Yeah, it was pretty cool that I still have my first catch AND the starter. I thought it was pretty cool having a Beautifly of everything on my final team. With Wally, don't ask why I used Gyarados against a Magneton. (I did have a Wacan Berry, for the record, but no Earthquake.) I'm not going to talk about how the final battles went, but for now, the only thing I will spoil is that I do win (it likely won't be until August that I post the final battles).
And with both that and Platinum done as far as playing goes (unless I do the Delta Episode, which I could in all practicality), that just leaves me with Black 2. Of the updates I haven't posted yet, things do take an interesting turn. I'm still not completely sure if i'll keep Liepard on the team or not, though.