Sunlit Cobblebackported
by Chakyl
Sunlit Cobblebackported brings held items and ball mechanics from newer Cobblemon builds back to the 1.20.1 Forge release of the mod.
What it does
Held items added by the backport include a booster for energy, and a set of ball items. Each ball changes a catch or battle outcome: the Sword Ball raises the target's combined attack stats by a factor between 0.5 and 4, the Shield Ball does the same for combined defence, and the Skull Ball increases Skull Cavern encounters by 3.5 times. The Mana Ball raises the catch rate by 3.5 times, the Prismatic Ball makes Shiny Pokémon appear 4.5 times more often and others 3 times, and the Blossom Ball turns caught Pokémon Shiny at a rate of 0.5.
The mod depends on Kotlin for Forge, which must be installed alongside it. Sunlit Cobblebackported runs on client and server, so both the server and every player need it. It is open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0, and its source code and issue tracker are public. Files are published for Forge only, for 1.20.1, with the latest being 1.4-1.5.2 from 12 September 2026.
Key features
Backported held items
Held items from later Cobblemon builds are restored for the 1.20.1 release, adding new options for trainers.
Energy booster item
One of the held items increases energy gained during battles.
Stat-altering balls
The Sword Ball and Shield Ball multiply the target's attack or defence stats, changing how battles play out.
Shiny and catch-rate balls
The Prismatic Ball, Blossom Ball and Mana Ball change Shiny odds or catch rates for the Pokémon they hit.
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
Cobblemon Poké ball Swap is a server-side only mod for Fabric and Forge on 1.20.1, released under All rights reserved and not open source, so players need nothing installed. TFCobblemon runs on client and server for Forge across 1.20 – 1.20.6 under All rights reserved. Cobblemon is open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0 and is published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.19.2 – 1.21.1, covering a wider version range than this backport.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunlit Cobblebackported | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-12 |
| Cobblemon Poké ball Swap | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 | Server-side only | 2024-11-08 |
| TFCobblemon (TerraFirmaCraft + Cobblemon) | Forge | 1.20 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2025-04-15 |
| Cobblemon | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-11 |
Questions
Does Sunlit Cobblebackported need Kotlin for Forge?
Does the server need Sunlit Cobblebackported?
Which game version does Sunlit Cobblebackported support?
In the catalog
Sunlit Cobblebackported is one of 19,031 Adventure mods on ModsFinder, and one of 10,478 Adventure mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Q: Will you add x feature missing from 1.5.2? Possibly maybe! It all depends on developer availability. Q: I want to help with the development! Feel free to post a PR to the linked Github, provided no AI coding tools were used in the process of backporting. If you're working on something larger, reach out on Discord…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/sunlit-cobblebackported
- Owner
- Chakyl
- Published
- 2026-08-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15