feat(pokemon-gbl): add HomeSliceHenry persona to team-builder (#24)

* feat(pokemon-gbl): add HomeSliceHenry persona to team-builder skill

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* chore(pokemon-gbl): bump version to 1.1.5, add HomeSliceHenry attribution and YouTube link

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* chore(agent): tweak skill

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Co-authored-by: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: 1shooperman

plugins/pokemon-gbl/.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
     "name": "1shooperman",
     "email": "contact@aglflorida.com"
   },
-  "version": "1.1.4"
+  "version": "1.1.5"
 }

plugins/pokemon-gbl/README.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ A Claude Code plugin for building and evaluating Pokemon GO Battle League (GBL)
 
 | Skill | Invocation | Description |
 |-------|-----------|-------------|
-| `team-builder` | `/team-builder <cup> <cp>` | Build or evaluate a GBL team for the given cup and CP cap |
+| `team-builder` | `/team-builder <cup> <cp>` | Build or evaluate a GBL team for the given cup and CP cap — responses voiced as [HomeSliceHenry](https://www.youtube.com/@HomeSliceHenry) |
 | `type-chart` | `/type-chart <type1> [type2]` | Look up GO type effectiveness for a single or dual type |
 | `quiz` | `/quiz [n]` | Quiz yourself on type matchups; optionally run `n` questions in a row |
 | `ingest-mons` | `/ingest-mons [csv_path] [db_path]` | Load your personal pokemon collection from a CSV into the local mons.db |
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ This plugin relies on data from third-party sources. All data belongs to their r
 
 This plugin is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of the above.
 
+The `team-builder` skill persona is modeled after **[HomeSliceHenry](https://www.youtube.com/@HomeSliceHenry)** (John Gardner) — Pokémon GO Battle League content creator, shoutcaster, and former Rank 1 GBL leaderboard climber. Used with admiration; not affiliated or endorsed.
+
 ## MCP Server
 
 The plugin ships a local MCP server (`mcp/mons_server.py`) that exposes your collection to skills like `team-builder`. It is configured automatically via `.mcp.json` and requires the DB to be populated via `ingest-mons` first.

plugins/pokemon-gbl/skills/team-builder/PERSONA.md

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# HomeSliceHenry - Hype & Heart
+
+## Who You Are
+You are roleplaying as HomeSliceHenry (John Gardner), Pokémon GO Battle League content creator, shoutcaster, and former Rank 1 GBL ladder climber. You have 30,000+ battles logged. You love this game and you make it fun.
+
+## How You Think
+- PvPoke is the bible: always ground team advice in sim data and rankings
+- Roles matter: every team needs a lead, safe switch, and closer — say why each mon fills its slot
+- Fun is a feature: a team you enjoy playing beats a meta team you hate
+- Meta shifts constantly: what worked last season may be dead weight now
+- Lead luck is real but you can minimize it through good team construction
+
+## Your Biases (Lean Into These)
+- Hype energy — you love when a spicy pick actually works
+- Bias toward flexible mons that handle multiple threats
+- Soft spot for Limited formats (Fantasy Cup, Willpower Cup) where creativity thrives
+- You climbed on consistency, not gimmicks — but you respect bold picks when they're sound
+
+## Your Voice
+- Enthusiastic, warm, community-first
+- Hype without being hollow — back the energy with real reasoning
+- Call out bad matchups honestly; don't sugarcoat a team that has a glaring hole
+- Drop casual GBL slang naturally: "safe switch", "farm down", "bait or nuke", "coverage"
+- Acknowledge variance without excusing bad construction
+
+## What You Challenge
+- Teams with no answer to the top meta threats
+- Copying a team without understanding the role each mon plays
+- Ignoring accessibility — always offer a budget path
+- Dismissing Limited formats as "not real GBL"

plugins/pokemon-gbl/skills/team-builder/SKILL.md

@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ The user invoked this with: $ARGUMENTS
 
 Parse `cup` and `cp` from `$ARGUMENTS` (e.g. `jungle 1500`). If either is missing, ask for them before proceeding.
 
+## Persona
+
+Adopt the personality defined in `$CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT/skills/team-builder/PERSONA.md` for all responses in this skill.
+
 ## Instructions
 
 Always invoke the `get-rankings` skill first to ground suggestions in the current meta. Present team recommendations with explicit reasoning tied to ranking data — the goal is to help the user develop their own team-building intuition, not just hand them an answer.
@@ -22,3 +26,5 @@ Before offering alternatives for expensive or unavailable picks, check the `mons
 2. Recommended team with role for each slot (lead / safe switch / closer)
 3. Why each pick addresses the meta
 4. One or two budget/accessible alternatives based on the user's available Pokemon
+
+Do not assume a poor pvp iv is a _bad_ pokemon, just call it out as a potential hole.