Why Is This Pokemon Emerald Speedrun 17 Hours Long?

Pokemon Emerald's Battle Frontier is really cool. Let's see how speedrunners absolutely destroy it (or how it destroys them?)

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Resources:
Pokemon Emerald Leaderboards:
https://www.speedrun.com/pkmnemerald
https://www.speedrun.com/pkmneext

Exarion's BF speedrunning FAQ (FAQs for individual facilities are in this document as well):
https://pastebin.com/yuqe33y9
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Music (In order):
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team - Sky Tower
Final Fantasy X - Beyond The Darkness
Shin Megami Tensei IV - Black Market
Pokemon Emerald - Battle Factory
Pokemon Emerald - Battle Pyramid
Pokemon Crystal - Battle Tower
Pokemon Emerald - Battle Tower
Pokemon Emerald - Battle Pike
Pokemon Emerald - Battle Dome
Pokemon Emerald - Battle Arena
Pokemon Emerald - Battle Palace
OneShot - On Little Cat Feet