Cobblemon Catch Level Cap
by Sylvonir
Cobblemon Catch Level Cap limits how far above a player's party a Pokémon can be and still be caught, using a configurable level cap set through game rules.
What it does
The plugin for Cobblemon adds a configurable level cap on catching Pokémon. A catch attempt on a Pokémon more than a set number of levels above the player's current highest-level party member is blocked, which keeps early-game players from catching Pokémon far beyond their reach. Two separate caps apply: one for battles and one for capturing out of battle, and both are set through game rules and a level cap value. A message can be shown when a catch is blocked, and the messages can be turned off.
The cap is ignored for players in creative mode and when a Master Ball is the item thrown, and shiny targets are handled under the same rules. Server owners configure the behavior, and the mod is published for Fabric and Forge, both for 1.20.1. Cobblemon is required. The code is open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0, and the source code and issue tracker are public.
Key features
Separate battle and field caps
One level cap applies to catches made during battles and another applies to catches made outside them.
Game rule configuration
The cap value and related options are set through game rules, including whether level cap messages are shown.
Creative and Master Ball exemptions
Players in creative mode and throws with a Master Ball bypass the level cap, and shiny Pokémon follow the same rules.
Blocked-catch messages
When a catch is refused because the target is too far above the party level, a message can tell the player why.
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
Who it’s for: Server owners running Cobblemon who want to limit catches of Pokémon well above the level of the player's party. Players on such a server need only the Cobblemon dependency and nothing else from this mod.
Questions
Does Catch Level Cap need Cobblemon installed?
Does a player need this mod to join a server running it?
Which loaders and versions does it support?
In the catalog
Cobblemon Catch Level Cap is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 25,772 Utility mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
A simple plugin to prevent players from catching Pokemon too far above their current level. Any catch attempt on a Pokemon that is X levels above the player's current highest level Pokemon in their party will not succeed. Find me in the official Cobblemon Discord if there's any issues with the mod!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/catchlevelcap
- Owner
- Sylvonir
- Published
- 2024-06-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-06-29
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15