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FractalFusion wrote:
Good luck, Chamale.
You might even be able to do away with the Ice Beam. However, I wonder how Snorlax will handle the ghosts.
Also, keep in mind that I have tried to catch some L100+ Pokemon with a Pokeball, but every time I tried, it said that I missed the Pokemon with the Pokeball. Does that mean it is uncatchable with that ball or something? Anyway, just make sure you can catch Snorlax with a ball.
Glitching a L100+ Pokemon might result in a less entertaining run, but anything to go for speed in an RPG.
I plan to teach Snorlax "Fissure". The OHKO message will pop up, wasting a little time, but not much. I think I might have to take a few seconds to grab a master ball, so I have a guaranteed way to catch Snorlax. I also have the problem of "missing the pokemon" when I use ultra or less balls. I think that's the game's way of telling you, "Yeah right. When pigs fly, you'll catch him".
By the way, I took out my gameboy and red version, and, unassisted, did the missingno glitch in 1:08. I imagine TASing could shave 3 seconds off this, resulting in an improvement to the run of an estimated 52 seconds. However, the actual catching could take up to 30 seconds, resulting in a somewhat unimpressive beating time of 22 seconds. But it still would be a record.
I intend to do the same things as PRIMO did:
- Takes no damage
- Aims for fastest time
- Abuses programming errors in the game
- Manipulates luck
In light of the controversy over names, I have decided to take the name "CHAMALE", which allows me to glitch a Snorlax at a higher level (but it will be harder to luck-manipulate). The problem is that CHAMALE is, of course, longer. I am currently counting the number of times the name pops up in the game. As long as the rival's name pops up 2/3rds as much as the player's name, there will be balance in naming the rival A. I'll say the number when I'm done this count, in about an hour. Or edit my post, whatever.
EDIT: The player's name comes up about 198 times in the run, give or take maybe 10. I counted "Gary" 71 times, give or take 5. So, if the rival was called A, I should take the name "CHMLEE" in the interest of balance.
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I plan to beat this speedrun. These are the changes I plan to make to speed it up, and some logic behind them:
Having name EEE, naming rival A. There was already a discussion on how using a shorter name and nothing else will get your vid cancelled - however, this will be simply gravy on the speedrun. The name EEE is so I can glitch a level 132 Snorlax.
Snorlax has the shortest (or at least, close to shortest) cry in the game. It's a "du-du" sound, compared to gyarados' "Du-du-du-du".
I estimate Gyarados as having a 1-1.2 second cry, and snorlax as having a .4-.5 second cry. Not exactly earth-shaking, but every time I use Snorlax I save .6 seconds on the run (at least!).
After I get to Cinnabar Island, at which point I could glitch Snorlax, Gyarados' cry is heard 16 times (Including when he uses Strength - I plan to teach Snorlax strength). That's 10 seconds lost to the cry. He picks up 33 critical hits and 27 super effectives (not including against rock-type, which Snorlax would do poorly against). That's 60 times a message pops up. I don't knoe how long it takes for a message, but I would guess about 1/3rd to a quarter of a second. That's 15 seconds lost to this. There are 12 2HKOs after Snorlax could be glitched. Each is about 5 seconds wasted, allowing me to save another minute. Once, Gyarados tries to learn Hydro Pump, thus negating my teaching Snorlax Strength. 14 times, Gyarados levels up. This takes 2.5 seconds for the music to play. 35 more seconds lost.
Overall, that adds up to 2 minutes saved. Unfortunately, I have to get the Snorlax. I figure that would take about a minute in TAS-mode. So I would beat the run by a minute or so. Plus a little more time saved from the name. Keep in mind, that's just an estimate.
