How to Install and Play the Pixelmon Modpack on your Minecraft Server

The Pixelmon Modpack for Minecraft introduces Pokemon and Pokemon-like features into your Minecraft world. This includes Gyms, Day Cares, PokeStops & more!

Thanks to Shockbyte's one-click modpack installer, installing the Pixelmon Modpack onto your server is easier than ever.

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# Installing Pixelmon on your Server

To install Pixelmon on your server, you must select it in the modpack page.

1. Access your control panel and Stop your server.
2. Go to the Instances tab located in the left-side menu.

3. Click on Create New Instance.

If you have reached your server's instance limit then you will need to either overwrite an existing instance or increase your instance limit.

4. On the Create Instance window, click on Start and then select the server type that is needed.

For example, The Pixelmon Modpack 9.1.12 requires Forge 1.16.5 so you will choose Forge as your server type. The latest versions can be found here.

5. Click on Continue, then choose Experimental and the version that you need.

As mentioned in the previous step, The Pixelmon Modpack 9.1.12 requires Forge 1.16.5 so you will choose version 1.16.5.

6. Click on Continue, enter an Instance Name and Description then click on Continue again.

7. Now click on Switch on the Instance that you just created.

You will need to confirm that you wish to switch instances.

8. Wait for the server to load and then Stop your server.
9. Navigate to the Modpacks tab.

10. On the Modpacks page, search for the pixelmon modpack.

11. Click on Install and then choose the version of Pixelmon you wish to use. Then click on Install.

12. Your server will now install the modpack. Start your server after it has finished installing.

# Installing Pixelmon Locally

For this example, we will be using the CurseForge app to install the Pixelmon 1.16.5 modpack.

1. Navigate to the Pixemon modpack's CurseForge page here.
2. Click the Install button and launch your CurseForge app.

3. After it's finished downloading, hover over the Pixelmon profile and click Play.

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