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LLM Plays Pokémon (open sourced)

Published:Feb 26, 2025 19:31
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Analysis

The article describes an open-sourced project where an LLM (Large Language Model) is used to play Pokémon FireRed. The bot can perform actions like exploration and battling. The project's development was paused but has been open-sourced following the launch of a similar project, ClaudePlaysPokemon. The project's scope is limited to the FireRed game and the bot's progress reached Viridian Forest.

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I built a bot that plays Pokémon FireRed. It can explore, battle, and respond to game events. Farthest I made it was Viridian Forest. I paused development a couple months ago, but given the launch of ClaudePlaysPokemon, decided to open source!