Do PvP Pokemon speedruns exist?
I'm not very familiar with the speedrunning community, and I'm wondering whether anything like this has been tried:
Two players start a Pokemon game at the same time. (Or more than two, if you want a bracket or round-robin tournament)
After some amount of time, the players have to battle against each other. So the incentive is to create the best PvP team you can, rather than optimizing around NPC battles.
I'm sure you'd need some restrictions to keep this interesting (e.g. banning starters or restricting their levels to ensure that type advantage isn't the most important factor). But it seems fun to test both speedrun skills and Pokemon skills, while creating a sense of suspense that isn't just about whether someone's time will be a few seconds faster.