Best generation to write a Showdown bot for

[c++]

I am going to a minimax algorithm to create a bot for Pokemon showdown. That is an algorithm that will look several turns ahead to decide which move will have the best outcome for me assuming that the opponent plays perfectly.
I'm going to use a ML algorithm to predict the outcomes of situations and prune (remove) many of the moves from the search tree. What I am wondering is if anyone has any ideas for which generation this algorithm would work best for? I have access to data for generations 1-6.

 

[Austin]

I would guess doing gen 1 would be the easiest and best way to test out your program

 

[hsahovic]

Hey c++,

I'd recommend taking a look at pmariglia's project, which looks similar to what you want to do, or at poke-env, a library I'm maintaining which could be used easily.

 

[c++]

I would guess doing gen 1 would be the easiest and best way to test out your program

Interesting!
What about gen 1 makes you think it would be the best?

 

[Austin]

Interesting!
What about gen 1 makes you think it would be the best?

Not as many different situations your bot would have to learn. Ie not as many moves, pokemon, pokemon types, there’s no abilities, etc