Changelog

"1.21.1 (9.3.5)"

• The Java requirement for 1.21.1 is Java 21. This will come shipped with most launchers. For manual installation, you may need to install a later JDK.
• The minimum Neoforge version for this update is 21.1.172 and is required for a Pixelmon client to run.
• Worlds from 1.16.5 may not work with newer versions of Minecraft. Consider backups before updating.
• If using datapacks, consider refreshing every update for default datapack fixes from Pixelmon.

Additions:

• New sprites have been added for the Evolution Stone Armors
• New sprites have been added for the Arceus Plates
• New sprites have been added for Shiny Furfrou forms
• New sprites have been added for Raw Platinum, Silicon, Silver
• A new sprite has been added for the Pixelmon Spawner.
• New sprites have been added for the following Pokémon: Chien-Pao, Ting-Lu, Roaring Moon, Iron Valiant, Miraidon, Walking Wake, Iron Leaves, Dipplin, Archaludon, Hydrapple, Gouging Fire, Iron Crown, Sneasler, Sprigatito, Floragato, Meowscarada, Fuecoco, Crocalor, Skeledirge, Quaxly, Quaxwell, Quaquaval, Lechonk, Oinkologne, Tarountula, Spidops, Pawmi, Pawmo, Pawmot, Fidough, Dachsbun, Smoliv, Dolliv, Arboliva, Squawkabilly, Charcadet, Armarouge, Ceruledge, Wattrel, Kilowattrel, Maschiff, Mabosstiff, Shroodle, Grafaiai, Bramblin, Brambleghast, Toedscool, Toedscruel, Klawf, Capsakid, Bombirdier, Palafin, Cyclizar, Greavard, Houndstone, Flamigo, Cetoddle, Veluza, Farigiraf, Kingambit, Great Tusk, Scream Tail, Brute Bonnet, Flutter Mane, Slither Wing, Sandy Shocks, Iron Treads, Iron Bundle, Iron Hands, Iron Jugulis, Iron Moth, Iron Thorns.
• 22723 Charmander, Charmeleon, and Charizard have received brand new models with updated textures and animations. Their tails are now fully emissive.

Changes:

• The duration of Mega Stones for out of battle use has been reduced, and Mega Stones are no longer consumed upon use.
• Out of battle Mega Evolution now requires interacting with a sent-out Pokémon holding a Mega Stone, as well as a Key Stone equipped.
• Village structure now guarantees a Pokécenter and Poké Mart in every village, while limiting each village to a single Arena and Daycare.
• Town Centers, Arenas, Pokécenters, and Marts have been adjusted for smoother integration.
• Battle messages now correctly indicate when a Pokémon is immune to an attack, stating that the move has no effect instead of incorrectly saying it was avoided.
• Type changes and overrides during battle are now properly synchronized with the client, ensuring effectiveness indicators update in real time as Pokémon types or move types change.
• Hammers can now receive enchantments as intended.

Fixes:

• Solosis, Duosion, and Reuniclus now display with correct textures and transparency, and will now levitate as intended.
• 22752 The daycare UI now properly displays and enforces item requirements for breeding.
• 22759 The partyFaintRespawn gamerule now functions correctly in new worlds and can be properly toggled with commands.
• 22760 The "Save to Preset" option in the NPC Editor now works correctly, allowing presets to be saved without errors.
• 22728 Lure items now properly save and persist after logging out and back into the world or server.
• 22728 Lure status is correctly synchronized with the client upon login.
• 22746 Ribbon data now synchronizes correctly to the client, preventing disconnects and unexpected behavior.
• Ability selection now works correctly when specifying a form in Pokémon specs.

Battle Fixes:

• 22681 Pokémon with increased Dynamax Levels no longer display or gain incorrect "fake" health outside of active Dynamax.
• Groudon, Kyogre, and Zygarde now properly retain and return to their correct forms after Primal Reversion or Zygarde transformations.
• 22747 Moves with ball-style attack animations, such as Seed Bomb and Ember, no longer cause client disconnects in multiplayer battles.
• Color Change now correctly triggers its type change after status conditions are placed, ensuring status effects like burn, poison, paralysis, and freeze are no longer prevented.

Language:

• Translations have been updated for Lithuanian.

"1.21.1 (9.3.4)"

• The Java requirement for 1.21.1 is Java 21. This will come shipped with most launchers. For manual installation, you may need to install a later JDK.
• The minimum Neoforge version for this update is 21.1.172 and is required for a Pixelmon client to run.
• Worlds from 1.16.5 may not work with newer versions of Minecraft. Consider backups before updating.
• If using datapacks, consider refreshing every update for default datapack fixes from Pixelmon.

Additions:

• Deepslate Fossil has been added.
• Gimmighoul Roaming and Gingerbread Gimmighoul forms have been added.
• Village Arena NPCs have been added.
• Salon buildings have been added to all Type towns.
• New candle and lectern decorative elements have been introduced for greater variety in structures.
• Relic items can now be found in archeology loot tables for Desert Pyramids, Desert Wells, Ocean Ruin (Cold), and Ocean Ruin (Warm).
• Effectiveness text now appears below move buttons during single battles, but only if the player has previously caught the opposing Pokémon.
• 22322 Both English and translated Pokémon names are now supported in Pokédex searches, provided translations are available.
• A dedicated JEI category has been added for infusion recipes.
• A new "description" property has been added to Collection and Research types.

Changes:

• Types are now Datapackable
• Type effectiveness is now determined using a list of "TypeRelation" records, allowing custom types and effectiveness values through datapacks.
• Mega Evolution outside of battle has been reintroduced. Pokémon can now Mega Evolve temporarily by consuming Mega Stones.
• Active Mega Evolutions in the party are displayed on the top right of the screen, adjacent to potion effects.
• Hovering over a Pokémon in the party screen will show the remaining Mega Evolution time.
• Mega Evolution stones are now data components, allowing for customization.
• Right-clicking Pokémon to give held items has been removed.
• Broken structures, including missing roofs in Steel houses and the water column in Water town centers, have been fixed.
• Gym Trainers will now face approaching players from up to 10 blocks away to enhance their sense of anticipation.
• Type town generation has been re-balanced, ensuring special buildings appear consistently without overcrowding.
• Obsolete structure elements containing old Gym Trainers have been removed.
• Badges have recieved texture updates.
• Deepslate evolution stones, metals, and gems are now detected by Oresense.
• Fossil and Deepslate Fossil now yield different fossils: Fossil for common types, Deepslate Fossil for rare types (definitions set in dimensions.yml).
• When Gravel is replaced by Fossil below Y 0, there is a 30% chance it will be replaced by Deepslate Fossil instead.
• Duration and cooldowns for Oresense have been updated.
• New moves and abilities have been added to Oresense.
• Spacing and layout within the Pokémon Editor have been adjusted for a cleaner interface.
• The "Extra Stats" edit box in the Pokémon Editor has been moved from the Summary tab to the Stats tab.
• 22654 Brewing Stand recipes have been updated to allow Pixelmon items as ingredients.
• 22654 Guard Spec has been added to the available brewing stand recipes, using Micle Berry.
• 22654 X Accuracy recipe now uses Kebia Berry.
• The scrollbar in the NPC Editor can now be clicked and dragged to scroll through presets.
• The Chisel item has been renamed to statue editor. The internal ID remains the same.
• The "Re-intialize" button in the Pokemon Editor tool will use the level currently set in the level box.
• The Fossil block has received a new texture.
• 22649 The Sell window now only highlights items that the player owns and that are listed in the shop with a sell price; all others are shown as unavailable.
• Research button click zones have been expanded for improved usability.
• 22718 Deepslate ore variants now count toward ore-related research tasks and objectives.
• 22686 Certain valuables can now be sold to Pokemart Shopkeepers.
• 22670 Ambient music now plays throughout the Ultra Space dimension.

Fixes:

• Smoothed out battle music transitions to prevent sudden volume spikes when exiting battles.
• Oresense rendering has been fixed; ore blocks are now properly highlighted when using the Ore Sense external move.
• Statue textures now apply correctly when using the Statue Editor.
• Stone, Gold, Bronze, and Silver textures now properly override Pokémon palette colors on statues.
• Infuser glass chamber models now display with consistent and correct coloration.
• Berry Juice and Colorful Shakes now grant the correct amount of EVs and friendship.
• Colorful Shake no longer overrides berry juice recipes; all juices craft as intended.
• The level box in the Pokémon Editor can now be fully cleared; it will revert to the previous level if left empty.
• 22725 Fossil restoration now progresses smoothly past 33% completion without issues.
• 22668 Items stored in Shulker Boxes can now be properly accessed during battles through the item bag interface.
• Ginkgo trees now require only one sapling to grow, matching their intended behavior.
• 22704 Fridges, end tables, mowers, and other Pixelmon container blocks now properly save and load their contents after chunk unload or world restart.
• 22708 G-Max Pikachu now stands upright.
• A server crash related to player disconnects and spawning has been resolved.
• Fixed a crash caused by height map errors when snow appears in Ultra Space, especially in Ultra Plant biomes.
• 22679 Service files are now merged during build to improve compatibility with Sponge.
• 22689 Legendary and Ultra Beast raid battles will not appear when disabled in the raids.yml file
• 22691 The Infuser now correctly validates recipe inputs and no longer causes chunk corruption or server crashes.
• 22721 Wild trainers now properly track defeats, allowing progress for research tasks such as "defeat trainers" in "The Dynamax Phenomenon."
• The World Ribbon now has a sprite, matching the style of the Earth Ribbon.
• Changing Rotom's form now properly updates its moveset
• Normal vines will no longer appear on Ultra Jungle trees; Ultra Jungle Vines now generate as intended.
• 22685 Orbs crafted for Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres will no longer function as full orbs immediately upon crafting.

Battle Fixes:

• Attack animation particles, such as those used by moves like Flamethrower and Dragon Pulse, now display correctly on servers in multiplayer battles.
• 22606 Rocky Helmet will no longer inflict damage on its holder when the holder uses a recoil-based move.
• 22612 Abilities such as Intimidate now properly activate when a Pokémon with Neutralizing Gas leaves the battlefield.
• 22628 Battle logic has been adjusted so Perish Song resolves in Speed order, ensuring fair and consistent results.
• 22628 Perish Song can no longer affect Dynamaxed Pokémon in Max Raid Battles.
• 22628 Throat Chop no longer stops sound-based Z-Moves.
• 22653 The Exp Charm now correctly provides a 50% experience boost in battles.
• Healing moves such as Recover, Roost, Milk Drink, Soft-Boiled, Slack Off, and Shore Up now have a base PP of 5, matching Scarlet & Violet adjustments.
• Added a missing critical hit ratio increase to Razor Wind.
• 22703 Levelling up a Pokémon after whiting out in Ultra Space no longer causes the battle screen to reappear or repeat the last battle action.
• 22581 Dire Claw now has a chance to put targets to sleep, rather than inflicting the Drowsy status.
• Transformed Pokémon can now use species-specific Z-Moves when holding the correct Z-Crystal and knowing the required move.
• 22580 Z-Curse now correctly applies the healing effect before activating the Curse status, matching the intended activation order.
• 22607 The flinch effect has been added to Upper Hand; targets now always flinch when hit.
• 22624 Raging Bull now correctly changes type based on Tauros's form.
• 22661 Fused Pokémon will no longer disappear from the player's party or PC following Ultra Necrozma transformations.
• Pre-existing moves, including Barb Barrage, Bitter Malice, Bleakwind Storm, Chloroblast, Dire Claw, Esper Wing, Glacial Lance, Grassy Glide, Headlong Rush, Luster Purge, Mist Ball, Mountain Gale, Rest, Sandsear Storm, Springtide Storm, Wave Crash, Wicked Blow, and Wildbolt Storm, have all been updated to align with changes from Scarlet & Violet.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when a Pokémon battle ended prematurely.
• Resolved a crash that could occur during raids when the den entity is missing or no longer present.
• 22682 A crash that could occur when capturing a Pokémon in multiplayer has been resolved.

Language:

• Translations have been updated for Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish and Ukrainian.

"1.21.1 (9.3.3)"

• The Java requirement for 1.21.1 is Java 21. This will come shipped with most launchers. For manual installation, you may need to install a later JDK.
• The minimum Neoforge version for this update is 21.1.172 and is required for a Pixelmon client to run.
• Worlds from 1.16.5 may not work with newer versions of Minecraft. Consider backups before updating.
• If using datapacks, consider refreshing every update for default datapack fixes from Pixelmon.

Additions:

• A new research quest, "A Challenger's Folly," has been added.

  • This research can be started by visiting any Pixelmon town.

• New Deepslate Metals have been introduced:

  • Bauxite Ore
  • Silver Ore
  • Platinum Ore

• New Deepslate Gems have been introduced:

  • Ruby Ore
  • Sapphire Ore
  • Crystal Ore
  • Silicon Ore

• New Deepslate Evolution Stone Ores have been introduced:

  • Moon Stone Ore
  • Ice Stone Ore
  • Shiny Stone Ore
  • Thunder Stone Ore
  • Leaf Stone Ore
  • Water Stone Ore
  • Fire Stone Ore
  • Sun Stone Ore
  • Dusk Stone Ore
  • Dawn Stone Ore

• New NPCs have been introduced for each of the following towns: Dragon, Electric, Fairy, Fire, Ghost, Grass, Ground, Ice, Steel, and Water.

• The following NPCs will now appear in the world:

  • Nurse Joy
  • Doctor John
  • Gym Staff
  • General Shopkeepers
  • TM Shopkeeper
  • Mail Shopkeeper
  • Curry Shopkeeper
  • Daycare Staff
  • Gemologist
  • Daycare Shopkeeper

• Nurse Joy, and Vendor NPCs now appear in villages.

• Five new cosmetic Furfrou haircuts have been added: Dandy, Debutante, Heart, Matron, and Star.

• Zeraora is now available in a Strike palette variant.

• JEI integration has been added for Poké Ball recipes, allowing for easy viewing and crafting.

• JEI now displays recipes for TMs and TRs.

• Pokémon drop information is now viewable in JEI.

Changes:

• New Deepslate ores will now generate in the world.
• Furfrou's natural form has been updated with an improved model, textures, and animations.
• Regular ore textures for Pixelmon metals, gems, and Evolution Stones have been updated with improved designs.
• Red Rock Peaks and Cypress Wetlands are now supported.
• Valley Clearing, a Terralith biome, has been added to the Plains category.
• 22584 Background color for the notice overlay can now be customized.
• 22584 Notice overlay border color and gradient are now customizable.
• Fedora, Fez, and Tophat developer hats now feature updated models.
• Tandemaus and Maushold now spawn only indoors in Plains and Taiga Villages at night, on planks, with a maximum light level of 3.
• Added an anticondition to villages and towns, lowering the amount of Pokemon within them.
• Elekid, Magby, Bonsly, Pichu, and Cleffa have been removed from Ultra Space spawns.
• Dandy and Debutante palette Furfrou now spawn in Birch biomes (morning and afternoon, respectively) and Star palette Furfrou spawns in Plains in the afternoon, all with a spawning weight of 5.
• Strike palette Zeraora now spawns in Ultra Plant at night.
• Furfrou spawn levels have been updated to 15-45.

Fixes:

• The Move Tutor UI now correctly displays the required quantity of item costs when teaching a move.
• Move Tutors now require the correct quantity of items as specified in their configuration, rather than accepting only one.
• 22634 Furnace recipes for Pixelmon Ingots now use newly added raw minerals as ingredients, ensuring proper smelting functionality.
• 15875 Gigantamax Charizard no longer displays stray black pixels on its belly; shiny variant knee markings now use the correct colors.
• 19300 Galarian Moltres' lower beak now faces straight, improving its appearance.
• Slowking's arms now properly appear behind its body rather than glitching through.
• Mudkip now stands correctly on the ground without clipping into terrain.
• Darmanitan Zen form now appears upright, and Galar form renders without stretching or flipping.
• 22616 Bunnelby has received an improved model with updated textures and animations.
• Clauncher and Clawitzer feature new animations.
• Gigalith now renders properly without clipping through terrain.
• Oinkologne Male now renders correctly and no longer clips through terrain.
• 15939 Coalossal's shiny form now displays the correct stack of coal colors.
• 22616 Tinkatink, Tinkatuff, and Tinkaton now face forward and walk properly.
• A brand new Zeraora model has been introduced, featuring updated textures and animations.
• Galarian Articuno's walking animation has been corrected so its legs move properly.
• Pheromosa's model no longer displays stray geometry on its head.
• 17478 Cresselia's texture has been fixed to remove stray pixels on its underbelly.
• Zebstrika and Blitzle now feature animations and emissive effects.
• 17174 Charizard's Zombie palette sprite now displays a purple flame to match its model.
• Beedrill now flies properly above ground and no longer clips beneath the terrain.
• Zeraora's texture has been updated for improved accuracy and now includes paw pads.
• Azumarill, Hatenna, Morelull, and Slugma now render smoothly and no longer appear blocky.
• Morelull's model no longer clips into terrain and animates correctly.
• Porygon's Alter texture has been fixed to match its UV map and render properly.
• 19051 Gallade's left knee now bends and turns correctly.
• Notice overlay background now displays with proper transparency, and sprites now face each other as intended.
• 3D Pokémon in the notice overlay now face the correct direction or appear too dark.
• Cosmetic items now render correctly in the cosmetics editor screen, resolving issues with inverted normals.
• Visual artifacts at the top and bottom of list-based screens, including Spawners, Tutors, Relearners, and Battle Rules, have been removed.
• The highlight box for selected moves in the Move Tutor screen now appears properly centered.
• Move descriptions in the tutor and relearner screens now display within their designated areas and no longer overlap with the cost section.
• The dialogue input screen no longer displays a blurry background over the input box, improving text clarity.
• Shrine orb items now use data components instead of damage values, preventing unintended filling through anvil repairs.
• Resolved a client crash that occurred when having a Pokémon sprite on your head while using Iris Shaders.
• Replace and delete move messages now display the Pokémon's proper name in chat, even for Pokémon without nicknames.
• The correct Pokémon name is now shown in the move delete screen of the summary menu.
• Resolved a crash that could occur when clicking empty slots in the Pokémon selector UI for Move Tutor and Transfer Tutor screens.
• 22652 Server no longer crashes when initializing a Pokémon's animation in the cloning machine.
• 22640 Money is now correctly aligned in the inventory UI, regardless of the amount displayed.
• Pokémon cries have been normalized for consistent volume, preventing extreme loudness or inaudible effects.
• The "Save to Preset" button now saves presets to a generated directory within the current world directory.
• NPC presets now sync properly to the client.
• NPC preset saving now functions as intended.
• The pixelmon:spec team supplier codec now operates correctly.
• 22617 Pixelmon spawners now generate Pokémon at random levels within the specified range, instead of always spawning at the maximum level.
• 22587 Old and New Running Boots now properly grant a speed boost when equipped.
• The animation toggle button has been removed from the Pokémon Editor summary tab.
• The ':' character can now be entered in the NPC preset screen filter, allowing full use of preset names.
• The Infuser no longer retains infusion time when recipe ingredients are changed mid-process.
• Switching between different recipes in the Infuser now correctly applies the intended infusion duration for each recipe.
• Vitamin and non-vitamin infusion recipes now always use their correct infusion times, regardless of previous items used.
• Custom particles now render correctly, including battle effects and Shaymin transformation.
• The Poké Ball beam effect now displays as intended.
• Battle animation particles are now visible in multiplayer.
• The blackout screen now triggers when all Pokémon faint outside of battle, matching expected behavior.
• The Pixelmon inventory sidebar can now be upscaled, allowing for higher resolution edits via resource packs.
• EVs are no longer doubled when a Pixelmon has the Uninfected strain of Pokérus.
• EV gain and capping logic have been corrected, ensuring proper EV distribution and preventing stats from being reset or incorrectly limited.
• Permission registration errors no longer appear when players are de-opped.

Battle Fixes:

• Transform moves now display correctly in the battle UI after a Pokémon uses Transform, ensuring the moveset updates as expected.
• 22645 Players can no longer use the "last used item" button to catch a Pokémon during Horde battles when more than one wild Pokémon remains.
• The battle log now displays messages immediately on the battle screen, allowing for smoother progression.
• Using /endbattle now ends battles instantly, even when messages are pending, resolving issues that previously required players to click through turn 0 messages.
• 22566 Running /endbattle multiple times no longer results in a disembodied state or camera lock.
• Fixed a crash caused by Iris when rendering the battle controller tile entity.
• The NoCrits property now defaults to false, ensuring critical hits are enabled by default in PvP battles.
• 22595 Evolving a Pokémon during an NPC battle no longer causes a soft lock after the battle ends.
• 22595 The camera now behaves correctly if no valid target exists or after leveling up a Pokémon mid-battle.
• 22595 Exp. All now functions properly for all party Pokémon.
• 22631 Pokémon experience now updates correctly after battles, ensuring experience is saved on both the Pokémon and its entity.
• Move requirements now use a more precise search method, allowing unabbreviated specs like iv and ev specs to function as intended.

Language:

• New translation keys have been added.
• Translations have been updated for Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish and Ukrainian.

Developer:

• 22650 Added new interaction events: pixelmon:defeat_leader, pixelmon:lose_to_leader, pixelmon:defeat_champion, and pixelmon:lose_to_champion.
• 22650 Added the pixelmon:set_string_context interaction result.
• Added the pixelmon:finish_healing interaction event.
• Interaction events can now be defined and managed through datapacks.
• Added JSON support for interaction events, enabling custom event creation.
• NPCs can now be set as pushable or unpushable using the new pushable property (default: true).
• NPCs now support a title property, allowing for custom titles above their name tag (default: none).
• NPC icon rendering has been improved.
• Introduced enabling placeholder support in text components.
• Added the pixelmon:apply_spec interaction result, allowing Pokémon context to apply specified properties through interaction.
• Added the has_research interaction condition for use in custom interactions.
• The pixelmon:defeat_trainer event now returns an empty interaction result.
• Introduced pixelmon:defeat_npc, which now handles the logic previously managed by defeat_trainer.
• StringContextDataProvider now converts all data to string automatically, improving flexibility and removing the need for type-specific data providers.
• Added support for appending tasks to the end of the evolution query process.

"1.21.1 (9.3.2)"

• The Java requirement for 1.21.1 is Java 21. This will come shipped with most launchers. For manual installation, you may need to install a later JRK.
• The minimum Neoforge version for this update is 21.1.172 and is required for a Pixelmon client to run.
• Worlds from 1.16.5 may not work with newer versions of Minecraft. Consider backups before updating.
• If using datapacks, consider refreshing every update for default datapack fixes from Pixelmon.

Additions

• Added new raw resource items for 1.21 consistency: raw platinum, raw silver, raw bauxite, and raw silicon.
• A new config option has been added to battle.yml to disable storing the last battle log (default: off).

Battle Tests

• Added tests for the King’s Rock held item, including interactions with multistrike moves, Serene Grace, Pledge effects, and Sheer Force.
• Added tests for each type of Gem held item.
• Added tests for the Rusted Sword and Rusted Shield held items.
• Added tests for the Razor Fang held item, which will handle interactions with Serene Grace, multistrike moves, and Sheer Force.
• Added tests for the Exp. Share to verify experience gain for non-participating Pokémon.
• Added tests for Z-Crystals, including type-based and species-specific Z-Move behavior, transformation compatibility, and upgrade conditions.
• Added tests for the Incense held items, including effects on speed priority and prize money.
• Added a test to ensure Loaded Dice does not affect Surging Strikes.
• Added tests for the Zen Mode ability.
• Added 6 tests for the Razor Wind move, covering charge behavior, Power Herb interaction, interruptions, and critical-hit ratio.
• Added tests for the Pain Split move.

Changes

• Player data has been moved to a new saves/WORLDNAME/playerdata/pokemon directory for improved organization and consistency. Legacy data is automatically migrated to the new location on first run.
• All references to Aluminium have been adjusted to the correct spelling for en_US, there is a fallback in place and should not affect worlds. Datapacks interacting with Aluminum will need to be looked over however.
• The Item Finder now correctly displays its sprite, showing red when no hidden items are nearby, and produces lava particles and extinguish sounds to indicate nothing was found.
• Adjusted single player spawning to prevent spawns too close to the player, and lowered the total number around you. (You can adjust this yourself in your wild spawning config.)
• Added a confirmation message when money is awarded via interactions.
• Updated Shiftry to have the Wind Rider ability and the Piplup line to have Competitive, matching Scarlet and Violet changes.

Fixes

• Added movement AI to NPCs, including random_stroll, look_at_nearby, and stroll_through_village goals, allowing for configurable NPC wandering and behavior.
• Fixed being unable to type colons (:) in the NPC preset field, enabling the use of full preset identifiers like pixelmon:trainers/aquaboss.
• 22596 Fixed an issue where certain NPC presets could not be placed using the NPC editor.
• 22565 NPCs using Pokémon models now render correctly and no longer appear upside down or backwards.
• NPC nameplates now display properly above NPCs.
• Improved the NPC preset menu to stay within screen boundaries and added suggestions to the search box.
• Fixed the NPC clipboard menu going off-screen during editing.
• The Move Relearner NPC preset now correctly opens the move relearner interface when interacted with.
• Interacting with Move Relearner NPCs no longer causes client disconnects when no cost is defined.
• Pokémon now display correctly on the Move Relearner selection screen.
• Relearner NPCs now require a valid cost to function, preventing invalid configurations.
• Client network state now resets properly after leaving a Pixelmon server, improving connection stability and behavior.
• 22416 22321 External moves like Forage now work correctly in multiplayer, with effects and cooldowns triggering as expected.
• 22571 Poké Ball lids now craft correctly based on the apricorns used.
• Moltres’ flying animation and model have been updated to fix wing stretching issues and improve visual quality.
• Turtwig’s model position has been corrected so it no longer sinks into the ground.
• Egg photos now display the correct egg sprite in-game.
• Egg photos now render correctly, and photos worn on the player’s head appear properly lit in the inventory.
• A Mega Discovery research now unlocks properly after defeating an Epic, Legendary, or Ultimate Boss.
• The research task to defeat 10 Mega Boss Pokémon in A Mega Discovery now tracks progress correctly.
• Restored usability of the research inventory tab by fixing scroll wheel and scrollbar functionality.
• The Pokémon Editor now properly updates a Pokémon’s stats when its species is changed.
• Fixed a crash in the Pokémon Editor when using auto-complete for certain species names like Tyranitar, Pupitar, or Jynx.
• Fixed a rare crash that could occur during wild Pokémon spawns due to an invalid level tweak.
• Fixed a rare server shutdown error that could occur when saving research data.
• The Max Raid Den Spawner now correctly places the den at the block you click, rather than at the player’s position.
• Raid bosses no longer escape the den and wander the world after a raid ends.
• NPC titles now display correctly in all languages using translatable text.
• 22597 22596 22570 Fixed a server crash caused by invalid items loading in infusers during world generation or preloading.
• The “Find a Wishing Piece” task in The Dynamax Phenomenon research now completes correctly when picking up a Wishing Piece.
• 22691 Pokémon nicknames now support multiple color codes correctly without cutting off text.
• Fixed Evolution Stone armor using a fallback texture when worn or placed on armor stands. Armor textures now display correctly in all cases.
• Updated the movesets of Tornadus, Thundurus, Landorus, and Enamorus to reflect their Generation 9 learnsets.
• Iron Valiant’s staff now animates correctly and remains connected to its hand during walking animations.
• Kakuna’s model is no longer rotated onto its back and now appears upright.
• Pidgeotto’s model has been updated to reduce blockiness.
• Shiny Alolan Ninetales now displays its correct purple-toned coloring.
• Voltorb’s model has been smoothed and no longer appears overly blocky.
• Exeggcute’s model and animations have been fixed; it no longer lies sideways or animates incorrectly.
• Grovyle’s model is now correctly positioned and no longer sinks into the ground.
• All seasonal Sawsbuck forms now stand correctly on the ground.
• Smoliv’s model no longer stretches due to incorrect weight mapping.
• Litleo has received an updated model and smoother walking animation.
• Pyroar (both male and female) now use updated models and animations, and Shiny Female Pyroar displays correct coloring.

Battle Fixes

• 22603 Fixed battle UI not displaying correct item stack sizes, such as Poké Balls, by ensuring inventory data is properly synchronized with the client.
• Battle screen transparency now applies correctly to the Bag and Pokémon selection menus when using the F1 key.
• Added support for the money_multiplier context key.
• All money-increasing items (such as Luck Incense) now correctly double prize money from NPC battles.
• Fixed battle logs showing raw component values like literal{Rattata} instead of proper names.
• The raid lobby screen now correctly updates the selected Pokémon for all players, and properly reflects the host’s choice.
• Gems now correctly boost the power of moves instead of directly modifying damage dealt.
• Gems are no longer consumed if an attack misses or fails.
• Improved handling of held items during charging moves, though Gems are not consumed during the charge turn of multi-turn moves.
• Zen Mode now activates correctly when the user is at exactly 50% HP.
• 16340 Behemoth Blade and Behemoth Bash now retain PP Up and PP Max effects from Iron Head when transformed by Zacian or Zamazenta.
• 21895 Surging Strikes now correctly hits three times, even when the user is holding a Loaded Dice.
• Players can no longer spectate their own battles by targeting another participant in the same battle.
• Fixed Incense items that boost move power from incorrectly increasing final damage instead of move power.
• Full Incense now correctly causes the holder to move last in its priority bracket.
• Pure Incense now properly reduces wild Pokémon encounter rates.
• Pressing Esc to run during Pokémon selection after a faint no longer causes the battle to get stuck on “Waiting...”.
• Razor Wind now correctly has an increased critical-hit ratio.
• Razor Wind is now properly interrupted by conditions like flinching, sleep, or confusion, and will no longer continue incorrectly.
• Players can now successfully run from battle using the cursor after their first Pokémon faints.
• Players in battle free roam can no longer spectate other battles, preventing issues with rejoining their own battle.
• Using /battlelog no longer causes disconnects in multiplayer, even outside of battle or in solo raid scenarios.
• The /battlelog command now functions correctly in all battle types, including wild battles, raids, NPC battles, and PvP.
• 22579 Ditto using Imposter no longer causes a disconnect when transforming into Ogerpon or other Pokémon with missing form data.
• The Run button now appears and functions correctly after a Pokémon faints in battle.
• 22588 Using a Blank TR in battle no longer causes the battle to end with an error when attempting to assign a move.
• Battle Bag items now display correctly within the UI and can be selected as intended.
• Chat messages no longer obstruct battle UI elements when selecting Pokémon or items.
• 22599 EVs now update correctly after battles.

Language

• Added Arabic, Czech, Finnish and Swedish languages.
• Updated Danish, French, German, Israeli, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian languages with new translation keys, removed some unused keys.

Developer

• Added utility methods to AttackRegistry for retrieving random damaging moves with or without Z-Move compatibility.
• Updated Attack#isAttack() to account for overridden attack types such as Z-Moves and G-Max Moves.
• Added ImmutableAttack#getZMove(PixelmonWrapper, boolean) to support Z-Move logic on transformed Pokémon.
• The ApplyBonusStatsEvent no longer fires for Pokémon without bonus stats, reducing unnecessary log spam.
• Moved a battle log entry to only appear when not in simulation mode.
• Refactored the InteractionContext system, renaming it to StoredContext and moving it outside the NPC package for broader use.
• Introduced ContextKey#mutable and ContextKey#immutable, with validation for immutability constraints.
• Context keys are now registered server-side via the RegisterEvent.
• StoredContext is now a sealed class and supports ResourceLocation-based access for dynamic pipelines like NPCs and Research.
• Added StrictStoredContext for enforcing immutability in systems like the battle engine, throwing exceptions on mutable access.
• Use StoredContext#strict to create a guaranteed immutable context instance for safe copying and isolation.

"1.21.1 (9.3.1)"

• The Java requirement for 1.21.1 is Java 21. This will come shipped with most launchers. For manual installation, you may need to install a later JRK.
• The minimum Neoforge version for this update is 21.1.172 and is required for a Pixelmon client to run.
• Worlds from 1.16.5 may not work with newer versions of Minecraft. Consider backups before updating.
• If using datapacks, consider refreshing every update for default datapack fixes from Pixelmon.

Version Update:

• Updated recommended Neoforge to 21.1.172

Changes

• All Pokemon that can spawn at a minimum of level 5 has been lowered to 2, to accommodate players spawning fresh into the world.
• New Music Discs have been added: Boss, Gym, Legendary, Player, PokéCenter, Raid, Trainer, Ultra Space Ambient, and Wild.
• 22342 Bergmite can now evolve into Hisuian Avalugg when leveled up in Groves, replacing the outdated Snowy Taiga Hills biome requirement.
• Fire Stones may now be discovered in mesa biomes, embedded in stone between Y=0–200.
• Water Stones can be uncovered on ocean floors, replacing gravel.
• Leaf Stones appear in forest biomes, near the surface beneath dirt or exposed in stone.
• Moon Stones are located in mountainous regions, found between Y=100–320.
• Sun Stones now generate in arid biomes within sandstone from Y=0–100.
• Dawn, Dusk, and Shiny Stones can be found in plains, swamps, and flower-covered regions respectively, each within stone from Y=0–200.
• Ice Stones appear atop glaciers or frozen mountain peaks, embedded in packed ice.
• Fossils can now be excavated from gravel between Y=-20–100.
• Gracidea flowers now grow naturally on the floor of flower forests.
• Silicon now has new smelting and blasting recipes using gravel and quartz, with increased experience rewards for quartz use.
• Platinum Ore no longer references Ruby Ore, and its rarity has been re-balanced to align more closely with diamond.
• Silver Ore generation has been reduced to prevent it from appearing significantly more often than Gold Ore.
• Biomes from Biomes O’ Plenty have been updated to match 1.21.1 parity.
• All block tags (e.g., Land, TreeTop) have been brought up to date with 1.21.1 standards.
• Biome transitions from Oh The Biomes You’ll Go to Oh The Biomes We’ve Gone have been reflected across spawn data.
• Pokémon formerly spawning in BOP’s Tundra now appear in BWG’s Crimson Tundra.
• Replaced all references to Coral Mangroves with Lush Stacks.
• Lush Stacks has been added as a valid spawn for Warm Ocean water spawns.
• Nacli and its evolutions now spawn in BOP’s Wasteland and Wasteland Steppe.
• Replaced BYG’s Rocky Beach with BWG’s Dacite Shore in spawn definitions.
• BOP’s Gravel Beach has been added to Stone Shore spawns.
• Klawf now appears in BOP’s Gravel Beach and BWG’s Dacite Shore.
• Minior has been added to BWG’s Eroded Borealis biome.
• Kubfu now spawns in BWG’s Crag Gardens, replacing its previous spawn in BYG’s Bamboo Forest.
• Kyurem can now be found in BWG’s Eroded Borealis.

Fixes

• 22540 Untradeable Pokémon can no longer be placed into Poke Gifts.
• Returning to the battle UI after using free roam no longer results in a softlock or client crash caused by an unresponsive interface.
• Fixed name formatting of Paldean TMs
• Flamigo's flying animation has been improved, and should loop correctly.
• Roaring Moon's texture has now been fully coloured in.
• Flutter Mane's ribbon is now coloured correctly, and the skirt detail is no longer incorrectly mirrored.
• Hoopa's Unbound form will now learn Hyperspace Fury at level 85, rather than Hyperspace Hole.
• 22266 Leaves added by Pixelmon and Ultra Jungle Vines now require shears to drop, and no longer drop when mined by hand.
• Fixed a bug where picking up any item would incorrectly grant multiple Pixelmon recipes.
• 22323 The objective for Stage 2 of the 'The Psychic Storm' research now correctly requires crafting a single Orb of Frozen Souls, rather than ten.
• 21907 Type: Null can now correctly spawn in strongholds, as its spawn location has been updated from Land to Indoors.
• 22536 Mobs can once again be spawned using spawn eggs, mob spawners, and the /summon command. This applies regardless of the allow-vanilla-mobs config setting.
• The camera during Pokémon evolution no longer stutters or rapidly repositions.
• Fixed a crash caused by a null pointer exception when two wild Pokémon initiated a battle without a player present.
• Pokémon status conditions are now correctly cleared after blacking out and respawning at the player spawnpoint.
• 22527 Fixed a client crash that occurred when using the “Apply Preset” option in the NPC editor while in multiplayer, regardless of whether a preset was selected.
• 22525 Fixed a client disconnection that occurred when placing a trainer-type NPC using the NPC editor. The NPC now spawns without requiring a reconnect.
• Fixed a crash that occurred when attempting to edit an NPC, caused by a packet encoding failure.
• Attempting to add an Essence Jar to the inventory via commands or the creative menu no longer causes the game to crash.
• The game no longer crashes when a Mystery Box is added to the player’s inventory.
• Mew will now properly appear in the Cloning Machine and is no longer consumed when initiating the cloning process.
• Text in the move tutor UI no longer appears overly bold or darkened when a move is selected.
• Pixelmon Music Discs now function correctly, with updated names, credits, and proper playback through datapack integration.
• Fixed an issue caused by custom Pokémon species with National Dex numbers exceeding 32767 crashing the server.
• Fixed an issue where Pokémon would not level up after battles despite gaining sufficient EXP, unless prompted by an additional EXP source.
• Fixed clients being kicked for carrying certain items in stack sizes uncommunicated to the server, such as Super Potions.
• 22529 Fixed an issue where using /pokeevolve could cause the client to crash during the evolution sequence.
• 22532 Fixed a client crash that occurred when pressing the Tab or Alt keys on the multiplayer server list screen.
• Fixed Safety Goggles, Relic Crowns Pixelmon Photos, and various other sprites not rendering properly as wearable models on Armour stands.
• Recipes have been updated to use NeoForge tags, display in proper Recipe Book categories, group similar variants together, and correctly appear when using colored wool.
• 22539 22538 22534 An issue causing battles to desync or crash due to improperly constructed moveset packets has been resolved.
• Defeating boss Pokémon no longer causes a battle error, and rewards such as experience and item drops now function correctly.
• The text in the Day Care inventory screen has been realigned and no longer appears cut off.
• Cloning Machines and PokéStops now remain rendered when extremely close.
• Klawf should now spawn as intended.
• Raid battles now correctly display the reward screen and grant loot, and no longer cause disconnects when drops are empty.
• 22495 Ultra Deep Sea Pickles now drop the correct number of items based on the size of the colony when broken.
• Wild Battle Victory advancements now progress correctly and no longer cause parsing errors.
• 22553 Battle music now stops correctly when leaving a battle via free roam after walking out of range.
• Pokémon now correctly appear in the world when switched to during battle, and loot is properly awarded after switching mid-battle.
• Defeating Gimmighoul or Gholdengo no longer causes disconnects, and Gimmighoul now evolves with 99 coins; coin drop rates have been reduced accordingly.
• 22541 Fog now correctly affects Pokémon, preventing them from appearing fully black or overly visible through thick fog in Ultra Space.
• The Ultra Space Teleporter now places players at the highest Y-level, preventing spawns inside solid blocks.
• Battle music now fades in and plays at a volume consistent with the master volume setting.
• 22553 Battle music now stops correctly after the player respawns from a full party faint.
• The custom music disc has been removed to prevent tag loading errors.
• Rocket’s Secret Experiment painting has been restored and now loads correctly.
• The Dream Ball Infuser recipe has been updated to fix a parsing error and now loads correctly in-game.
• The Infuser recipes are now usable.
• 22372 Slowking and Galarian Slowking now have their Egg and Tutor moves correctly categorized and learnable.
• The Recipe Book search bar now correctly respects focus, allowing for uninterrupted text input.
• The Mystery Box loot table has been updated to use valid functions and now loads correctly.
• The Day Care chest loot table now references the 1.21.1 updated item ID for scute and no longer causes parsing errors.
• Using certain hotkeys while the recipe book is closed no longer causes the client to crash, or swap to a different screen.
• Ditto created via the cloning machine now spawns correctly, preventing a potential crash.
• Pressing hotkeys while the recipe book is closed no longer causes the client to crash.
• Split stack behavior in the Survival inventory now functions as intended.
• Mega Lucario now renders correctly after Mega Evolution in battle.
• Receiving Blank TMs or TRs from loot or commands no longer causes the game to crash or freeze.
• Fixed an issue where the ability Harvest could recover items other than Berries, even while the user was still holding an item.
• Corrected unintended behavior that caused item duplication or deletion when Harvest activated improperly.
• Fixed an issue where switching between multiplayer servers and single-player worlds in the same session could prevent the single-player world from loading correctly.
• Trainer NPC parties can now be correctly edited immediately after placement without requiring a world restart.
• Items can once again be sold to NPC Shopkeepers as intended.
• Poké Balls can now be thrown at Pokémon even when standing close to them.
• Emissive textures have been properly applied to Strike, Ashen, and Alter palette Pokémon, restoring their intended glow effects.
• Fishing Log entries for all JUMP! forms of Slugma and Clobbopus now display their descriptions correctly.
• 22351 Skeledirge can now correctly learn its intended Egg Moves through breeding.
• Shiny Koraidon now displays its proper flying animation when ridden in the air.
• Updated the Shiny sprite for Iron Jugulis to display its correct gray coloring.
• Updated Rellor’s model and animations to better reflect its intended appearance and behavior.
• Fixed an issue where Poké Balls could not be thrown at Pokémon when standing too close.
• PC option buttons now disappear properly after closing or canceling an action.
• 17342 Legendary and boss battle music now plays correctly, including during raids.
• 19477 Fossil Machine progress now updates correctly and no longer gets stuck at 33%.
• 18935 Legendary Pokémon now retain their intended levels and are no longer affected by Y-level scaling when spawning underground.
• Pixelmon armor now renders correctly and is no longer invisible when worn.
• 21944 Slugma and Larvitar now appear with correct proportions in the Pokédex view.
• Pokémon disguised by the Illusion ability now correctly match the hitbox size of their disguise.
• 17291 The flame on Magmar’s tail now appears correctly.
• Ultra Elm and Ultra Jungle trees now require a 2×2 sapling formation to grow, as intended.
• Pokémon movement has been adjusted to prevent overly high jumps and ensure they can step over one-block terrain properly.
• Poké Marts now correctly display and sell the intended types of Poké Balls, rather than defaulting to regular Poké Balls.
• The Eject Pack now uses its correct sprite and is fully accessible in-game.
• Utility Umbrella and Eject Pack are now properly available in the Creative inventory.
• Pokémon can now spawn across the full area of multi-chunk structures, rather than being limited to a single chunk.
• Updated item visuals with new sprites for Juice items and the Colorful Shake.
• 20064 Dawn and Dusk Stone Ore no longer drops cobblestone under any circumstances.
• 20064 Mining Dawn or Dusk Stone Ore during their respective times now yields double shard drops, restoring pre-9.1.4 behavior.
• Updated the definitions of “dawn” and “dusk” to match Pixelmon’s internal spawning system.
• Silk Touch now correctly preserves ore drops and no longer fails due to outdated enchantment checks.
• Slowking and Galarian Slowking can now learn Helping Hand via TM; Galarian Slowking also now supports Snowscape.
• Removed outdated and misspelled biome references from raid spawn data to reduce startup warnings and improve raid compatibility.
• Hisuian Sliggoo’s cry now plays correctly.
• Fixed missing or incorrect subtitle text and keys.
• 22531 Resolved a rendering issue where Pokémon models appeared distorted when using the Sodium mod.
• Logging into vanilla and non-Pixelmon servers now works correctly.
• Unnecessary network data is no longer sent when connecting to servers without Pixelmon installed.
• 21850 Z-Moves now appear and function correctly in battle when using the appropriate Z-Crystal, allowing moves to be selected as intended.

Language

• Added missing language keys for Toast Curry.

"1.20.2 (Alpha 10)"

• The Java requirement for 1.20.2 is Java 17. This will come shipped with most launchers. For manual installation, you may need to install a later JRE.
• The minimum Forge version for this update is 48.1.0 and is required for a Pixelmon client to run.
• Worlds from 1.16.5 may not work with newer versions of Minecraft. Consider backups before updating.
• If using datapacks, consider refreshing every update for default datapack fixes from Pixelmon.

Additions:

• Added new Research and Assignment feature.
• Added Research triggers.
• Added Research toasts on progress and completion.
• Added new screen for Research, as an inventory tab.
• Added internal GUI API.
• Added FXAA GUI shader.
• Added continuous bell curve for Pokémon sizes (growths).
• Added naturally spawning, rare, large or small Pokémon.
• Added the size Pokémon spec.
• Added healthbar below sprite in PC when a Pokémon is not a full HP.
• Added grey overlay when a fainted Pokémon is in PC.
• Added Professor Wisteria to Research, who will accompany players as they progress in their tasks.

Pokémon:

• Added Bombirdier.
• Added Gimmighoul.
• Added Gholdengo.
• Added Wattrel.
• Added Kilowattrel.
• Added Rabsca.
• Added Rellor.
• Added Squakabilly.
• Added Klawf.
• Added Great Tusk.
• Added Iron Hands.
• Added Iron Treads.
• Added Iron Bundle.
• Added Sandy Shocks.

Cosmetic Palettes:

• Added spirit Iron Valiant.

Moves, Battle Items and Abilities:

• Added Ability Shield item.
• Added TM171-TM223 for all existing moves.
• Added new battle tests.

Items:

• Added Ultra Elm Chest Boat, Ultra Ginkgo Chest Boat, Ultra Jungle Chest Boat, Blue Berry Wood Chest Boat, Green Berry Wood Chest Boat, Pink Berry Wood Chest Boat, Purple Berry Wood Chest Boat, Red Berry Wood Chest Boat and Yellow Berry Wood Chest Boat.
• Added Gimmighoul Coin.

Sounds:

• Added new voices: Alomomola, Bunnelby, Cacnea, Cacturne, Castform, Cherubi, Comfey, Dedenne, Diancie, Flabebe, Floette, Florges, Furfrou, Gothita, Gothorita, Gothitelle, Inkay, Luvdisc, Mandibuzz, Maushold, Mawile, Morpeko, Ogerpon, Pyukumuku, Roselia, Salandit, Salazzle, Sandy Shocks, Shieldon, Shuckle, Sinistcha, Sinistea, Slurpuff, Smeargle, Snorunt, Swirlix, Swoobat, Tandemaus, Togedemaru, Vanillish, Vanillite, Vanilluxe, Vullaby, Wishiwashi, Woobat, Zigzagoon, Fezandipti, Boltund, Eldegoss, Enamorus, Greavard, Mr. Rime, Natu, Okidogi, Pincurchin, Rabsca, Rellor, Spidops, Tarountula and Xatu.
• Updated voices: Guzzlord, Kyogre, Deerling, Flamigo, Gardevoir, Hoppip, Kirlia, Shinx, Shroomish, Shaymin, Sunflora, Sunkern, Zigzagoon, Zorua, Cetoddle, Charcadet, Tinkatink, Bonsly and Tinkatuff.

Structure:

• Added meteorite.

Datapack:

• Added Growths as a datapack registry.
  • Each Pokémon JSON now has a "mean" and a "standard deviation" defining the distribution of their size.
• Added datapack abilities for additional Size categories (growth).
• Updated all species to include growth_data in forms.
• Added recipes for Pixelmon Chest Boats.
• Added Recipe Book advancement for Pixelmon Chest Boats.
• Renamed crafted_gingko_blocks to crafted_ginkgo_blocks tag.
• Added the chest_boats tag.
• Added new interaction events: pixelmon:npc_engage, pixelmon:on_cooldown, pixelmon:set_cooldown, pixelmon:context_player, pixelmon:win_battle, pixelmon:lose_battle, pixelmon:draw_battle, pixelmon:can_battle and pixelmon:defeat_trainer.
• Added new interaction results: pixelmon:unlock_dynamax, pixelmon:close_screen, pixelmon:open_professor_dialogue, pixelmon:unlock_mega_evolution and pixelmon:delay_result.
• Added several blocks and block tags to the mineable/axe tag so they can be mined faster with axes.
• Added new block tags for Pixelmon furniture and Berry Wood blocks.
• Added 100-500 Gimmighoul Coins as a guaranteed drop to Gholdengo.
• Updated evolution conditions for Magneton, Qwilfish, Nosepass, Charjabug and Crawbrawler.

Research:

• Added collection-style UI widget with ability to set sprites for a resource and offset item position.
• Added sprite colouring in Research tasks.
• Added Professor Wisteria to research updates.
• Added Mega Evolution research.
• Added Dynamax research.
• Added capture Pokémon type research.
• Added craft type research.
• Added defeat boss type research.
• Added enter dimension type research.
• Added evolve type research.
• Added harvest type research.
• Added hatch type research.
• Added active item type research.
• Added level up type research.
• Added mine type research.
• Added spin Pokéstop type research.
• Added defeat Raid type research.
• Added find structure type research.
• Added seasonal research: Christmas, Pixelmon's Birthday, New Year and Valentine's Day.

Spawning:

• Updated Luvdisc fishing and spawn loot to remove unused items.
• Added Bombirdier to River, Lakes, and Beaches during the Day on Land and Air with an anticondition of Freezing biomes and Mountainous biomes rarely.
• Added Gimmighoul Chest form to Jungle Pyramids, Desert Pyramids, Haunted Towers, Graveyards, and Ruined Portals on Land, Indoors, and Underground at All Times.
• Added Gholdengo to Ultra Desert at All Times.
• Added Great Tusk to Small End Islands at All Times.
• Added Kilowattrel to Beaches with an anticondition of Freezing during the Day in the Air. Added chance to spawn with a group of Wattrel.
• Added Klawf to Stone Beach and Mesas on Land during the Day.
• Added Rabsca to Arid, Mesas, and Savannas on Land at All Times.
• Added Rellor to Arid, Mesas, and Savannas on Land at All Times.
• Added Sandy Shocks to Small End Islands at All Times.
• Added Squawkabilly to Jungles during the Day in the Air and on Tree Top. Added chance to spawn with a group of Squawkabilly. Some colors are rarer than others.
• Added Wattrel to Beaches with an anticondition of Freezing during the Day in the Air, Land, and Tree Top. Added chance to spawn with a group of Wattrel.
• Added Spirit palette Iron Valiant to Graveyards at Night on Land or Manmade.
• Added Iron Hands to Small End Islands on Land at All Times.
• Added Iron Treads to Small End Islands on Land at All Times.
• Updated old spawning NPCs to the new NPC system, including Chatting, Fisherman, Nurse Joy, Relearner, Shopkeeper, Trader, Trainer and Tutor.
• Added Rellor, Rabsca, Wattrel, Kilowattrel, Spidops, Tarountula, Bombirdier, Gimmighoul (chest), Great Tusk, Iron Treads, Sandy Shocks, Iron Hands, Brute Bonnet, Iron Jugulis, Iron Valiant, Iron Bundle, Roaring Moon, Squawkabilly, Finizen, Palafin, Maschiff, Mabosstiff, Farigiraf, Flamigo, Ting-Lu and Gholdengo to tiered, biome-specific raids.
• Added support for Alex' Caves spawning.
• Added support Biospherical Expansion spawning.
• Added support for Mystic's Biomes spawning.

Changes:

• Removed old Quest system.
• Removed old Quest screens.
• Removed functionality of the old Quest Editor wand.
• Added summary TM section for Generation 9 moves.
• Added move description scrollbar for moves with long descriptions.
• Updated Heavy Ball catch mechanics to modern calculations.
• Updated Friend Balls to their Generation 8+ friendship boost.
• Updated the Poke Checker (summary screen) to display size and the growth sprite.
• Updated the PC screen to display size and the growth sprite.
• Updated the capture method to use Generation 8 mechanics.
• Updated pre-Growth rework Pokémon stored data to include a randomly assigned Size.
• Updated summary UI in PC by swapping a Pokémon's species name for its level.
• Removed megaring mechanic being unlocked via defeating a Mega Boss, replaced by Mega Evolution Research.
• Updated Pixelmon Rug colors to match wool textures.
• Updated Revenant to block Destiny Bond if it has at least one life left.

Fixes:

• Fixed a crash caused by the client attempting to update server details.
• Fixed the scrollbar on TM lists rendering strangely.
• Fixed Blank TMs failing to work with Klutz Pokémon.
• Fixed nature syncing curries not working properly.
• Fixed an instance where Black Sludge could deal damage for less than it should have.
• Fixed Poké Balls failing to receive catch penalties when capturing Ultra Beasts.
• Fixed Nest Balls catch formula.
• Fixed Lure Balls failing to boost properly Pokémon caught via Fishing Rod.
• Fixed Fishing Rod not applying the chance for a Fishing mark on catch.
• Fixed Fishing Rod-spawned Pokémon having Fishing-exclusive bonuses lost on flee and subsequent rebattle.
• Fixed the drop shadow of the nickname text in the PC being set to a dark gray color.
• 21384 Fixed Pokémon displaying move skills they should not have by improving code quality.
• 18939 Fixed Poke Displays breaking consistency of a stored Pokémon's form and palette.
• Fixed the Pixelmon Camera failing to take pictures.
• Fixed rendering of Mega Items.
• Fixed rendering of Sableye Hat, Frosslass robe and Yukata.
• 21311 Fixed an issue where using the Griseous Core to change Giratina's form to Origin would cause the form to be restored to Altered by other non-Griseous Orb held items.
• Fixed using a Porygon item while in creative consuming said item.
• Fixed using a Porygon item spawning on top of the player instead of on the position clicked.
• 22145 21985 Fixed Paldean Blank TMs disappearing upon completion.
• Fixed Bikes eating as if they are horses.
• Fixed the PC failing to open in rare cases upon first login or world creation.
• Fixed hover and pop-up information not clearing on release in PC.
• Fixed a rare crash caused by right-clicking on an empty Pokémon slot in inventory.
• Fixed a rare client crash caused by refreshing the multiplayer menu.
• Fixed Pokébags being allowed to leave a player's inventory if the container is open.
• Fixed shiny Hero Palafin sprite.
• Fixed shiny Revavroom sprite.
• 21238 Fixed Dudunsparce model and textures.
• Fixed Ultra Necrozma model.
• 19409 Fixed Solrock animation.
• 18571 Fixed Rocket Helmet's stray pixel in layer texture.
• Fixed shiny Iron Jugulis sprite.
• Fixed cosmetic textures not loading properly for the Witch hat, Articuno Wings and Valentine's Wings.

Battles:

• Fixed Incinerate not being in the list of moves that can remove berries.
• Fixed Stuff Cheeks disabling improperly if the Pokémon that new Stuff Cheeks was not holding a berry.
• Fixed a bug where Pokémon afflicted by Corrosive Gas could use their items once again after they had switched out.
• Fixed a bug where it was possible to give a Pokémon a Rusted Sword or Shield via a move when Zacian or Zamazenta was on the field.
• Fixed Pokémon that stole a Life Orb with Thief not taking damage from the Life Orb at the end of the turn.
• Fixed G-Max Replenish incorrectly calculating the recovery of berries in allied battle.
• 21986 Fixed waiting bug when using Flee moves against a trainer's final Pokémon.

Language:

• Updated Traditional Chinese translation.

Developer:

• Added ShrineOrbFillEvent.Pre/Post.
• Added LureActivateEvent.Pre/Post.
• Added BerryEvent.Pick.
• Added ResearchStartEvent.Pre/Post.
• Added ResearchStageCompleteEvent.
• Added ResearchDiscardEvent.Pre/Post.
• Added ResearchCompleteEvent.
• Added ProgressResearchStageEvent.Pre/Post.
• Added ProgressResearchObjectiveEvent.Pre/Post.
• Added ClaimResearchStageEvent.Pre/Post.
• Added ClaimResearchObjectiveEvent.Pre/Post.
• Added RegisterScreenStylesEvent.
• Added PlayerCakeEatEvent.
• Added PlayerCraftItemsEvent.
• Removed AbandonQuestEvent.
• Removed FinishQuestEvent.
• Removed NPCInserterEvent.
• Removed QuestActionEvent.
• Removed QuestObjectiveEvent.
• Removed QuestStageEvent.
• Added HeldItem.ignoresKlutz method to allow custom held items to be used by Klutz Pokémon.
• Added PixelmonGrowths registry class.
• Added PokemonBuilder#size.
• Removed PokemonBuilder#growth.
• Added Pokemon#getSize.
• Added Pokemon#setSize.
• Updated the functionality of Pokemon#setGrowth to pick a random number in the range of that growth's defined range.
• Removed CorrosiveGas status usage.
• Removed PlayerParticipant#getTeamPokemonList in favor of BattleParticipant#getTeamPokemon.
• Added placeholders to ContextKeys.
• Added PlaceholerCollectEvent, extending support for FPAPI and PAPI.
• Implemented placeholder support in certain InteractionConditions.

• The minimum Forge version for this update is 36.2.34 and is required for a Pixelmon client to run.
• If using datapacks, consider refreshing every update for default datapack fixes from Pixelmon.

Additions:

Pokémon:

• Added Iron Treads.
• Added Iron Hands.
• Added Great Tusk.
• Added Wattrel.
• Added Kilowattrel.
• Added Rellor.
• Added Rabsca.
• Added Squawkabilly.
• Added Gimmighoul.
• Added Gholdengo.
• Added Sandy Shocks.
• Added Bombirdier.
• Added Klawf.

Palettes:

• Added 'spirit' Iron Valiant.

Items:

• Added TM171-TM223 for all existing moves.

Sounds:

• Added new voices: Alomomola, Bunnelby, Cacnea, Cacturne, Castform, Cherubi, Comfey, Dedenne, Diancie, Flabebe, Floette, Florges, Furfrou, Gothita, Gothorita, Gothitelle, Inkay, Luvdisc, Mandibuzz, Maushold, Mawile, Morpeko, Ogerpon, Pyukumuku, Roselia, Salandit, Salazzle, Sandy Shocks, Shieldon, Shuckle, Sinistcha, Sinistea, Slurpuff, Smeargle, Snorunt, Swirlix, Swoobat, Tandemaus, Togedemaru, Vanillish, Vanillite, Vanilluxe, Vullaby, Wishiwashi, Woobat, Zigzagoon, Fezandipti, Boltund, Eldegoss, Enamorus, Greavard, Mr. Rime, Natu, Okidogi, Pincurchin, Rabsca, Rellor, Spidops, Tarountula and Xatu.
• Updated voices: Guzzlord, Kyogre, Deerling, Flamigo, Gardevoir, Hoppip, Kirlia, Shinx, Shroomish, Shaymin, Sunflora, Sunkern, Zigzagoon, Zorua, Cetoddle, Charcadet, Tinkatink, Bonsly and Tinkatuff.

Datapack:

• Updated all species movesets to Generation 9.
• Updated all TMs to include Generation9 and DLC TMs.
• Added Gimmighoul evolution method by Linking Cord while holding an Amulet Coin.
• Added Paldean Generation 9 Blank TM to Master Poké Chest drops.
• Added Paldean TMs Chilling Water, Pounce, Trailblaze and Tera Blast to dungeon loot pools.

Spawning:

• Updated Luvdisc fishing and spawn loot to remove unused items.
• Added Bombirdier to River, Lakes, and Beaches during the Day on Land and Air with an anticondition of Freezing biomes and Mountainous biomes rarely.
• Added Gimmighoul Chest form to Jungle Pyramids, Desert Pyramids, Haunted Towers, Graveyards, and Ruined Portals on Land, Indoors, and Underground at All Times.
• Added Gholdengo to Ultra Desert at All Times.
• Added Great Tusk to Small End Islands at All Times.
• Added Kilowattrel to Beaches with an anticondition of Freezing during the Day in the Air. Added chance to spawn with a group of Wattrel.
• Added Klawf to Stone Beach and Mesas on Land during the Day.
• Added Rabsca to Arid, Mesas, and Savannas on Land at All Times.
• Added Rellor to Arid, Mesas, and Savannas on Land at All Times.
• Added Sandy Shocks to Small End Islands at All Times.
• Added Squawkabilly to Jungles during the Day in the Air and on Tree Top. Added chance to spawn with a group of Squawkabilly. Some colors are rarer than others.
• Added Wattrel to Beaches with an anticondition of Freezing during the Day in the Air, Land, and Tree Top. Added chance to spawn with a group of Wattrel.
• Added Spirit palette Iron Valiant to Graveyards at Night on Land or Manmade.
• Added Iron Hands to Small End Islands on Land at All Times.
• Added Iron Treads to Small End Islands on Land at All Times.
• Updated Dondozo from Rivers and Lakes spawning to Oceanic biomes.

Structures:

• Updated Abandoned Mine Shaft, Hoglin Stables Bastion, Boat, Crate Geyser, Plant Monolith, Village Butcher and Village Cartographer loot chests, removing unused items.

Changes:

• Improved Rainbow Sash color cycle.
• 21862 Removed chunk habitation time limit on Zygarde Cells and Core spawning.
• Updated Revenant's Pressure to be twice as strong as regular Pressure.
• Updated raid drops, removing unused items.
• Updated poke drops, removing unused items.
• Updated rug colors to match the wool colors more accurately.
• Updated shiny Revavroom sprite.
• Updated 'hero' form shiny Palafin sprite.
• Added evolving method for Charjabug and Magneton by leveling them in a Mountain/Windswept Hills biome.
• Added Thunder Stone evolution for Nosepass.
• Added Ice Stone evolution for Crawbrawler.
• Removed Water Stone evolution for Hisuian Qwilfish.
• Updated the icon in taskbar and window of application to standard (non-spooky) Pixelmon icon.

Fixes:

• 21932 21941 Fixed wild caught Pokémon changing abilities when evolving.
• Fixed vibrancy for Colored Sash and Rainbow Sash accessories.
• 21951 Fixed Colored Sash color-setting.
• Fixed storage gets not being thread safe, fixing issues of MissingNo replacing Pokémon randomly.
• Fixed error in Pokemon Builder.
• 18939 Fixed Poké Display not properly defaulting to original form and palette fields.
• Fixed Gastly particles overwhelming its model, now spawning behind the orb and away from its facing direction.
• 21384 Fixed Pokémon having move skills they cannot use and should not have.
• Fixed the Pokédex set value setting the wrong Pokédex.
• 19409 Fixed visual issue with Solrock's idle animation.
• 18571 Fixed visual issue of a stray pixel in the Rocket Armor texture.
• 21475 Fixed erroneous entry for a missing texture on 'ashen' Mega-Houndoom, pointing it back to its base texture.
• 13324 Fixed Stufful's ability description being too long for the summary UI.
• 19971 Fixed Hisuian Typhlosion's hitbox height.
• Fixed Beedrill's floating parameters so it's no longer on the ground's surface.
• 21475 22114 Fixed temporary palette reversion when a Pokémon mega-evolves, dynamaxes, or otherwise temporarily updates it's battle form.
• Fixed an error on TCG fallback card loading.
• Fixed Blaziken's texture UV.
• 21238 Fixed Dudunsparce texture.

Battles:

• Fixed Revenant not blocking Destiny Bond from being applied to a Pokémon if it has at least one life left.
• Fixed Destiny Bond no longer sending a message twice when not applied.
• 21970 Fixed Mirror Armor causing a crash in singleplayer when self-applied.
• Fixed max HP value not being recalculated after temporary level is set, fixing issues where battle rules change the Pokémon's level without updating its HP.
• 22134 Fixed a rare crash caused by Ditto failing to Transform properly into non-default capable species.

Developer:

• Added PokemonStorage#forEach method, and implementations for each kind of storage.
• Updated ServerSwapPacket to send update packets for the whole storage when it ends up in its error state.
• Added Ability interface method allowsStatusOpponent.

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Additions:

• Added the griseous core, lustrous globe, and adamant crystal
• Added origin dialga
• Added origin palkia

New Pokémon:

• Added Hisuian Typhlosion
• Added Hisuian Sneasel
• Added Sneasler
• Added Ursaluna
• Added Kleavor

Changes:

• Ghost Pokémon now drop Psychic essence instead of Darkness essence.

Fixes:

• Enamorus was not marked as being a legendary Pokémon.
• Fixed the usage message for the /setraid command
• Fixes LoA Pokémon not showing up in the pokedex and caught Pokémon counts.
• Fixed shiny reshiram sprite

Battle Fixes:

• Fixed NPE issues with null attacks
• Make Silvally's multi attack use the type of the memory it holds while dynamaxed
• Force OHKO moves and moves that fail in a raid to use PP.
• Prevent Max Moves from having their overridePower reset while the AI tries to calculate the best move.
• Don't allow the holder of a Shell Bell to heal from damage originating from them.
• Make sure that if moveAccuracy can't miss we don't change it.
• Prevent player collecting money from Pay Day if they catch the Pokemon, flee, black out, or fight a player or raid.
• Add the Freeze effect to Freeze-Dry's json.
• Make Dynamaxed Pokemon take 10% of non-Dynamax HP damage from Life Orb.
• Prevent Pokemon from regaining health after damaging themselves.
• Make Pokemon that were switched out and then switched back in during the same turn able to use Fake Out the next turn.
• Fix recoil with Magic Guard and no recoil when missing.
• Fix HP restore berries only healing the Pokemon whose current turn it is.
• Make Substitute stop popping the Substitute user's Air Balloon.
• Add onGlobalStatusAdded method and apply it to Room Service.
• Add Helping Hand to list of moves that can't be reflected.
• Fixes multiple hit moves calculating accuracy for each hit.
• Fix default crit chance and rerolling crit chance to determine if the attack already crit.
• Fix Max and G-Max Moves not depleting pp from the original move.
• Make Dragon Energy hit the opponents at the same time.
• Fix Max Moves doing zero damage to allies in raids.
• Make Encore and Taunt subtract the turn count on the statused Pokemon's turn.
• Remove message to player saying the opponent's attack failed when it did not
• Fix the abilities that modify types so that they work in double battles.
• Prevent Pokemon immune to certain statuses being given said statuses
• Fix moves that affect all teammates so that they affect the 3rd teammate in raids.
• Fix Bolt Beak and Fishious Rend not dealing double damage to Pokemon switching in.