Hm. I really want to like this hack, but at least at the start it doesn't feel very balanced. Having that monster house in the beginning, when you're stuck with 44 HP and no healing items (due to you being sent on the mission without the ability to buy anything yet), doesn't leave you with many options to stay alive.
Is this intended? With my starter (Riolu), I have a hard time seeing how to survive this at all. I'm new to difficulty hacks, so apologies if this is intended.