>>8061>how do i get into pokemon battling outside of the handheld gamesIf you mean you want the classic experience but have no handheld thingies, then an Emulator is the way to go.
Use VBA-M for GBA emulation and DeSmuME for DS emulation.
You'll need at least a Pentium 4 processor to run GBA games; if you're wanting to emulate DS, you'll need an Intel Core 2 Duo Desktop or better
Basically, if your computer lacks a floppy reader, you should be fine.