Pokémon Omega Ruby Any% (JPN) F.A.Q.

Pokémon Omega Ruby Any% (JPN) F.A.Q.

Q: What are you trying to do?
A: I am trying to complete Pokémon Omega Ruby as fast as possible, while playing in Japanese

Q: This is not Any% Glitchless, are there any glitches in this speedrun?
A: There are no glitches that would aid in the speedrun, so we consider this the “Any%” category.  If/when glitches are found that drive the time down, it may be split into multiple categories

Q: What is your best time?
A: My best time is 3:17:43

Q: What is the World Record?
A: The World Record time is 3:09:39 by ringo169

Q: What are you playing this on?
A: I am playing this on a 3DS with a capture board installed

Q: Why Japanese?
A: It's a different category. I wanted to keep playing this game, and I'm starting to get discouraged with English, so this is the next best thing

Q: What Pokémon do you use in the run?
A: I will be using a Mudkip until we are gifted a Latios, Latios until we catch a Groudon, and Groudon until the end.  For HMs, Mudkip will learn Rock Smash, Strength, Surf and Dive.  Latios will learn Fly and Waterfall

Q: Can you do this run on Pokémon Alpha Sapphire?
A: Yes, however I am using Omega Ruby since, in my opinion, the run is a lot safer than Alpha Sapphire. I think at a high level, Alpha Sapphire is faster, but I'm not at a point where that matters enough to lose more runs

Q: Why do you name yourself a 1 character name?
A: We set our options to have a Text Speed of Fast, however text still scrolls onto the screen.  By naming the characters a 1 character name, we can save some time over the course of the run on text, with the cost of a second or two by bringing up the naming screen. I do not name any Pokémon since it does not save time

Q: What are IVs?
A: IVs are the number, 0-31, given to a stat to determine the stat growth.  The higher the number, the better the stat

Q: Why did you reset after getting Mudkip?
A: I checked their stats and it wasn't good enough. At level 5, I need 12 Attack, 10 Defense, 10 Special Attack and 9 Speed. That's about 42.5% of Mudkips

Q: Why did you reset after Rival 1?
A: I checked the Mudkip's stats again and it wasn't good enough. At level 6, I need 14 Attack. Combined with the required level 5 stats, this is about 31% of Mudkips

Q: Do you reset for stats on Latios or Groudon?
A: I do not. The route is made to work with all Latios and Groudons we can get. The route is definitely easier if we have a good pair of Legendaries however. Since Legendaries have at least 3 31 IV stats, we're usually okay. Ideally, we have 92 Special Attack and 80 Speed on our Latios at level 30 (31 IVs in both), and 153 Attack and 99 Speed on Groudon at level 45 (31 IVs in both)

Q: What is your goal time?
A: Right now, I'm just seeing what's possible. I don't know how much time the language saves or loses, so I'm currently trying to get a handle on that. Then, I'll be able to set a goal time