OldNastyBastard posted...
Are you playing on the standard difficulty or did you turn hard mode on?
Standard. I'll probably turn Hard Mode on for a 2nd playthrough though.
OldNastyBastard posted...
How early can you catch a Luvdisc?
The earliest you can catch Luvdisc in the wild is the Pacifidlog Scuba Safari mini-game. A guy in Slateport can fly you to Pacifidlog (much earlier than you get there in the original game) where you can play the Scuba Safari, which is basically like the Johto Bug-Catching Contest but in the water. You can catch some interesting Water-types there, and Luvdisc is one of them. So you can catch a Luvdisc with only 2 badges.
Of course, you could also get lucky (like I did) and get one from the Rustboro Wishing Well. Why they decided to put what is essentially a gacha system into a Pokemon ROM hack is beyond me, but if you're lucky with your Wishing Stars you throw into the well, you can get some late-game Pokemon without even having a single badge. That's how I got my Luvdisc, and the well also gave me a Bagon that I decided not to use.