Background

ClaudePlaysPokémon is an ongoing experiment where Anthropic's AI assistant Claude plays through Pokémon Red on a Game Boy emulator. Claude controls the game by pressing virtual buttons based on its understanding of the game world and objectives. The game displays an on-screen Step Count that increases as Claude thinks.

Resolution Criteria

This market will resolve based on which step count milestones the on-screen counter in ClaudePlaysPokémon reaches during the playthrough. Each answer will resolve independently:

• For each milestone (50,000, 100,000, 250,000, 500,000, 1,000,000, or 2,000,000), the answer will resolve to YES if the on-screen Step Count reaches or exceeds that number at any point during the playthrough.

• Each answer will resolve to NO if the ClaudePlaysPokémon experiment officially ends without reaching that milestone.

• If the Step Count display becomes unavailable or is modified to count something other than steps, resolution will be based on the last verifiable count or official statements from Anthropic.

Considerations

• The rate of step accumulation depends on Claude's gameplay style, which can be inconsistent. Claude sometimes gets stuck in areas or moves in circles, wasting steps.

• The total step count possible in Pokémon Red varies based on gameplay choices and completion goals.

• There is no guarantee that Claude will complete the game, which could affect which milestones are reached.

• The experiment could potentially be terminated before Claude completes the game, which would affect resolution.