Well, I'm playing the GBA version before I get that game. If you have a GBA already, go pick up Emerald to get into the 'feeling' of a Pokemon game. If you still want the GameCube version though, I just saved you $30.00.
Well Meta, I decided to play a Game Boy Advance Pokemon first, just to get the hang of it. It's pretty simple, so you might just wanna go ahead and get XD. If you do get a GBA version first though, I'd pick up Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald.
Oh, I see. So you can't walk into a grass patch and just catch Pokemon? If that's the case, I think I'm going to buy it. I think sometimes because you can't catch all of them in one game, it leaves me kind of empty. I mean I completed the quest, but not the game.
Nope, I meant XD. I heard you can only catch Shadow Pokemon, does this mean you'll only have 83 Pokemon by the end? That's not really "Catchin' Em All is it?"
Meta, I have good news and bad news.
The bad news: Yes, you'll have to buy a GameCube.
The good news: There's a very nice deal at EBgames:
http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/product/259031.asp