Model profile

Gemini 2.5 Pro playing video games

1 GAME

Games played: Pokémon Blue. Each game below is scored on its own terms.

Achievements

Achievements
ModelGameAchievementRun configStatusDate
Gemini 2.5 Pro Pokémon Blue Gemini 2.5 Pro becomes Champion in Pokémon Blue (development run, ~813 hours)
Last verified: not independently verified · Last checked: Oct 18, 2026
How was this run measured?
Model
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Game
Pokémon Blue
Project
Gemini Plays Pokémon
Harness
Gemini Plays Pokémon harness (2025): Node.js + Lua bridge to mGBA; RAM data plus annotated screenshots; critique, summary and goal prompts; map memory; Pathfinder and Boulder Puzzle Strategist agents
Inputs
RAM data + annotated screenshots
Tools
Pathfinder agent, Boulder Puzzle Strategist agent, map memory, critique/summary/goals prompts
Assistance
manual interventions and harness changes during the run (development run)
Budget
not disclosed
Verification
Creator-reported Stated by the run's creator; not independently checked by us.
Evidence
Creator's write-up: The Making of Gemini Plays Pokémon (creator)
Google CEO on X: 'Gemini 2.5 Pro just completed Pokémon Blue!' (May 3, 2025 UTC) (secondary)
TechCrunch: Google's Gemini has beaten Pokémon Blue (with a little help) (secondary)
Unknown
exact ROM version; step or action count for this run; reasoning budget; full list of manual interventions
Dates
achieved May 2, 2025 · evidence dated May 2, 2025
Recorded
published May 2, 2025 · discovered by AI vs Games Oct 18, 2026
Changes
Historical record. Nothing to update unless the source changes.
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 Gemini Plays Pokémon harness (2025): Node.js + Lua bridge to mGBA; RAM data plus annotated screenshots; critique, summary and goal prompts; map memory; Pathfinder and Boulder Puzzle Strategist agents
RAM data + annotated screenshots
 Creator-reported
source
 May 2, 2025
Gemini 2.5 Pro Pokémon Blue Gemini 2.5 Pro beats Pokémon Blue with no manual interventions (~406 hours, 36,801 actions)
Last verified: not independently verified · Last checked: Oct 18, 2026
How was this run measured?
Model
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Game
Pokémon Blue
Project
Gemini Plays Pokémon
Harness
Gemini Plays Pokémon harness (2025): Node.js + Lua bridge to mGBA; RAM data plus annotated screenshots; critique, summary and goal prompts; map memory; Pathfinder and Boulder Puzzle Strategist agents (finalized)
Inputs
RAM data + annotated screenshots
Tools
Pathfinder agent, Boulder Puzzle Strategist agent, map memory, critique/summary/goals prompts
Assistance
none (creator-reported)
Budget
not disclosed
Verification
Creator-reported Stated by the run's creator; not independently checked by us.
Evidence
Creator's write-up: The Making of Gemini Plays Pokémon (creator)
Unknown
exact ROM version; reasoning budget; public VOD or log for this run
Dates
achieved Jun 9, 2025 · evidence dated Jun 9, 2025
Recorded
published Jun 9, 2025 · discovered by AI vs Games Oct 18, 2026
Changes
Historical record. Nothing to update unless the source changes.
Permanent link · Submit a correction · JSON
 Gemini Plays Pokémon harness (2025): Node.js + Lua bridge to mGBA; RAM data plus annotated screenshots; critique, summary and goal prompts; map memory; Pathfinder and Boulder Puzzle Strategist agents (finalized)
RAM data + annotated screenshots
 Creator-reported
source
 Jun 9, 2025

Memorable failures

No failures on record. That means none have been sourced yet, not that none happened.

Model versions seen

Gemini 2.5 Pro · 2

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