Cobblemon Boss Bars
by venupxels
Cobblemon Boss Bars swaps the vanilla boss bar for pixel art boss bars styled after Pokémon, and it is a client-side only mod for Fabric and NeoForge.
What it does
Boss bars shown during fights are replaced with Pokémon-themed pixel art designs, which gives the boss health display a look closer to the Cobblemon experience. The change is limited to the HUD overlay, so the fight itself and its rules stay as they are in vanilla.
Only the client needs the mod, so servers and other players can join without installing it. Files are published for Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21.1 only, with 1.0.1 as the latest build on both loaders, and the mod works alongside Sodium, Optifine, Iris shaders and touch rendering engines. Cobblemon and Pixelmon are optional, and the author notes that the mod is compatible with both and with vanilla.
Key features
Pokémon-themed boss bars
Vanilla boss bars are replaced with pixel art designs inspired by official Pokémon artwork.
HUD-only overlay
The replacement applies to the boss bar overlay alone and does not change combat or boss behaviour.
Rendering engine support
The author states compatibility with Sodium, Optifine, Iris shaders and touch rendering engines.
Gallery
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
Optional 1
Use cases
Cobblemon playthroughs
Players running Cobblemon can use the themed bars during boss encounters without any server-side change.
Who it’s for: Players who run Cobblemon or Pixelmon on Fabric or NeoForge for 1.21.1 and want themed boss health bars. Server owners do not need to install anything for it.
How it compares
Catch Indicator is another client-side only addon for Cobblemon, published for Fabric and NeoForge on 1.21.1 under All rights reserved and not open source. Ultimate Cobblemon Progression is client and server, released under the MIT License as open source, and it covers 1.21.1 on Fabric and NeoForge. Cobblemon: Iota Pokemon ι is server required with client optional, under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 license and not open source. Laser's Fakemon Pack is server required with client optional, under All rights reserved and not open source, and it targets 1.21.1 on Fabric and NeoForge.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobblemon Boss Bars | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-07-26 |
| Catch Indicator [Cobblemon Addon] | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-09-07 |
| Ultimate Cobblemon Progression | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-27 |
| Cobblemon: Iota Pokemon ι | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-01 |
| Laser's Fakemon Pack [Cobblemon] | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Server required, client optional | 2026-07-31 |
Questions
Does Cobblemon Boss Bars need Fabric API?
Does a server need Cobblemon Boss Bars installed?
Which Minecraft versions are supported?
In the catalog
Cobblemon Boss Bars is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Replaces vanilla boss bars with Pokémon-themed pixel art designs, bringing a new level of immersion to your Cobblemon experience. Also compatible with Pixelmon and vanilla! Check the gallery above for in-game screenshots! (the text alignment is off in some screenshots, I will replace them soon)
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/cobblemon-boss-bars
- Owner
- venupxels
- Published
- 2026-07-18
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-26
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15