The first two gyms (Roxanne and Brawly) are infamous walls. Without careful teambuilding or over-leveling (which is hard due to reduced EXP from wild Pokémon), you can lose 10+ times. Some players softlock themselves by choosing the wrong starter.
Dio Vento respected the competitive meta. Many Pokémon learn moves earlier or via different methods to be viable. Pokemon Rutile Ruby and Star Sapphire
In the vanilla games, NPCs have terrible movesets (Magikarp using Splash) and zero strategy. In this hack, every Ace Trainer, every Team Magma/Aqua Grunt, and every Gym Leader uses Pokémon with: The first two gyms (Roxanne and Brawly) are infamous walls
The core philosophy is simple:
: Basic items like Poké Balls and Repels are sold at a 90% discount, while Revives have become extremely expensive to prevent players from "item-cheesing" through difficult battles. Dio Vento respected the competitive meta