>>52549321>>people calling you every 5 secondsDisingenuous, play the game.
>>every second person asking for your phone number after a battleDisingenuous, play the game.
>>local gym leaders not using local pokemonNot a problem. Stop looking at gen 2 games as equivalent to later gens. They weren't designed to be "Johto: the experience", they were designed to be sequels to gen 1 because at the time they thought it was the last Pokemon game they'd be able to make.
>>fighting level 16 pokemon when yours are in the mid 30sNon-issue for me, but this is your one complaint I can actually accept.
>>post-game Kanto is just dullOpinion, discarded.