Puffsprout
by ThiefOfEden
Puffsprout adds a round, leaf-eared companion pet for NeoForge that shifts between behaviors as the player acts and levels up through its own actions.
What it does
A Puffsprout follows its owner by default and changes state as the situation changes, switching between Combat, Stealth, Fetching and Neutral. A pet that is attacked drops out of its current task and snaps back to Follow mode so it can defend itself. Right-clicking with an empty hand opens a screen where the owner selects one of three modes for the pet.
Play mode is the most varied. Tossing a Play Ball toy begins a turn-based game in which pets within reach in play mode cluster together, circle around, pursue, and push the ball back and forth. When a pet rests, freezes in place or is anchored, it stays within a 30-block radius of its current position and orbits gently around the anchor with bouncing and hopping animations. Puffsprouts gain experience from their own actions, such as landing hits, killing mobs and pinging hidden enemies, and their stats rise as they level.
The mod is published for NeoForge 26.2 only, under All rights reserved, and is not open source. Puffsprout requires Geckolib, and the environment is client and server, so the server and every player need the mod. The first and latest file, 1.0.0 for 26.2, was published on 2026-07-18.
Key features
Adaptive behavior
The pet checks its activity on every game tick and moves between its four states as soon as the surroundings change.
Combat and Stealth stats
Attack Damage increases melee hits, while Scan Radius widens how far the pet highlights hidden enemies.
Fetching range
The Fetch Radius stat extends how far the pet scans for dropped items and brings them back to the owner.
Play with other pets
Pets interact with toys and other pets, forming play games around the Play Ball and sharing its movement with nearby companions.
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 1
How it compares
Practical Pets runs on Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1, is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only and is installed on both client and server. Polpetts! is open source under the same license, with files for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 on Forge and NeoForge, and also installs on client and server. Gary, The Pet Rock is for NeoForge 26.1.2 only, under All rights reserved, so its version range does not overlap with Puffsprout's 26.2 build.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puffsprout | NeoForge | 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-18 |
| Practical Pets | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-03-26 |
| Polpetts! | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-21 |
| Gary, The Pet Rock | NeoForge | 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-09-12 |
Questions
Does Puffsprout need another mod to run?
Does the server need Puffsprout?
Can a pet be kept in one spot?
In the catalog
Puffsprout is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,974 Mobs mods for NeoForge. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
Puffsprout is a companion pet mod for Minecraft NeoForge. It adds a round, floating, leaf-eared companion that is highly adaptive, levelable, and reactive to your actions. Unlike standard static pets, Puffsprouts dynamically transition between behaviors depending on what you are doing in real time. They can fight…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/puffsprout
- Owner
- ThiefOfEden
- Published
- 2026-07-18
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-18
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15