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Bonsai 2 27B vs MiMo V2.6 Flash
MiMo V2.6 Flash won in 6 turns · 11 min wall clock · 77,293 tokens · $0.007
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Gholdengo,garchomp,palafinPlan: lead scarf gholdengo to make it rain and scout; it pressures toxapex (~50-70%) and outspeeds their garchomp/hydreigon. Garchomp sets rocks/SD, handles gholdengo+quaquaval. Palafin (flip turn to activate hero) breaks corviknight/toxapex. Watch their hydreigon (levitate, EQ-immune) and corviknight walling garchomp. Their toxapex likely recover/haze — don't over-setup.
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My team: garchomp, gholdengo, kingambit, slowkinggalar, corviknight, palafin. Opponent threats: toxapex (walls garchomp/palafin somewhat), hydreigon, gholdengo, quaquaval, garchomp, corviknight. Good core: palafin (jetpunch/wavecrash hits toxapex, corviknight), gholdengo scarf (make it rain, shadow ball hits toxapex? toxapex is poison/water — shadow ball neutral? Poison resists... shadow ball vs poison/water: ghost hits poison neutrally? Ghost is not very effective vs... actually ghost is resisted by dark only. Toxapex: poison/water — shadow ball neutral. Make it rain resisted by water? Steel vs water neutral. Steel vs poison not very effective? Steel is not very effective vs steel, fire, water, electric. Poison resists... poison resists... hmm, steel vs poison: poison is not resistant to steel? Actually type chart: steel is not very effective against fire, water, electric, steel. Poison is neutral to steel. Wait, poison resists... poison is weak to ground, psychic; resists fighting, poison, bug, grass, fairy, steel? Poison resists... poison resists fighting, poison, bug, grass, fairy, steel? No — poison resists: fighting, poison, bug, grass, fairy, steel? Let me recall: Poison defensive: resists fighting, poison, bug, grass, fairy, steel? Poison resists Bug, Fighting, Poison, Grass, Fairy. Not steel. So steel hits poison neutrally. So make it rain hits toxapex neutrally but toxapex has huge SpD. Kingambit with SD + sucker punch handles hydreigon, gholdengo, garchomp. Garchomp with SD/scaleshot/earthquake/stealthrock — good lead. Opponent toxapex walls garchomp somewhat (earthquake neutral? water/poison: ground hits poison... ground vs water neutral, ground vs poison neutral? Ground is super effective vs poison? No — ground is SE vs poison? Ground is SE against fire, electric, poison, rock, steel. Yes! Ground is SE vs poison. So earthquake hits toxapex for SE (water neutral, poison SE = 2x? Actually effectiveness multiplies: water 1x, poison 2x = 2x). Toxapex has huge defense though. Bring: garchomp (lead, stealth rock + SD pressure), palafin (wavecrash/jetpunch handles toxapex, corviknight), kingambit (sucker punch for hydreigon/gholdengo). Or gholdengo scarf instead of kingambit. Kingambit's sucker punch is valuable vs hydreigon and gholdengo. Palafin handles corviknight? Corviknight resists... water hits corviknight neutral (steel/flying: water neutral). Jet punch fine. Opponent could lead garchomp — my palafin can't take earthquake. Kingambit takes ground hits? Kingambit dark/steel: ground neutral, but low speed. I'll bring: garchomp, kingambit, palafin. Or gholdengo over garchomp? Garchomp sets rocks and SD threatens. Opponent has toxapex which walls physical somewhat but garchomp scaleshot can break. Actually gholdengo scarf is a great revenge killer and blocks toxapex recovery (good as gold blocks status? Good as Gold blocks status moves targeting it — blocks toxic, but toxapex recovery is regenerator). Hmm. Team: garchomp, gholdengo, kingambit — all offensive, but palafin handles toxapex/corviknight. Toxapex is a big wall for garchomp/kingambit (kingambit's kowtow cleave neutral, sucker punch neutral... dark vs poison neutral? Dark hits poison neutral. Steel hits poison neutral). Toxapex can burn? It has toxic probably. Palafin: wavecrash 120 BP STAB with mystic water — hits toxapex hard (water vs water/poison = 1x? water vs water 0.5, poison 1 = 0.5). Hmm, wavecrash halved. Jet punch also halved. Ice punch vs poison neutral, water 0.5. Hmm toxapex walls palafin too. Gholdengo make it rain vs toxapex: steel vs water 1x, poison 1x = neutral, 120 BP STAB with 185 SpA scarf — that does decent damage even to toxapex's SpD. I'll bring: garchomp, gholdengo, kingambit. But corviknight on their team walls garchomp (flying immune to ground, resists... dragon? Flying resists... garchomp's scaleshot dragon vs flying neutral? Dragon hits flying... dragon is neutral vs flying? Dragon SE vs dragon, neutral otherwise except steel. So scaleshot neutral. EQ immune. Corviknight can roost off. Gholdengo handles corviknight (make it rain SE? steel vs steel/flying: steel vs steel 0.5, flying 1 = 0.5. Shadow ball SE vs flying? Ghost vs flying neutral. Hmm, focus blast SE vs steel: fighting vs steel 2x, flying 1 = 2x). Palafin handles corviknight: water vs steel/flying = 1x neutral, wavecrash strong. Consider: garchomp, gholdengo, palafin? Then no sucker punch for hydreigon. Gholdengo scarf outspeeds hydreigon? Gholdengo spe 149, hydreigon up to 165. Scarf gholdengo: 149*1.5 = 223, outspeeds. Shadow ball SE vs hydreigon? Ghost vs dark 1x? Ghost is not very effective vs dark? Ghost hits dark... dark resists ghost? No — dark is immune to... hmm. Ghost vs dark: dark resists ghost? Actually Ghost is resisted by Dark? Type chart: Dark is immune to... Psychic. Ghost is not very effective against Dark? No — Ghost is super effective against Ghost and Psychic. Dark takes neutral from ghost? Wait, Dark resists... Dark's resistances: dark, ghost, and dark is immune to psychic. Hmm: Ghost attacking: SE vs psychic, ghost; NVE vs dark? No, Dark resists Ghost? Let me recall: Ghost-type moves are not very effective against Dark-type? Actually I believe Dark resists Ghost... no. Bitter Blade etc. Hmm — Curse, Shadow Ball vs Dark: Dark types resist Ghost? Checking: Sableye (Dark/Ghost) takes neutral from ghost? I recall Ghost is resisted by Dark... Actually no: Dark is immune to Psychic, and Ghost is not very effective against Dark? Hmm, I think Ghost moves are not very effective against Dark-types? No wait — Dark types resist Ghost? Let me think about Pursuit... wrong direction. Type chart for Ghost attacking: super effective vs Psychic and Ghost. Not very effective vs Dark? Hmm, I don't think so. Dark's defensive: weak to Fighting, Bug, Fairy; resists Ghost? Yes! Dark resists Ghost and Dark, and is immune to Psychic. Yes, Dark resists Ghost and Dark. So shadow ball is NVE vs hydreigon. Focus blast SE vs dark (fighting 2x) and dragon neutral = 2x. Scarf focus blast kills hydreigon. Kingambit sucker punch (dark vs dark 0.5? dark vs dragon 1, dark vs dark 0.5 = 0.5x) — hmm, sucker punch halved vs hydreigon. But kingambit's ironhead: steel vs dark 1, dragon 1 = neutral, SE? Steel vs dark neutral. Kingambit kowtow cleave dark NVE vs hydreigon. Hydreigon has levitate — EQ immune. Opponent team threats to me: hydreigon (levitate, beats garchomp/kingambit with fire blast/earth power), toxapex walls, corviknight walls garchomp. My best: gholdengo scarf (focus blast hydreigon, make it rain), palafin (wavecrash breaks corviknight/toxapex-ish), kingambit (SD + sucker punch cleans), or garchomp (SD scaleshot). Palafin needs to switch out once to activate Zero to Hero. Lead palafin, flip turn out? Flip turn activates hero form after switching? Zero to Hero: must switch out and back in. Flip turn causes switch — after switching back in it's hero form. Plan: lead garchomp with stealth rock? Or lead palafin, flip turn to garchomp. I'll bring: palafin, gholdengo, kingambit. Palafin lead with flip turn to scout, then gholdengo/kingambit. But garchomp's stealth rock and SD are strong. Hmm. Opponent likely leads garchomp or hydreigon. My garchomp outspeeds their garchomp? Both spe range; mine 169 max. Consider lead garchomp: if they lead toxapex, EQ is 2x but toxapex defense high; garchomp can SD. If they lead corviknight, EQ immune, I switch. I think a strong bring: garchomp, gholdengo, kingambit — but toxapex and corviknight wall these. Palafin handles corviknight (neutral water hits) and pressures toxapex. Alternative: palafin, gholdengo, kingambit. Gholdengo handles toxapex (make it rain neutral, shadow ball neutral... shadow ball vs water/poison: ghost neutral vs both = neutral). Kingambit handles gholdengo mirror, garchomp (sucker punch SE? dark vs dragon 1, ground 1 = neutral; sucker punch neutral but strong with black glasses + supreme overlord). Their garchomp threatens kingambit (EQ 4x? dark/steel: ground vs dark 1, steel 1... ground vs steel neutral? Ground SE vs steel? Ground is SE against fire, electric, poison, rock, steel. Yes! Ground SE vs steel. So EQ vs kingambit = 2x (dark neutral). Kingambit takes 2x EQ — dangerous. Their garchomp also threatens palafin (EQ 2x? water neutral, ground... water/poison? palafin pure water: EQ neutral). Palafin takes neutral EQ. Their garchomp is a threat to kingambit and gholdengo (EQ neutral, but gholdengo outspeeds with scarf and make it rain... steel vs dragon/ground: steel vs ground neutral? Ground resists... steel vs ground: ground takes neutral from steel? Ground is weak to water, grass, ice; resists poison, rock; immune to electric. Steel vs ground neutral. Dragon neutral. So make it rain neutral, strong). Scarf gholdengo outspeeds their garchomp (149*1.5=223 vs max 169) and OHKOs? Make it rain 120 BP STAB vs garchomp SpD ~107-150... probably 2HKO at worst. I'll go: gholdengo, palafin, kingambit? Or include garchomp for rocks/SD. Given limited info, I'll bring: garchomp (lead, rocks + SD sweep potential), gholdengo (scarf revenge), palafin (breaks walls). Kingambit sits out — but sucker punch is nice for their gholdengo/hydreigon. Hmm, their gholdengo: my gholdengo scarf shadow ball SE (ghost vs steel 1? Ghost vs steel neutral... steel resists? Steel resists: normal, grass, ice, flying, psychic, bug, rock, dragon, steel, fairy. Not ghost. So shadow ball neutral). Mirror. Their hydreigon: my gholdengo focus blast 2x. Good. Their toxapex: my palafin + gholdengo make it rain. Their corviknight: palafin wavecrash, gholdengo focus blast. Their quaquaval: garchomp EQ SE (fighting weak to... ground vs fighting neutral? Fighting resists rock, bug; weak to flying, psychic, fairy. Ground vs fighting neutral. Water/fighting: ground vs water neutral. So EQ neutral). Garchomp scaleshot? Dragon vs fighting/water neutral. Hmm, gholdengo make it rain vs fighting: steel vs fighting 1? Steel resists fighting defensively; offensively steel vs fighting = 1x? Steel SE vs ice, rock, fairy. Neutral vs fighting. Quaquaval has moxie threat. Palafin jet punch priority handles quaquaval (water vs water/fighting: 0.5x... hmm). Ice punch SE vs fighting? Ice vs fighting 1... ice SE vs grass, ground, flying, dragon. Fighting neutral. Ice vs water 0.5. OK decision: BRING: garchomp, gholdengo, palafin. Actually, kingambit's sucker punch priority is valuable against their gholdengo (shadow ball) and hydreigon. But gholdengo scarf covers speed. Palafin jet punch priority too. Their team: garchomp, corviknight, toxapex, hydreigon, gholdengo, quaquaval. They'll likely bring toxapex, hydreigon, garchomp or gholdengo/corviknight. My garchomp vs their toxapex: EQ 2x, toxapex defense 154-224, HP 125-157. Garchomp atk 182, EQ 100 BP * 2 = ~200 base effective... 182 atk, 100 BP, 2x = damage roughly (2*182*100/250)*... level 50 formula: ((2*50/5+2)*100*182/250)/... let's approximate: base = (2*50/5+2) = 22; 22*100*182/250 = 1601; /def. With def 190: 1601/190 ≈ 8.4; *2 (STAB) = 16.8; *2 (SE) = 33.6; minus... ~33% to a max-def toxapex. Not great but with SD it's ~50%+. Palafin hero wavecrash: atk 134*... hero form doubles stats? Zero to Hero in hero form: stats unchanged except it can use moves... actually Palafin hero form doubles Atk and SpA? No — Palafin's Zero to Hero: in Hero Form, its Attack and Sp. Atk are doubled? Hmm, actually Palafin base stats change: Hero form has Atk 160 vs 130? Base Atk 130 normal, 160 hero? Something like that. At level 50 with 134 Atk shown (base form), hero would be higher. Wavecrash hero vs toxapex: water 0.5x, big BP. Probably ~40%. Gholdengo make it rain vs toxapex: SpA 185, 120 BP, neutral, toxapex SpD 145-213. Damage ≈ ((2*50/5+2)=22 *120*185/250 = 1958; /SpD 180 ≈ 10.9; *1.5 STAB ≈ 16.3%. Weak. Hmm toxapex is fat. Toxapex is a problem. Focus blast from gholdengo: fighting vs water/poison: fighting vs poison 1? Fighting SE vs normal, dark, rock, steel, ice... poison neutral. So neutral, 120 BP but lower acc. Similar damage. Kingambit SD + kowtow: dark vs poison 1, water 1 = neutral; 85 BP *2 after SD... atk 205*2... SD doubles to ~409? Atk 205 with SD = ~410 effective? No, +2 = 2x = 409. Damage: 22*85*409/250 = 3056 /def 190 = 16 *1.5 STAB = 24%. Hmm toxapex is really fat. Their toxapex likely has recover/scald/toxic/haze. Haze would ruin setup. Maybe I shouldn't overthink. Toxapex can be worn down by gholdengo make it rain spam (16% per hit... that's bad). Hmm, actually my calc may be off. Level 50 damage formula: Damage = ((2*Level/5+2) * BP * A/D)/50 + 2. So (22 * 120 * 185/180)/50 + 2 = (22*120*1.0278)/50+2 = 2707/50+2 = 54+2 = 56; *1.5 STAB = 84. Wait I forgot the /50. Let me redo: (2*50/5+2)=22. 22*120=2640. 2640*(185/180)=2713. /50 = 54.3 +2 = 56.3. *1.5 STAB = 84.5%. Wow, that's a lot. Let me recheck toxapex SpD: 145-213 at level 50. With SpD 180: yes ~84%? That seems too high. Hmm, Gholdengo SpA 185 at level 50 — that's a lot (base 133). Make it rain 120 BP. Toxapex SpD base 142... at level 50 with 0 IV/EV SpD would be around 110? The range says 145-213, so min 145. With SpD 213: 2640*(185/213) = 2291/50 = 45.8+2 = 47.8*1.5 = 71.7%. Still huge. Hmm, that suggests toxapex gets 2HKO'd by make it rain. That seems off from competitive experience — scarf gholdengo make it rain does like 40-50% to toxapex. Let me recheck: maybe toxapex's SpD at level 50 max is ~213? Base 142 SpD, level 50: stats = (2*base + IV + EV/4) * level/100 + 5 = ((284+31+63)*50/100)+5 = (378*0.5)+5 = 189+5 = 194, +nature 1.1 = 213. Yes. And Gholdengo SpA 185 = ((266+31+63)*0.5)+5 = 180+5=185 with... hmm that's without nature? (2*133+31+63)=360*0.5=180+5=185. With modest nature it'd be 203. So 185 is neutral nature. Damage with A=185, D=213: 22*120*185/213 = 2640*0.8685 = 2293; /50 = 45.9+2 = 47.9; *1.5 = 71.8%. Hmm, but make it rain has 120 BP and STAB. Actually in-game, scarf gholdengo make it rain does ~50-60% to specially defensive toxapex. My calc gives 72% at max SpD. Close enough given random damage variance (85-100%). OK so gholdengo is actually good vs toxapain. Great. Decision: BRING: gholdengo, garchomp, palafin? Or lead garchomp for rocks. Lead considerations: their likely leads — garchomp (rocks/SD), hydreigon, toxapex, gholdengo. If I lead garchomp and they lead corviknight, I'm walled. If I lead gholdengo (scarf), I outspeed most and make it rain is safe vs everything except their gholdengo (shadow ball) and hydreigon (dark pulse/flash cannon). Their hydreigon could have flash cannon (SE vs my gholdengo? steel vs steel 0.5... flash cannon steel vs steel/ghost: 0.5*1 = 0.5). Dark pulse neutral. Scarf mirror. Lead gholdengo and make it rain turn 1 is a solid scouting move — hits everything for good damage. Then pivot. Actually, palafin lead with flip turn scouts and gets hero form. Flip turn vs their lead — if they lead toxapex, flip turn does small damage but I get hero form and switch to gholdengo. I'll lead gholdengo: BRING: gholdengo, garchomp, palafin. Hmm, but garchomp's stealth rock is valuable. Order: gholdengo first, then garchomp, palafin. Actually consider kingambit over garchomp: their team has hydreigon, gholdengo, garchomp — kingambit's sucker punch handles those, but their garchomp EQ and hydreigon... hydreigon has fighting coverage? Focus blast/earth power hits kingambit. Quaquaval fighting moves crush kingambit. Garchomp provides EQ coverage vs their gholdengo/hydreigon? EQ vs hydreigon: levitate immune. EQ vs gholdengo: neutral, strong. I'll stick with gholdengo, garchomp, palafin. Notes should be ≤60 words.
Bonsai 2 27B broughtGarchomp,hydreigon,toxapexOpponent has Garchomp, Gholdengo, Kingambit, Slowking-Galar, Corviknight, Palafin. I'll lead with Choice Scarf Garchomp to outspeed and break through their physical threats (Earthquake on Garchomp/Kingambit/Palafin, Dragonclaw on Gholdengo). Hydreigon with Focus Sash + Levitate can Nasty Plot into Dracometeur for Corviknight/Gholdengo. Toxapex walls their Garchomp (resists Ground/Dragon), Toxic, Regenerator.
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Let me analyze the opponent's team and pick my best 3 Pokémon to bring. Opponent's team: - Garchomp (Dragon/Ground) - likely a physical sweeper with Choice Scarf or similar - Gholdengo (Steel/Ghost) - special attacker, good as gold - Kingambit (Dark/Steel) - physical attacker, could have Supreme Overlord - Slowking-Galar (Poison/Psychic) - could be a wall/breaker - Corviknight (Flying/Steel) - defensive - Palafin (Water) - mixed My team: - Garchomp (Dragon/Ground) - Choice Scarf, Sandveil. Physical sweeper. 154 Spe with scarf = ~231 effective. - Corviknight (Flying/Steel) - Leftovers, Unnerve. Defensive. Defog. - Toxapex (Poison/Water) - Life Orb, Regenerator. Very defensive. - Hydreigon (Dark/Dragon) - Focus Sash, Levitate. Nasty Plot + Dracometeor. - Gholdengo (Steel/Ghost) - Expert Belt, Good as Gold. Nasty Plot + Shadow Ball/Psychic/Trick. - Quaquaval (Water/Fighting) - Silk Scarf, Moxie. Close Combat + Liquidation. Let me think about what to bring: The opponent has Garchomp, Gholdengo, Kingambit, Slowking-Galar, Corviknight, Palafin. Key threats: - Their Garchomp could be a Choice Scarf sweeper (like mine) or just a standard one - Gholdengo is a special attacker with Good as Gold - Kingambit with Supreme Overlord would be very strong physically - Slowking-Galar could be a wall - Corviknight is defensive - Palafin is mixed My best picks: 1. **Garchomp** (Choice Scarf) - Can break through many threats. Earthquake hits Garchomp, Kingambit, Palafin, Slowking-Galar. Dragonclaw hits Gholdengo, Palafin. With Choice Scarf, I outspeed almost everything. 2. **Hydreigon** (Focus Sash, Levitate) - Nasty Plot + Dracometeor. Can break through Corviknight and Garchomp with Dracometeor. Focus Sash lets it survive one hit to set up. Levitate means immune to Ground moves. 3. **Toxapex** or **Corviknight** or **Gholdengo**? Let me think about what I need: - Against their Garchomp: My Garchomp can handle it (Earthquake, Dragonclaw). Hydreigon's Dracometeor also hits it. Toxapex resists Ground and Dragon. Corviknight resists Dragon but not Ground. - Against their Gholdengo: My Garchomp's Earthquake hits it. Hydreigon's Dracometeor hits it. Toxapex resists Ghost (well, Poison/Water resists Ghost? No, Water resists Ghost? Actually in Gen 9, Ghost is neutral to Water and Poison. Wait, let me think... Ghost is not resisted by Water or Poison. Actually, Ghost is weak to Dark, Bug, Ghost. Resisted by Normal, Fairy. So Toxapex (Poison/Water) doesn't resist Ghost. Corviknight (Flying/Steel) resists Ghost? No, Steel resists Ghost? Actually in Gen 9, Steel does NOT resist Ghost anymore. Wait... Let me reconsider. In Gen 8+, Ghost is not resisted by Steel. So Gholdengo's Shadow Ball hits Corviknight neutrally. Hmm. Actually wait - in Gen 9, the type chart: - Ghost is weak to: Dark, Bug, Ghost - Ghost resists: Poison, Flying (wait no) - Actually let me reconsider: Ghost resists Poison and... hmm. In Gen 9: - Ghost is resisted by: Normal, Fairy - Ghost is weak to: Dark, Bug, Ghost So Steel does NOT resist Ghost in Gen 9. That means Gholdengo's Shadow Ball hits Corviknight neutrally (Flying/Steel vs Ghost = neutral). - Against their Kingambit: My Garchomp's Earthquake hits it. Hydreigon's Dracometeor hits it. Toxapex resists Dark? No, Poison/Water doesn't resist Dark. Corviknight resists Dark (Steel resists Dark). So Corviknight is good against Kingambit. - Against their Slowking-Galar: My Garchomp's Earthquake hits it. Hydreigon's Dracometeor hits it. Toxapex resists Psychic? No, Water resists Psychic? Actually Water doesn't resist Psychic. Poison/Water vs Psychic = neutral. Corviknight resists Psychic (Steel resists Psychic). So Corviknight is good against Slowking-Galar. - Against their Palafin: My Garchomp's Earthquake hits it. Hydreigon's Dracometeor hits it. Toxapex resists Water? No, Poison/Water vs Water = neutral (Water resists Water? Actually in Gen 9, Water resists Water? No... Water is resisted by Grass, Dragon, Steel, Rock. So Poison/Water doesn't resist Water). Corviknight resists Water (Steel resists Water). So for defensive coverage: - Toxapex: Resists Ground (vs their Garchomp), resists Dragon (vs their Garchomp), resists Fighting (vs Quaquaval if they had one... but they don't). Actually Poison/Water resists: Ground, Rock, Bug, Grass, Steel. So it resists their Garchomp's Earthquake and Dragonclaw. - Corviknight: Resists Flying, Steel, Psychic, Dark, Normal, Ice, Rock, Dragon (wait, does Steel resist Dragon? No, in Gen 9 Steel doesn't resist Dragon). Actually Steel resists: Normal, Flying, Rock, Bug, Steel, Grass, Psychic, Ice, Fairy. So Corviknight resists their Kingambit's Dark moves and Slowking-Galar's Psychic moves. I think the best team is: 1. **Garchomp** (leader) - Choice Scarf sweeper, can break through most of their team 2. **Hydreigon** - Nasty Plot + Dracometeur, Focus Sash for setup, Levitate for Ground immunity 3. **Toxapex** or **Corviknight** For the third slot: - Toxapex: Great wall against Garchomp (resists Ground and Dragon), can Toxic, has Regenerator. But it's slow (57 Spe) and doesn't resist Ghost or Dark. - Corviknight: Good Defog user, resists Dark and Psychic, but doesn't resist Ground or Dragon well. Actually, I think Toxapex is better here because: - Their Garchomp is likely their main physical threat, and Toxapex resists both Ground and Dragon - Toxic can wear down their sweeper - Regenerator helps with switching in/out - Life Orb gives it some offensive presence But Corviknight's Defog is important if they use Stealth Rock. And Unnerve prevents them from using Nasty Plot on Gholdengo or Hydreigon. Hmm, let me think about this more carefully. The opponent has 6 Pokémon and I need to pick 3. Their team seems designed around: - Physical sweeper (Garchomp) - Special attacker (Gholdengo) - Physical attacker with potential Supreme Overlord (Kingambit) - Wall/breaker (Slowking-Galar) - Defensive (Corviknight) - Mixed (Palafin) I think Garchomp + Hydreigon + Toxapex is a solid choice: - Garchomp handles their Garchomp, Kingambit, Palafin with Earthquake/Dragonclaw - Hydreigon handles Corviknight and Gholdengo with Dracometeur after Nasty Plot - Toxapex walls their Garchomp and can Toxic Actually wait, let me reconsider. If they bring Garchomp as leader, my Garchomp (Choice Scarf) will outspeed them if they don't have Choice Scarf too. Even if they do, I can still hit them hard with Earthquake. Let me go with: Garchomp, Hydreigon, Toxapex Actually, let me reconsider whether Corviknight is better than Toxapex as the third pick. Corviknight advantages: - Defog (important if they use Stealth Rock) - Unnerve (prevents Nasty Plot on their Gholdengo/Hydreigon... wait, I'm the one with Hydreigon and Gholdengo in my team, not them) - Resists Dark (Kingambit) and Psychic (Slowking-Galar) Toxapex advantages: - Resists Ground and Dragon (their Garchomp) - Toxic - Regenerator - Life Orb for some damage I think Toxapex is slightly better here because their Garchomp is likely the main physical threat, and Toxapex resists both its STAB types. Also, I have Hydreigon who can handle Corviknight-type threats with Dracometeur. Let me go with: Garchomp, Hydreigon, Toxapex
- Turn 1Bonsai 2 27B used
EarthquakeLeading Garchomp (Choice Scarf) vs their Gholdengo (GoodasGold). Game confirms EQ is super effective on it. Hit hard first, then reassess. If Gholdengo survives, switch to Hydreigon for Nasty Plot or Toxapex as a wall. Their remaining 3 from: garchomp, kingambit, slowkinggalar, corviknight, palafin.
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Let me analyze the situation: - My Garchomp (Choice Scarf, Sandveil) is leading against their Gholdengo (GoodasGold). - Garchomp's Speed: 154 (base 120 * 1.5 from Choice Scarf = 180 effective speed... wait, let me recalculate. Base speed 120 at level 50 with Choice Scarf 1.5x. Actually the stats shown are HP 183, Atk 200, Def 115, SpA 90, SpD 105, Spe 154. So base speed is 120, and at level 50 with Choice Scarf it's showing as 154? Wait, the notes say "your garchomp 154 vs opposing gholdengo 93-149 (possible range): you move first". So Garchomp moves first. Wait, actually looking more carefully: Spe 154 is listed as the stat. With Choice Scarf at 1.5x, that would be 231 effective speed. But the battle log says "your garchomp 154 vs opposing gholdengo 93-149 (possible range): you move first". So Garchomp moves first regardless. Now, what should I do? Garchomp vs Gholdengo: - Earthquake is super effective on Gholdengo (Ground > Steel/Ghost... wait, Ground is NOT super effective on Ghost! Let me reconsider. Actually, Ground is immune to Ghost attacks, but Ground moves are NOT super effective against Ghost types. Wait, let me think about type matchups: - Ground vs Steel: Super effective (2x) - Ground vs Ghost: Neutral (Ghost is immune to Ground, so Ground does 0 damage!) Wait no! Ground is NOT super effective on Ghost. In fact, Ghost is IMMUNE to Ground moves. So Earthquake would do 0 damage to Gholdengo! But wait, the legal actions say "earthquake | Ground, Physical, power 100, 100% accuracy, super effective on gholdengo". Hmm, that's what the game says. Let me re-read... Actually wait - in Pokémon, Ghost is immune to Ground moves. So Earthquake should do 0 damage to a Ghost-type. But the game is saying it's "super effective on gholdengo." That seems wrong based on standard type chart. Hmm, but maybe I'm wrong. Let me reconsider: - Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost - Ground vs Steel = Super Effective (2x) - Ground vs Ghost = Immune (0x) When a move hits a dual-type, the multipliers multiply. So 2x * 0x = 0x. Earthquake should do NO damage to Gholdengo. But the game explicitly states "super effective on gholdengo" for earthquake. This is confusing. Maybe in this version of the game, the type chart works differently? Or maybe I'm misremembering. Actually, wait. Let me re-read the legal actions: "1. MOVE: earthquake | Ground, Physical, power 100, 100% accuracy, super effective on gholdengo" The game is telling me it's super effective. I should trust the game's information over my own type chart knowledge. Perhaps in this particular implementation, the typing works differently, or maybe I'm wrong about Ghost immunity to Ground. Actually, you know what, let me just go with what the game says. The game says Earthquake is super effective on Gholdengo. So I'll use it. Wait, actually I need to reconsider. In standard Pokémon: - Ground is NOT effective against Ghost (immune) - But Ground IS super effective against Steel For dual types, if one type is immune, the move does 0 damage. So Earthquake should do 0 damage to Gholdengo. But the game says "super effective on gholdengo." I'll trust the game's explicit statement since it's telling me what will happen in this specific battle instance. Actually, let me reconsider. Maybe the game is wrong or maybe I'm misreading. Let me look at the other options: - Dragonclaw: "not very effective on gholdengo" (Dragon vs Steel = 0.5x, Dragon vs Ghost = 1x... so 0.5x total) - Stoneedge: "not very effective on gholdengo" (Rock vs Steel = 0.5x, Rock vs Ghost = 1x... so 0.5x total) So Earthquake is the only move that does good damage to Gholdengo according to the game. I'll go with Earthquake. Actually wait - let me reconsider the type chart one more time. In Pokémon: - Ground attacks on Ghost: Immune (0 damage) - Ground attacks on Steel: Super effective (2x) For a dual-type, you multiply: 2 * 0 = 0. So Earthquake should be immune. But the game explicitly says "super effective on gholdengo." I'll trust the game. Maybe this is a custom implementation with different type interactions, or maybe I'm wrong about something. Let me just go with Earthquake since it's the only move that does super effective damage to Gholdengo according to the game. Actually, hold on. Let me reconsider whether I should switch instead. Garchomp with Choice Scarf can hit hard. Earthquake at 200 Atk vs Gholdengo... if it's super effective (2x), that's a big hit. But if Gholdengo has GoodasGold (immune to status), that doesn't really matter for physical attacks. I think the best play is to just hit with Earthquake and try to KO or significantly damage Gholdengo. If it survives, I can switch to Hydreigon or Toxapex next turn. Let me go with Earthquake.
MiMo V2.6 Flash usedShadowballMy scarf Gholdengo should outspeed their Garchomp. Shadowball hits everything on their team for solid neutral (or SE vs their Gholdengo) damage — no switch-in resists Ghost badly. If their Garchomp stays, it likely can't OHKO me; I gain chip and momentum. Watch their Corviknight/Hydreigon/Gholdengo as the remaining two. Don't lock into focusblast (70%).
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My gholdengo is Scarf with149 speed; opposing garchomp up to 169. Could outspeed. If it outspeeds, it could EQ me. Shadowball vs Garchomp: 80 BP vs Dragon — neutral? Ghost vs Dragon: neutral. Garchomp SpD ~94-150. Scarf shadowball does decent damage but Garchomp could KO me with EQ/outrage. Safer: switch to palafin? Palafin takes EQ well? Def 92, HP 177 — EQ from Garchomp (Atk up to 200) would hurt badly. Garchomp is grounded, my Garchomp is immune to EQ but can't touch... actually my Garchomp can EQ back. If their Garchomp is faster, switch to my Garchomp — immune to their EQ (roughskin though), and I can set up rocks/SD or EQ. But if they have dragon move (outrage/scaleshot), my garchomp takes neutral damage but survives and threatens back. Actually switching my garchomp in vs their garchomp: my garchomp has183 HP, their EQ does nothing. Their scale shot does decent damage. I can then earthquake or set rocks/SD. Alternatively stay in with scarf — if faster, shadowball two-shots? Garchomp at max SpD 150, shadowball 80 BP... my SpA 185. Damage roughly: 80*185/(150*... formula. Rough estimate: ~40-50%. Two shots if I survive. But Garchomp at 169 speed outspeeds my 223 (149*1.5=223... wait scarf multiplies actual stat, so my effective speed is 149*1.5 ≈ 223 vs their max 169). Actually is the display speed already including scarf? It says "Speed: your gholdengo 149 vs opposing garchomp 109-169". Hmm, if scarf applied it would show 223. Likely base stat comparison where my149 is unboosted but they account for scarf? Unclear. Given ambiguity: with scarf, 149*1.5=223 > 169 max, so I always outspeed. So I outspeed. Shadowball does ~40-55%. Their Garchomp may KO me with earthquake/outrage/dragon claw. Dragon claw vs Gholdengo: Dragon neutral on Steel, ~70-80%? Their Atk up to 200. Could be KO. Trick could cripple... they'd lock into a move, not huge. Switch to my garchomp seems safe: immune to EQ, takes dragon hits fine, and I get a free turn to set rocks or SD or EQ. If they dragon move, my garchomp loses ~25%. Then I threaten with my own EQ (SE on their garchomp) — they'd likely switch to corviknight/hydreigon. Alternatively just fire shadowball: if I'm faster, damage then they hit me. Scarf-locked. Hmm. I think switching to garchomp is safest. But it gives them a free turn — they could switch to corviknight anticipating a shadowball/focusblast, or set up SD themselves. Actually if their Garchomp leads, common play: they might switch to Corviknight/Toxapex fearing focusblast. If I shadowball, I hit whatever comes in for decent damage. If I stay and they stay, they EQ/outrage me. Consider palafin: takes EQ for maybe 60-70%, risky. I'll go with shadowball: it hits everything on their team reasonably (immune nothing except their gholdengo). Actually Garchomp doesn't resist Ghost. Their team: corviknight (takes neutral-ish? Steel resists ghost? No—Steel doesn't resist Ghost. Ghost hits Steel neutrally? Steel resists: normal, flying, rock, bug, steel, grass, ice, psychic, dragon, fairy. Not ghost). Toxapex: poison takes neutral from ghost? Poison resists... poison resists bug, grass, fighting, poison, fairy. Ghost neutral. So shadowball hits all neutrally except their gholdengo (immune to... no, Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost, takes neutral from ghost? Ghost vs Steel/Ghost: Ghost hits Ghost super effective? No, Ghost is super effective on Ghost and Psychic. So Gholdengo takes SE from shadowball? Ghost vs Steel = neutral, vs Ghost = SE. Yes SE.) So shadowball is broadly good. Risk: their Garchomp outspeeds if my scarf... it's scarf, I'm faster. They could KO me with a hit. Garchomp with outrage/Dragon claw on Gholdengo: 120 BP? At185 Atk vs my Def 115, SpD... physical. Dragon claw 80 BP, Atk 185 vs Def 115: ~40-50%. Rough. Gholdengo survives likely. Hmm but if their Garchomp has scale shot, multi-hit. Still likely survives one hit. I'll shadowball. But the safer alternative is switching my garchomp. Given I don't know their item, and Garchomp lead could be scarf/sash/rocky... If they're scarf Garchomp with 169 speed, they outspeed me (223? no — my scarf gives 223 > 169 regardless). So I'm faster always. Wait — is the displayed speed 149 already scarf-adjusted? Showdown typically shows the stat with items/effects applied? The effects list shows choicescarf. If149 already includes scarf, then their169 could outspeed me. Ambiguous. Hmm.149 with1.5x means base ~99. Gholdengo base speed is 90. Without scarf, 149 at level 50 with decent IV/EV: base 90 gives max ~136ish? Level 50 formula: (2*90+31+63)*50/100+5 = (180+94)*0.5+5 = 137+5 = 142. So 149 > 142 means it includes scarf? 142*1.5=213. Hmm, 149 isn't 142*1.5. Actually stats listed are the raw build stats;149 with90 base + scarf... 142*1.5=213. So 149 can't be scarf-adjusted for base 90 — unless heavy speed investment + scarf... no, 142 max unscarfed (with 31 IV, 252 EV? EV max252 at level 50 gives +63, yes 142). So 149 > 142 unscarfed max. Confusing. Maybe EVs include... whatever, could be different formula. Let's not over-analyze. The safest play honestly: switch to my garchomp. Immune to earthquake, and I can threaten. But it forfeits momentum. Actually consider: their Garchomp lead — if they stay in vs scarf Gholdengo, they risk focusblast (70%) or shadowball. If they have dragon claw/outrage, they hurt me. I think shadowball is fine and consistent. Alternatively use my Garchomp switch: if they EQ, I'm immune and get free turn. If they dragon move, I take ~25% and get free turn. If they switch, my garchomp comes in vs their wall — I can then EQ/SD/rocks. Their likely switch: corviknight (immune to EQ? no, corviknight is Flying, immune to ground) or hydreigon (levitate). Both immune to my EQ, but I have scaleshot. I'll go shadowball — apply pressure now.
MiMo V2.6 Flash switched toGarchompGholdengo fainted to their Garchomp's EQ — their chomp hits hard and likely outspeeds or ties my 169 Spe. Plan: send my Garchomp, trade EQs — I survive one (~50%) and hit back with LO EQ for big damage or OHKO if they're slower/uninvested. Roughskin/LO chip helps. Then preserve Palafin in hero mode (via flip turn later) to clean their backline: likely Corviknight/Toxapex/Hydreigon. Their EQ suggests offensive set.
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My Gholdengo fainted to EQ. Now send Garchomp or Palafin. Garchomp can take EQ and threaten with scale shot/earthquake, or set up rocks. Their Garchomp likely Scarf or LO. My Garchomp has lifeorb. Speed: mine 169. Theirs possible 109-169. If both max, tie. Palafin could flip turn to activate hero mode but takes heavy EQ damage (92 def, water not resistant... neutral). Risky. Send Garchomp: likely survives EQ (183 hp, 115 def vs 200 atk EQ ~50%), then I can EQ back or scale shot. If they're scarf at max speed, they could be tied. Safer: send palafin and jet punch? Jet punch only 60 BP, doesn't activate hero. Flip turn activates hero mode but takes EQ ~40-50%, then Palafin is in range of another EQ. Better: send Garchomp, set up Stealth Rock or use Scale Shot. If they switch to Corviknight/Toxapex, EQ still ok, rocks good. I'll go with Garchomp and set Stealth Rock? But if their Garchomp stays and outspeeds (possible scarf, but scarf at 109-169 - if slower, they can't be scarf outspeeding me at 169 unless they outspeed tie). Actually if they're slower they'd die to my EQ. If they're at same speed, coin flip. They likely stay thinking they can EQ again—both take damage. My LO EQ would OHKO or nearly. I'll send Garchomp and use Scale Shot to break a potential Focus Sash and beat focus sash? No sash likely. Scale Shot lowers my defense though. EQ is the safer play—hits Garchomp hard, and neutral vs Corviknight/Toxapex. Their Garchomp at 100% vs my EQ (182 atk, LO, 100 BP): ~70-80% to a183 HP chomp with 103-161 def. Not OHKO at low def, likely2HKO. They can EQ me back. If they're scarf, they outspeed and2HKO me too — speed tie scenario. I'll go Garchomp and use earthquake for max damage on everything that might come in. Actually wait: could Palafin take EQ and flip turn out? They'd take maybe 30-40% and get hero mode. Then next turn I'm at ~65% with hero palafin. That's also viable and preserves my Garchomp for their other mons. But my Garchomp matches up decent. If I send Garchomp now and beat theirs, my Garchomp is weakened and their remaining mons (Corviknight walls Garchomp) could clean. If Palafin in hero mode + Garchomp remains, Palafin can clean. Strategy: switch Palafin in, take EQ (~35-45%), Flip Turn to activate hero and bring in Garchomp safely (their Garchomp takes flip turn chip + roughskin maybe). That gives momentum and hero mode for later. But if their Garchomp is faster and just EQ again, Palafin might die if at 55-65%? EQ from200 atk vs 92 def palafin: ~45-55%. Two EQs could KO after flip turn damage... but I'd be switching out after flip turn. Palafin at ~50% after first EQ, I use flip turn (they attack first, second EQ could KO me before I move if they outspeed!). Risky. Safer: Garchomp in, use Scale Shot? Scale Shot first hit then they hit back if faster. If they outspeed and EQ, I take ~50%, then scale shot hits (25x2=50BP + def drops on me). Not great. Use EQ from my Garchomp: if slower, they EQ first, I take50%, then I EQ back for big damage. Both around 50%. Then it's speed dependent for next turns. Roughskin/LO chip. I'll go with Garchomp + earthquake — matches up against everything they have.
- Turn 2MiMo V2.6 Flash used
ScaleshotGholdengo fainted turn 1 — costly. Now Garchomp mirror: speed tie uncertain. Scaleshot is SE (2-5 hits, matches or beats EQ damage even at min hits) and grants +1 Spe after, guaranteeing I outspeed next turn. Their chomp likely offensive set. After this, preserve Palafin for backline (Corviknight/Toxapex/Hydreigon likely their last 2). Rocks less useful now — need damage.
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Their Garchomp is at 100%, mine at 100%. Speed tie possible. If I EQ and they EQ, both take big damage; I have Life Orb so I'd take LO recoil + their EQ. My EQ with LO: 182 Atk * 1.3 = ~236 effective, vs their Def 103-161. If they're physically defensive (161), EQ does maybe 60-70%. If offensive (103), could OHKO. Scaleshot is super effective: 25 BP * 2 (SE) * hits (2-5) with STAB 1.5. 4 hits = 150 BP effective before Def. With Def drops on my side though (-1 Def each use). Scaleshot also gives +1 Spe after, ensuring I outspeed next turn. Risk: if they're faster and EQ me, I take ~50-70% (I'm 183 HP, Def 115). Their Atk 135-200, EQ vs my Def 115: roughly 50-70%. I survive one. Then scaleshot hits back for SE damage. Actually if I EQ and they're faster, I take EQ (~50-70%), then EQ back — might not KO if they're bulky. Scaleshot guarantees follow-up speed boost. Let me go with scaleshot: super effective, likely 2-5 hits doing solid damage, plus speed boost to guarantee next turn. If I'm faster, great — I chip them heavily and outspeed next turn. Actually earthquake is more reliable damage (100 BP, no accuracy issues beyond 100%). Scaleshot is 90% accuracy, 25 BP * 2-5 hits * 1.5 STAB * 2 SE = 150-375 BP range. Even 2 hits = 150 BP SE which is like 75 BP neutral... wait no, 25*2hits*1.5STAB*2SE = 150 effective vs neutral 100 BP * 1.5 = 150. So even minimum 2 hits matches EQ, and 5 hits is devastating. Plus speed boost. But if I miss (10%) or get only 2 hits while they hit me hard... EQ is safer for consistent damage. I think scaleshot is the better play — speed boost secures the matchup and it's super effective. Let's go scaleshot.
Bonsai 2 27B switched toToxapexKilled their Gholdengo with EQ. Their Garchomp (Dragon/Ground) came in at full HP. I'm locked into Earthquake via Choice Scarf, which is only 0.5x on them (resisted by Ground). Switching to Toxapex to Toxic their physical sweeper. Toxapex resists Dragon moves (Water), has Regenerator + Life Orb, and can wall their other threats. Next turn: Toxic their Garchomp, then Recover. If they switch out, I get a free Toxic and can bring in Hydreigon for Nasty Plot.
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Let me analyze the situation: - My Garchomp (Choice Scarf, Sandveil) is at 183/183 HP - Opponent's Garchomp (Dragon/Ground) is at 100% HP - I just knocked out their Gholdengo with Earthquake - Their Garchomp came in Key considerations: - My Garchomp has Choice Scarf, so it can only use Earthquake (first move in its moveset) - Speed: My Garchomp is 154 base Spe × 1.5 = 231 effective. Opponent's Garchomp could be anywhere from 109-169 base Spe. So I likely outspeed them unless they have very high investment (169 × 1.5... wait, no, they don't have Choice Scarf necessarily). Actually, my Speed is 154 (base) and theirs is in range 109-169. With Choice Scarf, my effective speed is 231. So I almost certainly outspeed them unless they also have a speed boost or something. Wait, let me re-read the stats. My Garchomp has Spe 154 (this is the actual stat at level 50). Their Garchomp's Spe range is 109-169. So my Speed is 154 vs their possible 109-169. With Choice Scarf, my effective speed becomes 154 × 1.5 = 231. So I outspeed them in almost all cases (only if they have 169 base Spe AND some other boost). Actually wait - the stats shown are "Stats at level 50" which are the actual stat values, not base stats. So my Garchomp has Speed 154. Their Garchomp has Speed somewhere between 109-169. With Choice Scarf, my effective speed is 231. I almost certainly outspeed them. Now, what should I do? - Earthquake on their Garchomp: Ground vs Dragon/Ground = NOT super effective (Ground is neutral against Ground, and Ground resists... wait no. Let me think about type matchups. Earthquake is Ground-type. Against Dragon/Ground: - Ground vs Dragon: Neutral - Ground vs Ground: Not very effective (0.5x) So Earthquake would be 0.5x on their Garchomp. That's not great. Wait, but I'm locked into Earthquake with Choice Scarf. Let me reconsider. Actually, let me re-check: Ground is NOT very effective against Ground types. So EQ on their Garchomp (Dragon/Ground) would be 0.5x (resisted by Ground). Hmm, that's a problem. But I'm locked into Earthquake with Choice Scarf. Options: 1. Use Earthquake anyway - it'll do reduced damage but still hit 2. Switch to Hydreigon or Toxapex If I switch to Hydreigon: - Hydreigon can use Nasty Plot, Dracometeor, Dark Pulse, U-turn - Against their Garchomp (Dragon/Ground): Dark Pulse is neutral, Dracometeor is neutral, U-turn is neutral - Actually, Hydreigon's Levitate means it resists Ground moves If I switch to Toxapex: - Toxapex can Toxic, Recover, Sludgebomb, Hex - Against their Garchomp: Toxapex resists Dragon (Water) and Ground (Poison/Water... wait, Poison resists Ground? No. Let me think. Toxapex is Poison/Water: - vs Dragon/Ground attacks: Water resists Dragon (0.5x), Poison resists... hmm. Actually let me check: - Poison resists: Grass, Fighting, Fairy, Bug, Poison (wait no) - Water resists: Water, Fire, Steel, Ice - Combined: Toxapex resists Dragon (via Water), Ground (via... hmm, does Poison or Water resist Ground?) Actually: - Ground is resisted by Flying and Bug. Neither Poison nor Water resists Ground. - So Toxapex doesn't resist Ground moves from their Garchomp. But Toxapex has high HP (125) and SpD (213). It can take hits and Toxic them. Actually, let me reconsider. The opponent's Garchomp is Dragon/Ground. What does it likely have? - Could be a physical attacker with Earthquake, Dragon Claw/Dragon Dance, etc. - Or could be a special attacker Given they led with Gholdengo (which I killed), and now brought in their Garchomp, this is likely their main physical sweeper. My best options: 1. EQ into their Garchomp - 0.5x damage but still hits. With my Atk 200, a 0.5x EQ would deal... let's estimate. Their HP is 183-215, Def is 103-161. My EQ at 0.5x with Atk 200: roughly (200 × 100 × 0.5) / (their Def) × some factor. This would deal maybe 40-80% damage depending on their Def investment. 2. Switch to Hydreigon - can Nasty Plot and then hit with Dracometeor or Dark Pulse. But their Garchomp could U-turn or switch out. 3. Switch to Toxapex - Toxic them, recover, wall them. Actually, I think the best play here is to switch to Toxapex. Here's why: - Their Garchomp is likely a physical sweeper (Dragon/Ground) - Toxapex can Toxic it, forcing them to either take damage over time or switch out - Toxapex has Regenerator and high HP/SpD - If they switch out, I get a free Toxic - If they stay, I can Recover and keep chipping But wait - their Garchomp could hit me with Earthquake (Ground vs Poison/Water = neutral) or Dragon Claw/Dragon Dance. Let me check: - Ground vs Toxapex (Poison/Water): Neutral (neither type resists Ground) - Dragon vs Toxapex (Poison/Water): Water resists Dragon (0.5x) So if their Garchomp uses Earthquake, it hits neutrally. If it uses a Dragon move, it's resisted. Actually, I think switching to Hydreigon might be better: - Levitate means immune to Ground moves - Can Nasty Plot for free (if they switch out or use a non-contact move) - Then Dracometeor hits hard - Dark Pulse is also good But their Garchomp could hit with Dragon Claw (Dragon vs Dark/Dragon = neutral... wait, Hydreigon is Dark/Dragon. Dragon vs Dragon = 0.5x. So Dragon moves are resisted by Hydreigon.) Actually: - Dragon vs Hydreigon (Dark/Dragon): 0.5x (resisted by Dragon) - Ground vs Hydreigon (Dark/Dragon, Levitate): Immune (Levitate) - Dark Pulse from their Garchomp? Unlikely for a Dragon/Ground type. So Hydreigon is actually very good against their Garchomp: - Immune to Ground moves (Levitate) - Resists Dragon moves (Dragon typing) - Can Nasty Plot and then hit back with Dracometeor (130 power, super effective? No, Dragon vs Dragon/Ground = 0.5x... wait) Dracometeor is Dragon-type. Against Dragon/Ground: - Dragon vs Dragon: 0.5x - Dragon vs Ground: Neutral - Combined: 0.5x That's not great. Dark Pulse (Dark/Special, 80 power): - Dark vs Dragon/Ground: Neutral U-turn (Bug/Physical, 70 power): - Bug vs Dragon/Ground: Neutral Hmm, so Hydreigon doesn't have a super effective move against their Garchomp either. But it can at least survive and set up. Let me reconsider. What about just using Earthquake? - My EQ is Ground-type, 100 power, physical - Against Dragon/Ground: 0.5x (resisted by Ground) - With my Atk 200 and their Def 103-161: - Damage = (200 × 100 × 0.5) / (their Def) × STAB? No, no STAB for Ground on Dragon/Ground... wait, I'm Garchomp (Dragon/Ground), so EQ gets STAB! - STAB is 1.5x - So effective power = 100 × 0.5 × 1.5 = 75 - Damage ≈ (200 × 75) / (their Def) × some factor With their Def at 103: (200 × 75) / 103 ≈ 145 damage out of ~200 HP → about 72% With their Def at 161: (200 × 75) / 161 ≈ 93 damage out of ~200 HP → about 46% So EQ would deal significant damage even at 0.5x with STAB. It might not KO but it'll chip them down a lot. But I'm locked into Earthquake (Choice Scarf). So my options are really: 1. Use Earthquake (deal ~50-70% damage) 2. Switch to Hydreigon 3. Switch to Toxapex I think the best strategy is to switch to Toxapex and Toxic them. Here's why: - Their Garchomp is their main physical threat - Toxic forces them to either take damage or switch out - If they switch, I get a free Toxic and can set up my own plan - Toxapex can wall many of their other threats (Corviknight's Steel moves are resisted by Water... wait, Corviknight is Flying/Steel. Its moves would be Steel/Flying. Toxapex resists Steel (via Water) and... hmm, actually Poison doesn't resist Steel. Water resists Steel. So Toxapex resists Steel moves.) Actually, let me reconsider the whole strategy. The opponent's team: - Garchomp (Dragon/Ground) - physical sweeper likely - Kingambit (Dark/Steel) - physical attacker with Maw? Or maybe a different build - Slowking-Galar (Poison/Psychic) - special attacker, can use Own Tempo for priority - Corviknight (Flying/Steel) - physical/special mixed, good defensively - Palafin (Water) - could be a sweeper or wall My team: - Garchomp (Choice Scarf, Sandveil) - fast physical sweeper - Toxapex (Life Orb, Regenerator) - special wall, Toxic - Hydreigon (Focus Sash, Levitate) - Nasty Plot setup sweeper I think switching to Toxapex and Toxicing their Garchomp is the best play. It: 1. Removes the immediate threat (Garchomp can't hit me hard with Dragon moves due to Water resistance) 2. Sets up Toxic which will force them to switch or take damage 3. Gives me a free turn to recover 4. Toxapex can wall their other threats well Let me go with switching to Toxapex and then Toxic next turn. Actually, I can only do one action per turn. So this turn I switch, next turn I Toxic. Wait, actually let me reconsider. If I just use Earthquake now: - I deal ~50-70% damage to their Garchomp - They might U-turn or switch out (if they have it) - Or they hit back with a move - Then I can switch next turn If I switch to Toxapex now: - Their Garchomp hits me (Ground is neutral, Dragon is resisted) - Next turn I Toxic them - They might switch or stay I think switching to Toxapex is safer. If their Garchomp has a strong physical move, it could deal significant damage to my Hydreigon too (though Hydreigon resists Dragon and is immune to Ground). Actually, Hydreigon would be fine against their Garchomp physically. Hmm, let me think about what their Garchomp likely does: - If it's a standard Choice Scarf Garchomp: Earthquake, Dragon Claw/Dragon Dance, Stone Edge, U-turn - If it's a Sandstorm Garchomp: Earthquake, Dragon Dance, Stone Edge, Stealth Rock If they have U-turn, they'll switch out when I use EQ. If not, they'll hit back. I'll go with switching to Toxapex. It's the safest option and sets up my Toxic strategy. Their Garchomp will likely hit me with Earthquake (neutral) or a Dragon move (resisted), dealing manageable damage. Then I Toxic them next turn. Actually wait - let me reconsider one more time. My Garchomp is at full HP and can deal significant damage with EQ. If I use EQ now: - Deal ~50-70% damage to their Garchomp - They might switch out (free switch for them, but I get a free turn) - Or they hit back If they have U-turn, they'll switch and I can bring in Hydreigon or Toxapex next. If they don't have U-turn, they'll hit back with something. I think the safest play is to switch to Toxapex. Let me go with that. Decision: SWITCH: toxapex
- Turn 3Bonsai 2 27B used
ToxicToxapex at 49/125 after taking Scale Shot x4. Their Garchomp at 90% HP, Life Orb, DEF -1, SPE +1. I'll Toxic them for pressure (bad poison + Life Orb drain). If they switch, free Toxic and I bring Hydreigon for Nasty Plot. Remaining threats: Kingambit, Slowking-Galar, Corviknight, Palafin (3 of 4 still unseen).
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Let me analyze the current situation: - My Toxapex is at 49/125 HP (39.2%) after taking Scale Shot hits - Their Garchomp is at 90% HP, has Life Orb, DEF -1, SPE +1 - I need to decide what to do with Toxapex Options: 1. Toxic their Garchomp - This would badly poison them, and since they have Life Orb, they'll lose HP each turn from the poison AND the Life Orb drain 2. Recover - Heal 50% of max HP (62.5 HP), bringing me to ~111/125 3. Switch to Hydreigon - Set up Nasty Plot 4. Switch to Garchomp - But I'm locked into Earthquake with Choice Scarf, and their Garchomp resists it Let me think about what's best: - Their Garchomp has SPE +1 (so speed is 163-253 range, likely around 180+). My Toxapex is at 57 speed. They move first. - If I Toxic them, they'll be badly poisoned. With Life Orb, each turn they lose 1/10 HP from Life Orb AND get poisoned. That's significant pressure. - But their Garchomp can still hit me with Scale Shot or other moves. At 90% HP and SPE +1, it's a threat. - If I Recover, I heal to ~111/125, but then they can hit me again next turn. Actually, let me think about this more carefully. Their Garchomp has Scale Shot (Dragon/Physical, BP:25). That's a weak move. But it could have other moves too. They've only revealed Scale Shot so far. The key question: should I Toxic or Recover? If I Toxic: - They get badly poisoned (1/16 HP per turn) - They already have Life Orb (lose 1/10 HP per attack) - Combined damage over time is significant - But they can still hit me with whatever move they have next turn - If they switch out, I get a free Toxic If I Recover: - I heal to ~111/125 - They can hit me again next turn - No poison pressure on them I think Toxic is the better play here. Their Garchomp with Life Orb + Bad Poison will be in serious trouble. Even if they switch out, I get a free Toxic and can bring in Hydreigon for Nasty Plot. If they stay, the poison + Life Orb drain will chip them down significantly. Also, their Garchomp has DEF -1 from Scale Shot (which lowers its own defense). So it's already weakened defensively. Let me go with Toxic.
MiMo V2.6 Flash usedEarthquakeTurn 2: Scale Shot hit Toxapex 4x (39%), gave me Spe+1 but Def-1. I'm faster than everything now. Their Toxapex likely switches (Corviknight/Hydreigon are EQ-immune) or stays to Recover/Haze. EQ kills it if it stays, hurts their Garchomp if it comes in. If Corviknight/Hydreigon takes the EQ, switch Palafin next turn. Keep Palafin healthy for backline.
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Toxapex at 39%, likely switches out (Regenerator) to Garchomp or Corviknight. EQ is super effective on Toxapex but if it stays in, Toxapex might Haze/Recover. Scale Shot with +1 Spe already... Actually my Garchomp already has Spe +1. Scale Shot gives another +1 but -1 Def (already -1, would go to -2). Their Garchomp is at 100% and would likely come in on a predicted... Actually Toxapex at 39% stays in? It might Recover or switch to Corviknight (walls EQ). Scale Shot hits Corviknight neutrally? Dragon is not very effective on Steel — resisted. Corviknight resists both my STABs. Best: EQ to hit Toxapex for KO (super effective, LO, -1 Atk... wait I'm -1 Def not Atk. Attack untouched). -1 Atk? No, Scale Shot gives -1 Def, +1 Spe. Attack fine. LO EQ at neutral Atk vs Toxapex: Toxapex defensive ~154-224 Def. Garchomp Atk 182 * 1.3 LO = 236.6. EQ 100 BP, neutral1x, super effective 2x. Damage≈ (236.6 * 100/ (def~190) /2) *2 *... let me estimate: base ~ (236.6*100)/(190*2+5)... roughly 60 per hit before SE multiplier. With2x SE: ~120%? Hmm rough. Actually damage formula L50: ((2*50/5+2)*100*Atk/Def)/50+2. (2*50/5+2)=22. 22*100=2200. *Atk(236.6)/Def(190)=275. /50+2 = 7.5. That's raw. Times STAB? EQ is Ground, Garchomp Ground — 1.5 STAB. Times SE 2. So7.5*1.5*2 = 22.5. That's way too low — I messed up. Let me redo: raw = ((2L/5+2)*BP*A/D)/50+2 = (22*100*236.6/190)/50+2 = (2751)/50+2 = 55+2 = 57. Then *STAB 1.5 * SE 2 = 171. Way more than Toxapex HP (125-157). Even at 224 Def: (2200*236.6/224)/50+2 = (2324)/50+2=48.5; *3 = 145. Toxapex max HP 157 —145 doesn't KO but close. Typically Toxapex has HP ~140ish, Def ~190. So EQ likely KO or close. If they switch to Corviknight, EQ does little (resisted? Ground on Flying = immune! Corviknight is Flying — EQ immune). So EQ vs Corviknight = 0. Scale Shot vs Corviknight: resisted (Steel resists Dragon) — 0.5x, but multi-hit. vs Toxapex: Dragon neutral on Poison/Water — actually Dragon is neutral on both. Scale Shot neutral vs EQ super effective. Toxapex likely switches (Regenerator) to Corviknight or their Garchomp. If to Garchomp, EQ is neutral, big damage. Hmm. Best mixed option? Swordsdance if Toxapex switches out — but risky if it stays and Hazes (Haze would... they'd need to stay in). Consider: their Toxapex at 39%, if it stays it probably dies to EQ. They'd switch to Corviknight (immune to EQ) or Garchomp. If I SD, and they bring Garchomp, next turn I'm +2 but they EQ me — I'm -1 Def, LO recoil; I'd survive one EQ (~50% at -1 def... they hit hard). Risky. Actually consider switching to Palafin. Flip turn to activate hero mode. Palafin in vs Toxapex: they might toxicate (Scald/Toxic). Flip turn gives initiative. But then hero Palafin comes in... Actually flip turn brings Palafin in, then I'd need another turn to get hero mode only if I switch out and back. Wait — Palafin's Zero to Hero: it becomes hero form when it switches out and back in. Flip turn switches it out, so next time it comes in it's hero. But I only have Palafin and Garchomp left. If Palafin comes in via flip turn, it goes out... to Garchomp, then Palafin comes in later as hero. That works but wastes turns. Better: switch Palafin directly in now (not hero), then... no, I'd need to switch it out again to activate. With only 2 Pokémon, switching Palafin in directly means it's base form. Hmm. Actually simplest: keep Garchomp in, EQ the Toxapex. If it stays, KO. If it switches to Garchomp, big neutral damage (~their Garchomp is 100%). If Corviknight comes in, EQ immune — bad. Prediction: Toxapex at 39% vs my Garchomp with Spe+1: they know EQ kills them. They likely switch to Corviknight (immune) or their Garchomp (takes big hit but survives). Given their Garchomp is their wincon at full HP, they'd go Corviknight. If Corviknight comes in: I should use... Dragon moves hit Corviknight for resisted. Swordsdance then threaten? Corviknight can Whirlwind/Body Press. Hmm. Alternative: Stealth Rock — punishes switch-ins, including Toxapex switching repeatedly. Corviknight weak to Rock? No, Steel resists Rock. But rocks hurt Garchomp (4x? no, Garchomp 2x rock weakness... actually Garchomp Rock2x weak), Hydreigon neutral, Quaquaval 2x, Toxapex neutral, Corviknight resisted, Gholdengo resisted. Rocks are good value if they switch. But Toxapex might just Recover/Haze. I think Scale Shot is decent: it hits Toxapex neutral, hits their Garchomp super effective? Dragon on Dragon = neutral (Dragon not very effective on Dragon in Gen 6+? Dragon is not very effective vs Dragon? Actually Dragon is neutral on Dragon — Dragon resists Dragon. Yes Dragon resists Dragon, so 0.5x). Hmm. Best coverage: their backline is Corviknight, Hydreigon, Gholdengo, Quaquaval. Palafin handles Corviknight/Quaquaval/Hydreigon well with Wavecrash/Jetpunch. Plan: EQ now — most likely Toxapex stays or Garchomp comes in. If Corviknight comes in, I lose a turn but can SD or switch Palafin. Actually wait — could I switch to Palafin directly, take the hit, then flip turn to activate hero and bring Garchomp back? That's clunky but works. If they switch to Corviknight while Palafin comes in: Palafin base vs Corviknight, I flip turn out (activate hero? no — flip turn switches Palafin out, so NEXT time it enters it's hero). Then Garchomp comes in. Hmm. Given uncertainty, I'll go EQ — it covers Toxapex (KO) and their Garchomp (big damage), and even if Corviknight comes in, I can react. Actually risk of Corviknight is significant. Alternative: SD. If Toxapex switches out, I'm +2 and can sweep their Garchomp/whatever. If Toxapex stays and uses Recover, I'm +2. If Toxapex Haze... they'd need to be in. Toxapex runs Recover/Toxic/Scald/Toxic Spikes or Haze/Baneful Bunker. If they Haze my boosts, I wasted a turn but still at 165 HP with Spe+1 lost too (Haze clears all — but I'd still have Def-1? no, Haze clears mine too). If Toxapex stays: at 39%, why stay? They'd die to EQ. Unless they have Yache Berry / Foul Play / Haze. Foul play would hurt my -1... no, Foul play uses their Atk vs my Def (-1). Hmm, most likely: Toxapex switches to Corviknight (immune to EQ, walls Garchomp). That's the standard play. If so, I want a move that hurts Corviknight — nothing does. Then I'd want to SD or switch to Palafin. Actually if Corviknight comes in, switching Palafin in is great: Palafin vs Corviknight, flip turn to activate hero... but then Corviknight U-turns/Body Presses. Palafin base has92 Def, weak to nothing from Corviknight except Body Press (neutral? Fighting vs Water = neutral). Decision framework: If I predict Corviknight switch, I should switch Palafin in. If Toxapex stays, Palafin base flip turn can KO Toxapex? Base Palafin Atk 134, Mystic Water flip turn 60 BP Water: vs Toxapex 39% HP (~60 HP), damage: (2200*134... atk 134*1 = 134). raw=(2200*134/190)/50+2 = (1559)/50+2=33. *1.5 STAB *1.2 MysticWater *2 SE? Water vs Water/Poison = 2x. = 33*1.5*1.2*2 = 119. Kills Toxapex. Then Palafin switches out via flip turn — becomes hero! Great: I KO Toxapex with flip turn AND activate hero mode. So Palafin flip turn: kills Toxapex if it stays (very likely KO), and if they switch to Corviknight, flip turn does decent neutral damage and Palafin switches out to activate hero, then Garchomp comes in... but Garchomp vs Corviknight is bad. Hmm, alternatively if Corviknight comes in on my Palafin switch directly: Palafin base in vs Corviknight. Then I flip turn next turn (activate hero, KO damage?). Corviknight would U-turn/Brave Bird. Let me weigh: My prediction is Toxapex switches to Corviknight. If I switch Palafin in on Corviknight — Palafin base, good matchup. Then I flip turn (activate hero), go to Garchomp... Garchomp vs Corviknight bad. Or I can go Palafin back later as hero. Actually if Palafin comes in now vs Corviknight, next turn I flip turn — Corviknight likely U-turns out or roosts. Flip turn damage vs Corviknight: neutral, decent chip. Palafin switches to Garchomp (or stays... no, flip turn forces switch). Then hero Palafin ready. If instead Toxapex stays and I switch Palafin in: Palafin base vs Toxapex at 39% — I threaten flip turn KO next turn. Fine. If Toxapex stays and I EQ: KO. Best outcome. Which is more likely: Toxapex stays or switches? Their Garchomp is at 100% and would likely come in on any predicted EQ (they don't fear much)... but Garchomp taking EQ from my Garchomp at LO: neutral damage ~57 raw *1.5 STAB = 85... vs Garchomp HP 183: ~46%. They'd take it but it's their wincon. I think Toxapex switching to Corviknight is most standard. But if they bring Corviknight, my EQ does nothing and I'm stuck — though I can then switch Palafin. Ri[redacted]: switch Palafin in. It handles both Toxapex staying (threatens KO) and Corviknight coming in. Downside: if their Garchomp comes in with EQ, Palafin base takes big damage (Palafin 92 Def, EQ super effective... Water neutral on Ground — Ground hits Water 1x, Water hits Ground... EQ from Garchomp vs Palafin: Ground is neutral vs Water. So ~35-40%? Let's see: atk 182ish, vs def 92: (2200*182/92)/50+2 = 87; *1.5 = 130 raw... vs HP 177 = 74%. Ouch, that's heavy. Though at -1... no they're at full. Hmm risky if their Garchomp comes in. If I EQ: vs their Garchomp coming in, I do ~46% and take their EQ (~74% at my -1 Def — worse: at -1 Def, my def 115→77; (2200*182/77)/50+2 = 107*1.5 = 160 vs my 165 HP → I die!). Hmm, wait they'd outspeed? I'm +1 Spe: 169*1.5 = 253, their max 169. I outspeed. So I'd hit first: EQ 46% of their HP, then they EQ and likely KO me (I'm at 165 HP with -1 Def). Actually let's compute my damage on their Garchomp: my atk 182*1.3=237, raw=(2200*237/130 (their def mid))/50+2 = 80; *1.5 STAB, neutral = 120 vs their183+ HP → 65%. Then they EQ: their atk maybe 170*1.0, raw=(2200*170/77)/50+2 = 102, *1.5 = 153 vs my 165 → I survive with 12 HP if I'm -1 Def. Actually roughskin + LO recoil on me too. Close. Hmm, but if Toxapex just stays and dies, best. Given the uncertainty, EQ seems highest expected value: it kills Toxapex if it stays, hurts their Garchomp if it comes in badly, only whiffs vs Corviknight (and Hydreigon with Levitate — immune too!). Wait, their 4th Pokémon could be Hydreigon (Levitate, EQ immune). Two of four possible backline members are EQ-immune (Corviknight, Hydreigon). Plus Gholdengo (resists? Steel on Ground — Ground hits Steel 1x... Ground is neutral on Steel; Gholdengo takes neutral but is Ghost — EQ neutral). Quaquaval takes neutral too. If Toxapex switches, likely to Corviknight or Hydreigon — both EQ-immune. That's a real risk. Their Garchomp would take a hit, less likely. Hmm, so Scale Shot:90% accuracy, multi-hit. vs Corviknight: resisted 0.5x but 2-5 hits * 25 *0.5 = 25-62 BP effective, *STAB 1.5. Weak. vs Hydreigon: Dragon neutral? Dragon vs Dark/Dragon: Dragon is neutral on Dark, resisted on Dragon → 0.5x. Weak. Swordsdance: if Toxapex switches, I'm +2 and my Garchomp is a huge threat. Then next turn whatever comes in, I hit with EQ/scaleshot +2. Even Corviknight at +2 EQ-immune — I'd need Palafin for it. I think the most likely switch is Corviknight (their dedicated Garchomp answer). If so, SD gives me... still bad vs Corviknight. Let's reconsider: switch Palafin directly. Palafin handles Corviknight (flip turn), Hydreigon (jet punch? Water neutral; Hydreigon has Dragon moves that threaten Palafin... but Palafin outspeeds? Palafin 152 vs Hydreigon up to 165 — uncertain). Quaquaval: Palafin beats with jet punch. Their Garchomp: Palafin takes ~74% from EQ — bad but Palafin could jet punch (neutral? Water vs Ground neutral, 60 BP *1.5*1.2 mystic = ~26%). Actually if their Garchomp comes in on my Palafin switch-in, I'm in trouble: their EQ likely KO/2HKO me, and I can't KO back. If Toxapex stays and I switch Palafin in, no damage taken, then flip turn kills Toxapex + activates hero. Decision: I think EQ is the straightforward play — Toxapex likely stays or they sacrifice. Actually no: professional play, Toxapex at 39% against a +1 Spe Life Orb Garchomp with EQ coming — they'd switch to Corviknight. Hmm, what about Scale Shot with +1 Spe? Same prediction issue. Let me think about what's safe vs all options: - If I EQ: Toxapex stays → KO (great). Garchomp in → big damage, they hit me hard but I survive maybe. Corviknight in → immune (bad, but I can switch Palafin next). Hydreigon in → immune (bad). Quaquaval in → decent damage (~neutral). Gholdengo in → decent. - If I SD: Toxapex stays → they Recover/Haze/toxic; I'm +2, -1... Risky but next turn EQ +2 kills anything except Corviknight. Toxapex switches → +2 sweeper.- If I switch Palafin: covers all, but if their Garchomp comes in, Palafin takes heavy damage. Expected: I'll go with EQ. It's the play that capitalizes if Toxapex stays (which is plausible — they might have Haze and want to burn my boosts, or Scald burn me) and damages their Garchomp if it comes in. Also Roughskin chip. Hmm, actually consider: after Toxapex at 39%, if it stays it likely uses Recover — expecting me to SD or switch. Then EQ hits a Recovered Toxapex. Still fine, I do ~145+ damage, KOing most Toxapex after... wait they recover to ~89%, EQ does 145 to ~140 HP → KO. So EQ is great if they stay regardless. If they switch to Corviknight/Hydreigon, EQ whiffs. Then I can switch Palafin. I'll go EQ. Actually — one more consideration: my notes said preserve Palafin. Palafin needs hero mode activation which requires switching out once. If I bring Palafin in via direct switch, it's base form; I need to flip turn out and back. There's enough game left (opponent has 3, I have 2). Final: EQ.
Bonsai 2 27B switched toHydreigonToxapex fainted after Scale Shot x4 + EQ. Their Garchomp at 80% HP, Life Orb, DEF -1, SPE +1. Bringing Hydreigon for Levitate (immune to their Earthquake) and Nasty Plot setup. Next turn: Dracometeor (1.5x Dragon on Dragon/Ground) should KO. One more unseen from {kingambit, slowkinggalar, corviknight, palafin}.
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Let me analyze the situation: - My Toxapex just fainted after taking Scale Shot x4 (hit 4 times, reducing HP from 125 to 49, then Earthquake killed it) - Their Garchomp is at 80% HP with Life Orb, DEF -1, SPE +1 - I have Garchomp (100%) and Hydreigon (100%) remaining - Their team: Garchomp (active, 80%), plus 2 more from {kingambit, slowkinggalar, corviknight, palafin} My options: 1. Switch to Hydreigon 2. Switch to Garchomp Let me think about what's best: - Their Garchomp has Scale Shot (Dragon/Physical) and Earthquake (Ground/Physical). It's a physical attacker with Life Orb. - My Garchomp can hit it with Dragonclaw (super effective, 1.5x) or Stoneedge (neutral). But their Garchomp is at 80% HP. With Choice Scarf, my Garchomp outspeeds theirs (my Spe 154 vs their possible range 109-169... wait, they have SPE +1 boost from Scale Shot). Actually, Scale Shot gives +1 Spe. So their Garchomp's base Spe could be up to 169, with +1 that's effectively higher. My Garchomp is at 154 base. With Choice Scarf (2x speed), I'd be at 308 effective speed. Their Garchomp at best would be around 169*1.5 = 253.5... wait, no. Scale Shot gives +1 stage to Spe. At level 50, base Spe of their Garchomp could be up to 169 (which is already the max for a Dragonite-like stat). With +1 boost, that's roughly 169 * 1.5 = 253.5... actually in Pokémon, stage boosts work differently. A +1 speed boost multiplies by 1.5. So if their base Spe is 169, with +1 it becomes ~253. My Garchomp with Choice Scarf would be 154 * 2 = 308. So I still outspeed them. Wait, but actually the stat ranges shown are "possible range" at level 50. The actual stat could be anywhere in that range. Let me not overthink this - my Garchomp with Choice Scarf should outspeed their boosted Garchomp. - My Hydreigon: Levitate (immune to Ground), Nasty Plot, Dracometeor, Dark Pulse, U-turn. It's a special attacker. Their Garchomp is physical, so Hydreigon could set up Nasty Plot safely against it (Garchomp's moves are physical). But their Garchomp has Earthquake which hits Hydreigon neutrally (Hydreigon is Dark/Dragon, Ground is neutral to both). Actually wait - Ground is neutral to Dragon and neutral to Dark. So EQ would hit Hydreigon at 1x. Actually, let me reconsider. Their Garchomp used Scale Shot (hit 4 times) and Earthquake. Both are physical moves. My Hydreigon has Levitate so it's immune to Ground-type moves (Earthquake). That means their Garchomp can only hit Hydreigon with Scale Shot (Dragon/Physical, BP 25 x 4 = 100 total damage equivalent). If I bring in Hydreigon: - Their Garchomp can't use Earthquake on it (Levitate) - Scale Shot would do minimal damage (BP 25 x 4 hits = 100 BP total, but at their Atk of maybe 135-200... let's say around 150. Hydreigon's Def is 110. Damage would be roughly (150/110) * 100/4 * 4 = about 136 damage per hit? No wait, Scale Shot is BP 25 and hits 4 times. So each hit is BP 25. Total effective BP is 100 but split across 4 hits. - Actually, let me recalculate: Atk ~150, Def 110. Damage per hit = (150/110) * (25/50) * HP... roughly (1.36) * 0.5 * 167 ≈ 113? No that's too high. Let me think more carefully. Actually, the damage formula is complex. Let me just note that Scale Shot x4 on Hydreigon would deal some damage but not be devastating since each hit is BP 25. - I can use Nasty Plot to boost SpA, then Dracometeor (BP 130 Dragon/Special) which is super effective on their Garchomp (Dragon/Ground). Wait, no - Dragon is neutral to Ground and super effective against Dragon? No! Dragon is super effective against Dragon. Yes! Dragon moves are super effective against Dragon-type Pokémon. So Dracometeor would be 1.5x on their Garchomp. But wait - their Garchomp has DEF -1 from Scale Shot (it lowers its own Def). That's a physical defense drop, not special. So it doesn't help with special attacks. Actually, let me reconsider the strategy: Option A: Switch to Hydreigon - Levitate means Earthquake is useless against me - Can Nasty Plot safely (their Garchomp only has physical moves revealed) - Then Dracometeor (1.5x Dragon on Dragon/Ground) or Dark Pulse - Risk: if they switch out, I lose the setup opportunity Option B: Switch to Garchomp - Can hit their Garchomp with Dragonclaw (1.5x) or Stoneedge (neutral) - Choice Scarf means I outspeed them - But their Garchomp at 80% HP might survive one hit - Dragonclaw BP 80 x 1.5 = 120 effective BP. Their Garchomp at 80% with Def -1... this might KO it or get close. - Actually, their Garchomp has DEF -1 from Scale Shot. So its physical defense is reduced. Dragonclaw would be super effective (1.5x) AND hit a weakened defense. This could be a KO! Let me estimate: My Garchomp Atk 200, Choice Scarf doesn't boost attack. Their Garchomp at 80% HP (let's say ~146/183 or so... actually the range is 183-215, let's say 199). With DEF -1, their effective Def is reduced by about 1/3 (stage -1 means Def * 2/3). Dragonclaw: BP 80, super effective (1.5x), physical. Damage ≈ (200/def) * (80*1.5/50) * HP... This is getting complicated. Let me just go with the strategic choice. I think switching to Hydreigon is better because: 1. Levitate makes them unable to use Earthquake (their main move alongside Scale Shot) 2. I can Nasty Plot for a big special attacker 3. Dracometeor at 1.5x on their Garchomp would be devastating 4. If they switch, I still have a setup Pokémon But actually, if I bring in Hydreigon and they switch out, I lose the free turn. Their Garchomp is already weakened (80% HP, DEF -1). Maybe I should just KO it with my Garchomp's Dragonclaw? Let me reconsider: My Garchomp with Choice Scarf vs their Garchomp at 80% HP with DEF -1. - Dragonclaw: BP 80, STAB (Dragon), super effective (1.5x on Dragon). Total multiplier: 2 * 1.5 = 3x... wait no. STAB is 1.5x, type effectiveness is 1.5x. So total is 1.5 * 1.5 = 2.25x. - BP effective: 80 * 2.25 = 180 - Their HP at 80%: if base max is ~199, then 80% ≈ 159 - Their Def with -1 stage: roughly 2/3 of normal This would very likely KO their Garchomp. Let me go with Garchomp and Dragonclaw. Wait, but I need to consider: what if they switch out? If I bring in my Garchomp and they switch, I've used a turn for nothing (well, I get the free switch). But their Garchomp is at 80% - it's not like it's going to be a huge threat if it switches. Actually, you know what, let me go with Hydreigon. Here's why: - Their Garchomp has Scale Shot (4-hit Dragon) which would hurt my Garchomp too - With Levitate, I'm immune to Earthquake - Nasty Plot + Dracometeor is a much more reliable KO strategy - If they switch, I still have Hydreigon set up and can continue the plan Hmm, but actually their Garchomp only has Scale Shot and Earthquake revealed. Both are physical. My Hydreigon's SpD is 110, Def is 110. Scale Shot at BP 25 x 4... that's manageable. Let me go with Hydreigon for Nasty Plot setup. This gives me the best long-term position. Wait, actually I should reconsider one more time. The opponent has 3 Pokémon total (they brought 3 of their 6). They've used Gholdengo and Garchomp. So they have 1 more to bring in from {kingambit, slowkinggalar, corviknight, palafin}. If I bring in Hydreigon: - Their active Garchomp can't use EQ (Levitate) - Scale Shot x4 would deal some damage but not lethal - I Nasty Plot - Next turn Dracometeor KOs their Garchomp (1.5x Dragon, BP 130, with SpA boosted) If I bring in Garchomp: - Dragonclaw likely KOs their Garchomp this turn - But then I'm facing their next Pokémon with no setup I think the Hydreigon route is better for long-term. Let me go with that. Actually wait - let me reconsider once more. If I Nasty Plot on turn 4, and they switch out (which they might since Garchomp is at 80% and they know it's about to be hit), then I've wasted a turn. But if they stay in, I get the free Nasty Plot. On the other hand, if I bring in my Garchomp and Dragonclaw KOs their Garchomp, I immediately face their next Pokémon with a fresh Garchomp at 100%. That's also good. I'll go with Hydreigon for the setup. The Levitate immunity to Earthquake is very valuable, and Nasty Plot + Dracometeor is a reliable KO strategy. Even if they switch, I can adapt. Decision: SWITCH: hydreigon - Turn 4MiMo V2.6 Flash switched to
PalafinGarchomp at +1 Spe but -1 Def, LO chip accumulating. Hydreigon Levitate blocks EQ. Scale Shot only ~35-45% (min 2 hits), risky. Switching Palafin activates Zero to Hero — Jet Punch (priority, Water STAB, Mystic Water) will threaten a OHKO/near-OHKO on Hydreigon next turn. Palafin is at full HP and can take a hit from Hydreigon. Garchomp preserved for their Garchomp later.
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Hydreigon is active, levitate so EQ immune. Scale Shot is SE on Dragon/Dark — 2x. Hydreigon is frail-ish but specially defensive could take hits. Scale Shot with Life Orb at 182 Atk...25 BP × 2 hits minimum = 50 BP equivalent, ×1.3 LO, ×2 SE = ~130 BP. Hydreigon HP ~183, Def ~127. That does maybe 35-45%. Not enough to kill. Better to switch to Palafin. Palafin gets Hero mode after switching out and back in. Jet Punch is priority and Water STAB hits Hydreigon. Palafin at 100% HP. Actually, Palafin switches in, becomes Hero form, then Jet Punch. But Hydreigon hits hard with Dragon Pulse/Dark Pulse. I should switch to Palafin to get Hero mode, then use Jet Punch.
Bonsai 2 27B usedDracometeorHydreigon (Levitate, Focus Sash) vs their Garchomp at 80% HP, DEF -1, SPE +1, Life Orb. Their revealed moves: Earthquake (immune to me via Levitate) and Scale Shot (BP 25, negligible). Dracometeor is super effective (1.5x Dragon on Dragon/Ground), power 130 — guaranteed KO at 80% HP with DEF -1. After KO, switch to fresh Garchomp (Choice Scarf) to handle their remaining threats from {kingambit, slowkinggalar, corviknight, palafin}.
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Let me analyze the situation: - My Hydreigon is at full HP (167/167) with Focus Sash - Opposing Garchomp is at 80% HP, has Life Orb, DEF -1, SPE +1 - Speed: my Hydreigon 165 vs their Garchomp 163-253 (could go either way) Key considerations: - Dracometeor is super effective on Dragon/Ground (1.5x), power 130, but lowers SpA by 2 - Their Garchomp is at 80% HP with DEF -1 - My Hydreigon has Focus Sash (survives one KO hit at full HP) Let me calculate if Dracometeor KOs: - Hydreigon SpA base: 177, at level 50 that's roughly 138 SpA (before any boosts) - Actually let me think about this differently. At level 50 with stats given: SpA 177 - Dracometeor is Dragon/Special, BP 130, super effective on Dragon/Ground (1.5x) - Their Garchomp at 80% HP With Focus Sash, I can survive one hit if it would KO me. But their Garchomp has Earthquake which is resisted by Hydreigon (Levitate makes it immune to Ground). Wait - Levitate makes Hydreigon immune to Ground-type moves! So Earthquake won't hit at all. Their Garchomp's revealed moves: Scale Shot and Earthquake. Scale Shot is Dragon/Physical, BP 25. With DEF -1, that's even weaker. So the main threat from their Garchomp right now is limited. They have Earthquake (immune to Hydreigon due to Levitate) and Scale Shot (Dragon/Physical, weak). If I use Dracometeor: - Super effective (1.5x), power 130 - Their Garchomp at 80% HP with DEF -1 - This should absolutely KO them But it lowers my SpA by 2. That's fine since I'm switching out after anyway. Actually wait - should I use Nasty Plot first? If I use Nasty Plot, their Garchomp could hit me with Scale Shot (Dragon/Physical). My Hydreigon has Def 110. Let me think about whether Scale Shot would KO me... Scale Shot is BP 25 Dragon/Physical. Their Garchomp Atk range: 135-200. With Life Orb (1.3x) and DEF -1 on the target... wait, DEF -1 is on their Garchomp, not mine. Actually, let me reconsider. If I use Nasty Plot first: - Their Garchomp could hit with Scale Shot (Dragon/Physical, BP 25) - My Hydreigon Def: 110 - Their Atk: maybe around 170-200 range - Damage would be low due to BP 25 But if they switch out, I get a free Nasty Plot. Then next turn I can use Dracometeor at +2 SpA for even more damage. However, the risk is their Garchomp could hit me. With Focus Sash, I'd survive one KO hit anyway. Actually, let me think about what's optimal: 1. Dracometeor now: KOs their Garchomp immediately (super effective, 80% HP, DEF -1). Then I switch to Garchomp or bring in another Pokémon. 2. Nasty Plot now: Set up +2 SpA, then next turn Dracometeor for even more damage. But risk of taking a hit first. Given that their Garchomp's only revealed moves are Earthquake (immune) and Scale Shot (very weak), the risk of them KOing me is minimal. Even if they have hidden moves, Focus Sash protects me. But actually, I should just KO them now with Dracometeor. It's super effective, they're at 80% HP with DEF -1. This will definitely KO. Then I can switch to Garchomp (my Choice Scarf one) which is at full HP and ready to go. Wait, but if I use Dracometeor and it KOs them, what comes in next? One of: kingambit, slowkinggalar, corviknight, palafin. If I switch to Garchomp (Choice Scarf), that's a good choice because: - Garchomp can handle most threats - Choice Scarf gives speed advantage - Earthquake is strong Actually, let me reconsider Nasty Plot. If I use Nasty Plot and they don't switch, then next turn Dracometeor at +2 SpA would be even more devastating. But the risk is minimal since their moves are weak against me. Hmm, but actually the simplest and safest play is: - Use Dracometeor to KO their Garchomp (it's super effective, they're weakened) - Then switch to Garchomp next turn Or I could use Nasty Plot to set up, then Dracometeor next turn. But that takes an extra turn. I think the best play is Dracometeor now to KO their Garchomp. It's super effective (1.5x), power 130, and they're at 80% HP with DEF -1. This will definitely KO them. Then I switch to my Garchomp which is fresh. Wait, actually let me reconsider. If I use Nasty Plot: - Their Garchomp hits with Scale Shot (BP 25 Dragon/Physical) - My Hydreigon Def 110, their Atk maybe ~170 - Damage = roughly (170 * 25 / 110) * some factor... this would be very low damage, probably not even a chip Actually with Scale Shot at BP 25, even at high Atk, the damage would be minimal. And Earthquake is immune due to Levitate. So Nasty Plot is very safe. But then next turn I'd use Dracometeor at +2 SpA which would be even more powerful. However, if they switch out after my Nasty Plot, I lose the setup opportunity (well, no, Nasty Plot stays on Hydreigon). Actually wait - if they switch out, I can just switch to Garchomp and deal with their next Pokémon. The Nasty Plot would be wasted since I'd switch Hydreigon out. Let me go with Dracometeor to KO immediately. It's the most efficient play. Super effective, weakened target, guaranteed KO. Then I'll have a free turn to switch to Garchomp. Decision: MOVE: dracometeor
MiMo V2.6 Flash switched toGarchompIncident report
Only one legal action: played without asking.
- Turn 5MiMo V2.6 Flash used
ScaleshotOnly Garchomp left (Gholdengo & Palafin fainted) vs their Hydreigon (-2 SpA) and Garchomp. It's a 1v2. I'm at +1 Spe, 147 HP, -1 Def. Levitate blocks EQ, so Scale Shot is the play: SE on Hydreigon, neutral on their Garchomp, gains me another Spe boost. Their Hydreigon at -2 can't threaten me; likely switches to Garchomp. Preserve Garchomp HP for the mirror — Life Orb chip is piling up.
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Palafin fainted already. I only have Garchomp left (Gholdengo and Palafin fainted). So this is 1v3: my Garchomp vs Hydreigon (at -2 SpA), Garchomp, and... wait, opponent's Toxapex fainted too. Opponent has Hydreigon, Garchomp, Corviknight remaining? They brought 3: Garchomp, Toxapex, Hydreigon (all seen). Toxapex fainted. So opponent has Hydreigon and Garchomp left. I have only Garchomp left. So it's 1v2. Hydreigon at -2 SpA, Draco Meteor did183... wait Palafin fainted from Draco Meteor. Palafin has weak SpD (82), so even at -2 it killed. Hydreigon is faster possibly? My Spe 169, theirs 106-165. I move first. Scale Shot is SE on Hydreigon, 2-5 hits at 25 BP each. With Life Orb. Hydreigon SpD... Def actually (physical). Def99-156. Scale Shot: 25 BP * STAB? No, Garchomp is Dragon/Ground, Scale Shot is Dragon — yes STAB. 50 BP effective per hit with STAB, times Life Orb 1.3, times SE2x = 130 BP per hit equivalent. 2 hits = 260, could kill. Min 2 hits likely does big damage. But if they switch to their Garchomp, Scale Shot is resisted? No, Dragon SE on Dragon. Their Garchomp takes neutral... Dragon is neutral on Dragon/Ground? Dragon is not very effective against Steel only. So neutral. But their Hydreigon at -2 SpA has weak offense. Their Garchomp has EQ which is super effective on me (and I'm at -1 Def). Scale Shot seems best: high damage on Hydreigon, super effective, and boosts my speed further (already +1). Risk: accuracy 90%, and -1 Def stacking. Earthquake does nothing to Levitate Hydreigon. If they switch to Garchomp, EQ is great. Their Hydreigon might switch out (at -2, useless) to Garchomp. Or stay and use a different move (Dark Pulse, Flash Cannon?). My Garchomp is at 147/183, -1 Def. If I Scale Shot and they switch to Garchomp: Dragon SE on their Garchomp too (Dragon/Ground takes neutral from Dragon? Dragon is neutral against Ground. Actually Dragon type: not very effective against Steel, neutral otherwise). So neutral damage, plus I get Def drops (stacking to -2) and Spe +1. If they stay: Scale Shot likely3-5HKO... it did 45% total (61% remaining → 39%) to Toxapex in 4 hits. Hydreigon's defense is lower than Toxapex. Toxapex Def 154-224. Hydreigon Def 99-156. So Scale Shot should do more. 4 hits did61% on pex; on Hydreigon maybe 60-90% with 4 hits. 2 hits ~35%. Their Hydreigon at -2 SpA probably can't kill me. Even so, I'm faster. Best: Scale Shot. It handles both stay and switch reasonably. Actually wait — could their Garchomp outspeed me? Mine is 169, theirs max 169. Speed tie if they switch in. But after Scale Shot I'd be +2 Spe (well, +1 already, another +1 = net... effects show Spe +1). Actually I'm at +1 already, so I'd be at +2. Hmm, but if they switch to Garchomp and I use Scale Shot, I take no damage this turn, and next turn I outspeed (+2 Spe). Their Garchomp EQ would hit me... no, they don't attack this turn if switching. So Scale Shot is good. Let me commit: Scale Shot.
Bonsai 2 27B usedNastyplotOpponent only has Garchomp left (Gholdengo and Palafin fainted). Their Garchomp at 80% HP, Life Orb, DEF -1, SPE +1. Its revealed moves: Scale Shot (BP25) and Earthquake (immune to me via Levitate). I'm safe from both. My Hydreigon has SpA -2 from Draco Meteor. Nasty Plot restores SpA to base, then Draco Meteor next turn guarantees KO (153-244 dmg vs 146-172 HP). No switch available for opponent.
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Let me analyze the situation: My Hydreigon is active at full HP (167/167) with Focus Sash and Levitate. It has SpA -2 from using Draco Meteor last turn. The opponent's Garchomp is at 80% HP, Life Orb, DEF -1, SPE +1. Key considerations: - My Hydreigon has SpA -2 (from using Draco Meteor on Turn 4) - Dracometeor lowers SpA by 2 more, so it would be SpA -4 after use - But wait - the opponent's Garchomp is at 80% HP with DEF -1 Let me think about what to do: Option 1: Draco Meteor (power 130, Dragon/Special, super effective on Dragon/Ground = 1.5x) - With SpA -2, my base SpA is 177. At level 50, that's roughly... let me think about this differently. - The opponent's Garchomp at 80% HP with DEF -1 should be KO'd by Draco Meteor even with reduced SpA. - But it lowers SpA by another 2 (to -4 total), making future special attacks weaker. Option 2: Nasty Plot (raises SpA by 2) - This would bring SpA back to base (0 boost from -2 + 2 = 0) - Then next turn I can use Draco Meteor at full power - But the opponent's Garchomp could hit me with Earthquake... wait, no! I have Levitate, so I'm immune to Earthquake. - The opponent's Garchomp revealed moves: Scale Shot (BP 25) and Earthquake (immune to me). - So if I Nasty Plot, the opponent can only hit me with Scale Shot (BP 25, negligible damage) or switch out. Wait, but the opponent could also switch out. If they switch, I lose my free turn advantage. But their Garchomp is at 80% HP and I'm at full HP with Focus Sash... Actually, let me reconsider. The opponent's Garchomp has revealed moves: Scale Shot (BP 25) and Earthquake. With Levitate, Earthquake does nothing to me. Scale Shot at BP 25 is negligible. So if I Nasty Plot, the opponent essentially can't hurt me with their Garchomp. But wait - could the opponent switch out? They have 3 Pokémon total (Garchomp, Gholdengo, Palafin were seen... wait no, they brought 3 of 6). Let me re-read. "The opponent brought 3 of the 6 it showed at team preview: all have been seen." So their team is: Garchomp, Gholdengo (fainted), Palafin (fainted). That's only 2 remaining... wait no, they've already used Gholdengo and Palafin. Their active is Garchomp. So they only have Garchomp left? No wait - "all have been seen" means all 3 of their team members have been revealed. They brought: Garchomp, Gholdengo, Palafin. Gholdengo and Palafin are fainted. So they only have Garchomp left! Wait, that can't be right. Let me re-read: "The opponent brought 3 of the 6 it showed at team preview: all have been seen." So their full team in this battle is 3 Pokémon (since it's a singles format where each player brings 3). They've revealed all 3: Garchomp, Gholdengo, Palafin. Two are fainted, one is active. So if I KO the Garchomp, I win! So the question is: should I use Draco Meteor now (guaranteed KO at 80% HP with DEF -1) or Nasty Plot first? With Draco Meteor: - Power 130, Dragon/Special, super effective (1.5x) on Dragon/Ground - My SpA is -2 (base 177, so effectively reduced) - Opponent's Garchomp at 80% HP with DEF -1 - This should absolutely KO them With Nasty Plot: - Brings SpA back to base - But then I need another turn to actually KO - The opponent can only hit me with Scale Shot (BP 25) or Earthquake (immune) - So it's safe, but wastes a turn Actually, let me calculate if Draco Meteor KOs at 80% HP: - My SpA is 177 with -2 stages. At level 50, the formula for special attack stat... - Actually in Showdown, the base stats are given directly. My SpA is 177 (already calculated for level 50). With -2 stages, it's roughly 177 * (1/3) ≈ 59? No wait, stage multipliers: -2 is 0.5x... no. Stage multipliers: - +6: 2.0 - +5: 1.875 - +4: 1.75 - +3: 1.6 - +2: 1.5 - +1: 1.375 - 0: 1.0 - -1: 0.75 - -2: 0.667 (2/3) - -3: 0.5 - -4: 0.4 So with SpA -2, my effective SpA is 177 * 2/3 ≈ 118. Draco Meteor: power 130, Dragon/Special, STAB (Dragon) = 1.5x, super effective on Dragon/Ground = 1.5x Total multiplier: 1.5 (STAB) * 1.5 (SE) = 2.25 Damage formula: ((2*level/5 + 2) * power * STAB * SE / target_def) / 50 + 2 = ((2*50/5 + 2) * 130 * 2.25 / target_spd) / 50 + 2 Wait, I need to use SpD for special attacks. The opponent's Garchomp SpD range is 94-150. Let's say it's around 120 (middle). = ((22 * 130 * 2.25) / 120) / 50 + 2 = (6435 / 120) / 50 + 2 = 53.625 / 50 + 2 = 1.07 + 2 = 3.07 Hmm, that doesn't seem right. Let me recalculate. Actually the formula is: Damage = ((2*Level/5 + 2) * Power * STAB * SE / Def) / 50 + 2 Where Level = 50, so (2*50/5 + 2) = 22 My effective SpA with -2 stages: 177 * 2/3 ≈ 118 Wait, I think I'm confusing the stat calculation. In Showdown at level 50, the stats shown ARE the final stats. So my SpA is 177 (already at level 50). With -2 stages, it becomes 177 * 2/3 ≈ 118. The opponent's Garchomp SpD: range 94-150. Let's estimate around 120. Damage = ((2*50/5 + 2) * Power * STAB * SE / Def) / 50 + 2 Wait, I think the formula uses the attacker's attack stat and defender's defense stat: Damage = (Level * 2 / 5 + 2) * (Power * STAB * SE / Def) * (Atk/Def ratio)... Actually let me just use a simpler approach. In Pokémon battles at level 50: Base damage formula: Damage = floor(floor(floor(2*Level/5 + 2) * Power * STAB * SE / Def) / 50) + 2 Where Level = 50, so (2*50/5 + 2) = 22 My effective SpA: 177 * 2/3 ≈ 118 Opponent's SpD: let's say ~120 (middle of 94-150 range) Power = 130, STAB = 1.5 (Dragon), SE = 1.5 (Dragon on Dragon/Ground) Damage = floor(floor(22 * 130 * 1.5 * 1.5 / 120) / 50) + 2 = floor(floor(6435 / 120) / 50) + 2 = floor(floor(53.625) / 50) + 2 = floor(53 / 50) + 2 = 1 + 2 = 3 That's way too low. I must be getting the formula wrong. Let me try again. The correct formula is: Damage = ((2*Level/5 + 2) * Power * STAB * SE * AtkStat / DefStat) / 50 + 2 Wait no, I think it's: Damage = floor(floor((2*Level/5 + 2) * Power * STAB * SE * AttackerStat / DefenderStat) / 50) + 2 So: = floor(floor(22 * 130 * 1.5 * 1.5 * 118 / 120) / 50) + 2 = floor(floor(22 * 130 * 2.25 * 118 / 120) / 50) + 2 = floor(floor(6435 * 118 / 120) / 50) + 2 = floor(floor(759375 / 120) / 50) + 2 = floor(floor(6328.125) / 50) + 2 = floor(6328 / 50) + 2 = floor(126.56) + 2 = 126 + 2 = 128 So Draco Meteor would deal about 128 damage. The opponent's Garchomp is at 80% HP. If their max HP is around 183-215, at 80% that's 146-172. 128 damage vs 146-172 HP... that might not KO! It could be a close call. Hmm, but wait - the opponent also has DEF -1 from Scale Shot hitting Toxapex. Wait no, DEF -1 was applied to their Garchomp when it used Scale Shot (Scale Shot lowers the user's DEF). So their Garchomp has DEF -1. But that affects physical defense, not special defense. For Draco Meteor (special), I need their SpD, not Def. Their SpD range is 94-150. If their SpD is at the low end (94): Damage = floor(floor(22 * 130 * 2.25 * 118 / 94) / 50) + 2 = floor(floor(6435 * 118 / 94) / 50) + 2 = floor(floor(759375 / 94) / 50) + 2 = floor(floor(8078.46) / 50) + 2 = floor(8078 / 50) + 2 = floor(161.56) + 2 = 161 + 2 = 163 If their SpD is at the high end (150): Damage = floor(floor(22 * 130 * 2.25 * 118 / 150) / 50) + 2 = floor(floor(759375 / 150) / 50) + 2 = floor(floor(5062.5) / 50) + 2 = floor(5062 / 50) + 2 = floor(101.24) + 2 = 101 + 2 = 103 So damage ranges from about 103 to 163 depending on their SpD. Their HP at 80%: if max HP is 183, that's 146. If max HP is 215, that's 172. In the worst case (SpD 150, HP 172): 103 damage vs 172 HP = not a KO In the best case (SpD 94, HP 146): 163 damage vs 146 HP = KO This is uncertain! Draco Meteor might not guarantee a KO. Now what about Nasty Plot? If I use Nasty Plot: - My SpA goes from -2 to 0 (base) - Next turn, Draco Meteor at full power: - Effective SpA: 177 - Damage = floor(floor(22 * 130 * 2.25 * 177 / Def) / 50) + 2 If their SpD is 94: = floor(floor(6435 * 177 / 94) / 50) + 2 = floor(floor(1138995 / 94) / 50) + 2 = floor(floor(12117.0) / 50) + 2 = floor(12117 / 50) + 2 = floor(242.34) + 2 = 242 + 2 = 244 If their SpD is 150: = floor(floor(6435 * 177 / 150) / 50) + 2 = floor(floor(1138995 / 150) / 50) + 2 = floor(floor(7593.3) / 50) + 2 = floor(7593 / 50) + 2 = floor(151.86) + 2 = 151 + 2 = 153 So with Nasty Plot first, Draco Meteor next turn would deal 153-244 damage. Their HP is 146-172 at 80%. This guarantees a KO in all cases! But wait - can the opponent switch out after I Nasty Plot? They only have Garchomp left (Gholdengo and Palafin are fainted). So they CANNOT switch out. They're stuck with Garchomp. And their Garchomp's moves: Scale Shot (BP 25) and Earthquake (immune to me via Levitate). Scale Shot at BP 25 is negligible damage. Even if it hits, it won't KO my Hydreigon at full HP with Focus Sash. So the plan is clear: 1. Nasty Plot this turn (brings SpA back to base) 2. Draco Meteor next turn (guaranteed KO) This is the safest and most reliable strategy. I can't risk Draco Meteor not KOs due to uncertainty in their SpD and HP. Actually wait - let me reconsider. Could I just use Dark Pulse? Power 80, Dark/Special, STAB = 1.5x (Dark on Dragon/Ground... wait, is Dark super effective on Dragon/Ground? No! Dark is not super effective on Dragon or Ground. It's neutral. So Dark Pulse: power 80, no STAB bonus (wait, Hydreigon is Dark/Dragon, so Dark IS STAB = 1.5x). Not super effective on Dragon/Ground. Damage with SpA -2: = floor(floor(22 * 80 * 1.5 * 118 / Def) / 50) + 2 If SpD is 94: = floor(floor(31680 / 94) / 50) + 2 = floor(floor(337.0) / 50) + 2 = floor(337 / 50) + 2 = 6 + 2 = 8 If SpD is 150: = floor(floor(31680 / 150) / 50) + 2 = floor(floor(211.2) / 50) + 2 = floor(211 / 50) + 2 = 4 + 2 = 6 That's only 6-8 damage. Not useful for KOs. What about U-turn? Power 70, Bug/Physical. My Atk is 112. Their Def with -1... Actually, let me just go with Nasty Plot. It's the clear best choice: - Safe (opponent can't hurt me meaningfully) - Sets up guaranteed KO next turn - Opponent has no other Pokémon to switch to Let me go with Nasty Plot.
Bonsai 2 27B switched toGarchompIncident report
Only one legal action: played without asking.
- Turn 6MiMo V2.6 Flash used
Scaleshot1v1 Garchomp mirror: I'm +1 Spe (253) so I move first. They're at 100%, I'm at 70% with -1 Def. Scale Shot is SE (Dragon vs Dragon) — even 2 hits matches EQ's damage while giving me another Spe boost. 3+ hits likely KOs. Their EQ at -1 Def could KO me if I don't KO first. Going Scale Shot for the SE damage and speed.
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It's Garchomp vs Garchomp, 1v1. I'm at +1 Spe, -1 Def, 70% HP. Opposing Garchomp is at 100% HP. I'm faster. Scale Shot is super effective but risky (90% accuracy, 2-5 hits, minimum 2 hits = 50 BP + defense drop). Earthquake is 100 BP, 100% accuracy. Given I'm faster and they can't OHKO me from70%, let me think about damage calc. Their Garchomp at 100% vs my -1 Def... EQ from their chomp could do around 60-70% to me at -1 Def. But I should just use Scale Shot for the SE damage and additional speed. Actually, Earthquake is safer here -100% accuracy, strong STAB. Scale Shot SE does 2x damage per hit. Even2 hits = 50 power × 2 (STAB) × 2 (SE) = effectively good. But it can miss. EQ does 100 × 1.5 (STAB) = 150 effective power. Scale Shot 2 hits: 25 × 2 × 1.5 × 2 = 150.3 hits: 225. So EQ≈ Scale Shot minimum. But Scale Shot gives more speed and potential to KO. However the -1 Def is dangerous. Actually with Life Orb, I'm dealing significant damage either way. Let me think about whether EQ can KO their chomp from 100%. Probably not from full HP. But Scale Shot at 3+ hits might. Still, they only have Garchomp left and it's 1v1. I need to win this. Scale Shot is the better play - super effective, guaranteed 2+ hits (can't miss after first hit), and additional speed. But 10% miss chance on first hit is risky. Given1v1 situation, let me go with Earthquake - it's safer and guaranteed to hit. At 70% HP with -1 Def, if their chomp EQ's me I take ~75-90%... I might die. Let me check: my HP is 129. If their EQ does65% (119 HP), I survive at ~10 HP. If it does 70% (128), I barely survive. If it does 75% (137), I die. With -1 Def, I'm vulnerable. But I move first. Can I KO them with EQ? At 100% HP with Life Orb, EQ on a neutral target... roughly 70-80%? Not quite a KO. So they survive and hit back. This is tricky. Scale Shot at 3 hits: 25×3 = 75, ×1.5 STAB, ×2 SE = 225 effective. That's basically OHKO territory. At 2 hits: 150 effective, similar to EQ. But even at 2 hits it's the same as EQ effectively while giving me more speed. The risk is missing the first hit (10%). I think Scale Shot is the right play. Let me go with it.
Bonsai 2 27B usedEarthquakeOpponent's Garchomp at 70% HP, DEF -1, SPE +1, Life Orb. Only Pokémon left (Gholdengo and Palafin fainted). They move first (speed ~253 vs my 231 with Choice Scarf). Their EQ would KO me (~226 dmg vs 183 HP), Scale Shot x4 could also KO. My Earthquake is 4x super effective + STAB, guaranteed KO on their Garchomp at 70% HP with DEF -1. This is a race: I must land my hit before they KO me. Earthquake has highest damage potential and best chance of winning the race.
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Let me analyze the situation carefully. My Garchomp (Choice Scarf) is at 183/183 HP, active. Opponent's Garchomp is at 70% HP, with DEF -1, SPE +1, Life Orb. Wait, let me re-read the battle log. The opponent only has their Garchomp left? Let me check: - Turn 1: My Garchomp vs Opposing Gholdengo → Gholdengo fainted - Turn 2: My Toxapex came in vs Opposing Garchomp (came in) - Turn 3: Opposing Garchomp used Earthquake → Toxapex fainted. Hydreigon came in. - Turn 4: Opposing Palafin came in. Hydreigon used Draco Meteor → Palafin fainted. Opposing Garchomp came in. - Turn 5: Opposing Garchomp used Scale Shot (hit 3 times) → Hydreigon fainted. My Garchomp came in. So the opponent's team: Gholdengo (fainted), Garchomp (active at 70%), Palafin (fainted). That's all 3 of their Pokémon! They only brought 3 from their 6 shown. Wait, but the notes say "The opponent brought 3 of the 6 it showed at team preview: all have been seen." So yes, they only have Garchomp left. Now my Garchomp (Choice Scarf) is facing their Garchomp at 70% HP with DEF -1 and SPE +1. My Garchomp's Choice Scarf gives it 1.5x speed. My base speed is 154, so effective speed is 231. Their Garchomp has base speed in range 109-169, with SPE +1 (so +50% speed), and Life Orb. Let me calculate: their possible speed range is 109-169, with +1 stage that's ×1.5, so 163-253. The battle log says "Speed: your garchomp 154 vs opposing garchomp 163-253 (possible range): it moves first, unless a move has priority." Wait, but my Garchomp has Choice Scarf which gives 1.5x speed. So my effective speed is 154 × 1.5 = 231. Their speed with +1 stage would be base × 1.5. If their base is 109-169, then with +1 it's 163-253. Hmm, but the battle log says "it moves first" referring to the opposing Garchomp. That means their speed (163-253) > my speed (231)? Wait, that doesn't make sense if my speed is 231 and theirs could be as low as 163. Actually wait - re-reading: "Speed: your garchomp 154 vs opposing garchomp 163-253 (possible range): it moves first, unless a move has priority." Hmm, I think the "154" for my Garchomp might not account for Choice Scarf. Or maybe the system is showing base speed. Let me re-read... Actually in Showdown, Choice Scarf doubles speed (not 1.5x). Wait no, Choice Scarf gives 2x speed in Pokémon games. But the problem says "Holder's Speed is 1.5x" - so in this game it's 1.5x. So my effective speed = 154 × 1.5 = 231. Their effective speed = base × 1.5 (for +1 stage). Base range 109-169, so 163-253. The system says "it moves first" - meaning the opposing Garchomp moves first. This would be true if their speed > 231, i.e., base > 154 (since 154 × 1.5 = 231). So their base speed is likely in the higher range (around 169), giving them 253 effective speed vs my 231. So they move first every turn. They have Earthquake and Scale Shot revealed. Now, what should I do? My Garchomp: - Earthquake: Ground/Physical, BP 100. Super effective on Dragon/Ground (4x). Their HP is 70% of max. Max HP range 183-215, so current HP is 128-150. With DEF -1 (×0.67), their effective defense is reduced. Let me calculate Earthquake damage: - BP 100, super effective (4x for Ground on Dragon/Ground) - Power = 100 × 4 = 400 - My Atk = 200 - Their HP at 70%: let's say around 183 × 0.7 = 128 to 215 × 0.7 = 150. Let's use ~140 as midpoint. - DEF -1 means their defense is multiplied by 0.67 (stage -1) Damage formula: ((2×level/5 + 2) × power × attacker_atk / defender_def) / 50 + 2, then × STAB × type effectiveness × modifiers Actually let me simplify. In Pokémon damage calculation: - Base damage = (2×50/5 + 2) × BP × Atk / Def = (22) × BP × Atk / Def - Then × STAB (1.3 for Dragon/Ground using Ground move... wait, my Garchomp is Dragon/Ground and Earthquake is Ground, so STAB applies: ×1.5? No, STAB is 1.5x in Gen 6+ but actually it's 1.4x... Let me think. In modern Pokémon (Gen 7+), STAB is 1.5x. Wait no, it's been 1.5x since... hmm. Actually STAB multiplier is 1.5x in all generations I believe for physical/special moves. Wait, actually STAB is 1.5x. Let me recalculate: - My Garchomp is Dragon/Ground, Earthquake is Ground type → STAB ×1.5 - Type effectiveness: Ground on Dragon/Ground = 4x (super effective) - Life Orb: their attack gets +30%, but that's for their attacks, not mine So damage multiplier = 1.5 (STAB) × 4 (type) = 6x Base damage before modifiers: 22 × 100 × 200 / Def Their Def with -1 stage: base Def range 103-161, so effective Def = base × 0.67 ≈ 69-108 Let's use midpoint: Def ≈ 132 × 0.67 ≈ 88 Base damage = 22 × 100 × 200 / 88 = 440000/88 ≈ 5000 Then × 6 (STAB × type) = 30000... that seems way too high. Wait, I'm overcomplicating this. Let me just think about whether Earthquake KOs their Garchomp at 70% HP with DEF -1. Actually, in Pokémon Champions/Showdown format, the damage calculation is: Damage = floor(floor(floor(2×Level/5 + 2) × Power × Attacker_Atk / Defender_Def) × STAB × Type_Eff × Other_modifiers) / 50 + 2 Wait no. The formula is: 1. Base = (2×Level/5 + 2) × Power × Atk / Def 2. Damage = floor(Base × STAB × Type × Critical × Random(80-100%)) / 50 + 2 For Level 50: (2×50/5 + 2) = (20+2) = 22 Power = 100 Atk = 200 Def (with -1 stage): Let's say their base Def is around 132 (midpoint of 103-161), with -1 stage: 132 × 0.67 ≈ 88 Base = 22 × 100 × 200 / 88 = 440,000/88 = 5,000 STAB = 1.5 (Ground on Ground) Type effectiveness = 4 (Ground on Dragon/Ground) Random factor ≈ 0.9 average Damage = floor(5000 × 1.5 × 4 × 0.9) / 50 + 2 = floor(27,000) / 50 + 2 = 540 + 2 = 542 Their HP at 70%: if max is 183-215, at 70% that's 128-150. 542 damage vs 128-150 HP → definitely a KO! Even with the lowest possible HP (128), 542 >> 128. Wait, but I need to account for their Life Orb reducing... no, Life Orb only affects their attacks. Actually wait - I should double check. Their Garchomp has DEF -1 from Scale Shot hits. Let me re-read: "Opposing Garchomp: def -1" and "Opposing Garchomp: spe +1". So yes, DEF is at -1 stage. So Earthquake will absolutely KO their Garchomp. It's a 4x super effective Ground move with STAB against a Dragon/Ground Pokémon at 70% HP with DEF -1. But wait - they move first (they have higher speed). They'll use either Earthquake or Scale Shot before I can act. If they use Earthquake: My Garchomp is Dragon/Ground, so Ground is super effective (2x) on me. But my Def is 115. Let's calculate their EQ damage on me: - Their Atk range: 135-200, let's say ~167 midpoint - My Def = 115 - Power = 100, STAB (Ground on Dragon/Ground) = 1.5, Type effectiveness = 2 (Ground on Ground... wait, my Garchomp is Dragon/Ground. Ground move on Dragon/Ground: Ground is super effective on Ground type but neutral on Dragon. So it's 2x total? No wait - Ground is super effective against Rock, Steel, Fire, Ice, Flying. Against Dragon/Ground: Ground is super effective on the Ground part (2x) and neutral on Dragon (1x). So total = 2x. Their EQ damage on me: Base = 22 × 100 × Atk / 115 With Life Orb (+30%): Atk effectively × 1.3 Let's say Atk = 167, with LO: 217 Base = 22 × 100 × 217 / 115 = 477,400/115 ≈ 4,151 STAB = 1.5 (Ground on Ground) Type = 2 (super effective on Ground part) Random ≈ 0.9 Damage = floor(4151 × 1.5 × 2 × 0.9) / 50 + 2 = floor(11,208) / 50 + 2 = 224 + 2 = 226 My HP is 183. So their Earthquake would deal ~226 damage → KO me! Hmm, that's a problem. If they use Earthquake first, I get KOs. If they use Scale Shot: BP 25, Dragon type. On my Garchomp (Dragon/Ground): Dragon is neutral on Ground, super effective on... wait, Dragon is not super effective on Dragon/Ground. Dragon moves are super effective on Dragon and Steel. My Garchomp is Dragon/Ground - Dragon is super effective on the Dragon part (2x) and neutral on Ground (1x). So 2x type effectiveness. Scale Shot damage: Base = 22 × 25 × Atk / Def Atk with LO ≈ 217, Def = 115 Base = 22 × 25 × 217 / 115 = 119,350/115 ≈ 1,038 STAB = 1.5 (Dragon on Dragon) Type = 2 (super effective on Dragon part) Random ≈ 0.9 Damage = floor(1038 × 1.5 × 2 × 0.9) / 50 + 2 = floor(2,794) / 50 + 2 = 55 + 2 = 57 So Scale Shot does ~57 damage per hit. They've been using it in multi-hit form (hit 3-4 times). If they use it again, maybe 3 hits × 57 ≈ 171 damage. My HP is 183, so I'd survive at 12 HP. But if they switch to Earthquake, I get KOs. Hmm, what are my options? 1. Earthquake - will KO them but they might use EQ first and KO me 2. Dragonclaw - super effective (Dragon on Dragon/Ground = 2x), BP 80 3. Stoneedge - Rock, not very effective on Dragon/Ground (0.5x), BP 100, 80% accuracy 4. Stealthrock - sets up hazard Let me think about Dragonclaw: Base = 22 × 80 × 200 / Def(88) = 352,000/88 ≈ 4,000 STAB = 1.5 (Dragon on Dragon) Type = 2 (super effective on Dragon part of Dragon/Ground) Random ≈ 0.9 Damage = floor(4000 × 1.5 × 2 × 0.9) / 50 + 2 = floor(10,800) / 50 + 2 = 216 + 2 = 218 Their HP at 70%: ~128-150. Dragonclaw does ~218 damage → KO! But same problem - they move first and could use Earthquake to KO me. Actually, wait. Let me reconsider. The opponent's Garchomp has been using Scale Shot (a multi-hit move). In Turn 2, it hit 4 times. In Turn 5, it hit 3 times. This suggests it might be a different version of Scale Shot or the hits vary. But they've only revealed Earthquake and Scale Shot as moves. Given that they move first, if they use Earthquake, I get KOs (226 damage vs 183 HP). If they use Scale Shot (3-4 hits), I take ~170-228 damage total... wait let me recalculate for 4 hits: 4 × 57 = 228 > 183 → KO! Hmm, so even Scale Shot could KO me if it hits 4 times. But in Turn 5 it only hit 3 times (dealing ~171 damage to Hydreigon at 167 HP... wait no, Hydreigon had 167 HP and was at 97 after first hit, then 27 after second, then fainted on third. So 3 hits total: 97→27 is 70 damage, 27→0 is 27 damage. Total ~164 damage from 3 hits. That's about 55 per hit, which matches my calculation.) So if they use Scale Shot again (3-4 hits), I'd take 165-228 damage vs 183 HP. It's a coin flip whether I survive. But Earthquake from them would definitely KO me (226 > 183). What about Stealthrock? If I set up Stealthrock, they're already on the field... wait, Stealthrock affects Pokémon that switch in. Since they only have one Pokémon left and it's already active, setting up Stealthrock won't hurt them right now. But if they had more Pokémon... but they don't! They only have Garchomp left. Actually wait - let me re-read: "The opponent brought 3 of the 6 it showed at team preview: all have been seen." And their three are Gholdengo (fainted), Palafin (fainted), and Garchomp (active). So yes, only one Pokémon left. So Stealthrock is useless here since they can't switch. Given that I'll be KOs by their Earthquake if they use it, and my best options (Earthquake or Dragonclaw) will KO them... this is a 50/50 situation where whoever gets the better move wins. Actually, wait. Let me reconsider whether their Earthquake really KOs me. My Garchomp has Sandveil ability. But there's no weather active ("Weather: None"), so Sandveil doesn't help with evasion. Hmm, but actually - do I have any way to avoid being KO'd? What if I use Stealthrock? It won't hurt them since they can't switch. But it also means I don't attack, and they'll just use Earthquake and KO me. Bad idea. What about Dragonclaw vs Earthquake? Both will KO their Garchomp. The question is whether I survive their first move. Actually, let me reconsider the damage more carefully. Their Garchomp stats: Atk range 135-200. Let's consider the worst case for me (highest Atk = 200). With Life Orb: effective Atk = 200 × 1.3 = 260 Earthquake on myThinking budget reached. Stop thinking and give your final answer now.