Online Game?

Well, the newer DS Pokemon games can be played online against others, but I do not think that is what you are looking for online wise. I know there are some games you can download to playing the Pokemon Trading Card game online against others, but I gave up on trying to play that when I could never find a version that worked on a Mac, although there might be a Mac friendly version now.

I can see what you are getting at, but I think the DS sort of hit onto what could be done right now by Nintendo, as an MMORPG is impossible on any system other than a Nintendo system if it were for Pokemon, and it couldn't be on a PC, as that would be them teaming with Microsoft, which I don't see happening in the near future, and it wouldn't really work very well on the Wii, as that would take the portability out of the game.

So for now, it seems like you're stuck to using the DS for your battles until Nintendo finds a way to make global Wi-Fi coverage a possibility.

An online multiplayer game of pokemon for the PC, and nothing else would be immense...and a really good idea. There are others you can try for now though, obivously World of Warcraft is one.

If your looking for one like Pokemon, then Final Fantasy XI (11) would be good, or wait for Final Fanatasy 14 XIV for PC that is an MMORPG that comes out either 2010 or 2011.

If you just want to try an online game for the experience, then games like Star Wars Galaxies or Eve Online are very good.

I have too looked for the same thing. if you google it, there are dozens of of MMORPG pokemon games in development. But as you said, none of them are very good, most of the ones I've found were still in testing phase. But I'm optomistic that good ones will come out of it eventually. Until then, search google for pokemon ROMS, which allow you to basically play any of the gameboy games on your computer.