You've GOT to be kidding me you like those HMs? I've always hated HM moves... they're so annoying, because if you want to go somewhere, you make the long treck out there, and lo and behold, all of a sudden you need to have Cut, up-up-up You can't go there, you need rock climb... where do you think you're going without Rock Smash? Everyone knows Surf is the only useful Hidden Move simply because you can actually use it in battle without looking like a complete moron.
And the regions thing, that's true for every game except GSC which seems to be, by law the only Pokemon game you're allowed to love entirely, I have TONS of gripes for the 2nd generation, many things pissed me off about it, but everyone loves them so much, then you have the people who want remakes and keep saying "Nintendo is hinting at it because the B in Bidoof points to the fact that they're making a new game about Johto because I saw it coming and stuff and that's why it's happening." I did like GSC, I still do, but the game is extremely over rated... Unless you like trying to level up on level 20 somethings for Pokemon that are in the level 40 range. Yeah I'm looking at you Clair... and if you like abridged versions of a reigion just so you can go there with your now level 50 somethings and fight all their level 30 something trainers and the occasional Gym leader who is the only true threat, but at this point in the game you'll own every one of them.