mod note: 1:06:05 converted to 1:06:10 to account for 3DS frame rate difference

mod note: 1:04:56 converted to 1:05:01 to account for 3DS frame rate difference

moderator note: 1:00:19 converted to 1:00:24 to account for 3DS frame rate difference

moderator note: 59:35 converted to 59:44 to account for 3DS frame rate difference

Minor update to this:
It has come about that Switch timing is actually 60 FPS regardless of frame mode. Players should submit real time and moderators will apply a conversion factor in order to scale the run time to match the GB frame rate.

The 3DS has a slightly different framerate than the GB or the Switch, so previous 3DS runs will be scaled starting today, and future runs will be scaled by moderators after submission.


Pokémon Trading Card Game

The rules of this speedgame have been updated! Most of these rule updates are just to clean up language and formatting - for example the allowable platforms rules are now in the "Game Rules" section so we don't have to list it repeatedly in every category's specific rules. However there are a few rule changes worth noting.

- NSO is an officially allowed platform, when configured with the "classic feel" filter to set the frame rate properly.
- Clarity on what "sensible button mapping" means (can't map two buttons to the same key)
- Clarity that soft and hard resetting along with saving and quitting are all allowed for all categories
- The language that said "technically it's not a world record if you skip the tutorial" is gone, because it's stupid and nobody observed that in practice. Congratulations to GTNTG, now even more officially the world record holder in Any% Glitchless!

Finally, the biggest change. We are experimenting with allowing turbo with *only* the B Button, with a cap of 12 Hz. This is to allow the game to be more accessible to those who have repetitive stress injuries and/or wish to avoid them. The B button allows players to skip through menus, but it does not allow players to select any menu options - this prevents using the turbo feature as a method to perform frame-precise RNG manipulation. The speed limit was set based on what other games have allowed, and to ensure that turbo players are not at a significant advantage over players who choose to manually mash B and A alternately. If you have any questions or want to discuss this rule, hop onto our Discord.

Thanks,
-606