a "catch whichever shows up first" basis, but the current route is as follows:

Cheren: Lillipup / Pidove / Azurill
Roxie: Magnemite / Pidove
Burgh: Pignite
Elesa: Sandslash / Trapinch
Clay: Deerling / Sawsbuck
Skyla: Zebstrika
Drayden: Cobalion
Marlon: Amoonguss
Ghetsis: Weavile / Mamoswine
Caitlin: Crustle
Shauntal: Zoroark
Marshal: Gligar
Grimsley: Mienshao / Golduck / Bouffalant
Iris: Excadrill

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For reference, I am doing this run Manipless. This is because I've prepared this route for races more than anything else, this run is to make sure the route works. Using manips would obviously be faster, however there are quite a few Pokes that would be better to get without manips, just to save the time from saving and restarting the game, given some of the Pokemon are only used for a handful of fights, gambling on the stats would be a better strat on average.

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Q: What are you playing on, it is emulator?
A: No, I'm playing on a DS (phat) with a capture board installed allowing me to record game footage

Q: So what are the really hard fights in this run?
A: There are quite a few fights that are really tricky depending on your stats. Ghetsis and Iris stand out as really tough ones imo.

Q: Do you catch anything that isn't used in fights?
A: Generally speaking I need a Surf and a Fly slave. One of them is the Pokemon that beats Cheren (Pidove for Fly, Azurill/Herdier for Surf), so I need to catch another to do the other. This can be a wide variety of things too, from one of those 3 listed if they both show up, or Psyduck/Audino or Zubat/Ducklett

Q: Why White 2 and not Black 2?
A: Black 2 has an extra trainer in Reversal mountain, and Charles is a Rotation battle instead of Triple. Other stuff is different too, but basically White 2 is better in every way.

Q: Why do you play as the boy/girl?
A: Both play the same. I prefer the girl design, so I pick her.

Q: Why do you name yourself and NOT Tepig 'I'?
A: Because it's faster to name myself one character for text purposes. Most Pokemon aren't used enough to be worth nicknaming, Excadrill is the only exception.
For my trainer name I just tap whatever button with my left index finger, so it varies a bit.

Q: What is WR?
A: See: Splits | https://www.speedrun.com/pkmnbw2ext#Baton_Pass

Q: What is your goal time?
A: Would be nice to get under 4:10, and maybe even push to sub 4 with a really great run.