"Bringing up the help menu did, in fact, cancel out many sound prompts through the game. In some instances, like picking up items or healing at Pokémon Centers, the player character still stood still in silence, as if honoring the missing jingles."
"[This is] by far the largest time save discovered in any Game Boy Pokémon game since RNG manipulation was found nearly a decade ago. This is huge."
The Pokémon FireRed Switch port has introduced a significant time skip exploit that has excited the speedrunning community. Discovered by runner iamClemi, this glitch occurs when the help menu is accessed, canceling sound prompts and allowing players to skip certain animations. This discovery is considered the largest time save in Game Boy Pokémon games since RNG manipulation. Current record holder Gunnermaniac emphasized the importance of this find, noting its potential impact on speedrunning strategies and records.
Read at Kotaku
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