🧭 Cobblemon Realms – Version 5.9.1

Version 5.9.1 is the first beta patch for the major 5.9 update, bringing world generation upgrades, arena improvements, bug fixes, and multiple gameplay refinements across the modpack.

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🚀 Modpack Changes

• Updated NeoForge to 21.1.233.
• Regions Unexplored:
  • Added two new biomes: Tundra and Wisteria Grove.
  • Applied a major biome overhaul with renamed, merged, and reworked environments.
  • Improved biome generation, vegetation density, ambiance, particles, and sounds.
  • Added the new Ashen mob and the decorative Iridescent Ring.
  • Vanilla biomes now feature additional vegetation and environmental details.
  • World generation has been rewritten for smoother biome transitions and better vanilla integration.
• Updated the Bug, Electric, and Fire Gym Arena schematics to their new v2 layouts.
• Existing Bug, Electric, and Fire arena slots will now refresh automatically to the newest layouts instead of keeping older generated versions.
• Replaced the reward for the "The Beginning of Your Journey" quest.
• Added a fallback quest inside the Welcome Guide tab to help players switch correctly to the new trainer progression series on older worlds if needed.

🛠 Fixes

• Fixed bugged skin backgrounds.
• Fixed incorrect Fire and Electric arenas in-game.
• Adjusted Realms World gamemode enforcement so OP players and singleplayer users with command access can keep their selected gamemode while remaining in the same dimension.
• Fixed an issue where players leaving Realms World through the void could sometimes appear inside caves in the Overworld.

🧩 Mod Changes

➖ Removed Mods

• cobblemon-infinite-stamina-1.4 — replaced by a datapack implementation.

🧭 Cobblemon Realms – Version 5.9

Version 5.9 introduces the Gym World Tour progression, a full arena system, major spawn and loot improvements, new custom gameplay systems, performance fixes, and many Pokémon updates across the modpack.

🚀 Major Modpack Changes

• Added the Gym World Tour trainer progression through RCT.
• Added a full Gym Arena system with dedicated arena types.
• Improved starter guidance, now directing players more clearly to Professor Oak / Professor Chen.
• Improved Spawn Guide dialogue to help players reach key locations faster.
• The spawn island will regenerate the first time you join your world in version 5.9.
• Music Interface: added Loop Off, Loop Playlist, Loop Current Track, Up Next preview, instant album playback, instant author playback, and improved collection listening flow.
• Crystal Onix and Crystal Steelix are now Crystal type. Crystal Onix also received a unique evolution method, stats, moves, and abilities.
• Added more than 170 new and reworked Cobblemon animations, including sleep, idle, and attack animations.
• Added Fletcher job, allowing arrows to be coated with poison.
• Added Rain Dancer job, allowing rainy weather control.
• Lucky Egg now boosts received Player XP by a configurable amount, enabled by default at 50%.
• Optimized many backgrounds.
• Reworked loot tables with Tera Shards, Poké Ball weight balancing, more EXP Candies, healing items, missing Poké Balls, Ancient Poké Ball entries, and utility item adjustments.
• Sculk Shriekers can now be replaced with Cobblemon Trial Spawners.
• Cobblemon Trials are now aggressive.
• Cobblemon information in JEI received a major visual rework for better clarity.
• Hundreds of previously empty chests and barrels across structures now contain loot.

🧩 Minor Modpack Changes

• Reworked the welcome message to be shorter, clearer, and easier to follow.
• Updated the starter locked message to explain that players must speak to Professor Oak / Professor Chen first.
• Improved spawn island onboarding flow.
• Added model reworks for Mew, Mega Charizard X and Y, Mega Salamence, Zygarde 50%, Ogerpon, Phione, Manaphy, Raikou, Suicune, Magearna, Pheromosa, Victini, and Mewtwo's Fetus.
• Flutter Mane, Raikou, and Suicune are now rideable.
• Adjusted multiple Realms Island Shop prices for better economy balance.
• Reworked legacy Realms Store messaging to better reflect the transition toward Spawn NPC shops.
• Increased Realms Store prices by roughly 25% to 50%.
• Removed the old Realms Money conversion system from the Realms Store.
• Death inside the Safari, dungeons, or timed dimensions now removes players from the dimension instead of killing them.
• Updated the portal visuals for both regular and shader versions.
• Added new Cobblemon assets, including G-Max Copperajah, G-Max Coalossal, G-Max Pikachu, G-Max Blastoise, D-Max clouds, ZA Eelektross, Scovillain, Minior and Greninja ZA animations.
• PokéNav: improved tracking behavior, added tracking buttons to the Location screen, and addressed the PokéFinder overlay freezing issue.
• Rustling Spots: added datapack support for custom spots, removed legendary Pokémon from default pools, added Vietnamese translation, disabled loot reward messages by default, and made mixed Pokémon plus loot spots rarer.
• PokeBike: added light dust particles while riding, added slight leaning when turning, and fixed several issues.
• Cobblemon Smartphone: added PokéNav and Waystone access when the required item is owned.
• Added a save/load team system with 6 renameable team slots.
• Added a base stats panel and removed the IV display.
• Added new structures: Origin Cave, Origin Tomb, Snowpoint Temple, Dragon's Den, and Sprout Tower.

🌍 Spawn Changes

New Spawns

• Tapu Bulu: now spawns in Forest, Island, and Beach biomes with 3 guaranteed perfect IVs, daylight restrictions, and freezing biome exclusions.
• Tapu Fini: now spawns in Ocean, Island, and Beach biomes with 3 guaranteed perfect IVs, daylight restrictions, and freezing biome exclusions.
• Tapu Lele: now spawns in Floral, Island, and Beach biomes with 3 guaranteed perfect IVs, daylight restrictions, and freezing biome exclusions.

Spawn Adjustments

• Volcanion: reworked from River-only spawns into Arid surface and deep underground Overworld encounters with water, lava, and sometimes obsidian requirements.
• Blacephalon: updated with 3 guaranteed perfect IVs, new level ranges, wild preset support, and Nether height restrictions.
• Poipole: now has 3 guaranteed perfect IVs, wild preset support, Forest restrictions, boosted Bee Nest rates, and a new End spawn variant.
• Xurkitree: rebalanced End levels and increased spawn weight.
• Guzzlord: reduced End spawn levels and reduced spawn weight.
• Stakataka: rebalanced Deep Dark and Ancient City encounters with new level ranges and lower weights.
• Nihilego: updated level ranges, reduced weight, wild preset support, and brighter Swamp conditions.
• Buzzwole: Swamp spawns now support the wild preset and End spawn weight was increased.
• Tapu Koko: split into Jungle and Beach/Island spawns with daylight restrictions, freezing biome exclusions, and updated level range.
• Cherubi: now uses natural and treetop presets, with higher daytime Forest spawn weight and excluded Freezing/Spooky biomes.
• Cherrim: is now Common, with Forest-only logic, rain-based Overcast form, daytime Sunshine form, and Freezing/Spooky exclusions.
• Lost Lore MT: expanded level range and heavily reduced base spawn weight.
• Lost Lore MT2: expanded level range, heavily reduced base spawn weight, and kept 5 guaranteed perfect IVs.

🛠 Fixes

• Fixed spawn interraction. (Casino, Cobblemon Blocks, ...)
• Fixed a major server crash involving CobbleSafari and other systems.
• Music Interface: fixed overlap between modpack music, Vanilla Minecraft music, /playsound, and multiple Music Interface tracks.
• PokeBike: fixed outer head layers, layered skins, cape clipping, crouch/sneak pose issues, and third-person rendering while mounted.
• Leaderboards: fixed orphaned displays, removed board persistence issues, prevented deleted preset boards from recreating, reduced aggressive refresh behavior, avoided distant chunk loading, and improved hologram command targeting.
• Fixed Sandaconda, Steelix, Toxtricity, and Mawile textures.
• Fixed animations for Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem, Darmanitan, and Calyrex.
• Fixed Mega Banette poser.
• Fixed Mega Pinsir, Mawile, and Banette hitboxes.
• Fixed Alolan Raichu being able to Mega Evolve outside battle.
• Reduced heavy freezes and lag spikes.
• Improved server performance around arenas, persistent NPCs, and decorative Pokémon.
• Improved Saving World time when leaving solo worlds.
• Fixed Stellar Curse in Showdown.
• Fixed in-game Arceus Fighting transformation visual.
• Fixed Legend Plate being removable by Knock Off.
• Fixed false GUARANTEED catch rate for multi-word Pokémon.
• Fixed NPC Dynamax and Gigantamax attempts freezing Battle Tower battles.
• Fixed Z-Move glow coloring.
• Fixed a crash when checking the moves tab.
• Fixed PokéFinder overlay ignoring filter list changes.
• Fixed overlay nameplates failing to render.
• Applied many Create-related fixes.
• Fixed spawn building issues and improved vegetation.

🧩 Mod Changes

➕ Added Mods

• Cobblemon XP Overhaul
• Macaw's Lights and Lamps
• Macaw's Paths and Pavings
• Macaw's Holidays
• No Farmland Trample
• Cosmetic Megas
• FastSuite
• Ok Zoomer

⏸️ Temporarily Removed Mods

• Resource Pack Overrides

➖ Removed Mods

• Blur+
• Cobblemon Capture XP
• Cobblemon: PlayerXP
• Immersive Aircraft
• Stack Refill
• Better Archeology
• FastFurnace
• FastWorkbench
• Deep Aether
• Cobblemon Wiki Gui
• Almanac Lib

📦 Resource Packs and Datapacks

➖ Removed

• PathToLegends: removed the small random legendary Pokémon structures and old item system. A larger structure system is planned for a future update.