The Moat

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Crateria Kihunter Room Adjacent rooms West Ocean
   

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Any% PRKD/14%

For any Phantoon-first category, you must cross the moat either with a Continuous Wall Jump, or through the use of a Horizontal Bomb Jump.

Sweetnumb made an image album detailing how to get the HBJ for the moat.

Twocat also has this video describing some of the nuances:

Items

See also

Spring Ball Jump

In randomizer, if you have Spring Ball, you can mid-air morph, bounce off of the missile platform, and land on the other side. It is technically possible to do this with Hi-Jump Boots, but significantly harder, so you'll likely want to turn them off before attempting this.