The category has the same start and end requirements as Story Mode Singles, with the added restriction that your character may not have their starting stats adjusted in any way. This means that all level-ups must go to your AI partner, no custom clubs, and no special items.

I wanted clarification about this, since the rules didn't mention it.

Going into browser's castle after you already beat the first browser phase makes kamek do a shorter animation to make browser big.

In an individual level run of browser's castle, is it legal to use this shorter animation rather than the standard one you get on your first visit?