Cobblemon True Pickup
by zmoonmaru
Cobblemon True Pickup gives a Pokémon with the Pickup ability a chance to find items while the player walks, the way the mainline games do, instead of only after battles.
What it does
When a player walks around with a Pokémon with the Pickup ability in the lead slot, each step can roll for an item. The mod's default trigger is walking, which matches the mainline games. Items come from a loot table stored in the config folder rather than a datapack, and the odds, base chance and the number of steps required between rolls can all be configured.
An optional rule turns on a post-battle trigger, so the lead Pokémon can also add a chance for loot after the party wins a battle. A further option restricts walking pickups to Pokémon that are held in a Poké Ball, and the loot system can serve other abilities such as Honey Gather. The mod is server-side only, so players join without installing anything, and it is released under the MIT License without being open source. Files exist for 1.21.1 only, on Fabric, and it requires Fabric API.
Key features
Walking pickup
The lead Pokémon with Pickup can find items while the player walks, without any battle needed.
Post-battle bonus
An optional trigger gives the party a chance at loot after a win, layered on top of the walking default.
Config-based loot tables
Loot tables are kept in the config folder, so they can be edited without touching datapacks.
Configurable odds and spacing
Base chance and the number of steps between rolls can be changed, and a Poké Ball rule can limit walking pickups.
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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
Who it’s for: Players who farm items while exploring, and server owners who want a configurable Pickup behavior.
How it compares
Cobblemon Pokerus is server-side only and published for Fabric and NeoForge on 1.21.1 under the MIT License, without being open source. Hidden Ability Spawns is also server-side only and for 1.21.1 on Fabric, but it is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later and changes spawns rather than item pickup. CobbleThemes is client-side only, so it touches only the client, while True Pickup is a server-side mod.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobblemon True Pickup | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2026-09-08 |
| Cobblemon Pokerus | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2026-09-30 |
| Hidden Ability Spawns [Cobblemon] | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2026-09-06 |
| CobbleThemes | Fabric | 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-10-03 |
Questions
Does Cobblemon True Pickup need Fabric API?
Do players need to install Cobblemon True Pickup?
Does the walking pickup replace the battle pickup in Cobblemon?
In the catalog
Cobblemon True Pickup 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
The Pickup ability, the way it actually works in the mainline games — plus a flexible loot system for it and Honey Gather. Cobblemon's built-in Pickup only triggers from items used during battle. In the mainline games, though, Pickup's real claim to fame is simpler: walk around with a Pickup Pokémon as your lead…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/cobblemon-true-pickup
- Owner
- zmoonmaru
- Published
- 2026-07-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15