Pokemon Pearl any% Manipless FAQ  

Q: What is Manipless?
A: Manipless is, as the name implies, not using manip. So beating the game with no RNG Manipulation. This is any% Manipless, so it's a glitched run.

Q: How much changes in a Manipless run?
A: Not a whole lot, but not having a manipped Chimchar means the early fights are worse/different, especially since this run uses Hidden Power.

Q: What is #DP15?
A: Basically to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Diamond/Pearl, a bunch of us are doing these races + some others are doing grinds, to try and get people into running the game.

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Q: What are you playing on, it is emulator?
A: No, I'm playing on a 3DS with a capture board installed allowing me to record game footage. Usually I use a DS, but for races I prefer using a 3DS because my capture board captures audio as well, and given it's manipless there's no downside to using the 3DS.
 
Q: Why do you play as the girl?
A: The counterpart talks less if they are the boy.
 
Q: Why do you name yourself '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: What is WR?
A: https://www.speedrun.com/pkmndpext#Manipless_-_Any

Q: What is your goal time?
A: Don't have one, just having fun racing.