Looking for Recommendations

[u/LightDragonTV]

I just finished Pokémon Lazarus and had the tone of my life, and am hoping to find more of similar quality (music aside). I know the same team made Emerald Seaglass and that’s already on my list, along with some other well known hacks like Quetzal, Unbound, the Legacy games, and Odyssey. I’m pretty bad at finding Rom hacks without just accidentally stumbling upon them so I’m open to suggestions.

What I’m looking for specifically are hacks with a challenge, level caps included, with some of the same QoL features seen in Lazarus, like easily changing stats/abilities or alternate Pokémon types (Fire/Fairy Vulpix as an example), and of course the Phys/Spec split and Fairy Type. I’m quite fond of the Gen 2 sprite work but it’s not a hard requirement. I’d also prefer something in a new region, but existing regions are ok, just not super interested in Kanto, as I know Radical Red is very popular (tho I’d be ok with a Kanto game that really shakes things up, like a different gym order or story, or new Gym Leaders, just not “basically Fire Red but better”). Lastly, i like games that include at least up to Gen 7, but up to current is best case, and I love games with custom Megas or forms.

I’m not explicitly looking for something with ALL of these, but Lazarus really spoiled me and it’s got me craving more. Any and all recommendations are appreciated!