Ancient Beginnings | Fossil Starters for Cobblemon
by MajesttyX
Ancient Beginnings for Cobblemon swaps the usual starter choice for Fossil Pokémon, so new trainers begin with a fossil-based companion.
What it does
The Cobblemon addon replaces the default starter selection with Fossil Pokémon that are available for the player to pick. Once a starter is chosen, the player immediately receives an Archeology Kit containing 10 Ancient Poke Balls and 3 Tumblestones.
The starter Pokémon are given improved IVs, with a minimum roll of 15 on each stat. The behavior is set through a configurable mods config file. Cobblemon must be installed separately, since the addon does not work without it.
Files are published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across the 1.20.1 and 1.21.1 game versions. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. The code is not open source; the author keeps all rights reserved, although the public source code and issue tracker are linked.
Key features
Fossil starter selection
The starter choice on a new save offers Fossil Pokémon in place of the classic Cobblemon starters.
Archeology starter kit
A kit of 10 Ancient Poke Balls and 3 Tumblestones is given right after the starter is picked.
Improved starter IVs
Starter Pokémon roll higher individual values, with a minimum of 15 on each stat.
Configurable options
Starter behavior can be adjusted through the mod's config file.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
New Cobblemon worlds
A player starting a fresh Cobblemon save gets a fossil-based first Pokémon and a supply of Ancient Poke Balls to begin catching.
Multiplayer servers
Server owners running Cobblemon can install the addon so every joining player is offered the same Fossil starters.
Who it’s for: Players who want a different start in Cobblemon, and server owners who want to change the starter selection for everyone on their server.
Questions
Does Ancient Beginnings need Cobblemon?
Do both the server and players need the mod?
Which loaders and versions are supported?
In the catalog
Ancient Beginnings | Fossil Starters for Cobblemon is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,027 World generation mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Ancient Beginnings is a Cobblemon addon that replaces the standard starter selection with all available Fossil Pokémon. This mod requires Cobblemon to be installed separately. I am not affiliated with Cobblemon in any way.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/ancient-beginnings
- Owner
- MajesttyX
- Published
- 2026-04-15
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-05-04
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15