Battle Factory FAQ

      Battle Factory FAQ

Q: How does this work?
A: You try to beat the Factory as fast as possible. No RNG Manipulation is allowed. There are categories for L50/L100, and also for Silver and Gold Prints. Obviously when doing attempts the aim is to get the Gold, and the Silver is a bonus if you can do the first few rounds fast enough.

I'm mostly aiming for Gold L50 atm.

Q: What are you playing on, it is emulator?
A: No, I'm playing on a 3DS with a capture board installed allowing me to record game footage.

Q: What is WR?
A: https://www.speedrun.com/pkmnhgssext#Battle_Factory

Q: Why are you switching so much?
A: In the first 2 sets, I try to swap after every battle. This is because for every 7 swaps you do, you get 1 Pokemon of a set above in the next draft.
So after swapping for every battle in the first set, when set 2 starts there will be 1 set 3 Pokemon available for me to choose from. And after swapping for the first 14 battles, in set 3 there will be 2 set 4 Pokemon for me to choose from, and the same for every subsequent set too.

Q: What is with those split icons? What does A and B mean?
A: This is a grading system for all of my splits. I'm sure you are familiar with grades, A+ being the best then going down from there. So the idea is, if the split has an A+ next to it, my time there was really good and would be very difficult to beat. If it's a C though for example, it was quite poor, and I should be able to save time there pretty easily.

This way, everyone watching has more accurate information on where I can save time, and where I should be making up time. Also that all time loss is not equal, as losing time vs an A+ split isn't really that bad, whereas losing time vs a C split is really bad. It'll probably take a while for a lot of people watching to pick up the meaning so I will appreciate everyone who explains how this works (correctly) in chat to new people.