Pokemon Crystal any% FAQ

 Pokemon Crystal any% FAQ

Q: What are you playing on, it is emulator?
A: No, I play on a Gamecube through a Gameboy Player using a Gameboy SP as a controller.

Q: So does this run have glitches in it?
A: Yes

Q: When do they show up/what are they?
A: After I beat Bugsy I do some regular cloning of Croconaw. This is to setup Bad cloning later (and also makes Rival 2 much easier). Once I get to the daycare I will attempt to make a bad clone. This is a frame perfect trick (and also very random whether that frame even exists) and is basically the entire run. Once I have a Bad Clone I will do a really long elaborate setup with it, that will allow me to first underflow my items in the Ball Pocket, and then Execute Arbitrary Code.

Q: What is a Bad Clone?
A: A Bad Clone is what it sounds like, a clone that's bad. It's identifiable by having a long ass nickname that looks like this "???????????????????????????" is level 0 (and also the opposite gender) - if it isn't level 0 but has the name it probably means I hit the right frame but the game decided to be mean. If I only get one level 0 it almost certainly won't work, as it is the wrong type of Bad Clone, but if I get 2 level 0s, the second one (and any subsequent one) should work no problem

Q: Are there any other difference in the run?
A: Minor ones, like not getting slaves, using up all my money, not getting Przcure, and probably having harder fights because my stats will prob be worse, but mostly it's pretty similar.

Q: Why do you choose Totodile?
A: Because the Totodile evolution family is the best for the speedrun, without it, my time would not be nearly as fast.

Q: Do you really need to use Totodile specifically, couldn't you use some other Pokemon?
A: Yes. Yes I do. Otherwise I will not challenge the World Record.

Q: What stats are good and what stats are bad?
A: I don't actually check my stats in this run, since it's a lot shorter they are a lot less relevant. Honestly I'll only reset if they are absolutely horrible and my encounter rate at the start is awful. I'll look at 6, 14 Attack is really good, special attack being 11 would be nice too (12s are fantastic), speed being 11 is a nice bonus, as is defence being 14.

Q: You didn't even get to his stats, why did you reset?
A: Totodile was a female, so it's attack DV was 0 or 1, aka the worst.

Q: Do time and date matter in this run?
A: Nah not at all. Default time is day, which means less Rattatas and Poliwags which can keep you from escaping, the only relevant thing based on time in this run, so just use default.

Q: Do you catch anything in this run?
A: I'll catch 1 Poke right after I get balls. It's only purpose is so I can deposit Totodile (and therefore clone him later on)

Q: What is the current World Record?
A: The Current World Record is 56 minutes and 31 seconds by craftedite

Q: Why do you choose the girl?
A: Because she's adorable :3

Q: Why do you use Frame 4?
A: Because it's sexy :3

Q: Why do you name yourself and Totodile '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: I just heard you orgasming like crazy and I couldn't see why...are you crazy?
A: There are several trainers in this game that spin like crazy. It's either because one caught me, or one didn't >_>

Q: Isn't this a luck based run?
A: Yes, there is luck involved. Yes, I am still running it. I love pokemon and will run it regardless :)