FR/LG Any% FAQ

FireRed/LeafGreen Any% Speed Run FAQ

Q: What is this? What is Any%?

A: This is a speedrun. Any% refers to the goal: Beat the game as fast as possible, with no restrictions. Any% comes from games that had Percentage counters for item collection (such as Super Metroid), and Any% just lets the player decide how much they need to get.

Q: Are there any glitches?

A: While there are glitches in FireRed/LeafGreen, none of them are useful for this run.

Q: Why did you reset?

A: 1) I missed the frame for RNG Prediction; 2) I died; 3) Getting a PB is now impossible.

Q: What is RNG Prediction?

A: It's a way to guess which frame to press A on to select Squirtle and get insane stats. With these stats, I can get through a lot of the game without much difficulty. The basic tutorial is here ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMWlQn8Hoqg ) but I've changed my strategy a bit. The basic concept works though.

Q: What stats/nature are you looking for?

A: I'm looking for Rash, Mild, or Modest natures (in that priority), and minimum 18 IV Attack, 25 IV Special Attack, and 21 IV Speed. Special Attack has priority over the other two stats, as I will typically take the highest Special attack in the range.

Q: Is there a public route?

A: Yes, I am currently using Exarion's route, which is here: http://pastebin.com/ByPV6x5K

Q: Does the version matter?

A: No, you can run this on either FireRed or LeafGreen.

Q: What is the World Record?

A: 1:59:51 by ExarionU by In game time. The PSR Community is changing over to real time, so I don't know the exact time yet but he has it. You can find the current leaderboards here: http://www.speedrun.com/pkmnfrlg#Any

Q: Real time? What difference does that make from in-game time?

A: Basically, it means that I can save and quit if something bad happens, and the timer doesn't stop. The main place I'll use this is at Surge's gym for trashcans.

Q: Why did you name your Squirtle/Rival/Self I/A/I?

A: One character names are the fastest, and I happens to look nicest for my character and Squirtle. For Rival, A is chosen because I need as much time as possible for RNG Prediction.

Q: What is Torrent, and why is it important?

A: When a Pokémon with Torrent uses a Water-type move, the power will increase by 1.5× if the user has less than or equal to ⅓ of its maximum HP remaining. Torrent allows me to hit damage ranges and deal more damage than without.