How about stealing your ally's dropped favor item? Does that work?
Yeah, just press up down up down a b a b select start. Of course, it won't work if you don't have select or start buttons on your computer. If you stab a butter knife through the screen of a GBA and then stab the sharp end (it has to be the sharp end or it won't work) through your processor, it should pick up the signal from the start and select buttons. (This may void your warranty though, so be careful!)