Poke Ball(精灵球)
by QZXiao
Poke Ball (精灵球) lets players craft a throwable capture ball that stores living entities when it hits them.
What it does
A capture ball works like a projectile: it is crafted, thrown, and when it strikes a living entity the entity is captured and stored inside the ball. Captured creatures can be released again, so a player builds a personal collection of mobs rather than killing or taming them. The mechanic is deliberately simple, with no extra systems layered on top of the capture itself.
Poke Ball is a lightweight addition for Minecraft 1.20.1, published for Fabric and Forge. It runs on both client and server, so the server and every player need it installed. The code and assets are released under CC0 1.0 Universal, a public-domain dedication, and the mod is not open source in the usual sense.
Key features
Throwable capture
The ball is thrown like a projectile, and hitting a living entity triggers the capture.
Entity storage
Captured entities are kept inside the ball, where they can be taken out again later.
Simple crafting
The capture ball is crafted with a short recipe, so it is available early in a world.
Personal collection
Players gather entities from the world and manage their own collection, going beyond killing or taming.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Collecting mobs
A player who wants to gather creatures from the world rather than fight or tame them can use the ball to store each one.
Adding a capture mechanic to vanilla play
Because the mechanic is minimal, it fits into an existing survival world without changing its other systems.
Who it’s for: Players who want a simple way to capture and keep living entities, and server owners who want a capture mechanic that needs no extra configuration beyond installing the mod.
How it compares
Cobblemon Poké ball Swap is a Fabric and Forge mod for 1.20.1 that is server-side only and released under All rights reserved, so players join without installing it. Caraca Customs is a Fabric mod for 1.21.1 – 1.21.11, running on client and server under the MIT License. Capture Egg is a Fabric mod for 1.20.1 – 1.20.6, open source under the MIT License, and runs on client and server.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poke Ball(精灵球) | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-03 |
| Cobblemon Poké ball Swap | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2024-11-08 |
| Caraca Customs | Fabric | 1.21.1 – 1.21.11 | Client and server | 2026-08-04 |
| Capture Egg | Fabric | 1.20.1 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2026-07-14 |
Questions
Does Poke Ball need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Poke Ball support?
What license covers Poke Ball?
In the catalog
Poke Ball(精灵球) is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
This is a lightweight mod that adds a simple and intuitive way to interact with entities: the Capture Ball. Craft a capture ball, throw it, and if it hits a creature, it captures it.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/poke-ball
- Owner
- QZXiao
- Published
- 2026-03-19
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-04-03
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15