>>45510942The battle facility would be a dungoen like the battle pyramid and battle wise would be like the Battle Hall from Sinnoh
The hard mode exploring would be starting from somepoint were the wizard is, then you explore the entire region as a pokemon trying to find hidden grottos where there are rare items to find. You can't be healed in Pokemon centers but if you find a breeder or ranger you can ask them for a berry. Basically transform into a pokemon to access were humans can't go in, like in that section from Rocket HQ in LGPE