Matches · 2026-10-15 · rules version c5
PokéChamp vs Muse Spark Open
PokéChamp won in 17 turns · 5 min wall clock · 60,870 tokens · $0.073
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Decisions
- Team previewPokéChamp brought
Garchomp,dragonite,rotomwashMuse Spark Open broughtGarchomp,rotomwash,gholdengoMirror match - need speed control and defensive pivot. Garchomp-Mega is fastest threat, Gholdengo Scarf revenges, Rotom-Wash walls opposing Garchomp/Dragonite with Levitate and Will-O-Wisp. Lead Garchomp to pressure.
Reasoning trace (155 words)
to=self<|message|>Need bring 3. Mirror match. Need plan. We have Garchomp, Rotom-Wash, Gholdengo, Annihilape, Dragonite, Volcarona. Opponent same. We need strong core. Gholdengo scarf is fast. Dragonite multiscale + DD + Espeed. Garchomp mega. Volcarona life orb quiver dance strong. Rotom wash defensive. Annihilape bulk up. In mirror, Gholdengo vs Gholdengo speed tie? Both 149 max. But scarf. Garchomp mega speed 169. Volcarona 167. We need bring that covers. Probably bring Garchomp, Gholdengo, Dragonite? Or Volcarona? Consider type matchups: Gholdengo beats Annihilape? Shadow ball vs ghost. Make it rain vs Volcarona? Not great. Rotom-Wash walls Garchomp (levitate immune EQ, resists dragon claw? No). Actually Rotom resists? Electric vs water. Maybe bring Rotom-Wash to pivot, Garchomp mega sweeper, Gholdengo scarf revenge. Let's bring garchomp, rotomwash, gholdengo - balanced. Alternatively dragonite + garchomp + gholdengo hyper offense. I think bring Garchomp lead, with Rotom and Gholdengo backup gives VoltSwitch + EQ synergy. Choose BRING: garchomp, rotomwash, gholdengo
- Turn 1PokéChamp used
DragonclawmegaMuse Spark Open switched toRotomMirror Garchomp lead is speed tie. Mega evolving lowers Speed so avoid now. Rotom-Wash with Levitate walls Earthquake and takes Dragon Claw neutrally, can burn or pivot. Switch to scout opponent set.
Reasoning trace (126 words)
Mirror Garchomp lead. Need to think. Both have same speed 169 max. Could be speed tie. Best play? Swords Dance risky if opponent Dragon Claw. Earthquake vs Garchomp neutral? Dragon Claw super effective. Protect to scout? Or switch to Rotom-Wash which resists? Rotom levitate immune to EQ, resists Dragon? Actually Rotom Wash Electric/Water resists? Dragon neutral. But Rotom walls Garchomp. We have Mega Garchomp. Mega evolution changes stats: Mega Garchomp slower? Actually Mega Garchomp speed drops to 112? In game, Mega Garchomp speed 92 vs 102 base. So mega evolving reduces speed. So don't mega now if speed tie important. We want to preserve Garchomp. Switching to Rotom-Wash is safe: if opponent EQ, immune; if Dragon Claw, takes neutral. Good pivot. So switch to Rotom.
- Turn 2PokéChamp used
DragonclawMuse Spark Open usedWillowispRotom walls Mega Garchomp with Levitate. Volt Switch useless vs Ground. Need Will-O-Wisp to cripple its high Attack (171-244) and halve Dragon Claw damage. Hydropump neutral due to Dragon resist. Burn now, then pivot to Gholdengo or Garchomp.
Reasoning trace (224 words)
We have Rotom vs Mega Garchomp. Mega Garchomp has Sand Force, so not Rough Skin. Stats range Atk 171-244. Rotom at 99 HP. Dragon Claw did ~58 damage? Actually 157-90=67? Wait 90/157 after hit, so damage 67. That's decent. Rotom can Will-O-Wisp to halve attack. Or Volt Switch out. But Volt Switch has no effect on Garchomp? Wait Electric no effect on Garchomp? Garchomp is Dragon/Ground, Ground immune to Electric. So Volt Switch does 0 damage. So can't Volt Switch. Hydropump is super effective? Water vs Ground? Actually Garchomp Dragon/Ground, Water neutral? Dragon resists? No. So neutral? But Ground weak to Water? No Ground weak to Water. Dragon resists? No. So 2x? Wait Dragon/Ground: Water is 1x? Let's see: Water vs Dragon = 0.5? Actually Water vs Dragon is not very effective? No, Water vs Dragon is neutral? In Pokemon, Water is not very effective vs Dragon? Check: Dragon resists Water? Yes Dragon resists Water, Fire, Grass, Electric. So Water vs Dragon/Ground: Dragon resists (0.5), Ground weak (2x) => 1x. So Hydropump neutral. Will-O-Wisp burns, halves attack, good. Protect scouts. We want to burn. Garchomp may have Fire coverage? No. So Will-O-Wisp is best. We have Gholdengo and Garchomp in back. Gholdengo can revenge? But Mega Garchomp speed 100-158, Gholdengo 149 with scarf => 223.5, outspeeds. So burn. Need notes 60 words max.
- Turn 3PokéChamp used
DragonclawMuse Spark Open switched toGholdengoRotom at 31% burned Garchomp so Dragon Claw now halved - can survive one more but low. Gholdengo resists Dragon and threatens with Shadow Ball/Make It Rain, good pivot. Preserve Rotom for later vs Dragonite/Annihilape. Switch now.
Reasoning trace (194 words)
We have Rotom at 50 HP, burned Garchomp. Need to preserve Rotom? At 31% will die to Dragon Claw even burned? Burn halves attack. Let's estimate. Garchomp Atk 171-244, Dragon Claw 80 BP. Rotom Def 174. Burned damage maybe ~30-40%? Previous did 58 HP from 99 to 41 = 58 damage ~37% . Now burned, should be ~29 damage. So Rotom can survive one more. But we want to pivot. We have Gholdengo scarf, Garchomp. Opponent Garchomp is burned, so physical threat reduced. We can switch to Gholdengo to threaten? Or Garchomp to wall? Rotom levitate immune to EQ. Best is switch to Garchomp? Our Garchomp resists? Dragon Claw neutral. But we have rough skin. Alternatively protect to get leftovers? At 50 HP, protect gives +9 HP to 59. But we need to keep Rotom alive. Switching to Gholdengo: Gholdengo resists Dragon Claw? Steel resists Dragon. Good. So switch to Gholdengo is good. Also Garchomp switch also resists? Dragon vs Dragon neutral. Gholdengo better because immune to burn? Actually Good as Gold blocks Will-O-Wisp but not relevant. We should switch to Gholdengo to take reduced Dragon Claw. We have notes to carry forward.
- Turn 4PokéChamp used
EarthquakeMuse Spark Open usedMakeitrainGholdengo outspeeds with Scarf (223 effective) vs burned Mega Garchomp. Resists Dragon Claw, can pressure. Make It Rain strongest neutral hit (120 BP) vs Shadow Ball 80. Burn halves its Attack so safe to stay. Don't Trick Scarf away. Keep Garchomp/Rotom in back.
Reasoning trace (190 words)
We have Gholdengo active with Choice Scarf, vs burned Mega Garchomp 87%. Gholdengo resists Dragon Claw. Need to attack. Make It Rain is strong but lowers SpA. Shadow Ball neutral? Garchomp Dragon/Ground, Ghost neutral? Actually Ghost vs Dragon neutral, vs Ground neutral. So 80 BP. Make It Rain 120 BP steel vs Garchomp? Steel vs Dragon neutral, vs Ground neutral. So 120 stronger. But we have Choice Scarf lock. We haven't moved yet with Gholdengo? Actually we switched in turn 3, haven't attacked. So we can choose any move and then locked. We want to damage Garchomp. Make It Rain best damage. However lowering SpA may be bad if opponent switches. Shadow Ball maybe safer? But Make It Rain still highest. Also Trick could cripple? Opponent Garchomp item unknown, likely Garchompite consumed? Mega evolved, so item gone. Trick would give Scarf to them, maybe not good. We should attack. Make It Rain. Check speed: Gholdengo 149 vs Garchomp 100-158. Could be slower if max speed. But burned doesn't affect speed. We are Scarf 1.5x => 223 effective. So we outspeed. So attack. Notes need to keep within 60 words.
- Turn 5PokéChamp used
EarthquakeMuse Spark Open usedMakeitrainGholdengo at 16 HP locked Scarf Make It Rain can KO 13% burned Mega Garchomp - even at -2 SpA damage ~30-40 vs ~24 HP remaining. We outspeed with Scarf 223 vs max 158. Secure KO now, then pivot next turn despite -4 drop. Switching now wastes KO and gives free turn.
Reasoning trace (457 words)
We have Gholdengo at 16 HP, -2 SpA, locked into Make It Rain. Opponent Garchomp at 13% burned. We need to finish it. Make It Rain will KO? At -2 maybe not? But Garchomp low. However we are choice scarf locked, so we must use Make It Rain if we stay. Alternative switch to Garchomp or Rotom. If we stay and use Make It Rain, we will do damage. At -2, 120 BP steel vs Dragon/Ground neutral? Steel vs Dragon neutral, vs Ground neutral. So neutral. Should KO 13% HP. But opponent may have priority? No. Speed tie? We are 149*1.5=223 effective, opponent 100-158, so we outspeed. So we will KO. But if we stay, we are at 16 HP, opponent could maybe survive? Let's calculate: Gholdengo SpA 185, -2 = effectively 92.5. Opponent SpD 103-161. Make It Rain 120 BP. Damage maybe ~? At level 50, formula: ((2*50/5+2)*120*SpA/SpD)/50 +2. Approx. Let's estimate: (22*120*92/130)/50 ~ (22*120*0.707)/50 ~ (1866)/50=37 +2=39. HP 183-215, 13% = 23-28 HP. So 39 damage likely KO. Even with max SpD 161, damage ~31, still KO. So KO. But after KO, opponent brings next mon. We are locked into Make It Rain at -4 if we stay, low HP. Better to switch to preserve Gholdengo? However Gholdengo at 16 HP will die to any priority or sand? But we can switch to Garchomp to take next hit. If we use Make It Rain now, we KO Garchomp, but then we are stuck at -4 and 16 HP, opponent can revenge kill easily. If we switch now, opponent Garchomp at 13% burned will take burn damage to 7% next turn, but we give it a free turn? If we switch to Garchomp, opponent may Earthquake? But Garchomp resists? Actually Garchomp takes neutral from Earthquake? Dragon/Ground, Earthquake neutral? Ground vs Ground? Actually Ground vs Dragon/Ground: Ground is neutral vs Dragon, not effective vs Ground? Wait Ground vs Ground? No. So Earthquake hits Garchomp for neutral. But burned halves attack, so damage reduced. Better to secure KO with Make It Rain, then next turn switch? But we are choice locked, can't switch after KO? Actually after KO, we can switch? In singles, after opponent faints, we remain, opponent sends new. We will still be locked but can switch next turn. Alternative: Switch to Garchomp now, let burn tick, then Garchomp can finish with Dragon Claw? But opponent Garchomp at 13% could be KO'd by burn next turn? Burn does 6.25% per turn, so 13% -> 6.75% after burn, not KO. So need attack. Safest is to KO now with Make It Rain. Even though -4 next, we can switch out after. We have notes saying preserve etc. But we need to finish. So decision: MOVE makeitrain.
PokéChamp switched toDragonite - Turn 6PokéChamp used
EarthquakeMuse Spark Open switched toGarchompGholdengo locked Make It Rain at -4 vs full Multiscale Dragonite does negligible damage and dies to any hit. Must switch. Garchomp full HP with Mega available is best pivot to absorb Dragon hit and threaten Dragon Claw/EQ, Rotom too low at 31% to risk.
Reasoning trace (274 words)
We are locked into Make It Rain due to Choice Scarf. But we can switch. Gholdengo at 16 HP, -4 SpA, will do little. Dragonite likely has Multiscale, so Make It Rain will be halved. Better switch. We have Garchomp full HP, Rotom 31%. Dragonite unknown moves. Could be Dragon Dance, Outrage, Earthquake, Fire Punch, Extreme Speed. We need to preserve? Gholdengo is almost dead, but we can sacrifice? However switching is allowed despite Choice Scarf? Yes you can switch out. Best switch: Garchomp? Rotom is low. Garchomp resists? Dragonite vs Garchomp: Dragonite Dragon moves neutral vs Garchomp? Actually Dragon vs Dragon super effective. But Garchomp has Dragon Claw. Rotom-Wash resists? Electric vs Dragonite? Not. Water vs Dragonite? Not. But Rotom has Levitate immune to Earthquake, and can Will-O-Wisp Dragonite to break Multiscale? But Rotom is low 50 HP. Garchomp at full can take hit, maybe set up Swords Dance? But Dragonite may have Ice? No. We need to think: Gholdengo is 9.8% HP, will die to any attack. So we must switch. Which is better? Garchomp has Rough Skin, can punish contact. Rotom can burn. Dragonite at full HP with Multiscale takes half damage. So Make It Rain would be weak anyway. We should switch to Garchomp to threaten Dragon Claw? Or Rotom to Will-O-Wisp? Opponent Dragonite likely physical. Burning it would be good. But Rotom is at 31% and may die to Dragonite attack. Garchomp is full and can survive. Also we have Mega Garchomp available? Actually we have Garchompite, but opponent already mega evolved, we haven't. We can mega evolve Garchomp. That gives Sand Force boost. We should switch to Garchomp.
- Turn 7PokéChamp switched to
RotomMuse Spark Open usedDragonclawDragonite at 100% has Multiscale halving damage. Need to break it. Garchomp outspeeds 169 vs max 145, don't Mega (loses Speed). Earthquake immune vs Flying, so Dragon Claw is only damage. Hit now to break scale, then KO next turn.
Reasoning trace (184 words)
We have Garchomp vs Dragonite full HP multiscale. We are faster 169 vs max 145. Dragonite used EQ last turn, does not affect us if we stay? Wait Garchomp is Ground/Dragon, EQ hits? Actually Garchomp is Ground so EQ hits neutral? Dragonite EQ vs Garchomp: Ground vs Ground/Dragon = neutral? Ground vs Ground neutral, vs Dragon neutral. So it did 75 damage (183-108=75). Our Dragon Claw super effective vs Dragonite, but multiscale halves if full HP. We need to break multiscale. Best is Dragon Claw. If we Mega evolve, we get Sand Force? But no sand. Mega Garchomp stats: lower speed? Actually Mega Garchomp speed drops to 92? In this format maybe? But our Garchomp base 169, mega would be slower maybe 100-158 range as opponent's mega shows. So we should NOT mega now because we want to outspeed. Keep speed advantage. So use Dragon Claw without mega to break multiscale and do decent damage. Earthquake does zero to Dragonite (flying). So Dragon Claw is only damaging move. Protect could scout but not needed. We should attack. Notes need to keep within 60 words.
- Turn 8PokéChamp used
HydropumpMuse Spark Open usedDragonclawmegaRotom levitates so EQ useless; Dragon Claw only damage. Outspeed 169 vs max 151, Mega still outspeeds. Rotom likely Wisp/Volt Switch to Dragonite with intact Multiscale. Need max damage now, Mega boosts Atk. Keep own Rotom low HP in reserve.
Reasoning trace (335 words)
We have Garchomp vs Rotom-Wash. Rotom levitate immune to EQ. So EQ useless. Dragon Claw neutral. Rotom likely has Will-O-Wisp, Hydro Pump, Volt Switch. Our Garchomp 59% HP. Rotom 70%. We outspeed. But Rotom can burn us. We have Swords Dance. Could SD then attack? But Rotom may Volt Switch out to Dragonite. Dragonite has Multiscale intact? Actually we broke? No we hit Rotom, not Dragonite. Dragonite still 100% with Multiscale. So if they switch to Dragonite, our Dragon Claw would be halved. We need to consider best play. Garchomp vs Rotom: Dragon Claw does maybe ~30%? Let's estimate. Garchomp Atk 182 vs Rotom Def up to 174. Could be bulky. Might be 2-3 hit KO. Alternative: Switch to our Rotom-Wash? Our Rotom 31% low. Gholdengo 9% dies. We could Swords Dance to boost, but risk burn. Maybe Protect to scout? Or just Dragon Claw again. We should not Mega Evolve because Mega Garchomp slower (92 base vs 102). Actually Mega Garchomp speed drops to 92? In this format, Mega Garchomp speed 92? But our stat 169 is regular; Mega would be lower ~158 max. Still outspeeds Rotom max 151, so still outspeed. But Mega gives more Atk and Sand Force. Could be beneficial. However we lose speed vs Dragonite? Dragonite max 145, Mega still 158 so still outspeed. But Mega now gives extra power. We have Rough Skin vs Sand Force? Opponent Mega had Sand Force. Should we Mega and Dragon Claw? That would do more damage to Rotom. Rotom likely will Will-O-Wisp or Volt Switch. If we get burned, attack halved. We could switch to Gholdengo to block Will-O-Wisp? Gholdengo immune to status due to Good as Gold. But Gholdengo at 9% dies to any attack. Better to stay and attack. Use Dragon Claw [MEGA] to maximize damage. Alternatively Swords Dance [MEGA] could be risky. We need to keep notes concise. Plan: Keep pressure on Rotom, Mega evolve for power, Dragon Claw is only damaging move (EQ immune). Preserve Rotom for later.
- Turn 9PokéChamp used
ProtectMuse Spark Open usedDragonclawGarchomp-Mega at 32 HP faster than Rotom (158 vs max 151). EQ immune via Levitate, only Dragon Claw can KO. Rotom at 34% ~50 HP, Dragon Claw from 222 Atk should finish. If not, Rotom-Wash resists Hydro Pump next.
Reasoning trace (173 words)
to=self<|message|>Garchomp mega 32 HP vs Rotom 34% . Rotom levitate so EQ useless. Dragon Claw will do damage. We are faster. Need to KO. Rotom at 34% ~ 50 HP. Dragon Claw from mega Garchomp Atk 222 vs Def up to 174 should KO? Let's estimate. 80 BP * STAB? No dragon STAB 1.5 =120. Atk 222 vs Def maybe 130 avg. Should do ~ 40-50%. So KO likely. If not, Rotom will Hydro Pump and KO us. But we are faster so we get hit after. If we don't KO, we die. Alternative protect? But then Rotom heals leftovers. Switching to Rotom wash 50 HP or Gholdengo 16 HP both die to Hydro Pump? Gholdengo resists? Steel/Ghost neutral to water. But 16 HP dies to any. Rotom wash resists water. Could switch to Rotom to absorb Hydro Pump. But then we lose Garchomp. Best is Dragon Claw to try KO. If fails, we lose Garchomp but Rotom can finish. We have notes: keep Rotom low HP in reserve. So MOVE dragonclaw.
- Turn 10PokéChamp used
VoltswitchMuse Spark Open usedDragonclawPlan: Garchomp-Mega faster (158 vs max 151) and Dragon Claw is only damaging move vs Levitate. Rotom at 40% after Protect should be in KO range from 222 Atk. Finish it now before Hydro Pump revenge.
Reasoning trace (23 words)
to=self<|message|>We are at 32 HP Garchomp mega vs Rotom 40%. We move first. Dragon Claw should KO. Earthquake immune. So Dragon Claw.
PokéChamp switched toDragonite - Turn 11PokéChamp used
EarthquakeMuse Spark Open usedDragonclawPlan: Garchomp-Mega at 32 HP will die to any Dragonite hit. Dragonite full HP likely Multiscale halves damage. Need to break Multiscale with Dragon Claw now (only move that hits Flying). Then sacrifice Garchomp, revenge with Rotom Volt Switch/Hydro Pump. Preserve Rotom/Gholdengo.
Reasoning trace (307 words)
to=self<|message|>We have Garchomp mega 32 HP vs Dragonite 100% full HP. Dragonite likely multiscale. Our dragon claw super effective but halved if multiscale. Earthquake does nothing vs Dragonite flying. We are faster (158 vs max 145). But Dragonite EQ did ~75 damage to Garchomp earlier (108/183). Now we at 32 HP, any hit kills us. We could protect to scout? But we need to preserve? Rotom 50 HP, Gholdengo 16 HP. Dragonite unknown moves besides EQ. Could be Dragon Claw, etc. Our best is Dragon Claw to break multiscale, then next turn kill? But we will die to next attack. If we switch to Rotom, Rotom resists? Rotom levitate immune EQ, but Dragonite may have other moves. Rotom at 50 HP maybe survive one hit. Gholdengo 16 HP dies to anything. We need to think: Dragonite at full HP with multiscale takes half damage. Our Dragon Claw 80 BP from 222 Atk vs Dragonite defense 103-161. Might do ~30-40% halved? Actually super effective 2x but halved = 1x. So maybe 25-35%. Not kill. Then Dragonite kills us. If we switch to Rotom, we preserve Garchomp? But Garchomp at 32 HP is almost dead anyway. Rotom can Will-O-Wisp? But Dragonite maybe has Fire? Unknown. Alternative: Protect to see move, then switch? But protect wastes turn. Best maybe Dragon Claw to damage multiscale, then sacrifice Garchomp, bring Rotom to finish? Rotom has Volt Switch, Hydro Pump. Hydro Pump vs Dragonite neutral? Actually Water vs Dragon/Flying neutral. Volt Switch super effective? Electric vs Dragon/Flying: Electric vs Flying super effective, vs Dragon neutral => super effective. So Rotom can hit Dragonite super effectively. But Garchomp will die anyway next turn if we attack. So we should attack to chip multiscale. We could also Swords Dance? No, we die. So Dragon Claw is best. We have notes limit 60 words.
Muse Spark Open switched toRotomPlan: Garchomp fainted, must send Rotom-Wash. Levitate immune to Dragonite Earthquake, resists likely Fire coverage. Gholdengo at 16 HP dies to any hit and is weak to EQ. Rotom can Volt Switch/Hydro Pump to finish 44% Dragonite.
Reasoning trace (174 words)
to=self<|message|>We have Garchomp fainted, need to switch. Options: Gholdengo 16 HP or Rotom 50 HP. Opponent Dragonite at 44% HP, used Earthquake. We need to choose switch. Dragonite likely has Earthquake, maybe Dragon Claw, etc. Rotom resists? Rotom Wash is Electric/Water, Levitate immune to EQ. So Rotom is good vs Dragonite's EQ. Gholdengo is Steel/Ghost, weak to Ground? Actually Steel resists? No, Gholdengo Steel/Ghost: Earthquake is super effective? Steel not resist Ground. Actually Ground vs Steel is neutral? Wait Ground vs Steel is super effective? No, Ground vs Steel is not very? Let's recall: Steel resists many but Ground hits Steel neutral? Actually Ground is super effective vs Steel? Check: Ground vs Steel = super effective? I think Ground is super effective vs Steel, Poison, Rock, Fire, Electric. Yes Ground super effective vs Steel. So Gholdengo would take super effective EQ and die at 16 HP. Rotom Wash with Levitate immune to EQ, so best switch is Rotom. Also Rotom has Volt Switch, Hydro Pump. So SWITCH: rotomwash. Need notes: plan ahead.
- Turn 12PokéChamp used
RoostMuse Spark Open usedVoltswitchPlan: Rotom vs 44% Dragonite. Volt Switch is super effective (Electric vs Flying) and lets us pivot; Hydro Pump is NVE. Gholdengo at 16 HP and -4 SpA is last resort. Try to KO Dragonite now with Volt Switch.
Reasoning trace (167 words)
to=self<|message|>We have Rotom 50 HP vs Dragonite 44%. Need to finish. Volt Switch does damage and switches to Gholdengo? But Gholdengo at 16 HP dies. Hydro Pump not very effective. Volt Switch is neutral? Dragonite Dragon/Flying resists? Electric vs Flying super effective, vs Dragon neutral => super effective. So Volt Switch is best. Hydro Pump NVE. So Volt Switch. But we have to consider speed. Rotom 106 vs Dragonite up to 145. Could be slower. If we Volt Switch we do damage and switch to Gholdengo which is faster? Gholdengo 149 speed with scarf? Actually Gholdengo has choicescarf item, so speed boosted. But at 16 HP and -4 SpA? Wait Gholdengo used Make It Rain twice, so -4? Actually -2 each, so -4 total. So weak. Better to just attack. Volt Switch is best to KO. If not KO, we switch to Gholdengo which may die but maybe we can finish? Alternative is Protect to scout. But Volt Switch is correct. We need notes: plan.
Muse Spark Open switched toGholdengoIncident report
Only one legal action: played without asking.
- Turn 13PokéChamp used
EarthquakeMuse Spark Open usedTrickPlan: Gholdengo at 16 HP and -4 SpA will die to any Dragonite attack; damage moves won't KO 72% Dragonite. Trick Choice Scarf onto Dragonite to lock it into EQ/Roost, which Rotom-Wash walls with Levitate. Sacrifice Gholdengo to cripple Dragonite for Rotom endgame.
Reasoning trace (355 words)
to=self<|message|>We have Gholdengo at 16 HP, -4 SpA? Actually -4 after two Make It Rain. Now locked into? We used Volt Switch last turn to bring Gholdengo, so Gholdengo hasn't moved this battle? Wait Gholdengo used Make It Rain twice earlier, so its choice scarf locked? But it switched out, so lock resets? Actually choice scarf lock resets on switch. So now Gholdengo can choose any move, but after choosing will be locked. We are at 16 HP, Dragonite at 72%. Dragonite has Earthquake, Roost. Gholdengo resists? Steel/Ghost: Earthquake neutral? Ghost immune to Normal, but EQ hits. Gholdengo weak to? Not. We have Thunderbolt super effective vs Dragonite (Electric vs Flying). Shadowball neutral. Make It Rain neutral but -2 SpA and we already -4. Best is Thunderbolt for SE damage. But we are at -4 SpA, so damage low. Maybe Trick to give Choice Scarf to Dragonite, crippling it? Dragonite at 72% with Roost, Trick could lock it into Roost or EQ. That could be valuable. Then Rotom can come in. But we are at 9.8% HP, any hit kills us. Dragonite will likely attack and kill Gholdengo. So we get one move. Thunderbolt might not KO due to -4. Trick might be more disruptive. However Rotom at 31% can maybe survive? Let's see: Dragonite EQ does nothing to Rotom (Levitate). So Rotom walls EQ. Dragonite likely has other moves unknown, maybe Dragon Claw, etc. If we Trick Scarf onto Dragonite, it becomes locked and faster? Actually Scarf boosts speed. But Dragonite locked into EQ would be useless vs Rotom. So Trick is good long-term. But also Shadowball could lower SpD. We need to consider we will lose Gholdengo anyway, so maybe we want to do max damage before dying. Thunderbolt is SE, 90 BP vs Shadowball 80. So Thunderbolt better. At -4 SpA (0.5x? Actually -4 is 2/6 = 0.33x), damage will be tiny. Trick might be better to cripple. Let's do Trick. We are faster (149 vs max 145). So we Trick first, give Scarf, take its item (maybe Lum, Leftovers, etc). Then die next turn but Dragonite locked. So choose Trick.
Muse Spark Open switched toRotomIncident report
Only one legal action: played without asking.
- Turn 14PokéChamp used
ExtremespeedMuse Spark Open usedVoltswitchPlan: Rotom walls Dragonite's EQ with Levitate. Dragonite at 72% can Roost stall. Volt Switch is our best damage (Electric hits Flying) and keeps pressure; Hydro Pump is NVE and Will-O-Wisp doesn't stop Roost. Keep chipping with Volt Switch.
Reasoning trace (229 words)
to=self<|message|>We are Rotom-Wash 50/157 vs Dragonite 72%. We have Levitate immune to EQ. Dragonite has EQ and Roost. We need to kill it. Volt Switch is NVE? Actually Electric vs Dragon/Flying: Electric is super effective vs Flying, neutral vs Dragon, so super effective. Wait earlier log said not very effective? Turn 12: Volt Switch was not very effective vs Dragonite? That suggests Dragonite maybe? But Dragon/Flying should be neutral? Electric vs Flying is super effective, vs Dragon neutral => super effective. Why log said not very effective? Maybe Dragonite is Dragon/Flying, Electric should be 0.5? No. Could be miscalc? But log says "It was not very effective" for Volt Switch on Dragonite. That implies maybe Dragonite has different typing? No. But we have Volt Switch 70 BP, Hydro Pump 110 but NVE. Volt Switch better. Also we can Will-O-Wisp to burn to halve attack and chip. Dragonite at 72% can Roost. We need to pressure. We are at 31% HP, Leftovers heal. Dragonite EQ does 0 to us due to Levitate. So we wall it. Its only revealed moves are EQ and Roost. It must have other moves like Dragon Claw, maybe Fire? But we are safe from EQ. Best is Volt Switch to damage. If we do Will-O-Wisp, we burn and reduce damage if it has physical moves, but Volt Switch does damage. We should Volt Switch.
- Turn 15PokéChamp used
ExtremespeedMuse Spark Open usedProtectPlan: Dragonite's ExtremeSpeed is priority and did 41 dmg last turn, so Rotom at 18 HP will faint before any non-priority move. Protect is only way to block priority this turn and gain Leftovers to 27 HP. Next turn try Will-O-Wisp to halve ExtremeSpeed damage if we survive.
Reasoning trace (426 words)
to=self<|message|>We are Rotom 18 HP vs Dragonite 45%. Dragonite has EQ, Roost, ExtremeSpeed. Rotom levitates EQ. So Dragonite's only damaging move vs us is ExtremeSpeed. We have 18 HP, leftovers will heal to 27? Actually 18/157 ~11.5% . Leftovers 1/16 ~9.8 HP ~10. So after turn we go to 28 if survive. ExtremeSpeed did 9 damage last turn? From 50 to 9? Wait turn14: Rotom came in? Let's see turn14: Dragonite used ExtremeSpeed Your Rotom is at 9/157 HP. So damage 41? Actually Rotom had 50 HP before? At turn13 Rotom came in after Gholdengo fainted. What HP was Rotom? At turn14 start Rotom is? Turn13 Rotom came in, no damage. Turn14 ExtremeSpeed did damage to 9. So Rotom was at 50 HP before? At turn2 Rotom was 50 HP, then we switched. So Rotom still 50. So ExtremeSpeed did 41 damage. Now Rotom at 18 after leftovers. So next ExtremeSpeed will do ~41 again, will KO (18 <41). So we need Protect to stall? But Dragonite can Roost. If we Protect, we get leftovers to 27, still die next ExtremeSpeed? 27 <41 still die. Volt Switch does damage but we die first if Dragonite outspeeds? Speed tie. Volt Switch is not priority. ExtremeSpeed is priority +2, so it goes first regardless. So we will die to ExtremeSpeed before we move. So only Protect can block it. We have Protect. Use Protect to block ExtremeSpeed, get leftovers. Then next turn? Still die. But maybe we can burn with Will-O-Wisp to halve attack? ExtremeSpeed physical, burn halves. That would reduce damage to ~20. Then we could survive. But Will-O-Wisp is 85% and Dragonite may Roost. However we need to survive priority. Protect first, then Will-O-Wisp? But ExtremeSpeed priority will hit before Will-O-Wisp. So we need to Protect to survive this turn, then next turn try Will-O-Wisp? But after Protect, Dragonite may Roost, healing. Let's think. If we Protect now, we survive, heal to 27. Next turn Dragonite ExtremeSpeed will KO 27 (41 dmg). So we need burn before that. But we can't burn before being hit because priority. So Protect is only way to delay one turn. Alternative is Volt Switch now: we will be hit by ExtremeSpeed first and faint before Volt Switch executes, so no damage. So best is Protect to stall, hope Dragonite uses Earthquake (which we immune) or Roost, then we get chance to act. But Dragonite AI may know we levitate? It used Earthquake vs Gholdengo and Garchomp, but vs Rotom it used ExtremeSpeed. So it knows. We should Protect.
- Turn 16PokéChamp used
ExtremespeedMuse Spark Open usedProtectPlan: Rotom at 27 HP dies to ExtremeSpeed before any other move resolves due to priority. Protect is only move that blocks priority this turn. Successive Protect is risky but any other action is guaranteed KO. Must Protect to gain Leftovers and hope for miss or force Dragonite to use non-priority move.
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to=self<|message|>We are Rotom 27 HP vs Dragonite 45%. Dragonite has ExtremeSpeed priority. We just protected. Next protect fails? Actually protect successive use halves success. So protect again risky. But we at 27 HP, ExtremeSpeed did 41 damage last time? Actually turn 14: Rotom 50? Let's see: Turn 14 Rotom at 9 after ExtremeSpeed from? Wait Rotom came in with 50 HP? Actually after Gholdengo fainted, Rotom came in. Turn 14 ExtremeSpeed did? Rotom is at 9/157. So damage ~? We had 50 HP before? Actually Rotom had 50 HP at turn 2, then not seen. At turn 11 Rotom came in, presumably still 50? Then turn 14 after switch in, ExtremeSpeed left at 9. So damage ~41. So at 27 HP we die to ExtremeSpeed. If we Protect, we block but next turn still die. If we Will-O-Wisp, we burn and halve physical damage, then ExtremeSpeed does ~20, we survive with ~7 HP plus leftovers. But Will-O-Wisp 85% accuracy and Dragonite may have priority, so we will take hit before burn applies? Actually Will-O-Wisp is status, priority 0, ExtremeSpeed priority +2, so Dragonite goes first, we die before burning. So Will-O-Wisp fails if they ExtremeSpeed. Volt Switch also priority 0, we die before. So any non-protect move we die. Protect is only survival. But successive protect chance 50%? Actually in gen? Protect successive ~33%? But still best chance. We must protect.
- Turn 17PokéChamp used
ExtremespeedMuse Spark Open usedProtectPlan: Rotom at 36 HP still dies to ExtremeSpeed priority before any other move. Protect is only move that blocks priority. Successive Protect odds are low on 3rd use but any other action is guaranteed KO. Must Protect to try to gain Leftovers and force Dragonite to non-priority.
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to=self<|message|>We are Rotom vs Dragonite 45% HP. Rotom 36 HP. Dragonite has ExtremeSpeed priority. We have been protecting. Need to consider. If we Protect again, successive protect chance drops to ~33%. But if we don't protect, we die to ExtremeSpeed. However we could try Will-O-Wisp? But ExtremeSpeed has priority +2, Will-O-Wisp is status 0 priority, so ExtremeSpeed goes first and KOs us before Will-O-Wisp. Similarly Volt Switch etc die. So only Protect can save. But successive protect third time is low. However any other move = guaranteed KO. So must Protect despite low odds. Notes should reflect. We have 36 HP, ExtremeSpeed did 41 damage earlier? Actually turn14: Rotom at ? Let's see: Turn14 ExtremeSpeed did 41? Rotom was at 50? Actually after Gholdengo faint, Rotom came in at 50? Wait log: Turn13 Gholdengo fainted, Rotom came in. Turn14 ExtremeSpeed: Rotom is at 9/157. So damage = 41? From 50 to 9 =41. Now Rotom at 36, still dies to 41. So need Protect. Provide notes.