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Note: Heavily customized for the speedrun, refer to notes ( https://gist.github.com/luckytyphlosion/0beba28deeaf05dbb24dda8b2373bda0 ) for speedrun explanation.
Skip to 3:16 for the actual ShadeMan fights.

Folder:
FstGauge Q
Anubis A
Hole *
DrkLine *
FullCust *
MetaGel T x4
AreaGrab S x4
*-code chip x13
Invis * x4

You must be tainted and have at least 1200 HP. Tainted is to get into worried state quicker, and at least 1200 HP is needed as it takes 3 hits to get into worried state from full HP, and you want to be at 50% or more HP to have higher chances at drawing DarkLance.

Strategy:
- Do the following in the fight (in any order):
- Dig folder
- Discard Invis (do not hold onto it, don't use until worried), but keep RockCube, Hole, DrkLine, and Anubis on the custom menu
- Don't SoulUnison with Invis either (SearchSoul prevents mood damage)
- AreaLock ShadeMan Omega (moves really fast, need to pause buffer)
- Apparently reserves a panel while attacking (moves to another panel, attacks, moves back to the reserved panel, can't grab area on the reserved panel)
- Take hits from ONLY the bat attack to get worried (pulse attack can paralyze and gives you angry which is bad, Shademan himself doesn't lower Mood enough)
- Stop taking hits once you're worried, can use Invis * at this point
- DO NOT destroy the BGMD
- Once ShadeMan Omega is AreaLocked, use RockCube or PoisPhar (Hole * + DrkLine * + Anubis A) on the panel behind the BGMD
- This prevents area from being reclaimed
- Once you're worried and have the PoisPhar/RockCube up, keep opening the Custom Menu for DrkLance
- Pick ONLY DrkLance (other darkchips will give you bad bugs)
- Run into pulse attack, hope for Paralysis
- The paralysis will give you 2x Angry. Use Charge Shot to pop ShadeMan and then finish off with 2x DrkLance

Notes/Alternative considerations:
- Just go use DrkLance if PoisPhar has drained enough HP
- Going below 50% HP will decrease odds of drawing DrkLance
- Maybe just go on in with Dark chips? Some notes:
- DrkSword, DarkBomb give movement bugs which make it very hard to dodge attacks
- DrkCanon resets buster stats (can't pop disguise anymore)
- DrkVulcn is unviable
- DrkLance, DrkStage, DrkSpred, DrkRecov are good chips that have minor bugs
- If you don't have enough HP to tank a pulse attack for paralysis, then abandon DrkLance, use DrkRecov, and go for PoisPhar + unboosted DrkLance