The Pixelmon Modpack

Additions

• Added new raw resource items for 1.21 consistency: raw platinum, raw silver, raw bauxite, and raw silicon.
• A new config option has been added to battle.yml to disable storing the last battle log (default: off).

Battle Tests

• Added tests for the King’s Rock held item, including interactions with multistrike moves, Serene Grace, Pledge effects, and Sheer Force.
• Added tests for each type of Gem held item.
• Added tests for the Rusted Sword and Rusted Shield held items.
• Added tests for the Razor Fang held item, which will handle interactions with Serene Grace, multistrike moves, and Sheer Force.
• Added tests for the Exp. Share to verify experience gain for non-participating Pokémon.
• Added tests for Z-Crystals, including type-based and species-specific Z-Move behavior, transformation compatibility, and upgrade conditions.
• Added tests for the Incense held items, including effects on speed priority and prize money.
• Added a test to ensure Loaded Dice does not affect Surging Strikes.
• Added tests for the Zen Mode ability.
• Added 6 tests for the Razor Wind move, covering charge behavior, Power Herb interaction, interruptions, and critical-hit ratio.
• Added tests for the Pain Split move.

Changes

• Player data has been moved to a new saves/WORLDNAME/playerdata/pokemon directory for improved organization and consistency. Legacy data is automatically migrated to the new location on first run.
• All references to Aluminium have been adjusted to the correct spelling for en_US, there is a fallback in place and should not affect worlds. Datapacks interacting with Aluminum will need to be looked over however.
• The Item Finder now correctly displays its sprite, showing red when no hidden items are nearby, and produces lava particles and extinguish sounds to indicate nothing was found.
• Adjusted single player spawning to prevent spawns too close to the player, and lowered the total number around you. (You can adjust this yourself in your wild spawning config.)
• Added a confirmation message when money is awarded via interactions.
• Updated Shiftry to have the Wind Rider ability and the Piplup line to have Competitive, matching Scarlet and Violet changes.

Fixes

• Added movement AI to NPCs, including random_stroll, look_at_nearby, and stroll_through_village goals, allowing for configurable NPC wandering and behavior.
• Fixed being unable to type colons (:) in the NPC preset field, enabling the use of full preset identifiers like pixelmon:trainers/aquaboss.
• 22596 Fixed an issue where certain NPC presets could not be placed using the NPC editor.
• 22565 NPCs using Pokémon models now render correctly and no longer appear upside down or backwards.
• NPC nameplates now display properly above NPCs.
• Improved the NPC preset menu to stay within screen boundaries and added suggestions to the search box.
• Fixed the NPC clipboard menu going off-screen during editing.
• The Move Relearner NPC preset now correctly opens the move relearner interface when interacted with.
• Interacting with Move Relearner NPCs no longer causes client disconnects when no cost is defined.
• Pokémon now display correctly on the Move Relearner selection screen.
• Relearner NPCs now require a valid cost to function, preventing invalid configurations.
• Client network state now resets properly after leaving a Pixelmon server, improving connection stability and behavior.
• 22416 22321 External moves like Forage now work correctly in multiplayer, with effects and cooldowns triggering as expected.
• 22571 Poké Ball lids now craft correctly based on the apricorns used.
• Moltres’ flying animation and model have been updated to fix wing stretching issues and improve visual quality.
• Turtwig’s model position has been corrected so it no longer sinks into the ground.
• Egg photos now display the correct egg sprite in-game.
• Egg photos now render correctly, and photos worn on the player’s head appear properly lit in the inventory.
• A Mega Discovery research now unlocks properly after defeating an Epic, Legendary, or Ultimate Boss.
• The research task to defeat 10 Mega Boss Pokémon in A Mega Discovery now tracks progress correctly.
• Restored usability of the research inventory tab by fixing scroll wheel and scrollbar functionality.
• The Pokémon Editor now properly updates a Pokémon’s stats when its species is changed.
• Fixed a crash in the Pokémon Editor when using auto-complete for certain species names like Tyranitar, Pupitar, or Jynx.
• Fixed a rare crash that could occur during wild Pokémon spawns due to an invalid level tweak.
• Fixed a rare server shutdown error that could occur when saving research data.
• The Max Raid Den Spawner now correctly places the den at the block you click, rather than at the player’s position.
• Raid bosses no longer escape the den and wander the world after a raid ends.
• NPC titles now display correctly in all languages using translatable text.
• 22597 22596 22570 Fixed a server crash caused by invalid items loading in infusers during world generation or preloading.
• The “Find a Wishing Piece” task in The Dynamax Phenomenon research now completes correctly when picking up a Wishing Piece.
• 22691 Pokémon nicknames now support multiple color codes correctly without cutting off text.
• Fixed Evolution Stone armor using a fallback texture when worn or placed on armor stands. Armor textures now display correctly in all cases.
• Updated the movesets of Tornadus, Thundurus, Landorus, and Enamorus to reflect their Generation 9 learnsets.
• Iron Valiant’s staff now animates correctly and remains connected to its hand during walking animations.
• Kakuna’s model is no longer rotated onto its back and now appears upright.
• Pidgeotto’s model has been updated to reduce blockiness.
• Shiny Alolan Ninetales now displays its correct purple-toned coloring.
• Voltorb’s model has been smoothed and no longer appears overly blocky.
• Exeggcute’s model and animations have been fixed; it no longer lies sideways or animates incorrectly.
• Grovyle’s model is now correctly positioned and no longer sinks into the ground.
• All seasonal Sawsbuck forms now stand correctly on the ground.
• Smoliv’s model no longer stretches due to incorrect weight mapping.
• Litleo has received an updated model and smoother walking animation.
• Pyroar (both male and female) now use updated models and animations, and Shiny Female Pyroar displays correct coloring.

Battle Fixes

• 22603 Fixed battle UI not displaying correct item stack sizes, such as Poké Balls, by ensuring inventory data is properly synchronized with the client.
• Battle screen transparency now applies correctly to the Bag and Pokémon selection menus when using the F1 key.
• Added support for the money_multiplier context key.
• All money-increasing items (such as Luck Incense) now correctly double prize money from NPC battles.
• Fixed battle logs showing raw component values like literal{Rattata} instead of proper names.
• The raid lobby screen now correctly updates the selected Pokémon for all players, and properly reflects the host’s choice.
• Gems now correctly boost the power of moves instead of directly modifying damage dealt.
• Gems are no longer consumed if an attack misses or fails.
• Improved handling of held items during charging moves, though Gems are not consumed during the charge turn of multi-turn moves.
• Zen Mode now activates correctly when the user is at exactly 50% HP.
• 16340 Behemoth Blade and Behemoth Bash now retain PP Up and PP Max effects from Iron Head when transformed by Zacian or Zamazenta.
• 21895 Surging Strikes now correctly hits three times, even when the user is holding a Loaded Dice.
• Players can no longer spectate their own battles by targeting another participant in the same battle.
• Fixed Incense items that boost move power from incorrectly increasing final damage instead of move power.
• Full Incense now correctly causes the holder to move last in its priority bracket.
• Pure Incense now properly reduces wild Pokémon encounter rates.
• Pressing Esc to run during Pokémon selection after a faint no longer causes the battle to get stuck on “Waiting...”.
• Razor Wind now correctly has an increased critical-hit ratio.
• Razor Wind is now properly interrupted by conditions like flinching, sleep, or confusion, and will no longer continue incorrectly.
• Players can now successfully run from battle using the cursor after their first Pokémon faints.
• Players in battle free roam can no longer spectate other battles, preventing issues with rejoining their own battle.
• Using /battlelog no longer causes disconnects in multiplayer, even outside of battle or in solo raid scenarios.
• The /battlelog command now functions correctly in all battle types, including wild battles, raids, NPC battles, and PvP.
• 22579 Ditto using Imposter no longer causes a disconnect when transforming into Ogerpon or other Pokémon with missing form data.
• The Run button now appears and functions correctly after a Pokémon faints in battle.
• 22588 Using a Blank TR in battle no longer causes the battle to end with an error when attempting to assign a move.
• Battle Bag items now display correctly within the UI and can be selected as intended.
• Chat messages no longer obstruct battle UI elements when selecting Pokémon or items.
• 22599 EVs now update correctly after battles.

Language

• Added Arabic, Czech, Finnish and Swedish languages.
• Updated Danish, French, German, Israeli, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian languages with new translation keys, removed some unused keys.

Developer

• Added utility methods to AttackRegistry for retrieving random damaging moves with or without Z-Move compatibility.
• Updated Attack#isAttack() to account for overridden attack types such as Z-Moves and G-Max Moves.
• Added ImmutableAttack#getZMove(PixelmonWrapper, boolean) to support Z-Move logic on transformed Pokémon.
• The ApplyBonusStatsEvent no longer fires for Pokémon without bonus stats, reducing unnecessary log spam.
• Moved a battle log entry to only appear when not in simulation mode.
• Refactored the InteractionContext system, renaming it to StoredContext and moving it outside the NPC package for broader use.
• Introduced ContextKey#mutable and ContextKey#immutable, with validation for immutability constraints.
• Context keys are now registered server-side via the RegisterEvent.
• StoredContext is now a sealed class and supports ResourceLocation-based access for dynamic pipelines like NPCs and Research.
• Added StrictStoredContext for enforcing immutability in systems like the battle engine, throwing exceptions on mutable access.
• Use StoredContext#strict to create a guaranteed immutable context instance for safe copying and isolation.