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-      Pokemon HG/SS Manipless FAQ
+      Pokemon Platinum Manipless FAQ
 
 Q: What is Manipless?
 A: Manipless is, as the name implies, not using manip. So beating the game with no RNG Manipulation. It's also a glitchless run.
 
 Q: How much changes in a Manipless run?
-A: A lot! Because you can't get an early Master Ball to use on a (manipped) Raikou, the route changes a fair bit. There's a number of routes available actually. Those are:
+A: A lot! Because you can't manipulate really good stats, just picking a starter and going with it is very risky - especially in a race. Along with the fact you can't manipulate Pokerus and wild held items to assist you (the Metronome and Lucky Egg), it means there are a number of different viable routes to use.
 
-Solo Typhoslion, but catch Mewtwo for Red (my PB from 2013 did this)
+Q: What routes are there?
-Solo Typholsion
+A: So currently there are 5 different "ideas" of good routes. They are:
-Quilava, then catch L50 Magikarp and Gyarados
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-Quilava, then Kenya for Whitney/Morty, then catch L50 Magikarp for Gyarados (what I will do in these runs)
+Empoleon
-Quilava, then catch Raikou with a Fast Ball (~1.5% chance to work. But would still be the best strat if it worked, but super unlikely, and only faster by a small amount)
+Infernape
 Staraptor
-Q: Any other change aside from the Pokemon you use?
+Kazza
-A: Well, yeah. Because there's no RNG manip, Cyndaquil's stats are random. Which means all of the early fights are different each run. Kenya always has the same stats, however.
+Monferno -> Bibarel
-There's no Voltorb Flip too, which means no Abra, or Dratini. As such, I also catch a Sentret early game for Surf/Whirlpool (Surf also goes to Gyarados, but I need to get on the water first to catch it)
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 Currently the record is over 4 hours, and I think all of these routes are capable of getting under 4 hours. So all of them are currently capable of getting the record.
 
 You may also see some people do some other cool routes in these races that are definitely slower but still pretty good, such as using Gliscor.
 
-A: No, I'm playing on a 3DS with a capture board installed allowing me to record game footage. Usually I use a DS, but because there is not resetting here, a 3DS works the same for run, and has the circle pad, which is useful for catching Magikarp.
+Q: What route will you be doing?
 A: I have not yet decided and will be making the route up as I go. I've also never run manipless before, as the first time I ran this game was after RNG Manip was used.
-Q: Why do you choose Cyndaquil?
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-A: Because the Cyndaquil evolution family is the best for start of the speedrun.
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-Q: Why not Soul Silver?
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-A: Heart Gold and Soul Silver are the same for one key difference, the legendary Pokemon you must visit. Visiting Ho-Oh and Lugia take almost the exact same amount of time, but Lugia is faster by like ~2 seconds assuming you have good movement. However in this run, you need Max Revives, and the Max Revive at Bell Tower is faster to pick up.
+A: No, I'm playing on a 3DS with a capture board installed allowing me to record game footage. Usually I use a DS, but for races I prefer using a 3DS because my capture board captures audio as well, and given it's manipless there's no downside to using the 3DS.
-Additionally, because I'm not going to be using a manipped Raikou, it's possible that I will be slower than the Ho-Oh/Lugia, which means there is a chance I won't be able to run away. As such, visiting Ho-Oh is preferred, as it has lower speed, meaning there's more chance I will be able to run away first turn.
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 Q: Why do you play as the girl?
 A: The counterpart talks less if they are the boy.
-A: The counterpart does the catching tutorial, and the male does it faster, so it’s faster to choose the female for yourself.
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-See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI1-PJ7Sy1w
+Q: Why do you name yourself '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: Why do you name yourself and Cyndaquil 'I'?
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 Q: What is WR?
 A: https://www.speedrun.com/pkmnplatext#Manipless
-Q: Do you catch anything else? Mewtwo maybe?
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-A: I catch a Sentret (for Surf/Whirlpool), and obtain Kenya (for Fly), and Snorlax (for Rock Climb, and Red).
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 A: To win the race. Ideally I'd like a sub 4:00 at some point, but I'm not planning on grinding this category out, much prefer doing the races.