>>32772897We ended up making it, actually. Lilligant did end up handling Marshall nicely, and everyone on the team did work against the other three to wreck shop. Iris ended up taking out Krookodile with Archeops and Mienshao with Haxorus, but they pulled their weight and took out two pokemon apiece. I've been having a great time in the postgame, and actually just encountered a Dragonite in a hidden grotto, which was pretty cool. Gen 5 has proven to be just as wonderful as I remembered it.
I think I'm going to start a Nuzlocke of Emerald today, and if I can find my sister's old GBA I'm going to trade myself over a 2nd gen starter egg to use instead of one of the regular starters, just for variety.