>>16837826OP, have I got just the thing for you. You need to play Pokemon Sacred Gold/ Storm Silver. It's a hack of HGSS, same story gym leaders rival etc., but in the grass there's a HUGE variety of wild pokemon (even better than the variety XY gives, the first routes aren't just bugs and ratatta clones with one regional bird) that actually make sense for the area.
Tons of pokemon have different moves to help make them stronger, a lot of pokemon have their stats increased so they are usable, akin to delibird.
The levels are all perfectly well done where you sometimes find yourself struggling to keep up, especially early on since in the Drayano hacks he always gives gym leaders/ elite 4 trainers a full team of 6 pokemon, usually fully evolved and ready to whomp your ass.
So yeah, it's a blast to play, makes for an insanely difficult but fun nuzlocke, since the variety of pokemon in every route means you can play through several times and not get the same pokemon. You get a feel for every pokemon like a nuzlocke should be, not just your favorites or what works best.
And of course pokemon still follow you. Which is why HGSS is my favorite game in the series.
