Alex Albert (Claude Relations) and David Hershey (Applied AI) explore the story behind Claude Plays Pokémon—an experiment that demonstrates how AI agents navigate complex tasks.
They discuss how Pokemon's turn-based gameplay provides an ideal testing ground for evaluating Claude's agentic capabilities, the evolution of Claude's performance across different model versions, and the real-world applications of AI planning and strategy.
Watch Claude play Pokemon: https://www.twitch.tv/ClaudePlaysPokemon
00:00 Introduction and what is Claude Plays Pokemon
02:10 Origins and why Pokemon
04:30 How Claude plays Pokemon technically
10:20 Memory systems and long-term storage
14:00 Evolution across different model versions
17:15 How Pokemon success translates to agentic capabilities
23:15 Funny failures and current limitations
30:40 Community response and public reaction
36:00 What makes Pokemon special for AI testing
42:00 Advice for building agents
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AI Maker Residence 3
The third AI workshop taught by our legendary teacher, Nick Sarafa. This is a full-day hands-on training workshop for purposeful co-creation with AI using Claude Code.
Imagine having access to hundreds of billions of dollars of computing power and knowing exactly how to make it work for you through the power of super intelligence.
◆ Fri 09 Oct 2026◆ KOKO Cafe, London◆ With Nick Sarafa
