The only thing that annoyed me about Red in HGSS is the fact his team is hair raising high. And the fact his Pikachu got Volt Tackle. >_> I knew he would be very hard to destroy, so yeah it took a lot of grinding for me to raise my team to the high 70's. We crushed him on the first try~
And I agree that Red has that Silent Syndrome. ...But I also noticed they used FRLG's version of Red, while in GSC, Red looked like the Red from the manga. XD Anyone noticed this?
Also, it's funny that he reappears on Mt. Silver after you beat the E4 again. What's the purpose of being there in the cold? D:
And when he ninja-disappears after you beat him. It's almost as if he were an illusion. XD Maybe he Escape Rope'd out and decided to go home finally...