Butterfree Any% FAQ

Pokemon Sword Butterfree Any% FAQ

1. Why Butterfree?
It started out as a meme idea roughly a year ago in a friend of mine's stream when he was streaming Let's Go Eevee speedruns, and then began the idea that it could work. Since then, I have been told constantly that the idea will not work, and I have been motivated to try and make it work, despite being extremely hard :)

2. Do you think this could be a good run/obtain world record?
I think this could be a very fun run and a solid idea overall, but fuck no it won't be getting world record anytime soon unless somehow Butterfree becomes a godlike idea and someone optimizes the route perfectly.

3. How many times have you done this run?
Multiple runs have been done, my current PB is 5:16:40

4. What's your goal time?
Sub 5 Hours is the main goal. for now, getting as close to that as possible

5. Current world record?
5:13:58 by Headbob

5. Do you have notes on this run?
Yes, https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FCipQVZU4OozRgMHBVrbylWRRwYNkw_BQ5aGgehQwVo/edit?usp=sharing Notes have been changed completely, as per the rule changes for the category extensions.

I have another set of notes being made currently, with a different route utilizing Electroweb over Energy Ball


5a. What is the difference between the two routes?

Currently, I have theorized that the Electroweb route is about 7 minutes faster than the Energy Ball route. However, it is a lot scarier, with a few of the fights that were originally safe, now very difficult and luck dependent on sleep powder. However, an average of 10 minutes of RNG for the Energy Ball den has been cut out, therefore only losing about 3 minutes on average to the Energy Ball route. Shopping and Item grabs are a bit different, as you are lower leveled for some fights than you normally would, but scaling EXP helps with the run a lot (theoretically).

6. Is this a fun idea?
FUCK YEAH IT IS.

7. Are you actually going to finish a run?
Yes, Wartab, I am indeed going to finish a run. Maybe multiple runs of this :)


Last updated: 5/20/2020 or for non-americans, 20/05/2020