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| 1 | Pokemon Red FAQ (console runs) | |
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| 3 | Q: What are you trying to do? | |
| 4 | A: Beat Pokemon Red as quickly as possible without using glitches. | |
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| 6 | Q: What are you playing on? | |
| 7 | A: A GameCube using a GameBoy Player. | |
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| 9 | Q: Why play on console? | |
| 10 | - | A: Because some members of the community (not me) are no longer accepting emulator runs as world records. Also, the console WR is easily beatable. |
| 10 | + | A: Because the Pokemon speedrunning community has decided to no longer accept emulator runs as world records. |
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| 12 | Q: Why not accept emulators? | |
| 13 | - | A: Most people use the logic that 1) they are easier to cheat on, and 2) the controls are easier. There is no difference in timing between a proper emulator (such as Gambatte) and console. |
| 13 | + | A: Most people use the logic that 1) they are easier to cheat on, and 2) the controls are easier. There is no difference in timing between a proper GameBoy Color emulator (such as Gambatte) and console. |
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| 15 | Q: What is the world record? | |
| 16 | - | A: Overall, it's my 1:50. On console, it's Werster's 1:54. |
| 16 | + | A: 1:54 by Werster. |
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| 18 | Q: What Pokemon do you use in this run? | |
| 19 | A: I use a male Nidoran as my main Pokemon, and I use Squirtle to beat the first gym. I also use Pidgey/Spearow and Paras/Farfetch'd/Oddish as HM slaves. | |
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| 21 | Q: Why are you resetting? | |
| 22 | A: Probably because my time or my Nidoran's stats are bad. | |
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| 24 | Q: What stats are you looking for? | |
| 25 | A: Ideally, a Nidoran with 16 Attack, 15 Speed and 13 Special at Level 8. If my time is good, I'll probably take a 15/14/11 Nidoran, but I won't run 14 Attack. | |
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| 27 | Q: Why are stats so important? | |
| 28 | A: With Attack, I need to maximize the chances that I can OHKO certain Pokemon. Having 16 Attack at Level 8 also allows me to use faster, riskier strats if necessary. With Speed, I want to outspeed certain Pokemon, such as Misty's Starmie and Sabrina's Alakazam. Special is much less important, but having 11 Special at Level 8 means certain Pokemon later in the run might not die to one Thunderbolt/Ice Beam. | |
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| 30 | Q: You keep saying "DV" -- what is that? | |
| 31 | A: DV stands for dynamic value. Each Pokemon has a DV ranging from 0 to 15 for each stat. The higher the DV, the higher the growth rate for that stat. At Level 100, the difference between 0 and 15 DV is about 30 stat points. DVs help me decide which strategies to use, and I can determine them by checking my stats at certain level-ups. | |
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| 33 | Q: What is "red bar," and why is it important? | |
| 34 | A: When your Pokemon is at or below 20.83% HP, its health bar turns red and a warning sound plays. While this sound is playing, the game does not pause to play certain other sounds, such as Pokemon cries and level-up jingles. Pokemon cries last about 0.9 seconds on average, and level-up jingles last 2.2 seconds. Being in red bar for long stretches can save 30, 60 and sometimes even 90 seconds. | |
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| 36 | Q: Why do you exit the grass when looking for Nidoran? | |
| 37 | A: This is a form of RNG manipulation that is explained here: http://www.pokemonspeedruns.com/index.php/Pok%C3%A9mon_Red/Blue/Yellow_DSum_Manipulation | |
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| 39 | Q: What is your goal time? | |
| 40 | - | A: Eventually, 1:49. Right now, I just want a 1:53 so that I have the console WR. |
| 40 | + | A: Eventually, 1:49. Right now, I just want a 1:53 to regain the world record. |
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| 42 | Q: Why are you playing against splits from your 1:50 emulator run? | |
| 43 | A: Because I know those splits much better than any console run. When I complete a console run of 1:54 or better, I'll use those. | |
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| 45 | Q: Where can you save the most time on your 1:50 splits? | |
| 46 | A: Mt. Moon (I had 10 encounters, which is average); Fly, Poke Flute and Koga (I didn't use red bar strats); and the Elite Four if I play risky. The first three splits are almost impossible to save time on, so I expect to be 30-90 seconds behind as I enter Mt. Moon. |