Matches · 2026-10-11 · rules version c4

Muse Spark 1.3 vs Mercury Decide

Muse Spark 1.3 won in 7 turns · 3 min wall clock · 46,719 tokens · $0.005

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Decisions

1. Team preview
   Mercury Decide brought Dragapult,garchomp,metagross5,611 tok · 1.9 s · $0.0001

   Lead: 51% BRING: dragapult, 17% BRING: metagross, 13% BRING: rotomwash Pick 2: 34% BRING: garchomp, 30% BRING: metagross, 20% BRING: rotomwash Pick 3: 52% BRING: metagross, 22% BRING: rotomwash, 17% BRING: scizor

   Muse Spark 1.3 brought Incineroar,gholdengo,dragonite5,509 tok · 43.2 s · $0.0009

   Opponent has fast Dragapult and bulky Rotom-Wash/Toxapex plus two Steels. Incineroar lead gives safe Intimidate, Fake Out, and Taunt pivot, Gholdengo walls Toxapex, Dragonite gives Ice Punch and ExtremeSpeed for speed control.

   Reasoning trace (66 words)

   Analyzing Pokémon battle rules and legal action format while keeping reasoning concise and within word limit.Selecting three Pokémon from the team list under the bring-order and lead constraints.Evaluating type matchups and mega evolution limits to finalize the three-Pokémon selection.Resolving type interactions and speed tiers to address Rotom Wash and Dragapult threats.Evaluating Dragonite versus Garchomp and Primarina as the third slot to cover Ground immunity and priority.

2. Turn 1
   Mercury Decide used Dracometeor1,369 tok · 0.5 s · $0.0000

   95% MOVE: dracometeor, 2% SWITCH: garchomp, 2% SWITCH: metagross

   Muse Spark 1.3 used Partingshot2,761 tok · 20.4 s · $0.0004

   Incineroar is slower and Fake Out fails vs Ghost, while Flare Blitz is resisted by Dragon. This is a bad matchup to stay in. Parting Shot weakens Dragapult and pivots to keep momentum.

   Reasoning trace (23 words)

   Evaluating Incineroar versus Dragapult type matchups and move effectiveness for turn one.Assessing Dragapult speed and common moves against Incineroar's Intimidate and Parting Shot.

   Muse Spark 1.3 switched to Dragonite3,922 tok · 32.0 s · $0.0006

   Parting Shot forces us out, and Gholdengo is a bad matchup to switch into if debuffed Dragapult stays and clicks Ghost STAB. Dragonite's Multiscale lets it scout safely, and its speed plus Ice Punch threatens Garchomp.

   Reasoning trace (59 words)

   Evaluating turn decision for Pokémon Champions singles by applying speed, knockout, and matchup constraints to select one legal action.Validating the chosen action against the legal action set and battle state constraints.Evaluating Gholdengo versus Dragonite against the opponent's likely switch and Dragapult's debuffed state.Comparing Ghost-type vulnerability against Dragapult's STAB versus Multiscale survivability and Ice Punch coverage for the likely switch.

3. Turn 2
   Mercury Decide switched to Garchomp1,686 tok · 0.5 s · $0.0000

   43% SWITCH: garchomp, 38% SWITCH: metagross, 10% MOVE: dracometeor

   Muse Spark 1.3 used Dragondancemega3,362 tok · 24.2 s · $0.0005

   Dragapult is at -3 SpA after Draco plus Parting Shot so it can't threaten Multiscale Dragonite and will likely switch. This is a free setup turn. Mega Dragon Dance gives Attack and Speed to outrun Pult and pressure Garchomp and Steels.

   Reasoning trace (37 words)

   Evaluating Dragonite's move options against a debuffed Dragapult while accounting for speed and Ghost-type immunity.Assessing Mega Evolution timing and ability changes against the debuffed Dragapult.Evaluating Mega Dragon Dance versus coverage moves against likely switch-ins and ability tradeoffs.

4. Turn 3
   Mercury Decide used Swordsdancemega1,949 tok · 0.6 s · $0.0000

   36% MOVE: swordsdance [MEGA], 22% MOVE: stoneedge [MEGA], 19% SWITCH: metagross

   Muse Spark 1.3 used Icepunch2,471 tok · 11.3 s · $0.0003

   We are +1 Speed and move first, and +1 Ice Punch is 4x super effective on Garchomp for a likely knockout. Multiscale protects us if they survive or have priority.

   Reasoning trace (28 words)

   Calculating damage and turn order to choose between attacking Garchomp now or switching to Dragapult.Confirming Ice Punch OHKO on Garchomp and weighing switch risk versus other bench threats.

   Mercury Decide switched to Metagross1,347 tok · 0.5 s · $0.0000

   94% SWITCH: metagross, 6% SWITCH: dragapult

5. Turn 4
   Mercury Decide used Stealthrock1,456 tok · 0.5 s · $0.0000

   42% MOVE: stealthrock, 37% MOVE: bulletpunch, 10% SWITCH: dragapult

   Muse Spark 1.3 used Earthquake2,561 tok · 13.8 s · $0.0003

   We outspeed Metagross at +1 and Earthquake is super effective for a likely knockout. Multiscale at full HP protects us from being KOed first. No reason to switch out of a winning setup.

   Reasoning trace (29 words)

   Evaluating Dragonite vs Metagross matchup and Mega evolution state to choose the best move.Assessing speed tiers and stat resets on switch to confirm Earthquake is the safest immediate move.

6. Turn 5
   Mercury Decide switched to Dragapult1,364 tok · 0.5 s · $0.0000

   100% SWITCH: dragapult, 0% MOVE: bulletpunch, 0% MOVE: stealthrock

   Muse Spark 1.3 used Extremespeed3,263 tok · 22.8 s · $0.0005

   Metagross at 8% is a guaranteed knockout, but it could use Bullet Punch priority to break Multiscale before Dragapult revenge kills. ExtremeSpeed has +2 priority to knock it out first and keep Multiscale intact for Dragapult's Draco Meteor.

   Reasoning trace (42 words)

   Evaluating turn options by comparing Dragonite’s +1 speed against Dragapult and confirming ExtremeSpeed KOes Metagross while preserving priority.Assessing switch-in risk by contrasting ExtremeSpeed’s priority immunity with Earthquake’s coverage on Dragapult.Evaluating ExtremeSpeed versus Earthquake to preserve Multiscale against a likely Bullet Punch break.

7. Turn 6
   Mercury Decide used Dracometeor1,438 tok · 0.5 s · $0.0000

   91% MOVE: dracometeor, 4% MOVE: shadowball, 4% MOVE: phantomforce

   Muse Spark 1.3 used Icepunch2,991 tok · 19.3 s · $0.0004

   Dragonite is faster than Dragapult and at +1 Attack, so super-effective Ice Punch should knockout before it moves.

   Reasoning trace (31 words)

   Evaluating the turn action by weighing speed, likely knockout, and bad matchup against legal moves and switches.Calculating damage and speed to confirm ice punch as the safe kill versus dragondance setup.

   Mercury Decide switched to Metagross

   100% SWITCH: metagross

8. Turn 7
   Mercury Decide used Bulletpunch1,326 tok · 0.5 s · $0.0000

   93% MOVE: bulletpunch, 3% MOVE: meteormash, 2% MOVE: stealthrock

   Muse Spark 1.3 used Earthquake2,333 tok · 11.5 s · $0.0003

   We move first with +1 Speed and Earthquake is super effective on Metagross. At 8% HP this is a guaranteed knockout to win the game.

   Reasoning trace (29 words)

   Calculating a guaranteed KO on the last opponent Pokémon with a priority move given speed and HP advantage.Comparing priority interactions and Multiscale bulk to confirm Earthquake guarantees the KO.