So I downloaded like every classic game ever on emulators for my phone, including Pokemon Red version.
I've started putting together a competitive battling team on there that would have put my middle-school self to utter shame, which is saying a lot, because I was really serious about it back then.
I got my wife and son to get it on their phones as well (they both chose Blue version), but they don't seem to appreciate it as much as I hoped, and are making painfully slow progress through the game on their devices.
So I realize I probably won't have anyone challenging to battle against when the time comes. I'm even thinking about offering a cash reward bounty of some sort on Craigslist or something for anyone who can beat me in a Gen 1 pokemon battle, or perhaps starting up a competitive battling "league" of some sort on Discord or something.