Model profile

Gemini 3.8 Flash playing video games

7 GAMES

Games played: Chess · Go (board game) · Heads-up Poker · Pokémon (undisclosed game / ROM hack) · Pokémon Blue · Pokémon Emerald · Pokémon VGC (competitive doubles). Each game below is scored on its own terms.

Achievements

Achievements
ModelGameAchievementRun configStatusDate
Gemini 3.8 Flash Pokémon Emerald 5 of 8 badges in Pokémon Emerald after 9,274 turns (live)
Picked up badge 4 (Flannery, Lavaridge Gym) overnight on Oct 17–18 after a long stay in Lavaridge Town.
Last verified: Oct 18, 2026 · Last checked: Oct 18, 2026
How was this run measured?
Model
Gemini 3.8 Flash
Game
Pokémon Emerald
Project
Gemini Plays Pokémon
Harness
Gemini Plays Pokémon harness (mGBA emulator)
Inputs
emulator frames + game-state analysis
Tools
custom subagents, Python sandbox, notepads (published on GitHub)
Assistance
not disclosed
Budget
not disclosed
Verification
Verified Hub game-state telemetry plus turn commits in the public repo.
Evidence
Hub telemetry: run emerald_gemini_3_8_flash (primary)
Public repo branch emerald_gemini_3_8_flash (turn-by-turn commits) (primary)
Dates
started Oct 13, 2026 · evidence dated Oct 18, 2026
Recorded
published Oct 18, 2026 · discovered by AI vs Games Oct 17, 2026
Changes
Last change 2026-10-18: Turns 8825 → 9274
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 Gemini Plays Pokémon harness (mGBA emulator)
emulator frames + game-state analysis
 Verified
source
 Oct 18, 2026
Gemini 3.8 Flash Pokémon Blue 8 of 8 badges in Pokémon Blue (47,889 turns, idle)
Last verified: Oct 18, 2026 · Last checked: Oct 18, 2026
How was this run measured?
Model
Gemini 3.8 Flash
Game
Pokémon Blue
Project
Gemini Plays Pokémon
Harness
Gemini Plays Pokémon harness, 'vision-first' setup
Inputs
vision-first (exact inputs not documented)
Tools
custom subagents, Python sandbox, notepads (published on GitHub)
Assistance
not disclosed
Budget
not disclosed
Verification
Verified Badges from hub telemetry; game confirmed by the run's notepad in the public repo.
Evidence
Hub telemetry: run vision_first_gemini_3_8_flash (primary)
Public repo branch vision_first_gemini_3_8_flash (turn-by-turn commits) (primary)
Run notepad (names the game as Pokémon Blue) (creator)
Dates
started Sep 3, 2026 · evidence dated Sep 27, 2026
Recorded
published Sep 27, 2026 · discovered by AI vs Games Oct 18, 2026
Changes
No change detected since we started tracking.
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 Gemini Plays Pokémon harness, 'vision-first' setup
vision-first (exact inputs not documented)
 Verified
source
 Sep 27, 2026
Gemini 3.8 Flash Pokémon Blue Became Champion of Pokémon Blue at turn 24,981 (Hall of Fame at turn 24,994)
Last verified: not independently verified · Last checked: Oct 18, 2026
How was this run measured?
Model
Gemini 3.8 Flash
Game
Pokémon Blue
Project
Gemini Plays Pokémon
Harness
Gemini Plays Pokémon harness, 'vision-first' setup
Inputs
vision-first (exact inputs not documented)
Tools
custom subagents, Python sandbox, notepads (published on GitHub)
Assistance
not disclosed
Budget
not disclosed
Verification
Creator-reported Turn numbers come from the AI's own notepad checklist, not from game state.
Evidence
Hub telemetry: run vision_first_gemini_3_8_flash (primary)
Public repo branch vision_first_gemini_3_8_flash (turn-by-turn commits) (primary)
Run notepad: Champion at turn 24,981, Hall of Fame at turn 24,994 (creator)
Dates
started Sep 3, 2026 · evidence dated Sep 27, 2026
Recorded
published Sep 27, 2026 · 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, 'vision-first' setup
vision-first (exact inputs not documented)
 Creator-reported
source
 Sep 27, 2026
Gemini 3.8 Flash Pokémon (undisclosed game / ROM hack) 8 badges on run 'sors' (38,783 turns)
Last verified: not independently verified · Last checked: Oct 18, 2026
How was this run measured?
Model
Gemini 3.8 Flash
Game
Pokémon (undisclosed game / ROM hack)
Project
Gemini Plays Pokémon
Harness
Gemini Plays Pokémon harness (mGBA emulator)
Inputs
emulator frames + game-state analysis
Tools
custom subagents, Python sandbox, notepads (published on GitHub)
Assistance
not disclosed
Budget
not disclosed
Verification
Awaiting verification Badges come from hub telemetry, but the game is not named. The notepad mentions a non-canon region, so it is probably a ROM hack.
Evidence
Hub telemetry: run sors_gemini_3_8_flash (primary)
Public repo branch sors_gemini_3_8_flash (turn-by-turn commits) (primary)
Unknown
which game; badge maximum for this game
Dates
started Sep 27, 2026 · evidence dated Oct 13, 2026
Recorded
published Oct 13, 2026 · discovered by AI vs Games Oct 18, 2026
Changes
No change detected since we started tracking.
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 Gemini Plays Pokémon harness (mGBA emulator)
emulator frames + game-state analysis
 Awaiting verification
source
 Oct 13, 2026
Gemini 3.8 Flash Chess #1 on Kaggle Game Arena Chess: 1452 Elo
Last verified: – · Last checked: Oct 18, 2026
How was this run measured?
Model
Gemini 3.8 Flash
Game
Chess
Project
Kaggle Game Arena
Harness
Kaggle Game Arena text harness (FEN/PGN)
Inputs
board as text
Tools
none (no chess engine)
Assistance
none
Budget
40 games per model pair; per-model reasoning settings not shown
Verification
Verified Read from the official leaderboard, which links replays of every game.
Evidence
Kaggle Game Arena: Chess leaderboard (official) (operator)
Dates
evidence dated Oct 15, 2026
Recorded
published Oct 15, 2026 · discovered by AI vs Games Oct 17, 2026
Changes
No change detected since we started tracking.
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 Kaggle Game Arena text harness (FEN/PGN)
board as text
 Verified
source
 Oct 15, 2026

Memorable failures

Failures
ModelGameAchievementRun configStatusDate
Gemini 3.8 Flash Pokémon Blue Memorable fail 3 of 8 badges in Pokémon Blue, run finished after 5,648 turns
Last verified: Oct 18, 2026 · Last checked: Oct 18, 2026
How was this run measured?
Model
Gemini 3.8 Flash
Game
Pokémon Blue
Project
Gemini Plays Pokémon
Harness
Gemini Plays Pokémon harness (mGBA emulator)
Inputs
emulator frames + game-state analysis
Tools
custom subagents, Python sandbox, notepads (published on GitHub)
Assistance
not disclosed
Budget
not disclosed
Verification
Verified Hub game-state telemetry. The game is inferred from the hub run name ('blue_'); this run has no public repo branch.
Evidence
Hub telemetry: run blue_gemini_3_8_flash (primary)
Unknown
why the run was marked finished; whether it was a timed or capped run
Dates
started Oct 6, 2026 · evidence dated Oct 14, 2026
Recorded
published Oct 14, 2026 · discovered by AI vs Games Oct 18, 2026
Changes
No change detected since we started tracking.
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 Gemini Plays Pokémon harness (mGBA emulator)
emulator frames + game-state analysis
 Verified
source
 Oct 14, 2026

Leaderboard placements one row per game, never combined

Game / boardRankResultStatusAs of
Kaggle Game Arena: Chess (text)
as Gemini 3.8 Flash
11,452 EloVerified2026-10-15
Kaggle Game Arena: Go
as Gemini 3.8 Flash
71,221 EloVerified2026-10-15
Kaggle Game Arena: Heads-up Poker
as Gemini 3.8 Flash
95 Mean BB/100Verified2026-10-08
Pokémon VGC Bench
as Gemini 3.8 Flash
31,744.2 RatingVerified2026-10-04

Model versions seen

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