OH MY GOD! FINALLY AN INTELLIGENT THREAD I AGREE WITH!
Now that you mentioned the Battle Frontier, I've really thought about it now. Emerald was, in my opinion, (Despite the new Pokemon, new places, better graphics, faster battles and new trainer sprites) I like RSE generation way more better.
You could get into the game, and then there was the Safari Zone that extended and made better sence than the mud plop they have in D/P.
Sudowoodo was the big thing back then, the Battle Pyramid was considered the hardest frontier.... It was so much more simple and fun.
And what in the good name of gods hell is up with the Dialga/Palkia fight? In RSE, when you encounter Groudon and/or Kyogre, there's a massive Drought and/or downpour. in D/P, a bunch of funky lights go around, a few halos and rings, you fight the Team Galaxy leaders, and then take on Dialga/Palkia.
This thread has me ready to play Emerald, XD and Colloseum over and over again because that was the better generation of "Who the hell cares about Graphics? Storyline is what really matters in Pokemon games."
I still play Pokemon Red for nostolgic (spelling?) reasons, even though the game is glitched, and the graphics are "crap".
Thank you for agreeing with me and the feedback. I really dont think graphics matter that much, and believe me. If GSC and RBY wouldnt die, and If I knew they wouldnt die, I would Jump at the idea to play them. But they are just going to die, so im thinking about playing Emerald, I dont know yet...