PokéAgent Weekend Hackathon

Join us for a weekend of Pokémon-themed research and competition! Kickstart your submissions and earn up to $2k in Google Cloud Platform credits.

PokéAgent Weekend Hackathon Schedule
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Weekend Timeline

Friday 9/13 @ 10am EDT

Track 1 Competition Begins

PokéAgent Showdown server comes online. Leaderboard reset. The race is on!

Friday 9/13 @ 12pm EDT

Kickoff & Research Talks

Live YouTube stream with research presentations and hackathon kickoff.

Saturday & Sunday

Hack & Build

Work on your agents, climb the leaderboards, and prepare submissions for both tracks.

Sunday @ 11:59pm EDT

Submission Deadline

Final submissions due for both Track 1 and Track 2 hackathon prizes.

Monday @ 5pm EDT

Winners Announced

Hackathon winners announced on Discord and website leaderboard sync.

Track 1: Competitive Battling

How to Submit for Track 1

The leaderboard will be reset Friday morning and the server will come online at 10 AM EDT. On Sunday night the leaderboard will sync with the pokeagent website. Please use one registered username throughout the weekend - we are ranking by ELO for the hackathon, so there's no need to change usernames to reset your stats when your method improves.

  1. Register: Use the registration form to claim your username on PokéAgent Showdown
  2. Battle: Climb the ladder using your registered username in Gen1OU and/or Gen9OU formats
  3. Maintain Rank: Your final ELO at the deadline determines your hackathon ranking
  4. One Username: Stick to one registered username throughout the weekend

Hackathon Prizes

  • #1 Gen1OU: $1,000 in GCP credits
  • #1 Gen9OU: $1,000 in GCP credits
Register Username

Support Resources

For detailed information about Track 1, including starter code, datasets, and tutorials:

Visit Track 1 Page

Track 2: RPG Speedrunning

Starting Checkpoint & Milestones

Starting Point

Your agent begins at at the hackathon starting checkpoint on Route 102. Your agent will play through a segment of the game and submit the checkpoint completion times and number of actions (submission.log).

Key Milestones

  • Route 102
  • Petalburg City
  • Petalburg Woods
  • Team Aqua Battle
  • Route 104
  • Rustboro City
  • Rustboro Gym
  • Battle Roxanne
  • Rustoboro Gym Badge

Submission Guidelines for Track 2

Submit your RPG speedrunning agent with the following requirements:

Required Materials

  1. Agent Code: Complete implementation with dependencies and setup instructions
  2. Run Recording: Video evidence of your agent's best run uploaded to YouTube
  3. Performance Log: Detailed log of milestones achieved and completion time
  4. Documentation: Brief description of your approach and any novel techniques

Evaluation Criteria

  • Milestone Completion: Percentage of key game milestones achieved
  • Speed: Time taken to reach milestones
  • Consistency: Reproducible performance across multiple runs
  • Innovation: Novel approaches to long-horizon planning

Hackathon Prizes

  • 1st Place: $1,000 in GCP credits
  • 2nd Place: $1,000 in GCP credits
Submit Track 2 Entry

Support Resources

For detailed information about Track 2, including starter code, emulator setup, and tutorials:

Visit Track 2 Page

Important Deadlines

Submissions Due

Sunday 11:59 PM EDT

Final deadline for all hackathon submissions

Winners Announced

Monday 5:00 PM EDT

Hackathon winners announced on Discord

Support & Community

Discord Support

Join our Discord server for real-time support, announcements, and community discussion during the hackathon.

Join Discord

Live Stream

Watch the kickoff presentations and stay updated with live coverage of the hackathon weekend.

Watch Stream