>>54388368By extension, make Hammerlocke a similar open world hub that gives the player a second choice of which gyms they want to complete as the main objective before wrapping back around to it. Shift the climax with Eternatus to happen right as you've received the 8th badge and save Rose the retardation by having Swordward/Shielbert do their thing before your league challenge instead and revealing them to be the league's primary sponsors orchestrating Rose's urgency to release the dragon.