Twitch Plays Pokémon
Social experiment and channel on Twitch
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| February 25 2025 | Anthropic started streaming 'Claude Plays Pokemon', a homage to the original Twitch Plays Pokémon concept, with Claude playing Pokémon Red. |
| March 1 2024 | The official Pokémon Instagram account posted a video featuring Omastar and Omanyte to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the original Twitch Plays Pokémon run. |
| May 8 2021 | Participated in a collaborative Pokémon race with two other Twitch streams, playing Pokémon Green and winning the race. |
| February 14 2021 | Initiated the seventh anniversary run with Pokémon Chatty Crystal, a modified version of Pokémon Crystal that allows chat quotes to replace in-game dialogue. |
| January 2021 | A Twitter-based Pokémon Red game was launched, using the platform's user icon as game output and commands derived from tweets. |
| February 13 2020 | Began the Pokémon Gauntlet Red, a rerun of most games played during Season 1, starting with a replay of the original Pokémon Red. |
| February 12 2019 | Launched Pokémon Burning Red, a romhack that allows transferring Pokémon, money, and items between Pokémon Red and FireRed versions. |
| February 12 2018 | Started a unique dual run of Pokémon Red and Blue simultaneously, allowing players to input commands for either game. |
| May 2017 | An experimental 'Stock Stream' was started, allowing Twitch viewers to vote on stock trading every five minutes using an initial $50,000 fund. |
| February 12 2017 | Began the fourth season with Pokémon Chatty Yellow, a modified version of Pokémon Yellow that allows chat messages to replace in-game dialogue in real time. |
| March 2016 | Twitch announced a 'stream first' initiative to help developers create games with integrated streaming and chat interaction, inspired by Twitch Plays Pokémon's success. |
| January 2016 | Twitch created a specialized directory for 'Twitch Plays' streams, recognizing the growing trend of crowd-influenced gameplay. |
| February 12 2015 | Launched the second season with Pokémon Anniversary Red, a modified version focused on completing the Pokédex with all 151 original Pokémon species. |
| August 2014 | Fish Plays Pokémon emerged during a hackNY hackathon, featuring a fishcam controlling Pokémon Red, which peaked at around 20,000 concurrent viewers. |
| March 1 2014 | Completed the first game, Pokémon Red, after 16 days, 7 hours, 50 minutes, and 19 seconds of continuous communal gameplay. |
| February 12 2014 | Twitch Plays Pokémon begins its first season by playing Pokémon Red, marking the start of a massive collaborative gaming experiment. |
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