For whatever reason, the ai always spams moves that can lower or increase stats, even if my pokemon have full health!
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The dumbest thing the AI has ever done?
- Thread starter TheGamedawg
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So you still think it was dumb for the AI to not predict the switch despite all that 'complex algorithm' stuff you said in the first paragraph? Like I said, it was still choosing the best option for the situation being presented to it at the time, albeit very predictable, we are just able to abuse that which is just an advantage of being human.
Don't get me wrong, the AI definitely has it's moments, like the Castform example you gave, or using Explosion while you're flying or charging up a Solar Beam when you're in KO range of another move already etc... I just don't think it's fair to call the AI dumb for not predicting switches which is already a difficult skill to do properly for some people, let alone an AI which (like you said) would require a serious amount of programming to pull off
lol, yeah I certainly would call it dumb
You didn't read my whole post maybe? Cause there's a significant part dedicated to how the code can predict switches without being complex and how the AI does actually do this. But even without that, this is still the computer being dumb. Especially depending on how you want to define "the situation presented at the time" because part of the "situation" is that I have a Ghost Type/ Normal Type on my team that could switch in at any moment. And the AI completely ignored that part of the situation while it burned to death...
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This happened yesterday in Diamond: I'm battling the two Ace Trainers right before Veilstone City (the ones that everyone has a hard time with). I have Buizel and Murkrow out; they have Kadabra and Monferno out. Kadabra uses Miracle Eye... on Buizel.
*clap*...*clap*...*clap*
*clap*...*clap*...*clap*
EnGarde
Not Dead Yet
I can't figure out if the AI in the battle institute was being incredibly brilliant, or incredibly stupid. I lead with garchomp and ttar. The opponent leads with snover and fennekin. Snover is slower than ttar, so up goes hail. No big deal, I think as I mega evolve to bring back the sand. Then...fennekin uses sunny day. Brilliant, if the AI knew I would be mega evolving to bring back the sand, but pretty stupid otherwise.
I remember in Emerald, an opposing pokemon decided to use explosion on my Banette. I didn't switch Banette in or anything. The opponent just thought it was a good idea. I think that qualifies as pokemon abuse, to make it explode for no reason.
Me and my friend were doing the Multi Battle challenge in X/Y and around trainer 60 we hit some broken Ai patch. We had one battle where the Ai spammed earthquake on my magnet rise metagross (my friend had a choice scarf garchomp in the back. so i kinda just kept my metagross in the air most of the time its a weird strategy but oddly effective) and my friends thunderous witch effectively killed their left side of the field for us. A few battles later we had a shiftry use sunny day just to use explosion next turn. Pro Strats.
Another time was when we did a drought 9tails and chlorophyll blossom combo cause gotta go fast. The Ai used mostly water and ground types to "counter" us. it was beautiful.
Another time was when we did a drought 9tails and chlorophyll blossom combo cause gotta go fast. The Ai used mostly water and ground types to "counter" us. it was beautiful.
Reminds me of my Drizzle team in the Battle Subway where my Thundurus has a great time murdering Gastrodons, Quagsire and Swamperts with Grass Knot. Anyway, I also had one battle in the Battle Tower of HGSS where I had a Salamence and Metagross against a Rhydon (or was it Rhyperior, can't remember). I know I can't OHKO with EQ so after the Intimidate, I switched to Meta to take the Stone Edge, and back to Mence to take EQ. This allows me to stall SE out of PP and I set up DD after the Intimidates.
That's good if Buizel is spamming Double Team (also makes the foe's evasion boosts have no effect), but it's best to do it after it boosts.
'The opposing Claydol used Explosion!'
*dramatic explosion animation*
'It doesn't affect Aegislash ...'
*dramatic explosion animation*
'It doesn't affect Aegislash ...'
Not saying this is the best strategy the AI could have gone with, but setting up sun for teammates, then getting off a quick Explosion isn't a terrible strategy.
That (plus Explosion, etc) happens way too often.
Have there ever seen strong AIs that used Explosion? All that I've ever seen are Hikers demanding their Gravelers to use Selfdestruct on Turn 1. :(
Admittingly, this is usually only seen with Hikers since they are typically the only ones with Pokémon that know those moves.
There are a few of them in the Battle Maison, if you count it. There's Lickilicky, Golem, Steelix, and Gigalith off the top of my head
CTNC
Doesn't know how to attack
This reminded me of when a Lickilicky in the Battle Maison used explosion in a triple battle on the first turn. It wasn't that bad of a move against my team once you get past that he had a Kingdra with Damp on the battlefield.
Claydol
Custapplosion Claydol. Gets me every time
We've all seen the NPC trainers who spam non attacking moves before, but here's my personal favorite: a Ninjask in Ruby that spammed... Agility. Gotta go fast.
On a similar note, in that game's Battle Tower, there's at least one Ninjask with a Salac Berry. Granted, that may be more GF being weird than dumb AI, but still.
On a similar note, in that game's Battle Tower, there's at least one Ninjask with a Salac Berry. Granted, that may be more GF being weird than dumb AI, but still.
Probably the strongest move it had vs Gastrodon.
May have had Solarbeam, idk, I'll look it up