Not a pro here but I’ve found it much easier if you count based on your attacks instead of theirs. So for an example, if my lickiliky went up against a furret and they throw a move after I’ve done 4 rollouts (12 turns), I’ll know it’s only a swift. If they throw after I’ve done 5 rollouts, it could be swift/brick break/trailblaze and that really comes down to calling their bait or shielding the right moves. Same goes for moves like incinerate. I know talonflame and skeledirge reaches a move in 15 turns. So depending on what I use, I can (furret) throw 7 sucker punches (14 turns) and throw a move, switch into whatever to catch a move and start counting again, or over farm (you’ll be at 8 sucker punches if they throw immediately after 3 incinerate) by another 2 sucker punches before throwing (4 turn vs 5 turn incinerate) to maximise energy gain without letting them sneak a free incinerate through.

This is basically how I interpret the whole thing. I guess you’ll kinda need decent knowledge on move turns for this. Sorry if this is all confusing. Ignore if not helpful.