Pokemob
by TheseusFen
Pokemob lets a player capture a mob in a ball and release it later at a chosen spot, keeping the animal intact.
What it does
A captured mob is stored inside a ball, and the ball's texture and label update to show what is inside, for example a Pokemob Ball holding a cow. A full ball cannot take a second mob until its contents are released, so each ball holds one mob at a time. Capture is limited for safety: the Ender Dragon cannot be captured, and players cannot be captured either.
Released mobs appear where the player chooses, so animals can be moved across long distances without herding them or using boats. Sneaking and right-clicking a block releases the mob on that spot. Health, custom names and biome-specific variants are kept, so a warm-biome cow comes back as a warm-biome cow after a round trip.
The mod is lightweight and is published for Fabric only, on game versions 26.1, 26.1.1, 26.1.2 and 26.2. Only the server needs it, and players join without installing anything. The code is open source under the BSD 3-Clause License.
Key features
Capture in a ball
Mobs are captured into a ball item, and the ball's texture and name show the captured mob.
Release on demand
A captured mob can be released at a chosen block by sneaking and right-clicking it.
State preserved
Health, custom names and biome-specific variants survive the capture and release cycle.
One mob per ball
A full ball must be emptied before it can take another mob, and the Ender Dragon and players are excluded.
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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
Relocating animals
Moving livestock or wild animals between areas of a world without leading them by hand.
Who it’s for: Server owners and survival players who move animals between farms, pens or biomes often enough to want a faster method than leading them on foot or by boat.
How it compares
Ez Boats is client and server, released under the MIT License, and built for 26.1.2 only. Capture Nets is client and server and open source under the MIT License for Fabric and NeoForge across 1.21.1 – 26.3, so it covers loaders Pokemob does not. Easy Mobs is client and server, released as All rights reserved, and covers 26.1.2 – 26.2 on Fabric.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokemob | Fabric | 26.1 – 26.2 | Server-side only | 2026-07-16 |
| Ez Boats | Fabric | 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-05-09 |
| Capture Nets | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.3 | Client and server | 2026-09-21 |
| Easy Mobs | Fabric | 26.1.2 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-10-02 |
Questions
Does Pokemob need Fabric API?
Does a player need Pokemob to join a server that runs it?
Can the Ender Dragon be captured?
Which game versions does Pokemob support?
In the catalog
Pokemob is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 5,189 Mobs mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
A simple and lightweight Fabric mod for Minecraft 26.1 that lets you capture any mob in a ball/orb and release it later, wherever you go. Perfect for relocating animals across long distances without the hassle of herding, boats, or leads.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/pokemob
- Owner
- TheseusFen
- Published
- 2026-07-09
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-16
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15