Pokemon Crystal Any% Glitchless FAQ

Pokémon Crystal F.A.Q.

Q: What are you trying to accomplish?
A: I am trying to defeat Pkmn Trainer Red as fast as possible.

Q: What does "Any% Glitchless" mean?
A: "Any% Glitchless" is the name of the category I am running.  The goal is to complete the game as fast as possible without any glitches.

Q: What is the Best Time (BT) in this category?
A: 3:10:54 in real time, by pokeguy, on console.

Q: What is your current Personal Best (PB)?
A: 3:15:05 in real time, on console.

Q: What is your goal?
A: 3:10:xx or better eventually.  Derusting the game as of now.

Q: How are you streaming/recording your runs?
A: I use the following programs:
	> Twitch streaming: StreamLabs OBS
	> Timer: LiveSplit
	> Audio Timer: FlowTimer
   I use the following hardware:
	> Capture card: SC-512N1-L/DVI Component HD and DVI Capture Board
	> Console: GameCube w/ Game Boy Player + Game Boy Interface
	> Controller: First Party Nintendo GameCube Controller

Q: What are the differences between Crystal and Gold/Silver?
A: Crystal has less required trainers, more spinners, and has a completely different route in many parts of the game.  Additionally, Crystal uses a legendary, whereas Gold/Silver use just the starter.

Q: Why do you choose the girl for the run?
A: She's faster because of how the game loads her vs. the boy.

Q: Why do you set the time to 6:00 PM?
A: This is necessary for manipulations.

Q: Why do you name everything "A"?
A: Naming commonly seen names one character saves frames throughout the entirety of the run.  A is just the fastest character to select.

Q: Which starter Pokémon do you select?
A: I select Totodile.  Totodile's Rage is very game-breaking in the beginning.

Q: Why do you keep resetting the game?
A: Either because I'm manipulating something or my time is really bad.

Q: What are you manipulating?
A: I am manipulating my SID to match Kenya's ID so I can win the Master Ball, Totodile's stats, encounters and Raikou's stats.

Q: What are the stats you want for Totodile?
A: Since Totodile is manipped, he will always have near-perfect stats.

Q: Why do you catch [insert Pokémon here]?
A: Here is a basic rundown of the entire team:
	> Totodile/Croconaw - First main Pokémon, Cut slave, potential Surf and Whirlpool slave.
	> Poliwag - Surf, Whirlpool and Waterfall slave.
	> Kenya (Spearow) - Fly slave.
	> Raikou - Last main.  Strength slave.
	> Dratini (if no Poliwag) - Waterfall slave.

Q: What happened to Entei?
A: Entei sux.

Q: What is a "spinner"?
A: A spinner is a trainer that randomly looks in each direction.  These spinning trainers cost precious time on account of extra time battling.  There are a total of 17-18 unique spinners that I must pass 32-33 tiles worth of vision.

Q: What are the hardest fights in this run?
A: Rival 2 is easily the hardest fight.  Bayleef has Razor Leaf, which has a 1 in 4 chance to critical hit; a critical hit most likely ends the run.  Whitney can also end runs with an unpredictable Clefairy and a tough Miltank.  Rival 3 can cause major problems with paralysis.