Not even a month since its official release, and the speedruns for Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are already out in full force. While speedrun.com has yet to list any submitted runs for either of these games (presumably because of the long Thanksgiving weekend), it looks like YouTuber and Twitch streamer Werster is the first one to beat the game in less than an hour.
You can check out the full run down below:
According to Werster, Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl contain quite a few glitches and bugs that allow runners to beat the game at a much faster pace. From storage glitches to early gym battles and Elite Four fights, there are plenty of skips that allow players to bypass huge sections of the game.
We’re still in the early days of the Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl speedrunning scene, however, so we’ll definitely be seeing even faster runs come through in the coming months.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are now available on the Nintendo Switch.
