Omega Ruby Any% FAQ (2024)

Omega Ruby Any% FAQ

Q: What are you playing the game on?
A: I'm playing on a New3DS XL with a capture card built-in to record my game audio and video.

Q: What happened to Round 2 Runs?
A: I got world record! The VOD is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2jTcp9rRGc

Q: Why Omega Ruby over Alpha Sapphire?
A: I think that my PB in Omega Ruby is more beatable than my PB in Alpha Sapphire. Also, it is easier to finish runs in Omega Ruby.

Q: Why are you running this game?
A: I ran Round 2 because it was something I had wanted to do for a while, and now Any% just feels natural because I'm already derusted at this game.

Q: Why do you pick the girl over the boy?
A: Picking the girl changes the natures of your rival's Pokemon. In our case, picking the girl gives Brendan 2's Grovyle a -Sp. Def nature, making it easier to kill (also picking the girl is based).

Q: What is the differences between Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire?
A: In Omega Ruby you fight Team Magma, consisting of many Numels and Camerupts which are easy to kill. You also get Latios in the mid-game which has a much higher Sp. Atk stat than Latias useful for getting damage ranges. Alpha Sapphire must deal with Sharpedos using Latias, which is a much much much less favorable matchup. That being said, it is true that Kyogre has a slightly better end-game than Groudon does, but it's not enough to make it the better game of the two.

Q: Why do you choose Mudkip?
A: The Mudkip line lends itself very well to the first half of the gyms in the Hoenn region.

Q: What do you use after Mudkip?
A: You get a free Latios after Norman, which becomes the main until Groudon, which does the end game.

Q: Why did you reset?
A: I probably either died or didn't get good enough stats on my Mudkip.

Q: What is WR?
A: My current PB, 2:53:05, is world record. The VOD is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BFByrmzarM

Q: What is your goal time?
A: Probably any 2:52 would do.

Q: Why are you talking to nobody?
A: Sometimes I like to be in Discord calls with friends to make resets more bearable. I don't have their mics audible on stream for the sake of privacy, so it understandably sounds like I'm talking to nobody.