They say life isn't a race, but that doesn't have to apply to video games. Being the fastest is a long-honored tradition of human competition, from running a race to writing a novel. Speedrunning, the act of playing a game (often in a specific way) as fast as ღpossible, is becoming popular with more and more people, with everyone wanting to their favorite games.
Pokémon, in particular, has always been one of the most popular series for speedrunners, for reasons such as nostalgia, the complexity of dealing with the game's RNG mechanics, or simply because it's so much fun. Today, we'll be looking at the top 10 most speedrun Pokémon games, based on the number of submitted r𓂃uns on .
10 ♔ Pokémon FireRed/LeafGreen
The Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen games were remakes of Pokémon Red and Blue for the Game Boy Advance, existing not just as a way to complete the Pokédex in Generation III, but serving as a wonderful introduction to the Pokémon series for younger playe𓆏rs. The music is wonderful, the graphics are full-col༺or, and both games have bonus content such as the Sevii Islands.
As of now, 202 speedruns have been submitted on the website, and the world record is currentlyꦐ held by Gunnermaniac with a tim🔯e of 2 hours, 3 minutes, and 27 seconds. The category is still very active, with a record being submitted a mere 10 days ago by Gunnermaniac in the "Elite 4 Round 2" category.
9 🍸 Pokémon Stadium෴
Nowadays, Pokémon players can watch their Pokémon battle it out in full-colour 3D, with dazzling graphics and constant motion. Back during the Generation I era, no such thing existed, until Pokémon Stadium, of course. This Nintendo ဣ64 game would connect to the𒀰 Game Boy games via the Transfer Pak, which allowed trainers to store, trade, and battle their Pokémon on the big screen.
Pokémon Stadium also has a story mode, which holds 208 submitted speedruns a🍃s of now. The world record is held by doctor_sprinkles with a time of 1 hour, 34 minutes, and 28 seconds.
8 ꦇ Pokémon Sword/Shield ♓
It's a widely known phenomenon: games are never quite as popular as when they're first released. The majority of sales are made during the first two weeks, and the internet is abuzz about all the new content and mysteries to discover. Sword & Shield is no doubt still riding on that wave of modernity, with🤪 a surge of speedrꦅuns to accompany the games as well.
The category has 216 as of now, way more than several Pokémon games released years ago combined. The current record belongs to ringo777 (a fitting name for the Galar region) with a time of 4 hour, 4 minutes, and 13 seconds. Given Sword & Shield's popularity, it's safe to assume more runs and records will be flowinౠg 🍌in for months to follow.
7 🅺 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red/Blue Rescue Team
The first in the now beloved series of games, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red/Blue Rescue Team are Nintendo's successful Pokémon roguelike spinoff where the player is turned into a Pokémon. The upcoming 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Mystery Dungeon DX remakes have led to much hype and excitement, but there are those who may always prefer the ❀original games to the remakes, such as speedrunners.
This game has many different categories, all with their own restrictions, such as no Wondermail allowed, All Icons, and even Recruit 'Em All (in which the world record is 71 hours, 14 minutes, and 44 seconds.) In total, there are 255 runs submitted, with the most popular category being No Wondermail, No Quicksave. Wh0misDS (played on Blue Rescue Team) holds the reco♛rd for that category with 2 hours, 29 minutes, ⛄and 16 seconds
6 Pokémon Trading Card Game 💧
Can't find anyone to play the Pokémon Trading Card Game with you? Does the internet not exist yet? Well, the perfect solution is right here: Pokémon Trading Card Game on the Game Boy Color! This game has r𒊎etained its popularity with speedrunners, despite being relatively unhea🀅rd of in comparison to the other games on this list.
296 submitted runs are listed for the game, with categories such as Any % Glitchless, Any % (which allows glitches), and All Cards. Currently, the record for Any % Glitchless is 46 minutes and 37 🥃seconds, held by GTNTG.
5 🌼 Pokémon: Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee ♓
What happens when you combine the advanced graphics and hardware of the Switch with the nostalgia of Generation I and love for Pokémon Go? Pokémon Let's Go: Pikachu/Eevee is born, and it's those above reasons that could explain why 🐻so many speedruns o🐬f this game have been recorded.
376 runs are currently listed, with eddaket's record of 3 hours, 2 minutes, and 8 seconds holding strong over both games for 5 months now. Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu has a separate leaderboard from, with jyash4's record of 3 hours, 3 minut🦹es, ♈and 53 seconds holding the current world record.
4 Pokémon Gold🉐/Silver
Once considered to be the "Pokémon game to end all Pokémon games" by its creators, Pokémon Gold and Silver have stood the test of time, being played recreationally for nostalgia trips, being featured on "Twitch Plays Pokémon," all thanks in no small part to the dedicated speedrunners who 𓆉feature it on Twitch and vie for the world record.
381 recorded runs are listed on , and the world record currently belongs to ringo with a time of 3 hours, 9 minutes, and 21 seconds, played on the Japaဣnese version of the game.
3 Pokémon Yellow 🔥
Arguably the first "enhanced" Pokémon game in the series, Pokémon Yellow started a long tradition of enhancements and sequels throughout the franchise's history. Pokémon Crystal, Pokémon Emerald, and Pokémon Platinum have followed in Yellow's footsteps, but none▨ have been as popular with speedrunnꦦers.
With 408 runs currently submitted, Gunnermanic holds the world record for the English version's Any % Glitchless category, with 1 hour, 54 minutes, and 1 second. Surprisingly, even with Yellow's extra content, only about 9 minutes separate this world record from the Pokémon Red & Blue world record.
2 Pokémon Snap 𝓰
If there was an award for "Most Wholesome Rail Shooter," Pokémon Snap would win it. This game was a big success, both commercially and culturally, and has led to other Pokémon games featuring photography as well. Both its popularity and it's short play-time are most likely why it's speedru✃n as much as it is.
With 836 🗹runs submitted, these records are recorded down to the milliseconds, as the 🐠top records get THAT competitive. Currently, quo owns the world record for the Any % category with 20 minutes, 35 seconds, and 133 milliseconds, played on the Japanese N64.
1 ꩲ Poké꧙mon Red & Blue
A big surprise to almost no one, Pokémon Red and Blue come in at number one with a whopping 1,857 runs submitted. The Any % Glitchless category has 402 recorded runs alone, with well-known speedrunner pokeguy taking the top spot with a run of 1 hour, 45 minutes, and 21 seconds. Many in the speedrunning community have agreed that this is (for now) a 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:seemingly unbeatable record, though time will tell whether this is the end of the ♋c🦹ategory.
New strategies are being created (and sometimes found by accident) every day by players that truly love the games they're playing, and Pokémon Red and Blue is loved by millions around the world.