The most complex Pokemon speedrun I've ever seen involves playing two games at the same time with four controllers mashed together, alongside voice controls and a foot pedal

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GamesAdventurePokemonPokemon Red/BlueThe most complex Pokemon speedrun I’ve ever seen involves playing two games at the same time with four controllers mashed together, alongside voice controls and a foot pedalWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.

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Pikachu fainted, looking worn out on the ground in the Pokemon anime.

まず全体像がこちら。左から時計回りに、配信用PC、メインのモニタ、サブのモニタとなってます。手前の机にチャートを映したタブレットが2枚と乱数調整用タイマーとコメビュを映したPCがあり、タイマーは机の下のペダルで操作しています。本体はGC+GBP2台で通信ケーブルで繋がっています。 pic.twitter.com/3A2n6XEPpWMay 3, 2022

まず全体像がこちら。左から時計回りに、配信用PC、メインのモニタ、サブのモニタとなってます。手前の机にチャートを映したタブレットが2枚と乱数調整用タイマーとコメビュを映したPCがあり、タイマーは机の下のペダルで操作しています。本体はGC+GBP2台で通信ケーブルで繋がっています。 pic.twitter.com/3A2n6XEPpWMay 3, 2022

現在のタイムアタックは『ポケットモンスター赤緑』頑張っている両手への応援のメッセージを受けて会場ではインタビューが行われています!…え?配信はこちらから⇒https://t.co/iSbmGPKZXj#RTAinJapan pic.twitter.com/C0U3PP3sbEAugust 13, 2024

現在のタイムアタックは『ポケットモンスター赤緑』頑張っている両手への応援のメッセージを受けて会場ではインタビューが行われています!…え?配信はこちらから⇒https://t.co/iSbmGPKZXj#RTAinJapan pic.twitter.com/C0U3PP3sbEAugust 13, 2024

As if that wasn’t enough, Zunow also uses voice controls to update a spreadsheet with every Pokemon he catches, and Automaton adds that he even has a foot pedal which is used to keep track of both games' RNG (random number generation). It’s an obscene level of multitasking – watching him speed through battles without breaking a sweat on one game while doing a completely different task with just as much focus on the other is enough to make you feel dizzy, but he’s clearly very well-practiced. Catching ‘em all is serious business, after all.

Zunow’s best-ever timewas set earlier this month, and it came in at five hours, 15 minutes, and 27 seconds. Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to beat this during Tuesday’s stream at RTA in Japan, where he obtained his final Pokemon – an Oddish, of all things – before quickly grabbing his Pokedex diploma to finish the run at the five hour, 30 minutes and 14 seconds mark. No one can deny his skills, though – it’s certainly not a challenge I’ll be trying myself any time soon.

Laughing then crying in the face of 1-in-8000 odds, the luckiest and unluckiest Pokemon Sapphire player finds 2 shiny starters at the same time and then immediately loses them both.

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