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POKÉMON

The brief: build a playable Pokémon-style adventure for the browser — overworld exploration plus turn-based battles. One generation — whatever the model shipped is what runs below. Not one entry pulls in an external library: all six are hand-rolled vanilla JS.

Tale of the tape — in order of generation
ModelReasoningNamed its gameFilesSizeLinesGenerated
GLM-5.2—Pokemon Glimmer 58876 KB4,231 2026-06-17
MiMo-v2.5—Pokemon Community Edition 5787.0 MB2,922 2026-06-17
Grok 4.5—Pokémon Classic 9328 KB5,747 2026-07-08
DeepSeek V4 Flash—Pokemon Battle — Gen I Clone 169 KB1,331 2026-07-09
MiniMax M3—Pokemon Adventure 1108 KB2,888 2026-07-09
Claude Opus 4.8highPocket Monsters — Verdant Quest 147 KB1,280 2026-07-09

GLM-5.2

calls it Pokemon Glimmer
58 files · 876 KB4,231 lines Crystal tributeown audio + sprite engine
Pokemon Glimmer: town overworld with a Bulbasaur Lv.5 party HUD
Open in its own tab ↗ starts from its own title screen

MIMO-V2.5

calls it Pokemon Community Edition
578 files · 7.0 MB2,922 lines community sprite sheetsNew Game / Continue saves
Pokemon Community Edition: town map with NPCs, trees and a pond
Open in its own tab ↗ loads its assets, then New Game

GROK 4.5

calls it Pokémon Classic
9 files · 328 KB5,747 lines full Kanto: 7 gyms + Elite Fourtouch controls
Pokémon Classic: Pallet Town with the intro asking the player's name
Open in its own tab ↗ starts in Pallet Town

DEEPSEEK V4 FLASH

calls it Pokemon Battle — Gen I Clone
single HTML file · 69 KB1,331 lines Gen I battle systemclick-to-start
Pokemon Battle Gen I Clone: Route 1 overworld with grass, paths and flowers
Open in its own tab ↗ click the frame to start

MINIMAX M3

calls it Pokemon Adventure
single HTML file · 108 KB2,888 lines sprites streamed from PokéAPImouse + keyboard
Pokemon Adventure: Pallet Town overworld with a Charmander in the party chip
Open in its own tab ↗ needs internet — sprites load from PokéAPI

CLAUDE OPUS 4.8

calls it Pocket Monsters — Verdant Quest
high reasoning single HTML file · 47 KB1,280 lines fully original monster roster
Verdant Quest: overworld with tall grass and an original partner monster, Cinderix, in the HUD
Open in its own tab ↗ starts from its title screen
These games are keyboard-driven — click inside a frame after pressing play so it gets focus. Progress saves to your browser, separately per entry. Screenshots above are real captures of each entry running.