Crystal Clear 2.5.8 100% Glitchless Speedrun in 9:02:55 [Current World Record]

This was a MASSIVE improvement over my old PB (10:57:47). The old world record was 10:47:56 by Stan back in 2019, which stood for three and a half years. You can turn on closed captions to see a detailed breakdown of the run. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FAQ: *What is this game?* This run was completed with v2.5.8 of Crystal Clear, an open-world romhack of Pokémon Crystal. *What is 100%?* 100% is defined as collecting all 16 badges, defeating the champion, defeating the trainer on top of Mt. Silver, and catching all 251 Pokémon. Completing all four of these requirements unlocks a secret final boss fight against the creator of the game, who gives you a shiny Swinub upon defeat. Time stops after the Hall of Fame sequence finishes playing after the Swinub is caught. *What does Glitchless and Manipless mean?* This run utilized no glitches, nor did it utilize any RNG manipulation. Certain strategies were used to increase the odds of an occurrence, but the RNG itself was never manipulated. There was no hard resetting, trainer ID manipulation, lottery manipulation, or manipulation involving the step counter. *Why is v2.5.8 used?* 2.5.8 was used because it was the current version at the time. There are very little differences between this version and the current version, so everything done during the run can be done on the current version of the game as well. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Special thanks: ShockSlayer - for releasing an update that improved dex completion as a whole (and for being very supportive in general) Deadbeat - for being motivational (and a good moderator) Fearful - for inspiring some of the new strategies Stan - for inspiring some strategies with the catch em all TAS ven - for being funny (and making the endscreen art) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:54 Run Starts 06:21 Voltorb Flip 1 08:01 Celadon & Goldenrod First Visit 16:05 Azalea Town First Visit 17:08 Alph Forest 1 26:22 Fuchsia & New Cinnabar First Visit 28:06 Route 3 & Battle Tutor 32:03 Mt Moon 35:14 Vermilion City 41:05 Azalea Town Second Visit 49:01 Violet City & Sprout Tower 57:22 Burned Tower 1:02:20 Grullo Gorge 1:04:51 Cianwood City First Visit 1:07:59 Route 42 & Mt Mortar 1:10:16 Routes 37 & 36 1:11:10 Bug Catching Contest 1:17:50 National Park & Route 35 1:19:56 Kimono Girls 1:22:38 Sages & Suicune Encounter 1:26:38 Routes 12 & 13 1:38:52 Scuffed Ice Path 1:49:14 Route 44 1:51:32 Cinnabar Island & Pokemon Mansion 2:11:07 Route 21 Lighthouse 2:12:52 Azalea Town Third Visit 2:18:37 Alph Forest 2 2:26:08 Tohjo Falls 1 2:29:33 Cerulean Cave 2:41:50 Dragon's Den 2:52:10 Mt Rose & Forest of Rage 2:58:50 Safari Zone 3:15:55 Routes 29 & 46 3:17:37 Route 24 Cave 3:21:55 Rock Tunnel 3:25:08 Forest Path & Cherrygrove Cave 3:44:15 Cherrygrove Bay & Route 32 3:46:39 Goldenrod Cafe 3:47:55 Mt Mortar Peaks 3:55:00 Tin Tower 4:01:41 Tohjo Falls 2 (Tyrogues & Entei) 4:16:01 Gym Preparation 4:18:33 Jasmine 4:19:50 Goldenrod City Second Visit 4:21:20 Whitney 4:23:40 Blaine 4:27:53 Brock 4:30:22 Route 7 4:36:40 The Arena 4:37:30 "Muk Bang" 4:39:00 Erika 4:42:51 Misty 4:45:45 Chuck 4:50:37 Pryce 4:54:23 Clair 5:02:36 Sabrina 5:06:21 Blue 5:09:45 Morty 5:15:15 Victory Road 1 5:17:38 DJ Fef 5:20:44 Elite Four Rowan 5:22:29 Elite Four Doom 5:24:30 Fishing for Fossils 5:27:14 Elite Four Fibbef 5:29:46 Elite Four Honeybun 5:36:03 Champion ShockSlayer 5:41:25 Daycare (We don't talk about it) 5:44:44 Mt Silver 6:14:31 Mahogany Bazaar 1 6:15:50 Victory Road 2 6:21:55 Seafoam Islands 6:34:25 Bowser 6:35:35 Olivine Lighthouse 6:40:11 Tohjo Falls 3 (Elekid & Celebi) 6:45:26 Route 10 & Power Plant 7:01:28 Ruins of Alph 7:04:24 Route 45 7:07:19 Route 21 7:10:30 Routes 15 & 14 7:18:58 Route 18 7:23:51 Janine Level Ups 8:10:14 Main Evolutions 8:28:25 Trade Evolutions 8:36:50 Voltorb Flip 2 8:39:30 Mahogany Bazaar 2 8:40:11 Whirl Islands 8:43:35 Catching Suicune 8:44:19 Cleanup 8:47:30 Final Fight Preparation 8:52:17 Cherrygrove Cave Revisit 8:54:48 Final ShockSlayer Fight 9:04:04 Pigy 9:05:55 Run ends