GSC in-depth battle log

[Crystal_]

This is one of my most solid and well played GSC battles and I found interesting to post the log and comment it. Hopefully, I get some interested-in GSC new players or something. Anyway lets go.



Battle Log:
Battle Mode: Gold/Silver/Crystal
Rule: Sleep Clause
Rule: Freeze Clause
Rule: Self-KO Clause
Rule: Apply PP Ups
Rule: Battle Timeout
Rule: Unrated
Rule: Evasion Clause
Crystal_ [GSC] vs Thiago. Begin!
Crystal_ [GSC] sent out Snorlax (Lv.100 Snorlax)!
Thiago sent out Snorlax (Lv.100 Snorlax)!
Thiago: ^^
Thiago: good luck
Crystal_ [GSC]: thx

Begin Turn #1
Thiago withdrew Snorlax!
Thiago sent out Machamp (Lv.100 Machamp)!
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Snorlax used Curse!
Snorlax's Attack rose!
Snorlax's Defense rose!
Snorlax's Speed fell!
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End of turn #1
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Snorlax: 523 HP
Thiago's Machamp: 100% HP

Snorlax vs Snorlax is always an umpredictale matchup before all else, especially with the LK possibility. You never know if he is running a ST-er (usually CurseTalker), Curser, Mixed, Drumer or whatever. In my case I was running a weird CurseBlast (sounds cool; MixedCurseLax also, or whatever) set with Curse, D-E, LK and FB. Its goal is supposed to be using FB for Skarm/Steelix and thus allow me to mantain the LK for something else. Anyway, Snorlax -> Champ was risky should I attack (or perhaps LK), but I didn't.

Begin Turn #2
Crystal_ [GSC] withdrew Snorlax!
Crystal_ [GSC] sent out Exeggutor (Lv.100 Exeggutor)!
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Machamp used Curse!
Machamp's Attack rose!
Machamp's Defense rose!
Machamp's Speed fell!
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End of turn #2
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Exeggutor: 369 HP
Thiago's Machamp: 100% HP

He was forced to do that actually (or at least CC) so the switch to Egg was safer. Now, I'm in a good position, though still forced to Psychic instead of being creative.

Begin Turn #3
Thiago withdrew Machamp!
Thiago sent out Raikou (Lv.100 Raikou)!
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Exeggutor used Psychic!
(33% damage)
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Raikou's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #3
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Exeggutor: 369 HP
Thiago's Raikou: 74% HP

Begin Turn #4
Crystal_ [GSC] withdrew Exeggutor!
Crystal_ [GSC] sent out Steelix (Lv.100 Steelix)!
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Raikou used Crunch!
(47 damage)
It's not very effective...
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Raikou's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
Steelix's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #4
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Steelix: 328 HP
Thiago's Raikou: 80% HP

Begin Turn #5
Crystal_ [GSC] withdrew Steelix!
Crystal_ [GSC] sent out Zapdos (Lv.100 Zapdos)!
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Thiago withdrew Raikou!
Thiago sent out Starmie (Lv.100 Starmie)!
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End of turn #5
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Zapdos: 383 HP
Thiago's Starmie: 100% HP

Predict the switch-out to get the poke you want in is basic to succedd in GSC. Steelix -> Zapdos is pretty straightforward when facing Raikous (at worst it will Reflect anyway).

Begin Turn #6
Crystal_ [GSC] withdrew Zapdos!
Crystal_ [GSC] sent out Snorlax (Lv.100 Snorlax)!
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Thiago withdrew Starmie!
Thiago sent out Snorlax (Lv.100 Snorlax)!
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End of turn #6
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Snorlax: 523 HP
Thiago's Snorlax: 100% HP

Predicted Raikou but whatever.

Begin Turn #7
Snorlax used Double-Edge!
(35% damage)
Snorlax is hit with recoil!
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Snorlax used Lovely Kiss!
Snorlax fell asleep!
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Snorlax's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
Snorlax's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #7
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Snorlax: 510 HP (Slp)
Thiago's Snorlax: 71% HP

That hurt, and very much. I either expect he was not running it or he thought I had a RestTalk set. At least I still have a sleep move on Egg, and he is no longer able to LK my Curselix or something.

Begin Turn #8
Crystal_ [GSC] withdrew Snorlax!
Crystal_ [GSC] sent out Steelix (Lv.100 Steelix)!
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Snorlax used Curse!
Snorlax's Attack rose!
Snorlax's Defense rose!
Snorlax's Speed fell!
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Steelix's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
Snorlax's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #8
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Steelix: 350 HP
Thiago's Snorlax: 77% HP

Begin Turn #9
Thiago withdrew Snorlax!
Thiago sent out Marowak (Lv.100 Marowak)!
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Steelix used Curse!
Steelix's Attack rose!
Steelix's Defense rose!
Steelix's Speed fell!
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Steelix's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #9
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Steelix: 353 HP
Thiago's Marowak: 100% HP

Begin Turn #10
Thiago withdrew Marowak!
Thiago sent out Exeggutor (Lv.100 Exeggutor)!
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Steelix used Earthquake!
(25% damage)
It's not very effective...
---------------------------------
Exeggutor's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #10
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Steelix: 353 HP
Thiago's Exeggutor: 82% HP

Marowak vs +1 Steelix was not completely a bad matchup, at least for a first turn EQ trade and then go back.

Begin Turn #11
Exeggutor used Substitute!
Exeggutor made a Substitute!
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Steelix used Earthquake!
The Substitute took damage for Exeggutor!
Exeggutor's Substitute faded!
It's not very effective...
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Exeggutor's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #11
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Steelix: 353 HP
Thiago's Exeggutor: 63% HP

Begin Turn #12
Exeggutor used Psychic!
(86 damage)
It's not very effective...
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Steelix used Earthquake!
(23% damage)
It's not very effective...
---------------------------------
Exeggutor's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
Steelix's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #12
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Steelix: 289 HP
Thiago's Exeggutor: 46% HP

Took the risk of eating a HP Fire, but actually I was not expecting it.

Begin Turn #13
Exeggutor used Leech Seed!
Steelix was seeded!
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Steelix used Earthquake!
(23% damage)
It's not very effective...
Steelix's health is sapped by Leech Seed!
---------------------------------
Exeggutor's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
Steelix's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #13
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Steelix: 267 HP
Thiago's Exeggutor: 41% HP

Begin Turn #14
Crystal_ [GSC] withdrew Steelix!
Crystal_ [GSC] sent out Zapdos (Lv.100 Zapdos)!
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Exeggutor used Leech Seed!
Zapdos was seeded!
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Exeggutor's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #14
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Zapdos: 383 HP
Thiago's Exeggutor: 47% HP

Begin Turn #15
Thiago withdrew Exeggutor!
Thiago sent out Raikou (Lv.100 Raikou)!
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Zapdos used Hidden Power!
(17% damage)
Zapdos's health is sapped by Leech Seed!
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Raikou's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
Zapdos's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #15
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Zapdos: 360 HP
Thiago's Raikou: 81% HP

HP does 40-46 to the non-HP Fire Egg, and not calculating before the damage range could have turned in really bad news if he had exploded. Thankfully, he swicthed.

Begin Turn #16
Crystal_ [GSC] withdrew Zapdos!
Crystal_ [GSC] sent out Snorlax (Lv.100 Snorlax)!
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Raikou used Roar!
Snorlax fled from battle!
Machamp (Lv.100 Machamp) was dragged out!
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Raikou's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #16
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Machamp: 375 HP
Thiago's Raikou: 88% HP

Begin Turn #17
Crystal_ [GSC] withdrew Machamp!
Crystal_ [GSC] sent out Steelix (Lv.100 Steelix)!
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Raikou used Thunderbolt!
It doesn't affect Steelix...
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Raikou's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
Steelix's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #17
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Steelix: 289 HP
Thiago's Raikou: 94% HP

Begin Turn #18
Crystal_ [GSC] withdrew Steelix!
Crystal_ [GSC] sent out Zapdos (Lv.100 Zapdos)!
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Thiago withdrew Raikou!
Thiago sent out Starmie (Lv.100 Starmie)!
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Zapdos's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #18
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Zapdos: 383 HP
Thiago's Starmie: 100% HP

Again, predicted switches are better replyed by switching. Same Steelix -> Zapdos as before.

Begin Turn #19
Thiago withdrew Starmie!
Thiago sent out Raikou (Lv.100 Raikou)!
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Zapdos used Thunder!
(22% damage)
It's not very effective...
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Raikou's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #19
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Zapdos: 383 HP
Thiago's Raikou: 78% HP

Now, looking to paralyze and down-to 80% Raikou to help my last poke: Vaporeon.

Begin Turn #20
Raikou used Crunch!
(156 damage)
A critical hit!
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Zapdos used Thunder!
(20% damage)
It's not very effective...
Raikou is paralyzed! It may be unable to move!
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Zapdos's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
Raikou's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #20
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Zapdos: 251 HP
Thiago's Raikou: 64% HP (Par)

Done

Begin Turn #21
Crystal_ [GSC] withdrew Zapdos!
Crystal_ [GSC] sent out Steelix (Lv.100 Steelix)!
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Raikou used Crunch!
(44 damage)
It's not very effective...
---------------------------------
Steelix's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
Raikou's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #21
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Steelix: 267 HP
Thiago's Raikou: 71% HP (Par)

Begin Turn #22
Thiago withdrew Raikou!
Thiago sent out Starmie (Lv.100 Starmie)!
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Steelix used Roar!
Starmie fled from battle!
Snorlax (Lv.100 Snorlax) was dragged out!
---------------------------------
Snorlax's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
Steelix's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #22
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Steelix: 289 HP
Thiago's Snorlax: 84% HP

Begin Turn #23
Snorlax used Body Slam!
(33 damage)
It's not very effective...
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Steelix used Earthquake!
(28% damage)
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Steelix's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
Snorlax's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #23
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Steelix: 278 HP
Thiago's Snorlax: 62% HP

He probably though on Roar or something.

Begin Turn #24
Crystal_ [GSC] withdrew Steelix!
Crystal_ [GSC] sent out Zapdos (Lv.100 Zapdos)!
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Thiago withdrew Snorlax!
Thiago sent out Starmie (Lv.100 Starmie)!
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Zapdos's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #24
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Zapdos: 275 HP
Thiago's Starmie: 100% HP

Now, expecting the swicth.

Begin Turn #25
Thiago withdrew Starmie!
Thiago sent out Raikou (Lv.100 Raikou)!
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Zapdos used Thunder!
(22% damage)
It's not very effective...
---------------------------------
Zapdos's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
Raikou's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #25
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Zapdos: 299 HP
Thiago's Raikou: 56% HP (Par)

Begin Turn #26
Crystal_ [GSC] withdrew Zapdos!
Crystal_ [GSC] sent out Steelix (Lv.100 Steelix)!
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Raikou is paralyzed! It can't move!
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Steelix's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
Raikou's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #26
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Steelix: 300 HP
Thiago's Raikou: 62% HP (Par)

Begin Turn #27
Thiago withdrew Raikou!
Thiago sent out Machamp (Lv.100 Machamp)!
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Steelix used Earthquake!
(33% damage)
---------------------------------
Machamp's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
Steelix's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #27
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Steelix: 322 HP
Thiago's Machamp: 74% HP

Begin Turn #28
Machamp used Seismic Toss!
(100 damage)
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Steelix used Earthquake!
(35% damage)
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Machamp's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
Steelix's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #28
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Steelix: 244 HP
Thiago's Machamp: 45% HP

Expecting RS or HP so I stayed in. ST, np, its OK.

Begin Turn #29
Crystal_ [GSC] withdrew Steelix!
Crystal_ [GSC] sent out Exeggutor (Lv.100 Exeggutor)!
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Machamp used Cross Chop!
(82 damage)
It's not very effective...
---------------------------------
Exeggutor's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
Machamp's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #29
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Exeggutor: 310 HP
Thiago's Machamp: 52% HP

I had an inspired day at prediction, and predicting well gives me (or anyone tbh) a lot of confidence plus obv provides instant pay offs.

Begin Turn #30
Thiago withdrew Machamp!
Thiago sent out Starmie (Lv.100 Starmie)!
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Exeggutor used Sleep Powder!
Starmie fell asleep!
---------------------------------
Exeggutor's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #30
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Exeggutor: 333 HP
Thiago's Starmie: 100% HP (Slp)

Raikou, was too injured to switch-in. It was not actually the ST-er, as I realised later.


Begin Turn #31
Thiago withdrew Starmie!
Thiago sent out Exeggutor (Lv.100 Exeggutor)!
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Exeggutor used Psychic!
(20% damage)
It's not very effective...
---------------------------------
Exeggutor's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
Exeggutor's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #31
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Exeggutor: 356 HP
Thiago's Exeggutor: 33% HP

Begin Turn #32
Exeggutor used Psychic!
(84 damage)
It's not very effective...
---------------------------------
Exeggutor used Hidden Power!
(33% damage)
It's super effective!
Exeggutor fainted!
Thiago sent out Starmie (Lv.100 Starmie)!
---------------------------------
Exeggutor's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #32
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Exeggutor: 295 HP
Thiago's Starmie: 100% HP (Slp)

Risking the explosion, but I went ahead. He wasn't probably even expecting the HP, so he just thought he had an extra turn.

Begin Turn #33
Crystal_ [GSC] withdrew Exeggutor!
Crystal_ [GSC] sent out Machamp (Lv.100 Machamp)!
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Starmie is fast asleep.
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End of turn #33
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Machamp: 375 HP
Thiago's Starmie: 100% HP (Slp)

I really don't know if I did this well, risking an early wake up, but I did, since Zap was facing Raikou.

Begin Turn #34
Thiago withdrew Starmie!
Thiago sent out Marowak (Lv.100 Marowak)!
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Machamp used Curse!
Machamp's Attack rose!
Machamp's Defense rose!
Machamp's Speed fell!
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End of turn #34
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Machamp: 375 HP
Thiago's Marowak: 100% HP

Begin Turn #35
Marowak used Swords Dance!
Marowak's Attack sharply rose!
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Machamp used Cross Chop!
Machamp's attack missed!
---------------------------------
End of turn #35
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Machamp: 375 HP
Thiago's Marowak: 100% HP

Begin Turn #36
Marowak used Body Slam!
(169 damage)
Machamp is paralyzed! It may be unable to move!
---------------------------------
Machamp is paralyzed! It can't move!
---------------------------------
Machamp's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #36
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Machamp: 229 HP (Par)
Thiago's Marowak: 100% HP

Begin Turn #37
Crystal_ [GSC] withdrew Machamp!
Crystal_ [GSC] sent out Snorlax (Lv.100 Snorlax)!
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Marowak used Body Slam!
(311 damage)
---------------------------------
Snorlax's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #37
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Snorlax: 232 HP (Slp)
Thiago's Marowak: 100% HP

Decided to sacrifice it to ease the appearance of Vap

Begin Turn #38
Marowak used Body Slam!
(232 damage)
Snorlax fainted!
awefa has started watching.
Crystal_ [GSC] sent out Vaporeon (Lv.100 Vaporeon)!
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End of turn #38
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Vaporeon: 463 HP
Thiago's Marowak: 100% HP

Begin Turn #39
Thiago withdrew Marowak!
Thiago sent out Raikou (Lv.100 Raikou)!
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Vaporeon used Surf!
(29% damage)
---------------------------------
Raikou's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #39
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Vaporeon: 463 HP
Thiago's Raikou: 39% HP (Par)

Begin Turn #40
Crystal_ [GSC] withdrew Vaporeon!
Crystal_ [GSC] sent out Steelix (Lv.100 Steelix)!
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Raikou used Thunderbolt!
It doesn't affect Steelix...
---------------------------------
Steelix's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
Raikou's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #40
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Steelix: 266 HP
Thiago's Raikou: 45% HP (Par)

Begin Turn #41
Thiago withdrew Raikou!
Thiago sent out Machamp (Lv.100 Machamp)!
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Steelix used Earthquake!
(32% damage)
---------------------------------
Machamp's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
Steelix's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #41
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Steelix: 288 HP
Thiago's Machamp: 26% HP

Begin Turn #42
Crystal_ [GSC] withdrew Steelix!
Crystal_ [GSC] sent out Zapdos (Lv.100 Zapdos)!
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Machamp used Cross Chop!
(163 damage)
A critical hit!
It's not very effective...
---------------------------------
Zapdos's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
Machamp's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #42
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Zapdos: 160 HP
Thiago's Machamp: 33% HP

Begin Turn #43
Thiago withdrew Machamp!
Thiago sent out Snorlax (Lv.100 Snorlax)!
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Zapdos used Hidden Power!
(11% damage)
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Zapdos's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
Snorlax's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #43
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Zapdos: 184 HP
Thiago's Snorlax: 58% HP

Expecting Marowak, who KOed Zap with RS, which wasn't packing anyway I think.

Begin Turn #44
Zapdos used Thunder!
(57% damage)
A critical hit!
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Snorlax used Curse!
Snorlax's Attack rose!
Snorlax's Defense rose!
Snorlax's Speed fell!
---------------------------------
Zapdos's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
Snorlax's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #44
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Zapdos: 208 HP
Thiago's Snorlax: 7% HP

Nice. Partially expecting LK. Probably I should have sacrificed Champ before, didn't realise. Anyway it didn't matter.

Begin Turn #45
Thiago withdrew Snorlax!
Thiago sent out Raikou (Lv.100 Raikou)!
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Zapdos used Hidden Power!
(16% damage)
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Zapdos's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
Raikou's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #45
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Zapdos: 232 HP
Thiago's Raikou: 35% HP (Par)

Begin Turn #46
Crystal_ [GSC] withdrew Zapdos!
Crystal_ [GSC] sent out Steelix (Lv.100 Steelix)!
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Raikou used Rest!
Raikou went to sleep!
---------------------------------
Steelix's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #46
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Steelix: 310 HP
Thiago's Raikou: 100% HP (Slp)

Begin Turn #47
Crystal_ [GSC] withdrew Steelix!
Crystal_ [GSC] sent out Vaporeon (Lv.100 Vaporeon)!
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Thiago withdrew Raikou!
Thiago sent out Starmie (Lv.100 Starmie)!
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End of turn #47
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Vaporeon: 463 HP
Thiago's Starmie: 100% HP (Slp)

Begin Turn #48
Starmie is fast asleep.
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Vaporeon used Growth!
Vaporeon's Special Attack rose!
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End of turn #48
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Vaporeon: 463 HP
Thiago's Starmie: 100% HP (Slp)

Vap sweep begins, although a Raikou swicth-in would have made me recoil, thinking it had ST.

Begin Turn #49
Starmie is fast asleep.
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Vaporeon used Growth!
Vaporeon's Special Attack rose!
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End of turn #49
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Vaporeon: 463 HP
Thiago's Starmie: 100% HP (Slp)

Begin Turn #50
Starmie is fast asleep.
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Vaporeon used Surf!
(44% damage)
It's not very effective...
---------------------------------
Starmie's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #50
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Vaporeon: 463 HP
Thiago's Starmie: 63% HP (Slp)

I was somewhat expecting the Raikou swicth-in at any moment.

Begin Turn #51
Starmie woke up!
Starmie used Thunder Wave!
Vaporeon is paralyzed! It may be unable to move!
---------------------------------
Vaporeon used Surf!
(39% damage)
It's not very effective...
---------------------------------
Starmie's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #51
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Vaporeon: 463 HP (Par)
Thiago's Starmie: 30% HP

Begin Turn #52
Starmie used Recover!
Starmie regained health!
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Vaporeon used Growth!
Vaporeon's Special Attack rose!
---------------------------------
Starmie's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #52
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Vaporeon: 463 HP (Par)
Thiago's Starmie: 86% HP

Begin Turn #53
Starmie used Psychic!
(110 damage)
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Vaporeon is paralyzed! It can't move!
---------------------------------
Starmie's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
Vaporeon's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #53
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Vaporeon: 382 HP (Par)
Thiago's Starmie: 92% HP

Begin Turn #54
Starmie used Psychic!
(116 damage)
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Vaporeon used Growth!
Vaporeon's Special Attack rose!
---------------------------------
Starmie's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
Vaporeon's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #54
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Vaporeon: 295 HP (Par)
Thiago's Starmie: 98% HP

Begin Turn #55
Starmie used Psychic!
(103 damage)
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Vaporeon is paralyzed! It can't move!
---------------------------------
Starmie's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
Vaporeon's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #55
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Vaporeon: 221 HP (Par)
Thiago's Starmie: 100% HP

Begin Turn #56
Starmie used Psychic!
(115 damage)
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Vaporeon used Rest!
Vaporeon went to sleep!
---------------------------------
End of turn #56
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Vaporeon: 463 HP (Slp)
Thiago's Starmie: 100% HP

Begin Turn #57
Thiago withdrew Starmie!
Thiago sent out Raikou (Lv.100 Raikou)!
---------------------------------
Vaporeon is fast asleep.
Vaporeon used Sleep Talk!
Vaporeon used Growth!
Vaporeon's Special Attack rose!
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End of turn #57
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Vaporeon: 463 HP (Slp)
Thiago's Raikou: 100% HP (Slp)
nerd has started watching.
Crystal_ [GSC]: hey
nerd: hi
Thiago: hi

Still expecting the ST version, now I realise I have read "Raikou used Roar" before. Anyway both would have had the same 1/3 chance of picking the Surf/TB but TB doing -55% and Surf doing +85% post Leftovers.

Begin Turn #58
Raikou is fast asleep.
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Vaporeon is fast asleep.
Vaporeon used Sleep Talk!
Vaporeon used Growth!
Vaporeon's Special Attack won't go higher!
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End of turn #58
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Vaporeon: 463 HP (Slp)
Thiago's Raikou: 100% HP (Slp)

Begin Turn #59
Raikou is fast asleep.
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Vaporeon woke up!
Vaporeon used Surf!
(95% damage)
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Raikou's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #59
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Vaporeon: 463 HP
Thiago's Raikou: 11% HP (Slp)

Begin Turn #60
Raikou woke up!
Raikou used Thunderbolt!
(253 damage)
It's super effective!
---------------------------------
Vaporeon used Surf!
(12% damage)
Raikou fainted!
Thiago sent out Starmie (Lv.100 Starmie)!
---------------------------------
Vaporeon's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #60
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Vaporeon: 239 HP
Thiago's Starmie: 100% HP

Begin Turn #61
Starmie used Thunder Wave!
Vaporeon is paralyzed! It may be unable to move!
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Vaporeon used Surf!
(67% damage)
It's not very effective...
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Starmie's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
Vaporeon's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #61
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Vaporeon: 268 HP (Par)
Thiago's Starmie: 39% HP

Begin Turn #62
Starmie used Recover!
Starmie regained health!
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Vaporeon used Rest!
Vaporeon went to sleep!
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Starmie's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #62
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Vaporeon: 463 HP (Slp)
Thiago's Starmie: 95% HP

Begin Turn #63
Starmie used Psychic!
(104 damage)
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Vaporeon is fast asleep.
Vaporeon used Sleep Talk!
Vaporeon used Surf!
(65% damage)
It's not very effective...
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Starmie's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
Vaporeon's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #63
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Vaporeon: 388 HP (Slp)
Thiago's Starmie: 36% HP

Begin Turn #64
Starmie used Recover!
Starmie regained health!
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Vaporeon is fast asleep.
Vaporeon used Sleep Talk!
Vaporeon used Rest!
Vaporeon went to sleep!
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Starmie's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #64
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Vaporeon: 463 HP (Slp)
Thiago's Starmie: 92% HP

Begin Turn #65
Starmie used Psychic!
(114 damage)
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Vaporeon is fast asleep.
Vaporeon used Sleep Talk!
Vaporeon used Surf!
(69% damage)
It's not very effective...
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Starmie's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
Vaporeon's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #65
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Vaporeon: 378 HP (Slp)
Thiago's Starmie: 29% HP

Begin Turn #66
Starmie used Recover!
Starmie regained health!
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Vaporeon is fast asleep.
Vaporeon used Sleep Talk!
Vaporeon used Growth!
Vaporeon's Special Attack won't go higher!
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Starmie's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
Vaporeon's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #66
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Vaporeon: 407 HP (Slp)
Thiago's Starmie: 85% HP

Begin Turn #67
Starmie used Psychic!
(108 damage)
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Vaporeon woke up!
Vaporeon used Surf!
(85% damage)
A critical hit!
It's not very effective...
Starmie fainted!
Thiago: gg
Thiago sent out Machamp (Lv.100 Machamp)!
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Vaporeon's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
Machamp's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #67
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Vaporeon: 328 HP
Thiago's Machamp: 39% HP
Crystal_ [GSC]: pretty much

Begin Turn #68
Vaporeon used Surf!
(39% damage)
Machamp fainted!
Thiago sent out Snorlax (Lv.100 Snorlax)!
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Vaporeon's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
Snorlax's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #68
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Vaporeon: 357 HP
Thiago's Snorlax: 14% HP
Crystal_ [GSC]: yep

Begin Turn #69
Thiago withdrew Snorlax!
Thiago sent out Marowak (Lv.100 Marowak)!
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Vaporeon used Surf!
(100% damage)
It's super effective!
Marowak fainted!
Crystal_ [GSC]: gg
Thiago sent out Snorlax (Lv.100 Snorlax)!
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Vaporeon's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
Snorlax's Leftovers restored its HP a little!
End of turn #69
Crystal_ [GSC]'s Vaporeon: 386 HP
Thiago's Snorlax: 20% HP

Begin Turn #70
Vaporeon used Surf!
(21% damage)
Snorlax fainted!

End Battle! Crystal_ [GSC] wins!
Score: 5 to 0
Crystal_ [GSC]: gg

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Log saved 14/12/2010 at 20:35:42


As said before this is one of my more consistent GSC battles in every aspect. And, to an extent, can teach less experienced/skiller/ Snorlax is GSC players how to win without really using it for anything relevant (actually because I couldn't in my case). And BTW, the battle was nearly decided at turn 60 and lasted 70, for those players that say, GSC is nothing but stall. If this is your case go with reliable offense capable of breaking stall teams(which are less common nowadays after all), or, if you use a stall team, be prepared for +300 turn battles, and don't give up / forfeit around the 100.

[borat]

His mistakes are plenty, almost everywhere, but I won't go into those. ST Machamp??? ST is a move you put on something that either does pitiful damage, or is lacking offensive attacks. Machamp is neither.

In chronologic order:

Nothing "forced" you to Psychic. I don't know why you'd feel that way. If you feel "forced" to do anything, take note, and make it a point to be unpredictable that turn. It was inconsequential to Psychic though.

What was your plan with Snorlax? Why were you going to it? As far as I could tell, I would've went to work with Zapdos right away. Raikou doesn't stop Zapdos the very least, and paralyzing it early could mean bigger and better things for lots of stuff.

Steelix did a lot of damage to him, pretty unnecessarily I might add. This was him misplaying for some 3 turns straight and you getting lucky you broke the sub in 1 hit (notice subsequent hits are for 23%).

Zapdos was always a safe switch, even if it was INTO Raikou. You could've went far riskier, since there's honestly no better matchup than Steelix vs Raikou for you to do whatever the hell you wanted. But going for the para, like I mentioned turn 2 was the correct choice.

Turn 20: you para'd Raikou for Vap. Question is, where's vap? It took you another 20 turns to get to her, twice the battle. But that's not really important in the long term, the way I see it, but you completely neglected Exeggutor. That should've been your number 1 target all game, but you make absolutely no specific mention to it. Raikou alone is easy for Zapdos to finish, but Exeggutor, especially a seeder, is impossible for Vaporeon to get by.

Turn 32, exeggutor dies. He sends out sleeping starmie. WHERE IS VAPOREON??? Going to machamp is absolutely moronic this turn.

Some damages to note:

Vap does 43-51 to Raikou with +1 surf
Raikou does 51-60 to Vap with tbolt

Vap can 2shot Raikou 100% of the time if he's <80% (which he was), and a 50% shot at roughly 86%. Meaning, the correct move is to growth on the switch, then hit it taking a tbolt in the process, then koing it (since it's paralyzed). And that's worse case scenario. You can even take a gamble at 100%, hoping for a FP or CH, which isn't horrible odds if it's the game then and there.

Moving on, turn 39: Vaporeon finally makes an appearance. This is the biggest misplay he makes all game. Wak survives a surf, and EQs for the KO. That's the correct move on his part, and could've made the battle a lot more interesting. You're lucky you got away with it. Going to egg to explode would've been the better move (the best move, would've been winning the battle on turn 32 though).

Anyway, I see one minor change from the team I posted. The reason FB/Curse/DE/LK doesn't work as well as the rest version is that... when the going gets tough (aka a stall team), you're going to NEED the defensive duties that snorlax offers. And without rest, he doesn't do that. Snorlax is great to go to if you just need to dumb things down a bit, and just need to restore order in a battle. Offense vs offense tends to ride too much on just guessing the next move, and that's when bringing things back to basics is a nice way to regain control.

[Crystal_]

Lets be realistic Borat, you have +-6 year experience, whereas I only have 2 months at most, with no more that 5-7 NB battles per week, some battles being just dumb from any or both parts. Everyone can make mistakes, as you reveal in some part(s) of your +500 turns log of your first smogon guide. But obv, mine being more relevant / big / important / dumb / moronic / whatever because of the 70 month difference. Anyway I will comment things that you said with the arguments I might have.

Nothing "forced" you to Psychic. I don't know why you'd feel that way. If you feel "forced" to do anything, take note, and make it a point to be unpredictable that turn. It was inconsequential to Psychic though.

That's probably a NB mindset more than anything. You battle 9.9 out of 10 players; I battle 3-6 players. I have lost some dumb battles for just wanting to be creative / stubborn maybe with prediction. I have many more RBY examples though. Anyway, as you said, it was not important.

What was your plan with Snorlax? Why were you going to it? As far as I could tell, I would've went to work with Zapdos right away. Raikou doesn't stop Zapdos the very least, and paralyzing it early could mean bigger and better things for lots of stuff.

Doing interesting things. My set was made for that. Its kind of a mixlax. I do not consider the decission very important, bigger "mistake" being predicting Raikou and no Lax. Didn't know Champ packed ST neither.

Steelix did a lot of damage to him, pretty unnecessarily I might add. This was him misplaying for some 3 turns straight and you getting lucky you broke the sub in 1 hit (notice subsequent hits are for 23%).

True

That should've been your number 1 target all game, but you make absolutely no specific mention to it. Raikou alone is easy for Zapdos to finish, but Exeggutor, especially a seeder, is impossible for Vaporeon to get by.

Well, the Steelix vs Egg matchup I mantained was for the reason of lowering Egg's HP. Anyway, I did not do anything else, but the -50% Egg was only in a position to come into Growth (+2HKO) or Surf better (3HKO but instant damage) and pray for a correct predicted but likely to see Steelix boom(Surf, Surf, LS, Surf=KO).

Turn 32, exeggutor dies. He sends out sleeping starmie. WHERE IS VAPOREON??? Going to machamp is absolutely moronic this turn.

Yes. Anyway, I thought Champ had a better chance of doing better things with its only counter sleeping. Did not remember Wak neither.

Vap can 2shot Raikou 100% of the time if he's <80% (which he was), and a 50% shot at roughly 86%. Meaning, the correct move is to growth on the switch, then hit it taking a tbolt in the process, then koing it (since it's paralyzed). And that's worse case scenario. You can even take a gamble at 100%, hoping for a FP or CH, which isn't horrible odds if it's the game then and there.

Yes I know, but I was still thinking in the ST version (roar forgotten), but there was still the FP/CH chance as well as the decent chance of going through the vs STing matchup.

Moving on, turn 39: Vaporeon finally makes an appearance. This is the biggest misplay he makes all game. Wak survives a surf, and EQs for the KO. That's the correct move on his part, and could've made the battle a lot more interesting. You're lucky you got away with it. Going to egg to explode would've been the better move (the best move, would've been winning the battle on turn 32 though).

Whoa. I didn't remember (even have a slight image of this fact). Idk, mechanic mindset maybe played a dirty trick on me. +2 was completely forgotten at this moment or something.

Anyway, I see one minor change from the team I posted. The reason FB/Curse/DE/LK doesn't work as well as the rest version is that... when the going gets tough (aka a stall team), you're going to NEED the defensive duties that snorlax offers. And without rest, he doesn't do that. Snorlax is great to go to if you just need to dumb things down a bit, and just need to restore order in a battle. Offense vs offense tends to ride too much on just guessing the next move, and that's when bringing things back to basics is a nice way to regain control.

Just giving him a chance, that's true though.

BTW, your stuff is always nice to read.

[borat]

It's actually closer to 8 years, give or take 2 months or so.

I've run similar lax sets, and they're much better for quicker, reckless teams (think explosion) to some degree of success. But the team I made is easily capable of 200 turn battles if it needs to. That's the beauty of it.

I brought it up because you weren't playing with any real direction until much later into the game. You were just attacking, not doing to much. You get into a better position, but you waste it by not really doing anything with it.

I would've looked for a sleep early, and whatever you hit, you can take advantage of. If you nailed snorlax (which I doubt), it would've freed up most your team. Hitting Machamp (also unlikely, if egg was doing the sleeping) would've wrecked his offense. Hitting Starmie frees up Machamp. Raikou frees up Zapdos. Egg frees up vap/steelix. You were feeling around too much (but that was mostly covered up by his misplays).

Anyway, I did not do anything else, but the -50% Egg was only in a position to come into Growth (+2HKO) or Surf better (3HKO but instant damage) and pray for a correct predicted but likely to see Steelix boom(Surf, Surf, LS, Surf=KO).

Not sure what you mean here.

[Crystal_]

That -50% HP Egg is 3HKOed by Vap, and switching-in it into Vap leaves him with only one turn to attack before it dies (surf, surf, Egg move, Surf) and therefore, the LS effect will occur after he faints.

Thanks for your comments, BTW I said 6 years because you posted you were inactive 2005-2007 or something like that as far as I can remember.

[borat]

But even if the opponent can attack once in that exchange (the one attack being explosion), the outcome of the battle is still not in your hands.

The point is, if you get to your offense quicker, you would've noticed his team is susceptible to quite a few things. He doesn't have a single reliable counter to Snorlax. So really, is you went to exeggutor or lk early to begin crippling his team, then doing more crippling a la explosions from exeggutor/steelix, it would've made it that much quicker and probably, and that much more guaranteed victory.

[Nitro]

I would add that you should have tried to LK snorlax outright on turn 1. As you ended up seeing, snorlax sleeping is not the end of the world, though I agree it's bad. But on this team he really isn't crucial to your offense, more of a defensive anchor (which zapdos can often pick up the slack for though you have much less breathing room).

This team is also really vulernable to...snorlax. Sleeping his lax would have made things incredibly easy. It was ironic that you both backed down initially, danced around for a few turns and then manned up and decided to square off lax vs lax. I know you'd like to know what you're dealing with before you risk your lax like that, but he's risking his too and you just can't afford to waste turns with this team.

In general while your predictions are good, I would focus more on your macro game, having a plan and executing it. Knowing what of your offense is free or how to get it free as quickly as possible. Good predictions only get you so far in GSC, as they can push small advantages here and there but ultimately they rarely, if ever, break games wide open because most of the time opponents have enough options to avoid doing anything that could be that risky.