Pokemon Diamond/Pearl Any% Glitchless FAQ

Pokémon Diamond/Pearl Any% Glitchless F.A.Q.

Q: What are you trying to accomplish?
A: I am trying to defeat Champion Cynthia as fast as possible.

Q: What does "Any% Glitchless" mean?
A: "Any% Glitchless" is the name of the category I am running.  The goal is to complete the game as fast as possible without any glitches.

Q: What is the Best Time (BT) in this category?
A: 3:44:14 by craftedite, on console.

Q: What is your current Personal Best (PB)?
A: N/A

Q: What is your goal?
A: Claming Diamond/Pearl in the name of America.

Q: How are you streaming/recording your runs?
A: I use the following programs:
	> Twitch streaming: OBS Studio
	> Game-only capture: ds_capture
	> Timer: LiveSplit
	> Audio Timer: EonTimer
   I use the following hardware:
	> Console: DS Phat w/ capture card installed

Q: What are the differences between Diamond and Pearl?
A: The run is exactly the same.  Diamond saves 0.5 seconds of text at Spear Pillar.

Q: Why do you choose the girl for the run?
A: Her boy counterpart has less text.

Q: Why do you set your DS date to 05/22/2098 and your DS clock to 8:57?
A: I need these parameters to perform RNG manipulation.

Q: What are you manipulating?
A: I am manipulating the following:
	> Chimchar (Naughty, 25/31/26/30/27/31)
	> A Bidoof to catch
	> A Starly to catch
	> A Bibarel to catch and teach Thief to
	> A Chansey to steal a Lucky Egg from
	> No encounters otherwise

Q: Why do you name everything one letter?
A: Naming commonly seen names one character saves frames throughout the entirety of the run.

Q: Why do you keep resetting the game?
A: I either:
	> Did not get the ID
	> Got an encounter I didn't want; it means I messed up my movement
	> Died; I died.  Duh.

Q: Why do you catch [insert Pokémon here]?
A: Here is a basic rundown of the entire team:
    > Chimchar/Monferno/Infernape: Main Pokemon
    > Bidoof: Cut and Rock Smash slave, Elite Four fodder
    > Starly: Fly slave
    > Bibarel: Thief, Surf, Strength, Rock Climb and Waterfall slave

Q: You don't catch Palkia/Dialga?
A: No.  Infernape is a beast with Lucky Egg.

Q: What is a "spinner"?
A: A spinner is a trainer that randomly looks in each direction.  These spinning trainers cost precious time on account of extra time battling.

Q: What are the hardest fights in this run?
A: Crasher Wake is nonsense.  Any fight that uses Fire Blast can potentially end the run.