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Pokémon Emerald cover artvsSlayaway Camp cover art

Pokémon EmeraldvsSlayaway Camp

Pokémon Emerald leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Slayaway Camp leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 0

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Pokémon Emerald leans harder on variance: Encounter RNG and Frontier hax

Optimization8 vs 7

Pokémon Emerald leans harder on optimization: EVs, movesets, and Frontier strategy run deep

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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Pokémon Emerald

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