Matches · 2026-10-13 · rules version c5

Chimps at the Zoo vs Claude Sonnet 5.5

Claude Sonnet 5.5 won in 5 turns · 21 s wall clock · 22,141 tokens · $0.048

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Decisions

1. Team preview
   Chimps at the Zoo brought Gholdengo,dragapult,kingambit
   Claude Sonnet 5.5 brought Garchomp,gholdengo,kingambit2,840 tok · 1.9 s · $0.0068

   Bring Garchomp (mega), Gholdengo, Kingambit. Dragapult leads fast, but Garchomp is strong too. Watch for opposing Fake Out and Dragapult.

2. Turn 1
   Chimps at the Zoo used Recover
   Claude Sonnet 5.5 used Earthquakemega3,203 tok · 2.0 s · $0.0070

   Plan: Garchomp mega earthquake vs Gholdengo (super effective). Mega Garchomp is slower (Spe 169 base, mega lowers speed a bit but still fast). Keep Kingambit for later cleanup, and use Gholdengo against Dragapult/Garchomp.

   Chimps at the Zoo switched to Dragapult
3. Turn 2
   Chimps at the Zoo switched to Kingambit
   Claude Sonnet 5.5 used Dragonclaw3,789 tok · 4.9 s · $0.0111

   Turn 2: Garchomp Dragon Claw on Dragapult, which is super effective and likely a KO. Keep Gholdengo and Kingambit for later. Opponent's last Pokémon is one of Kingambit, Incineroar, Garchomp or Corviknight. Gholdengo is already down on their side.

   Reasoning trace (36 words)

   Dragapult being Dragon/Ghost takes extra damage from Dragon Claw despite its speed advantage, so I'm estimating Mega Garchomp's Dragon Claw damage against Dragapult's HP and defense ranges to see how many hits it would take.
   
   

4. Turn 3
   Chimps at the Zoo used Swordsdance
   Claude Sonnet 5.5 used Earthquake4,152 tok · 5.3 s · $0.0094

   Their Gholdengo is down. They have Kingambit (80%, Supreme Overlord active) and a full-HP Dragapult left. My Garchomp is mega and outspeeds Kingambit, so Earthquake (super effective) now. Watch for their Sucker Punch. Keep Gholdengo for Dragapult (Good as Gold, Steel resists Dragon) and Kingambit for cleanup.

   Reasoning trace (77 words)

   The log is a bit tangled, but it seems Dragapult switched out and Kingambit came in, getting hit by Dragon Claw down to 80%. I'm trying to piece together which Pokémon Kingambit's side has already revealed, like Gholdengo.
   
   Earthquake is super effective here, and with Garchomp's strong Attack stat against Kingambit's defenses, it should deal solid damage, maybe 60% or so. Kingambit could try Sucker Punch, but since Garchomp is attacking, I'll just go with Earthquake.
   
   

   Chimps at the Zoo switched to Dragapult
5. Turn 4
   Chimps at the Zoo used Shadowball
   Claude Sonnet 5.5 used Dragonclaw4,079 tok · 4.4 s · $0.0074

   Their last Pokémon is Dragapult at full HP; Gholdengo and Kingambit are already down. Dragon Claw is super effective and should KO. If Garchomp is outsped it should survive a hit. Gholdengo and Kingambit stay in reserve.

   Reasoning trace (47 words)

   Dragapult is the opponent's last Pokémon at full health, and my Garchomp is also at full HP. Dragon Claw would be super effective here, so I'm estimating the damage with Mega Garchomp's boosted attack against Dragapult's likely defense stat to see if it's a clean knockout.
   
   

6. Turn 5
   Chimps at the Zoo used Shadowball
   Claude Sonnet 5.5 used Dragonclaw4,078 tok · 2.7 s · $0.0065

   Dragapult is their last Pokémon at 1% HP with its Sash used up. Any attack KOs it. Use Dragon Claw.