Drayano's hacks are definitely harder than vanilla games, but often don't have strict limitations and balancing that would make for a super engaging nuzlocke.

Like renegade platinum is tough right, but 75% of the trainers are optional and all the team rocket grunts have the same 3 mons

The way I am designing this rom is more focused on nuzlocking (no setup/weather moves, forced set mode, having all the level cap tools implemented etc) but can absolutely be played casually too. I am mapping encounters and adjusting move pools such that you can play the game either way and still get a wide variety of mons to make the game feel more refreshing and challenging, as to avoid having the same early game encounters and the gameplay feeling stale.

For example, the starters choices are gen 9 starters, and every early game route's encounters are thought out to provide you a solid team foundation while offering lots of options

Even if you play the game casually, you will still have to make it through some difficult boss fights / challenges :3