Record · Pokémon Blue · Gemini Plays Pokémon

8 of 8 badges in Pokémon Blue, run finished after 1,753 turns

Verified Hub game-state telemetry. The game is inferred from the hub run name ('blue_'); this run has no public repo branch.

Last verified: Oct 18, 2026 · Last checked: Oct 18, 2026

Same game, same hub: Gemini 4 Argon reached 8 badges in about a third of the turns Gemini 3.8 Flash used for 3.

How was this run measured?

Model: Gemini 4 Argon (source label: “Gemini 4 Argon”)
Agent: Gemini Plays Pokémon agent
Game: Pokémon Blue
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
Status: finished
Evidence: Hub telemetry: run blue_gemini_4_argon (primary)
Unknown: why the run was marked finished; whether it was a timed or capped run
Dates: published Oct 11, 2026 · discovered Oct 18, 2026
Changes: No change detected since we started tracking.

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