Six Pokémon games to feature in December's Really Really Long a Thon 8 marathon in support of the Open Medicine Foundation

Really Really Long A Thon (RRLAT) will be returning for the month of December for their 8th annual speedrunning marathon. As usual, this is a marathon that focuses on speedruns that take a long time to complete. The marathon will run all the way from the 1st of December through to the 23rd. A secondary marathon is set to take place after Christmas, focusing on "late games and games that hadn't been routed yet." The event can be watched from its official Twitch channel.

RRLAT was first hosted in 2017 as a two-week long event, and a thinly veiled means for speedrunner Baffan to complete a 100% run of Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean on stream, which infamously takes 336 hours almost solely due to the Splendid Hair item. Since then, the marathon has gone on to become an annual charity event. They have even been sponsored with a download key for Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince by Square Enix, another monster training game which is also scheduled to be a part of the marathon.

The Really Really Long A Thon's support of the Open Medicine Foundation came about due to health issues suffered by both co-owners of the marathon. OMF is an organization founded in 2012 by Linda Tannenbaum to study and treat myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. It brings world-renowned scientists together to study, diagnose, treat, and cure complex diseases, including ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome, and long COVID.

The details and expected times for the Pokémon runs in the event are as follows. Please note that these times were correct at time of writing, but may be subject to change based on alterations in the marathon. Check the full schedule to check the approximate start time for each run in your local timezone, as well as for any schedule changes and updates.

Pokémon Scarlet
Monday December 9th - 9:23am PST
Category: Mochi Madness
Expected length: 14:00:00
Runner: deserteagle417

Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee
Sunday December 15th - 7:24am PST
Category: Min Evos All Obtainable Pokémon Race
Expected length: 9:00:00
Racers: Furyst, Iron, JTaddles

Pokémon Platinum
Wednesday December 18th - 7:39am PST
Category: Map Randomizer (Co-op)
Expected length: 4:30:00
Runners: MarkAlarm, Elven

Pokémon Legends Arceus
Friday December 20th - 8:16am PST
Category: Any%
Expected length: 4:05:00
Runner: Albie

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Epxlorers of Sky
Monday December 23rd - 6:21am PST
Category: Beat Darkrai No Wondermail
Expected length: 9:45:00
Runner: MozzarellaCheez

Pokémon Scarlet
Friday December 27th - 4:14am PST
Category: Any% Glitchless
Expected length: 6:00:00
Runner: BrowniesRuns

To donate to RRLAT8, please refer to the Twitch stream while the marathon is active for further instructions.

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