But in all seriousness, I am actually moving pretty slow. I wanted to make sure my Toto had a good nature before starting so I kept soft resetting. I'll be on the first gym soon at this point.
Y'all should play Light Platinum (it is a RUBY hack, not a PLATINUM one)
It's really fun. Pokemon from all 5 generations are in it despite it being a 3rd gen game. I haven't finished yet though lol. There are 2 regions in it. Both having 8 gyms, the elite four & champion.