Quote (MrMoJoRising @ Nov 11 2013 08:29pm)
Good to hear. I'll be working my way up to X and Y. I actually have a 3DS XL. Once I'm done with Emerald, I'll be using that exclusively. (Since I'm going in order and Emerald aka third gen is still GBA so I am using a regular DS with a GBA slot).

man, so good, random highlights of mine from first few hours of play
exp for catching pokemon as if you killed it
pokedex expands as you enter a new route/town to what is available there, also seems to be separating by region now that ive gotten thru the first area
restore other pokemon before sending them out mid battle
1 battle-3 min boosts ('o-powers') capture/restorative/atk/def/spd/etc that you can grant yourself or others over the internet, costs more for self-use, recharges with time and each level the more you use them
basically no walking, roller skates all the time, so fast paced, by 2nd gym i've caught/seen 85/100 pokemon
3d is actually pretty sweet, game is beautiful aesthetically
hints of megaevolution
it's everything i wanted and so much more