>>32448342Prism, Red++, Polished Crystal, and TPP Anniversary Crystal all have up-to-date mechanics. Fairy type, Physical/Special split, auto-Repel, Running Shoes, etc. Just like most Gen 3 hacks.
Gen 3's only advantage is the larger screen and potential for better graphics. I say "potential" because most hacks either use their gen's default tiles (which we're all used to by now, so who cares about 2 vs 3), or custom ones (and it's easier to make crappy-looking graphics when you have more colors and pixels to play with). As for Gen 2, Red++ 3.0 could end up looking like the attached.