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-	Pokemon Stadium 2 Complete Game FAQ:
+	Pokemon Stadium 2 Challenge Cups FAQ:
 
-Q: Why are you using <pokemon>? Why not <other pokemon>?
+Q: What is this run?
-A: Because the restrictions in running this game involve only using rental Pokemon (as otherwise it would be incredibly easy and not at all challenging) Generally speaking, worse stat Pokemon have better moves, it's about finding the right combinations. So in a lot of cases you will see me use for example, Kadabra (Has Psychic/Thunder Punch), but never Alakazam (Has Psybeam/Theif)
+A: Just doing a run of all the Challenge Cups. This isn't an official category or anything, just doing this for fun. I wanted to run something but haven't had any time to route, so this is the perfect run thing to just jump in and do since...you can't really route, since it's all random!
 
-Q: Are the movesets the same between all the Cups and Gym Leader Castle?
+Q: What is with the order you're doing?
-A: Gym Leader Castle and Poke Cup have the same rental movesets. Prime Cup has a lot that are the same, but some are slightly different, and some are very different. This is because some Pokemon learn moves after level 50, so they only get them in Prime Cup. The two examples used in this run, are Hitmonlee (learns Reversal at 51, this replaces Mud Slap from the level 50 rental), and Heracross (learns Megahorn at level 54. Moveset is entirely different, as would be too OP with both Megahorn and Reversal)
+A: So since individual cups are now tracked as ILs on the leaderboard ( https://www.speedrun.com/pkmnstadium2/individual_levels ) I'm making sure I do my absolute worst one first, to try and cheekily improve them. After that I'm just going in some weird circle, doing the Ultra/Pokes and Master/Greats together since they have the same pattern.
 
-Little Cup is just different. Only poke used in Little which gets use elsewhere is Voltorb, which actually has Thunder and Mirror Coat in both, however it has Rollout in Little Cup, and not Selfdestruct. (Also Curse instead of Rain Dance, but that's not too relevant)
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 A: If you have to ask, no, it isn't. However, when Pokemon get given nicknames, it can slightly alter their colour (which is why trainers that aren't leaders have nicknames on their Pokemon to show off this feature)
 
-A: No, it isn't. However, when Pokemon get given nicknames, it can slightly alter their colour (which is why trainers that aren't leaders have nicknames on their Pokemon to show off this feature) | It is actually possible that a Shiny Pokemon will show up in Challenge Cup, as everything there is randomised. However, it will actually sparkle, like seen in this vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKx37qF79TA
+It is actually possible that a Shiny Pokemon will show up in Challenge Cup, as everything there is randomised. However, it will actually sparkle, like seen in this vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKx37qF79TA
 
-Q: What is this category?
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-A: This is the Complete the Game. Essentially I finish the Gym Leader Castle, then do all 10 Stadium Cups (Little Cup, Prime Cup, 4 Poke Cup, 4 Challenge Cup) and then the Rival fight. That then unlocks Round 2, and I do it all again. And yes that timer is right, it takes about a whole day to do this.
+A: Uhh, I guess there isn't one. My splits are just pulled from the times I got in my complete game PB.
 
-Q: Why does that gym leader have a Pokemon that isn't of their type??
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-A: Because if every leader had only their type, all these fights would be easy. It's not like in the games where you only have a small team, since you have access to every Pokemon, they need coverage in order to be a challenge at all.
+A: I don't really have one? I guess try to get sub 5 hours?
 
-Q: Can you manipulate the Pokemon the trainers use by using other Pokemon? Does it effect it at all?
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-A: Yes and no. The team of 6 Pokemon that you show -does- impact the Pokemon the trainer you fight use. However, it is both A) Never completely reliable, as they can always choose multiple teams, and B) Not as simple as you might think. For example, just having a team full of Fire types does not mean Misty won't choose Sunflora. They act differently seeing different Pokemon, but not in any coherent way. For example, one of my newer strats is to put a Heracross on the team that fights Sabrina, that I never use. This changes Sabrina from using the annoying Wiggly/Furret combo. To find good combinations is just a lot of trial and error. But most of the team, your focus is simply on being able to pick a team of 3 that can always win, very rarely do you have to space to try and manipulate like that anyway (but sometimes it's a tradeoff between the two)
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-This is not done really at all in the Stadium Cups, because you do 8 fights with the same 6 Pokemon, you always have to pick your team based on what's going to win the fights, rather than manipulate them. However I do know what certain teams I can get in certain situations because of the team I show (e.g. a fight might only have 3 combinations they can choose, so if I see lead Jolteon I know they have Sneasel/Vaporeon as their last 2, etc. This is not very common though, most trainers have far too many possible combinations)
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 A: This is just to skip the small cutscene that shows all the Pokes you used in the cup. Saves just a few seconds each time.
 
-A: http://www.speedrun.com/pkmnstadium2#Complete_the_Game | See: Splits (no one else runs this lol)
+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.
 
-A: Sub 20 hours would be really nice!
+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.