Pokemon Showdown
An open-source Pokémon battle simulation platform that supports programmatic battles through a WebSocket interface and provides an official npm package along with client libraries in multiple languages. It is frequently used in research on AI battle agents.
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A project that lets LLM Agents directly play Pokémon Showdown sparked discussion on Hacker News.
The core idea of such LLM Agent Pokémon battle projects is to convert the battle interface into a text state that the LLM can understand; the Agent reads the state and outputs action commands, which a script then sends back to the battle platform for execution.
Pokémon Showdown is an open-source Pokémon battle simulation platform.
Pokémon Showdown supports programmatic battles via a WebSocket interface and provides an official `pokemon-showdown` npm package as well as client libraries for languages such as Python.
Developers can send and receive JSON-format battle messages (such as `|request|` and `|turn|`) according to the Pokémon Showdown protocol, allowing Agents to compete against humans or other bots.
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The core idea of such LLM Agent Pokémon battle projects is to convert the battle interface into a text state that the LLM can understand; the Agent reads the state and outputs action commands, which a script then sends back to the battle platform for execution.
50%UnverifiedPokémon Showdown is an open-source Pokémon battle simulation platform.
50%UnverifiedPokémon Showdown supports programmatic battles via a WebSocket interface and provides an official `pokemon-showdown` npm package as well as client libraries for languages such as Python.
50%UnverifiedDevelopers can send and receive JSON-format battle messages (such as `|request|` and `|turn|`) according to the Pokémon Showdown protocol, allowing Agents to compete against humans or other bots.
50%UnverifiedA project that lets LLM Agents directly play Pokémon Showdown sparked discussion on Hacker News.
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