[en] F.A.Q. Pokémon Gold - Any% Glitchless Speedrun

[en] F.A.Q. Pokémon Gold - Any% Glitchless Speedrun

### The used route is available here => http://pastebin.com/scEntssS <= ###

*** What is a speedrun ? ***
A speedrun is way of playing a game, to finish it the fastest way possible, obeying some constraints.

*** What are those constraints ? ***
The way I play this game is "Any% Glitchless" : finish the full storymode without glitches.

*** What is the WR of this gategory ? ***
The WR is 3:20 (IGT) by ExarionU, Werster & Keizaron (Sinstar_ also, on emulator).

*** Wait, your PB is faster than the WR, but you don't hold the WR ?!? ***
That's because i'm running on emulator. Since late 2014, emulators can't compete with the WR, but the time is still considered legit.
If a time made on emulator is lower than the one provided by the WR, this time is considered BT (Best-known Time).

*** Why do you set the time at 5:36 ? ***
From 5:36 to 5:59, the time is set to day, giving me the chance to catch a lot of slaves that can learn Cut. After that, the time
changes to night, to increase my chance of catching other Cut slaves (if not encountered one already), as well as a Swimmer slave
later on.

*** Why do you choose Totodile as a starter ? ***
Totodile is the best starter according to its general stats, has the best moveset to finish the game fast enough, and also is the one to reach its final evolution the sooner (lvl 30)

*** Why do you already start the game over ? Nothing happened ! ***
My starter (like every Pokemon) has more or less random stats when you encounter it. If its stats are too low, the run would take too much time, or I could not even finish it.

*** Okay for the stats ... But what about restarting without seeing them ? ***
That's because i got a female Totodile. When you get your starter, he is either male, or female. A female Totodile has very VERY low Attack, so i don't keep it.

*** Is there a way to measure more precisely how much Totodile's stats are good ? ***
Yes, i have a full table of Totodile's stats up to lvl 13, this way I can know what are its DVs.

*** Its DVs ? What ? (Is there a V missing somewhere ?) ***
For each stat, a Pokemon is given a random value between 0 (very bad) and 15 (holy grail). I usually write them in the chat according to the stats i see when my starter levels up.
In order to start a run, i need 12 Atk, 10 Spc.Atk & 11 Spc.Def. Speed and Defense don't really matter, even if good stats can make the run easier.

*** Do you just have Totodile for the whole run ? ***
No, i need 4 more (ordered by category and in order of preference) :
        A Cutter : to learn Cut => Sentret, Bellsprout, Sandshrew, Paras, Oddish.
        A Swimmer : to learn Whirlpool and Waterfall => Poliwag, Poliwhirl.
        A Flyer : to learn Fly => Spearow (given by an NPC after GoldenRod City)
        A TP : to use Teleport => Abra (bought in GoldenRod's Play Ground)

*** Why do you open and close you Menu for no reason ? ***
Because of Spinners. They are Trainers that just spin randomly, and I have to dodge them to avoid losing time.
When exiting the Menu, it creates a small lag that can let the Spinner in its current state, allowing me to dodge him.
However, this method doesn't work everytime.

*** How many Spinners are there ? ***
There are 11 Spinners, that must sometimes be dodged several times.

*** What are the differences between Gold & Crystal ? ***
The main storyline is the same, but a lot of minor differences can be seen here => http://pastebin.com/vThqnKn1

*** What is your software to play ? ***
I use Gambatte, I play on PC, with my keyboard.

*** What is your software to stream ? ***
I use Open Broadcaster Software (OBS).

*** What is your software to time ? ***
I use WSplit, but i also consider using LiveSplit which seems more complete.

*** Why are you commenting sometimes, and not other times ? ***
Because.

*** Why life ? ***
42.

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If you have any other questions, please ask them during the live / i might be able to answer them during the run, and maybe add them in my F.A.Q. afterwards.