@SirTapTap Found the answer, no the RTC basically doesn't function unless the game is playing since it's a ROM and pocket doesn't pass RTC to the core/game or anything.
Starting up this classic! Take 2, using a from since my battery is dead. Might have a place I can get my carts' batteries replaced...they won't give me a price without coming in tho =/
A set of patches for Pokemon Emerald, Ruby, FireRed and Crystal that switches the position of the ghost and dark type (www.dropbox.com)
This was previously posted on reddit six years ago by myself....