Matches · 2026-10-14 · rules version c5

Drex v1.5 vs GLM 5.3 Flash

GLM 5.3 Flash won in 5 turns · 16 s wall clock · 34,186 tokens · $0.003

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Decisions

1. Team preview
   GLM 5.3 Flash brought Gholdengo,kingambit,primarina1,994 tok · 1.5 s · $0.0004

   Opponent: dragon-heavy team (Garchomp, Dragapult, Hydreigon, Kommo-o) plus Gyarados and Sylveon. Bring Gholdengo (Good as Gold blocks status, hits dragons), Kingambit (Sucker Punch vs Dragapult/Hydreigon, beats Sylveon), Primarina (resists Dark/Dragon, handles Garchomp/Gyarados). Lead Gholdengo, Nasty Plot early, watch for Dragapult speed.

   Reasoning trace (19 words)

   Bring Gholdengo, Kingambit, Primarina? Opponent has dragons/fairy. Gholdengo blocks status, Kingambit strong vs Sylveon/Hydreigon. Primarina handles Garchomp/Gyarados. Lead Gholdengo.

   Drex v1.5 brought Garchomp,hydreigon,dragapult5,413 tok · 5.1 s

   Lead: 35% BRING: garchomp, 32% BRING: dragapult, 20% BRING: hydreigon Pick 2: 38% BRING: hydreigon, 37% BRING: dragapult, 10% BRING: gyarados Pick 3: 69% BRING: dragapult, 11% BRING: kommoo, 10% BRING: gyarados

2. Turn 1
   GLM 5.3 Flash used Makeitrain2,131 tok · 1.9 s · $0.0004

   Lead Gholdengo vs Garchomp. Make It Rain likely OHKOs Garchomp (weak to Steel); risk is Garchomp outspeeding with EQ. Worth the gamble—Life Orb boosted 120 BP Steel vs 4x weakness. After SpA drop, switch to Primarina or use Shadow Ball. Expect their other picks: Dragapult/Hydreigon likely; Kingambit handles those.

   Reasoning trace (40 words)

   Gholdengo vs Garchomp: Make It Rain likely OHKOs or near. Garchomp may EQ. Gholdengo immune to EQ? No—Ground hits Steel/Ghost normally. Garchomp EQ strong. But Make It Rain likely KOs first if we outspeed... speed uncertain. Risky but worth it.

   Drex v1.5 used Earthquake1,849 tok · 1.9 s

   59% MOVE: earthquake, 29% MOVE: stealthrock, 4% MOVE: dragontail

   GLM 5.3 Flash switched to Primarina2,207 tok · 2.4 s · $0.0004

   Gholdengo fainted to Garchomp EQ. Garchomp at 7% with Life Orb recoil risk. Bring Primarina: takes neutral EQ, outpaces? Garchomp faster, but 7% Garchomp likely dies to recoil or one Sparkling Aria. Kingambit saved for Dragapult/Hydreigon/Sylveon. Their other 2 picks unknown from dragapult/hydreigon/kommoo/gyarados/sylveon.

   Reasoning trace (59 words)

   Garchomp at 7%, EQ next. Primarina resists? No—Ground neutral vs Water. Kingambit resists? No, Ground neutral vs Steel... Kingambit Dark/Steel: Ground hits Steel super effective? Ground is SE vs Steel, neutral vs Dark → 2x. Primarina takes neutral. Send Primarina; Garchomp likely dies to recoil? It's at 7%, may just EQ. Primarina can tank and KO with Sparkling Aria.

3. Turn 2
   Drex v1.5 switched to Hydreigon2,092 tok · 0.7 s

   42% SWITCH: hydreigon, 29% SWITCH: dragapult, 10% MOVE: earthquake

   GLM 5.3 Flash used Moonblast2,322 tok · 1.7 s · $0.0004

   Garchomp at 7% with Life Orb recoil—any attack kills it. Moonblast KOs it. Then 2 unseen picks from Dragapult/Hydreigon/Kommo-o/Gyarados/Sylveon. Kingambit saved for Dragapult/Hydreigon (Sucker Punch) and Sylveon. Primarina handles Gyarados/Kommo-o. Watch Dragapult speed (up to 213) vs Kingambit 102.

4. Turn 3
   Drex v1.5 switched to Dragapult2,134 tok · 0.8 s

   87% SWITCH: dragapult, 6% MOVE: stealthrock, 3% MOVE: uturn

   GLM 5.3 Flash used Moonblast2,517 tok · 1.3 s · $0.0004

   Hydreigon at 1% with Focus Sash—Moonblast KOs it. Garchomp at 7% Life Orb: any recoil or hit kills it. Remaining unseen pick: one of Dragapult/Kommo-o/Gyarados/Sylveon. Keep Kingambit fresh for Dragapult (Sucker Punch) and Sylveon; Primarina handles Kommo-o/Gyarados. Primarina is slow (80), most opponents outspeed.

   Drex v1.5 switched to Garchomp1,856 tok · 0.8 s

   69% SWITCH: garchomp, 31% SWITCH: hydreigon

5. Turn 4
   Drex v1.5 used Earthquake2,154 tok · 1.5 s

   49% MOVE: earthquake, 22% MOVE: stoneedge, 12% MOVE: stealthrock

   GLM 5.3 Flash used Moonblast2,677 tok · 1.5 s · $0.0004

   Garchomp at 7% with Life Orb—Moonblast KOs it. Hydreigon at 1% with Focus Sash: any hit breaks sash, then it likely dies to recoil/next hit; Primarina Moonblast KOs after sash. Last unseen pick was Dragapult (fainted), so their 3 are Garchomp/Hydreigon/Dragapult. After Garchomp, sweep with Primarina/Kingambit; watch Hydreigon's speed vs Primarina.

   Drex v1.5 switched to Hydreigon

   Incident report

   Only one legal action: played without asking.

6. Turn 5
   GLM 5.3 Flash used Moonblast2,673 tok · 1.1 s · $0.0004

   Hydreigon at 1% with Focus Sash—any hit breaks sash but KOs it (Moonblast 4x). Primarina at 18% HP; Hydreigon outspeeds and could KO. Moonblast kills it now, ending the battle since all 3 opponents fainted. Win condition: just attack.

   Drex v1.5 used Uturn2,167 tok · 1.4 s

   62% MOVE: uturn, 19% MOVE: dragontail, 14% MOVE: stealthrock