Matches · 2026-10-13 · rules version c5
Chimps at the Zoo vs Grok 4.7
Grok 4.7 won in 8 turns · 9 min wall clock · 65,736 tokens · $0.253
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Decisions
- Team previewChimps at the Zoo brought
Dragonite,gholdengo,kingambitGrok 4.7 broughtDragonite,gholdengo,garchompPlan: Dragonite leads. DD vs Corviknight (Body Press resisted; EQ immune). Ice Punch Garchomp; sash may proc. Gholdengo blocks Defog and breaks Corv with NP + Shadow Ball. Garchomp sets rocks after Corv is gone to pop Multiscale/Sash. Opponent mirrors our sets.
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I'm ready to play a Pokémon Showdown battle. I'm selecting my three lead Pokémon for this mirror match. No mega stones are present in the team items, so mega evolution won't factor into the decision. Garchomp can set Stealth Rock and survive one hit with its Focus Sash. Corviknight handles hazards and provides defensive pivot. Gholdengo is a special sweeper with status immunity. Gholdengo's Good as Gold blocks Defog, preventing the opponent's Corviknight from clearing hazards. This defensive synergy is a key factor in the lead selection. Kingambit is a late-game cleaner that gains power when teammates faint. Dragonite provides priority setup and speed. Primarina serves as a special wallbreaker with Liquid Voice. The opponent is a scripted control bot using the same team sets. Garchomp's Earthquake is super effective against Gholdengo and Primarina, but Corviknight resists it. Dragonite is immune to Earthquake. The opponent likely favors Corviknight, Gholdengo, or Primarina, or wants to stack hazards with Garchomp. Dragonite's Ice Punch is four times effective against Garchomp. Its Multiscale and Yache Berry help it survive Ice moves. Kingambit's Chople Berry reduces damage from Corviknight's Body Press. Gholdengo's Life Orb causes recoil from its Nasty Plot set. Primarina's Calm Mind Hyper Voice becomes a powerful Water-type attack. A Garchomp, Dragonite, and Kingambit lead is emerging as the strongest mirror strategy. Garchomp's Focus Sash and Stealth Rock create a speed tie with the opponent's Garchomp while applying pressure. Dragonite's Multiscale and priority Ice Punch deliver a fourfold hit to Garchomp. Kingambit provides late-game power once the opponent's team weakens. Gholdengo's special pressure and Defog block are offset by its weakness to Earthquake and Kingambit's late-game hits. Corviknight, Gholdengo, and Kingambit would create a more defensive control team, though Corviknight resists Garchomp's Earthquake and Kingambit's Sucker Punch and Iron Head. The scripted bot likely mirrors this same control strategy. Garchomp outspeeds Gholdengo and can OHKO it with Earthquake. Kingambit also outruns Garchomp and likely one-shots it with Earthquake, though Sucker Punch provides a revenge option. Dragonite is slower than Garchomp, so Garchomp lands Dragon Claw first; Multiscale halves the damage, but Dragonite's Ice Punch still fourtimes hits Garchomp unless its Focus Sash saves it. Dragonite's Yache Berry weakens opposing Ice moves, making it safer to use Ice Punch against Garchomp. Primarina's Ice Beam is four times effective against Garchomp, but its Focus Sash blocks the OHKO. Primarina is weak to Gholdengo's special attacks and lacks Ghost coverage. Corviknight resists Gholdengo's Make It Rain and Moonblast, though its own Shadow Ball is neutral against it. Corviknight is surprisingly bulky against this team. Its Flying type resists Garchomp's Earthquake, and Dragonite's Ice Punch and Extreme Speed are neutral against it. Kingambit's Kowtow and Iron Head also fail to threaten it. Corviknight is completely invulnerable to super effective attacks in this mirror. Nothing on the team hits it for more than neutral damage, making it a nearly impenetrable wall. It can safely use Roost, U-turn, and Body Press without fear of being one-shotted. Corviknight is the best lead because it is invulnerable to super effective attacks and can threaten Kingambit with Body Press. A control bot might also bring Corviknight, which would create a slow Body Press and Roost war. U-turn provides momentum. Corviknight is confirmed as the lead. The remaining two slots need win conditions, since Corviknight alone cannot sweep. Garchomp with its Focus Sash can break through opposing walls. Gholdengo's Shadow Ball and Nasty Plot provide special pressure. Dragonite's DD setup and Kingambit's late-game power are also viable paths. Against their likely Corviknight, the highest damage comes from Gholdengo's Shadow Ball. Gholdengo's Shadow Ball calculates to roughly 121 damage against Corviknight. Corviknight's special defense is only 107, so its physical defensive spread leaves it exposed to special attacks. Gholdengo's Shadow Ball is the better special attack against Corviknight, since Make It Rain is only half effective. A Nasty Plot Shadow Ball would OHKO Corviknight, while an uninvested roll would 2HKO it. Corviknight can recover with Roost, but Gholdengo's higher speed lets it strike before that recovery. Corviknight cannot threaten Gholdengo. Body Press is resisted by Ghost, and U-turn is weak against Steel. Corviknight's only attacking move does nothing to Gholdengo. Gholdengo must be brought alongside Corviknight to exploit its wall. The third slot needs a win condition that covers Gholdengo's weaknesses, such as Earthquake or Iron Head. Dragonite is immune to Earthquake, so it cannot threaten Gholdengo with that move. Dragonite's Ice Punch OHKOs Garchomp, and its Multiscale plus Yache Berry helps survive Primarina's Ice Beam. Extreme Speed can pick off weakened targets and revenge Kingambit. Dragonite is weak to Ice, Rock, Dragon, and Fairy. Kingambit's Supreme Overlord late game is the main win condition. Sucker Punch provides a revenge kill. It dies to Earthquake and Gholdengo's Shadow Ball. Gholdengo is vulnerable to Kingambit's Kowtow and Sucker Punch. Dark-type moves hit Ghost-types super effectively, so both attacks deal massive damage to Gholdengo. Dragonite's Extreme Speed outranks Kingambit's Sucker Punch by one priority bracket, so it strikes first. After Dragonite's DD, Earthquake can OHKO Kingambit. Kingambit's Iron Head is not super effective against Dragonite. Dragonite is now the preferred third slot over Kingambit. It resists Earthquake, can OHKO Garchomp with Ice Punch, and outranks Sucker Punch in priority. Its Multiscale and Yache Berry also protect it from Primarina's Ice Beam. Garchomp's Earthquake is ineffective against Dragonite and Corviknight, so it cannot threaten them. Stealth Rock still chips their Focus Sashes and Multiscale. Make It Rain is super effective against Dragonite. Stealth Rock breaks Multiscale and Focus Sash, so Garchomp is the best lead to set it. The final three-slot team is Gholdengo, Dragonite, and Corviknight. A Garchomp, Gholdengo, and Dragonite lineup is now being considered. Garchomp would set Stealth Rock while Gholdengo blocks the opponent's Defog. This prevents the opposing team from removing entry hazards on switch-in. The Garchomp, Gholdengo, and Dragonite lineup is abandoned. Without Corviknight to set Stealth Rock, the team lacks a recovery pivot and entry-hazard control. If the opponent brings Gholdengo, Corviknight's Defog becomes useless anyway. Kingambit is also excluded because its Sucker Punch threatens Gholdengo. The final team is Corviknight, Gholdengo, and Dragonite. Corviknight walls physical attacks and can Defog if the opponent lacks Gholdengo. Gholdengo breaks opposing Corviknight. Dragonite handles Garchomp with priority. Both Gholdengo and Dragonite remain vulnerable to Kingambit's Kowtow and Sucker Punch. A Garchomp, Gholdengo, and Kingambit lineup is now being considered. It pairs hazard control with special pressure and late-game power, though it lacks Earthquake immunity and relies on Kingambit's Sucker Punch for priority. Another option is Dragonite, Gholdengo, and Kingambit. This offers two setup win conditions plus a special breaker, but it sacrifices entry-hazard control entirely. A scripted control bot would likely bring Corviknight, Garchomp, and Primarina or Gholdengo. That lineup prioritizes hazard control, status, recovery, and pivoting. Primarina's Moonblast and Hyper Voice are neutral against Kingambit, while her Ice Beam is ineffective. Kingambit's Iron Head is super effective against Primarina because it hits Fairy-types. This makes Kingambit a viable third slot if the opponent brings Primarina. A Gholdengo mirror is a speed tie. Shadow Ball is super effective against Ghost-types, so both sides can OHKO each other with it. This makes the matchup risky to rely on. Dragonite's Make It Rain is super effective against Gholdengo, but Gholdengo's higher speed means it can strike first. Multiscale halves the damage, so the resulting roll is close to a one-shot. If Dragonite survives, Earthquake or Ice Punch can finish the job. Gholdengo is a poor lead against Garchomp, since Earthquake is super effective and could OHKO it. Against Dragonite, Gholdengo outranks it and lands a super effective Make It Rain, though Multiscale may survive and Ice Punch or Earthquake can still threaten. Leading with Gholdengo also gives the opponent a free Nasty Plot against Corviknight. Gholdengo is a poor lead against Kingambit. Sucker Punch is super effective against it, and if Gholdengo attacks first, it could be KOed before setting up. Against Primarina, Gholdengo resists everything and can safely deal damage. The thought then begins evaluating Dragonite as the lead. Dragonite can safely double-drop against Corviknight because Body Press and U-turn are resisted by Flying. Against Garchomp, Dragonite is immune to Earthquake and can land a super effective Ice Punch or Dragon Claw through Multiscale. The sash activates on an OHKO, so Garchomp survives at 1 HP and needs another hit. Dragonite outspeeds Garchomp by 37 points. If Garchomp lands Earthquake, Dragonite can strike back with Double Drop or Ice Punch for a free hit. A Dragon Claw through Multiscale would leave Garchomp at roughly half health, but an Ice Punch would OHKO it and activate its Focus Sash. Dragonite should Ice Punch Garchomp on the first turn. If Garchomp lands Earthquake, it survives at 1 HP and Dragonite can Extreme Speed it next turn. If Garchomp lands Dragon Claw instead, it deals roughly half damage and Dragonite must survive to strike back. Dragonite's second Dragon Claw without Multiscale lands roughly 103% damage, so a double hit could still KO it. Against Gholdengo, Make It Rain through Multiscale leaves about 96% damage, giving Dragonite a slim chance to survive and land Earthquake. A speed tie against Dragonite makes the matchup complicated. Against Kingambit, Dragonite outranks it by 62 points, so Earthquake can strike first unless Sucker Punch is used. Dragonite's Earthquake is neutral against Kingambit, so it can strike first unless Sucker Punch is used. Against Primarina, Ice Beam and Moonblast both land around 40% damage after Yache and Multiscale halve the damage, meaning Dragonite can survive and attack back. Corviknight is a poor lead. It cannot threaten Gholdengo or Dragonite, and it is weak against Primarina and Kingambit. Corviknight is a poor lead against setup mons and should stay in the back as a pivot. Kingambit is too slow to lead unless the opponent is passive. Garchomp is a strong lead: it outranks Gholdengo and Kingambit with Earthquake, but it is vulnerable to Dragonite's Ice Punch and Primarina's Ice Beam. Dragonite is the best lead because it can set up freely against Corviknight, is immune to Earthquake, and Ice Punch threatens Garchomp. Gholdengo should be paired with either Kingambit or Garchomp in the back. Kingambit provides Supreme Overlord bonus damage when two allies faint, plus Sucker Punch revenge and Iron Head coverage. Garchomp is the only viable lead for Stealth Rock. Without it, the opponent's Dragonite keeps Multiscale active and their Garchomp keeps a Focus Sash. Corviknight in the back can safely switch into Earthquake and use Defog, but it is weak against setup mons. Garchomp and Gholdengo together can set Stealth Rock and block the opponent's Defog. If the opponent leads Corviknight, they may use Defog to remove the rocks immediately. Leading Garchomp against Corviknight is a wasted turn unless I attack, since Poison Jab and Earthquake are resisted and Dragon Claw is neutral. If the opponent leads Corviknight while I lead Dragonite, I gain a free Double Drop advantage. Leading Garchomp against Dragonite is safe because Earthquake is immune and Ice Punch can activate Focus Sash. Leading Gholdengo against Dragonite is risky because Make It Rain could nearly OHKO. The final team is Dragonite, Gholdengo, and Kingambit. Dragonite leads with Double Drop against passive or Corviknight, Ice Punch against Garchomp, and Earthquake if needed. Gholdengo covers Corviknight and Primarina and can Nasty Plot. A mirror battle with Dragonite would be a speed tie. Both sides use Yache and Multiscale, so Ice Punch deals only about 19 damage each. It becomes a Double Drop war that could end in a draw. Kingambit is the standard closer for this mirror because it can clean up with Supreme Overlord and Sucker Punch. Corviknight could replace Kingambit for extra longevity and safety against Garchomp. Control bots are predictable and scripted. They set hazards, defog them, use Roost, and U-turn for momentum. Kingambit's Supreme Overlord bonus requires allies to faint, which suits a control bot's slow attrition strategy. Corviknight is better for long games because it avoids losing Pokemon. The setup plan punishes predictable control behavior. The final team is Dragonite, Gholdengo, and Kingambit. Stealth Rock is essential because without it their Dragonite can survive an Ice Punch or Make It Rain through Multiscale. Kingambit's moves are all neutral, so it cannot reliably threaten setup mons. Dragonite's Ice Punch is ineffective against another Dragonite because Yache halves the damage even without Multiscale active. Earthquake is also useless in a mirror battle since both sides are Flying-type. Extreme Speed may be resisted. Gholdengo outranks Dragonite by 17 points, so Make It Rain can land twice for a two-hit KO. If the opponent uses Extreme Speed first, it misses Gholdengo because Ghost is immune to Normal-type moves. Dragonite must rely on Ice Punch or Earthquake instead. Gholdengo's Make It Rain will not OHKO through Multiscale. It lands roughly 161 damage against the opponent's 168 HP, leaving them near 7 HP. They can then Earthquake for a guaranteed kill. This makes Gholdengo a poor lead unless Stealth Rock breaks Multiscale first. Garchomp is now the preferred lead over Kingambit. It sets Stealth Rock on turn one to break Multiscale and the Focus Sash, letting the other two Pokemon sweep safely. Gholdengo blocks Defog. The team is now Dragonite, Gholdengo, and Garchomp. Garchomp outranks Corviknight by 82 points, so it can set Stealth Rock before the opponent Defogs. The opponent's Defog removes the hazard immediately, so the rocks never stick. Garchomp must attack instead of setting hazards. The plan is to lead Dragonite against Corviknight for a free Double Drop. Garchomp will set Stealth Rock once Corviknight is weakened or removed, and Gholdengo will block any Defog attempts. Good as Gold prevents the opponent from using status moves on Garchomp. Good as Gold prevents Defog from targeting Gholdengo, so the opponent cannot clear hazards while he is on the field. The plan is to lead Dragonite, keep Gholdengo in to block Defog and break special walls, and let Garchomp set Stealth Rock once the opponent's defogger is dealt with. Leading Gholdengo against Corviknight is a clean alternative. Nasty Plot can be used for free, Shadow Ball destroys the opponent, and Defog is removed before Garchomp can safely set Stealth Rock. Leading Garchomp instead risks an immediate Earthquake kill from Gholdengo. The opponent's lead is chosen simultaneously with mine. It cannot see my team before picking, so it will not react to my bring order. The opponent likely brings Corviknight and Garchomp as scripted hazard setters. Gholdengo would be a coinflip lead against them, but Dragonite is safe against both. Dragonite cannot break Corviknight. Ice Punch deals only about 61 damage after Double Drop, which is roughly 30% of Corviknight's HP, and it is resisted by Steel. Corviknight can then Roost and survive. Garchomp will set Stealth Rock once the opponent is pressured, and Gholdengo will block Defog and break Corviknight if Dragonite fails. Dragonite cannot break Corviknight. It would stall forever with Roost and Leftovers, so I should switch to Gholdengo immediately on turn one. This avoids a stalemate and lets me use Shadow Ball for free. Staying on Dragonite for a free Double Drop is actually the better choice. If the opponent U-turns to Garchomp, Earthquake is immune and I can Ice Punch for a guaranteed kill. U-turning to Kingambit lets me Earthquake with the boost. U-turning to Primarina is manageable because Multiscale and Yache keep me threatening. Dragonite is the lead. Gholdengo and Garchomp follow. Kingambit may replace Garchomp. The final bring order is Dragonite, Gholdengo, then Garchomp. Notes will be kept under 60 words to plan the lead and hazard strategy.
- Turn 1Chimps at the Zoo switched to
KingambitGrok 4.7 usedIcepunchMirror Dragonite. Ice Punch is 4x; Yache+Multiscale should live their Ice Punch. If they DD, punch chunks or KOs. Save Garchomp rocks for later; Gholdengo for special threats. Expect their Dnite may be faster.
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I'm ready to play this Pokémon battle. Calculating damage for an Ice Punch against the opposing Dragonite. Multiscale and Yache Berry would halve the 4x super effective damage. Dragon Dancing first risks the opponent's Ice Punch breaking Multiscale. If both sides use Ice Punch, the damage becomes neutral and would not KO from full HP. Their Dragonite might not have Multiscale. Without it, Ice Punch could OHKO. My speed is 132 versus theirs around 90–145. If they outspeed me, I must survive their Ice Punch to land a counterattack.
- Turn 2Chimps at the Zoo used
IronheadGrok 4.7 usedEarthquakeKingambit in at 88% after resisted Ice Punch. EQ is SE and I outspeed; Multiscale still up. Their Dnite full, unrevealed. Save Garchomp rocks and Gholdengo for later threats.
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I'm ready to play this Pokémon battle. Dragonite is at full HP with Multiscale and a Yache Berry. Kingambit is at 88% after the Ice Punch. Earthquake will hit super effectively for Dragonite. Kingambit is slower, so it moves first. I am calculating the damage. I decided to use Earthquake now. Kingambit might have priority moves that would break Multiscale if I waited. The damage should be severe. Earthquake should deal 50-80% damage, but Kingambit might survive if it is bulky. I am weighing whether to use Dragon Dance to set up, but a priority Dark move like Sucker Punch would break Multiscale and leave me vulnerable.
- Turn 3Chimps at the Zoo used
KowtowcleaveGrok 4.7 usedEarthquakeEQ KOs Kingambit (29%). Their Dnite is full and unrevealed; third mon unknown. After the KO, expect a switch. Save Garchomp rocks and Gholdengo. Multiscale is gone; Yache still up.
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I'm ready to play the Pokémon battle.
Chimps at the Zoo switched toGholdengo - Turn 4Chimps at the Zoo used
ShadowballGrok 4.7 switched toGarchompTheir Gholdengo likely copies mine: Life Orb, Spe 149, Make It Rain. It outspeeds Dragonite and KOs, so pivot. Garchomp Sash + 169 Spe EQ chunks; finish with Gholdengo. Their Dnite still full. Kingambit dead.
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I'm ready to play this Pokémon battle. Dragonite is at 75% HP with Multiscale gone. Gholdengo is fully healthy and immune to status moves. Earthquake hits it super effectively, but Ice Punch and Extreme Speed are ineffective. Dragon Dance should work since it targets the user. I noticed a contradiction in the prompt: it claims the opponent's team is an exact copy of mine, yet lists different Pokémon than what I have. The "exact copy" claim is likely a template error. Only the three shared Pokémon have identical sets; Kingambit and Primarina are separate copies with their own moves. If this is an exact copy, Gholdengo's speed is 149. That outspeeds my Dragonite at 132. Make It Rain and Shadow Ball are both neutral on Dragonite. Dragonite's Earthquake would deal roughly 136–160 damage to Gholdengo. That is enough to OHKO or severely damage it. The damage is not a guaranteed OHKO. Earthquake would leave Gholdengo at roughly 4–24 HP, or about 2–15% of its health. Switching to Garchomp would not help. It is slower than Gholdengo, so it cannot outspeed and OHKO. Earthquake remains the best move to heavily damage the opponent. If Gholdengo survives Earthquake at roughly 10% HP, it can recover or use Shadow Ball to threaten me. Make It Rain would OHKO my Dragonite with its current stats. Shadow Ball would only deal about 91–108 damage. Staying in with Dragonite is risky because Make It Rain would likely OHKO it. Switching to Garchomp is the safer option. Garchomp outspeeds Gholdengo and can survive its attack with a Focus Sash. Earthquake would leave Gholdengo at roughly 21–43 HP, so Garchomp could land another hit next turn to finish it off. Switching to Garchomp would give the opponent a free turn. If they attack into Focus Sash, I would survive at 1 HP and could threaten back, but they might recover or land another hit. The mirror battle between Gholdengos is also being calculated: Shadow Ball would be super effective, while Make It Rain is neutral. Switching to Gholdengo would create a speed tie, so the mirror battle is too risky. Earthquake remains the best move to heavily damage the opponent. I will accept the risk of being KOed by Make It Rain and leave them nearly dead for my other Pokémon to finish. The exact-copy claim is likely boilerplate. The opponent's Gholdengo may have different stats, so I cannot assume it has 164 HP and 115 Defense. If its Defense is lower, Earthquake would not OHKO it. If the opponent's Gholdengo has lower Defense, Earthquake could OHKO it. I cannot know their exact stats, so I will still use Earthquake as my best damage option. Dragonite is slower than Gholdengo at 132 speed versus 93–149. If they outspeed me, they can attack first and Make It Rain might KO me before I move again. If they are slower, I can chunk them with Earthquake and survive. If the opponent's Gholdengo copies my exact set, it will have Make It Rain and a speed of 149. That outspeeds Dragonite, so it can attack first and OHKO me before I move. Switching is the safer choice. Switching to Garchomp is the right move. Make It Rain would deal 157–185 damage to it, which could OHKO or leave it at 1–28 HP. A Focus Sash activates if the hit would KO from full HP, so Garchomp survives at 1 HP and can land Earthquake next turn. Switching to Garchomp is risky. If the opponent Nasty Plots, I can attack safely. If they attack first, Focus Sash saves me at 1 HP, but Earthquake would only leave Gholdengo at 22–44 HP and it could still KO me. I need another mon to finish it off. Switching to Gholdengo risks a speed tie with Shadow Ball, which might not OHKO. Switching to Gholdengo is now the better choice. Make It Rain would deal only 68–81 damage to it because Steel resists Steel, leaving it fully healthy. Shadow Ball remains the real threat. If the opponent uses Make It Rain, I can threaten back with Shadow Ball or Nasty Plot. I will switch to Garchomp. A Focus Sash and outspeed are the cleanest way to survive a faster Gholdengo. Earthquake will chunk it. If the opponent attacks first, I will survive at 1 HP and let Gholdengo finish it off. Their third mon is unrevealed, but I still have two usable Pokémon. Switching to Garchomp would leave it dead after a single hit, while the opponent's Gholdengo survives at roughly 25% HP. Dragonite would remain at 75% and could finish the fight, but the opponent's Dragonite would still be fully healthy.
- Turn 5Chimps at the Zoo used
MakeitrainGrok 4.7 usedEarthquakeEQ KOs their Life Orb Gholdengo if it stays; I outspeed. Only switch is full Dnite (EQ immune, Ice Punch 4x). If it stays, Gholdengo cleans. Their Dnite still full; Kingambit dead. Sash already broken.
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I'm starting a Pokémon battle. Garchomp is at 60 HP, so its Focus Sash won't activate. Gholdengo is at 90% HP with a Life Orb and used Shadow Ball last turn. Earthquake is the best move since it's super effective against Gholdengo's Steel type. I'm calculating the damage. The damage calculation shows Earthquake would deal roughly 74 to 87 percent damage. That might not be enough to KO Gholdengo at 90% HP, so I need to reconsider my strategy. The opponent's team preview shows six different species than mine. The prompt claiming their six are an exact copy of my team seems inconsistent with the actual roster. The opponent's Gholdengo has the same stats as mine: 164 HP, 115 Defense, and 149 Speed. This confirms their team is an exact copy of mine. Rechecking the damage formula shows Earthquake would deal 180 to 212 damage. That easily exceeds Gholdengo's 164 HP, so it should KO. I'm redoing the calculation to verify there was no double-counting. The damage check is complete. Earthquake will OHKO Gholdengo. If the opponent switches to Dragonite, the move will miss entirely because Dragonite is Flying-type. I'm weighing whether to switch out. My Gholdengo would face a neutral matchup against the opponent's copy, and Shadow Ball could land. Dragonite is also neutral to the opponent's Gholdengo. I'm unsure if the scripted bot will switch to Dragonite, which would let it come in free. Dragonite is slower than the opponent's Gholdengo and lacks Multiscale, so Shadow Ball would hit hard. Switching to Dragonite is too risky. Earthquake remains the best choice because the opponent will likely stay in. If the opponent switches to Dragonite, Earthquake misses entirely. Dragonite would then land a 4x Ice Punch and KO my Garchomp at 32% HP. This makes a switch too risky. Stealth Rock is too weak to finish the fight. Shadow Ball would deal neutral damage, and the opponent already hit me for 125 damage with it last turn.
Chimps at the Zoo switched toDragonite - Turn 6Chimps at the Zoo used
DragondanceGrok 4.7 usedDragonclawDragon Claw breaks Multiscale and chips their copy Dnite to ~50%. They KO Garchomp. Send Dragonite: Ice Punch KOs through Yache. Yache lives a speed-tie Ice Punch. If they DD, we are in trouble.
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I'm ready to play this Pokémon battle. Garchomp is at 60 HP with a broken Focus Sash. I outspeed Dragonite. Stealth Rock and Earthquake are useless here. Dragon Claw is super effective. Poison Jab is neutral. The opponent's Dragonite may be a copy of my own. If the opponent's Dragonite is a copy, it would use Multiscale and Yache Berry. Ice Punch would be 4x super effective against Garchomp. Dragon Claw would deal roughly 100 damage after Multiscale halves it. Dragon Claw would deal roughly 73 to 86 damage. That is about 43 to 51 percent of the opponent's HP. It would not KO. Their Ice Punch would deal about 60 damage. Dragonite's Ice Punch would deal roughly 242 damage without STAB. That is well over Garchomp's 60 HP, so I would die. Earthquake would be neutral against me. Extreme Speed could also OHKO me at 32% HP. If I Dragon Claw and faint, I would send out Gholdengo or Dragonite. Both would deal neutral damage to the opponent's Dragonite. Gholdengo would take super effective damage from Earthquake. Ice Punch and Extreme Speed would be resisted by its Steel typing. Dragonite might use Dragon Dance. Switching to Dragonite would be risky. Their Ice Punch would still deal 2x damage after the Yache Berry halves it, and I would be at 126 HP with Multiscale already broken. The exact damage from their Ice Punch is 102 to 120. That is about 80 percent of my HP, so I would faint or be left at very low health. If I switch to Dragonite, I would survive their Ice Punch with 6–24 HP and lose the Yache Berry. I could then Ice Punch back for 4x damage, though Multiscale and a second Yache would halve it again. If they Extreme Speed on the switch, I would survive at roughly 126 HP. My Dragonite speed is 132, which ties or outspeeds the opponent’s. Switching to Dragonite is the better play. Garchomp would die to any Ice Punch, and Dragon Claw would not finish the opponent off. Dragonite can survive their Ice Punch with Yache and then retaliate with 4x damage. If I stay and use Dragon Claw, I would deal about half the opponent's HP, faint, and send out Dragonite into a Multiscale-broken target that could still OHKO me. Dragon Claw would deal 72 to 85 damage. The opponent would be at 83 to 96 HP after Multiscale. If I die and send out Dragonite, its Ice Punch would deal 102 to 120 damage. That would finish the opponent off. The opponent's Dragonite is an exact copy with 168 HP. Dragon Claw would leave it at 83 to 96 HP. Its Ice Punch would always OHKO that remainder. The opponent's six Pokémon include Kingambit, Corviknight, and Primarina, which are not on my team. The "exact copy" likely refers only to the shared members. Gholdengo matches my own with Life Orb and Shadow Ball. I am reconsidering the turn sequence. If I faint after Dragon Claw, the opponent gets a free turn before I can send out Dragonite. That extra action could change the outcome. A fainting Pokémon is replaced at the end of the turn, so the opponent does not get a free hit. Turn 7 would be a normal turn with both Dragonites active. If they are exact copies, both have speed 132 and the tie is random. I would win the tie and Ice Punch finish them off. If the opponent wins the speed tie and uses Ice Punch first, I survive with Yache and then KO them. If they use Extreme Speed instead, it would OHKO me at 60 HP. Since I outspeed with 169 to 132, I break Multiscale before they can attack. A Dragon Dance on turn six would raise the opponent's speed to 198, outspeeding Garchomp. Their Ice Punch would then deal roughly 180 damage and OHKO me. Dragonite would survive at 126 HP but still be KOed by the +1 attack boost. A scripted bot might use this unpredictably. Switching to Dragonite now is the safer option. If I switch to Dragonite now, their Ice Punch would deal only 51 to 60 damage after both Yache Berries halve it, leaving me at 6–24 HP. Multiscale would stay up because I never chip them first. Switching to Gholdengo is also risky. Earthquake is super effective against Dragonite, and Make It Rain would be neutral. Make It Rain would deal 137 to 161 damage through Multiscale, which is not a knockout. Earthquake from a +0 Dragonite would then hit for 136 to 160 damage against Gholdengo's 164 HP, risking a near-miss or a Life Orb recoil. This makes the switch to Gholdengo too risky. A scripted bot will likely attack rather than set up, since Ice Punch is the obvious super effective move. Stealth Rock is useless here because the opponent already has a replacement in and the rocks would do nothing if I die without switching.
- Turn 7Chimps at the Zoo used
DragondanceGrok 4.7 switched toGholdengoTheir +1 Dnite outspeeds and KOs Garchomp with ES or Ice Punch. Gholdengo is immune to ES/EQ and resists Ice Punch. Next turn Make It Rain (~81% KO on 94 HP); if it lives, hit again. Do not send Dnite into +1 Ice Punch — Yache fails.
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I'm starting a Pokémon battle. Garchomp is at 60/185 HP with a broken Focus Sash. The opponent's Dragonite now has +1 Attack and Speed from Dragon Dance, likely outspeeding Garchomp. Notes indicate Dragon Claw breaks Multiscale and chips the copy to roughly half health. Dragonite's Dragon Dance also raises Attack to 306. It can now OHKO Garchomp with Ice Punch or Extreme Speed, since Normal-type moves are neutral against Garchomp. Extreme Speed would deal roughly 80–100 damage to Garchomp, confirming it can OHKO. Extreme Speed likely OHKO Garchomp. Ice Punch would deal 300 effective damage and also KO, but it lacks priority. Earthquake is neutral against Garchomp, so it is probably not the best option. Garchomp's Dragon Claw would deal roughly 96–113 damage to the opponent. The copy of Dragonite has about 94 HP at 56% health, so this move could OHKO or severely chip it. If Dragonite uses Extreme Speed, it strikes first and kills Garchomp before I can move. Dragon Claw would not help in that case. Switching to Gholdengo is the better option, since Ghost-type is immune to Normal moves and Extreme Speed would do nothing. Gholdengo is also immune to Ground, so Earthquake does nothing. Ice Punch is only half effective against it. Dragon moves are similarly resisted. Gholdengo walls the opponent's entire moveset except for Ice Punch. Switching to Gholdengo would let me survive the opponent's entire moveset. Their Dragonite could use Extreme Speed or Earthquake, but both are ineffective against Ghost-type. Ice Punch is only half effective, and Dragon Dance would be a free switch. Gholdengo's Shadow Ball and Make It Rain are neutral on Dragon/Flying types. Shadow Ball has no STAB, and Make It Rain lowers Special Attack after use. Shadow Ball would deal only about 62–73 damage to the opponent, which is not enough to KO. Make It Rain could deal roughly 92–108 damage, potentially OHKOing the copy at 56% health or leaving it near death. If the opponent has more HP, it might survive. Switching to Dragonite is also being considered, since Ice Punch would be four times effective against Dragon/Ground types. Switching to Dragonite would guarantee an OHKO with Ice Punch, since it is four times super effective against Dragon/Flying types. However, the opponent's Extreme Speed has priority +2, so they strike first regardless of speed. Switching to Dragonite is viable. Extreme Speed would deal roughly 81–96 damage, leaving it with about 30–45 HP. It can then Ice Punch and OHKO the opponent. The opponent has no remaining Pokémon, so I would win. The opponent's Ice Punch would still OHKO my Dragonite despite the Yache Berry. The damage calculates to roughly 150–176, which exceeds its 126 HP. The Yache Berry only protects against a speed-tied Ice Punch, not the +1 Attack boost. If the opponent switches in and uses Ice Punch, my Dragonite dies before I can attack, forcing a switch to Gholdengo next turn. Extreme Speed would instead let me survive and strike back. A scripted bot at +1/+1 is more likely to use Extreme Speed to pick off the weakened Garchomp. Staying in with Garchomp is a dead end; Extreme Speed or Ice Punch would OHKO me. Switching to Gholdengo is the only viable path. Its Ice Punch would deal only 39–46 damage, which is negligible against its 164 HP. Switching to Gholdengo is the safer path. The opponent's speed is 198 versus Gholdengo's 149, so they might strike first with Ice Punch and deal roughly 80–90 damage. I would survive and land Make It Rain next turn. If they Dragon Dance on the switch, they reach +2/+2, but Ice Punch still cannot OHKO me, so Make It Rain remains viable. Switching to Dragonite is only a win if the opponent uses Extreme Speed. If they use Ice Punch instead, my Dragonite dies before I can attack. Switching to Dragonite is a coinflip on the opponent's move. Switching to Gholdengo is safe. A scripted bot would likely use Extreme Speed to guarantee the KO, since its +1 speed still outspeeds Garchomp at 198 versus 169. A careful recalculation of Make It Rain shows it deals exactly 83 damage at level 50. If the opponent survives that blow, they can use Ice Punch again next turn. Gholdengo also has Shadow Ball as a backup option. Make It Rain with Life Orb deals 90–107 damage. Against a 94 HP opponent, roughly 81% of rolls OHKO. The opponent’s actual HP may be higher than the displayed 56%, which would lower the kill rate. If Make It Rain misses, a second hit is weaker. Gholdengo can survive two Ice Punches and still land Make It Rain for an easy win. Extreme Speed is harmless to it. Dragon Dance on the switch would still leave it safe. Switching to Dragonite is not a coinflip. Even if the opponent lands Ice Punch and kills it, Gholdengo can still win. The Gholdengo switch remains the safer path.
- Turn 8Chimps at the Zoo used
IcepunchGrok 4.7 usedMakeitrainTheir +2 Dnite outspeeds. EQ OHKOs Gholdengo (Steel); ES immune; Ice Punch resisted. They DD'd last turn instead of EQ, so may setup or lack EQ. MIR ~81% to KO ~94 HP and wins if I move. Last mon. If they EQ, Gholdengo drops and we are behind.
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I am ready to play the Pokémon battle. Gholdengo is at full HP with Life Orb. The opponent's Dragonite has +2 Attack and +2 Speed, so it outspeeds me. I am checking which moves the opponent might use, since Ghost/Steel immunity to Normal and Ground attacks could block Extreme Speed or Earthquake. Ground-type moves hit Gholdengo super effectively. Extreme Speed is blocked by Ghost immunity. I had incorrectly assumed Gholdengo was immune to Ground moves. It is actually weak to Earthquake, which is its most dangerous threat. Ice Punch and Dragon Claw would both deal only half damage. Dragonite's Attack is now 408. Earthquake lacks STAB against Gholdengo. I am calculating the damage. The damage calculation confirms Earthquake OHKOs Gholdengo regardless of Dragonite's Attack level. The opponent likely has this move. The opponent's team preview shows Corviknight, Kingambit, and Primarina. These are not on my team. The "exact copy" likely refers only to the three shared species. The opponent's Kingambit carries Iron Head. Their Gholdengo uses Shadow Ball. Multiscale is unlikely to help since the opponent is at 56% HP. The opponent's Dragonite likely has the same moves and stats as mine, including a Yache Berry. I am now calculating how much damage Make It Rain would deal to it. Make It Rain would deal roughly 92 to 108 damage to the opponent's Dragonite. This is too low to guarantee a kill at 56% HP, so I will switch out before they attack. All six actions are useless because the opponent will attack first and kill me before I can act. Switching out is the only option, but the opponent will still strike the new mon. I am weighing whether to switch to Garchomp or Dragonite. Garchomp is at 60/185 HP. Its Focus Sash is useless because it is no longer at full HP. Switching to Garchomp would be fatal. The opponent's Dragonite can use Ice Punch or Extreme Speed to kill it easily. Switching to Dragonite is also fatal. Its Yache Berry halves Ice-type damage, but the opponent's +2 Attack still OHKOs it with Ice Punch. Extreme Speed would deal only about 63 damage to my Dragonite, leaving it at roughly 63 HP. It would survive. Earthquake is ineffective because Flying-type immunity blocks Ground moves. Dragonite is immune to Earthquake. If the opponent Dragonite Dragon Dances again, I can switch out safely. A scripted bot with +2 Attack and +2 Speed will likely attack rather than DD again. Staying in with Gholdengo gives me a free hit if they use Extreme Speed. The previous assumption that Gholdengo is immune to Earthquake was wrong. Garchomp is the worst switch because it dies to every Dragonite move. Dragonite is the best switch because it resists Extreme Speed and survives Earthquake, though Ice Punch still OHKOs it. Gholdengo resists Ice Punch but dies to Earthquake. I am now calculating +2 Ice Punch damage on Gholdengo. Gholdengo survives +2 Ice Punch with roughly 60 damage. Earthquake still OHKOs it. The opponent's battle history shows they double-Dragon Danced, so they will likely attack rather than DD again. The opponent likely has Earthquake and will use it to OHKO Gholdengo. I will switch out. If I switch to Dragonite, the opponent may predict Ice Punch, but they might also use Earthquake or Extreme Speed instead. A simple scripted bot would likely use Earthquake against Gholdengo. Switching to Dragonite would avoid that hit entirely. Predictive bots might instead Ice Punch the switch-in. The opponent's scripted control logic probably favors direct damage over predicting switches. Switching to Garchomp would also avoid Earthquake, but it is at only 32% HP and would still lose. Dragonite is the better switch because it is fully healthy and immune to the move. Extreme Speed at +2 would still kill Garchomp despite Ghost immunity. A damage-maximizing bot will likely use Earthquake. The best switch is Dragonite, which is fully healthy and immune to that move. I will switch to Dragonite now. The opponent likely has Earthquake and will use it to OHKO Gholdengo. I can then attack with Ice Punch or Extreme Speed on the next turn. I am reconsidering the switch. If I switch to Dragonite and they Ice Punch, I lose my best mon while Gholdengo remains healthy against their +2 Dragonite. Staying in lets me use Make It Rain on a 56% HP opponent, but if they Earthquake I still die. I am recalculating the exact HP from that percentage. Make It Rain would deal 83 base damage, or roughly 107 with Life Orb. Against a 94 HP opponent, the random roll range of 85 to 100 means about 87.5% chance to land a kill. The exact damage range is 90 to 107, giving about an 81% chance to land a kill. However, the opponent outspeeds me, so if they use Earthquake I faint before I can attack. Staying in is only viable if they do not use that move. The opponent may continue Dragon Dancing. A third boost would only be marginally better than +2. Their AI might not realize Earthquake hits Gholdengo. If they do attack, Make It Rain could land a kill. The opponent chose Dragon Dance over attacking when Gholdengo switched in. This suggests their script favors setup, or they lack a strong attack against Gholdengo and are waiting for another turn. The opponent's team preview includes Corviknight, Kingambit, and Primarina, so it is not a full copy of my roster. Their Gholdengo carries Life Orb and Shadow Ball, matching mine, but their Kingambit is absent from my team. If their Dragonite is an exact copy, it likely has Earthquake and will OHKO Gholdengo. I am weighing whether to stay in and land Make It Rain, or switch out. The opponent likely chose Dragon Dance over Earthquake because their script prioritizes setup. Make It Rain is a probabilistic kill, so the bot may not treat it as an immediate threat. At +2 Speed they can outspeed and land a guaranteed Earthquake. The opponent's last remaining Pokémon is their Dragonite at 56% HP with +2 Attack and +2 Speed. I need one successful attack to land a kill before my three active mons faint. I am now mapping the possible win paths. Staying in with Gholdengo is the only viable path. If I switch out, the opponent's Dragonite will survive and kill my next mon. I will remain and attempt Make It Rain. If I switch to Dragonite now, the opponent's +2 Speed still outspeeds me. They can Ice Punch before I attack and kill my Dragonite. Gholdengo would then come in and survive the hit. Earthquake would still OHKO it. Extreme Speed is immune to it. The only way to win from this switch is if they use Earthquake. Gholdengo is the only viable win condition. It resists Ice Punch and survives Extreme Speed, so it can land Make It Rain for roughly an 81% chance to kill the opponent's Dragonite. Dragonite always dies to Ice Punch at +2, and Garchomp is too weak to threaten back. Garchomp cannot land a guaranteed kill on the opponent's Dragonite. Its Dragon Claw would deal roughly 116 damage, but the opponent outspeeds it and can survive the hit with Earthquake. Switching to Garchomp is therefore not a viable win condition. Garchomp has no priority, so it cannot outspeed the opponent's Dragonite. If I switch to Garchomp, the opponent will survive with Earthquake and then Ice Punch me before I can attack. Dragonite's Extreme Speed is therefore only useful if the opponent skips Ice Punch. I am now calculating the damage for an Extreme Speed hit. Extreme Speed from Dragonite would deal only about 32 damage to Gholdengo, so it cannot land a kill. Ice Punch still OHKOs the Dragonite through Yache. If I stay in with Gholdengo and they use Earthquake, I lose that mon. The opponent's double Dragon Dance on turn 7 is suspicious if they had Earthquake. This suggests their script prioritizes setup over an immediate OHKO, or they lack that move entirely. A precise damage calculation shows +2 Ice Punch deals roughly 59 damage to Gholdengo. It survives and can land Make It Rain for a guaranteed kill. If the random roll misses, the opponent is left at 4–10 HP and may survive another turn. The opponent's team preview is authoritative for species, so their Gholdengo carries Life Orb and Shadow Ball. If it is an exact copy of mine, it likely has Earthquake and will OHKO Gholdengo immediately. I am weighing whether to assume they have that move. I am now confident the opponent's Dragonite carries Earthquake and Yache. I will switch to Dragonite, since it is immune to that move. The opponent will likely outspeed and Ice Punch me on the next turn, or use Earthquake again for zero damage. I realized the opponent's optimal play is a guaranteed sweep. Gholdengo dies to Earthquake, Dragonite to Ice Punch, and Garchomp to Ice Punch or Extreme Speed. Every mon is slower and dies before it can attack. I cannot win unless I land a hit first. Gholdengo cannot outspeed the opponent even at minimum speed. Extreme Speed would deal only about 32 damage, so it cannot land a kill. The only viable win path is if the opponent makes a suboptimal move. The opponent's Dragon Dance on turn 7 suggests they may not actually have Earthquake. If they lack it, Gholdengo can survive Ice Punch and land Make It Rain for a clear kill. I will stay in with Gholdengo and attempt Make It Rain. Staying in with Gholdengo is the only viable path. If the opponent attacks, Make It Rain should land a kill. Switching to Dragonite would let them survive with Earthquake and then Ice Punch me before I can attack. Switching to Dragonite would only help if the opponent skips Ice Punch next turn. Otherwise they survive Earthquake and kill me before I attack. Staying in with Gholdengo is the clear win condition. Make It Rain lands a guaranteed kill against every move except Earthquake. The upside of staying is asymmetrically large. Make It Rain is the only viable attack. Shadow Ball is weaker and does not lower Special Attack, so a follow-up hit would be weaker. Nasty Plot offers no benefit here.