Is PokeMMO a good way to get into the older games for someone who wants a challenge?
Hello! I've been playing PokeMMO the past week or so as a way to complete the older games up to Gen 5, and I've been having a blast so far especially with the harder trainer battles. I was wondering though if this was actually a good way to play the games for the first time, since I read somewhere that certain game features aren't included or have been changed in PokeMMO (like legendary catching and encounters), and thus affects the experience in the negative way. On the other hand, as someone who loves difficult games, I'm a bit worried that the older games might be too easy on a regular play through (still on the fence when it comes to Nuzlockeing).
I've currently just finished Erika's Gym and Celadon City, so I would like to ask if it'd be a good idea to continue with PokeMMO for its more difficult trainer battles, or swap over to the OG games for the full experience? (Any recommendations for romhacks that could achieve both would be greatly appreciated, but because of the rules of this subreddit, I won't be asking for it outright).
As a side note though, I'll probably be finishing Fire Red in PokeMMO, and I'll definitely be coming back to it once I finish the main games in the event that I choose to not do a first playthrough on them through PokeMMO.