>>44614426>no cerulean caveI don't remember if it's canon that Red caught Mewtwo, but fair. That always bugged me.
>silph co. isn't explorable beyond the first floorWhy would a corporate tower remain publicly accessible 3 years after a hostile takeover? The Radio Tower in Goldenrod fulfills the same role with more useful features.
>pokemon tower isn't explorable beyond the first floorAgain, why keep it open to the public after what happened with Team Rocket? They moved the graves to a different building and now it's a radio tower.
>viridian forest is reduced to a hedge garden"Man, I really wanted to trudge through the same early game dungeon and waste time with level 3 Caterpies and Weedles after I beat the champion, what the fuck".
>cinnabar island is reduced to pokemon centerThe volcano erupted. Fair enough, the volcano didn't exist in Gen 1 Kanto, but lore-wise, it did.
>seafoam islands is reduced to a single room with nothing but a gym leader>no proper power plantThe legendary birds were either caught by Red canonically or (headcanon) died in the tower fire and were resurrected as the legendary dogs.