I mentioned this idea to the dev team on Discord a while ago, but thought I'd make a post here too, as I think it could be an opportunity to introduce PRO to a wider audience, particularly Pokémon fans and speedrunners on Speedrun.com.

Having PRO listed on Speedrun.com could give our community a place to compete in different speedrun categories, submit times and climb the leaderboards.

I know there's already a possible speedrun server on the dev to-do list, which would be ideal for story runs and other challenges that currently can't be repeated without creating fresh accounts/breaking the four-account limit.

In the meantime though, there are still other possibilities. Full boss runs, for example, or other challenges we could establish categories and rules for. I'm sure the community could come up with some ideas.

I’ve submitted a game request for PRO to be added to Speedrun.com.

I submitted the request through my personal Speedrun.com account, "james", and made it clear that PRO is a fan-made Pokémon MMO. I also provided some additional details about how the leaderboards could work, including possible speedrun categories, rules and moderation. The request also asked for a Wiki/relevant source to help them review the game, so I included a link to the PRO Wiki.

I did mention to the dev team that I was considering submitting a request. That said, if the dev team has any concerns or would prefer that I withdraw it, let me know and I'll do so. The intention is to bring something positive to PRO and attract more interest in the game.

I think speedrunning could offer another fun challenge alongside PvP, hunting/endgame activities, especially for players who enjoy competing or setting personal records.

I'll keep this thread updated on the outcome of the request, whether it's accepted or declined. If approved, we can look at possible categories, rules and how submissions would be moderated.

In the meantime, what speedrun categories or challenges do you think could work for PRO?

Edited 4 hours ago4 hr by Lacomus

Ideas:

Fastest dungeon run, fastest normal ranked pvp win, fastest random pvp win, fastest shiny common, uncommon, rare encounter, fastest form common, uncommon, rare, fastest trade, fastest auction, fastest travel on Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, individually and total, via walking , via mount, fastest to complete the Pokedex, fastest to get all items, all tm, first to submit at MBCC and first to submit at FCC fastest time overall, fastest to <10 IVs Pokemon, fastest to get 5x31 IVs, fastest to enter Astrella (credits Cae), fastest to catch X Pokemon, fastest to enter a server, fastest to open the client on every os, fastest to get 31 IV on a specific stat, fastest to ev train.

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Win Alto Mare Race as fast as possible.

Find the fastest and more baskets at Easter Basket Hunting Contest.

Win the vday chest as fast as possible with a decent rank.

Score first more than the required amount in the hw weekly competition.

Edited 4 hours ago4 hr by Lugario

Catch% - Catch a specific Pokémon as fast as possible.

Catch 5% - Catch 5 predetermined Pokémon.

Safari% - Catch a specific Pokémon in the Safari Zone.

Bug Contest% - Catch and submit a Pokémon as fast as possible.

Dig Spots% - Complete a set route of dig spots.

Headbutt% - Headbutt 10 specific trees.

NPC Gauntlet% - Defeat a set of regular NPC trainers.

Cave Escape% - Get from a cave entrance to its exit.

Evolution% - Evolve a specified Pokémon from a fixed starting level.

Travel% - Get from one city to another as fast as possible.

Fishing% - Catch a specified Pokémon using a fishing rod.

Repel Trick% - Catch a target Pokémon using a repel trick.

News Press% - Complete a Pokémon News Press task.

Pokémon Bingo% - Catch 3 Pokémon from a randomized bingo board.

Level Up% - Level a Pokémon from 50 to 60 as fast as possible.

Nice idea! I'm a big fan of speed running.

I like the boss and dungeon speed run ideas. For dungeons, you could introduce hardcore modes, such as clearing a dungeon without any perks active and without negating the dungeon curses, making it more difficult. This is especially tricky in the Pinkan dungeon as it has many different curses making it practically impossible to clear. I can come up with some challenges specifically designed for Pinkan if it ever gets relevant.

Regarding Story speed runs, a category could be "Minimal battles" where you only battle the unavoidable NPCs.

There are also many Nuzlocke rules that could be applied to PRO. I've already seen some players Nuzlocke PRO. One player even Nuzlocked the whole story with only bug types.