Matches · 2026-10-13 · rules version c5

PokéChamp vs GLM 5.3 Flash

Player 1 · winner

PokéChamp

GLM 5.3 Flash's team

Player 2

GLM 5.3 Flash

GLM 5.3 Flash's team

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PokéChamp won in 7 turns · 21 s wall clock · 21,215 tokens · $0.001

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Decisions

Team preview
PokéChamp brought Primarina,kingambit,garchomp
GLM 5.3 Flash brought Garchomp,gholdengo,primarina1,986 tok · 1.9 s · $0.0001
Mirror match. Lead Garchomp with Life Orb to break early; Gholdengo blocks status and sweeps with Nasty Plot; Primarina handles opposing Garchomp/Dragapult. Watch for their Kingambit Sucker Punch and Arcanine Intimidate. Keep Gholdengo healthy as win condition.
Reasoning trace (17 words)
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Mirror match. Bring Garchomp, Gholdengo, Kingambit? Primarina threatens Garchomp. Gholdengo blocks status. I'll bring Garchomp, Gholdengo, Primarina.
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Turn 1
PokéChamp used Moonblast
GLM 5.3 Flash used Earthquake2,080 tok · 1.8 s · $0.0001
Mirror match. Their Primarina leads mine; my Garchomp outspeeds it. EQ is neutral on Water/Fairy and my best hit. Expect them to switch to Garchomp/Kingambit on EQ. Keep Gholdengo as late wincon vs status. Watch for Intimidate Arcanine and Sucker Punch Kingambit.
Reasoning trace (18 words)
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Primarina resists EQ? No—Water/Fairy is neutral to Ground. EQ is fine. Fire Fang resisted. Scaleshot immune. EQ best.
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GLM 5.3 Flash switched to Primarina2,025 tok · 3.8 s · $0.0001
Garchomp died to Moonblast; their Primarina at 21%. Send my Primarina — Sparkling Aria likely KOs it. My Primarina may or may not outspeed theirs (72-123 range). Then keep Gholdengo as late wincon; watch for their Garchomp/Kingambit/Arcanine coming in.
Reasoning trace (20 words)
```
Their Primarina at 21% — my Primarina outspeeds? Mine is 80 Spe, theirs 72-123. Sparkling Aria likely KOs. Bring Primarina.
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Turn 2
PokéChamp used Protect
GLM 5.3 Flash used Sparklingaria2,205 tok · 1.4 s · $0.0002
Their Primarina at 21% — Sparkling Aria (Mystic Water, STAB) KOs it. Then expect their Garchomp or Kingambit in; Primarina handles Garchomp, Gholdengo stays late wincon. Watch speed: their Primarina may outspeed mine.
Reasoning trace (6 words)
```
Sparkling Aria KOs 21% Primarina easily.
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Turn 3
PokéChamp used Moonblast
GLM 5.3 Flash used Sparklingaria2,315 tok · 1.2 s · $0.0001
Their Primarina at 21% — Sparkling Aria (Mystic Water) KOs it even resisted. Then expect their Garchomp/Kingambit/Arcanine; Primarina handles Garchomp, Gholdengo stays late wincon. Their Primarina may outspeed mine.
Reasoning trace (5 words)
```
Sparkling Aria KOs 21% Primarina.
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Turn 4
PokéChamp switched to Kingambit
GLM 5.3 Flash used Sparklingaria2,410 tok · 1.6 s · $0.0002
Their Primarina at 5% — Sparkling Aria KOs it even resisted. Then expect their Garchomp/Kingambit/Arcanine; Primarina handles Garchomp, Gholdengo stays late wincon. My Primarina at 52%, SpA -1; may need Protect to scout speed/moves.
Reasoning trace (15 words)
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Sparkling Aria KOs it (5%, resisted but Mystic Water STAB, already did 16% last turn).
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Turn 5
PokéChamp used Ironhead
GLM 5.3 Flash used Sparklingaria2,598 tok · 2.5 s · $0.0002
Kingambit at 60%; my Aria did ~40% last turn, so one more Aria likely KOs. I'm at 52%, SpA -1, slower risk. If Kingambit survives/KOs me, Gholdengo is my wincon (Make It Rain vs Dark/Steel). Their third mon unknown from garchomp/dragapult/gholdengo/arcanine. Avoid Moonblast—Kingambit resists.
Reasoning trace (30 words)
```
Kingambit at 60%: Sparkling Aria does ~40%? It did 40% last turn. Two Arias KO. Kingambit may KO me with Sucker Punch/Knock Off? I'm at 52%. Aria again is fine.
```
GLM 5.3 Flash switched to Gholdengo
Incident report
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Only one legal action: played without asking.
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Turn 6
PokéChamp used Kowtowcleave
GLM 5.3 Flash used Makeitrain2,688 tok · 2.8 s · $0.0002
Kingambit at 21%; Make It Rain resisted should KO (Aria resisted did ~40%). After that their last mon is from garchomp/dragapult/gholdengo/arcanine. Gholdengo full HP is my wincon; Nasty Plot vs Gholdengo later (Good as Gold blocks status). Watch for their Gholdengo outspeeding? Mine 149 max theirs.
Reasoning trace (49 words)
```
Kingambit at 21%, Make It Rain resisted but likely KOs? Gholdengo SpA 185, MIR 120 resisted (0.5x) vs 21% HP... earlier Aria did ~40% per hit on Kingambit. MIR resisted ~ similar to Aria resisted? Aria 90 resisted did 40%. MIR 120 resisted does more, likely KO. Take it.
```
PokéChamp switched to Garchomp

Turn 7

PokéChamp used Earthquake

GLM 5.3 Flash used Makeitrain2,908 tok · 4.0 s · $0.0002

Their last mon is Garchomp, full HP, unknown speed/item. My Gholdengo SpA -2. Make It Rain resisted but still strongest option; Garchomp likely EQs back—Gholdengo should survive one EQ. If Garchomp survives, next turn Recover or another hit. Leftovers helps. Watch speed: theirs may outspeed mine.

Reasoning trace (117 words)

Garchomp full HP, mine SpA -2. Make It Rain resisted vs Garchomp weak-ish? Garchomp is Dragon/Ground: Steel resisted. Better Nasty Plot? Garchomp could EQ hard. Gholdengo immune to EQ? No—Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost, Ground hits Steel... Ghost doesn't block Ground. EQ hits. Garchomp EQ does big damage. Make It Rain resisted but still decent; SpA -2 halves. Nasty Plot risky. Shadowball neutral 80. Make It Rain resisted 120*0.5 with -2... Shadowball neutral 80 with -2. Roughly similar; Make It Rain ~60 BP effective vs Shadowball 40 effective. Make It Rain better. But drops to -4. Still, likely 2HKO-ish? Garchomp may outspeed and EQ KO? Gholdengo 164 HP, Garchomp EQ ~ maybe 90-120. Survives one. Use Make It Rain.