tbh this was actually 10/10 peak fiction from the start until i'd say around water treatment center/tourmaline desert? then from there the story turns into an incomprehensible mess that is completely unrecognisable from what it originally was for like the first 3/4s of the game. also its ridiculously hard but not in a fun, challenging well desgined way but in a way that just infurating. with that being said its still good and really enjoyable for most of the run

egregious level curve and a lack of good pokemon avaliablitity (why are all the good JOHTO pokemon in KANTO) but other than that its awesome