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The only feature that doesn't work without GBC linking is the Fortune Link. That's not a huge loss. There were no rewards exclusive to it.
See the physical connectivity with these games is one of the reasons why Nintendo wouldn't re-release it as a Virtual Console Game. So far all Games released on the Wii & 3DS Virtual Console are games that are single player or in-game multiplayer. They have not added games like the main Pokémon games because of it's physical connectivity. Even if the Fortune Link is not a great loss, Nintendo would still want that feature in despite how useless it is because it was in the original. If they Disabled or configured the way you use the Fortune Link... well in Nintendo's books, It wouldn't be the original game.
Don't get me wrong, I would love to see these on the 3DS Virtual Console. Heck, even at one point I said it was bound to happen, but after thinking about it and looking at the current Virtual Console titles available, my mind has changed.