So, I'm going through Emerald like I normally play through Pokemon games - like a 10-year-old. I don't know anything about IVs or EVs or anything like that, just the basic Water, Fire, Grass pyramid lol.

I think I'm going to play through Ruby utilizing this knowledge though, and see how much it makes a difference compared to my playthrough of emerald. Or does none of that stuff matter when you're playing offline?

Anyway, anyone have links to guides or anything like that, or could you explain some of the basic concepts?

Would be sweet, thanks.