Matches · 2026-10-14 · rules version c5

GLM 5.3 Flash vs Perplexity Decider V1.1 27B

Perplexity Decider V1.1 27B won in 7 turns · 29 s wall clock · 45,768 tokens · $0.004

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Decisions

1. Team preview
   Perplexity Decider V1.1 27B brought Dragapult,chandelure,palafin5,616 tok · 1.5 s · $0.0001

   Lead: 39% BRING: dragapult, 25% BRING: whimsicott, 11% BRING: gholdengo Pick 2: 33% BRING: chandelure, 20% BRING: palafin, 16% BRING: gholdengo Pick 3: 30% BRING: palafin, 29% BRING: whimsicott, 23% BRING: toxapex

   GLM 5.3 Flash brought Gholdengo,kingambit,dragapult2,059 tok · 3.8 s · $0.0004

   Opponent: Gholdengo, Palafin, Dragapult, Toxapex, Chandelure, Whimsicott. Bring Gholdengo lead (Good as Gold blocks status, threatens Toxapex/Whimsicott), Kingambit (beats Chandelure/Whimsicott/Gholdengo), Dragapult scarf for speed control vs Palafin/Dragapult. Watch Palafin Hero transform speed. Keep Kingambit healthy for late Supreme Overlord.

   Reasoning trace (47 words)

   Pick team: Gholdengo, Dragapult, Kingambit? Opponent has Toxapex/Chandelure — Gholdengo good. Palafin strong. Bring Gholdengo lead, Dragapult, Primarina? Kingambit for Chandelure? Chandelure resists dark? No, Dark neutral vs Ghost/Fire... Fire resists? Dark vs Ghost neutral, Steel weak to fire. Kingambit good vs Chandelure/Whimsicott. Bring Gholdengo, Kingambit, Dragapult.

2. Turn 1
   Perplexity Decider V1.1 27B used Flamethrower1,939 tok · 0.5 s · $0.0000

   77% MOVE: flamethrower, 9% MOVE: phantomforce, 9% MOVE: shadowball

   GLM 5.3 Flash used Shadowball2,133 tok · 1.6 s · $0.0004

   Lead Gholdengo vs their Dragapult. Shadowball is SE and likely OHKOs or nearly. Their Pult may outspeed. After it falls, expect Palafin/Chandelure; keep Kingambit for Chandelure/Whimsicott/Gholdengo. Watch Hero Palafin speed (167 max) vs my scarf Pult 213.

   Reasoning trace (35 words)

   Shadowball hits Dragapult SE, likely big damage. Make It Rain also strong but Dragapult resists? Steel vs Dragon neutral, Ghost immune? No, Dragapult Dragon/Ghost: Steel neutral, Ghost... Make It Rain neutral. Shadowball SE. Do that.

   Perplexity Decider V1.1 27B switched to Palafin1,682 tok · 0.5 s · $0.0000

   59% SWITCH: palafin, 41% SWITCH: chandelure

3. Turn 2
   Perplexity Decider V1.1 27B used Waterfall2,000 tok · 0.5 s · $0.0000

   83% MOVE: waterfall, 8% MOVE: flipturn, 6% SWITCH: chandelure

   GLM 5.3 Flash switched to Dragapult2,408 tok · 2.6 s · $0.0004

   Gholdengo nearly dead (56/164), Palafin Zero form will become Hero (speed up to 167) after switching. Scarf Dragapult (213) outspeeds everything they have. Bring Pult in to pivot with U-turn; keep Kingambit for Chandelure/Whimsicott/Gholdengo. Their 3rd mon unknown from Gholdengo/Toxapex/Chandelure/Whimsicott.

   Reasoning trace (50 words)

   Gholdengo at 56 HP, Palafin likely switches to Hero form? No—Palafin is already in, Zero form; it may switch to transform. Gholdengo weak. Palafin Hero speed 167 > 149. Gholdengo at 56 HP is fragile. Best: switch to Dragapult (scarf, outspeeds Hero 167). Palafin likely Flip Turn/Wave Crash. Switch out.

4. Turn 3
   Perplexity Decider V1.1 27B switched to Chandelure2,221 tok · 0.6 s · $0.0000

   60% SWITCH: chandelure, 22% MOVE: flipturn, 13% MOVE: waterfall

   GLM 5.3 Flash used Thunderbolt2,549 tok · 2.0 s · $0.0004

   Palafin still Zero form (slow, weak). Thunderbolt SE should KO or nearly; scarf Pult outspeeds. If it survives, expect Hero transform next turn — keep Pult healthy to revenge. Kingambit saved for Chandelure/Whimsicott/Gholdengo. Gholdengo nearly dead, only use vs Toxapex/Whimsicott. Their 3rd mon unknown.

   Reasoning trace (33 words)

   Thunderbolt likely OHKOs Palafin (SpA 152, SE, Life Orb... wait my Pult has scarf, no orb). Palafin Zero form weak defenses; Thunderbolt 90 BP SE vs 90% HP — likely KO. Do that.

5. Turn 4
   Perplexity Decider V1.1 27B used Hexmega2,487 tok · 0.9 s · $0.0000

   77% MOVE: hex [MEGA], 7% MOVE: willowisp [MEGA], 5% SWITCH: palafinhero

   GLM 5.3 Flash used Thunderbolt2,517 tok · 1.8 s · $0.0004

   Scarf Pult (213) outspeeds all. Thunderbolt again should KO Chandelure (62%). Then expect Palafin Hero (167 spd, strong Waterfall) — Pult resists Water but Life Orb Waterfall hurts; keep Kingambit healthy for Palafin/Chandelure revenge. Gholdengo nearly dead, save vs Toxapex/Whimsicott. Choice-locked into Thunderbolt after this.

   Reasoning trace (13 words)

   Thunderbolt again likely KOs Chandelure (62% after one). Scarf Pult outspeeds. Do it.

   GLM 5.3 Flash switched to Kingambit2,507 tok · 3.1 s · $0.0004

   Pult fainted to Mega Chandelure Hex (32% left). Send Kingambit: resists Ghost, can Sucker Punch/Kowtow it. Palafin 90% Hero form next — Kingambit resists Waterfall? No, neutral; Sucker Punch revenge works. Gholdengo 34% saved for Toxapex/Whimsicott cleanup. Chandelure may switch; watch for Fire moves.

   Reasoning trace (50 words)

   Pult fainted; Chandelure at 32% with Hex. Bring Kingambit — resists Ghost? No, Dark weak to... Dark is neutral to Ghost? No, Ghost hits Dark neutrally? Ghost is not very effective vs Dark. Dark resists Ghost. Kingambit resists Hex. Fire hits Kingambit neutrally (Steel weak, Dark resists → neutral). Good.

6. Turn 5
   Perplexity Decider V1.1 27B used Fireblast2,419 tok · 0.5 s · $0.0000

   82% MOVE: fireblast, 9% MOVE: willowisp, 8% SWITCH: palafinhero

   GLM 5.3 Flash used Kowtowcleave2,723 tok · 2.2 s · $0.0005

   Pult fainted; Kingambit active with Supreme Overlord (+10% per fainted ally = +10%). Chandelure at 32%, may outspeed. Kowtow Cleave KOs it even if it attacks first (Hex won't OHKO me). If it switches, I hit Palafin neutrally. Then Palafin Hero is main threat — Sucker Punch revenge later. Gholdengo 34% saved for cleanup.

   Reasoning trace (35 words)

   Chandelure at 32%, faster possibly. Sucker Punch: if it attacks, KO. If it switches, fail. Kowtow Cleave SE, likely KO regardless. Chandelure could switch to Palafin. Kowtow is safe KO if it stays. Use kowtowcleave.

   GLM 5.3 Flash switched to Gholdengo

   Incident report

   Only one legal action: played without asking.

7. Turn 6
   Perplexity Decider V1.1 27B used Fireblast2,431 tok · 0.5 s · $0.0000

   71% MOVE: fireblast, 22% MOVE: hex, 7% SWITCH: palafinhero

   GLM 5.3 Flash used Shadowball2,718 tok · 8.5 s · $0.0002

   Only Gholdengo left (56 HP). Shadow Ball SE should KO 32% Chandelure. Then Palafin Hero (90%, Life Orb) remains — it outspeeds likely and Waterfall hits hard; I likely lose, but try: after KO, Recover if possible, else Shadow Ball/Make It Rain vs Palafin (resisted). Good as Gold blocks status.

   Reasoning trace (25 words)

   Shadow Ball at 32% Chandelure: SE, likely KO. Gholdengo immune to status moves (Good as Gold) — Chandelure's Hex... Hex is damaging. Shadow Ball KOs.

   Perplexity Decider V1.1 27B switched to Palafin

   Incident report

   Only one legal action: played without asking.

8. Turn 7
   Perplexity Decider V1.1 27B used Waterfall2,470 tok · 0.5 s · $0.0000

   82% MOVE: waterfall, 8% MOVE: aquajet, 7% MOVE: closecombat

   GLM 5.3 Flash used Shadowball2,889 tok · 2.8 s · $0.0005

   Only Gholdengo left, 40 HP. Palafin-Hero likely outspeeds and OHKOs with LO Waterfall; nothing survives. Shadow Ball is neutral (Make It Rain resisted) — best damage + SpD drop chance. If I somehow survive, Recover next turn. Palafin at 90%.

   Reasoning trace (77 words)

   Palafin likely outspeeds and Waterfall OHKOs me (40 HP). I'm faster only if it's slow. Best: Shadow Ball (resisted? No—Palafin is Water, Shadow Ball neutral). Make It Rain resisted. Shadow Ball ~neutral, won't KO 90%. I likely lose either way; Recover to survive? Waterfall OHKOs probably. Try Shadow Ball hoping to chip + SpD drop... Actually best chance: Recover if I survive. Waterfall LO: 162-233 Atk, 80BP vs 40HP Gholdengo — definitely OHKO. So just Shadow Ball.