depends... if im playing 100% attention on the game then real time is betterbut sometimes turn based is better so u can put ur mind to something else for a sec without having to pay attention to ur char being slaughtered... (sometimes @ school i got this prob.... *friend says: hey ur chars have been killed, I: ow ****... battle was still goin on*)
japanese red... -> pokemon blue...-> then yellow... then japanese gold... then silver... etc etc etc XDplayed pretty much all the versions by now... and still waiting for more!!!