Pokémon Let's Go, Eevee! Pokémon League Rematch F.A.Q.

Pokémon Let's Go, Eevee! Pokémon League Rematch F.A.Q.

Q: What are you trying to do?
A: I am trying to complete the second round of the Pokémon League (Gym Leaders and Elite 4) in Pokémon Let's Go, Eevee! as fast as possible

Q: What is your best time?
A: My best time is 4:05:10

Q: What is the World Record?
A: The World Record time is 4:05:10 by eddaket

Q: That's you!
A: I know!

Q: What Pokémon do you use in the run?
A: I start with Eevee, which I use until I reach Fuschia City, where I get Sea Skim and surf down to Cinnabar Island to get a Staryu. Then I use Starmie until the end of the first Elite 4 round, when I will catch Mewtwo and use that until the end of the game

Q: Can you do this run on Let's Go, Pikachu!?
A: You can! I'm more comfortable with Eevee which is why I am running that

Q: Which game is faster?
A: They're about the same

Q: What are the differences between the two games for the speedrun?
A: This is a loaded question for sure, but I'll break down the biggest factors for you
- Both Eevee and Pikachu learn Headbutt, but Eevee's Headbutt has STAB (same type attack bonus). This makes Eevee OHKO many more things early game than Pikachu
- Both Eevee and Pikachu learn move tutor moves in Cerulean City, however Eevee gets far better coverage from its moves. Eevee OHKOs every Oddish, Gloom, Sandshrew and Rhyhorn that it faces, while Pikachu does not
- Eevee learns four total move tutor moves, so Pikachu saves time by learning one
- Pikachu overall has a faster Rival 4, Giovanni 1, and PokéFlute splits
- Champion has a Jolteon in Pikachu rather than Raichu, often needing more setup than in Eevee

Q: Why do you have a PokéDex on screen? Is this Catch 'em All?
A: No, this is Any%. The PokéDex is counting the Pokémon I have caught because the requirement to enter Koga's gym is to catch 50 unique Pokémon

Q: Gym requirement? Are there others?
A: Yes! Each gym has it's own requirement, though only one of them is really time consuming:
Brock - Have a Grass or Water Pokémon
Misty - Have a Level 15 Pokémon
Lt. Surge - Use Chop Down on the bush outside the gym
Erika - Have a Cute Pokémon (still not sure wtf this means)
Koga - Have 50 Pokémon registered in the PokéDex
Sabrina - Have a Level 45 Pokémon
Blaine - Retrieve the Secret Key
Giovanni - Have 7 badges

Q: Do the Gym Leader rematches have any requirements?
A: They do not

Q: What are the colors on the PokéDex?
A: The colors on the PokéDex Counter correspond to information for me and the viewers. Neutral Blue = Planned Catch | Light Blue = Caught | Dark Blue = Bonus Catch

Q: What does using 2 controllers let you do?
A: 2 controller is used in two ways. The first is it allows you to catch Pokémon using 2 controllers which makes the Pokémon more likely to be caught as well as boosts the EXP you gain by almost double. Secondly, it allows you to summon another trainer for battles which gives you a 2 Pokémon to 1 advantage

Q: Wow, 2 on 1 battles sounds super OP! Why don't you use it on every fight?
A: It's slow. In general, you need to be able to save a move select in order for it to be worth it. For example, take a fight is normally something like Headbutt x2. You could do that as a 2 controller fight, however it'll take about the same amount of time, which makes it slower (summoning and de-summoning the other controller takes a few seconds)

Q: Well what fights do you use it on?
A: I'm going to be using it on the following fights for the following reasons:
- Archer (Hideout): With Kadabra this fight is pretty fast with 2 controllers. Without 2 controllers it would be pretty rough actually
- Ted (Electrode guy in Mansion): This butthead. Way safer and the same speed
- Blue (Silph Co): Way faster. It also prevents needing to swap Dodrio to the front and then away from the front after the fight, so it's even faster than that
- Rival 5 (Route 22): Depends on my Speed and my willingness to risk a Hydro Pump. With high speed, we would 1c this fight and go for Hydro Pump on Raichu
- Naomi (Victory Road): A bit slower (8-10s) but prevents the run from dying to a Hydro Pump miss. I usually make a gametime decision on this one
- Maybe some Round 2 fights?

Q: What is your goal time?
A: Sub 4 for now. I think somewhere in the high 3:40s range would be a good run, but I really have nothing to base that off of