Creating a Pokémon inspired RPG in Python & Pygame

Thanks to Brilliant for the support, you can find them here: brilliant.org/ClearCode/
A RPG that is inspired by Pokemon and Final Fantasy in Python. We will use pygame-ce to create it and in the process you will learn database management, ui design and how to handle a really complex project.
Find/support me on other channels
Patreon - / clearcode
Twitter - / clear_coder
Discord - / discord
Shoutout to Scarloxy for creating the graphics: / scarloxy
Project files:
github.com/clear-code-project...
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:51 - Overworld setup
00:53:29 - Overworld animations
01:23:30 - Character setup
01:54:17 - Overworld finish (collisions, grass & drawing order)
02:45:43 - Dialog system
03:59:57 - Level transitions
04:20:07 - Monster index
06:28:08 - Battle setup
07:28:38 - Battle ui
08:47:22 - Battle logic
10:18:26 - Finishing up (Evolution, sound, more transitions)

[@ClearCode]

If you enjoy this type of content please consider supporting me on Patreon www.patreon.com/clearcode Making these videos takes a lot of time and money to pay artists so any support is appreciated

[@Lansamatv]

you can do the same for godot

[@SashoSuper]

​@@Lansamatvindeed, but godot is a game engine, while python is primarily used for machine learning, computer vision etc, so basically everything learned here can be applied in other spheres of python development.

[@nullgator8073]

The art for this is crazy good for a "tutorial" game. Someone poured their heart and soul into these

[@ClearCode]

You can find the artist here: scarloxy.itch.io/mpwsp01

[@ApprenticePL]

"429, too many requests", aww, happy, hope some those people accessing the website turn into this person's clients! 😄

[@--Zeke--]

​@@ApprenticePLGet rid of the stuff after the / and it works for now :)

[@mahmoudshihab]

To ensure I’m not going to get sued, let’s call it “Monster Hunter” Capcom: *Clears Throat*

[@subarunatsuki1902]

They are pretty chill with copyright or atleast better than Nintendo

[@vadvenurt]

Oh shit. Another tutorial from my favourite code teacher. Can't wait to spend another month doing another tutorial.

[@maxfrischdev]

😂😂😂

[@3ler4never]

I love your tutorials, please dont stop making them. Looking forward to recreating this one

[@denisehub1174]

Oh, I was checking your channel for a fun pygame to make was not expecting a new video to drop. Truly an amazing tutorial.

[@FlyiingFairy]

I'm so looking forward to the turn-based logic part, thank you so much for all the amazing tutorials.

[@anthonydrakefordshadow]

Your older tutorials are giving my game dev dreams life, thanks ❤

[@tredecillion3207]

Man, you not only made me learn python, but you created a passion for programming and game development as a whole. Your tutorials are awesome, thank you so much for all the effort you put into them

[@MustafaTuncay..]

OMG! It looks perfect. I really like your tutorials and I am so excited for that. It looks awesome.

[@kolyamovchan8465]

This channel is one of the best! Clearest tutorial and explanation by far!😀 Keep going!

[@shauryagupta3644]

Yay I've been waiting for this one! Time to code em all :P

[@ronaldocouves988]

The GOAT posted another masterpiece. Thanks a lot for your help!

[@zeksy7989]

You're my go-to for learning python further now, keep up the good work man, much appreciate the hard work you put into these videos. I don't usually comment on videos but again coming across quality content like this one isn't quite easy.

[@quantum_hg3299]

Thankyou very much For providing these tutorials for free to the community ❤❤

[@IOSALive]

Clear Code, I loved this video so much, I had to hit the like button!

[@bob4361]

THIS WAS EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED ❤

[@nandoPluister]

Thanks! I've added this to my watch later and will follow it as soon as I have the time!

[@1just_josh421]

I love your pygame projects keep it up please there so good

[@111-Czarny]

This is crazy. Thank You so much ❤

[@BinBin-jl2lg]

Wow! This is the most awesome pygame project, I've ever seen.

[@Zuarin]

This looks incredible 🤩

[@KellenBegin]

awesome, Im starting today and will hopefully finish within a week

[@ali-r8263]

I'm learning a lot! Thank you sir truly!

[@AdityaYadav-jg9xw]

man this will be a master piece. too excited

[@HoRRoRlets]

Man...This is amazing. Many Many Thanks...

[@derekplus]

11 hour tutorial. Perfect 👌

[@RossiGiova]

I love watching your videos, you are really good as a teacher

[@gsdealer7691]

Can`t believe this tutorial is all for free ... you are amazing

[@evannwen4730]

Wow! This is amazing

[@tichalagaming7853]

Thank you sir 🙏 I can't appreciate this stuff enough ❤❤

[@SuperSunshine321]

He has done it again, absolutely amazing!

[@bepositive271]

Definitely gonna follow it

[@--Zeke--]

He's back!! Working my way through the Godot course rn, but might binge this just for fun too :)

Truly amazing!

[@johnb6714]

I love your tutorials, absolutely amazing!!

[@ClearCode]

thank you so much, your support helps me a lot to make more :)

[@zashgamming7506]

So amazing❤

[@ZihadJoy]

the only hard working guy who makes me want to code in python again

[@emperor8716]

check out dafluffypotato too. he makes some insane stuff in pygame.

[@Akiel0202]

The timing!

[@uniroo8795]

My dream is to create a Pokemon game with Python combining multiple regions having go through Ash adventure. Have followed Zelda en Beginner video. This is unbelievable so magnificent the work you put in creating top tier tutorial videos. I am stoked to see this one!!! You are a Legend!!!

[@verstrahlt1907]

amazing work, beautiful game, great realization, interesting beings

[@pichuelanewman7135]

Man i love your videos ❤

[@thepeeps191]

The goat is back again!

[@novialriptide]

The end result looks beautiful.

[@lukaLondaridze]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 I hope this one succseeds greatly!

[@mariosoriano4650]

The GOAT is back with another banger

[@kaiseraugustus1393]

It is interesting, how I am being enjoyed watching this video, although I do have no intention for the near future to develop any game at all nor in Python specifically :D Great job there

[@Filipe_Seixas]

Você é uma inspiração para mim cara : ). ❤❤❤

[@kevinh5212]

Yes! Yes!! Thank you, I'll be watching this later! Oh my God this is incredible!

[@AliensCorp]

Wow! Thank you!❤

[@CassyCodes]

This looks so good! I’m very tempted to take a break from godot and learn python!

[@ClearCode]

Just wait for the Godot stuff I'll do later this year; it's gonna be sick :D

[@CassyCodes]

@@ClearCode I’m incredibly excited for it!! Thank you for all the education!

[@blackeyedme]

@@ClearCode Yeah if you can make these types of tutorials in Godot instead, it will be perfect. While Pygame is cool to learn/brush-up on Python, its not really industry ready, where Godot far exceeds it as a proper game engine. Definitely a gap in the YT market of proper Godot tutorials of this caliber.

[@Rundas69420]

I think that it might not be the best idea to hardcode the names of objects which should be rendered on top of everything else. Especially when expanding the game, which I'm definitely gonna do. Went for a boolean property in tiled and checked whether that prop is true in the code. Other than that, huge thanks for this 11 hour free banger video. Can't stress enough how well done your tutorials are^^

[@ClearCode]

yeah, there are some things that could definitely be done better but hindsight is 20/20 😅 glad you like it though!

[@wauthethird]

It's insane that this vid isn't getting more views. Knowing how your vids usually perform, it's gotta be pretty rough. Don't give up though!

[@that_cutekitten03]

yes iv'e been waiting since pydew valey ❣❣

[@Geographyball1]

Interesting!

[@InfiniteCoder01]

1:07:56 Now I have to live, knowing that frame_index will grow infinitely and python's dynamic number sizing (not sure, what it's called) will slow the game down after years of running nonstop

[@SkyFly19853]

Real Nice !

[@stromxplays9715]

Amazing

[@ali-r8263]

Thank you so much sir!!!! ❤❤❤🙏🙏

[@alisher.m]

Thank you, your tutorials are another tier. Please release more of them!

[@Gogei]

Thanks♥

[@Star-jt9lv]

You are the GOAT

[@nurunnahar4398]

Thanks a lot for creating another tutorial ❤❤

[@yvettex4169]

love you soooo much!🥰

[@3w4n86]

You are awesome

[@josueibarra6570]

Well, I'll see you in 11+ hours! Your tutorials are really clear 👀 and easy to follow, thank you deeply for posting these on YT. Could you do one for the Defold Engine?

[@InfiniteCoder01]

2:10:43 I normally sort by the bottom edge of the sprite, because it's supposed to be in contact woth the ground at the sprite position, unlike the center, which is height-dependent. But for the grass, this value actually supposed to be the center, since it's not placed vertically

[@benbouhasofiane1244]

bro l was waiting for 2 months about Godot projects (thank you for amazing tutorial)

[@fredtrunce5931]

Ahhhhhhhh!!!!!! Thank you!!!!!!!!!

[@KYOTF67]

The Goat

[@pedrenriquegg]

I was wondering when this was going to drop. It was such a natural follow-up after pydew valley

[@InfiniteCoder01]

37:02 Delta time is good enough for most cases, but sometimes it's just better to use fixed update for everything but rendering

[@KalifSSJ]

Thx for info pygame-ce

[@marginiszero]

This game is so amazing bro😍 I will try to make this type of game in javascript🔥🔥

[@prfctstrm]

I haven't watched this yet, and I am not a python developer, but I've always wanted to know how to code an RPG battle system, so I'm going to try follow this tutorial in another language and engine, and hope I can make something good out of it.

[@panociagasta]

GOAT

[@potatocat6855]

the wait is finally over!!!! time to spend the next 11hrs to complete this : )

[@uatch]

only 11 h ???? personnally i know that it's gonna be a lot igger than that XD

[@subarunatsuki1902]

My childhood 😍

[@MrBuccaneer1]

Danke!

[@ClearCode]

Gerne :)

[@Twelveoglock1]

Nice! Still waiting for new godot tutorial to drop!

[@aga1nstall0dds]

Oh wow

[@aga1nstall0dds]

how do u debug the pirate game?

[@rahilsondias6629]

Amazing tutorial, would really love to see this project remade in Godot!

[@imaguyyesmale]

OH I GET IT i installed python 3.12 from other repo, installed pygame-ce and pytmx then i ran it on the terminal...fantastic!

[@kav6317]

petition to increase the volume of your voiceover. because I need to do full volume just to hear his voice

[@ClearCode]

Will work on it!

[@Griffin519x]

I can hear him fine, but I’m using earbuds

[@mohammadmotaz6419]

رائع!!!!

[@HBHBILAL07]

I hope that the next video will be about Unreal Engine and a 3D game. Good luck

[@chigstardan7285]

I highly doubt that. He focuses on Godot and pygame plus some obscure python gui libraries. Also, his next video will be on the ultimate introduction to Godot 3d

[@HBHBILAL07]

Thanks for the clarification, Bro. Do you know any channel like his, but it works on Unreal Engine? I would be very grateful to you if you knew. Once again, thanks, man.

[@maxfrischdev]

Christian did it again?! 😮😮 ❤❤❤

[@ussjd9u3hd]

awesome tutorial but the voice is very calm

[@korraprasadpraveen4333]

❤❤❤

[@InfiniteCoder01]

[5:03:50] I guess, collidepoint is checking X range [left; right) and Y range [top; bottom) (not including right X and bottom Y). This is for the same reason, we have list indices start with zero and len(list) is not a valid index

[@ClearCode]

yup, I should have explained that one better!

[@AxXis--]

Hello! I'm very very fond of your tutorials and the way you showcase, explain and the general vibes. I just finished the beginner tutorial for pygame and now I feel a bit lost, I can't really find a "intermediate" tutorial or the next step for beginners, I'm trying to make my own game right now, a very simple one but I get stuck pretty much all the time and now it's really hard for me, so I was just wondering if you have any recomendations to go about after watching your beginner friendly tutorial? ;)

[@firnyx]

Whaaaa

[@Kokoz40]

WOW. Everything is amazing. And you are amazing for putting all the work and giving it to the world. THANK YOU P.S. How do I hide text in the brackets like at 4:40, where it shows { . . . } I use VSCode

[@ClearCode]

next to functions, classes and while/for/if statements there should be an arrow if you have over the area to the left of the text, click on that and it will be collapsed. There is also a hotkey where you first press Ctrl + K and then Ctrl + 1, that collapses all functions and methods (stackoverflow.com/questions/42660670/collapse-all-methods-in-visual-studio-code for more detail)

[@Kokoz40]

@@ClearCode Thank you very much. For everything :)

[@yyvan5125]

have you considered using type information in your code? i would say that its a good practice in python, which would be pretty useful to teach people learning python using your videos.

[@-Barny]

I love you ❤

[@orlandoromero1289]

Would you consider doing a 3D-based video at some point? I know pygame doesn't really support it directly, but it could work, for instance, with something like raylib (it has bindings for python) or pygame + pyopengl. Something like Ursina/Panda3D (or even Godot) could also work, but the thing I appreciate in your videos is that it's all about the code without it being about learning a specific API. If you do end up doing something in 3D, I would enjoy a similar approach, where whatever framework/library/engine is only used to handle basic input and to draw things on the screen.

[@pawan4920]

YESSSIRRRR 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@chocoblin5887]

my brooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[@sonu-jangir]

Thank you very much for this very useful tutorial, as you always do.❤❤ . One request, please reply. Can you tell me about your PC specifications and OS. Please...

[@sonu-jangir]

I know my question is completely different from this tutorial but still I want to know.

[@ClearCode]

@@sonu-jangir Windows 11, Ryzen 3800x, RTX 2070 super and 32gb RAM. Not sure why that matters though 😅

[@sonu-jangir]

@@ClearCode I know, but still I want build a PC that meet your specifications. Please don't mind. I find all your videos premium, your style, your voice, everything, so I wanted to know about your specifications.☺️

[@FrankieDev]

You should do a game like Zero Sievert (or a survival/building/gathering game) in Godot 4 next!

[@FrankieDev]

in 2D that is*