Matches · 2026-10-14 · rules version c5

GLM 5.3 Flash vs Laya

GLM 5.3 Flash won in 11 turns · 29 s wall clock · 63,952 tokens · $0.006

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Decisions

1. Team preview
   Laya brought Torterra,torkoal,rotom5,316 tok · 0.4 s

   Lead: 41% BRING: torterra, 27% BRING: rotom, 14% BRING: torkoal Pick 2: 47% BRING: torkoal, 22% BRING: rotom, 14% BRING: scrafty Pick 3: 74% BRING: rotom, 12% BRING: scrafty, 8% BRING: sinistchamasterpiece

   GLM 5.3 Flash brought Gholdengo,dragapult,primarina1,972 tok · 2.0 s · $0.0004

   Opponent: Rotom (Levitate), Torkoal (likely Drought sun), Torterra, Scrafty, Sinistcha, Simisear. Bring Gholdengo lead (Good as Gold blocks status, hits Torkoal/Sinistcha), Dragapult scarf for speed control, Primarina to wall Fire/Dark. Garchomp/Kingambit benched. Watch for Simisear speed and Rotom Volt Switch.

   Reasoning trace (15 words)

   Pick team: Gholdengo, Garchomp, Primarina? Rotom-Wash threat; Torkoal sun. Bring Gholdengo lead, Dragapult scarf, Primarina.

2. Turn 1
   Laya used Trailblaze1,845 tok · 0.0 s

   41% MOVE: trailblaze, 20% MOVE: bulldoze, 16% MOVE: growth

   GLM 5.3 Flash switched to Primarina2,328 tok · 3.3 s · $0.0005

   Torterra lead; likely EQ/Wood Hammer. Gholdengo weak to EQ, Make It Rain only neutral and won't KO. Switch to Primarina: resists Grass, neutral Ground, threatens Water/Fairy STAB. Keep Gholdengo for Torkoal/Sinistcha/Rotom status blocking. Dragapult scarf for speed.

   Reasoning trace (153 words)

   Torterra likely has Earthquake/Wood Hammer; Gholdengo resists neither? Steel/Ghost: Ground neutral, Grass... Steel weak to Ground? No—Steel weak to Ground, Ghost neutral, so Ground hits Steel 2x? Steel is weak to Ground yes. Grass vs Steel resists (0.5), Ghost neutral. Earthquake 2x. Make It Rain 2x on Torterra (Grass weak to Steel? Grass resists Ground, weak to Ice/Fire... Grass is weak to Bug, Fire, Ice, Flying, Poison. Steel is neutral vs Grass). Make It Rain neutral, 120 BP with Life Orb likely KOs? Torterra HP ~185, SpD ~120. 185 SpA Gholdengo, 120 BP neutral: ~ (185/120)... roughly 0.5x... damage ≈ ((2*50/5+2)*120*185/120)/50+2 ≈ (22*120*1.54)/50+2 ≈ 83, *orb 1.3 ≈ 108. Not KO. Torterra could EQ back hard. Better: switch to Primarina? Primarina resists Grass, neutral Ground. Or stay and Make It Rain twice. Torterra slower; risk EQ 2x on Gholdengo ~ could hurt. Primarina is safer switch and threatens with Sparkling Aria. Switch Primarina.

3. Turn 2
   Laya used Trailblaze2,036 tok · 0.1 s

   44% MOVE: trailblaze, 19% MOVE: bulldoze, 17% MOVE: growth

   GLM 5.3 Flash switched to Dragapult2,350 tok · 1.8 s · $0.0004

   Torterra outspeeds and boosted Speed with Trailblaze; Primarina at 47% risks Wood Hammer KO. Water is resisted by Grass, so Sparkling Aria weak. Switch Dragapult in: faster, resists nothing but takes hits neutrally, U-turn to pivot. Keep Primarina healthy for Torkoal/Simisear. Gholdengo saved for Rotom/Sinistcha status blocking.

   Reasoning trace (82 words)

   Primarina at 47%, Torterra faster. Sparkling Aria hits hard (Water vs Grass/Ground 2x? Water vs Grass is 0.5x! Grass/Ground: Water 0.5x). Moonblast neutral. Torterra likely Wood Hammer/EQ. Primarina weak to EQ? No, neutral. Wood Hammer super effective. Primarina fragile at 89 HP. Switch to Gholdengo? Gholdengo weak to EQ. Dragapult resists nothing here... Dragapult takes EQ neutral, Wood Hammer neutral, faster. Best: switch Dragapult to scout, or moonblast. Moonblast does decent damage; Torterra may KO Primarina with Wood Hammer. Switch Dragapult safer.

4. Turn 3
   Laya used Trailblaze2,196 tok · 0.1 s

   32% MOVE: trailblaze, 21% MOVE: growth, 19% MOVE: bulldoze

   GLM 5.3 Flash used Dracometeor2,556 tok · 3.6 s · $0.0005

   Torterra has +2 Speed but scarf Pult (319) outspeeds. Draco Meteor hits neutral and chips hard; Torterra can't KO Pult easily. Keep Gholdengo healthy for Rotom/Sinistcha; Primarina low HP saved for Fire mons. After Draco, pivot or keep attacking; watch for Trailblaze stacking.

   Reasoning trace (118 words)

   Torterra +2 speed, likely fast. Dragapult scarf 213×1.5=319, outspeeds. Draco Meteor hits Grass/Ground neutrally (Dragon neutral). U-turn super effective, pivot to Gholdengo. U-turn likely does good damage; Torterra bulky though. Draco Meteor 130 special from 152 SpA vs Torterra ~neutral, decent. U-turn into Gholdengo to handle EQ? Gholdengo weak to EQ. U-turn into Primarina? Primarina weak-ish. U-turn to Gholdengo: Torterra may EQ, big damage. Better: Draco Meteor for damage, then next turn pivot. Actually U-turn chip + switch to Gholdengo who can Make It Rain. Torterra EQ vs Gholdengo 4x? Ground vs Steel/Ghost = 2x. Risky. U-turn into Primarina: Torterra EQ neutral, Wood Hammer resisted. Primarina at 47% though. Draco Meteor seems fine; Torterra can't KO Pult easily.

5. Turn 4
   Laya used Trailblaze2,292 tok · 0.1 s

   31% MOVE: trailblaze, 28% MOVE: growth, 21% MOVE: bulldoze

   GLM 5.3 Flash switched to Gholdengo2,473 tok · 4.8 s · $0.0005

   Torterra at +3 Speed (2x) likely outspeeds scarf Pult; Trailblaze chip could KO Pult later. Switch Gholdengo: takes Trailblaze neutrally, immune to status, Make It Rain (120 BP) should KO 42% Torterra. Keep Pult healthy with -2 SpA for later. Primarina low, saved for Fire mons.

   Reasoning trace (90 words)

   Draco Meteor again likely KOs Torterra (42% after previous Draco). Pult scarf outspeeds even +3? Torterra speed 170-295 at +3 = 340-590... wait +3 means 2.5x? Trailblaze +1 each turn, three times = +3, 2x speed → 340-590, outspeeds scarf Pult. But Draco still KOs; Torterra may KO Pult first with Trailblaze (resisted, ~30 damage). Risky but Draco likely KOs. Alternatively switch Gholdengo to tank Trailblaze (resisted? Steel weak to Ground, Grass neutral... Trailblaze Grass vs Steel/Ghost: neutral). Gholdengo takes it fine and Make It Rain KOs. Safer: switch Gholdengo.

6. Turn 5
   Laya used Trailblaze2,285 tok · 0.1 s

   34% MOVE: trailblaze, 24% MOVE: growth, 20% MOVE: bulldoze

   GLM 5.3 Flash used Makeitrain2,492 tok · 1.4 s · $0.0004

   Torterra at 42%, +4 Speed, moves first. Make It Rain is 4x vs Grass/Ground and KOs from 42% even unboosted. Trailblaze only chips Gholdengo. After KO, keep Gholdengo healthy vs Rotom/Sinistcha; Primarina low, saved for Fire mons; Pult has -2 SpA.

   Reasoning trace (27 words)

   Make It Rain KOs Torterra (42% HP, 120 BP steel vs Grass/Ground 4x). Torterra is faster (+4 speed) and will attack first, but Gholdengo takes Trailblaze fine.

   Laya switched to Torkoal2,052 tok · 0.1 s

   50% SWITCH: torkoal, 50% SWITCH: rotom

7. Turn 6
   Laya used Flamethrower2,361 tok · 0.1 s

   33% MOVE: flamethrower, 20% MOVE: flamecharge, 18% MOVE: fissure

   GLM 5.3 Flash switched to Primarina2,673 tok · 1.8 s · $0.0005

   Torkoal likely Drought; Primarina threatens it hard (Sparkling Aria/Moonblast). Gholdengo resisted by Torkoal and at 57% with -2 SpA—switch to Primarina. Keep Gholdengo for Rotom/Sinistcha (Good as Gold). Pult -2 SpA, scarf. Third opponent mon unknown from rotom/scrafty/sinistcha/simisear.

   Reasoning trace (17 words)

   Torkoal likely drought; Primarina handles it. Gholdengo Make It Rain is resisted. Switch Primarina to threaten Torkoal.

8. Turn 7
   Laya used Flamethrower2,390 tok · 0.1 s

   27% MOVE: flamethrower, 20% MOVE: flamecharge, 18% MOVE: fissure

   GLM 5.3 Flash used Sparklingaria2,791 tok · 1.7 s · $0.0005

   Torkoal likely Drought; Sparkling Aria with Torrent+Mystic Water (2.7x effective) should KO it. Primarina at 36% is frail to the remaining mons—after Torkoal, pivot to Gholdengo (Good as Gold) vs Rotom/Sinistcha. Pult scarf, -2 SpA, healthy. Last foe unknown: rotom/scrafty/sinistcha/simisear.

   Reasoning trace (26 words)

   Sparkling Aria: 90 BP, 1.5x SE, 1.2 Mystic Water, torrent 1.5x at 35.8%? Torrent active. Should KO or nearly KO Torkoal (SpD low-ish). Yes, use it.

   Laya switched to Rotom

   Incident report

   Only one legal action: played without asking.

9. Turn 8
   Laya used Risingvoltage2,392 tok · 0.1 s

   39% MOVE: risingvoltage, 26% MOVE: doubleteam, 20% MOVE: discharge

   GLM 5.3 Flash switched to Gholdengo2,909 tok · 2.1 s · $0.0005

   Rotom outspeeds and Primarina is at 36%—too frail to stay in. Pivot to Gholdengo: Good as Gold blocks status, Recover keeps it healthy, Make It Rain hits Rotom neutrally. Rotom's moves unknown; expect Volt Switch/Thunderbolt/Shadow Ball. Pult scarf is fast revenge option. Primarina saved as Fire check if needed.

   Reasoning trace (62 words)

   Rotom faster, Primarina frail at 36%. Rotom likely Volt Switch/Thunderbolt/Shadow Ball. Primarina resists nothing from Rotom... Water resists Fire/Ice/Water/Steel; Rotom Electric hits Water neutrally, Shadow Ball neutral. Primarina could Moonblast (neutral, decent). But Primarina is frail; better pivot to Gholdengo (immune to status, resists nothing vs Rotom... Steel/Ghost: Shadow Ball neutral, Thunderbolt neutral, Volt Switch neutral). Gholdengo can Recover. Switch to Gholdengo.

10. Turn 9
    Laya used Doubleteam2,411 tok · 0.1 s

    33% MOVE: doubleteam, 30% MOVE: risingvoltage, 20% MOVE: discharge

    GLM 5.3 Flash switched to Dragapult2,965 tok · 3.1 s · $0.0005

    Gholdengo at 22% can't tank Rising Voltage. Pivot to scarf Dragapult: outspeeds Rotom, Shadow Ball is SE from 152 SpA. Keep Gholdengo's Good as Gold for later vs status users; Primarina stays Fire check. Rotom's other moves unknown—watch for Volt Switch/Shadow Ball.

    Reasoning trace (82 words)

    Gholdengo at 22%, Rotom Rising Voltage hits hard. Shadow Ball super effective; Rotom likely faster or not. Risky. Better: Recover? Rotom could KO. Shadow Ball from 185 SpA vs Rotom ~ decent. But Gholdengo may be outsped and KO'd by Rising Voltage (70BP boosted on electric terrain? no terrain). Rising Voltage 70BP, likely 2HKO. Shadow Ball likely doesn't KO from full. Switch Dragapult scarf: outspeeds, Shadow Ball super effective from 152 SpA — likely big damage. Dragapult is safer. Switch to Dragapult.

11. Turn 10
    Laya used Risingvoltage2,482 tok · 0.1 s

    32% MOVE: risingvoltage, 31% MOVE: doubleteam, 20% MOVE: discharge

    GLM 5.3 Flash used Shadowball2,941 tok · 1.8 s · $0.0005

    Rotom has evasion +1 from Double Team; scarf Pult outspeeds. Shadow Ball is SE and strongest option despite miss risk. Rotom's other moves unknown (Volt Switch/Thunderbolt likely). Gholdengo at 22% is fragile—keep for Good as Gold vs status. Primarina saved as Fire check. Remaining foes: Rotom + one unseen (scrafty/sinistcha/simisear).

    Reasoning trace (39 words)

    Rotom has evasion +1, Double Team spam. Shadow Ball SE but may miss with evasion. Draco Meteor also SE? No, Dragon vs Ghost/Electric neutral. Shadow Ball is best; scarf Pult outspeeds. Evasion +1 = 20% miss chance. Shadow Ball.

12. Turn 11
    Laya used Doubleteam2,577 tok · 0.1 s

    32% MOVE: doubleteam, 29% MOVE: risingvoltage, 21% MOVE: discharge

    GLM 5.3 Flash used Shadowball2,867 tok · 1.3 s · $0.0005

    Rotom at 12% with evasion +1 and Leftovers. Scarf Pult outspeeds; Shadow Ball SE likely KOs despite miss risk. All 3 foes seen: Rotom + Scrafty + Sinistcha/Simisear unseen—wait, all brought seen? Only Rotom/Torterra/Torkoal seen, so third is one of those. After Rotom, keep Gholdengo healthy for status, Primarina for Fire.