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DST Abuse, often abbreviated as DSTA, is a trick that abuses the way the Nintendo Switch's system clock handles Daylight Saving Time to harvest a time-dependent seed early for an extra Power Moon. This trick is primarily used in the Any% category, but it can apply to other categories as well.

Since Daylight Saving Time functionality is built into the Switch's operating system, rather than implemented through Internet connectivity, setting the system's clock to the time when Daylight Savings takes place will cause the system's clock to jump forward an hour.

DST Abuse can be applied to any seed moon in the game, although it is usually used to refer to the moon Desert Gardening: Plaza Seed, since this is the only place where the trick is known to be useful in speedruns.

Without DST Abuse, the time that it takes for a seed to grow varies depending on the size of the full grown plant. That being said, a seed takes anywhere between 15 and 24 minutes to grow (Exception being the long plant in Seaside Kingdom)

Execution

Here is an explanation of how to reproduce this trick in an Any% speedrunning context:

Before starting the run, set the Nintendo Switch's system clock to roughly seven or eight minutes before the time when Daylight Savings strikes. (The exact amount of time varies based on the speed of the runner through the first two kingdoms.)
Play through the game normally up until reaching the Sand Kingdom.
Upon reaching Tostarena Town, plant the nearby seed in one of the flower pots.
Enter the nearby pipe to the rumbling floor room and collect the moon inside. If everything was timed correctly, Daylight Savings should set the clock forward by an hour while inside this room.
Exit the room to find a fully grown seed, and collect the Power Moon.

Speedrun usage

Any%

In the Any% category, this trick is used in the Sand Kingdom to spawn a seed moon instantly.

World Peace

This trick is not used in this category because of how much movement is required from the player to reach both bosses. There are more than enough moons along the way that this trick is considered too slow.

All Moons No Post Game

DST Abuse is used in All Moons No Post Game because all of the kingdoms have more moons on a revisit before beating the game and since most of the revisits are done after Luncheon which is one kingdom after seaside, dsta is used to grow the seeds in seaside since it takes less than 20 minutes to complete Luncheon and revisit Seaside.

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-[[File:EFrS03DVUAEk kD.jpeg|thumb|220x220px]]'''Daylight Saving Time Abuse''', often abbreviated as '''DST Abuse''' or simply '''DSTA''', is a trick that abuses the Nintendo Switch's system clock to harvest a time-dependent seed early for an extra Power Moon. This trick is primarily used in the [[Any%]] category, but it can apply to other categories as well.
+[[File:EFrS03DVUAEk kD.jpeg|thumb|220x220px]]'''DST Abuse''', often abbreviated as '''DSTA''', is a trick that abuses the way the Nintendo Switch's system clock handles [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time Daylight Saving Time] to harvest a time-dependent seed early for an extra Power Moon. This trick is primarily used in the [[Any%]] category, but it can apply to other categories as well.
-Since Daylight Savings Time functionality is built into the Switch's operating system, rather than implemented through Internet connectivity, setting the system's clock to the time when Daylight Savings takes place will cause the system's clock to jump forward an hour.
+Since Daylight Saving Time functionality is built into the Switch's operating system, rather than implemented through Internet connectivity, setting the system's clock to the time when Daylight Savings takes place will cause the system's clock to jump forward an hour.
-Daylight Savings Time Abuse can be applied to any seed moon in the game though the term Daylight Savings Time Abuse is normally used to refer to the moon ''Desert Gardening: Plaza Seed. ''This is due to the fact that ''Desert Gardening: Plaza Seed ''is the only example of Daylight Savings Time Abuse being implemented in [[Any%]].
+DST Abuse can be applied to any seed moon in the game, although it is usually used to refer to the moon ''Desert Gardening: Plaza Seed'', since this is the only place where the trick is known to be useful in speedruns.
-Without Daylight Savings Time Abuse, the time that it takes for a seed to grow varies depending on the size of the full grown plant. That being said, a seed takes anywhere between 15 and 24 minutes to grow (Exception being the long plant in Seaside Kingdom)
+Without DST Abuse, the time that it takes for a seed to grow varies depending on the size of the full grown plant. That being said, a seed takes anywhere between 15 and 24 minutes to grow (Exception being the long plant in Seaside Kingdom)
 == Execution ==
 Here is an explanation of how to reproduce this trick in an [[Any%]] speedrunning context:
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 === All Moons No Post Game ===
-DSTA is used in All Moons No Post Game because all of the kingdoms have more moons on a revisit before beating the game and since most of the revisits are done after Luncheon which is one kingdom after seaside, dsta is used to grow the seeds in seaside since it takes less than 20 minutes to complete Luncheon and revisit Seaside.
+DST Abuse is used in All Moons No Post Game because all of the kingdoms have more moons on a revisit before beating the game and since most of the revisits are done after Luncheon which is one kingdom after seaside, dsta is used to grow the seeds in seaside since it takes less than 20 minutes to complete Luncheon and revisit Seaside.
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