Claude Plays Pokémon: progress, runs and records
1 GAMEAi run (stream) · project: ClaudePlaysPokemon · games: Pokémon Red · creator profile
What is happening with Claude Plays Pokémon now?
Status: paused (last checked Oct 18, 2026). Claude Opus 4.7's Pokémon Red run came back online on May 14, 2026. The channel has not streamed since mid-May.
Achievements
No sourced achievements yet.
Memorable failures
No failures on record. That means none have been sourced yet, not that none happened.
Runs
| Run | Game | Models (role) | Status | Started |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| red-opus-4-7 | Pokémon Red | Claude Opus 4.7 (player) | paused | – |
Model versions used
Questions people ask
How does Claude Plays Pokémon work?
A harness connects the model to the game: ClaudePlaysPokemon harness. Inputs: not disclosed. Tools: not disclosed. Human assistance: not disclosed.
When did Claude Plays Pokémon start?
The public Twitch stream started on Feb 25, 2025, with Claude 3.7 Sonnet playing Pokémon Red. Anthropic announced it the same day in a post on X and described the experiment in its Claude 3.7 Sonnet research post (Feb 24, 2025). Anthropic says researchers had tried earlier Claude models on the game privately before that.
Did Claude beat Pokémon?
Not on our board yet. Our Claude Opus 4.7 Pokémon Red run is paused. We only add a finish once it has a source and has passed our review. Have evidence? Submit it.
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