>>48421617At some point in my life I will give it a try, but I don't see how much it has to offer specifically for me compared to Gold/Silver
>Odd EggI did the Ditto glitch using Silver and Blue so shinies were a non-issue to get
>better sprites with animationsI usually turn these off
>different Pokemon distributionNot really that game changing in my opinion
>evolution stones accessible before post gameYou don't evolve your stone Pokemon early anyways because they lose out on moves
>battle towerRuby/Sapphire's is cooler because you can mix records with people and go against some of the eReader trainers that you scanned in too. Mobile GB is not a thing anymore either, plus it would be near impossible to replicate in the West. Otherwise I'd probably be more inclined to try out the Battle Tower in Crystal. Also can't you just sweep with level 10 mons that use set damage moves anyways?
>other thingsMove tutor for Ice Beam/Flamethrower/TBolt? It's sort of helpful in Stadium 2, but not that much. I also don't really like competitive in gen 2 because it requires a lot more overall grinding for stats.