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canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/c8ee1866?lang=en"
title: "LLM Agents Play Pokemon Showdown"
lang: "en"
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available_langs: ["en","vi"]
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published_at: "2026-10-22T02:13:48.000Z"
category: "Agents"
topics: ["agent"]
source_urls: ["https://olivergrabner.com/research/pokemon/","https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50190334"]
summary: "Two LLM agents share a side in 4-player Pokémon Showdown battles and can talk before every turn. The article questions whether talking wins more battles and what it costs."
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# LLM Agents Play Pokemon Showdown

> [Open the canonical story](<https://aidr.today/c8ee1866?lang=en>)

**Published:** 2026-10-22T02:13:48.000Z
**Category:** Agents
**Topics:** agent

## Summary

Two LLM agents share a side in 4\-player Pokémon Showdown battles and can talk before every turn\. The article questions whether talking wins more battles and what it costs\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://olivergrabner.com/research/pokemon/>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50190334>)