The new Pokemon Red speed run record was set by a kid named Charlie Armitz, and above is the video of his amazing accomplishment. This is a world record set without glitches and finished in an eye-popping 1 hour and 50 minutes. I watch a lot of speed runs and world record attempts, but I don't usually post them to the blog due to their inaccessibility. However, this Pokemon Red record run is special. Charlie talks about his strategy for the entire video, going over why he picks Squirtle and why he needs a male Nidoran with a specific set of stats. Watching this video I learned that the Viridian Forest has certain tiles that don't produce random encounters ever, and that the Pokemon you had in your party when earning a badge get a secret permanent stat increase forever. It's accessible, and while you may not have 2 hours to watch someone else play an old version of Pokemon, I strongly encourage you to watch at least the first twenty minutes just to learn a couple of tricks that will change the way you play Pokemon games. It's proof that the gaming community is getting stronger and more talented, and that Pokemon means so much to so many.
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