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There is a degree of controversy of what is a glitch, such as whether intended mechanics that lead to unintended exploits are classed as glitches (such as [[date change exploit]]), or whether accidental exploits (such as [[red bar manipulation]]) are glitches.
In the Pokémon speedrunning community, [[go past the Marowak ghost without a Silph Scope]] is allowed in standard glitchless speedruns, despite it not being the developer's intention for the player to skip Marowak without the Silph Scope (and allowing this glitch became the convention). A later category known as "Any% Glitchless (Classic)" based on Japanese community rules bans using a Poké Doll on the ghost Marowak, as well as hard resets (which allow for [[luck manipulation]]).
Red bar manipulation is allowed but realistically is impossible to avoid without intentionally trying to avoid getting a Pokémon to low health. [[Bike Shop instant text glitch]] was once allowed as well, but later banned, however there are plans to allow it once again.
Some differentiate between "bug" and "glitch", for example possibly by identifying a bug as something that was clearly an error in the programming code, i.e. Game Boy ASM etc. ([[programming logic error]] with an example being the [[Focus Energy glitch]]) however the criteria for distinction between bug and glitch can be vague. Another distinction is of glitch being an error in computer hardware rather than software, however a different definition of glitch was later socially constructed in video gaming communities.
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