Pixelmon: Game Machine Starters
by CCDelic
Pixelmon: Game Machine Starters replaces the Pixelmon starter selection screen with a reel-based randomizer that spins three Pokémon for the player to pick from.
What it does
Instead of the usual starter choice, the screen shows three reels. Each reel lands on a random Pokémon drawn from a pool sorted into five rarity tiers: Grey Common, Green Uncommon, Blue Rare, Purple Epic and Gold Legendary. The player keeps one of the three. The tile color behind each sprite reflects that rarity, and gold tiles mean the base stat total is high rather than that the Pokémon is legendary.
The mod can be tuned through its configuration. Max IVs can be turned on so every spun Pokémon arrives with perfect IVs, a choices mode can skip the screen and hand the player one random Pokémon, and a blacklist keeps chosen species out of the pool. Paradox Pokémon are excluded by default. The mod requires Pixelmon, and it is released under the Apache License 2.0 and is open source. Files exist for NeoForge on 1.21.1 only, with the latest file dated 2026-07-12. Both the server and every player need it, and single-player worlds run it with no extra setup.
Key features
Three-reel starter pick
The starter screen is replaced by three spinning reels, and the player picks one of the Pokémon they land on.
Rarity-tiered pool
Pokémon are sorted into Grey, Green, Blue, Purple and Gold tiers, and the tile color shows the tier of each spin.
Perfect IVs option
Max IVs can be enabled so that every Pokémon the reels produce arrives with perfect individual values.
Choices mode
A mode can skip the reels entirely and give the player one random Pokémon from the pool.
Blacklist and Paradox exclusion
Certain species can be kept out of the pool, and Paradox Pokémon are left out by default.
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
How it compares
Pixelmon PokeHaste is server-side only, released under the MIT License and not open source, with files for 1.21.1. Pixelmon PokeStats is also server-side only, under the MIT License and not open source, for 1.21.1. Broadcast Pixelmon is server-side only, for 1.21.1, released under All rights reserved and not open source.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pixelmon: Game Machine Starters | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-12 |
| Pixelmon PokeHaste | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2026-08-08 |
| Pixelmon PokeStats | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2026-09-07 |
| Broadcast Pixelmon | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Server-side only | 2026-08-17 |
Questions
Does Pixelmon: Game Machine Starters need Pixelmon?
Does the server need the mod, or only players?
Can the starter pool be changed?
In the catalog
Pixelmon: Game Machine Starters is one of 8,016 Management mods on ModsFinder, and one of 2,689 Management mods for NeoForge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Random starters, and it's fun 'cause you spin for them. You know, quirky style. A side-mod for Pixelmon that swaps the starter screen for an animated display that gives you three random Pokémon to pick from.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/pixelmon-game-machine-starters
- Owner
- CCDelic
- Published
- 2026-07-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15