How does the Johto region work exactly here?

[BatmanWolverine]

Is Mt. Silver still gated by 16 gym badges if I use the HGSS Roms? and Will I transport between the two regions to finally reach the elite 4, or will this function like a regular single region game with everything accessible, just all the features from HGSS and the updated gen stats? Also, I noticed that the Team Rocket stuff is a bit different this game like they're not in the radio tower in GoldenRod, is that by design or a bug? Finally, I can't use the poketech to communicate with all the numbers that I store, is that disabled for the region? Sorry for spamming these questions, I've just been super confused and haven't found any answers yet.

[CaptnBaklava]

You need a complete OT Pokedex to enter Mt Silver. That means all Pokémon beside the legendaries. 

 

The gen 2 Kanto region is not available since we have a other Kanto region. 

 

I'm quite sure the Poketech is not available either. You can rebattle the trainers with a 6 hours cool down. 

Edited October 16, 2023 by CaptnBaklava