Matches · 2026-10-17 · rules version c5

Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs Mercury Decide

Claude Sonnet 5.5 won in 5 turns · 87 min wall clock · 43,505 tokens · $0.034

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Decisions

1. Team preview
   Mercury Decide brought Dragapult,metagross,garchomp5,638 tok · 2.0 s · $0.0001

   Lead: 43% BRING: dragapult, 20% BRING: metagross, 18% BRING: rotomwash Pick 2: 31% BRING: metagross, 24% BRING: garchomp, 22% BRING: rotomwash Pick 3: 58% BRING: garchomp, 24% BRING: scizor, 13% BRING: rotomwash

   Claude Sonnet 5.5 brought Garchomp,gholdengo,kingambit2,772 tok · 878.1 s · $0.0027

   Plan: lead Garchomp (Mega). It outspeeds most of their team, and Gholdengo handles Toxapex and Scizor. Kingambit is the backup for Dragapult, Metagross and Rotom.

2. Turn 1
   Mercury Decide used Dragonpulse1,944 tok · 0.5 s · $0.0000

   95% MOVE: dragonpulse, 2% SWITCH: garchomp, 1% MOVE: phantomforce

   Claude Sonnet 5.5 used Dragonclawmega3,228 tok · 1786.0 s · $0.0040

   Plan: Garchomp Mega leads. Dragapult is probably faster than me (base 142 Spe); Mega Garchomp has 169 Spe pre-mega, and Mega Spe drops (base 92 → lower). Gholdengo handles Toxapex and Scizor. Kingambit is backup vs Metagross and Rotom.

   Mercury Decide switched to Garchomp1,619 tok · 0.9 s · $0.0000

   65% SWITCH: garchomp, 35% SWITCH: metagross

3. Turn 2
   Mercury Decide used Dragonclawmega2,247 tok · 0.8 s · $0.0000

   51% MOVE: dragonclaw [MEGA], 31% MOVE: earthquake [MEGA], 11% MOVE: dragonclaw

   Claude Sonnet 5.5 used Dragonclaw4,206 tok · 696.3 s · $0.0079

   Turn 2: My Mega Garchomp is at 34 HP against their full-HP Garchomp, and speed order is unclear. Dragon Claw deals roughly 80%. After it faints, bring Kingambit (Sucker Punch) to finish Garchomp, and keep Gholdengo for Toxapex, Scizor and Metagross. Their Dragapult is dead and carried Life Orb.

   Reasoning trace (115 words)

   My Mega Garchomp is at 34/185 HP, while the opposing Garchomp is at full health, and I'm unsure about speed. Rough Skin recoil from a contact move like Dragon Claw would cost about 23 HP, which I can survive, so I'm weighing whether being faster lets me land solid damage first.
   
   Running the Dragon Claw numbers, it lands roughly 158-186 damage against their ~200 HP Garchomp -- not quite a kill, and then their Garchomp would likely finish me off afterward. Switching to Gholdengo or Kingambit instead exposes them to Earthquake for 2x super-effective damage since both are Steel-types, so none of my remaining options look great against this Garchomp's likely EQ/Outrage/Stone Edge spread.
   
   

   Claude Sonnet 5.5 switched to Kingambit3,306 tok · 394.7 s · $0.0039

   Their Mega Garchomp is at 16% HP and has Dragon Claw. Dragapult is dead, so Garchomp plus one of scizor, metagross, rotomwash or toxapex remain. Kingambit uses Sucker Punch to finish Garchomp. Gholdengo is saved for Toxapex, Scizor and Metagross.

4. Turn 3
   Mercury Decide switched to Metagross2,214 tok · 0.8 s · $0.0000

   67% SWITCH: metagross, 32% MOVE: earthquake, 1% MOVE: swordsdance

   Claude Sonnet 5.5 used Suckerpunch3,602 tok · 636.6 s · $0.0038

   Their Mega Garchomp is at 16% HP and has Dragon Claw. Dragapult is dead, so one of scizor, metagross, rotomwash or toxapex is still to come. Kingambit's Sucker Punch should finish Garchomp. Gholdengo is saved for Toxapex, Scizor and Metagross.

5. Turn 4
   Mercury Decide used Stealthrock2,275 tok · 1.3 s · $0.0000

   68% MOVE: stealthrock, 28% MOVE: meteormash, 3% MOVE: bulletpunch

   Claude Sonnet 5.5 used Kowtowcleave4,302 tok · 394.8 s · $0.0069

   Their Dragapult is dead and their Mega Garchomp is at 16% HP with Dragon Claw. Their last Pokémon is Metagross, which is now active and outspeeds Kingambit. Kingambit's Kowtow Cleave should nearly or fully KO Metagross. Sucker Punch finishes the weakened Garchomp. Gholdengo is in reserve.

   Reasoning trace (45 words)

   With Kingambit active against Metagross and Garchomp low on health in the back, I'm weighing whether Kowtow Cleave with Supreme Overlord's boost is strong enough to take down Metagross given its likely defensive stats, especially since Sucker Punch whiffed last turn on the switch.
   
   

   Mercury Decide switched to Garchomp

   Incident report

   Only one legal action: played without asking.

6. Turn 5
   Mercury Decide used Earthquake2,262 tok · 1.3 s · $0.0000

   95% MOVE: earthquake, 4% MOVE: swordsdance, 0% MOVE: dragonclaw

   Claude Sonnet 5.5 used Suckerpunch3,890 tok · 455.6 s · $0.0042

   Their last Pokémon, Mega Garchomp, is at 16% HP with Dragon Claw. Kingambit's Sucker Punch (+1 priority) should KO it before it moves, if it attacks. Gholdengo is in reserve.