Cobblemon Challenge
Cobblemon Challenge lets a player issue a PVP challenge to a nearby trainer, who may accept or decline it.
What it does
A challenge command sends a battle request to a nearby trainer, who can accept or deny it. Challenges can be set to a specified player level from 1 to 100, and the battle format can be singles, a 3v3 or 1v1 match, or a 4v4 double battle using the challengedouble command. Challengers can also pick the Pokemon used in a limited party battle, and the held items they carry are consumed in the challenge.
Team preview is supported, so both sides select a lead Pokemon and send it out first. A nopreview option keeps a team hidden until the battle begins, for players who do not want a rival to see their team. Changes made for a challenge are not permanent and do not persist outside the battle. The mod runs on the server alone, so players join without installing it. Builds for 1.21.1 are published for Fabric and NeoForge, and the code is open source under the MIT License.
Key features
Challenge command
One command sends a PVP battle request to a nearby trainer, who can accept or deny it.
Level and format options
Challenges can set a player level from 1 to 100 and support singles, 1v1, 3v3 and 4v4 double battles.
Team preview and hidden teams
Team preview lets both sides pick a lead Pokemon, and the nopreview option keeps a team hidden until the battle starts.
Non-permanent battle changes
Changes made for a challenge do not persist outside the battle, and held items are consumed by the challenge.
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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.
Use cases
Casual rivalries
Friends on a server can set up a match at a chosen level without leveling a team to 100 first.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want trainers to challenge each other, and players who want quick battles at a set level without grinding.
How it compares
Fix Cobblemon Pokemon Experience is also server-side only and open source, but it is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only and adjusts Pokemon experience rather than matching battles. Cobblemon: Team Preview is open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0 and covers team preview alone, and it is installed on both the client and the server. Cobblemon Challenge needs only the server and is open source under the MIT License.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobblemon Challenge | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2026-09-27 |
| Fix Cobblemon Pokemon Experience | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2026-10-06 |
| Cobblemon: Team Preview | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-11 |
Questions
Does Cobblemon Challenge need to be installed on the client?
Which loaders are supported?
Can the team stay hidden from the other trainer?
In the catalog
Cobblemon Challenge is one of 29,952 Game mechanics mods on ModsFinder, and one of 19,630 Game mechanics mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Cobblemon Challenge is an extremely simple plugin for Cobblemon that makes challenging your friends and rivals to flat-level Pokemon battles easier! Use the /challenge command to send a battle request to a nearby trainer, which they will be able to either accept or deny. This is a server-side plugin that only needs…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/cobblemon-challenge
- Owner
- Turtlehoarder
- Published
- 2025-08-03
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-27
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15