Cobblemon Nuzlocke & Soul Link
by shiero
Cobblemon Nuzlocke & Soul Link turns Cobblemon into a hardcore run, with permadeath, one catch per zone and a co-op mode where linked parties share fates.
What it does
The ruleset is set up from a NUZLOCKE tab on the create-world screen, and it can be changed later without starting over. Rules cover one catch per zone, first encounter only in each route, area or town, permadeath, mandatory nicknames, a shiny clause, level caps and whiteout handling, including whether losing a whole party sends the player back to the last Pokémon. The mod can enforce these rules itself, so the player does not have to police them alone.
Soul Link lets friends play together, with linked runs sharing a death screen and fates. Radical Cobblemon Trainers is supported, so the level cap follows the trainers the player faces. Full rules are listed in the in-game commands and the wiki.
The mod needs Architectury API, Cloth Config API, Cobblemon, Fabric API and Routes. It is published for Fabric and NeoForge for 1.21.1, and both sides must run it. It is released under a custom license and is not open source.
Key features
Nuzlocke ruleset
Permadeath, one catch per zone, mandatory nicknames and level caps are enforced by the mod.
Soul Link co-op
Linked parties share fates, so one death can end a run for every player in the link.
Starter and filter options
Starters can be randomised, and legendaries or paradox forms can be filtered out of the opening three choices.
Shiny and catch rules
A shiny clause and a catch window let wild shinies stay catchable and fainted wild Pokémon stay catchable for a short time.
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 5
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want a Cobblemon playthrough with strict limits, and server owners who want a shared hardcore run for a group of friends.
Questions
Does Cobblemon Nuzlocke & Soul Link need Cobblemon?
Must the server run the mod?
Can the ruleset be changed after a world is created?
Does Radical Cobblemon Trainers change the level cap?
In the catalog
Cobblemon Nuzlocke & Soul Link is one of 7,555 Cursed mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,235 Cursed mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Play the Nuzlocke. Let the mod be the referee. Every rule you would otherwise have to hold yourself to — one catch per zone, permadeath, nicknames, level caps — enforced by the game instead of by your own honesty. And if you play with friends, Soul Link ties your runs together so a death on one screen is a death on…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/cobblemon-nuzlocke-soul-link
- Owner
- shiero
- Published
- 2026-07-29
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-17
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15