>>58782888Animated Sprites (some are also altered and the best ones in general are used)
Different Learnsets
Slight adjustments to a few encounters
Kurt can make you more than a single BALL
Regular trainers no longer call you to only blabber/rematch. They can gift you various things, tell you about swarms (to which are also different) etc.
Buena's Password show and rewards
Battle Tower
Unown Dex
Better friendship boosts while leveling at area found/hatched
Suicune Storyline albeit pretty thin it helps with things being a bit less aimless
Some areas received a graphical makeover
Gift Dratini after beating Clair and answering perfectly nets you one that knows Extremespeed
Roamers have their own BGM
Goldenrod Dept. Store's rooftop seller
Odd Egg
Celebi Event if you're playing the VC release
All the online features of the JP release
And probably more that escapes me now.
It might not seem like much but it adds up and makes for a more complete experience. Was 3rd versions consumer friendly? About as having 2 versions was in the first place but here we are. All 3rd versions are superior to the initial releases and denying that is frankly, silly.