I wanted to know whetever or not it is possible to still online battle non ranked games in the Alpha Sapphire / Omega Ruby series of Pokemon and if People even use those anymore.
Pokemon Alpha Sapphire / Omega Ruby Online Battles
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Yes!
At the Battle Resort, the camera pans around as you ride around the island. You can hold 'Up' continuously as the camera swings around.
The perfect line is right up against the daycare kid, but the way to start the loop is to go to this point (just to the left of the Pokemon Center):
This way, you can hold 'up' just as the camera pans around, meaning you continue heading left whilst still holding 'up'.
It's more beneficial than in XY, as you have the daycare and the IV checker close at hand as well.
Here's a video showing the process:
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- Personal Experience
The Photo Spots do not return in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, and there is no way to take a picture outside of Pokemon Contests.
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Yes,
The 3DS servers are still up and will be up for a while as the 3DS is not meant to compete with the Switch because the Switch isn't as portable as their 3DS console. It would also be a poor decision to discontinue the service when they are still selling the 2DS.
When you no longer see the 2DS for sale you may begin to worry. Most likekly within a few years after the 2DS is no longer for sale they will discontinue their online service as has been the pattern with Nintendo so far... So keep an eye on 3DS/2DS sales figures.
Pokebank should still work though.
To address whether people are still active online the answer is yes. People will play all versions of pokemon forever. Older games are still extremely popular.