🧭 Cobblemon Realms – Version 6.2b

Cobblemon Realms v6.2b is here with Cobblemon 1.8.3, the introduction of OS Weather and OS Weather × Cobblemon, new hunting features, improved Alpha Pokémon balancing, and important fixes for arenas, server stability, and Pokémon compatibility.

This update also includes a Pokémon datapack replacement, several visual improvements, and major work to make the Realms experience more reliable.

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🔴 Cobblemon 1.8.3 Update

Cobblemon Realms has been updated to Cobblemon 1.8.3, bringing new riding support, Pokémon animations and cries, additional compatibility improvements, and important gameplay fixes.

New Features & Improvements

• Added native riding support for Vikavolt and Fearow.
• Added compatibility with AppleSkin.
• Added a new Water Shuriken move animation.
• Added or updated Pokémon cries for Hoppip, Jumpluff, Houndoom, Torkoal, Staraptor, Dusknoir, Vikavolt, Appletun, Dipplin and many others.
• Updated animations for Vikavolt, Magmar, Ninetales, Alolan Ninetales, Fearow, Swampert and several other Pokémon.
• Added new configuration options for Pokémon predation and aggression, including the doPokemonPredation gamerule.
• Togekiss now uses a bird-style riding system instead of its previous jet-style behavior.
• Adjusted certain prehistoric structure generation frequencies.

Important Cobblemon Fixes

• Fixed several Pokédex evolution tree crashes involving datapacks, missing forms, regional entries, and looping evolutions.
• Fixed certain invalid datapack evolutions crashing the game instead of being safely skipped.
• Fixed Pokémon battles potentially stalling when an addon canceled specific Poké Ball events.
• Fixed certain Pokémon spawning height and depth conditions being incorrectly calculated.
• Fixed Cobblemon plants and Berries not being placeable in Flower Pots on NeoForge.
• Fixed compatibility issues involving recipe books, including the Farmer's Delight Cooking Pot.
• Fixed missing or incorrect command autocomplete for Pokémon properties and forms.
• Fixed Pokémon GUI cries and animations using the wrong sound volume category.
• Fixed the Party Overlay remaining visible while using the Pokédex Scanner.
• Fixed several prehistoric structures failing to generate.
• Improved server-side validation for Pokémon riding.
• Fixed Archeops T-posing during its aerial cry animation.

For the complete update details, see the official Cobblemon 1.8.3 changelog.

🌦️ Introducing OS Weather

One of the biggest additions to v6.2b is OS Weather, my new Minecraft weather mod!

OS Weather transforms the Overworld with a dynamic, localized atmospheric simulation, making weather feel more natural and varied throughout the world.

• Introduces a localized weather system instead of relying entirely on a single global weather state.
• Creates more varied atmospheric conditions across different areas.
• Improves the overall weather experience and immersion during exploration.

⚡ OS Weather × Cobblemon

Also introducing OS Weather × Cobblemon, a dedicated addon connecting Pokémon battle weather changes with the surrounding Minecraft environment!

• Pokémon battle weather changes can now be reflected through localized visual weather effects.
• Supports weather effects including Rain, Harsh Sunlight, Snow and Sandstorms.
• Nearby players can visually experience supported battle weather changes in the surrounding world.
• Creates a stronger visual connection between Pokémon battles and the environment.

Together, these two mods help bring more atmosphere and immersion to the Cobblemon Realms adventure.

🎯 New Hunt Mode

Added a new Hunt Mode to help players follow their Pokémon hunting activities!

• Set optional target Pokémon species to focus your hunt.
• Added a private Hunting Journal.
• The journal records your 20 most recent hunting-related events.
• Tracked activities include Pokémon spawn alerts, captures and wild Pokémon knockouts.

🔴 Wild Alpha Pokémon Rebalance

Following player feedback, Wild Alpha Pokémon have received additional balancing to make encounters feel more challenging and distinctive.

• Added configurable Wild Alpha balancing.
• Wild Alpha Pokémon are now harder to catch.
• Wild Alphas receive temporary battle strength improvements, making encounters more challenging.
• These adjustments apply to wild encounters only.
• Captured Alpha Pokémon retain their original stats, preventing unintended permanent advantages.

🌿 Rustling Spots Improvements

• Added a subtle one-time terrain sound when players approach a Rustling Spot.
• Activating a Rustling Spot now triggers a particle burst matching its encounter family.
• These new effects make Rustling Spots easier to notice and more satisfying to interact with.

⚙️ Settings & Configuration

• Reorganized mod settings into dedicated Client and Server sections.
• Added feature-specific tabs and collapsible configuration categories for easier navigation.
• Existing settings automatically migrate to the new configuration structure.

📦 Pokémon Datapack Replacement

Due to copyright concerns involving the AllTheMons × Mega Showdown datapack project, it has been necessary to remove this datapack from Cobblemon Realms.

• Removed AllTheMons × Mega Showdown from the modpack.
• Replaced it with another publicly available CurseForge datapack to maintain coverage for Pokémon not yet included in Cobblemon.
• Additional precautions have been taken to preserve Pokémon compatibility and minimize potential data differences during the transition.

Important: While the transition has been prepared to avoid issues, some Pokémon may still experience minor differences or lose certain datapack-specific information.

The goal is to preserve the existing Pokémon experience as much as possible while respecting the original creators and their work.

🛠️ Fixes & Improvements

🏟️ Gym Arenas & Generation

Another important round of improvements has been made to the arena system, especially to prevent existing arenas from becoming inaccessible after block updates or server restarts.

• Fixed Brock's Arena and other Gym Arenas becoming inaccessible when certain blocks changed state after generation.
• Fixed arena validation issues involving Cauldrons, Fences, Rails, Healing Machines and other blocks with dynamic states.
• Arena generation now completes even when certain individual blocks cannot be placed, while recording diagnostic warnings.
• Missing blocks and minor structural differences no longer automatically prevent players from entering an arena.
• Improved schematic placement to restore intended block rotations, rail shapes, connections and fluid levels.
• Unsupported block properties now preserve the available block and its valid properties whenever possible.
• Missing blocks safely fall back to air.

🔧 Arena Recovery & Reliability

• Added automatic recovery when players enter arenas that previously failed under older recovery rules.
• Recovery now also handles arenas that previously exhausted their allowed recovery attempts.
• Fixed prepared arena slots being incorrectly reused when their unsaved chunks disappeared after a server restart.
• Missing arena structures now regenerate automatically.
• Replaced routine arena preparation chat messages with a cleaner action-bar status.
• Arena arrival notifications now appear only after the player has actually teleported.
• Real arena failures remain visible in chat.
• Prevented delayed automatic teleports from interrupting players who are already inside an arena, spectating or battling.
• Existing arena schematic files remain unchanged.
• Administrative arena repair and rebuild commands remain available.

🚨 Server Stability

• Fixed severe server freezes and out-of-memory crashes caused by Realms holograms when players approached them.

🐉 Pokémon & Forms

• Fixed Alpha Pokémon not correctly changing size during Dynamax transformations.
• Fixed an issue involving Rayquaza and Z-Crystals.
• Fixed issues with Eternatus species data.

🌍 Biome Compatibility

• Fixed the is_overworld and is_spooky biome tags failing to load on Minecraft 1.21.1.
• Removed the unsupported minecraft:pale_garden entry from the affected non-underground biome tags.
• Pale Garden was introduced after Minecraft 1.21.1, causing these biome tags to fail when referencing it.
• Special thanks to DarkSanity for helping identify and resolve this issue! ❤️

🖥️ Interface & Branding

• Fixed the modpack version displayed on the main menu.

➕ Added Mods

• OS Weather – Introduces dynamic, localized atmospheric weather to Minecraft's Overworld.
• OS Weather × Cobblemon – Adds localized environmental visuals reflecting supported Pokémon battle weather changes.

➖ Removed Datapacks

• AllTheMons × Mega Showdown – Removed due to copyright concerns and replaced with an alternative public CurseForge datapack.

⚠️ Known Issue – Rayquaza

Unfortunately, Rayquaza's T-pose animation issue has not been fully resolved in this update.

I'm still looking into a proper solution, but this particular issue will need to wait for a future update.

The good news is that Rayquaza's Illusion form is working correctly!

Thanks for your patience, everyone. ❤️

❤️ Thank You!

Thank you for continuing to support Cobblemon Realms and for sharing your feedback, bug reports, and suggestions.

Version 6.2b focuses on making the modpack more stable, improving existing features, and introducing new ways for Pokémon battles and the Minecraft world to interact.

Enjoy Cobblemon Realms v6.2b! ❤️