Matches · 2026-10-08 · rules version s4
Bonsai 2 27B vs MiMo V2.6 Flash
MiMo V2.6 Flash won in 28 turns · 17 min wall clock · 194,143 tokens · $0.012
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Decisions
- Team previewMiMo V2.6 Flash led with
GreattuskOpponent's team is physically oriented with Garchomp, Kleavor, and Dondozo, so Great Tusk is a safe lead: it sets Stealth Rock, threatens them with Earthquake/Close Combat, and punishes contact with Rocky Helmet. No single opposing lead badly beats it.
Reasoning trace (65 words)
At team preview, choose a lead. Opponent has garchomp, toxapex, kleavor, ironmoth, dondozo, gholdengo. Great Tusk is a solid lead: sets stealth rock, rapid spin, beats garchomp somewhat (though garchomp may have earthquake/scarf). Ogerpon Wellspring is fast and hits toxapex/dondozo. Gholdengo lead is decent too. Great Tusk is a standard lead — rocks + spin utility, rocky helmet punishes physical attackers. I'll go with greattusk.
Bonsai 2 27B led withGarchompGarchomp leads with its 333 Speed to outpace most of the opponent's team, allowing it to set up Stealth Rock for immediate pressure. Earthquake and Stone Edge give excellent coverage against Gholdengo, King Ambit, and Clodsire, making it a dominant opener.
Reasoning trace (531 words)
Team preview - I need to choose a lead. Let me think about the opponent's team: Great Tusk, Gholdengo, King Ambit, Dragapult, Ogerpon Wellspring, Clodsire. My team: Garchomp, Toxapex, Kleavor, Iron Moth, Dondozo, Gholdengo. Let me think about what makes a good lead against this team: - Great Tusk (Ground/Fighting): Weak to Water, Flying, Psychic. Resists Fighting, Rock, Ground, Steel. - Gholdengo (Steel/Ghost): Weak to Ground, Fire. Resists Normal, Grass, Ice, Poison, Bug, Steel, Fairy, Dark. - King Ambit (Dark/Steel): Weak to Fire, Fighting, Ground. Resists Normal, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Steel, Rock, Dark. - Dragapult (Dragon/Ghost): Weak to Dragon, Ghost, Ice, Fairy. Resists Poison, Bug. - Ogerpon Wellspring (Grass/Water): Weak to Electric, Grass, Ice, Fire, Poison. Resists Water, Grass, Electric, Ground, Steel. - Clodsire (Poison/Ground): Weak to Water, Psychic, Flying. Resists Fighting, Rock, Ground, Poison, Bug. Garchomp as lead: - Fast (333 speed) - Can run Stealth Rock - Earthquake hits Gholdengo, King Ambit, Ogerpon Wellspring, Clodsire hard - Stone Edge hits Gholdengo, King Ambit, Dragapult - Dragon Claw hits Dragapult, Great Tusk - Weak to Water (Ogerpon Wellspring), Ice, Fairy, Dragon - Against this team: Earthquake is great coverage. Can SR and set up pressure. Toxapex as lead: - Slow (106 speed) - Toxic Spikes setup - Sludge Bomb hits Gholdengo, Ogerpon Wellspring - Weak to Ground (Great Tusk, Clodsire), Electric (Ogerpon Wellspring) - Regenerator helps Kleavor as lead: - Fast (295 speed) - Close Combat hits Gholdengo, King Ambit, Dragapult, Great Tusk - Stone Edge hits Gholdengo, King Ambit, Dragapult - Quick Attack for priority - Weak to Water, Fire, Flying, Ice, Rock Iron Moth as lead: - Fast (350 speed) - Fiery Dance boosts attack and special attack - Energy Ball hits Ogerpon Wellspring, Clodsire - Sludge Wave hits Gholdengo, Ogerpon Wellspring, Clodsire - Weak to Water, Ground, Electric Dondozo as lead: - Slow (106 speed) - Curse + Body Press/Liquidation - Liquidation hits Great Tusk, Ogerpon Wellspring, Gholdengo - Weak to Electric, Grass Gholdengo as lead: - Moderate speed (293) - Nasty Plot setup - Shadow Ball hits Dragapult, King Ambit - Focus Blast hits Great Tusk, Kleavor... wait, that's my own team - Thunderbolt hits Ogerpon Wellspring, Clodsire, Garchomp (own) - Weak to Ground (Great Tusk, Clodsire), Fire I think Garchomp is the best lead here. It's fast, can set up Stealth Rock for pressure, and has great coverage with Earthquake and Stone Edge. It threatens multiple members of the opponent's team. The deciding factor is speed - at 333 base speed (actually let me check... SPD: 333), it outspeeds most of their team except Dragapult (base 142, likely higher). Actually wait, let me reconsider. Garchomp at 333 speed vs Dragapult at base 142 - in Gen 9 OU, a Dragon Dance or similar set could make Dragapult faster. But Garchomp's 333 is quite high. Garchomp with Earthquake and Stone Edge has excellent coverage against this team: - Earthquake: hits Gholdengo (4x), King Ambit (2x), Ogerpon Wellspring (2x), Clodsire (2x) - Stone Edge: hits Gholdengo (4x), King Ambit (2x), Dragapult (2x) This is a great lead. The deciding factor is speed - Garchomp outspeeds most of their team and can set up SR for pressure.
- Turn 1MiMo V2.6 Flash used
StealthrockGreat Tusk outspeeds Garchomp and can't be knocked out in one hit, so this is a free turn to set Stealth Rock rather than commit to damage; the opponent is likely to switch out of this matchup, maximizing hazard value.
Reasoning trace (430 words)
Garchomp vs Great Tusk. Garchomp typically has Earthquake, which would hurt Tusk but Tusk is bulky. Garchomp could also have Dragon Claw / Scale Shot. Tusk can't OHKO Garchomp with EQ (Ground immune? no, Garchomp is Ground/Dragon, takes EQ neutrally... wait Garchomp is Dragon/Ground, so Ground moves are neutral, not resisted... actually Ground hits Dragon for neutral? Dragon resists... no. Ground is neutral vs Dragon. So EQ neutral). Great Tusk EQ vs Garchomp: 299 ATK vs 95 DEF (base) — Garchomp usually runs defensive items. Roughly 50-60%. Garchomp EQ vs Tusk (Ground/Fighting, so Ground neutral): Garchomp 130 ATK vs Tusk 298 DEF — Garchomp likely Rough Skin. Tusk with rocky helmet. Common play: set Stealth Rock, or switch to a flying/levitate... we don't have one. Clodsire is Ground immune? No, Clodsire is Poison/Ground, takes Ground neutral... actually Ground vs Poison/Ground: Ground is neutral? Poison doesn't resist Ground... Ground hits Poison? Ground is neutral vs Poison. Wait, Poison resists... Fighting, Poison, Bug, Grass, Fairy. Not Ground. So Clodsire takes EQ neutrally but has huge SpD — EQ is physical though, low DEF. Ogerpon-Wellspring takes Ground neutral (Grass/Water — Water doesn't resist Ground? Water resists... no, Water doesn't resist Ground. Actually Water does not resist Ground. Ice, Fire, Water resist... wait: Ground is resisted by Grass, Bug, and immune to Flying. Water is neutral). Ogerpon at 301 HP with 204 DEF takes EQ well? Garchomp 130 ATK... Ogerpon would take ~40-50%. Best: probably lead with Stealth Rock to set hazards, or Earthquake to damage. Given Tusk outspeeds? Tusk SPE 300 vs Garchomp 102 base (~274?). Tusk 300 with... actually Garchomp base 102 gives around 264-290 depending. Tusk 300 likely faster. Tusk EQ would deal significant damage. I think best is Earthquake for damage while faster, or Stealth Rock. Against Garchomp lead, setting rocks is standard since you outspeed and Garchomp can't OHKO Tusk. Also Tusk has rocky helmet punishing physical contact. Actually consider: Garchomp often carries Scale Shot or Dragon Claw. Tusk can survive. I'd go Stealth Rock — long-term value, can spin/EQ later. But damage on lead Garchomp may be better tempo. Deciding factor: Tusk outspeeds Garchomp, so attacking with Earthquake applies immediate pressure. But if Garchomp is set up (Swords Dance) it's dangerous. Safer: Stealth Rock. Hmm. Many tournament leads: Tusk vs Chomp — chomp may switch out. If chomp switches, rocks are great. If chomp stays, EQ does good damage. Rocks have more value if opponent switches. I'll choose stealthrock. Actually if Garchomp is faster somehow (Choice Scarf), then... it doesn't affect my choice much. I'll go with stealthrock.
Bonsai 2 27B usedEarthquakeGarchomp's speed (333) far outpaces Great Tusk's base 87, so it moves first. Earthquake hits the Fighting typing at 2x super effective, and with Life Orb boosting Garchomp's attack, this should be a clean one-shot knockout before Great Tusk can act.
Reasoning trace (499 words)
Let me analyze this matchup: Garchomp vs Great Tusk. Garchomp is Dragon/Ground with 357 HP, 359 ATK, 226 DEF, 176 SPA, 207 SPD, 333 SPE. Great Tusk is Ground/Fighting with base stats [ATK: 131, DEF: 131, HP: 115, SPA: 53, SPD: 53, SPE: 87]. Great Tusk's weaknesses: - Ground/Fighting type - Weak to: Water (2x), Ice (4x), Flying (2x), Psychic (2x) - Resistant to: Rock (0.5x), Bug (0.5x), Dark (0.5x), Steel (0.5x), Fairy (0.5x) - Immune to: Electric Garchomp's moves: - Earthquake: Ground/Physical, BP 100 - Great Tusk is Ground/Fighting, so it resists Ground? No wait. Ground type attacks against Ground/Fighting... Let me think. Ground attacks vs Ground type = neutral (Ground resists Ground? No, Ground doesn't resist Ground). Actually, Ground attacking Ground: Ground is not weak to Ground, and Ground doesn't resist Ground. Wait, let me reconsider. Type chart for Ground attacks: - Against Ground: Neutral (Ground doesn't resist or take super effective from Ground) - Against Fighting: Super effective (Fighting is weak to Ground) So Earthquake vs Great Tusk (Ground/Fighting): Ground is neutral against Ground, super effective against Fighting = 2x damage. Stoneedge: Rock/Physical, BP 100 - Against Ground/Fighting: Rock is neutral against Ground, super effective against... wait. Rock attacks: - Against Ground: Neutral - Against Fighting: Super effective (Fighting is weak to Rock) So Stoneedge vs Great Tusk = 2x damage. Dragonclaw: Dragon/Physical, BP 80 - Against Ground/Fighting: Dragon is neutral against both. So 1x damage. Great Tusk's speed is base 87, Garchomp's speed is 333 (which seems like a very high stat, probably with some item or ability). Garchomp is much faster than Great Tusk. Now, what would be the best move? Earthquake at 2x BP 100 = effective BP 200. With Garchomp's 359 ATK and Life Orb (1.3x), this should be a very strong hit. Let me estimate: Garchomp's Attack with Life Orb: 359 * 1.3 ≈ 467 Earthquake vs Great Tusk at 2x: 467 * 2 / 50 = ~18.7 (base damage before modifiers) Actually, let me think about this differently. The key question is whether Garchomp can KO Great Tusk in one hit. Great Tusk's HP: base 115. With a typical EV spread and nature, it could be around 200-230 HP. Let's say roughly 220 HP. Garchomp with Life Orb: ATK = 359 * 1.3 ≈ 467 Earthquake (BP 100) vs Fighting type (2x): Damage = ((2*467*100)/220 + 2) * 2 / 50 ≈ (934/220 + 2) * 2/50 ≈ (4.24 + 2) * 0.04 ≈ 6.24 * 0.04... Hmm, I'm overcomplicating this. Let me just think about whether it's a KO. Actually, the key factor here: Garchomp is much faster (SPE 333 vs base 87 for Great Tusk). Earthquake hits at 2x super effective against the Fighting typing. With Life Orb boosting attack, this should very likely be a one-shot KO on Great Tusk. The deciding factor is the likely knockout - Earthquake at 2x SE with Life Orb should KO Great Tusk. I'll go with MOVE: earthquake (option 1).
- Turn 2Bonsai 2 27B used
EarthquakeGreat Tusk is at 57% HP and Earthquake (neutral) should KO it with one more hit. No better option exists since all of Garchomp's moves are neutral or worse against Ground/Fighting, and switching would waste the free KO opportunity.
Reasoning trace (623 words)
Let me analyze the situation: - My Garchomp is at 322/357 HP (90.2%) - Opponent's Great Tusk is at 57/100 HP (57%) - Great Tusk used Stealth Rock on turn 1, and I have Stealth Rock on my side too - Garchomp used Earthquake on turn 1, hitting Great Tusk Great Tusk is Ground/Fighting. Let me think about what it can do: - It's at 57% HP - Garchomp's Earthquake (Ground) hits Great Tusk for super effective damage (Ground vs Ground/Fighting = 2x) - Wait, actually Ground is NOT super effective against Ground/Fighting. Ground attacks are neutral against Ground types (they resist Ground). Let me reconsider. Actually, Ground moves are NEUTRAL against Ground-type Pokémon. So Earthquake on Great Tusk would be neutral damage. But it still brought it to 57%. Wait, let me re-read: "Your Garchomp used Earthquake" and "Opposing Great Tusk is at 57/100 HP". So Earthquake (Ground) hit Great Tusk (Ground/Fighting). Ground vs Ground = neutral. That's a lot of damage for neutral though... Actually wait - Garchomp has Life Orb, so it takes 30% recoil. 357 * 0.9 = 321.3 ≈ 322. So the Earthquake dealt about 43 HP of damage (100-57=43). That seems low for a neutral Ground move from Garchomp with Life Orb... unless Great Tusk has some defense boost or something. Actually, let me reconsider. The stats shown are base stats: ATK: 131, DEF: 131, HP: 115. With protosynthesis ability (which boosts Special Attack in sunlight), but there's no weather here. Hmm, 43 damage from a neutral Ground move seems low. Maybe Great Tusk has some kind of defense boost or the stats are different from what I'm calculating. Regardless, it's at 57% HP. Now, what should Garchomp do? - Earthquake (Ground) is NEUTRAL against Ground/Fighting - Stoneedge (Rock) is SUPER EFFECTIVE against... wait, Rock vs Ground/Fighting. Rock is neutral against Ground and neutral against Fighting. So Stoneedge would be neutral too. - Dragonclaw (Dragon) is NEUTRAL against Ground/Fighting Actually wait - let me reconsider the type matchups: - Earthquake (Ground) vs Great Tusk (Ground/Fighting): Ground resists Ground, so it's 0.5x (resisted). Wait no... Let me be more careful: - Ground move hitting a Ground-type: NEUTRAL (not resisted, not super effective) - Ground move hitting a Fighting-type: SUPER EFFECTIVE (2x) So Earthquake (Ground) vs Great Tusk (Ground/Fighting): The Ground type resists... no wait. Let me think again. Type effectiveness chart: - Ground attacks are: - Super effective against Fire, Ice, Rock, Steel (4x vs Steel? No, 2x each) - Neutral against Fighting, Poison, Ground, Dragon - Resisted by Flying, Bug, Grass - Immune to... no Wait, I need to be more careful: - Ground is super effective against Fire, Ice, Rock, Steel - Ground is neutral against Fighting, Poison, Ground, Dragon - Ground is resisted by Flying, Bug, Grass So Earthquake (Ground) vs Great Tusk (Ground/Fighting): - Against Ground: NEUTRAL - Against Fighting: NEUTRAL - Combined: NEUTRAL Hmm, so it's neutral. But 43 damage from a neutral move seems low for Garchomp with Life Orb... Actually, maybe I'm overthinking this. The point is Great Tusk is at 57% HP and Garchomp can KO it with another Earthquake (since 57% of ~100 HP = about 57 HP remaining, and a neutral Ground move from Garchomp should deal more than that). Wait, but if the first Earthquake only dealt 43 damage (from 100 to 57), then another one would bring it to 14% or KO it. Let me just go with Earthquake to KO Great Tusk. Actually, I realize I should also consider: could Great Tusk switch out? It's at 57% HP and has Stealth Rock set up. The opponent might want to keep it in for the rocksThinking budget reached. Stop thinking and give your final answer now.
MiMo V2.6 Flash usedClosecombatGreat Tusk is slower than Garchomp but survives another Earthquake at 247 HP, and Close Combat's higher base power should secure the knockout on Garchomp at 91% before Garchomp gets a third hit off.
Reasoning trace (664 words)
Garchomp at 91% with Life Orb. Great Tusk at 247 HP. Garchomp's EQ did ~187 damage. Another EQ would do ~187, leaving Tusk at 60 HP — Tusk survives. Tusk's EQ into Garchomp at 91% (910/1000... actually 91% of ~383 HP): Tusk ATK 299 vs Garchomp DEF 95 — EQ would do significant damage, likely KO or close. Actually Garchomp is faster? Tusk SPE 300, Garchomp base 102 → likely ~328 with no boost. Garchomp outspeeds. Garchomp EQ again: 187 damage → Tusk at 60. Tusk EQ back: 299 ATK vs 95 DEF, 100 BP, STAB... Garchomp at 91% ≈ 348/383 HP. Damage estimate: (299*2/... ) roughly 2*100*348/... let's approximate: base damage ~ (2*100/5+2)*348*299/(95*... ) hmm. Standard calc: 252 Atk Tusk EQ vs 0 HP Garchomp ≈ 90-107%. With 299 ATK (252+ nature gives ~299? actually 252 Atk adamant... whatever) it likely OHKOs or nearly. Garchomp at 91% — Tusk EQ likely does ~95-110%, so it's a roll or close. But Garchomp has Life Orb and might have Rough Skin. Also Garchomp could have Dragon Claw / Scale Shot. Risk: if Tusk survives and EQ doesn't kill, we lose Tusk. Alternative: switch to Ogerpon-Wellspring (Grass/Water) — resists nothing of Ground... Water/Grass takes neutral from Ground. Actually Ground hits Water and Grass super effectively? No — Ground is neutral vs Grass (Grass resists Ground), super effective vs Water. So Ogerpon takes neutral. Hmm. Clodsire: Poison/Ground, Ground neutral (resisted? Ground vs Poison/Ground: Poison resists... Ground is not very effective vs Poison? No, Ground is neutral vs Poison. Poison resists... Ground move vs Poison/Ground: Ground is super effective vs Poison? No, Ground is neutral vs Poison, super effective vs... Ground hits Poison super effectively? No — Ground is super effective against Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock, Steel. Yes! Ground hits Poison SE. And Ground vs Ground is not very effective. So Poison/Ground takes neutral from Ground. Clodsire has 328 SpD but 157 Def; EQ is physical. Clodsire would take big damage. Kingambit: Dark/Steel — Ground neutral (Steel weak to Ground, Dark neutral → neutral... actually Steel weak, so net neutral? Ground vs Steel = SE, Ground vs Dark = neutral → SE). Kingambit takes SE. Gholdengo: Steel/Ghost — Ground SE (Steel weak, Ghost neutral) → SE. Dragapult: Dragon/Ghost — Ground neutral (Dragon resists? No, Dragon doesn't resist Ground. Ground vs Dragon neutral, vs Ghost neutral → neutral). Ogerpon: neutral. Best: just attack. Tusk survives another EQ (247-187=60) and can EQ back. But Garchomp might kill with a different move? Scale Shot is Dragon SE on Tusk... Ground/Fighting takes Dragon SE. If Garchomp has Scale Shot it outspeeds... but Scale Shot lowers speed and multi-hit. Dragon Claw would do more. Risk exists. Alternatively use Close Combat — same speed issue. Tusk is slower, so Garchomp moves first regardless. If Tusk survives, CC (120 BP STAB) would definitely KO Garchomp at 91%. CC does more than EQ. But CC lowers defenses — irrelevant if Garchomp dies. Actually wait — does Tusk survive? Garchomp's first EQ did 434-247 = 187. Another does ~187, Tusk at 60. Survives unless crit or different move. Dragon Claw from Life Orb Garchomp: ~40-50% of Tusk? Dragon vs Ground/Fighting: neutral. Probably ~130-150 damage — Tusk survives too. So Close Combat: Garchomp moves first, Tusk survives, CC KOs. Best play: closecombat. But if Garchomp has Rough Skin + Rocky Helmet... no, Life Orb. Rough Skin would chip Tusk on contact — CC is contact. 187 + Rough Skin (1/8 = 54) = 241 > 247? 247-187=60, minus Rough Skin 12.5% of 434 = 54 → 6 HP left. Survives barely. Earthquake is not contact — safer. EQ damage on Garchomp: might not KO at 91%. Hmm. EQ vs CC: CC 120 BP STAB vs EQ 100 BP STAB — both STAB for Tusk (Ground/Fighting). CC does more but triggers Rough Skin. EQ at 100 BP STAB, 299 Atk vs 95 Def, 383 HP Garchomp at 91% (348 HP): calc roughly — 252 Atk Garchomp EQ vs
- Turn 3Bonsai 2 27B used
EarthquakeGreat Tusk is at 4% HP and Earthquake from Garchomp will easily knock it out before it can act. The deciding factor is the likely knockout — finishing this weak Pokémon now avoids any risk of a last-ditch Close Combat hitting my damaged Garchomp.
Reasoning trace (156 words)
Great Tusk is at 4/100 HP, basically a knockout situation. Garchomp's Earthquake should easily KO it. Let me think about whether to just finish it off or switch. Garchomp is at 112/357 HP (31.4%). Great Tusk is at 4% HP. Earthquake from Garchomp will definitely KO Great Tusk. The deciding factor here is the likely knockout - I should use Earthquake to finish off Great Tusk before it can do anything else. Actually, wait - could Great Tusk still hit me? It's at 4% HP with Close Combat (BP:120). But Garchomp is Dragon/Ground, so Ground/Fighting Close Combat would be neutral to Garchomp... actually Fighting is not very effective against Dragon/Ground. Let me think... Fighting vs Dragon/Ground: Fighting is super effective against Rock, but neutral against Dragon and Ground. So it's neutral. But the key point is Great Tusk is at 4% HP. Earthquake will KO it. I should just use Earthquake to finish it off.
MiMo V2.6 Flash usedEarthquakeGreat Tusk outspeeds Garchomp and Earthquake should knock out the 32% Garchomp before it moves; Earthquake makes no contact so Rough Skin won't trigger. Losing Tusk at 14 HP is acceptable if we're slower, but the KO odds favor attacking.
Reasoning trace (340 words)
Great Tusk at 14 HP, Garchomp at 32%. Tusk is slower? Tusk SPE 300 vs Garchomp 102 base... Tusk faster. But Tusk has -1 speed? No, only def/spd drops. Tusk speed 300 vs Garchomp's speed — Garchomp base 102, likely ~300ish too. Actually Garchomp at 100% would be around 300+ speed. Hmm, but Tusk could outspeed. Actually Garchomp Life Orb, typical scarf? No, life orb. Tusk at 14 HP dies to any hit including Rough Skin. If Tusk attacks and KO's Garchomp, Rough Skin kills Tusk anyway. But KO is worth it. Actually wait — Tusk is faster presumably (300 vs Garchomp's likely 300ish). Let's just Earthquake for the KO. But Rough Skin will kill Tusk either way. Trade is fine. Alternatively switch to preserve Tusk? Tusk at 14 HP is nearly useless. Earthquake to knock out Garchomp. Actually, could Tusk be slower? Garchomp base 102, at level 100 max speed = 322. Tusk base 132, max = 350. Given stats shown 300 for Tusk, this is likely level 50 or some scaling. Garchomp's speed unknown. Risky. Safer: switch to a resist. Garchomp's EQ. Ogerpon has Water Absorb — but EQ is Ground, not Water. Clodsire is Ground/Poison, immune to EQ? No, Ground/Poison takes Ground neutrally... actually Ground is not very effective vs Poison? Ground vs Poison = 1x? Ground is super effective vs Poison? No — Ground is super effective against Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock, Steel. So Clodsire takes 2x from Ground. Bad. Dragapult is Dragon/Ghost — Ground hits Dragon neutrally? Ground vs Dragon = 1x. Hmm. Gholdengo Steel/Ghost — Ground is super effective vs Steel. 2x. Bad. Kingambit Dark/Steel — Ground 2x. Bad. Ogerpon Grass/Water — Ground 1x? Ground vs Grass = 0.5x. So Ogerpon resists. But Ogerpon is valuable. Actually just Earthquake with Tusk — if Tusk outspeeds, KO. If not, Tusk dies but we get a free switch. Rough Skin kills Tusk regardless after contact... EQ is contact? No, Earthquake is not contact. Rough Skin only on contact. So Tusk survives if it KOs. Let's Earthquake.
MiMo V2.6 Flash switched toDragapultGarchomp is at 22% HP, well within KO range of any attack. Dragapult is the fastest option (421 speed) and takes Earthquake neutrally as Dragon/Ghost, so it can safely switch in and outspeed to knock out Garchomp with Dragon Darts.
Reasoning trace (110 words)
Garchomp at 22% HP. Dragapult is fastest (421 speed vs Garchomp 102 base). Dragapult can knock it out with Dragon Darts or U-turn. But Garchomp has Rough Skin - U-turn contact would hurt. Dragon Darts is contact too? Dragon Darts hits with contact, so Rough Skin applies. Rocky helmet isn't on dragapult though. Dragapult outspeeds and can KO with Dragon Darts. Garchomp at 22% is very low. Any hit kills. Let me send in dragapult and use Dragon Darts. Actually, dragapult could also switch in on an earthquake for neutral damage (Dragon/Ghost takes neutral from Ground). Yes, neutral. Then Dragon Darts KOs. Best play: send in dragapult, use Dragon Darts.
- Turn 4MiMo V2.6 Flash used
UturnDragapult outspeeds Garchomp easily, and any attack knocks out the 22% HP Chomp. U-turn secures the KO while pivoting me into the right matchup against whatever comes in next.
Reasoning trace (37 words)
Dragapult is faster than Garchomp (421 vs 102 base). Any attack knocks out Garchomp at 22%. U-turn gives momentum. Dragondarts is guaranteed. But opponent might switch... U-turn is best for momentum since Garchomp is KO'd either way.
Bonsai 2 27B switched toKleavorGarchomp is at 77/357 HP (21%) and facing a fresh Dragapult. While Ground gives immunity to Ghost, Garchomp's low HP makes it vulnerable to any physical Dragon move or neutral hit. The deciding factor is the likely knockout risk — I need to switch out before taking a damaging hit. Kleavor at 295 SPE will outspeed Dragapult and can pressure with Stone Edge or Close Combat while maintaining offensive presence.
Reasoning trace (626 words)
Let me analyze this situation carefully. My Garchomp is at 77/357 HP (21.6%) - very low. It just fainted Great Tusk with Earthquake. Now Dragapult has come in. Dragapult is Dragon/Ghost. Let me think about matchups: - Garchomp is Dragon/Ground - Ground resists Ghost (immune actually) - Dragon resists Dragon? No, Dragon is neutral to Dragon. - Actually, Ground is immune to Ghost moves. So Dragapult's Ghost-type moves won't hit Garchomp. But wait - what about physical attacks? Dragapult has 120 base ATK. It could use Dragon Rush or similar moves. Garchomp at 77 HP is very fragile. Let me think about what to do: Options: 1. Keep fighting with Garchomp - it's at 21% HP, very risky 2. Switch out to a better matchup Let me consider the bench: - Toxapex (Poison/Water): Good defensive wall, resists Dragon? No, Poison/Water is neutral to Dragon. But it's very slow and tanky. - Kleavor (Bug/Rock): Fast (295 SPE), can hit with Stone Edge or Close Combat. Bug is weak to Fire, Rock is weak to Water/Fighting. Against Dragapult (Dragon/Ghost) - Bug resists Ghost? No, Bug is neutral to Ghost. Rock is neutral to Dragon and Ghost. Actually wait - Bug resists Fighting, Grass, Steel. It's weak to Fire, Flying, Rock. Against Dragon/Ghost: Bug is neutral to both. Rock is neutral to Dragon, neutral to Ghost. So Kleavor doesn't have a great type matchup either. - IronMoth (Fire/Poison): Fire is neutral to Dragon and Ghost. Poison is neutral to Dragon, weak to Ground. Actually Poison resists Fighting, Grass, Bug, Steel. Against Dragon/Ghost: neutral. But IronMoth has QuarkDrive which boosts special attack. It's fast at 350 SPE. - Dondozo (Water): Water resists Dragon? No, Water is neutral to Dragon. Water is weak to Electric, Grass. Against Ghost: neutral. Actually wait - Water is neutral to both Dragon and Ghost. But it has Unaware which negates ability boosts. - Gholdengo (Steel/Ghost): Steel resists Dragon! And Ghost resists Ghost? No, Ghost is neutral to Ghost. Wait, Steel is weak to Fire, Fighting, Ground. Against Dragon: Steel resists Dragon (4x resist? No, 2x resist). Actually let me reconsider: - Steel vs Dragon: Steel resists Dragon (0.5x) - Ghost vs Dragon: neutral - So Gholdengo takes 0.5x from Dragon moves But wait, Gholdengo is also weak to Ground! And Garchomp just used Earthquake... but that's on my side. Actually, let me reconsider the matchup more carefully: Garchomp (Dragon/Ground) vs Dragapult (Dragon/Ghost): - Garchomp's Ground moves are immune to Ghost attacks from Dragapult - But Garchomp is at 77 HP and could be KO'd by a Dragon-type physical move or even a super effective move Actually, what would hit Garchomp hard? - Dragon moves: neutral (Dragon resists Dragon) - Ghost moves: immune (Ground) - So Dragapult's options against Garchomp are limited. It would need to use non-Dragon/Ghost moves. But Garchomp is at 77 HP. If Dragapult uses a physical move like Dragon Rush or something, it could be dangerous. Let me think about switching: - Toxapex: Very tanky (304 HP, 374 DEF), but slow (106 SPE). It can set up Toxic Spikes. Against Dragapult, it's not a great offensive matchup but very defensive. - Kleavor: Fast at 295 SPE, can outspeed Dragapult (142 base, probably around 180-200 effective). Stone Edge is super effective against... wait, Rock vs Dragon/Ghost? Rock is neutral to both. Close Combat (Fighting) is neutral to both. Quick Attack is neutral. Hmm, Kleavor doesn't have a great STAB advantage here either. - IronMoth: Fast at 350 SPE, outspeeds Dragapult. Fire/Poison - neither is super effective against Dragon/Ghost. But with QuarkDrive and Life Orb, it could do decent damage. Sludgewave (Poison) is neutral to both. Fiery Dance (Fire) is neutral to both. -Thinking budget reached. Stop thinking and give your final answer now.
MiMo V2.6 Flash switched toKingambitDragapult risks being KO'd by Kleavor's Stone Edge or X-Scissor, so I need to switch. Kingambit resists both STABs (Rock 0.5x from Steel, Bug 0.25x) and threatens a knockout back with Iron Head or Sucker Punch.
Reasoning trace (81 words)
Dragapult's moves aren't in legal actions — only switches. Kleavor is Bug/Rock, likely threatens with Stone Edge/X-Scissor. Kingambit resists both (Dark/Steel: Rock 0.5x? Steel resists Rock 0.5x, Dark resists... Bug 0.5x on Dark? Dark resists Bug 0.5x, and Steel resists Rock 0.5x). Kingambit takes neutral from... actually Stone Edge: Steel resists 0.5x, Dark neutral → 0.5x. X-Scissor: Dark 0.5x, Steel 0.5x → 0.25x. Kingambit is a great switch. Kleavor at 47% — Kingambit can KO with ironhead or suckerpunch. Switch Kingambit.
- Turn 5MiMo V2.6 Flash used
KowtowcleaveKingambit outspeeds Kleavor (136 vs 85 base) and Kleavor is at 47%, so a STAB Kowtowcleave should knock it out. Suckerpunch risks failing if the opponent switches or picks a status move, making Kowtowcleave the safer, reliable option.
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Kleavor at 47% HP. Kingambit's suckerpunch with black glasses, 405 ATK, Supreme Overlord... Kleavor is Bug/Rock, weak to Steel (4x? No, Bug/Rock: Rock weak to Steel 2x, Bug not weak to Steel... Bug resists Ground, Fighting, Grass. Bug/Rock takes 2x from Steel). Sucker punch is Dark, neutral on Bug/Rock? Bug resists Dark? No, Bug doesn't resist Dark. Dark vs Bug/Rock: neutral. Actually Dark is resisted by Dark, Fighting, Dark... Bug/Rock neutral to Dark. Kowtowcleave BP 85 vs suckerpunch 70. Kleavor at 47%, Kingambit ATK 405 with black glasses. Should KO. But Kleavor might outspeed (85 vs 136) — Kingambit faster. Kleavor could have Quick Attack or be faster... Kingambit speed 136 > 85 base. Kingambit moves first. Sucker punch fails if opponent switches or uses status. Kowtowcleave is safer — always hits. Kleavor at 47% likely dies to kowtowcleave. But if opponent switches to a resist... Kowtowcleave is safe damage. Actually Kleavor might have U-turn or Stone Edge. Kingambit at 100% can take a hit. Kowtowcleave is the safe play — no priority needed since we're faster. But wait — Kleavor could tera. Kowtowcleave still does good damage. Go with kowtowcleave.
Bonsai 2 27B switched toToxapexKleavor has no super effective coverage against Dark/Steel Kingambit — Rock and Fighting are both resisted, leaving only neutral Bug U-turn at 70 BP. At 46% HP with Life Orb recoil risk, Kleavor is a poor matchup here. Switching to Toxapex lets me Toxic the physical attacker and stall safely behind its bulk.
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Let me analyze the situation: My active Pokémon is Kleavor at 131/281 HP (46.6%) with Life Orb and Sharpness. Opponent's active is Kingambit (Dark/Steel) at 100% HP. Kingambit is Dark/Steel. Let me think about what Kleavor can do: - Quick Attack: Normal, BP 40 - Normal is neutral against Dark/Steel - Stone Edge: Rock, BP 100, 80% acc - Rock is weak to Steel (0.5x) and neutral to Dark... wait, Rock vs Dark/Steel: Rock is super effective against Flying/Psychic/Bug, but Steel resists Rock (0.5x). So Rock vs Dark/Steel = 0.5x * 1 = 0.5x. Bad matchup. - Close Combat: Fighting, BP 120 - Fighting is neutral to Dark and super effective against... wait. Fighting vs Dark: neutral. Fighting vs Steel: neutral. So Fighting vs Dark/Steel = 1x * 1 = 1x. Actually wait, let me reconsider. Fighting is not very effective against Steel (0.5x). So Fighting vs Dark/Steel = 1x (vs Dark) * 0.5x (vs Steel) = 0.5x. Bad matchup. - U-turn: Bug, BP 70 - Bug vs Dark: neutral. Bug vs Steel: neutral. So Bug vs Dark/Steel = 1x * 1 = 1x. Wait, let me reconsider the type matchups: - Rock vs Dark: neutral (1x) - Rock vs Steel: not very effective (0.5x) - So Rock vs Dark/Steel: 0.5x - Fighting vs Dark: neutral (1x) - Fighting vs Steel: not very effective (0.5x) - So Fighting vs Dark/Steel: 0.5x - Bug vs Dark: neutral (1x) - Bug vs Steel: neutral (1x) - So Bug vs Dark/Steel: 1x - Normal vs Dark: neutral (1x) - Normal vs Steel: neutral (1x) - So Normal vs Dark/Steel: 1x So Kleavor has no super effective moves against Kingambit. The best options are U-turn (Bug, 70 BP, 1x) or Quick Attack (Normal, 40 BP, 1x). Kleavor is at 46.6% HP and has taken damage from Stealth Rock already. Kingambit is a bulky Dark/Steel type that's hard to take down. The best strategy here would be to switch out. Kleavor isn't doing great against Kingambit - it has no STAB advantage (Bug/Rock vs Dark/Steel), and its moves are all resisted or neutral at best. Looking at the bench: - Garchomp: 21.6% HP - too low, risky - Toxapex: 100% HP - good defensive option, can Toxic Kingambit - Iron Moth: 100% HP - Fire/Poison, could use Fiery Dance or Sludgewave. Fire is neutral to Dark/Steel... wait, Fire vs Steel: not very effective (0.5x). So Fire moves are bad. Poison vs Dark/Steel: neutral to both. Sludgewave would be 1x. - Dondozo: 100% HP - Water, can use Liquidation or Body Press. Water vs Dark/Steel: neutral to both. But Dondozo is slow (SPE 106). - Gholdengo: 100% HP - Steel/Ghost. Thunderbolt would be neutral to Dark/Steel... wait, Electric vs Dark: neutral. Electric vs Steel: not very effective (0.5x). So Electric is bad. Shadow Ball: Ghost vs Dark/Steel: neutral to both. Focus Blast: Fighting vs Dark/Steel: 0.5x. Nasty Plot for setup. Actually, let me reconsider. Toxapex with Toxic would be a great option here. Kingambit is a physical attacker (Dark/Steel), and Toxapex can Toxic it and then recover. Toxapex also has Regenerator. But wait - should I just U-turn to preserve Kleavor's HP? No, Kleavor is at 46% and won't do much damage against Kingambit anyway. Actually, let me reconsider whether Kleavor can KO Kingambit with any move: - Close Combat (Fighting, BP 120, 0.5x): With Sharpness (Thinking budget reached. Stop thinking and give your final answer now.
- Turn 6MiMo V2.6 Flash switched to
GholdengoToxapex walls Kingambit's attacks and can Toxic or burn, while Gholdengo is immune to Toxic and resists its STABs. Gholdengo is the better matchup and can threaten with Nasty Plot or STAB moves.
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Kingambit at +0 with 405 attack vs Toxapex 51% HP. Kowtow Cleave at 85 BP... Toxapex has huge defense (152 base) and 51% HP. Probably won't KO. Toxapex likely recovers or uses Scald/Toxic. Swords Dance could let us break through. But Toxapex might have Haze. Actually, Kingambit with Black Glasses, Supreme Overlord... Kowtow Cleave 85 BP * 405 atk vs Toxapex 51% — probably does around 40-50%. Not a KO. Swords Dance would let next hit KO. Toxapex might Toxic or Scald burn. Swords Dance is risky but strong. Alternatively switch to Gholdengo which walls Toxapex (immune to poison, good special defense) and can set up Nasty Plot or hit with Make It Rain. Gholdengo is a good matchup here. Toxapex can't do much to Gholdengo — Toxic immune, Scald does small damage. Gholdengo threatens with Make It Rain/Shadow Ball. I'd switch to Gholdengo. But Kingambit is at full HP and can just attack... Kowtow Cleave doesn't KO, Toxapex recovers. Swords Dance then attack — Toxapex might Haze. Hmm. Switching to Gholdengo seems safest and best matchup.
Bonsai 2 27B usedToxicToxapex is immune to Kingambit's Dark-type Kowtow Cleave, making Toxic completely safe. Poisoning Kingambit at full HP sets up a win condition while I can Recover or switch next turn. The deciding factor is the immunity to Dark, which removes all immediate threat.
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Let me analyze the situation: - My active: Toxapex at 155/304 HP (51%), with Black Sludge healing it each turn - Opponent active: Kingambit at 100% HP (Dark/Steel) - I have Stealth Rock on my side Kingambit is Dark/Steel. Let me think about what to do: Toxapex is Poison/Water. Against Kingambit (Dark/Steel): - Toxic: Toxapex is immune to Dark, so it can use Toxic safely. But Kingambit at 100% HP will take a turn to be poisoned. - Toxic Spikes: Good for setting up, but I already have Stealth Rock on my side. Toxic Spikes would help with the next switch-in. - Recover: Toxapex is at 51%, recovering would bring it to ~75%. But Kingambit can hit back. - Sludgebomb: Poison vs Dark/Steel - neutral damage (Poison is not very effective against Steel, but Dark doesn't resist Poison). Actually, Poison is neutral against Dark and neutral against Steel... wait, Steel resists Poison. So Sludgebomb would be 0.5x. That's not great. Wait, let me reconsider. Poison vs Steel: Steel resists Poison (0.5x). Poison vs Dark: neutral. So overall it's 0.5x. Not ideal. Toxic is the best option here. Toxapex is immune to Dark-type moves, so Kingambit can't hurt it with Kowtow Cleave. Toxic will poison Kingambit, and then I can switch out or continue. Actually, wait - should I consider switching? Let me think about what's better: - Kleavor (Bug/Rock) vs Kingambit (Dark/Steel): Bug is neutral to Dark, Rock is neutral to Steel. But Kleavor has Sharpness and Close Combat which is 120 BP Fighting. Fighting is super effective against Dark (2x) but resisted by Steel (0.5x). So overall 1x. Not great. - Garchomp (Dragon/Ground): Ground is immune to... wait, Kingambit is Dark/Steel. Ground vs Dark: neutral. Ground vs Steel: neutral. But Garchomp is at only 21.6% HP - very low. - Iron Moth (Fire/Poison): Fire vs Steel: neutral. Poison vs Steel: resisted. Not great. - Dondozo (Water): Water vs Steel: neutral. Water vs Dark: neutral. - Gholdengo (Steel/Ghost): Ghost vs Dark: super effective (2x). Steel vs Steel: resisted (0.5x). Overall 1x. But Gholdengo has Nasty Plot and Focus Blast. Actually, the best play here is probably Toxic on Kingambit. Toxapex is immune to Dark-type moves (Kowtow Cleave), so it's safe. The poison will wear down Kingambit over time, and I can then switch into a better matchup or use Recover. But wait - should I set up Toxic Spikes instead? That would help with the next switch-in from the opponent. But I already have Stealth Rock on my side. Having both hazards is great for pressure. Actually, let me reconsider. Kingambit at 100% HP with Kowtow Cleave (85 BP Dark) - Toxapex is immune to Dark, so it's safe. Toxic will poison it. Then next turn I can Recover or switch. I think Toxic is the best move here. It's safe (Toxapex is immune to Kingambit's only revealed move), and it sets up a win condition. The deciding factor is that Toxapex is immune to Dark, making it a safe pivot point to poison the opponent.
- Turn 7MiMo V2.6 Flash used
NastyplotToxapex can't threaten Gholdengo with Toxic due to Good as Gold, and its offensive presence is minimal. Nasty Plot guarantees a knockout on whatever stays or switches in next turn, making setup the optimal play here.
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Gholdengo vs Toxapex at 58%. Make It Rain from 303 SpA... Toxapex has 142 SpD. 120 BP Steel STAB. It probably does around 40-50%. Not a KO at 58%. Shadow Ball 80 BP would do less. Nasty Plot then Make It Rain would KO. Toxapex can't do much to Gholdengo — Toxic is immune (Good as Gold). Toxapex's attacks are weak. So Nasty Plot is safe and sets up a KO next turn. But opponent might switch to Gholdengo's counters... they have garchomp (22%), kleavor, ironmoth, dondozo, gholdengo. Nasty Plot is still good — if they switch, we get a boost. Actually, Make It Rain + Shadow Ball... let's estimate: 303 SpA, 120 BP Steel STAB vs 142 SpD, 58% HP. Roughly: (2*303/50+2)*120*... let me not do formulas. Make It Rain typically does ~50-60% to Toxapex. Could be close to KO. Nasty Plot guarantees next turn KO even on switch-in. Toxapex can't threaten Gholdengo at all. Nasty Plot is the safe setup play. But if opponent switches to Gholdengo mirror or Dondozo... Nasty Plot still fine. If they switch to Garchomp, EQ could hurt but Gholdengo is immune? No, Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost — not immune to Ground. Garchomp at 22% with EQ could do significant damage. But Garchomp switching in on Nasty Plot then EQ... Gholdengo has 226 Def, EQ from Garchomp would do maybe 40-50%. Hmm, risky. Make It Rain is safer — hits whatever comes in. But if Toxapex stays, might not KO. Actually, Make It Rain at 58% Toxapex — I think it does around 55-65%. Could KO. Let's go with Make It Rain as it's the safer damage play without setup risk. Wait, but if it doesn't KO, Toxapex recovers and we're stuck. Nasty Plot guarantees the KO next turn regardless. I'll go Nasty Plot — Toxapex can't touch Gholdengo (Toxic immune, Scald would be main threat but Gholdengo resists... actually Scald is Water, neutral on Steel/Ghost). Toxapex's offense is minimal. Safe to set up.
Bonsai 2 27B usedRecoverGholdengo is Steel/Ghost, immune to Poison, so Toxic and Sludgebomb are useless. Recover keeps Toxapex healthy for continued stalling while Black Sludge heals each turn, and Gholdengo's Water resistance means I can't pressure it anyway.
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Let me analyze the situation: - My active Pokémon: Toxapex at 174/304 HP (57.2%), with Black Sludge healing it each turn. - Opponent's active: Gholdengo at 100% HP (Steel/Ghost). - Gholdengo is immune to Poison, so Toxic and Sludgebomb won't work. - Toxapex has Stealth Rock on the field already. Key considerations: - Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost - it's immune to Poison (so Toxic and Sludgebomb are useless) - Gholdengo resists Water (Toxapex's typing), so Recover is safe but not very threatening - Toxapex can use Toxic Spikes, which would affect any Ground-type that switches in - The opponent has Dragapult (Dragon/Ghost) and Kingambit (Dark/Steel) remaining, plus Ogerpon Wellspring and Clodsire unseen Wait, let me reconsider. Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost: - It's immune to Poison ✓ - It resists Water (Toxapex's typing) - It's weak to Ground, Fire, Fighting - It has GoodasGold ability which gives it a 50% chance to heal when hit by a super effective move Since Gholdengo is immune to Poison, Toxic and Sludgebomb are useless. Options: 1. Recover - Toxapex heals itself, safe play 2. Toxic Spikes - sets up for future switches (affects Ground types like Garchomp if it switches in... wait, no, Toxic Spikes affect the opponent's team) 3. Switch to something else Actually, let me think about what makes sense: - Toxapex is at 57% HP and healing with Black Sludge each turn - Gholdengo is immune to Poison moves - Recover would keep Toxapex healthy for a wall role - Toxic Spikes could be useful if the opponent switches in a Ground-type (like Ogerpon Wellspring or Clodsire... wait, Clodsire is Water/Ground) Actually, looking at the opponent's remaining team: Dragapult (Dragon/Ghost), Kingambit (Dark/Steel), and unseen Ogerpon Wellspring (Grass/Water) and Clodsire (Water/Ground). Toxic Spikes would be very effective against Clodsire (Ground type) if it switches in. But Garchomp is also Ground-type on my team, so I need to be careful not to switch into Toxic Spikes myself... wait, no, Toxic Spikes are set by MY team on the opponent's side of the field. They affect the OPPONENT's Pokémon when they switch in. So Toxic Spikes would hurt: - Clodsire (Water/Ground) - Ground type, would be affected - Ogerpon Wellspring (Grass/Water) - not affected by Toxic Spikes (not Ground) - Dragapult (Dragon/Ghost) - not affected - Kingambit (Dark/Steel) - not affected So Toxic Spikes would mainly help against Clodsire. That's a reasonable setup. But wait - should I just Recover and keep Toxapex healthy? Or switch to something more offensive? Actually, let me reconsider the matchup. Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost: - It resists Water (Toxapex) - It's immune to Poison - It has GoodasGold If I stay with Toxapex and Recover, I'm just stalling. The opponent could switch in something that threatens Toxapex. Actually, looking at the bench: Garchomp is only at 21.6% HP - very low. Kleavor is at 46.6%. Ironmoth and Dondozo are full. I think Recover is the safest play here. Toxapex is a wall, and with Black Sludge healing it each turn, it can keep stalling. Gholdengo doesn't have many moves revealed yet, but it's Steel/Ghost which resists Water. Wait, actually - should I consider switching? Garchomp at 21% is basically dead. Kleavor at 46% could be a threat. Ironmoth at 100% is fresh. Dondozo at 100% is fresh. But the question is: what's the best single action this turn? I think Recover is the best play. Toxapex is a wall, Gholdengo is immune to Poison so I can't damage it with my special moves, and Recover keeps me healthy for continued stalling. The Black Sludge will continue to heal me each turn. Actually wait - let me reconsider. Could Toxic Spikes be better? If the opponent switches inThinking budget reached. Stop thinking and give your final answer now.
- Turn 8MiMo V2.6 Flash used
MakeitrainGholdengo at +2 SPA fires a STAB Make It Rain, which is super effective against Toxapex's Poison typing and should knock it out before it can Recover. Speed isn't an issue since Toxapex is very slow, and this is the likely knockout turn.
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At +2 SPA, Gholdengo's Make It Rain vs Toxapex: Toxapex has 142 base SpD, HP 50. Gholdengo 303 SPA at +2 = 606 effective. Make It Rain 120 BP STAB. Toxapex is Poison/Water, so Steel is neutral (Poison weak to Steel, Water resists... no, Water doesn't resist Steel). Steel is super effective vs Poison, neutral vs Water → 2x. So it should do massive damage, likely OHKO even through 142 SpD. Let's estimate: 606 Atk vs 142 SpD, 120 BP Steel, 2x eff. Roughly: (2*378/2+... ) Actually damage ≈ (2*50+100)/100 * 120 * 606/142 *... hmm, use simplified: base ≈ 42 * 120/50... let me just trust it's a likely OHKO. Actually standard calc: 252+ Gholdengo Make It Rain vs 252 SpD Toxapex: ~50-60%. At +2 that's ~100-120%. So likely OHKO or near. Tera Steel would guarantee. Make It Rain drops SpA by 1 stage, but if it KOs, fine. Shadow Ball at +2 also strong but Make It Rain is stronger. I'll go with makeitrain, possibly with Tera for guarantee. Tera Steel makes it 2x STAB... actually Gholdengo is already Steel/Ghost, Tera Steel just adds defensive value. STAB stays 1.5x either way (original type STAB). So Tera doesn't boost offense here. Just use makeitrain. Wait, does Tera change STAB? After tera, you get 1.5x for the tera type only... actually you get STAB for original types too (1.5x) plus tera type. Gholdengo Steel/Ghost already gets 1.5x Steel. Tera Steel doesn't add more. So no benefit offensively. Make It Rain likely KOs. Go with it.
Bonsai 2 27B switched toDondozoToxapex's Poison moves are immune to Gholdengo's Steel typing, so it can't pressure the opponent. Gholdengo has +2 SpA making it a special threat, but Dondozo's Unaware ability negates that boost entirely. Switching to Dondozo at full HP is the safest and most effective response.
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Let me analyze the situation: - My active: Toxapex at 304/304 HP, full health - Opponent's active: Gholdengo at 100% HP with +2 SpA (Nasty Plot) - Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost, so it's immune to Poison moves (Toxic, Sludgebomb, Toxic Spikes won't work on it) Wait, let me reconsider. Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost. Poison is not effective against Steel or Ghost... actually, Poison IS effective against Ghost? No wait: - Poison vs Steel: Immune - Poison vs Ghost: Not very effective (0.5x) So Poison moves are immune to Gholdengo due to its Steel typing. That's why Toxic was immune on turn 6. Gholdengo has +2 SpA, so it's a threat with Shadow Ball or Focus Blast. It's at full HP though. My options: 1. Switch out - Toxapex is fully healed and can't do much to Gholdengo (Poison moves are immune) 2. Use Recover - but I'm already at 304/304, so this would be wasted 3. Use Toxic Spikes - wait, does Toxic Spikes work on Steel? Let me think... Toxic Spikes is a Poison-type move. Against Steel, it's immune. So Toxic Spikes won't affect Gholdengo either. Actually wait - Toxic Spikes is a status move that sets up hazards. Does the typing matter for setting up hazards? In Gen 9, I believe hazard moves do have type matchups. Let me think... Actually, in competitive play, Toxic Spikes and Stealth Rock are typically considered to work regardless of typing because they're not "attacking" the opponent. But actually, I recall that in some generations, status moves can be immune. Hmm, but looking at the battle history: Turn 6, Toxapex used Toxic and it was immune against Gholdengo. So Poison-type moves are indeed immune to Gholdengo's Steel typing. For Toxic Spikes - I think in Gen 9, hazard-setting moves do respect type matchups. But actually, I'm not 100% sure. Let me think about what makes strategic sense. The key issue: Gholdengo has +2 SpA and is a threat. It can use Shadow Ball (Ghost) or Focus Blast (Fighting). Looking at my bench: - Kleavor (Bug/Rock): Can take hits from Gholdengo? Ghost vs Bug/Rock - Ghost is neutral to Bug, super effective against Rock? No wait. Ghost is not very effective against... let me think. Ghost vs Rock: Neutral. Ghost vs Bug: Super effective. So Shadow Ball would be super effective on Kleavor. Not great. - Garchomp (Dragon/Ground): Ground is immune to Electric, but Gholdengo's moves are Dark/Steel/Ghost/Fighting. Focus Blast (Fighting) is neutral to Dragon/Ground. Shadow Ball (Ghost) is neutral to Dragon/Ground. Actually Garchomp is 4x weak to Ice and... let me think about what Gholdengo can do. - Iron Moth (Fire/Poison): Fire vs Steel - not very effective. Poison vs Steel - immune. So Gholdengo's moves: Shadow Ball (Ghost) is neutral to Fire/Poison, Focus Blast (Fighting) is super effective against Poison! That's bad. - Dondozo (Water): Water is strong against... Gholdengo's moves: Shadow Ball is neutral, Focus Blast is neutral. Dondozo could be a good switch. - Gholdengo (Steel/Ghost): Same type as opponent - not helpful. Actually, the best strategy here is to switch out. Toxapex can't do much against Gholdengo since Poison moves are immune. I should switch to something that can handle Gholdengo. Dondozo (Water) would be good: - Water resists... well, it's neutral to Ghost and Fighting - But Dondozo has Unaware which negates the +2 SpA boost! That's huge. - Dondozo is at 100% HP - It can use Body Press or Liquidation Actually wait - Unaware means Gholdengo's +2 SpA doesn't matter for its special attacks on Dondozo. And Dondozo has high HP and Def. This seems like the best switch. Alternatively, Kleavor could work but it's at 46% HP and Ghost is super effective against Bug. Garchomp is at 21.6% HP - too low to be a good switch. Iron Moth: Focus Blast would be super effective (Fighting vs Poison). Bad matchup.Thinking budget reached. Stop thinking and give your final answer now.
- Turn 9MiMo V2.6 Flash used
ShadowballGholdengo is at +1 SpA and Dondozo has weak special defense, so Shadow Ball should deal heavy damage without dropping my boost like Make It Rain would. Speed isn't an issue since Dondozo is very slow, and Shadow Ball is the best damage option here.
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Gholdengo at +1 SPA (after makeitrain dropped from +2 to +1). Dondozo at 70%, low SpD (65 base). Shadow Ball at +1 should do significant damage. Dondozo is Water type, Shadow Ball is neutral. Gholdengo SpA 303 at +1 = ~454. Shadow Ball 80 BP vs Dondozo SpD... Dondozo SpD 65 base, probably ~130-140 stat. That's roughly 50-60% damage. Could knock it out from 70%? Maybe not quite. Make It Rain at +1: 120 BP Steel vs Water neutral, but drops to +0 after. Shadow Ball doesn't drop stats. Shadow Ball seems better - keeps +1 and hits neutrally. Dondozo threatens with Wave Crash/Body Press etc. Gholdengo has good defenses. Shadow Ball is the play - keeps boost, good damage.
Bonsai 2 27B switched toIronGholdengo's +1 SPA Make It Rain will threaten Dondozo badly, and all of Dondozo's moves are resisted by its Steel typing. Switching to Iron Moth at full HP gives a clean reset with Quark Drive speed advantage over Gholdengo (350 vs 84 base Spe).
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Let me analyze the situation: My active Pokémon is Dondozo at 349/504 HP with Unaware and Leftovers. Opponent's active is Gholdengo (Steel/Ghost) at 100% HP with +1 SPA boost, GoodasGold ability. Gholdengo has used Nasty Plot twice (SPA +2 from turn 7), but then used Make It Rain on turn 8 which lowered its own SPA by 1. So it's now at +1 SPA. Wait, let me re-read: Turn 7 shows "Opposing Gholdengo: spa +2" and Turn 8 shows "Opposing Gholdengo: spa -1". So net is +1 SPA. Gholdengo's moves revealed: Nasty Plot, Make It Rain (Steel/Special, BP:120). It could also have Shadow Ball, Focus Blast, Thunderbolt based on its bench entry. Dondozo vs Gholdengo matchup: - Dondozo is Water type - Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost - Water is not very effective against Steel (resists) and Ghost (neutral) - So Dondozo's water moves are resisted by Gholdengo - Body Press (Fighting) is neutral to Steel/Ghost... wait, Fighting is super effective against Steel? No, Fighting is NOT super effective against Steel. Actually, let me think again. Type chart: - Fighting vs Steel: Not very effective (resisted) - Water vs Steel: Not very effective (resisted) - Ghost vs Steel: Neutral - Ghost vs Ghost: Super effective So Dondozo's moves: - Aquatail (Water): Resisted by Steel → 0.5x - Body Press (Fighting): Resisted by Steel → 0.5x - Liquidation (Water): Resisted by Steel → 0.5x - Curse (Ghost): Neutral to both Steel and Ghost... wait, Ghost vs Ghost is super effective! But Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost, so Ghost moves are super effective against the Ghost part but neutral against Steel. Net: super effective (1.5x)? No wait - when a move hits a dual type, you multiply the effectiveness. Ghost vs Steel = neutral (1x), Ghost vs Ghost = super effective (2x). Total = 2x. So Curse would be super effective on Gholdengo! But Curse is a status move that just boosts ATK. It doesn't deal damage. Now, what should I do? Options: 1. Use Curse to boost Dondozo's ATK - but Dondozo's physical moves are all resisted by Steel (Water and Fighting both resisted). So boosting ATK won't help much. 2. Use a damaging move - all of Dondozo's moves are resisted or neutral at best. 3. Switch out Let me think about what to switch to: - Garchomp (Dragon/Ground) at 21.6% HP - very low, probably not great - Kleavor (Bug/Rock) at 46.6% HP - Iron Moth (Fire/Poison) at 100% HP - Toxapex (Poison/Water) at 100% HP - Gholdengo (Steel/Ghost) at 100% HP Garchomp vs Gholdengo: - Dragon is neutral to Steel/Ghost - Ground is immune to... wait, Ground vs Ghost = no effect! Ground moves don't hit Ghost types. - So Garchomp's Earthquake would be useless against Gholdengo (Ghost type) - Stone Edge (Rock): Rock vs Steel = resisted (0.5x), Rock vs Ghost = neutral. Net: 0.5x - Dragon Claw: Neutral to both. 1x Kleavor vs Gholdengo: - Bug is neutral to Steel/Ghost - Rock is resisted by Steel, neutral to Ghost - Quick Attack (Normal): Normal is neutral to both - Stone Edge: Resisted by Steel - Close Combat (Fighting): Resisted by Steel - U-turn (Bug): Neutral Iron Moth vs Gholdengo: - Fire is neutral to Steel/Ghost... wait, Fire vs Steel = resisted? No! Fire is NOT resisted by Steel. Let me think again. - Actually, in Gen 9: Fire vs Steel = Not very effective (resisted). Yes, Steel resists Fire. - Fire vs Ghost = Neutral - So Fire moves are resisted by Gholdengo - Poison is neutral to both Steel and Ghost... wait, Poison vs Steel = neutral? Let me think. Actually in Gen 9, Poison vs Steel is not very effective (resisted). Hmm,Thinking budget reached. Stop thinking and give your final answer now.
- Turn 10Bonsai 2 27B switched to
ToxapexIron Moth is at 45/301 HP after taking a Shadow Ball hit, making it essentially one-hit-away from fainting. Gholdengo has +1 Spa boost and can use Make It Rain (Steel, BP 120) which is only 0.5x against Fire/Poison, but the damage is still significant at this low HP. The deciding factor is the likely knockout - Iron Moth cannot survive another hit from a boosted Gholdengo. Switching to Toxapex at full HP gives me a great defensive pivot with 0.25x resistance to Make It Rain and can set up Toxic or recover.
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Let me analyze this situation carefully. My active Pokémon is Iron Moth at 45/301 HP (15%). It just took a Shadow Ball hit and is at critical health. The opponent's active is Gholdengo at 100% HP with +1 Spa boost (from Nasty Plot). Gholdengo has: - Nasty Plot - Make It Rain (Steel, BP 120) - Shadow Ball (Ghost, BP 80) Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost. Let me check what Iron Moth can do against it: - Fiery Dance (Fire): Fire vs Steel/Ghost - Fire is super effective on Ghost but neutral on Steel. So it's super effective overall? Wait, let me think again. Fire is 2x to Ghost and 0.5x to Steel. Net: 1x. Actually no - Fire is not very effective against Steel (0.5x) and super effective against Ghost (2x). So net multiplier is 1x. - Energy Ball (Grass): Grass vs Steel/Ghost - Grass is 0.5x to Steel and neutral to Ghost. Net: 0.5x. Not good. - Sludgewave (Poison): Poison vs Steel/Ghost - Poison is 0.5x to Steel and neutral to Ghost. Net: 0.5x. Not good. - Uturn (Bug): Bug vs Steel/Ghost - Bug is 2x to Steel and neutral to Ghost. Net: 2x super effective! Wait, let me reconsider. Gholdengo's typing is Steel/Ghost. - Fire: 2x to Ghost, 0.5x to Steel = 1x (neutral) - Grass: 0.5x to Steel, 1x to Ghost = 0.5x (not very effective) - Poison: 0.5x to Steel, 1x to Ghost = 0.5x (not very effective) - Bug: 2x to Steel, 1x to Ghost = 2x (super effective) So Uturn is the only move that's super effective against Gholdengo. But Iron Moth is at 45 HP and Uturn has BP 70. Even with Life Orb, this might not KO Gholdengo at full HP. Actually, let me think about what makes sense here. Iron Moth is at 15% HP. The opponent's Gholdengo is at 100% HP with +1 Spa boost. If I stay in, Gholdengo will likely use Make It Rain (Steel, BP 120) which is super effective against Fire/Poison... wait, Steel vs Fire/Poison: - Steel vs Fire: not very effective (0.5x) - Steel vs Poison: neutral (1x) Net: 0.5x Actually wait, let me reconsider. Make It Rain is a Steel-type move. Against Fire/Poison: - Steel is not very effective against Fire (0.5x) - Steel is neutral against Poison (1x) So net: 0.5x - it's not very effective! But Gholdengo could also use Shadow Ball (Ghost, BP 80): - Ghost vs Fire/Poison: neutral to both = 1x Or Nasty Plot again for more boosts. Given Iron Moth is at 45/301 HP, it's basically a one-hit-away-from-fainting situation. The smartest play here is to switch out. Looking at my bench: - Kleavor (Bug/Rock) at 46% - Bug is super effective against Steel/Ghost Gholdengo! And Rock is neutral. So Kleavor would be a good switch-in. - Garchomp (Dragon/Ground) at 21% - Ground is immune to Electric, but Dragon is neutral to Steel/Ghost. Not great. - Dondozo (Water) at 69% - Water is neutral to both Steel and Ghost. Decent wall. - Toxapex (Poison/Water) at 100% - Poison is not very effective against... wait, Toxapex's typing: Poison/Water. Against Gholdengo's attacks: - Make It Rain (Steel): Steel vs Poison/Water = 0.5x to Poison, 0.5x to Water = 0.25x! Great resistance. - Shadow Ball (Ghost): Ghost vs Poison/Water = neutral to both = 1x. - Gholdengo (Steel/Ghost) at 100% - same typing as opponent, not helpful. Actually, the best switch is probably ToxThinking budget reached. Stop thinking and give your final answer now.
MiMo V2.6 Flash usedShadowballIron Moth is at 15% HP and my Gholdengo has +1 SPA, so Shadow Ball should knock it out. Gholdengo's Steel typing resists both of Iron Moth's STAB types, so I'm not in danger of being KO'd first.
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Iron Moth at 15% HP, Gholdengo at +1 SPA. Shadow Ball knocks it out. Iron Moth is faster (110 vs 293... wait Gholdengo SPE 293 vs Iron Moth base 110 — Gholdengo's speed stat is 293, Iron Moth's actual speed unknown but base 110 likely ~330ish? Actually with base 110 and typical investment, Iron Moth could be faster. But Iron Moth is at 15% HP; even if it attacks, Gholdengo survives likely. Shadow Ball is the safe KO move. Actually, could Iron Moth KO Gholdengo? Iron Moth at 15% HP with Fire/Poison STAB — Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost, resists... Fire resisted by Steel, Poison resisted by Steel. Gholdengo should survive. Shadow Ball for the KO.
- Turn 11MiMo V2.6 Flash used
ShadowballGood as Gold blocks Toxapex's Toxic, so Gholdengo is safe here. Shadow Ball at +1 SPA should knock out the 43% Toxapex before it can stall with Recover.
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Gholdengo at +1 SPA with Shadow Ball vs Toxapex (43% HP, SpD 142). Shadow Ball at +1: base 80, 303 SPA * 1.5 = ~454 effective. Toxapex SpD... damage should be around 40-50% of Toxapex's HP. Toxapex at 43% — likely knockout or close. Shadow Ball is the play; Toxapex can't threaten much back (toxic blocked by... actually Good as Gold blocks toxic!). Good as Gold blocks Toxic. So Gholdengo walls Toxapex. Shadow Ball to finish it. Damage estimate: 454 SPA vs 142 SpD, ~level 50 calc: (2*50/50+2)*454*80/142 /50 + 2 ≈ (4)*454*0.563/50 ≈ 4*50.9 ≈ 203... hmm that's not right. Formula: ((2*50/50+2)*Power*A/D)/50+2 = (4*80*454/142)/50+2 = (4*80*3.197)/50+2 = 1023/50+2 ≈ 22.5. That's only ~22%? Toxapex HP base 50, at level 50 HP ~ 111 maybe. 22% of... wait damage is in HP units. Toxapex max HP ~111 at level 50? Actually with 252 HP EV HP base 50: (2*50+31+63)*50/100+50+10 = (100+31+63)*0.5+60 = 194*0.5+60 = 157. So 22 damage ≈ 14%. That seems too low. Hmm, but earlier Shadow Ball did 88→36 = 52% (with crit) on Toxapex. So Shadow Ball does ~40-50% normally. At +1 it'd do ~60-70%. Toxapex at 43% — knockout likely. Wait, but earlier Gholdengo was at +1 already? Turn 10 Shadow Ball crit did 52%. Non-crit maybe ~40%. At +1 (was SPA +1 already? The boost shows +1 now, maybe from earlier nasty plot). Actually turn 9-10 damage: Iron Moth 76→15 = 61% with Shadow Ball. So Shadow Ball does solid damage. Toxapex at 43%, +1 Shadow Ball should KO. Also Toxapex can't do anything to Gholdengo (Good as Gold blocks Toxic, only has recover). So Shadow Ball.
Bonsai 2 27B switched toDondozoGholdengo has +1 SpA boost and is at full HP with a Life Orb, making it extremely dangerous. My Toxapex is at 42% HP and its Poison moves are resisted by Gholdengo's Steel typing, while Toxic/Toxic Spikes don't affect Steel types. Switching to Dondozo (69% HP) avoids the immediate threat and provides a better defensive pivot than staying in.
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Let me analyze the situation: My active Pokémon is Toxapex at 128/304 HP (42.1%). The opponent's active is Gholdengo at 100% HP with +1 SpA boost. Gholdengo has: Nasty Plot, Make It Rain, Shadow Ball. With +1 SpA and a Life Orb (from the bench info showing lifeorb), it's very dangerous. My Toxapex has: Toxic, Toxic Spikes, Recover, Sludge Bomb. Key considerations: - Gholdengo is at 100% HP with +1 SpA boost and likely a Life Orb - Shadow Ball hits Toxapex for super effective damage (Ghost > Poison/Water... wait, let me check. Ghost is neutral to Poison and Water. Actually, Ghost is neutral to both Poison and Water. So Shadow Ball is neutral.) Wait, let me recheck type matchups: - Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost - Toxapex is Poison/Water - Shadow Ball (Ghost) vs Poison/Water: Ghost is neutral to Poison, neutral to Water. So it's neutral. - Make It Rain (Steel) vs Poison/Water: Steel is super effective against... wait. Steel is not very effective against Fire, Fighting, Electric. Against Poison and Water, Steel is neutral. Actually wait - let me reconsider. The opponent used Shadow Ball on my Toxapex in turn 10 and it was a critical hit that dropped it from 266 to 109 (before healing). That's a lot of damage for a neutral hit with +1 SpA. Let me think about what to do: - Gholdengo is at full HP with +1 SpA boost - very dangerous - My Toxapex is at 42% HP - I have Toxic, Toxic Spikes, Recover, Sludge Bomb Options: 1. Toxic - sets up poison on Gholdengo, but it's a Steel/Ghost type. Poison damage to Steel/Ghost... wait, Poison is not very effective against Steel (Steel resists Poison). So Toxic would be resisted. 2. Toxic Spikes - could be useful if they switch out, but Gholdengo is Ghost so it won't take damage from Toxic Spikes (Ghost types are immune to status conditions? No, actually Ghost types can be poisoned... wait no. Let me think. Actually in Gen 9, Ghost types CAN be affected by Toxic Spikes. Wait, no - actually I need to reconsider. In competitive play, Toxic Spikes affect any Pokémon that switches in, regardless of type (except for immunity to poison which Steel has). Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost - it would be immune to the poison damage from Toxic Spikes because of its Steel typing. 3. Recover - heals Toxapex back up 4. Sludge Bomb - Poison special attack, resisted by Steel Actually, let me reconsider the type matchups: - Sludge Bomb (Poison) vs Gholdengo (Steel/Ghost): Poison is not very effective against Steel (0.5x). So it's 0.5x damage. - Toxic: Gholdengo would be immune to poison because of its Steel typing. - Toxic Spikes: Gholdengo would be immune to the poison effect because of Steel. So basically, my Toxapex has very limited options against Gholdengo: - Sludge Bomb is resisted (0.5x) - Toxic and Toxic Spikes don't work on Steel types - Recover just heals me Given that Gholdengo is at full HP with +1 SpA boost and likely a Life Orb, it's extremely dangerous. My Toxapex is already at 42% HP. The best option seems to be: - Switch out to avoid the next hit from Gholdengo - Or Recover to heal up before taking another hit Wait, but if I switch, what do I switch to? Let me look at my bench: - Kleavor (Bug/Rock) at 46.6% - could be a good option, resists Ghost? No, Bug is weak to Ghost... wait no. Bug is not very effective against Ghost? Actually, let me check: Ghost is neutral to Bug. Rock is neutral to Ghost. So Kleavor would take neutral damage from Shadow Ball. - Garchomp (Dragon/Ground) at 21.6% - Ground resists Ghost! Dragon is neutral to Ghost. So Garchomp would resist Shadow Ball. But it's only at 21.6%. - Dondozo (Water) at 69.2% - Water resists... wait, Ghost is neutral to Water. So Dondozo takes neutral damage from Shadow Ball. - Iron MoThinking budget reached. Stop thinking and give your final answer now.
- Turn 12MiMo V2.6 Flash used
ShadowballGholdengo is much faster than Dondozo and at +1 Special Attack, Shadow Ball should knock out the remaining 29% before Dondozo can move. Makeitrain would drop my boosts afterward, so Shadow Ball is the clean knockout here.
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Dondozo at 29% HP, Gholdengo at +1 SPA. Shadow Ball should knock it out. Dondozo's SPD is 65 base, low. +1 Shadow Ball at 303 SPA vs 29% HP Dondozo — likely a KO. Dondozo is slow (SPE 35), so Gholdengo moves first. Shadow Ball is the safe play; Makeitrain also works but lowers SPA afterward. Shadow Ball for the knockout.
Bonsai 2 27B usedBodypressGholdengo at full HP with a +1 SpA boost is threatening to KO anything I switch into (Ghost/Steel are neutral on most of my bench). Staying in, Body Press hits Gholdengo's Steel typing for 2× super-effective damage and should secure the knockout before it can use Make It Rain.
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Let me analyze this situation carefully. My active Pokémon is Dondozo at 145/504 HP (28.8%). The opponent's active is Gholdengo at 100% HP with +1 SpA boost (Nasty Plot). Gholdengo has: Nasty Plot, Make It Rain (Steel/Special, BP 120), Shadow Ball (Ghost/Special, BP 80) - Steel/Ghost typing - Base stats: ATK 60, DEF 95, HP 87, SPA 133, SPD 91, SPE 84 - With +1 SpA boost Dondozo is Water type with Unaware. Let me think about matchups: - Gholdengo's Shadow Ball (Ghost) vs Dondozo (Water): Ghost is neutral to Water. So Shadow Ball does normal damage. - Gholdengo's Make It Rain (Steel) vs Dondozo (Water): Steel is neutral to Water. Normal damage. Wait, let me reconsider. Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost. Its moves: - Nasty Plot (Dark/Status) - boosts SpA - Make It Rain (Steel/Special, BP 120) - this is a Steel move - Shadow Ball (Ghost/Special, BP 80) Dondozo is Water type. - Ghost vs Water: neutral - Steel vs Water: neutral So Gholdengo's attacks are both neutral against Dondozo. With +1 SpA boost and base SPA 133, Gholdengo has a boosted special attack. Let me think about what happens if I stay in: - Shadow Ball (Ghost, BP 80) vs Water: neutral. With +1 SpA, this could be significant damage. - Make It Rain (Steel, BP 120) vs Water: neutral. This is a very strong move. Actually wait - let me reconsider the type matchups more carefully. Dondozo is pure Water. - Ghost attacks on Water: neutral (Ghost is not super effective against Water) - Steel attacks on Water: neutral (Steel is not super effective against Water) So both of Gholdengo's special moves are neutral against Dondozo. With +1 SpA boost, Gholdengo is very dangerous. If I switch out: - Kleavor (Bug/Rock): Ghost is neutral to Bug, Steel is neutral to Rock... wait, Steel vs Rock? No, Steel attacks on Rock type. Steel is super effective against Rock! So Make It Rain would be super effective on Kleavor. Bad idea. - Garchomp (Dragon/Ground): Ghost is neutral to Dragon, Steel is neutral to Ground. But Garchomp is at 21.6% HP - very low. - Toxapex (Poison/Water): Ghost is neutral to Poison and Water. Steel vs Poison: neutral. Steel vs Water: neutral. So both moves are neutral. Toxapex has good defense stats though. - Iron Moth (Fire/Poison): Ghost is neutral to Fire, Steel is neutral to Fire... wait, Steel vs Fire? No, Steel attacks on Fire type. Steel is not super effective against Fire. Actually let me think again. Type effectiveness: - Steel STAB move hitting Fire: Steel is neutral against Fire. Wait no - Steel is not super effective against Fire. Let me recall: Steel is super effective against Ice, Rock, Flying. It's weak to Fire (2x), Fighting (2x), Ground (2x). So a Steel move hitting a Fire type is... the attacking type is Steel, the defending type is Fire. Is Steel super effective against Fire? No. Is Fire resistant to Steel? Let me think... Actually, I need to check: what is the effectiveness of a Steel-type move against a Fire-type Pokémon? - Steel vs Fire: neutral (1x) And Ghost vs Fire: neutral (1x) So Iron Moth would take neutral damage from both moves. But Iron Moth is at 15% HP - basically one hit away from fainting. Let me reconsider the best option: Option 1: Stay in with Dondozo and try to KO Gholdengo - Dondozo's Liquidation (Water, BP 85) vs Steel/Ghost: Water is neutral against Steel, neutral against Ghost. So 1x damage. - Dondozo's Body Press (Fighting, BP 80) vs Steel/Ghost: Fighting is super effective against Steel! So 2x damage. But Gholdengo has +1 SpA boost, not +1 Def. So Body Press would do 2x damage. Wait, let me calculate roughly: - Dondozo ATK: Thinking budget reached. Stop thinking and give your final answer now.
Bonsai 2 27B switched toToxapexGholdengo's +1 boosted Make It Rain is halved by Toxapex's Water typing, and Toxapex outspeeds it at 106 vs 84. At 75% HP with Regenerator and Black Sludge, Toxapex can Toxic to pressure Gholdengo while safely absorbing its Steel move.
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Let me analyze the situation: - My Dondozo just fainted to Gholdengo's Shadow Ball - I need to switch in a new Pokémon - Opponent's active is Gholdengo (Steel/Ghost) at 100% HP with +1 SpA boost - Gholdengo's moves: Nasty Plot, Make It Rain (Steel/Special, BP 120), Shadow Ball (Ghost/Special, BP 80) My options: 1. Kleavor (Bug/Rock) - 46.6% HP, Spe 295 2. Garchomp (Dragon/Ground) - 21.6% HP, Spe 333 3. Toxapex (Poison/Water) - 75.3% HP, Spe 106 4. Iron Moth (Fire/Poison) - 15% HP, Spe 350 5. Gholdengo (Steel/Ghost) - 100% HP, Spe 293 Let me think about matchups against Gholdengo: Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost with +1 SpA boost. Its moves are Nasty Plot, Make It Rain (Steel), Shadow Ball (Ghost). - Kleavor (Bug/Rock): Takes Ghost neutral, Steel neutral. Bug resists Fighting but not relevant here. Rock resists Fire/Flying/Bug/Steel. Gholdengo's Make It Rain is Steel - Kleavor resists it (Rock type resists Steel). Shadow Ball is Ghost - Kleavor takes it neutrally. But Kleavor at 46% HP might not survive a boosted Make It Rain or Shadow Ball. - Garchomp (Dragon/Ground): Takes Ghost neutral, Steel neutral. Ground resists... wait, Garchomp is Dragon/Ground. Ghost is neutral to both. Steel is neutral to Dragon, and Ground resists Steel? No - Ground doesn't resist Steel. Actually let me reconsider: Steel type resists Normal, Flying, Rock, Bug, Steel, Grass, Psychic, Ice, Fairy. Ground does NOT resist Steel. So Garchomp takes Make It Rain neutrally (Dragon neutral to Steel, Ground neutral to Steel). Shadow Ball is Ghost - Dragon/Ground both take it neutrally. Garchomp at 21% HP is very low. - Toxapex (Poison/Water): Takes Ghost neutral, Steel neutral. Water resists... Steel? No, Water doesn't resist Steel. Poison resists... hmm. Actually let me think: Poison type resists Grass, Fighting, Bug, Fairy. Water resists Fire, Water, Steel, Ice. So Toxapex (Poison/Water) resists Steel from the Water side! That means Make It Rain is halved. Shadow Ball (Ghost) is neutral to both Poison and Water. Toxapex at 75% HP with Regenerator and Black Sludge recovery. This seems like a good choice. - Iron Moth (Fire/Poison): Takes Ghost neutral, Steel neutral. Fire resists... Steel? No. Actually Fire doesn't resist Steel. Wait - does it? Let me think again. Steel resists: Normal, Flying, Rock, Bug, Steel, Grass, Psychic, Ice, Fairy. What resists Steel? Nothing really in the standard chart... Actually, I need to check what types resist Steel attacks. Looking at the type chart: Steel is resisted by Fire, Fighting, Ground. So Iron Moth (Fire/Poison) resists Steel from the Fire side! That means Make It Rain is halved. Shadow Ball (Ghost) is neutral to both Fire and Poison. But Iron Moth is at 15% HP - very low. - Gholdengo (Steel/Ghost): Takes Ghost neutral, Steel neutral. Same type matchup as opponent. At 100% HP but same type so not great defensively. Best options: - Toxapex: Resists Steel (Make It Rain halved), takes Shadow Ball neutrally, at 75% HP with recovery. Spe 106 is slow though - Gholdengo has Spe 84, so Toxapex goes first! Wait, Gholdengo's base Spe is 84 but in the stats shown it says SPE: 84. Toxapex has SPE: 106. So Toxapex goes first. Actually wait - let me re-read the opponent's Gholdengo stats: "SPE: 84". And my Toxapex has SPE: 106. So Toxapex moves first. Toxapex can use Toxic (to poison Gholdengo), Recover, or Sludge Bomb. With +1 SpA on Gholdengo, its Shadow Ball and Make It RainThinking budget reached. Stop thinking and give your final answer now.
- Turn 13MiMo V2.6 Flash used
MakeitrainGholdengo is at +1 SpA and Make it Rain is 120 BP Steel STAB, hitting Toxapex neutrally — the best chance to knock out or severely dent the 63% wall before it can Recover. Speed is irrelevant since Gholdengo outspeeds the slow Toxapex, so the deciding factor is the likely knockout with the strongest neutral hit.
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Gholdengo at +1 SPA with Shadow Ball vs Toxapex (63% HP, SPD 142). Shadow Ball 80 BP * 1.5 boost... Toxapex is specially bulky. At +1, Shadow Ball does maybe 40-50%? Toxapex at 63% might survive and recover. Make it Rain at +1 Steel STAB 120 BP would do more but Toxapex resists? No, Toxapex is Poison/Water — Steel is neutral against both (Poison resists... no, Poison doesn't resist Steel; Steel resists Poison). Poison is weak to Ground, Psychic. Steel hits Poison neutrally? Poison resists... let's check: Poison resists Bug, Fighting, Poison, Grass, Fairy. Steel hits Poison neutrally. Water: Steel hits Water neutrally. So Make it Rain is neutral, 120 BP at +1 STAB — that should do big damage, likely KO from 63%. Make it Rain: 120 BP * 1.5 STAB * 1.5 boost = 270 effective vs Toxapex SPD 142. Gholdengo SPA 303. That's a lot. Toxapex has 50 base HP but high defenses. Probably does 60-70%. Could KO. Shadow Ball: 80 BP * 1.5 STAB * 1.5 = 180. Less. Make it Rain is the best damage. Downside: lowers SpA. But if it KOs, great. Even if not, Toxapex recovers and we can Shadow Ball next. Actually consider: opponent might switch to Gholdengo (Steel resists Steel). Or Kleavor (Bug/Rock — Steel super effective vs Rock? Steel hits Rock... Rock resists... Steel is neutral vs Bug? Steel super effective vs Rock, Ice, Fairy. Kleavor Bug/Rock: Steel hits Rock SE, Bug neutral → SE. But Kleavor at 47% would die. Opponent's Toxapex is their wall. Make it Rain is strongest. I'll go with makeitrain.
Bonsai 2 27B usedRecoverGholdengo has Good as Gold, so Toxic won't work. With +1 SpA, its Shadow Ball (Ghost/Special) will chip Toxapex hard each turn. Recovering is the safest play to maintain a wall while I look for an opening to switch in Kleavor or Garchomp next turn.
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Let me analyze this situation carefully. My active Pokémon is Toxapex at 191/304 HP (62.8%), with Black Sludge and Regenerator ability. The opponent's active is Gholdengo (Steel/Ghost) at 100% HP, with +1 SpA boost from Nasty Plot. It has revealed moves: Nasty Plot, Make It Rain (Steel/Special, BP 120), Shadow Ball (Ghost/Special, BP 80). Gholdengo's stats: ATK 60, DEF 95, HP 87, SPA 133, SPD 91, SPE 84. With +1 SpA boost, its effective SpA is roughly 200+. Let me think about what Gholdengo will do: - It has Nasty Plot (already used once to get the +1) - Make It Rain (Steel/Special, BP 120) - this is super effective against Toxapex? No wait. Steel vs Poison/Water. Steel is neutral against Water and... let me check. Steel is not very effective against Fire, Fighting, Rock. Against Poison: neutral. Against Water: neutral. So Make It Rain would be neutral on Toxapex. - Shadow Ball (Ghost/Special, BP 80) - Ghost vs Poison/Water. Ghost is neutral against both. Wait, actually let me reconsider. Gholdengo's ability is "goodasgold" which I think gives it immunity to status conditions or something similar. Actually in Gen 9 OU, Good as Gold makes the Pokémon immune to all status effects (like Toxic, etc.). So if I use Toxic, it won't work because of Good as Gold! That eliminates options 1 and 2. Toxic Spikes - this sets up a hazard on the opponent's side. But Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost. Toxic Spikes affect Pokémon that are Poison or Ground type when they switch in. Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost, so it wouldn't be affected by Toxic Spikes directly. However, if the opponent switches to something else (like Ogerpon Wellspring which is Grass/Water - not affected, or Clodsire which is Water/Ground - would be affected!), it could matter. Actually wait - let me reconsider. The opponent's bench has: Dragapult (Dragon/Ghost), King Ambit (Dark/Steel), and unseen: Ogerpon Wellspring (Grass/Water), Clodsire (Water/Ground). Clodsire is Water/Ground, so it WOULD be affected by Toxic Spikes. But that's a future consideration. Now, what should I do this turn? Options: 1. Toxic - won't work due to Good as Gold 2. Toxic [TERA] - same issue 3. Toxic Spikes - sets up hazard, but Gholdengo isn't affected directly 4. Toxic Spikes [TERA] - same 5. Recover - heals Toxapex from 191/304 to full (304). This is smart because Gholdengo's Shadow Ball and Make It Rain will chip it down. 6. Recover [TERA] - same but with Tera 7. Sludgebomb - Poison/Special, BP 90. Against Steel/Ghost: Poison is not very effective against Steel (resists). So this would be super weak. Not great. 8. Sludgebomb [TERA] - if I Tera to something... what type? Toxapex's Tera could be Water or Poison. If I Tera to Water, Sludgebomb becomes... wait no, Tera changes the move's type. So Sludgebomb would become Water/Special BP 90. Against Steel/Ghost: Water is not very effective against Steel (resists). Still weak. 9. Switch to Kleavor - Kleavor is Bug/Rock at 46.6% HP. Against Gholdengo (Steel/Ghost): Rock is super effective against Ghost? No, Rock is neutral against Ghost. Bug is not very effective against Steel. Hmm. Actually wait - let me check: Bug vs Steel = not very effective. Rock vs Ghost = neutral. So Kleavor's STAB moves would be weak against Gholdengo. 10. Switch to Garchomp - Dragon/Ground at 21.6% HP. Ground is super effective against... Steel? No, Ground is not very effective against Steel (resists). Actually wait: Ground vs Steel = not very effective. Dragon vs Ghost = neutral. So Garchomp would also be weak. 11. Switch to Iron Moth - Fire/Poison at 15% HP. This is basically a suicide switch. 12. Switch toThinking budget reached. Stop thinking and give your final answer now.
- Turn 14MiMo V2.6 Flash used
NastyplotGood as Gold completely blocks Toxapex's Toxic, and its STABs are resisted by Gholdengo's Steel typing, so Toxapex can't meaningfully threaten us. Nasty Plot is nearly free setup, turning Shadow Ball into a two-hit KO line despite my -1 drop.
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Toxapex is a bad matchup for Gholdengo with -1 spa; Shadow Ball at -1 does modest damage. Toxapex will likely Toxic or Recover. Gholdengo is immune to Toxic? No, Good as Gold blocks status moves entirely — Toxic is blocked by Good as Gold. So Toxapex can't status Gholdengo. It can only Recover or attack (Sludge Bomb maybe). Shadow Ball at -1: Gholdengo 303 spa * 0.66 = 200, vs Toxapex SPD 142 with 91 HP... Toxapex HP base 50, actual HP maybe ~330. Shadow Ball neutral: 200*1.5? No, shadow ball 80 BP vs 142 SpD. Damage ~ 80*200/142/2 ≈ 56 minus... roughly 56 * (330/... ) hmm. Let's estimate: base damage = (2/5 * 80 * 200/142 + 2) * 1 ≈ 56.5, times HP scaling: 56.5 * (330/... ) no, damage is percentage of HP: 56.5/... Actually damage formula gives HP units based on target HP: damage ≈ (2*level/5+2)*BP*A/D)/50+2 → for level 100: (42*80*200/142)/50+2 = (42*80*1.408)/50+2 = 4731/50+2 = 96.6. So ~97 damage out of ~330 HP = ~29%. Toxapex at 91% recovers 50% max... it'd stall. Better: switch to a better matchup. Kingambit resists poison, immune to... Toxapex can't do much to Kingambit. Kingambit at full HP with Supreme Overlord. Or Nasty Plot — Toxapex can't status Gholdengo (Good as Gold), so Nasty Plot is free-ish, but Toxapex recovers. At +1, Shadow Ball: 303*1.5=454 spa → damage = 42*80*454/142/50+2 = 42*80*3.197/50+2 = 10742/50+2 = 217 → ~65% of Toxapex. Two hits KO. But Toxapex recovers 50% each turn... Nasty Plot turn then Shadow Ball 65%, Toxapex recovers, then another Shadow Ball 65% — net progress if recover only heals 50%: 65-50 = 15% per turn. Slow but works. However Toxapex might have Sludge Bomb doing decent damage to Gholdengo (not very effective? Poison vs Steel = resisted... Poison vs Steel is not very effective, yes resisted). So Gholdengo walls Toxapex offensively. Actually Nasty Plot is a strong line: Good as Gold blocks Toxic, Toxapex can't touch Gholdengo much. But opponent could switch to garchomp (22%) or kleavor. Nasty Plot on a switch gives advantage. Alternatively switch to Kingambit to avoid... but Gholdengo has good matchup. I'd go Nasty Plot — free setup since status blocked. Risk: opponent attacks with Sludge Bomb, minor damage. Nasty Plot is best.
Bonsai 2 27B usedToxicGholdengo's SPA was lowered by its own Make It Rain, making its special attacks weaker. Toxapex at 90% HP can safely Toxic to chip Gholdengo down while the weakened opponent struggles to threaten a KO. Staying in is the safest play given the speed disadvantage and the opportunity to poison a full-HP target.
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Let me analyze this situation carefully. Current state: - My active: Toxapex at 274/304 HP (90.1%), with Black Sludge, Regenerator ability - Opponent active: Gholdengo at 100% HP, Steel/Ghost, with Nasty Plot, Make It Rain, Shadow Ball Key considerations: 1. Gholdengo is at full HP and has been using Shadow Ball (which hit Toxapex for significant damage - from 286 to 114 in one hit, then killed it). Wait, actually looking back, the Dondozo was hit by Shadow Ball twice. Let me re-read. Turn 11: Dondozo at 286/504, Gholdengo used Shadow Ball → Dondozo at 114/504 Turn 12: Gholdengo used Shadow Ball → Dondozo fainted. Then Toxapex came in at 191/304 (from Stealth Rock). Turn 13: Gholdengo used Make It Rain (not very effective on Water) → Toxapex at 103/304, Gholdengo's SPA -1. Toxapex Recovered to 255/304, then Black Sludge healed to 274/304. So Gholdengo used Make It Rain which lowered its own Special Attack by 1. This is a big deal because it means Shadow Ball and other special moves are now weaker. Now it's my turn with Toxapex at 274/304 HP. Options: - Toxic: Could poison Gholdengo, but Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost. Poison is neutral to both. Actually wait - Poison is not very effective against... let me think. Poison vs Steel: neutral. Poison vs Ghost: neutral. So Toxic would work. - Toxicspikes: Set up entry hazard. But Gholdengo is already on the field, and it's a Steel/Ghost type. Toxicspikes damage on switch-in. This could be useful for future switches. - Recover: Heal more HP. Already at 90%, so not urgent. - Sludgebomb: Poison special move. Neutral to Steel/Ghost. With Gholdengo's SPA lowered by 1, this might do decent damage but won't KO a full HP Gholdengo. Wait, let me think about what's the best strategic play here. Gholdengo is at 100% HP. It has Nasty Plot (which boosts its own Special Attack), Make It Rain (which it already used and lowered its SPA), and Shadow Ball. The key question: should I switch or stay? If I stay with Toxapex: - Gholdengo's SPA is now -1, so its special attacks are weaker - Toxapex can Toxic to chip away - Toxapex has high defense (374 DEF) and good HP - But Gholdengo could use Nasty Plot to boost back up If I switch: - Kleavor at 46.6% - Bug/Rock, resists Ghost? No, Rock is neutral to Ghost. Bug is weak to Ghost. Actually wait: Bug vs Ghost = not very effective (Ghost doesn't hit Bug). Rock vs Ghost = neutral. So Kleavor would take neutral damage from Shadow Ball. But Kleavor has Close Combat which hits Steel hard (4x super effective!). That's a great matchup. - Garchomp at 21.6% - Dragon/Ground. Ground is immune to... wait, Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost. Ground vs Steel = not very effective. Ground vs Ghost = neutral. So Garchomp would take neutral damage from Shadow Ball but its moves (Earthquake) would be not very effective against Steel. Bad matchup. - Iron Moth at 15% - Fire/Poison. Very low HP, probably bad to send in. - Gholdengo (my own) at 100% - same type as opponent's Gholdengo. Actually, let me reconsider. The best option might be to switch Kleavor in. Kleavor has Close Combat which is 4x super effective against Steel/Ghost (Fighting vs Steel = 2x, Fighting vs Ghost = neutral... wait no). Let me recalculate: - Fighting vs Steel: 2x super effective - Fighting vs Ghost: neutral (1x) - So Fighting vs Steel/Ghost: 2x total Close Combat is BP 120, so with 2x STAB... wait, Kleavor is Bug/Rock. Close Combat is Fighting type, not STAB. So itThinking budget reached. Stop thinking and give your final answer now.
- Turn 15MiMo V2.6 Flash used
ShadowballGholdengo is at +2 SPA, and Shadow Ball should comfortably knock out Toxapex from 97% — Make It Rain did 50% at neutral, so the boost plus STAB Ghost coverage seals it. Shadow Ball avoids the SPA drop from Make It Rain, keeping pressure on the rest of their team.
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At +2 SPA, Shadow Ball vs Toxapex: 303 SPA * 2 = 606 effective. Shadow Ball 80 BP * STAB 1.5 = 120. Toxapex SpD 142, effective ~... damage = ((2*50/2+2)*120*606/142)/50+2 ≈ (52*120*4.268)/50+2 ≈ 26654/50+2 ≈ 535... wait that's percent-ish. Let me redo: (2*level/5+2)*BP*A/D /50 +2 = (2*50/5+2)=22, *120=2640, *606/142=2640*4.268=11267, /50=225+2=227. That's way over 100. Hmm, but earlier Make It Rain at +2 (well, +1 after drop... actually turn 13 was +0? Gholdengo used Make It Rain at turn 13 with no boosts, did 84-34 = 50%. So at +2, Shadow Ball should easily KO. Actually wait, Make It Rain at neutral did 50% to Toxapex. At +2, Shadow Ball (80 BP vs 120 BP) — 80/120 * 4x boost = 2.67x more damage than neutral Make It Rain = 133%. Definitely KO. Shadow Ball is the safe play.
Bonsai 2 27B usedToxicspikesGholdengo has +2 SpA and can hit Toxapex hard with Make It Rain (BP 120). Toxic is useless since Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost and immune to Poison. Sludgebomb is neutral and won't KO a full HP Gholdengo. Recovering at 96% HP isn't urgent. The deciding factor is the likely knockout threat from boosted Make It Rain, so I should set up Toxic Spikes to pressure future switches while Toxapex tanks this turn.
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Let me analyze the situation: My active Pokémon is Toxapex at 293/304 HP (96.4%), with Black Sludge and Regenerator. Opponent's active is Gholdengo at 100% HP, with +2 SpA boost from Nasty Plot. It has Make It Rain (Steel/Special, BP:120), Shadow Ball (Ghost/Special, BP:80), and Nasty Plot. Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost. Let me check matchups: - Toxapex is Poison/Water - Gholdengo's moves: Make It Rain (Steel) - neutral to Poison/Water, Shadow Ball (Ghost) - neutral to Poison/Water - Wait, Ghost is immune to Normal and Fighting, but Poison/Water takes neutral from both. Actually, let me reconsider. Gholdengo with +2 SpA boost is very dangerous. Its Make It Rain at BP 120 with boosted SpA could be a big threat. Shadow Ball at BP 80 would also hit hard. Toxapex's options: - Toxic: Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost, so it's immune to Poison! Toxic won't work. - Toxic Spikes: This sets up entry hazards. Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost - it will take damage from Toxic Spikes on switch-in (Poison type). But wait, does Gholdengo take damage from Toxic Spikes? Yes, Poison-type hazards affect most types except Poison, Ground, and Flying. Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost, so it would take damage. - Recover: Toxapex is at 96% HP, so recovering isn't urgent. - Sludgebomb: Poison type - Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost. Poison is neutral to Steel (Steel resists... wait no). Let me check: Poison vs Steel - Steel resists Poison? No, actually Steel is immune to Poison in Gen 9? Wait, no. In Gen 9, Steel is still weak to Fire and Ground, resists Normal, Grass, Psychic, Flying, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy, Ice. Poison is neutral to Steel. And Ghost is neutral to Poison. So Sludgebomb would be neutral. Actually wait - let me reconsider the type chart: - Poison vs Steel: In Gen 9, Steel resists... hmm. Actually I think in Gen 9, Steel is NOT immune to Poison anymore (it was in earlier gens). Let me think... No, actually Steel has always been weak to Fire and Ground, and resists many types. Poison is neutral to Steel in all generations. And Ghost is neutral to Poison. So Sludgebomb would be neutral damage. With Gholdengo at 100% HP (87 base HP), a neutral BP 90 move from Toxapex with 127 SpA... that's probably not enough to KO. The key issue: Gholdengo has +2 SpA and can use Make It Rain (BP 120, Steel type). This is very dangerous against Toxapex. What should I do? - Toxic won't work (Gholdengo is immune to Poison) - Toxic Spikes could be useful for future switches, but Gholdengo will take damage from it when it switches out - Recover: Toxapex is already at 96% HP, not very useful - Sludgebomb: neutral damage, probably won't KO Actually, the best option might be to switch. Let me consider what's available: - Kleavor (Bug/Rock) at 46.6% - takes neutral from Make It Rain (Steel), but Rock is weak to Fighting... Gholdengo doesn't have Fighting moves revealed though. Actually, Gholdengo's revealed moves are Nasty Plot, Make It Rain, Shadow Ball. So Kleavor would take neutral damage from all of these. - Garchomp (Dragon/Ground) at 21.6% - takes neutral from Make It Rain (Steel), neutral from Shadow Ball (Ghost). But it's very low HP. - Iron Moth (Fire/Poison) at 15% - Fire resists Steel! So Make It Rain would be not very effective against Iron Moth. But it's at only 15% HP. - Gholdengo (Steel/Ghost) at 100% - same type, would take neutral from Shadow Ball and Make It Rain. Wait, actually the best play here might be Toxic Spikes. Even though Gholdengo is immune to Toxic directly, setting up Toxic Spikes means: 1. If Gholdengo switches out, it takes damage on re-entry 2. Future switches into my side will take damage But actually, let me reconsider. TheThinking budget reached. Stop thinking and give your final answer now.
- Turn 16MiMo V2.6 Flash used
ShadowballGholdengo at +2 SPA should knock out Toxapex with Shadow Ball from 54% HP, and Gholdengo outspeeds the slow Toxapex. This is the likely knockout that decides the turn.
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Shadow Ball at +2 SPA (303*2 = 606 effective) vs Toxapex SPD 142. Shadow Ball 80 BP * 606/142... should do decent damage. Toxapex at 54%. Shadow Ball at +2 should knock it out or come close. Actually Toxapex is very specially bulky. 606 spa vs 142 spd, ratio ~4.26. Shadow Ball 80 BP * 4.26 * 0.85 (STAB... wait Gholdengo is Ghost, so STAB 1.5) = 80*1.5*4.26*0.85/... hmm let me think more carefully. Damage = ((2*50/5+2)*606*80/142)/50 + 2) * 1.5 (STAB) * 0.85 (random) = ((22)*606*80/142)/50 + 2) * 1.5 * 0.85 = ((22*606*80/142)/50 + 2) * 1.5 * 0.85 = ((22*341.55)/50 + 2) * 1.5 * 0.85 = (7514/50 + 2) * 1.5 * 0.85 = (150.3 + 2) * 1.5 * 0.85 = 152.3 * 1.5 * 0.85 = 194 Toxapex has 50 base HP, so ~194/50... wait that's percentage? No, that's raw damage out of... hmm. Actually Toxapex HP stat at level 100 would be around 354 or so. 194 damage out of 354 = ~55%. So Shadow Ball should knock it out from 54%. Let me just go with Shadow Ball.
Bonsai 2 27B usedRecoverGholdengo is immune to both Toxic and Sludgebomb due to its Ghost typing, so those moves are useless. With +2 SpA it's a serious threat that can KO Toxapex with Make It Rain or Shadow Ball. Recovering to full HP is the safest play to survive another hit before switching.
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Let me analyze this situation carefully. Current state: - My active: Toxapex at 162/304 HP (53.3%), with Black Sludge, Regenerator - Opponent active: Gholdengo at 100% HP, +2 SpA boost, Steel/Ghost type Gholdengo's moves revealed: Nasty Plot, Make It Rain, Shadow Ball Gholdengo has +2 SpA boost. Its base SpA is 133, so with +2 it's effectively much higher. Toxapex stats: HP 304, ATK 163, DEF 374, SPA 127, SPD 383, SPE 106 Gholdengo stats: HP 87 (base), but in this game it seems to have higher effective stats. Let me look at the opponent's Gholdengo - it shows base stats [ATK: 60, DEF: 95, HP: 87, SPA: 133, SPD: 91, SPE: 84]. But wait, the actual battle uses different stat values. Let me re-read. Actually looking at the opponent's Gholdengo: Base Stats: [ATK: 60, DEF: 95, HP: 87, SPA: 133, SPD: 91, SPE: 84]. These are base stats. The actual battle stats would be calculated from these with EVs/IVs. Gholdengo at +2 SpA with Shadow Ball (Ghost/Special, BP 80): - Ghost is super effective against... wait, Toxapex is Poison/Water. Ghost is neutral to Poison and Water. So Shadow Ball is neutral. - Actually wait: Ghost vs Poison - neutral. Ghost vs Water - neutral. So Shadow Ball is neutral on Toxapex. Make It Rain (Steel/Special, BP 120): Steel vs Poison/Water. Steel is super effective against... no. Steel is neutral to Poison and Water. Wait, let me think again. - Steel vs Poison: neutral - Steel vs Water: neutral So Make It Rain is also neutral. Actually wait - Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost. Its moves are Nasty Plot (Dark/Status), Make It Rain (Steel/Special), Shadow Ball (Ghost/Special). Toxapex is Poison/Water. - Ghost attacks on Poison/Water: neutral - Steel attacks on Poison/Water: neutral - Dark attacks on Poison/Water: neutral So Gholdengo's special moves are all neutral against Toxapex. But with +2 SpA, they hit harder. Toxapex's options: 1. Toxic - Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost. Poison type is... wait, in Gen 9, Ghost is immune to Poison! So Toxic would be useless on Gholdengo. Actually wait, let me check the recent turns. On Turn 14: "Your Toxapex used Toxic - Opposing Gholdengo was immune". Yes, Gholdengo is immune to Toxic because of its Ghost typing. 2. Toxic Spikes - Already set (Turn 15 shows it was set). Can't set again if already there? Actually in Gen 9, you can only have one type of entry hazard per side. Since Toxic Spikes are already on the opponent's side, setting them again would just... actually I think you can't re-set them. But it's still a legal action listed. 3. Recover - Toxapex is at 162/304 (53.3%). Recover would heal 50% of max HP = 152 HP, bringing it to 304 HP. This seems good for sustainability. 4. Sludgebomb (Poison/Special, BP 90) - Poison is immune to Ghost! So Sludgebomb would be useless on Gholdengo. Wait, actually in Gen 9, Ghost is immune to Poison attacks. So Sludgebomb would do nothing. Wait, let me reconsider. In Gen 9: - Ghost is immune to Poison and Fighting - Steel is weak to Fire, Ground, Fighting - Ghost is weak to Dark, Ghost So Gholdengo (Steel/Ghost): - Weak to: Fire (2x from Steel), Ground (2x from Steel), Fighting (2x from Steel) - Resistant to: Normal, Grass, Ice, Poison, Bug, Flying, Rock, Dragon, Fairy, Steel, Dark, Ghost... wait let me be more careful. Steel resistances: Normal, Grass, Ice, Poison, Bug, Flying, Rock, Dragon, Fairy, Steel (4x vs NormalThinking budget reached. Stop thinking and give your final answer now.
- Turn 17MiMo V2.6 Flash used
MakeitrainToxapex is at 58%, and +2 Make It Rain (BP 120) should knock it out, whereas Shadow Ball (BP 80) might leave it in Recover range. Losing the SpA boost afterward is acceptable since Gholdengo can still threaten the frail remaining team (Garchomp 22%, Iron Moth 15%).
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Toxapex at 58% - Shadow Ball at +2 should knock it out. Let me think: Gholdengo +2 Shadow Ball vs Toxapex. Toxapex has142 base SpD, HP 50 base. Shadow Ball BP 80 at +2 SPA303... Toxapex has huge SpD and HP. Actually Toxapex at 58% - Shadow Ball from +2 Gholdengo does around 48-57% typically. It might not KO at 58%. Make It Rain at +2 does more but drops SpA. Make It Rain BP 120 at +2 vs Shadow Ball 80 at +2. Make It Rain does ~70-85% to Toxapex typically. That should KO at 58%. But drops SpA to neutral after. Shadow Ball is safer in that it keeps +2 for next mon. Actually if Shadow Ball doesn't KO, Toxapex recovers and we lose momentum. Make It Rain should KO at 58%. Then next mon comes in on neutral Gholdengo - still fine with recover available. Let me go Make It Rain - likely knockout is the deciding factor.
Bonsai 2 27B usedRecoverGholdengo's +2 SpA Shadow Ball nearly killed Toxapex last turn (174→3). Recovering to full HP is the only way to survive another hit, since Sludgebomb is resisted by Steel and Toxic is immune on Gholdengo. No bench option safely handles a boosted Ghost special attacker.
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Let me analyze this situation carefully. My active Pokémon is Toxapex at 174/304 HP (57.2%), and the opponent's active is Gholdengo at 100% HP with +2 SpA boost. Key observations: - Gholdengo has +2 SpA, making it very dangerous with Shadow Ball or Make It Rain - Toxapex is Poison/Water - it resists Ghost (Shadow Ball) and Steel (Make It Rain), but Gholdengo's Ghost typing means Shadow Ball hits at half power to Toxapex - Wait, let me reconsider. Toxapex is Poison/Water. Ghost is neutral to Water, and Ghost is neutral to Poison. So Shadow Ball would be neutral damage. - Actually wait: Ghost is not resisted by Poison or Water. Let me check: Poison resists Bug, Grass, Fairy, Normal. Water resists Fire, Ice, Rock, Water. So Ghost is neutral to both. Shadow Ball would hit Toxapex neutrally. - But Gholdengo's +2 SpA makes it very threatening. With +2 SpA and a base 133 SpA stat, that's a massive special attacker. Looking at the recent turns: - Turn 15: Gholdengo used Shadow Ball, Toxapex went from some HP to 143/304 - Turn 16: Gholdengo used Shadow Ball again, Toxapex went to 3/304 (nearly fainted!), then Recovered to 174/304 So Gholdengo's Shadow Ball is dealing massive damage. With +2 SpA, this is extremely dangerous. My options: 1. Toxic - Gholdengo already has a status? No wait, in turn 14 I used Toxic and it was immune (Steel/Ghost resists Poison). So Toxic won't work on Gholdengo. 2. Toxic Spikes - Already set on opponent's side. Setting again would just refresh it. Not very useful right now. 3. Recover - Toxapex is at 174/304, could heal to full. But if Gholdengo hits with Shadow Ball again, it might not survive. 4. Sludgebomb - Poison type, but Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost. Steel resists Poison? No wait: Steel resists Bug, Dragon, Flying, Grass, Normal, Rock, Steel. Ghost is neutral to Steel. So Poison would be neutral to Gholdengo. Actually let me reconsider: Poison vs Steel - Steel resists Poison. Yes, Steel resists Poison. So Sludgebomb would hit at half power. 5. Switch options: - Kleavor (Bug/Rock) at 46.6% HP - Bug is weak to Ghost! Gholdengo's Shadow Ball would hit Kleavor super effectively. Bad switch. - Garchomp (Dragon/Ground) at 21.6% HP - Ground resists Poison, but Dragon is neutral to Ghost. Actually, Ground is immune to Electric, and Dragon is neutral to Ghost. But Garchomp only has 21.6% HP, very low. Also Garchomp's Earthquake would hit Gholdengo neutrally (Ground vs Steel/Ghost - Ground is super effective against Steel? No wait: Ground is not super effective against Steel. Actually, Ground is neutral to Steel and neutral to Ghost). Hmm, let me reconsider. - Ironmoth (Fire/Poison) at 15% HP - Fire resists... actually Fire is weak to Water, Grass, Rock, Electric, Fighting. Poison is neutral to Ghost. But only 15% HP, very risky. - Gholdengo (Steel/Ghost) at 100% HP - This would be a switch into another Gholdengo? That seems odd but it's legal. Wait, let me reconsider the matchup: - Toxapex vs Gholdengo (+2 SpA): Gholdengo's Shadow Ball is neutral to Toxapex and with +2 SpA it's devastating (as shown by the 3/304 result). Make It Rain (Steel) would be resisted by Water. So Shadow Ball is the main threat. The key question: Can I survive another turn? - If I Recover, I go to ~304 HP. Then Gholdengo hits with Shadow Ball again. Based on recent turns, it went from 174 to 3 (about 171 damage). So at full HP (304), it would take about 171 damage and be at ~133 HP. That's survivable but risky. - If I switch to Garchomp at 21.Thinking budget reached. Stop thinking and give your final answer now.
- Turn 18Bonsai 2 27B switched to
GarchompGholdengo has +1 SPA and has been repeatedly using Shadow Ball (Ghost), which hits Toxapex neutrally at full power. Switching to Garchomp (Ground) gives a super-effective Ground-type matchup against the next switch, and its 21.6% HP is survivable since it can use Stealth Rock or Earthquake. The deciding factor is the bad matchup: Toxapex keeps getting whittled down by boosted Shadow Ball, and Kleavor/Ironmoth are worse options.
Reasoning trace (624 words)
Let me analyze the situation: My active Pokémon is Toxapex at 231/304 HP (76%). The opponent's active is Gholdengo at 100% HP with +1 SPA boost. Key considerations: - Gholdengo has +1 SPA, making its Shadow Ball and Make It Rain much more threatening - Toxapex is slow (SPE 106) vs Gholdengo (SPE 84), so Toxapex goes first - Gholdengo's moves: Nasty Plot, Make It Rain (Steel/Special, BP 120), Shadow Ball (Ghost/Special, BP 80) - Toxapex is Poison/Water - it resists Ghost (Shadow Ball is neutral to Water but... wait, let me check. Ghost vs Poison/Water: Ghost is neutral to both. Actually, Ghost is not very effective against Steel, but Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost. Shadow Ball from Gholdengo is Ghost type hitting Toxapex (Poison/Water). Ghost is neutral to Poison and Water. So it's neutral.) - Make It Rain is Steel/Special BP 120. Steel vs Poison/Water: Steel is not very effective against Water (4x resist? No, Steel resists Water... wait. Let me think. Water resists Steel? No. Steel is not very effective against Fire, Fighting, Electric. Water is not very effective against Steel, Ground, Dragon. So Steel hitting Water is not very effective (0.5x). And Steel vs Poison: neutral. So Make It Rain would be 0.5x to Toxapex. That's why it was "not very effective" in turn 17. - Shadow Ball (Ghost) vs Toxapex (Poison/Water): Ghost is neutral to both. So it's full power. With +1 SPA, this is very threatening. Looking at the recent turns: - Turn 15: Gholdengo used Shadow Ball, Toxapex went from some HP to 143/304 - Turn 16: Gholdengo used Shadow Ball again, Toxapex went to 3/304 (nearly fainted!), then Recovered to 155, then Black Sludge healed to 174 - Turn 17: Gholdengo used Make It Rain (not very effective), Toxapex at 60/304, then Recovered to 212, then Black Sludge to 231 So Gholdengo has been using Shadow Ball repeatedly. The +1 SPA boost makes it even more dangerous now. My options: 1. Toxic - could poison Gholdengo, but it's already at 100% HP and I'm slow 2. Toxicspikes - set up hazards for when Gholdengo switches out 3. Recover - heal more, but Gholdengo will hit with Shadow Ball again 4. Sludgebomb - Poison/Special BP 90. Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost. Poison vs Steel: not very effective (0.5x). Poison vs Ghost: neutral. So it's 0.5x. Not great. 5. Switch options: - Kleavor (Bug/Rock) at 46.6% HP - resists Ghost? No, Bug is weak to Ghost. Rock is neutral to Ghost. So Kleavor would take full damage from Shadow Ball. Bad matchup. - Garchomp (Dragon/Ground) at 21.6% HP - Ground is immune to... wait, no. Dragon/Ground vs Ghost: Ground is immune to Electric but not Ghost. Actually, Ground type IS immune to Electric, not Ghost. Wait, let me reconsider. Ghost moves hit Ground types normally in Gen 9? No, actually in Gen 9, Ghost does NOT hit Ground types (Ground is immune to Ghost). Wait, no - I think that changed. Let me recall: In Gen 1-6, Ghost was neutral to Ground. In Gen 7+, Ghost still hits Ground normally. Actually wait - I need to reconsider. Actually, in all generations, Ghost moves do NOT affect Ground types (Ground is immune to Ghost). Wait no, that's not right either. Let me think... In Gen 9: - Ghost is effective against Normal and Psychic - Ghost is NOT very effective against Dark and Steel - Ghost is NEUTRAL against Ground Actually, I recall now: In all generations, Ghost-type moves do hit Ground-type Pokémon normally. The immunity is the other way - Ground is immune to Electric, not Ghost. Wait, no... Let me reconsider. In Gen 9: - Ground is immune to Electric - GhostThinking budget reached. Stop thinking and give your final answer now.
MiMo V2.6 Flash usedNastyplotGholdengo is at +1 SPA and Toxapex just Recovers every turn, so chip with Shadow Ball won't break through. Nasty Plot to +3 lets Shadow Ball 2HKO Toxapex even through Recover and pressures the whole enemy team; Toxapex only has Toxic, which Gholdengo's Recover can outlast.
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At +1 SPA (wait, it says boosts [SPA: +1] but earlier makeitrain dropped it to -1... actually it says SPA +1 now? Let me re-read: "Stats: [HP: 378, ..., SPA: 303, ...] | Boosts: [SPA: +1]". Wait, 303... base Gholdengo spa is 135, so 303 at level 100 with modest... anyway it shows +1 boost. Hmm, wait, makeitrain dropped spa to -1 after use. But display shows +1. Confusing. Maybe they nastyplotted earlier. Trust the display: SPA +1. At +1, shadowball vs toxapex: toxapex SPD 142 effective (with black sludge... no Eviolite shown). Gholdengo +1 shadowball (80 BP) vs pex with ~142 SPD EVs. Toxapex has huge SpD. Probably ~30-35%. At 76%, three hits needed. Pex just recovers. Shadowball with10% spd drop chance. Or nasty plot to +3 to2HKO. Nasty Plot to +3:1.5x more → ~50% per hit, 2HKO through recover roughly. Risk: toxic. Toxic is the danger. If toxic lands, Gholdengo gets worn. But Gholdengo has recover. Opponent could also switch to gholdengo (immune to toxic? no, Gholdengo can be poisoned). Actually Good as Gold prevents status. Opponent likely stays or switches. Kleavor at 47%, garchomp 22%, ironmoth 15%, gholdengo unseen. Nasty Plot seems best—pressure the2HKO. If they switch to gholdengo, nasty plot doesn't hurt (shadowball would hit it decently though). Hmm. Shadowball is spammable and hits everything on their team. At +1, shadowball vs pex ~ maybe 35%. Pex recovers +12.5+12.5 = 25 per turn, netted against ~35, it dies in ~4-5 turns unless it toxic stall. Nasty Plot to +3 makes shadowball ~52%, which 2HKOs pex through recover roughly (52 vs 25 net → pex dies). That's the play. Opponent may toxic, but we have recover. I'll go nastyplot.
- Turn 19MiMo V2.6 Flash used
ShadowballMy Gholdengo has 293 actual speed, which outspeeds Garchomp's base 102. At +3 SPA, Shadow Ball easily knocks out Garchomp at 16% before it can Earthquake, and it conserves Make It Rain PP.
Reasoning trace (119 words)
My Gholdengo is poisoned (toxic spikes when it came in?). It's at 100% HP. Garchomp at 16% with lifeorb, revealed Earthquake. Garchomp outspeeds (102 vs Gholdengo's speed 293... wait, 293 is actual stat, Garchomp base 102 at level 100 would be ~259 actual. So Gholdengo actually outspeeds base 102 Garchomp since 293 > 259-ish. Yes, Gholdengo with 293 speed outspeeds standard Garchomp. So just Shadow Ball or Make It Rain to knock out Garchomp. Make It Rain is fine but drops spa. Shadow Ball is enough for 16%. Gholdengo outspeeds so Garchomp can't EQ first. Use Shadow Ball to save Make It Rain PP, or Make It Rain to be safe. Shadow Ball at +3 easily KOs 16% Garchomp.
Bonsai 2 27B switched toToxapexGarchomp at 55 HP cannot survive Gholdengo's +3 SPA Make It Rain (Steel STAB, BP 120), which will one-shot it. I need to switch out before taking that hit. Toxapex is fully healed and has a solid defensive profile against Gholdengo's Ghost/Steel typing, making it the safest pivot.
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Let me analyze this situation carefully. My active Pokémon is Garchomp at 55/357 HP (15.4%). The opponent's active is Gholdengo with SPA +3, at 100% HP. Garchomp is at 55 HP - very low. Let me think about what happens if I stay in: - Garchomp vs Gholdengo: Garchomp is Dragon/Ground, Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost. - Garchomp's moves: Earthquake (Ground), Stone Edge (Rock), Dragon Claw (Dragon), Stealth Rock - Gholdengo's moves: Nasty Plot, Make It Rain (Steel), Shadow Ball (Ghost) Garchomp vs Gholdengo matchups: - Ground is immune to Electric, but Gholdengo doesn't use Electric. Ground is super effective against Steel? No, Ground is not very effective against Steel. Actually, Ground is neutral against Steel/Ghost. Wait, let me reconsider. - Ground vs Steel: Not very effective (0.5x) - Ground vs Ghost: Neutral (1x) - So Earthquake on Gholdengo would be 0.5x effective. That's bad. - Rock vs Steel/Ghost: Rock is not very effective against Steel (0.5x), neutral against Ghost. So Stone Edge would be 0.5x. - Dragon vs Steel/Ghost: Dragon is neutral against both. Dragon Claw would do full damage but Garchomp has low HP. Wait, actually let me reconsider the type matchups more carefully for Gen 9 OU: - Ground vs Steel: Not very effective (0.5x) - Ground vs Ghost: Neutral (1x) - Combined: 0.5x * 1x = 0.5x - Rock vs Steel: Not very effective (0.5x) - Rock vs Ghost: Neutral (1x) - Combined: 0.5x - Dragon vs Steel: Neutral (1x) - Dragon vs Ghost: Neutral (1x) - Combined: 1x So Garchomp's best move against Gholdengo is Dragon Claw at full effectiveness, but even that might not KO a full HP Gholdengo with +3 SPA... wait, Garchomp uses physical attacks. Gholdengo's DEF is 95 (base), and it has no boosts mentioned on DEF. Actually wait - Garchomp's ATK stat is 359. Dragon Claw BP 80. Let me estimate: - Damage = (2*ATK/5 + 2) * BP / DEF * STAB * modifiers - With Life Orb: *1.3 - STAB: Dragon on Dragon/Ground = 1x (no STAB for Dragon from Ground type... wait, Garchomp is Dragon/Ground, so Dragon moves get STAB) - Actually yes, Dragon Claw gets STAB from the Dragon typing. But more importantly, Garchomp is at 55 HP. If it uses a move and then Gholdengo hits back with Make It Rain (Steel, BP 120, +3 SPA), that's going to be devastating. Gholdengo's SPA: base 133 * 2^3 = 1064 effective. With Life Orb... wait, I don't know what item Gholdengo has. But even without it: - Make It Rain: (2*1064/5 + 2) * 120 / DEF(Garchomp) * STAB(Steel on Steel/Ghost = 1x for Steel) - Garchomp's DEF is 226 - Damage ≈ (425.6 + 2) * 120 / 226 ≈ 427.6 * 120 / 226 ≈ 227 That would KO Garchomp at 55 HP easily. Even Shadow Ball: - Ghost on Dragon/Ground: Neutral (Ghost is neutral against both) - Actually wait, Ghost vs Ground: Ghost is immune to Ground attacks, but what about Ghost attacking Ground? Ghost is neutral against Ground. Ghost vs Dragon: neutral. So Shadow Ball would be neutral. But Make It Rain with +3 SPA and STAB Steel would absolutely KO Garchomp. So staying in is very risky. I should switch out. Now, which Pokémon to switch to? - Kleavor (Bug/Rock) at 46.6% HP: Bug/Rock vs Steel/Ghost. Rock is not very effective against Steel. Bug is neutral against both. Kleavor's moves: Quick Attack, Stone Edge, Close Combat, U-turn. Close Combat (Fighting) would be super effectiveThinking budget reached. Stop thinking and give your final answer now.
- Turn 20MiMo V2.6 Flash used
ShadowballGholdengo at +3 SPA nearly knocked Toxapex out last turn with Shadow Ball at +2 (88%→24%). At +3, Shadow Ball should KO from 30% even after Black Sludge healing. No need to switch or boost further—just fire.
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Gholdengo at +3 SPA, Shadow Ball should knock out Toxapex at 30%? Toxapex has huge SpD (142 base). Let me estimate: Gholdengo's SpA is 303 (at +3, that's actually already reflected? Stats shown [SPA: 303] with boost noted separately — the boost is listed as SPA +3, so effective303 * 2.5?). The stat display might already include boost. Either way, Shadow Ball at +3 vs Toxapex at 30%... Toxapex HP is 50 base, 30% remaining. Shadow Ball base 80. Even unboosted likely does decent damage. Previous turn at +2 (SpA 303?) it did from 88% to 24%, i.e., ~64% damage. At +3 it'll do more, likely KO from 30% + Black Sludge healing. Toxapex at 30% would heal to 36% after sludge... Shadow Ball at +3 should deal well over 36%. Just use Shadow Ball.
Bonsai 2 27B switched toKleavorGholdengo at +3 SPA with Make It Rain (BP 120, Steel) will likely KO Toxapex this turn. Kleavor's Bug typing gives it a 0.5x resistance to Steel, making it the safest switch out of the available options. Garchomp and Iron Moth are too low HP to survive any hit, and switching to my own Gholdengo is pointless.
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Let me analyze this situation carefully. Current state: - My active: Toxapex at 89/304 HP (29.3%) - Opponent active: Gholdengo at 100% HP, with SPA +3 boost - I have Toxic_Spikes on opponent's side - I have Stealth_Rock on my side Gholdengo has SPA +3, which means its special attack is massively boosted. Its base stats are ATK: 60, DEF: 95, HP: 87, SPA: 133, SPD: 91, SPE: 84. With +3 boost, its effective SPA is roughly 133 * (2^3) = 133 * 8 = 1064... wait, no. In Gen 9, the stat formula for boosts is different. Actually in competitive Pokémon, a +3 boost means the stat is multiplied by (2+3)/2 = 2.5x. So effective SPA would be around 133 * 2.5 ≈ 332. Wait, let me reconsider. In Gen 9 OU, the stat calculation for boosts: at +6 it's 4x base, at +3 it's 2.5x base. So Gholdengo's effective SPA is roughly 133 * 2.5 = 332. Gholdengo's moves: - Make It Rain (Steel/Special, BP: 120) - this is the key move - Shadow Ball (Ghost/Special, BP: 80) - Nasty Plot (Dark/Status) Toxapex is Poison/Water. Let me check resistances: - Steel vs Poison/Water: Steel resists Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Fairy. It's weak to Fire, Fighting, Ground. So Steel is neutral to Poison and Water. Wait, actually Steel resists a LOT of types. Let me check: - Poison vs Steel: Steel resists Poison? No... Actually in Gen 9, Steel resists: Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Fairy. It does NOT resist Poison. So Poison is neutral to Steel. - Water vs Steel: Neutral. So Gholdengo's Make It Rain (Steel) would be neutral to Toxapex. With +3 SPA boost and BP 120, this could be a very strong hit. Actually wait - let me reconsider the stat boosts. In Gen 9, the multiplier for +3 is (3+2)/2 = 2.5. So effective SPA ≈ 133 * 2.5 = 332.5. Make It Rain: BP 120, Steel type, neutral to Poison/Water. Damage would be roughly: (2*332/87 + 2) * 120/100 * 304/304... this is getting complicated. Let me just think about whether it's a KO. Actually, the key question is: can I switch out safely? If I switch to Garchomp (15.4% HP): - Garchomp is Dragon/Ground - Gholdengo's Make It Rain (Steel) vs Dragon/Ground: Steel resists... wait, what does Steel do to Dragon/Ground? - Steel vs Dragon: neutral - Steel vs Ground: neutral So Make It Rain would be neutral. But Garchomp is at 15% HP, so even a neutral hit could KO it. If I switch to Kleavor (46.6% HP): - Kleavor is Bug/Rock - Steel vs Bug/Rock: Steel resists... wait, what does Steel do to Bug/Rock? - Steel vs Bug: Steel resists Bug! So Make It Rain would be not very effective (0.5x). - Steel vs Rock: neutral - Combined: 0.5 * 1 = 0.5x (not very effective) - Shadow Ball (Ghost) vs Bug/Rock: Ghost is neutral to both Bug and Rock. So neutral. If I switch to Iron Moth (15% HP): - Iron Moth is Fire/Poison - Steel vs Fire/Poison: Steel resists... - Steel vs Fire: Fire is super effective against Steel! So Make It Rain would be super effective (2x). - This is terrible. If I switch to Gholdengo (100% HP): - Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost - Steel vs Steel/Ghost: -Thinking budget reached. Stop thinking and give your final answer now.
Bonsai 2 27B switched toToxapexGarchomp and Iron Moth are both near-faint (15% HP) and would be KO'd by the +3 SpA Gholdengo's Shadow Ball. My own Gholdengo is 4x weak to Ghost, making it a terrible switch. Toxapex at 62.5% HP can absorb the neutral Shadow Ball hit and has Recover/Black Sludge to sustain.
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Let me analyze this situation carefully. Current state: - My Kleavor just fainted from Shadow Ball - Opponent's Gholdengo is at 100% HP with +3 SpA (from Nasty Plot) - I need to switch in a new Pokémon My bench options: 1. Toxapex (62.5% HP) - Poison/Water, good defensive stats, has Recover, Toxic, Toxic Spikes, Sludge Bomb 2. Garchomp (15.4% HP) - Dragon/Ground, very low HP, has Earthquake, Stone Edge, Dragon Claw, Stealth Rock 3. Iron Moth (15.0% HP) - Fire/Poison, very low HP, has Fiery Dance, Energy Ball, Sludgewave, U-turn 4. Gholdengo (100% HP) - Steel/Ghost, full HP, has Nasty Plot, Shadow Ball, Focus Blast, Thunderbolt The opponent's Gholdengo is at +3 SpA with moves: Nasty Plot, Make It Rain, Shadow Ball. Let me think about matchups: - Toxapex (Poison/Water): Resists Ghost? No, Poison resists Ghost... wait. Let me check. Poison resists Bug, Fighting, Grass, Poison. Water resists Fire, Water, Steel. So Toxapex resists Ghost? No, Ghost is neutral to both Poison and Water. Wait, actually: - Poison type: resists Bug, Fighting, Grass, Poison; weak to Ground, Psychic - Water type: resists Fire, Water, Steel; weak to Electric, Grass - Combined: Toxapex resists Bug, Fighting, Grass, Poison, Fire, Water, Steel. Weak to Ground, Psychic, Electric. - Ghost is neutral to both Poison and Water. So Shadow Ball would be neutral on Toxapex. Actually wait, let me reconsider. Ghost is not resisted by either Poison or Water. So Shadow Ball is neutral. But Toxapex has high HP (304) and good defense stats. With +3 SpA Gholdengo using Shadow Ball (BP 80), it would deal significant damage but probably not KO. - Garchomp (Dragon/Ground): - Dragon resists Fire, Water, Grass, Electric - Ground resists Poison, Rock; weak to Fighting, Ice, Water, Grass - Combined: Garchomp is weak to Water (4x), Grass (2x), and... Ghost is neutral. Shadow Ball would be neutral on Garchomp. But Garchomp only has 55/357 HP (15.4%), so it would likely faint from a +3 SpA Shadow Ball. - Iron Moth (Fire/Poison): - Fire resists Bug, Fire, Grass, Ice, Steel; weak to Fighting, Ground, Rock, Water - Poison resists Bug, Fighting, Grass, Poison; weak to Ground, Psychic - Combined: Iron Moth is weak to Ground (4x), Rock (2x), Water (2x). Ghost is neutral. But Iron Moth only has 45/301 HP (15%), so it would likely faint from Shadow Ball. - Gholdengo (Steel/Ghost): - Steel resists Bug, Dragon, Flying, Grass, Normal, Rock, Steel; weak to Fighting (2x), Ground (2x) - Ghost resists Poison, Dark; weak to Ghost, Dark - Combined: Gholdengo is weak to Ghost (4x!), Dark (2x), Fighting (2x), Ground (2x). - Shadow Ball would be 4x super effective on Gholdengo! That's terrible. So the best option is clearly Toxapex. It can take a hit from Shadow Ball (neutral, and with 304 HP base it should survive at least one hit even at reduced HP... wait, Toxapex is at 190/304 = 62.5% HP). Let me estimate: Gholdengo has +3 SpA. Base SpA is 133 (from the stats shown). With +3, that's roughly 133 * (1 + 3*0.5) = 133 * 2.5 = 332.5 effective SpA... actually in Gen 9, each stage is +50% to base stat for multipliers. So +3 means the multiplier is 2.5x on the base stat calculation. Actually, let me think about this differently. Gholdengo at +3 SpA with Shadow Ball (BP 80) against ToThinking budget reached. Stop thinking and give your final answer now.
- Turn 21MiMo V2.6 Flash used
ShadowballToxapex is at 50% and I have +3 SPA. Shadow Ball will secure the knockout before it can act. Opponent's remaining team is all low HP, so Gholdengo is positioned to sweep.
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Toxapex is at 50%. With +3 SPA, Shadow Ball should easily KO it. Opponent's remaining pokemon: Garchomp at 16%, Iron Moth at 15%, Gholdengo unknown. Shadow Ball at +3 should KO Toxapex easily. Let me just fire it off.
Bonsai 2 27B switched toGarchompGholdengo has +3 SpA and can OHKO Toxapex with Make It Rain (Steel, 120 BP) despite the Poison resist. Switching to Garchomp is the only viable option—its Ground typing resists Ghost and it's faster than Gholdengo at Spe 333 vs 84, allowing a free move before being hit.
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Let me analyze this situation carefully. My active Pokémon is Toxapex at 152/304 HP (50%). The opponent's active is Gholdengo at 100% HP with +3 SpA boost. Gholdengo has: - Nasty Plot (used, giving it +3 SpA) - Make It Rain (Steel/Special, BP 120) - Shadow Ball (Ghost/Special, BP 80) Toxapex is Poison/Water. Let me check matchups: - Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost - Toxapex is Poison/Water Gholdengo's moves: - Make It Rain: Steel type. Against Poison/Water: Steel resists Poison (4x resist? No, Steel resists Poison 2x... wait let me think. Steel resists Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Fairy, Steel. Steel is weak to Fire, Fighting, Ground. So Steel vs Poison: neutral. Wait no - Steel resists Poison? Let me reconsider. Actually in Gen 9: - Steel resists: Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Fairy, Steel (2x resist) - Steel is weak to: Fire, Fighting, Ground (2x weak) - Poison vs Steel: neutral? No wait... Let me reconsider the type chart: - Poison attacks are super effective against Grass and Fighting. They are resisted by Poison, Flying, Rock, Bug, Dragon, Fairy. - Steel resists Poison? Actually no. Let me think again. Poison is NOT super effective against Steel. Steel does not resist Poison. Actually, I believe Poison is neutral against Steel. Wait... Let me reconsider: In Gen 9, the type matchups for Poison: - Super effective: Grass, Fighting - Resisted by: Poison, Flying, Rock, Bug, Dragon, Fairy - Not very effective: None (Poison has no resistances) - Immune to: Steel? No... Actually wait - I think in Gen 9, Steel resists Poison. Let me reconsider. In earlier gens, Steel was immune to Poison. But in Gen 9, they changed it so Steel is no longer immune to Poison but still resists it (2x resist). Actually no, I think in Gen 9, Steel is still resistant to Poison (not immune anymore, just 0.5x damage). Hmm, actually let me reconsider. In Gen 8 and earlier, Steel was immune to Poison. In Gen 9, they removed the immunity but kept the resistance? Or did they remove both? I believe in Gen 9, Steel is still resistant to Poison (0.5x) but no longer immune. So Make It Rain (Steel) vs Toxapex (Poison/Water): - Steel vs Poison: 0.5x (resisted) - Steel vs Water: neutral - Combined: 0.5x Shadow Ball (Ghost) vs Toxapex (Poison/Water): - Ghost vs Poison: neutral - Ghost vs Water: neutral - Combined: neutral So Gholdengo's Make It Rain does 0.5x damage to Toxapex, while Shadow Ball does neutral. With +3 SpA boost, Gholdengo is very threatening. Let me estimate: - Gholdengo base SpA 133, with +3 = 133 * (1+3/2) = 133 * 2.5 = 332.5... wait no. In Gen 9, the boost formula is different. Actually in Gen 9, boosts are: -6 to -1, -1 to +1, +1 to +2, +2 to +3. The multiplier for +3 is 2.5x base stat. So Gholdengo's effective SpA = 133 * 2.5 = 332.5 ≈ 332 Make It Rain: BP 120, Steel type - Against Toxapex (Poison/Water): 0.5x resist - Damage = (2*332/5+2) * 120 / 374 * 0.5 ≈ (664/5+2) * 120 / 374 * 0.5 = (132.8+2) * 120 / 374 * 0.5 = 134.8 * 120 / 374 * 0.5 ≈ 16176/374 * 0.5 ≈ 43.2Thinking budget reached. Stop thinking and give your final answer now.
Bonsai 2 27B switched toToxapexGarchomp just fainted to a +3 SpA Shadow Ball. Iron Moth at 15% HP would be instantly KO'd by that same move. Toxapex has the highest SpD (383) and can recover with Recover, making it the best tank against the boosted Gholdengo's Ghost-type attacks.
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Let me analyze the situation: - My Garchomp just fainted after taking a Shadow Ball from Gholdengo (which has +3 SpA boost). - I need to switch in a new Pokémon. - Available options: Toxapex (83.2% HP), Iron Moth (15% HP), Gholdengo (100% HP) The opponent's active is Gholdengo with +3 SpA, using Shadow Ball (Ghost/Special). It has Nasty Plot, Make It Rain, and Shadow Ball. Let me think about matchups: - Toxapex (Poison/Water): Takes Ghost as neutral (4x weak to Ground, but Ghost is neutral vs Poison/Water... wait, let me recalculate. Poison resists Ghost? No. Water resists Ghost? No. Actually, Ghost is neutral to both Poison and Water. So Shadow Ball would be neutral damage. But Toxapex has high HP (304) and Def/SpD stats. Wait, SpD is 383. That's very high. With +3 SpA Gholdengo using Shadow Ball (BP 80), let me estimate: Gholdengo's SpA with +3 would be roughly 133 * 2 = 266 (roughly). Shadow Ball BP 80 vs Toxapex SpD 383. That should be manageable - maybe around 50-70% HP damage at most. Toxapex can survive and recover with Recover or Toxic. - Iron Moth (Fire/Poison): Takes Ghost as neutral. But it's at only 15% HP (45/301). It would likely be KO'd by Shadow Ball easily. Bad choice. - Gholdengo (Steel/Ghost): Takes Ghost as neutral (Ghost is neutral to Steel, and Ghost resists Ghost? No wait - Ghost is immune to Ghost! Actually no, in Gen 9, Ghost is not immune to Ghost. Wait, let me reconsider. In Pokémon, Ghost-type moves are neutral against Ghost-type. Ghost does NOT resist Ghost. So Shadow Ball would be neutral damage to Gholdengo. But Gholdengo has SpD of 218 and HP of 315. With +3 SpA Gholdengo using Shadow Ball... that's a lot of damage. Actually wait, the opponent's Gholdengo has base SpA 133 with +3 boost. That's very high. Actually, let me reconsider. The key question is: which Pokémon can best handle the +3 SpA Gholdengo? Toxapex: - HP: 304, SpD: 383 (very high) - Poison/Water typing: Ghost is neutral to both - Can use Recover (4/8 PP left), Toxic, Sludge Bomb, Toxicspikes - Black Sludge heals it each turn - This seems like the best option - it can tank Shadow Ball hits and recover Gholdengo: - HP: 315, SpD: 218 - Steel/Ghost typing: Ghost is neutral to both (Ghost doesn't resist Ghost) - Can use Nasty Plot, Shadow Ball, Focus Blast, Thunderbolt - Life Orb - But with only 218 SpD vs a +3 SpA attacker, this might not survive as well Iron Moth: - At 15% HP, basically dead. Bad choice. The deciding factor is the likely knockout - Gholdengo's +3 SpA Shadow Ball will KO Iron Moth easily and deal significant damage to both Toxapex and Gholdengo. Toxapex has the highest SpD (383) and can recover with Recover, making it the best tank against this threat. I'll go with SWITCH: toxapex.
- Turn 22MiMo V2.6 Flash used
ShadowballGholdengo is at +3 Special Attack, which means Shadow Ball will easily knock out the 71% HP Toxapex despite its high Special Defense. I choose Shadow Ball over Make It Rain since it avoids the Special Attack drop, keeping Gholdengo threatening for the remaining Gholdengo and Iron Moth.
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At +3 SPA, Gholdengo's attacks will crush Toxapex. Shadow Ball from +3 should knock out Toxapex easily even through its special defense. Let me think - Toxapex has 142 base SpD and is at 71% HP. Gholdengo at +3 SPA (303 stat) with Shadow Ball (80 BP STAB) should do massive damage. +3 means2.5x multiplier. Base 303 attack with Shadow Ball vs Toxapex's 142 base SpD... Shadow Ball should easily OHKO here. Actually, Make It Rain at +3 would also OHKO. Shadow Ball is probably the safer play since it has no drawback (Make It Rain lowers SpA by 1 stage). But either way, Toxapex should faint. Let me go with Shadow Ball - it should KO and has no SpA drop drawback.
Bonsai 2 27B usedRecoverGholdengo with +3 SpA will KO my Toxapex next turn with Shadow Ball (~196 damage vs 215 HP). Recovering to full (304) leaves me at ~108 HP after one hit, buying time. Switching to Iron Moth at 15% is a guaranteed KO. Toxic won't save me in time.
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Let me analyze this situation carefully. My active Pokémon is Toxapex at 215/304 HP (70.7%). The opponent's active is Gholdengo at 100% HP with +3 SpA boost. Key considerations: - Gholdengo has +3 SpA, making it extremely dangerous. Its Shadow Ball (Ghost) hits Toxapex for super effective damage (Poison/Water vs Ghost - actually wait, let me check). Wait, Toxapex is Poison/Water. Ghost is neutral to Poison and Water. So Shadow Ball is neutral against Toxapex. But with +3 SpA boost, it's still very dangerous. Actually, looking at the recent turns: - Turn 19: Gholdengo used Shadow Ball on Toxapex (266→70 HP) - that's about 196 damage from a neutral hit - Turn 20: Gholdengo used Shadow Ball on Kleavor (61→0) - Ghost is super effective against Bug, so this makes sense - Turn 21: Gholdengo used Shadow Ball on Garchomp (33→0) - Ghost is neutral to Dragon/Ground So Shadow Ball with +3 SpA does roughly 196 damage to Toxapex. Toxapex has 215 HP, so one more Shadow Ball would KO it. My options: 1. Toxic - could poison Gholdengo but it's already at 100% HP and very fast (SPE 84 vs my SPE 106). Actually wait, Toxapex is faster than Gholdengo (106 vs 84), so I can use Toxic first. 2. Recover - heal from 215 to ~304, but then Gholdengo hits with Shadow Ball and KOs me anyway (196 damage > 215... wait no, if I recover to 304, then 304-196 = 108 HP remaining). Actually let me recalculate. Wait, the damage from Shadow Ball on Turn 19 was 266→70 = 196 damage. If I Recover (heals 1/3 max HP = ~101), I'd go to 215+101 = 316... but max is 304, so 304. Then Shadow Ball does 196, leaving me at 108. That's survivable! But wait - Gholdengo also has Make It Rain (Steel/Special, BP:120). With +3 SpA, that would be even more damage. Steel is neutral to Poison/Water. So Make It Rain with +3 SpA could do even more than Shadow Ball. Actually, let me reconsider. The opponent's Gholdengo has moves: Nasty Plot, Make It Rain (Steel/Special, BP:120), Shadow Ball (Ghost/Special, BP:80). With +3 SpA boost, both are very dangerous. If I Recover: - Toxapex goes from 215 to 304 (max) - Gholdengo hits with either Shadow Ball (~196 damage) or Make It Rain (higher damage due to higher BP) - If Shadow Ball: 304 - 196 = 108 HP remaining - If Make It Rain: could be even more damage Actually, let me think about what's the best play here. I'm at 70% HP and the opponent is at 100% with +3 SpA. Options: 1. Recover - heal up, then survive one hit from Gholdengo 2. Toxic - poison Gholdengo (but it might not matter if it KOs me next turn) 3. Switch to Iron Moth - but Iron Moth is at 15% HP (45/301), so it would likely be KO'd by Shadow Ball or Make It Rain 4. Switch to Gholdengo - wait, I have a Gholdengo on my bench! That's interesting. But the opponent also has a Gholdengo active. Wait, looking at my bench: I have gholdengo (Steel/Ghost) at 100% HP with Nasty Plot, Shadow Ball, Focus Blast, Thunderbolt. And the opponent's active is ALSO Gholdengo (Steel/Ghost). If I switch to my Gholdengo: - My Gholdengo has SPE 293 vs opponent's Gholdengo SPE 84. So my Gholdengo goes first. - But wait, there are Toxic Spikes onThinking budget reached. Stop thinking and give your final answer now.
- Turn 23Bonsai 2 27B switched to
GholdengoGholdengo at +3 SpA is a massive threat with Shadow Ball or Make It Rain, both of which would likely KO Toxapex. Switching to my Gholdengo (100% HP) is the safest option since Ghost and Steel moves are both not very effective against its Steel typing, giving me a chance to survive and set up with Nasty Plot.
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Let me analyze the situation: My active Pokémon: Toxapex at 190/304 HP (62.5%) with Black Sludge, Regenerator ability. Opponent active: Gholdengo at 100% HP with +3 SpA boost (from Nasty Plot). Gholdengo has +3 SpA boost and can use Shadow Ball (Ghost/Special, BP:80) or Make It Rain (Steel/Special, BP:120). With +3 SpA, Gholdengo is extremely threatening. Toxapex is Poison/Water. Let me check matchups: - Ghost vs Poison/Water: Ghost is neutral to Water, super effective against... wait. Ghost is not very effective against Steel (Gholdengo's other type). Actually, Ghost moves are neutral against Water and not very effective against Steel. So Shadow Ball would be neutral to Toxapex (Poison resists Ghost? No - Poison doesn't resist Ghost. Water resists Ghost? No. Let me think again.) Actually: - Ghost is super effective against Psychic and Ghost - Ghost is not very effective against Dark and Steel - Ghost is neutral against everything else including Water and Poison So Shadow Ball (Ghost) would be neutral to Toxapex (Poison/Water). With +3 SpA, Gholdengo's Shadow Ball would deal significant damage. Make It Rain (Steel/Special): - Steel is super effective against Rock, Ice, Dragon - Steel is not very effective against Fire, Fighting, Steel - Steel is neutral against Poison and Water So Make It Rain would be neutral to Toxapex as well. Gholdengo at +3 SpA with a base 133 SpA... that's going to hit hard. Even Shadow Ball (BP 80) at +3 SpA would likely one-shot or nearly one-shot Toxapex. My options: 1. Toxic - could poison Gholdengo but it has Regenerator? No, Gholdengo has Good As Gold ability. But Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost, so Poison moves are not very effective against it (Steel resists Poison). Wait, actually Steel does resist Poison. So Toxic would still work as a status move though - it applies poison regardless of type effectiveness for the status effect. Actually, Toxic is a status move that inflicts poison damage. The type effectiveness doesn't apply to status moves like Toxic. But wait - can Gholdengo be poisoned? Yes, any Pokémon can be poisoned by Toxic unless they have immunity (like Fairy). Steel/Ghost has no Poison immunity. But the real question is: should I switch or stay? If I stay and use Sludgebomb: - Sludgebomb is Poison/Special, BP 90 - Poison vs Steel/Ghost: Poison is not very effective against Steel (resists), neutral against Ghost. So it's 0.5x effectiveness. - With Gholdengo at +3 SpA, it will hit me back with Shadow Ball or Make It Rain which would likely KO me. If I switch to Iron Moth: - Iron Moth is Fire/Poison at 15% HP (45/301) - That's extremely low HP - basically one hit from almost anything - Gholdengo's Shadow Ball (Ghost) vs Fire/Poison: Ghost is neutral to both. So it would likely KO Iron Moth easily. If I switch to Gholdengo: - My Gholdengo is at 100% HP with Life Orb - But the opponent's Gholdengo is +3 SpA and will hit my Gholdengo with Shadow Ball (Ghost vs Steel/Ghost = not very effective, so 0.5x) or Make It Rain (Steel vs Steel/Ghost = not very effective, 0.5x). - Actually wait, Ghost moves are not very effective against Steel. So Shadow Ball would be 0.5x to my Gholdengo. - My Gholdengo could use Nasty Plot to boost further, or Focus Blast (Fighting/Special) which is super effective against... Steel? No, Fighting is super effective against Rock, Ice, Dark, Normal, but not very effective against Flying, Bug, Steel, Fairy. So Focus Blast would be 0.5x against Gholdengo. - Thunderbolt (Electric) vs Steel/Ghost: Electric is not very effective against Steel (resists), neutral against Ghost. So 0.5x. - Shadow Ball (Ghost) vs Steel/Ghost: not very effective against Steel, so 0.5x. Hmm, switching to Gholdengo seems like the best option since it can resist the opponent's Ghost and Steel moves. But I need to think about what happens next turnThinking budget reached. Stop thinking and give your final answer now.
MiMo V2.6 Flash usedNastyplotautopilotReasoning trace (1,027 words)
We have +3 SPA Gholdengo. Shadow Ball at +3 against Toxapex (63%). Toxapex special bulk: 142 base SPD, HP 50. At +3 (2.5x... actually +3 = 2.5x? +3 = 2.5x in modern gen? No: +3 = 2.5x... Let's recall: +1=1.5, +2=2, +3=2.5, +4=3, +5=3.5, +6=4). Gholdengo SPA 303, Shadow Ball BP 80. vs Toxapex with huge special defense. Toxapex at 63%. Neutral hit: Gholdengo 303 SPA, Toxapex SPD 142 with HP 50. Approx: base 80 move, 2.5x boost. Rough damage: ((2*50/50+2)*80*303/142)/50 + 2 ≈ (4*80*2.134)/50 +2 = (682.9)/50+2 = 13.66+2≈ 15.7%? That seems low. Hmm, that's ~15.7% per hit at neutral. At +3, ~39%. Actually let me redo: level 50 formula: ((2L/5+2)*BP*A/D)/50+2. L=100 for singles usually. ((2*100/5+2)=42. 42*80*(303/142)=42*80*2.1338=7169. /50=143.4+2=145. That's way too much... no wait that's for L=100 giving huge numbers then /50.145 base at level 100? That seems too high. Actually for level 100, a base 80 move from303 spa vs 142 spd: (42*80*2.13)/50 = 143. Hmm that's like 143%. Toxapex is famously bulky, this can't be right. Wait, Toxapex SPD 142 is high but not that high. Let's sanity check with known: Gholdengo Shadow Ball vs Toxapex does about 30-40% at neutral in level 50. So my formula is off by scale. At level 50: (2*50/5+2)=22. 22*80*2.13/50+2 = 75.3+2=77%. Still high. Hmm. Actually actual calcs: Gholdengo Shadow Ball vs 252 SpD Toxapex: ~28-34%. Toxapex has HP base 50 so low HP stat, but SpD 142. The low HP reduces... no, HP doesn't affect defense calc directly except via the stat value. Toxapex SpD stat at 252+ careful nature at level 50: ~170. Gholdengo SpA 303 at level 100 maybe, ratio 1.78. Hmm. I shouldn't get bogged down. +3 Shadow Ball should do well over 50%. At +3 (2.5x), neutral hit likely 70-90%. Toxapex at 63% should die to Shadow Ball at +3. But Toxapex might have recover. Gholdengo outspeeds (293 vs 35). Shadow Ball at +3 should KO from 63%. But wait, Toxapex's SpD with EVs. It's a specially defensive wall. Let's estimate +3 Shadow Ball does ~75-90% — enough. But if it's not enough, Toxapex recovers and we're stuck in a stall (though we can keep hitting). Make it Rain at +3: STAB 120 BP, but drops SpA by 1 each turn. It would KO surely but then -1 SpA. Shadow Ball doesn't drop stats. So Shadow Ball is safer. But Make it Rain is STAB so more damage, and if it KOs, the drop doesn't matter. But Toxapex might survive; then we're at +2 with a -1... actually make it rain drops 1, so +3-1 = +2 and -1 stage = net +2. Then subsequent shadow balls weaker. Prefer Shadow Ball which is spammable. Actually risk: if Shadow Ball doesn't KO, Toxapex recovers to full-ish and we repeat. We still win eventually since we outspeed and they can't damage us meaningfully (Toxic blocked by Good as Gold! Nice, Good as Gold blocks Toxic). So Toxapex can't even status us. We just need to break through recover. Shadow Ball at +3 does more than recover heals presumably, but each turn they recover ~50%. If our damage per turn <50%, it stalls forever. Need to check: does +3 Shadow Ball do > 50%? Likely yes given +3 = 2.5x and neutral ~30% => ~75%. So2-hit KO, we win. But what if Toxapex Tera's? Possible, but our team handles it. Also they could switch to Iron Moth (15% HP) which dies to any hit, or Gholdengo (their own, not revealed fully). If they switch to their Gholdengo, Shadow Ball is fine. Terastallization: Tera Ghost would boost Shadow Ball STAB further, ensuring KO. But saves Tera for later. We're in commanding position; no need to Tera. Answer: Shadow Ball. Wait, but the +3 and make it rain... Shadow Ball at +3 has80 BP * 2.5 = 200 effective. Make it rain 120*2.5=300 but STAB on steel = 1.5x => 450 vs 300 ghost STAB = 300. Wait shadow ball is also STAB (Ghost) since Gholdengo is Ghost. So make it rain: 120*1.5=180 effective *2.5=450. Shadow ball: 80*1.5=120*2.5=300. So make it rain does 1.5x more. If make it rain KOs and shadow ball doesn't... Let's estimate: Shadow ball ~75%. Make it rain ~112%? That would KO. Hmm, that argues for make it rain. But the SpA drop: after make it rain, +2 and -1 = net +2 =2x, so 450/2.5*2 = 360 effective — still higher than shadow ball's 300 at +3. Actually make it rain at net +2 still does more than shadow ball at +3! Because of STAB advantage (180 vs 120 BP after STAB). Wait: make it rain after drop: 120*1.5*2 = 360. Shadow ball at +3: 80*1.5*2.5=300. So make it rain is better even accounting for drop. But the drop only affects special moves; if next turn we use make it rain again, it drops again to +1... At +1: 120*1.5*1.5=270. Then +0: 180. Hmm. But there's a subtlety: make it rain's drop happens after damage, so first make it rain is at +3 = 450 effective vs shadow ball 300. If that KOs, huge. If it doesn't (say90%), then next turn we're at +2 effectively and make it rain does 360 vs300, still better. So make it rain dominates unless the SpA drop matters for other reasons (e.g., subsequent pokemon). Opponent has Iron Moth (15%) and Gholdengo remaining. After we KO Toxapex, opponent sends in Gholdengo or Iron Moth. If our SpA is at +0 after two make it rains, we might not break their Gholdengo. Hmm. Let's think about opponent's remaining team: Iron Moth 15% (dies to anything), Gholdengo (full HP presumably, not revealed). Our Gholdengo at +3 is a win condition. If we spam make it rain and end at low boosts, their Gholdengo (which likely has Shadow Ball too) could beat our weakened Gholdengo. But we have Kingambit, Ogerpon, Dragapult, Clodsire in back at full. Kingambit with sucker punch beats their Gholdengo. So team-wise we're fine regardless. Still, cleanest: use make it rain for the KO, accept the drop. Or use Shadow Ball to preserve +3. The deciding factor: does Shadow Ball at +3 KO from 63%? If yes, Shadow
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- Turn 24Bonsai 2 27B used
FocusblastI'm much faster (SPE 293 vs 84), so I move first. The opponent's Gholdengo has a +5 SPA boost making its attacks devastating, so I need to KO it before it can hit back. Focus Blast is super effective against Steel (2x) and with my high SPA plus Life Orb, it should land the knockout. Shadow Ball and Thunderbolt are both resisted by their Ghost/Steel typing, making them ineffective options.
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Let me analyze this situation carefully. My active Pokémon: Gholdengo (Steel/Ghost) at 296/315 HP, with Life Orb, Good As Gold. Stats: HP 315, ATK 141, DEF 226, SPA 365, SPD 218, SPE 293. Opponent's active Pokémon: Gholdengo (Steel/Ghost) at 100% HP, with Good As Gold. Stats: HP 87, ATK 60, DEF 95, SPA 133, SPD 91, SPE 84. Boosts: [SPA: +5]. Wait, the opponent's Gholdengo has SPA +5? That's a massive boost. Let me re-read... "Boosts: [SPA: +5]" - that seems extremely high. Actually in Gen 9, max stat stages are +6. So +5 is very close to max. This means their special attack is incredibly boosted. Wait, let me reconsider. The opponent's Gholdengo has base stats: HP 87, ATK 60, DEF 95, SPA 133, SPD 91, SPE 84. With +5 SPA boost, that's a huge multiplier. My Gholdengo: SPE 293 vs Opponent Gholdengo: SPE 84. I'm much faster. So I go first. The opponent has Toxic Spikes on their side. My Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost - not affected by poison. Good. Key considerations: - I'm faster (SPE 293 vs 84), so I move first - Opponent's Gholdengo has +5 SPA boost, meaning its Shadow Ball or Make It Rain will hit incredibly hard - My Gholdengo is at 94% HP (296/315) - The opponent's Gholdengo is at 100% HP What can I do? - Nasty Plot: Further boost my SPA, but the opponent already has +5 SPA which is nearly max. Even if I get to +6, their attacks are still devastating. - Shadow Ball: Ghost/Ghost - neutral against Steel/Ghost. Wait, Ghost vs Steel/Ghost... Ghost is super effective against Ghost? No! Ghost is NOT super effective against Ghost. Ghost moves are not very effective against Ghost types. And Ghost is neutral against Steel. So Shadow Ball would be neutral (0.5x from Ghost resistance). Actually wait - Ghost is not very effective against Ghost AND Ghost is not very effective against... let me think. Ghost type resistances: Ghost, Dark, Poison Ghost type weaknesses: Bug, Ghost So my Gholdengo (Steel/Ghost) resists Ghost moves. Shadow Ball would be 0.5x super effective? No wait - Ghost is NOT VERY EFFECTIVE against Ghost types. So Shadow Ball on a Ghost-type target does 0.5x damage. And Steel doesn't resist Ghost, so it's just 0.5x total. Actually let me reconsider the type chart: - Ghost attacks are not very effective against: Ghost, Dark, Poison - My Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost - So Ghost moves do 0.5x damage to my Gholdengo (from the Ghost typing) - Steel doesn't interact with Ghost So Shadow Ball would be 0.5x on opponent's Gholdengo? No wait - I'm attacking THEIR Gholdengo. Their Gholdengo is also Steel/Ghost. So my Shadow Ball hits them at 0.5x (Ghost not very effective against Ghost). That's bad. Let me think about what hits their Gholdengo hard: - Their Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost - Weak to: Ground, Fire, Fighting, Poison, Bug - Resists: Normal, Grass, Ice, Fairy, Steel, Dark, Dragon, Psychic, Flying, Water, Ghost So my options: - Focus Blast (Fighting/Special): Super effective against Steel! 2x. But only 70% accuracy. With Life Orb and my high SPA... - Thunderbolt (Electric): Not very effective against Steel (0.5x). Bad choice. - Shadow Ball (Ghost): Not very effective against Ghost (0.5x). Bad choice. - Nasty Plot: Boosts my SPA further Wait, but the opponent's Gholdengo has +5 SPA boost. Their Make It Train (Steel/Special, BP 120) or Shadow Ball would be devastating. Let me think about what happens if I don't KO them this turn. My Gholdengo moves first (SPE 293 vs 84). If I use Focus Blast: Thinking budget reached. Stop thinking and give your final answer now.
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We need to make a decision as competitive Pokemon player. Let's analyze the state: My Gholdengo: 100% HP (378/378), SPA +5 (from Nasty Plot, wait it says boosts [SPA: +5] but the recent turns say spa +2... Actually the state says SPA: +5, which would be from multiple Nasty Plots. Anyway, huge special attack: 303 SPA already with +5 boosts it massively). Opponent's Gholdengo: 94% HP (94/100), no boosts mentioned. Base stats: SPA 133, SPD 91, SPE 84. My speed: 293 (actual stat). Opponent's speed based on base 84... their actual speed isn't shown but base 84 Gholdengo at level 100 would be around 250-260ish. My 293 should outspeed. With SPA +5 (which is like 2.5x... actually +5 = 2x boost roughly at +5 it's 8/3≈ 2.67x), my Shadow Ball or Make It Rain would absolutely OHKO the opponent's Gholdengo even through resistance... Make It Rain is Steel-type, super effective vs... wait Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost, so Steel is neutral (Steel resists... Steel is not very effective against Steel? Actually Steel is resisted by Steel, Fire, Water, Electric. But Gholdengo being Steel/Ghost: Steel moves are neutral? Let's check: Steel is resisted by Steel type. Ghost takes neutral from Steel. So Steel vs Steel/Ghost = 0.5x = not very effective. Shadow Ball (Ghost) vs Steel/Ghost: Ghost is resisted by Steel? No wait, Steel resists Ghost? Let me recall type chart. Ghost is super effective against Ghost and Psychic. Ghost is resisted by Dark. Normal and... hmm. Ghost vs Steel: Steel resists Ghost? Actually I think Ghost is neutral against Steel. Let me think... Dark is immune to Psychic, resists Ghost... Type defensively: Steel resists: Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy. It's immune to Poison. So Steel does NOT resist Ghost. So Shadow Ball vs Steel/Ghost = Ghost is super effective vs Ghost part, neutral vs Steel part = super effective (2x). Wait but Gholdengo's ability Good as Gold blocks status moves, not relevant here. So Shadow Ball (Ghost, 80 BP) is super effective vs opponent's Gholdengo. With +5 SPA this is a guaranteed OHKO even without considering Make It Rain. Make It Rain (Steel, 120 BP) is not very effective (0.5x) vs Steel/Ghost - would be 60 BP effective. Shadow Ball at 80 BP * 2x = 160 effective BP, much better. Also, opponent might Terastallize. If they Terastallize to something that resists Ghost... but with +5 SPA (2.67x boost), my Gholdengo's SPA303 * 2.67 ≈ 809 effective. That's massive. Shadow Ball would do tons of damage. However, I should consider: what if opponent's Gholdengo also has Nasty Plot and could set up? But I'm faster and can just attack now. What if they switch? The opponent has Toxapex (63%), Iron Moth (15%). If they switch to Toxapex, Shadow Ball vs Poison/Water: Ghost is neutral vs Poison (Poison resists... Poison is super effective vs... hmm. Poison defensively: weak to Ground and Psychic, resists Fighting, Poison, Bug, Grass, Fairy. Ghost is neutral vs Poison. Water takes neutral from Ghost. So Shadow Ball vs Toxapex is neutral damage. With +5 SPA, Shadow Ball (80 BP, 2.67x boost) would do serious damage to Toxapex even with its great SPD 142 base. Actually, let me estimate. Toxapex at 63% HP with huge SPD... Shadow Ball from +5 Gholdengo (SPA 809 effective) vs Toxapex (base SPD 142, so actual SPD around 340ish, plus Eviolite maybe... wait Toxapex isn't holding Eviolite, it's holding Black Sludge. So SPD ~340*1.0 = around 340... hmm level 100 base 142 SPD with252 EVs and neutral nature = (2*142+252+31)/100+5 = (284+252+31)/100+5 = 567/100+5 = 5.67+5≈ 11. Hmm that doesn't seem right for level 100. Actually for level 100, stat = (2*base + EVs/4 +31)*level/100 + 5 = (2*142 + 63 + 31)*1 + 5 = 284+63+31+5 = 383. So SPD ~383. My SPA303 with +5 boost = 303 * 2.67 = 809. Shadow Ball 80 BP * 2 (STAB) = 160 BP. Damage = ((2*100/5+2)*809*160/383)/50+2 = (42*809*160/383)/50+2 = (42*809*0.4178)/50+2 = (42*338.1)/50+2 = 14199/50+2 = 284+2 = 286. So ~286 damage out of Toxapex's max HP ~404 (at100% base HP 50... actual HP =2*50+63+31+100+5 = 100+63+31+100+5 = 299. Hmm that's Toxapex HP). So 286/299 = ~95%. That would nearly OHKO Toxapex from 63%! Actually wait, I need to recompute. Toxapex HP: (2*50 + 252/4 + 31) + 100 + 5 = (100+63+31) + 105 = 194+105 = 299. At 63% = 188 HP. My Shadow Ball does286 damage = guaranteed OHKO on Toxapex too! And Iron Moth at 15% would definitely die. So Shadow Ball is the clear play. It's super effective vs opponent's Gholdengo, and even if they switch to Toxapex or Iron Moth, it still kills. Make It Rain would be not very effective vs Gholdengo but still might kill with +5 SPA. Let me check: Make It Rain 120 BP * 2 STAB * 0.5 (resist) = 120 effective BP vs Shadow Ball 80*2*2 = 320 effective BP (wait, I need to redo). Actually: - Make It Rain: 120 BP * 2 (STAB) * 0.5 (resist) = 120 effective power - Shadow Ball: 80 BP * 2 (STAB) * 2 (super effective) = 320 effective power Shadow Ball is much stronger here. Definitely go with Shadow Ball. Do I need to Terastallize? If I Tera Ghost, Shadow Ball gets STAB boost (1.5x) and becomes80*2*1.5*2 = 480 effective power. But that's overkill and I might want to save Tera for later in case opponent has something else. Actually, Tera Ghost would also make me lose Steel typing which could be relevant defensively. Actually wait - do I need Tera to guarantee the KO? With +5 SPA, Shadow Ball should already KO the opponent's Gholdengo easily. Let me check: Opponent Gholdengo: base SPD 91, actual SPD = (2*91+63+31)+105 = 182+63+31+105 = 381. HP = (2*87+63+31)+105 = 174+63+31+105 = 373. At 94% = 351 HP. My damage: ((2*100/5+2)*809*320/381)/50+2 = (42*809*0.840)/50+2 = (42*679.5)/50+2 = 28538/50+2 = 571+
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- Turn 25MiMo V2.6 Flash used
ShadowballI'm at +6 SPA and faster than the opposing Gholdengo, so Shadow Ball will knock it out from 94% without dropping my boosts afterward like Makeitrain would.
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At +6 SPA, Shadow Ball (80 BP × 2... actually STAB 120) vs opponent Gholdengo 91 SpD — that's a guaranteed knockout. Opponent is slower (SPE 84 base vs 293). Tera Ghost would boost but unnecessary. Shadow Ball is the safe play. Makeitrain also KO but lowers stats afterward. Shadow Ball is fine.
Bonsai 2 27B usedNastyplotI go first (SPE 293 vs 84), so I can act before the +6 SPA Gholdengo hits back. Thunderbolt is immune to Steel, Shadow Ball is resisted by Ghost typing, and Focus Blast only has 70% accuracy. Nasty Plot raises my already-high SPA to guarantee a KO next turn with Shadow Ball or Focus Blast, while still letting me survive this turn's incoming attack.
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Let me analyze this situation carefully. My active Pokémon: Gholdengo (Steel/Ghost) at 296/315 HP, with Life Orb. Stats: HP 315, ATK 141, DEF 226, SPA 365, SPD 218, SPE 293. Opponent's active Pokémon: Gholdengo (Steel/Ghost) at 100% HP, with SPA +6 boost. Stats: HP 87, ATK 60, DEF 95, SPA 133, SPD 91, SPE 84. Moves: Nasty Plot, Make It Rain (Steel/Special, BP 120), Shadow Ball (Ghost/Special, BP 80). Key observations: - Opponent's Gholdengo has SPA +6, meaning its Special Attack is massively boosted. Base SPA 133 with +6 means it's extremely high. - My Gholdengo has SPE 293 vs opponent's SPE 84. I go first! - The opponent's Gholdengo is at full HP (87 base). - My Gholdengo is at 296/315 (~94%). Let me think about what happens: - I go first (SPE 293 vs 84) - If I use Shadow Ball (Ghost/Special, BP 80): My SPA is 365. Opponent's DEF is 95. Let me estimate damage. Actually, I shouldn't calculate exact damage per the rules. The key factor: The opponent's Gholdengo has a massive +6 SPA boost. If it gets to use Make It Rain (Steel/Special, BP 120) or Shadow Ball, it could be very dangerous. But wait - my Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost, so it resists Ghost and is immune to... no, Steel/Ghost resists Ghost? No, Ghost is neutral to Steel and neutral to Ghost. Wait: - Steel resists: Normal, Flying, Rock, Bug, Steel, Grass, Psychic, Dragon, Fairy - Ghost resists: Poison, Ghost So my Gholdengo (Steel/Ghost) resists Ghost attacks. Shadow Ball would be resisted! But Make It Rain is Steel/Special. Steel vs Steel/Ghost: Steel is neutral to Steel and neutral to Ghost. So it's neutral. Actually wait - let me reconsider. The opponent has SPA +6 which is enormous. Even a resisted move could do significant damage. My options: 1. Nasty Plot - boosts my own SPA, but I already have high SPA (365). This would help me hit harder next turn. 2. Shadow Ball - Ghost/Special BP 80. Resisted by opponent's Steel/Ghost? Wait, opponent is also Steel/Gholdengo. Ghost vs Steel: neutral. Ghost vs Ghost: resisted. So Shadow Ball would be resisted (4x? No, just 0.5x from Ghost typing). Actually Steel/Ghost resists Ghost at 0.5x. So Shadow Ball would deal reduced damage. 3. Focus Blast - Fighting/Special BP 120, 70% accuracy. Fighting vs Steel: neutral. Fighting vs Ghost: neutral. So it's neutral but low accuracy. 4. Thunderbolt - Electric/Special BP 90. Electric vs Steel: IMMUNE! This does nothing. So Thunderbolt is useless (immune). Shadow Ball is resisted. Focus Blast is neutral but 70% accuracy. Nasty Plot boosts my SPA. Wait, let me reconsider the matchup. The opponent's Gholdengo has +6 SPA. If it uses Make It Rain (Steel/Special BP 120), that would be a very strong attack against my Steel/Ghost Gholdengo. Steel vs Steel is neutral, Steel vs Ghost is neutral. So it's a full-power hit. But I go first! So I can potentially KO the opponent before it moves. Let me think about whether Shadow Ball could KO: - My SPA 365, BP 80, resisted (0.5x from Ghost typing on Steel/Ghost target) - Opponent HP 87 base... wait, in OU the actual HP is calculated from base stats and level. The opponent shows "100.0% HP" which means it's at full health. Actually, I need to think about whether Shadow Ball can KO a full HP Gholdengo. With my SPA of 365 and BP 80 resisted... that might not be enough for a guaranteed KO. What about Nasty Plot? If I boost my SPA further, next turn I could potentially KO with Shadow Ball or Focus Blast. But the opponent will alsoThinking budget reached. Stop thinking and give your final answer now.
Bonsai 2 27B switched toToxapexIron Moth at 15% HP would be instantly KO'd by the +6 SPA Gholdengo's boosted Shadow Ball or Make It Rain. Toxapex at 95.7% HP with Regenerator, Black Sludge, and Recover is the only viable option to tank the hit and recover.
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Let me analyze this situation carefully. My Gholdengo just fainted after using Nasty Plot and getting hit by Shadow Ball from the opposing Gholdengo. The opposing Gholdengo has SPA +6, which is massive. It's a Steel/Ghost type with 100% HP. My remaining active Pokémon options: - Iron Moth (Fire/Poison) at 45/301 HP (15%) - very low HP - Toxapex (Poison/Water) at 291/304 HP (95.7%) - nearly full HP The opposing Gholdengo has SPA +6, making it incredibly dangerous with special attacks like Make It Rain (Steel/Special, BP:120) or Shadow Ball (Ghost/Special, BP:80). Let me think about matchups: - Toxapex vs Gholdengo: Toxapex is Poison/Water. Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost. - Gholdengo's Ghost moves hit Toxapex neutrally (Poison resists Ghost? No, Ghost is neutral to Poison). Actually let me reconsider. Ghost is neutral to Poison and Water. So Shadow Ball hits Toxapex neutrally. - Make It Rain (Steel) hits Toxapex: Steel is neutral to Poison/Water. Neutral. - But wait, Gholdengo has SPA +6. Even a neutral hit would be devastating. - Iron Moth vs Gholdengo: Fire/Poison. - Shadow Ball (Ghost) hits Fire/Poison neutrally. - Make It Rain (Steel) hits Fire/Poison neutrally. - But Iron Moth is at only 15% HP, so it would likely faint from any hit. Toxapex is the clear choice here. It's at 95.7% HP and can tank hits better than Iron Moth which is at 15%. Toxapex has Regenerator and Black Sludge for recovery. The deciding factor: Toxapex is the only viable option since Iron Moth is at 15% HP and would likely faint immediately from the boosted Gholdengo's attacks. Speed isn't really the factor here - it's about survival. Toxapex can tank the hit and potentially recover with Recover or Black Sludge. Actually wait - let me reconsider. The opposing Gholdengo has SPA +6. Even a neutral Shadow Ball (BP 80) at that boost would be extremely dangerous. Let me think about whether Toxapex can survive. Gholdengo's base stats: HP 87, ATK 60, DEF 95, SPA 133, SPD 91, SPE 84 With +6 SPA, its effective special attack is massively boosted. Toxapex has 291/304 HP with Regenerator and Black Sludge. It can Recover (has 3 PP left). This gives it a chance to survive and recover. Iron Moth at 45/301 HP would almost certainly faint from any hit from the +6 SPA Gholdengo. The answer is clearly Toxapex. The deciding factor is that Iron Moth is too low on HP to survive, while Toxapex can tank and recover.
- Turn 26MiMo V2.6 Flash used
MakeitrainAt +6 SpA, Gholdengo's STAB Make it Rain should easily overpower Toxapex's special bulk for a knockout; the deciding factor is the likely knockout with the higher-BP Steel STAB, which stays neutral even if Toxapex terastallizes defensively.
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At +6 SpA, Shadow Ball into Toxapex: Toxapex SpD 142, HP... Gholdengo Shadow Ball 80 BP * 1.5 STAB = 120, at +6 (4x)... wait +6 = 4x multiplier. 303 SpA * 4 = 1212 effective. Damage ~ 120 * 1212/142 *... roughly huge, definitely knockout even through1.5x defensive... actually Toxapex resists nothing to Ghost. Shadow Ball likely OHKO. But Make it Rain vs Shadow Ball: Make it Rain is Steel, resisted by Water/Poison? Poison resists... Toxapex Poison/Water: Steel is resisted by Poison, Water, Fire... Poison resists Steel? Poison resists... Steel is not very effective against Poison? Actually Steel is resisted by Fire, Water, Electric, Steel. Poison does NOT resist Steel... wait, Poison is not very effective against Steel (attacking), but defensively Poison resists... let's check: Poison type defensive: resists Fighting, Poison, Bug, Grass, Fairy. Does NOT resist Steel. Water doesn't resist Steel either. So Steel is neutral on Toxapex. But Shadow Ball also neutral. Both neutral, Shadow Ball weaker base power but Make it Rain 120 vs Shadow Ball 80. Make it Rain stronger... but Toxapex has high SpD. Actually let's just check: +6 Make it Rain vs Toxapex: 120 BP * 303*4 / 142... roughly huge. Likely OHKO either way. Hmm, but Tera? Not needed. However, one concern: does Make it Rain lower SpA? Yes, Make it Rain lowers user's SpA by 1 stage. That doesn't matter for a KO. Which better? Both should KO. Make it Rain has more BP. Let's pick makeitrain. Wait, but Toxapex might be able to survive. SpD 142 base. HP base 50. Damage estimate: (2*50/50+2) * 120 * 303*4 / 142 / 50 + 2 roughly... that's base-level. Let's say modifier ~ (102/50)... hmm complicated. Rough: 4x SpA boost is massive. +6 makes it definitely OHKO. Actually at +0, Gholdengo Make it Rain vs Toxapex: probably ~40-50%. At +6 that's 4x = 160-200%. Definitely KO. Choose makeitrain. Or shadowball to avoid SpA drop in case of survival (e.g., Toxapex Tera). If Toxapex terastallizes to Water or something still dies. Tera Poison doesn't change resist to Steel... Tera Fairy would resist Steel! Toxapex could Tera Fairy to resist Make it Rain. Shadow Ball neutral on Fairy? Ghost vs Fairy — neutral (Fairy resists... Ghost is not very effective against... hmm Ghost: Fighting immune, Ghost... Poison/Dark resist? Actually Ghost is not very effective against Dark. Normal/Dark immune to Ghost? No—Dark resists Ghost? Let's recall: Ghost is not very effective against Normal and Dark. Wait Normal is immune to Ghost, Dark resists Ghost. Fairy neutral to Ghost. If Toxapex Teras to Dark, Shadow Ball resisted but Make it Rain neutral. If Teras to Fairy, Make it Rain resisted (Fairy resists... does Fairy resist Steel? Steel is not very effective against... Fairy resists Steel? Fairy resistances: no, Fairy doesn't resist Steel. Let's check — Steel super effective vs Fairy. Fairy resists: Bug, Dark. Fighting immune. So Fairy doesn't resist Steel. So Make it Rain neutral on Tera Fairy. So Make it Rain is safest and strongest. Pick makeitrain.
Bonsai 2 27B usedSludgebombGholdengo has +6 SpA and will one-shot Toxapex next turn with Shadow Ball or Make It Train regardless of what I do this turn. Switching to Iron Moth at 15% HP is a suicide move that won't survive either hit. Recovering or using Toxic doesn't change the outcome since Gholdengo's boosted attack overwhelms Toxapex's defense. The only viable option is to use Sludge Bomb for any chance of damage before being KO'd, though it likely won't kill Gholdengo given its Steel typing resists Poison.
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Let me analyze this situation carefully. My active Pokémon is Toxapex at 253/304 HP (83.2%). The opponent's active is Gholdengo at 100% HP with +6 SpA boost (so its base 133 SpA becomes extremely high). Key considerations: - Gholdengo has +6 SpA, meaning its Shadow Ball and Make It Rain are devastatingly powerful. Even a normal hit would be life-threatening to Toxapex. - Toxapex is at 83% HP with Black Sludge (heals 1/16 per turn). - Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost - it resists Poison, so Sludge Bomb won't do much damage. - Toxic would poison Gholdengo, but Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost and can recover from poison... actually no, Gholdengo doesn't have a recovery move listed. But with +6 SpA, it's going to one-shot Toxapex with Shadow Ball or Make It Rain. Wait, let me think about what happens if I use Toxic: - Gholdengo gets poisoned (25% damage per turn) - Next turn, Gholdengo uses Shadow Ball or Make It Train at +6 SpA - With base 133 SpA and +6, that's a massive attack. Even with Toxapex's high defense, this will likely KO. If I use Recover: - Toxapex heals to full (253 + ~19 = 272/304) - Gholdengo still hits next turn and likely KOs If I switch to Iron Moth: - Iron Moth is at only 15% HP (45/301). That's basically a suicide switch. - But wait, Iron Moth is Fire/Poison. Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost. - Gholdengo's Shadow Ball would be super effective against... no, Ghost is neutral to Fire/Poison. Actually Ghost is not very effective against Fire and Poison. Wait: Ghost vs Fire = neutral, Ghost vs Poison = neutral. So Shadow Ball does normal damage. - But Make It Train (Steel) vs Fire/Poison: Steel is super effective against Fire! So Make It Train would be 2x STAB... wait no. Steel is super effective against Fire, so Make It Train would be super effective on Iron Moth. That's bad. - Actually wait, Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost. Its moves are Nasty Plot, Make It Train (Steel), Shadow Ball (Ghost). - Against Iron Moth (Fire/Poison): - Shadow Ball: Ghost vs Fire = neutral, Ghost vs Poison = neutral. So normal damage. - Make It Train: Steel vs Fire = super effective (2x), Steel vs Poison = not very effective (0.5x). Net: 1x? No wait. The type effectiveness is calculated per target type. Steel is super effective against Fire (2x) and not very effective against Poison (0.5x). So combined it's 2 * 0.5 = 1x. Neutral! Hmm, actually let me reconsider. For a dual-type target, you multiply the effectiveness for each type. Steel vs Fire/Poison: Steel is super effective against Fire (2x) and not very effective against Poison (0.5x). So total = 2 * 0.5 = 1x. Neutral. So both Shadow Ball and Make It Train would be neutral on Iron Moth. But Iron Moth is at 45 HP, so even a neutral hit would KO it. Actually wait - Gholdengo's base SpA is 133 with +6. That's incredibly high. Let me think about what damage Shadow Ball would do on Toxapex vs Iron Moth. Toxapex: 253 HP, SPD 383 (very high special defense) Iron Moth: 45 HP, SPD 256 Even with +6 SpA, Gholdengo's Shadow Ball on Toxapex would be... well, Toxapex has very high special defense. But at +6, the attack stat is multiplied by (1+6/2) = 4x? No wait, in Gen 9, stage boosts work differently. Actually in competitive play, +6 means the multiplier is (6+2)/2 = 4x. So SpA goes from 133 to 532 effective. Shadow Ball at BP 80, super effective on... wait, Ghost vs Poison/Water: Ghost is neutral against both. So it's not super effective. But with +6 SpA, evenThinking budget reached. Stop thinking and give your final answer now.
- Turn 27MiMo V2.6 Flash used
ShadowballToxapex is at 18% HP and my Gholdengo has +5 SPA, so Shadow Ball should knock it out cleanly. Make It Rain would lower my Special Attack afterward, which is worse for the remaining matchup.
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Toxapex at 18% HP, Gholdengo has +5 SPA. Shadow Ball should knock it out easily. Make It Rain is resisted but at +5 might still do enough. Shadow Ball is safer and doesn't lower SPA.
Bonsai 2 27B switched toIronGholdengo's Make It Rain with +5 SPA will easily KO my Toxapex at 54 HP. Switching to Ironmoth is the safest play since Steel-type moves are only 0.5x effective against its Poison typing, giving me a chance to survive and set up Toxic Spikes on entry.
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Let me analyze this situation carefully. My active Pokémon is Toxapex at 54/304 HP (17.8%) with Black Sludge. The opponent's active is Gholdengo at 100% HP with SPA +5 boost. Key considerations: - Gholdengo has SPA +5, making it extremely dangerous. Its Make It Rain (Steel/Special, BP 120) would be devastating against Toxapex. - Toxapex is Poison/Water, so it's immune to Gholdengo's Sludge Bomb (Poison) but NOT immune to Make It Rain (Steel). - Wait, let me check: Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost. Its moves are Nasty Plot, Make It Rain (Steel/Special), Shadow Ball (Ghost/Special). - Toxapex is Poison/Water. Against Steel-type attacks, Poison/Water takes neutral damage from Steel. So Make It Rain would hit Toxapex for neutral damage. - With SPA +5, Gholdengo's Make It Rain would be incredibly powerful. Toxapex is at 54/304 HP - very low. If Gholdengo uses Make It Rain, it will likely KO Toxapex easily given the +5 boost. Options: 1. Toxic - could poison Gholdengo but with +5 SPA, Gholdengo can still hit hard 2. Recover - heals 1/4 HP (76 HP), bringing Toxapex to ~130/304. But Gholdengo will likely KO it anyway with Make It Rain at +5. 3. Sludge Bomb - Toxapex is Poison/Water, Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost. Sludge Bomb is Poison/Special. Against Steel/Ghost, Poison is not very effective (Steel resists Poison). So this would deal reduced damage. 4. Switch to Ironmoth - Ironmoth is Fire/Poison at 15% HP (45/301). Gholdengo's Make It Rain (Steel) would be neutral against Fire/Poison... wait, Steel vs Fire: Fire resists Steel? No, let me think. Steel resists Fire. So Fire attacks are not very effective against Steel. But we're talking about what damage Gholdengo deals to Ironmoth. Make It Rain is Steel-type. Against Fire/Poison: Steel is neutral to Fire (Fire resists Steel? No - Steel resists Fire, meaning Fire is not very effective against Steel). Wait, I need to think about this differently. What does a Steel-type move do to a Fire/Poison target? - Steel vs Fire: Fire resists Steel? Let me recall the type chart. Steel resists: Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy. So Steel is not very effective against... wait no. What does Steel do to Fire? Steel is neutral to Fire. Actually let me reconsider. Type effectiveness for Steel attacks: - Super effective against: Fire, Ice, Rock - Not very effective against: Normal, Grass, Electric, Fighting, Poison, Ground, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Dragon, Steel, Fairy - Immune to: None (Steel has no immunities) So Steel is neutral against Fire. And for Poison: Steel is not very effective against Poison. So a Steel move against Fire/Poison would be 0.5x (Poison resists Steel). Wait, actually let me reconsider. The type chart: - Steel attacks are NOT VERY EFFECTIVE against: Normal, Grass, Electric, Fighting, Poison, Ground, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Dragon, Steel, Fairy - Steel attacks are SUPER EFFECTIVE against: Fire, Ice, Rock So against Fire/Poison (Ironmoth): - Against Fire: neutral - Against Poison: not very effective (0.5x) - Combined: 0.5x So Make It Rain would deal only 0.5x damage to Ironmoth. That's actually good for switching! But wait, Gholdengo also has Shadow Ball (Ghost/Special). Ghost is neutral against Fire/Poison. So Shadow Ball would hit at full power. However, the main threat is Make It Rain with +5 SPA. Let me estimate: - Gholdengo base stats: ATK 60, DEF 95, HP 87, SPA 133, SPD 91, SPE 84 - With +5 boost to SPA (which in Gen 9 means... wait, actually in Gen 9 the max stat stage is +6, so +5 is very high) Actually wait - looking at the stats shown: "Stats: [HP: 304, ATK: 16Thinking budget reached. Stop thinking and give your final answer now.
Bonsai 2 27B switched toToxapexGholdengo with +5 SPA is an immediate KO threat with Make It Rain or Shadow Ball, so switching out is mandatory. Toxapex is my only available switch and its Poison typing gives it a chance to handle the Ghost-type pressure.
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Let me analyze the situation: - My active Pokémon (Iron Moth) just fainted from Stealth Rock damage. - The opponent's Gholdengo is at 100% HP with SPA +5 (from Nasty Plot). - I have Toxic Spikes on my side, but Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost - it would be affected by Toxic Spikes when switching in. - My only legal action is to switch to Toxapex (at 51% HP). Wait, looking at the legal actions, I can ONLY switch to Toxapex. There's no other option. So my decision is straightforward - I must switch to Toxapex. Toxapex is a Poison/Water type with Regenerator and Black Sludge. It has Toxic Spikes on its side which will affect Gholdengo when it switches in (though Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost, so Toxic Spikes would poison it). Actually wait - Toxic Spikes are on MY side, meaning they'll affect the opponent's Pokémon when they switch in. But Gholdengo is already out there... Actually, let me re-read: "Your side hazards / conditions: Stealth_Rock" and "Opponent side hazards / conditions: Toxic_Spikes". So Toxic Spikes are on the opponent's field, meaning they'll affect MY Pokémon when I switch in. Toxapex is Poison/Water - it would be poisoned by Toxic Spikes. But my only legal action is to switch to Toxapex. There's no other option given. So I just have to do that. The deciding factor: Gholdengo with +5 SPA is a massive threat (Make It Rain at BP 120, super effective on Fire/Poison... wait, Make It Rain is Steel type. On Iron Moth (Fire/Poison), Steel is neutral. But Shadow Ball is Ghost - neutral on Fire/Poison). The key factor here is that Gholdengo's massive special attack makes it a knockout threat, and I need to switch out. Actually, looking more carefully at the legal actions, there's only ONE option: SWITCH: toxapex. So I have no choice.
- Turn 28MiMo V2.6 Flash used
ShadowballGholdengo is at +5 SPA, so Shadow Ball should knock out the weakened Toxapex before it can Recover. Tera isn't needed since Shadow Ball already hits Toxapex neutrally with plenty of power.
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Gholdengo has +5 spa, Shadow Ball should knock out Toxapex at 39%. Toxapex is very specially bulky but +5 Shadow Ball from 303 spa... Toxapex SPD is 142 base. At +5 (2.5x), 303*2.5 = 757.5 spa. Shadow Ball 80 BP... against142 spdef with 331 HP total. Likely enough to KO at 39%. Opponent might recover though. Shadow Ball is safe either way. Actually Toxapex might be poisoned? Toxic spikes on my side... Toxic Spikes are on opponent's side? "Your side hazards: Toxic_Spikes" - those affect my incoming Pokémon. Toxapex unaffected. Shadow Ball is best - hits through, likely KO.
Bonsai 2 27B usedRecoverWith all bench Pokémon fainted, this is a 1v1 where I must survive Gholdengo's +5 SpA Shadow Ball. Recovering to ~232 HP gives the best chance of outlasting it, since Sludge Bomb is only neutral and Toxic won't prevent an immediate KO.
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Let me analyze this situation carefully. My active Pokémon: Toxapex at 117/304 HP (38.5%), with Black Sludge, Regenerator ability. Opponent's active: Gholdengo at 100% HP, with +5 SpA boost (from Nasty Plot). Gholdengo has moves: Nasty Plot, Make It Rain, Shadow Ball. With +5 SpA, it's a massive threat. My bench is completely fainted - all 5 Pokémon are at 0 HP. Wait, let me re-read... Actually looking at the bench: - Garchomp: FAINTED - Kleavor: FAINTED - Iron Moth: FAINTED - Dondozo: FAINTED - Gholdengo: FAINTED All my Pokémon are fainted! I only have Toxapex active. This is a 1v1 situation where I'm down to my last Pokémon. Wait, but the opponent has: - Great Tusk: FAINTED - Dragapult: 100% HP - King Ambit: 100% HP - Ogerpon Wellspring (not seen) - Clodsire (not seen) So I have Toxapex at 38.5% HP, and the opponent has Gholdengo at full HP with +5 SpA. Gholdengo's Shadow Ball is Ghost type - super effective against... wait, Toxapex is Poison/Water. Ghost is neutral to Poison/Water. Actually, let me think about this more carefully. Toxapex (Poison/Water): - Ghost: Neutral (Ghost is not very effective against Poison? No, Ghost is neutral to both Poison and Water) - Steel: Not very effective against Poison (Steel resists... wait no). Let me think again. - Poison resists: Fighting, Bug, Grass, Fairy, Normal, Poison - Water resists: Fire, Water, Steel, Ice - So Toxapex resists: Fighting, Bug, Grass, Fairy, Normal, Poison, Fire, Water, Steel, Ice Gholdengo (Steel/Ghost): - Shadow Ball (Ghost): Neutral to Poison/Water. Actually wait - Ghost is neutral to both Poison and Water. So it's neutral. - Make It Rain (Steel): Not very effective against Toxapex (Water resists Steel). So this would be 0.5x. With +5 SpA, Gholdengo's Shadow Ball would deal significant damage. Let me estimate: - Base power 80, STAB? No, Ghost is not STAB for Steel/Ghost... wait, actually it IS STAB! Ghost type gives STAB to Ghost moves. So Make It Rain gets Steel STAB, and Shadow Ball gets Ghost STAB. Shadow Ball with +5 SpA: - Gholdengo's base SpA is 133, with +5 that's effectively very high. - Actually in Gen 9 OU, the stat calculation... let me just think about whether this can KO Toxapex. Toxapex has 117 HP. With +5 SpA, Gholdengo's Shadow Ball (80 BP, STAB) would likely be a KO or near-KO. Actually, I need to think about what my options are: 1. Toxic - could poison Gholdengo but it won't help much if it KOs me next turn 2. Recover - heals 38% of max HP (about 115 HP), bringing me to ~232/304 3. Sludge Bomb - Poison, neutral to Steel/Ghost... wait, Poison is not very effective against Steel? No, Poison is super effective against... let me think. Poison is super effective against Grass, Fighting, Fairy. Against Steel: not very effective (Steel resists Poison). So Sludge Bomb would be 0.5x against Gholdengo. 4. Toxic Spikes - could set up but won't help immediately The key question: Can I survive one more turn? If I Recover: I heal ~115 HP, going to about 232/304. Then Gholdengo uses Shadow Ball with +5 SpA. Would that KO me? With +5 SpA, the multiplier is (2*5+1)/2 = 5.5x base SpA... no wait, in Gen 9 the boost system works differently. Each stage up multiplies by a factor. Stage +5 means the stat is multiplied by (2*5+1)/(2*0+1) = 11/1 = 11? No that's not right either.Thinking budget reached. Stop thinking and give your final answer now.