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- Pokemon Crystal Rocky FAQ
+ Pokemon Crystal Manipless (Glitchless) FAQ
 
-Q: What is this?
+Q: What is this run?
-A: Doing a glitchless speedrun with Rocky, the in-game traded Onix in Violet City.
+A: This is a standard any% glitchless run, without the use of manips.
 
-Q: Is this some faster alternate route?
+Q: How does manipless differ from regular any% glitchless?
-A: No, this isn't fast at all lol. Just an alternate Pokemon run.
+A: In Crystal, the "Manipped" run sets up stuff before the run begins in order to win the Master Ball from the lottery, to use Raikou throughout the run, as well as a few other manips for good stats and to avoid encounters.
 Because I have never liked the idea of doing stuff that significantly alters the run not being timed, I have never done that route.
-Q: Why are you doing this then?
+
-A: Two main reasons, 1) I got the itch to run Crystal again, but the current route is so boring and unfun, it really put me off. This ends up being a bit different and fun, and got to do some actual routing too, which always makes it more rewarding
+So for me personally, this run is basically just like what my runs were, a decade ago.
-2) I think it could be a good idea for the PSR marathon. Last year we had zero Johto submissions, and I think this is the type of thing I could submit for it.
+
 Q: What are you playing on?
-Q: What are you playing on, it is emulator?
+A: I'm actually playing on the 3DSVC version. Reason being I don't have to setup my gamecube this way, and the quality is probably a bit better.
-A: No, I play on a Gamecube through a Gameboy Player using a Gameboy SP as a controller.
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 Q: What is your goal? What is WR?
-Q: What do you trade for the Onix?
+A: The 3DS version actually has a separate leaderboard, because the game plays a bit differently time wise. Manips work different too, so there's effectively no manip runs on 3DS because no one wants to map them out (Hurray!)
-A: Bellsprout, so gotta get one of those.
+
 As such, the "WR" is technically the time I'm comparing against here, a run I got quite recently. I'd like to improve it a bit though, as that run hit 4 spinners, and a death! My overall goal is probably a sub 3:19, would be a good solid run.
-Q: Anything else you catch?
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-A: I'll get a Poliwag before Violet as well (Need an early one for Surf)
+3DS Leaderboard: https://www.speedrun.com/pkmngscext?h=3dsvc-manipless&x=w20oj882-onv5017l.lr3087ol
 
-Q: What are the hard fights for Onix?
+Q: What Pokemon do you use for this run?
-A: Uhh...all of them? Lmao, it's pretty bad. It falls apart to any water/grass attack, and a fair amount of trainers have them. Almost every gym leader is a rough ride. The worst fights for him, I'd say, are Chuck, Clair, and Lance.
+A: Totodile and it's evolutions all the way through. Also catch a Poliwag for Whirlpool/Waterfall, something for Cut (Sentret/Bellsprout/Oddish), and Kenya for Fly.
 
-Q: What's your aim time?
+Q: What stats do you need for this run?
-A: No idea what a good time would look like. But I'm also not gonna grind for a good time, just finish 1, maybe 2 runs and be happy.
+A: Because I use Totodile all the way through, it's stats are quite important. So I check them at Level 5, and reset most of the below par ones. Note: I will reset Females straight away on the nickname screen without checking stats, because it means the Attack DV is 0-1, i.e. the worst.
 
 Perfect stats are: 21 HP, 13 Attack, 12 Defence, 10 Sp Att, 11 Sp Def, 10 Speed.
 
 13 Attack is very rare (only perfect attack gives 13), so I'm generally resetting for 12 Attack and 11 Sp Def (Sp Att / Sp Def share the same DV, so 11 Sp Def tells you top Special)
 
 I'll also require at least one of 12 Defence or 10 Speed if I have 13 Attack. So in order of the Totodile's I'll accept from best to worst (ignoring HP):
 13/12/10/11/10 | 13/11/10/11/10 | 12/12/10/11/10 | 12/11/10/11/10 | 13/12/10/10/10 | 13/12/10/11/9 | 13/11/10/10/10
 
 The odds of getting an acceptable Totodile are about 1/10
 
-Q: I just heard you orgasming like crazy and I couldn't see why...are you crazy?
+Q: What are the hardest fights in this run?
-A: There are several trainers in this game that spin like crazy. It's either because one caught me, or one didn't >_>
+A: As with most games, the early game is where the most troublesome fights are. Whitney is the worst of them, but most fights until I get past Morty can be bad. Red isn't as scary in GSC as he is in HG/SS, but can still waste a ton of time.
 
 Q: What other places can you lose time?
 A: Spinners. Spinners are a nightmare in this game with how often and quickly they can spin, and how many of them there are. Very unlikely to go a whole run without hitting at least one, so they are the big equaliser throughout the run, and pose a pretty constant threat given they are all over.
 
 Q: How many spinners are there? And where are they?
 A: There are 17 spinners in the run, but 32 spinner passes (on average you pass them just under twice per spinner)
 
 Russell in Union Cave (2 passes)
 Anthony on Route 33 just after Union Cave (1 pass)
 Benny in Bugsy's Gym (2 passes)
 Ivan on Route 35 north of Goldenrod (3 passes)
 Irwin on Route 35 north of Goldenrod (3 passes)
 Greg on Route 37 before Ecruteak (1 pass)
 Dana on Route 38 after Ecruteak (1 pass)
 Olivia on Route 38 after Ecruteak (1 pass)
 Ernest in the Lighthouse (2 passes on two separate trips)
 Kaylee on Route 41 before Cianwood (1 pass)
 Benjamin on Route 42 before Mahogany (1 pass)
 Grunt in Rocket HQ (2 passes)
 Douglas in Pryce's Gym (2 passes)
 Joyce on Route 27 (2 passes)
 Heidi on Route 9 before the Power Plant (4 passes on two separate trips)
 Rebecca in Sabrina's Gym (1 pass)
 Tom on Route 8 before Lavendar (3 passes)
 
 By split:
 Falkner: 0
 Bugsy: 3
 Whitney: 2
 Morty: 3 (2 of them may have been hit on Whitney split)
 Chuck: 4
 Pryce: 3
 Jasmine: 1 (May have been hit on Chuck split)
 Clair: 0
 Johto: 1
 Erika: 1
 Sabrina: 2 (1 may have been hit on Erika)
 Surge: 1
 
 Q: Why do you use Frame 4?
 A: Because it's cute :3
 
 Q: Why the girl?
 A: Because she's cute :3
 Also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPKNXqA4sns
 
 Q: Why do you set the time to 5:50 PM?
 A: This is so it is hopefully still Day when I pass through Route 29 with Pokeball (to attempt to catch Sentret for Cut), but pass over to night (6PM) as I cross into Route 30 (for Poliwag).
 
 Q: Why do you name yourself and slaves 'I'?
 A: Because it's faster to name them one character for text purposes, and the letter 'I' gives a nice spin as if the game was self-narrating
 
 Q: What is with those split icons? What does A and C 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.