Released Project Vanguard (4.0 UPDATE RELEASE 8/27/2025)

emon · Sep 20, 2023

Ayrei said:
check the pokedex

wdym?

Lunar_Kraken · Sep 21, 2023

Does anyone know the type matchups for sound?

jckv · Sep 21, 2023

Just started this game and it looks amazing. Is there any way to change natures later in the game (apart from the initial customization when you catch the pokemon)?
Thanks!

Babao · Sep 25, 2023

https://ibb.co/wY9wnQh A bug, i cant continue, so i cant finish the game, maybe someone have a solution ?

dragdragy · Sep 30, 2023

The discord link is invalid for me. Can i have a new one?

Ayrei · Oct 1, 2023

dragdragy said:
The discord link is invalid for me. Can i have a new one?

works fine on my side, but here u go anyways :P https://discord.gg/Uw5dsmgvaZ

MegaMeta93 · Oct 2, 2023

Ayrei said:
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"Where there's light, darkness follows. Where there's darkness, light follows."
By Ayrei

Life of a Pokemon Trainer, leave home at a young age, collect Gym Badges and Pokemon, and take on the Pokemon league. It was what everyone aspired to be at a young age, and with such ease, anyone could do it.
That was over 50 years ago...
Enter Ayrei, the first region to enter the Modern era.
In this time, Pokemon Trainers are tasked with protecting the lives of both innocent people and Pokemon across the world. One cannot become or act as a Pokemon trainer without the proper training licensing. Against them, are the Renegades, those who claim the title of a Pokemon Trainer, yet oppose these modern laws and ideas.
You are awoken within this region, no memories, no Pokemon, only a name. With nowhere else to go, you are invited to Vanguard Academy, a school with only one purpose, to train the next generation of Pokemon Trainers.

Features
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Screenshots

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Download
Goes up to chapter 23, around 20-22 hours of playtime

Development Credits
Ayrei - Lead developer, story, eventing, mapping, spriting, shaking and screaming in essentials.
Spriting - JaoCraftBr, Celestial Fearow, Chobbis3, Chobbis4, Pixeldust64, Givemeloop, Kana, Darkside Official, Prismshrimp
Mapping - Kurisutaru, IceGummi, Chobbis3
Balancing - Rexaura
Beta Testers - ReintendoO, Jecotto03, CelestialFearow, Celest, P0rnolocke, Chobbis3, Nilesh, Rexaura, Hide, WeOathKeeper, diabet_0, Longsword25, Kane

Credits
Pokemon Essentials v19.1 by Maruno
Graphics and ScriptsMagiscarf
WesleyFG
SailorVicious (Formerly known as Heavy-Metal-Lover)
Shawn Frost
NSora-96
PeekyChew
MewTheMega
Kyle-Dove
Pablus94
Princess Phoenix
Zeo254
Claisprojects.com
Minorthreat0987
The-Red-Ex
UltimoSpriter
TyranitarDark
DarkDragonn
rafa-cac
Phyromatical
Alucus
Newtiteuf
ChaoticCherryCake
moca
Akizakura16
Kyle-Dove
Clara-WaH
ThatWelshOne_
raZ
Marin
Maruno
Nuri Yuri
PurpleZaffre
Savordez
Vendily
Mr. Gela
Voltseon
Neo-Spriteman
VanillaSunshine
PurpleZaffre & Maicerochico
AtomicReactor
Zerokid
Amethyst
Jan
Zumi
Bazaro
Koyo
Smeargletail
Alex
Noscium
Leparagon
N-kin
fishbowlsoul90
princess-phoenix
DatLopunnyTho
Conyjams
kaji atsu
The cynical poet
LuigiPlayer
Falgaia
Pikafan2000
Mashirosakura (Magearna recolours)
Lord-Myre
MillaLya
AveonTrainer
JorgeBurgos
KajiAtsui
cubeR
DiegoWT
rhaidor
KnoblePersona

IndianAnimator

Demice

eriedaberrie#1569
NoProbro
Biggusweeabus

Music
GlitchxCity
VanniluxePavilion
Kamex
Bliitzit
Sheddy
Mewmore
BitSymphony

Battle backgrounds
Aeveontrainer
Advanced Pokedex
FL
Gen 9 Project
Script Gen 9 and Adapting PLA for v20:
-Caruban

PBS for Gen 9:
-Caruban
-PorousMist (Updated the short abilities, items, and moves description)
-DJChaos (TM Items)

Pokemon Gen 9 Battler Sprites:
The-King-Of-Roads-X, Mak, leParagon, Caruban, Azria, Mashirosakura, Katten, Jinxed

Pokemon Gen 9 icons:
-ezerart

Pokemon Gen 9 Followers:
-Azria, DarkusShadow

Gen 9 Item sprites:
-Caruban, lichenprincess

Pokemon Gen 9 Cries:
Edited from Lightblade Absol's Gen 9 Cries compilation video

Original Pokémon: Legends Arceus Expansion Script :
-StCooler (Original script for Gen 8 Project in v18 and Status sprites)
-PorousMist and curryofthepast (Adapting the script for v19.1 use)

Some item PLA icons :
-AztecCroc, 3DJackArt, Caruban, lichenprincess

PLA Pokemon cries ripped:
-Morningdew

Pokeballs battle animation and summary icon:
-Caruban
-WolfPP (Beast ball battle animation)

PLA Pokemon icons:
-LuigiTKO

PLA Follower sprites:
Boonzeet, DarkusShadow, princess-phoenix, ezeart, Wolfang62

PLA Sprites from Smogon Gen8 Sprite Project :
-Blaquaza, KingOfThe-X-Roads, KattenK, Travis, G.E.Z., SpheX, and Hematite

Gen 4 Style Version
Gen 9 sprites:
KingOfThe-X-Roads, Mak, Red7246, Vent, Caruban, leParagon, Sopita_Yorita, Z-nogyroP,
Alxndre~◇, Mashirosakura, NanaelJustice, KRLW890

PLA sprites:
Travis, KingOfThe-X-Roads, Blaquaza, leParagon, Red7246, G.E.Z., Katten, Vent, Cesare_CBass, AlexandreV2.0, PKMNTrainerRick., CarmaNeko, JWNutz, Erkey830

Gen 9 Icons:
Vent, Katten, leParagon, Cesare_CBass

PLA Icons:
LuigiTKO, Pikafan2000, Cesare_CBass, Vent, Cesare_Cbass, MultiDiegoDani, leParagon, JWNutz
and thanks for Pokémon Icons Act 2.9 - Teracristalizando

The discord
https://discord.gg/sr24E8keRs
Why join the discord?
I'm not always online this site or others that I have this game posted on.
Joining the discord allows easy access to bug reporting, game patches, progress updates, beta testing, and more.

Feedback would be appreciated

I'd love to do a shiny playthrough. But I am curious about the starters. At what point can I see when its shiny? Before I pick them when I check the shelf, or after I pick the one I want?

dragdragy · Oct 3, 2023

This one works thank you!

Ayrei said:
works fine on my side, but here u go anyways :P https://discord.gg/Uw5dsmgvaZ

darioprestia · Oct 4, 2023

Babao said:
https://ibb.co/wY9wnQh A bug, i cant continue, so i cant finish the game, maybe someone have a solution ?

Had the same thing, i installed the patch again in the file of the game, after that the game continued.

Pangin · Oct 15, 2023

When does the current patch end? Cause I'm at the vulcano and my game freezes every time i enter dialouge with Aven

mayo8898 · Oct 17, 2023

Hello I’m having a blast playing this game! But unfortunately I’ve run into a pretty big problem. In chapter 18 when we meet A and we get out of mt runaan, instead of opting to automatically return to koriko town, I decided to stay at the shed and make my way back by foot. On the way my party fainted so instead of being sent to a Pokémon center, I got sent to the bottom of mt runnan again. And when I made it to the end of the tunnel and into the renegade hideout, it automatically warped me into cionsta park but the screen is all black and I cannot see where I’m going. I also saved the game like an idiot here so I keep respawning in this area. I even got my whole team of lvl 42 Pokémon defeated by a lvl 17 pancham to see if it’ll reset me at a Pokémon center but instead it takes me to the bottom of mt runnan again but this time with a black screen where I can’t see where I’m going.

mayo8898 · Oct 17, 2023

emon said:
how do i evolve roselia?

It evolves late lvl 30’s

emon · Oct 31, 2023

i got softlocked when i lost the fight to Vivi Ayrei can you please fix that bug?

mikethemaster2012 · Nov 17, 2023

How d lo you create a debug mode in this game

MerusDeath · Nov 23, 2023

Just started playing for the first time. Everything so far is very nice. Only issue i've been having is that every time I or an NPC steps in grass the whole game lags. And since there are some side quests that involve catching loss pokemon, (like the skitty in Souten) it become a bit of headache as they will run into the grass.
I havnt really seen anyone else having this issue though so I'm not sure if there is a fix for it already or not

darioprestia · Dec 10, 2023

MerusDeath said:
Just started playing for the first time. Everything so far is very nice. Only issue i've been having is that every time I or an NPC steps in grass the whole game lags. And since there are some side quests that involve catching loss pokemon, (like the skitty in Souten) it become a bit of headache as they will run into the grass.
I havnt really seen anyone else having this issue though so I'm not sure if there is a fix for it already or not

I have this too, i thought it was because i am running it on a laptop. It becomes harder and harder to play the longer you play, right?

matt · Dec 10, 2023

Hello how can i change the scale of certains pokemon's back sprite ? They are very small.
Thx

Liankr07 · Dec 13, 2023

Please Update....., the games is so cool

MerusDeath · Dec 14, 2023

darioprestia said:
I have this too, i thought it was because i am running it on a laptop. It becomes harder and harder to play the longer you play, right?

yea pretty much

Blooner_Monke · Jan 2, 2024

is there a way to carry on safe files to a new version of the game?

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Life of a Pokemon Trainer, leave home at a young age, collect Gym Badges and Pokemon, and take on the Pokemon league. It was what everyone aspired to be at a young age, and with such ease, anyone could do it.​

That was over 50 years ago...​

Enter Ayrei, the first region to enter the Modern era.​

You are awoken within this region, no memories, no Pokemon, only a name. With nowhere else to go, you are invited to Vanguard Academy, a school with only one purpose, to train the next generation of Pokemon Trainers.​

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Welcome to Ayrei

Life of a Pokemon Trainer, leave home at a young age, collect Gym Badges and Pokemon, and take on the Pokemon league. It was what everyone aspired to be at a young age, and with such ease, anyone could do it.

That was over 50 years ago...

Enter Ayrei, the first region to enter the Modern era.

You are awoken within this region, no memories, no Pokemon, only a name. With nowhere else to go, you are invited to Vanguard Academy, a school with only one purpose, to train the next generation of Pokemon Trainers.