AI models have finished main-series Pokémon games, but how much help they had varies a lot from run to run. This page collects the cross-game Pokémon leaderboards. Each individual game has its own page:
0 records and 2 tracked runs or leaderboards for Pokémon (main series) only. Nothing on this page is compared with other games. How we verify.
Yes, according to the runs we track, though with caveats. Examples: Gemini 3.8 Flash: became Champion of Pokémon Blue at turn 24,981 (Hall of Fame at turn 24,994) (creator-reported, Sep 27, 2026); GPT-5: became Champion of Pokémon Red in 161h57m (6,470 steps, 8 badges) (creator-reported, Aug 14, 2025); Gemini 4 Argon: entered the Hall of Fame in Pokémon Emerald (beat Champion Wallace) (creator-reported, Oct 18, 2026); GPT-5: became Champion of Pokémon Crystal in 202h02m (9,517 steps, 16 badges) (creator-reported, Aug 25, 2025). The setups differ: some harnesses also pass the model game-state data from the emulator or give it custom tools, while others are vision-only. Check how each run was measured before you compare them.
Self-reported vision-only runs that played main-series Pokémon games through to the end.
| # | Model | Time to Champion (Emerald) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GPT-5.6 Sol 8 badges. Conflicts with the creator's 96h 35m claim. |
153h51 | Awaiting verification |
| 2 | GPT-5 6,470 steps, 8 badges |
161:57:00 | Creator-reported |
| 3 | GPT-5 9,517 steps, 16 badges |
202:02:12 | Creator-reported |
Last checked: Oct 18, 2026 · auto-update: failed, showing last good data
The creator posted that GPT-6 Astra (high) became Champion in 18h 12m, against 96h 35m for GPT-5.6 Sol (max), and announced a fresh run for the Twitch channel. We could not confirm that a stream is live now.
Watch at the source: Twitch channel
Last checked: Oct 18, 2026
The fastest claimed AI Champion time we know of is 18h 12m by GPT-6 Astra (creator-reported, Sep 5, 2026). The source doesn't say which Pokémon game it was, and the time is creator-reported, not independently checked. Times only compare fairly within the same harness and game.
Through a harness: a program that gives the model screenshots, and sometimes game-memory data such as the map or party, and turns the model's replies into button presses. Many harnesses also give the model notepads, pathfinding helpers or sub-agents. The harness matters as much as the model, so every record lists its harness, inputs, tools and any human help, or says “not disclosed”. (Searching for how the in-game trainer AI works? This page is about AI models playing Pokémon.)
Our live runs page lists the streams we track and whether each one is live, paused or finished, linking to the creators' own Twitch channels.
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