Cobblemon Highlight
by Zkev1
Cobblemon Highlight restyles the battle screen of the Cobblemon mod with animated buttons, move cards and HUD effects.
What it does
Battles in Cobblemon gain a layer of motion and feedback. Command buttons respond to the cursor with spring movement, lifting on hover, recoiling on press and glowing when clicked. Move cards take on the colour of their type and animate, while party switches play in staggered steps rather than appearing at once.
Target selection, Back buttons and the forfeit confirmation are animated as well, and menu transitions can add particles and scanning effects. The health display reacts to damage, healing and low health, and panels around each Pokémon carry accents that follow the shape of the sprite. Players can adjust the animation strength and the amount of particles, or switch the extras off.
The mod needs Cobblemon to run. It is published for Fabric and NeoForge, for 1.21.1 only, and only the client needs it, so servers and other players can join without installing it. It is released under the MIT License and is not open source.
Key features
Spring-driven command buttons
Battle commands lift on hover, press back with a recoil and flash a glow when chosen.
Type-coloured move cards
Each move card takes the colour of its type and animates when it is highlighted or selected.
Staggered party switching
Switching a Pokémon in or out plays a sequence of transitions in order instead of an instant swap.
Reactive battle HUD
Damage, healing and low health each trigger a visual response in the battle interface.
Adjustable intensity
Animation strength and particle amount can be lowered or raised, and the effects can be turned off.
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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
Who it’s for: Players of Cobblemon on Fabric or NeoForge who want a more animated battle interface. Only the client side is affected, so it suits single-player and multiplayer clients alike.
How it compares
Cobblemon Better Pokedex Scanner is a Fabric mod for 1.21.1 that runs on client and server and is open source under the MIT License. Cobblemon Poke Power is open source under the MIT License and works on both Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21.1 with client and server environment. Cobblemon Highlight is client-side only and works on both Fabric and NeoForge, while the Pokedex Scanner is published for Fabric alone.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobblemon Highlight | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-09-01 |
| Cobblemon Better Pokedex Scanner | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-15 |
| Cobblemon Poke Power | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-23 |
Questions
Does Cobblemon Highlight need Cobblemon?
Does the server need Cobblemon Highlight?
Can the animations be reduced?
In the catalog
Cobblemon Highlight is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,630 Magic mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Cobblemon Highlight gives the battle UI more life through responsive movement, polished transitions, subtle particles, and visual feedback that makes every choice feel more satisfying.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/cobblemon-highlight
- Owner
- Zkev1
- Published
- 2026-07-13
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-01
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15