Record · Pokémon Emerald · Gemini Plays Pokémon
5 of 8 badges in Pokémon Emerald after 9,389 turns (live)
Verified Hub game-state telemetry plus turn commits in the public repo.
Last verified: Oct 18, 2026 · Last checked: Oct 18, 2026
Picked up badge 4 (Flannery, Lavaridge Gym) overnight on Oct 17–18 after a long stay in Lavaridge Town.
How was this run measured?
- Model
- Gemini 3.8 Flash (source label: “Gemini 3.8 Flash”)
- Agent
- Gemini Plays Pokémon agent
- Game
- Pokémon Emerald
- 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
- live
- Evidence
- Hub telemetry: run emerald_gemini_3_8_flash (primary)
Public repo branch emerald_gemini_3_8_flash (turn-by-turn commits) (primary) - Dates
- published Oct 18, 2026 · discovered Oct 17, 2026
- Changes
- Last change 2026-10-18: Turns 9274 → 9389
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