Pokémon SoulSilver Any% Glitchless FAQ

Pokémon SoulSilver Any% Glitchless 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: 3:39:08 in real time by werster, on console.

Q: What is your current Personal Best (PB)?
A: 3:43:25 in real time, on console.

Q: What is your goal?
A: 3:38:xx.

Q: How are you streaming/recording your runs?
A: I use the following programs:
	> Twitch streaming: OBS Studio
	> Game-only capture: ds_capture
	> Timer: LiveSplit
	> Audio Timer: EonTimer
   I use the following hardware:
	> Console: DS Phat w/ capture card installed

Q: What are the differences between HeartGold and SoulSilver?
A: SoulSilver's legendary bird event is slightly faster, and there is an easier to access Rare Candy in Whirl Islands compared to Tin Tower.

Q: Why do you choose the girl for the run?
A: Her boy counterpart, Ethan, performs the catch tutorial faster.

Q: Why do you set your DS date to 10/10/2098 and your DS clock to 11:25?
A: I need these parameters to perform RNG manipulation.

Q: What are you manipulating?
A: I am manipulating the following:
	> Cyndaquil (Mild, 22/22/8/30/16/24)
	> Encounters (a Pidgey to fight, a Sentret for Cut and Surf, no other encounters)
	> Master Ball lottery (the winning ID is 17998, the ID we get)
	> Raikou (Rash, 19/24/29/26/22/27, Hidden Power Ground 66)

Q: Why do you name everything one letter?
A: Naming commonly seen names one character saves frames throughout the entirety of the run.

Q: Why do you keep resetting the game?
A: I either:
	> Did not get the ID; I can tell by the NPC movement outside; the right RNG seed always has the same NPC movement
	> Got an encounter I didn't want; it means I messed up my movement
	> Died; I died.  Duh.

Q: Why do you catch [insert Pokémon here]?
A: Here is a basic rundown of the entire team:
    > Cyndaquil/Quilava: First main Pokémon.  Strength slave.
    > Sentret: Cut/Surf/Whirlpool slave.
    > Kenya (Spearow): Fly slave.
    > Raikou: Second and final main Pokémon, Rock Climb slave.
	> Lugia: Waterfall slave.

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 15 unique spinners that must be passed a total of 18 times.

Q: What are the hardest fights in this run?
A: The first two gyms are actually incredibly tough depending on RNG.  Rival 2 can be a pain.  Blue has an 82.5% chance to be difficult.  Red is INCREDIBLY difficult in this game.