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Jungle River

A river bisecting two jungle biomes.

Biomes are regions in a Minecraft world with varying geographical features, flora, heights, temperatures, humidity ratings, sky colours and foliage colours. Introduced in the Halloween Update, biomes separate every generated world into different environments, paralleling the real world; examples of biomes include the forest, jungle, desert and tundra. Prior to the Halloween Update, every world had only a single theme, either grassy or snowy.

In the Anvil file format, biomes are stored directly in the world data. This differs from the previous Region file format format, where biomes were dynamically calculated from the seed.

The term biome is analogous to its scientific usage: on Earth, a biome is climatically and geographically defined by distinctive communities of plants, animals and soil organisms supported by similar climatic conditions. They are often referred to as ecosystems.[1][2]

Biome types

There are 12 main biome types as of Minecraft version 1.3.2 and a number of technical biomes. Main biomes can be distinguished by the grass and leaf colors in the biome, along with the types of blocks present (e.g. types of trees or other plants like cacti, sand coverage in deserts). Biomes are pseudo-randomly generated using the map seed. Technical biomes provide smoother transitions between main biome types, or introduce extra custom features within a main biome, such as rivers, beaches, hills and border areas.

Name and Features Description and Sample Image
Forest

Oak and Birch Trees, Tall Grass, Flowers, Grass, Wolves, Mushrooms

A biome with a lot of trees, occasional hills and a fair amount of grass. Oak and birch trees grow in this biome. Mushrooms, tall grass, roses and flowers can occasionally be found. Forests can occasionally be generated as a technical biome in plains biomes. This is one of the best biomes to start out in, due to the abundance of wood. The frequency of trees makes it dangerous to navigate at night, due to obscured vision, difficulty in navigating and ease of mobs to spawn.

1.8 Biomes MixedForest

Desert

Sand, Cacti, Dead Bushes, Sandstone, Sugar Cane

A barren biome consisting mostly of sand, large dunes, dead bushes and cacti. Sandstone is commonly found underneath the sand. Rain never falls in this biome. Sugar Cane can be found next to pools of water. The lack of visual obstruction makes mobs highly visible at night. Desert NPC Villages, desert wells and desert temples are found exclusively in this biome.

File:2012-02-01 16.26.19.png

Plains

Tall Grass, Grass, Flowers

A relatively flat biome with rolling hills and much tall grass but with few trees. Gullies, water holes and NPC Villages are common. Passive mobs spawn here often. Cave openings and water or lava springs are easily identifiable due to its unobstructed terrain.

1.8 Biomes Grassland

Swampland

Oak Trees, Grass, Vines, Lily Pads, Clay, Mushrooms

A biome characterized by a mix of flat, dry areas (including lots of small islands) around the sea level and shallow pools of water with floating lily pads; clay, sand and dirt is commonly found at the bottom. Trees are often covered with vines and can be found growing out from the water. Mushrooms spawn abundantly in this biome. Stalks of sugar cane can be found along the shores. The colors of the water, grass, leaves and vines are much darker than in other biomes.

1.9Swamp

Jungle

Jungle Trees, Grass, Ferns, Flowers, Vines, Ocelots, Cocoa Pods

A very dense, tropical biome. It features large jungle trees that can reach up to 31 blocks tall, with 2×2 trunks. Oak trees are also common. The landscape is lush green and quite hilly, with many small lakes of water often nestled into deep valleys, sometimes above sea level. Leaves cover much of the forest floor—these "bush trees" have single-blocks of jungle wood for trunks, surrounded by oak leaves for foliage. When inside a jungle, the sky will become noticeably lighter. This is the only biome containing ferns and the aforementioned jungle trees. Vines are found alongside most blocks and may be found close to the surface in caves. Ocelots, Jungle Temples and Cocoa Plants spawn exclusively in this biome, the latter found on jungle trees.

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Ice Plains/Tundra Piror To 1.8

Snow, Snowfall, Oak Trees, Ice

An expansive, flat biome with a huge amount of snow. It does not rain in this biome — it snows instead. Lakes and rivers are frozen over. Hills tend to be more mountainous. Sugar canes will spawn in this biome, but tend to become uprooted when chunks load as the water sources freeze to ice. There are very few natural oak trees in this biome. Due to the scarcity of wood, initial survival becomes difficult in comparison to other biomes. No above ground structures spawn here.

TundraBiome

Taiga

Snow, Snowfall, Ice, Spruce Trees, Grass, Flowers, Wolves, Tall Grass

A hilly biome densely filled with spruce trees. Grass is a dull gray-blue. Snowfall occurs in this biome, forming snow and ice. Hills are common, and wolves are found in this biome more frequently than in others.

Taiga.

Extreme Hills

Oak Trees, Grass, Flowers, Emerald Ore

A highly mountainous biome (with some mountains reaching over y=100) with dull gray-blue grass and a few scattered oak trees. Cliffs, peaks, valleys, waterfalls, overhangs, floating islands, and many other structures exist, offering outstanding views. More underground cave systems are present here than in any other biome. Falling is a significant risk, as there are many ledges and sudden drops large enough to cause severe fall damage or even death. Extreme Hills and Extreme Hills Edge are the only biomes where Emerald Ores spawn.

1.8 Biomes Mountain

Ocean

Water, Sand, Clay, Dirt

An extremely large, open biome made entirely of water, with underwater relief on the sea floor such as small mountains and plains which usually include dirt, sand, and clay. There is no maximum limit to the size of oceans.[3] Oceans typically extend under 25,000 blocks in any direction, reaching out to 100,000 in rare circumstances. Small islands with infrequent vegetation can be found in oceans. Epic caves are very common below sea level, and entrances to underground ravines can be found at the bottom of the ocean, as well as abandoned mine shafts.

File:1.8 Biomes Ocean.png

Mushroom Island

Mushrooms, Huge Mushrooms, Mycelium, Mooshrooms

This rare biome consists of flat landscape and hills and has mycelium instead of grass as its common surface block. It is always adjacent to an Ocean and it is often found isolated from other biomes. It is the only biome where huge mushrooms can spawn naturally, and where mushrooms can grow in full sunlight.

No mobs (including hostile mobs) other than Mooshrooms spawn naturally in this biome. This also applies to caves, abandoned mine shafts, etc. below mushroom biomes, meaning exploring underground is relatively safe. Player-made structures in this biome are not exempt from this rule: All terrain within the biome will not spawn any mobs (except for Mooshrooms), even by the player.

However, Monster Spawners will still be able to spawn mobs, Golems can still be created by players and Spawn Eggs can still be used to spawn mobs.

Trees can be grown from saplings in this biome, as well as other dirt or grass-based plants, as long as they are not directly adjacent to mycelium, which will take over the dirt square from the plant and uproot it.
File:MushroomBiome19pre.png

Hell (The Nether)

Netherrack, Glowstone, Soul Sand, Nether Brick

This is the biome used to generate the Nether. Most of the terrain is composed entirely of expansive netherrack mountains, caves, and walls at all altitudes. Unlike other biomes it is enclosed by bedrock at layers 128 and 1. Lava oceans cover this biome at layer 31. Lava also generates more frequently, flows further and faster than on the overworld. It is the only biome where ghasts, blazes, magma cubes and zombie pigmen naturally spawn. Glowstone and more springs can spawn, the latter being found on the ceiling. Fires and soul sand can spawn here. Nether fortresses (like the one in the picture) can generate here.

Nether 'biome'

Sky (The End)

End Stone, Obsidian, Bedrock, Ender Crystals

This is biome used to generate the End. Unlike other biomes it is composed almost entirely of a finite, floating landmass of End Stone, with the exception of obsidian towers and Ender Crystals. Only Endermen and a sole Ender Dragon can spawn in this biome.

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Technical biomes

Technical biomes are found alongside or within their larger counterparts. They are not considered true biomes, but more a part of the terrain itself. However, these technical biomes serve an important role in the Minecraft world in creating more realistic terrain.

There are seven known technical biomes.

Name Description Sample
River A biome that consists of water blocks that form in an elongated, curving shape similar to a river. Rivers cut through terrain or separate the main biomes. They attempt to join up with ocean on the other side, but will sometimes loop around to the same area of ocean. They have no current. Rivers have also been known to be a reliable source of clay. Although not biomes per se, they are referred as biomes in the code. Minecraft River
Frozen River This variant of the river only spawns in taiga and tundra biomes. The surface layer of water is frozen. Frozen River
Beach Generated on the shores of almost any body of water, beaches are composed of sand. Beaches penetrate the landscape, removing the original blocks and placing in sand blocks.

For the history of beaches, see the Beach page.

File:Minecraft Beaches.png
Mushroom Island Shore Mushroom shores represent the flat shore area of the mushroom biome. Mushroom Island Shore
Frozen Ocean Found near snowy biomes, frozen oceans contain ice on the top layer of water. Frozen Ocean
Extreme Hills Edge Acts as a fringe between mountains and most other biomes. File:Extreme Hills Edge.png
Hills Hills are generated within Forest, Taiga, Desert, Jungle, and Tundra biomes and are referred in the F3 menu as "ForestHills", "TaigaHills", etc. Forest hills seem to be generate more rarely than the other hills in their respective main biome. Tundra Hills are usually taller. In update 1.3 hills generated in forest and desert biomes are now taller. Forest Hills BiomeFile:2012-05-20 08.54.26.png

Biome numbers

Each type of biome, including technical biomes, has its own biome number, shown in the following table. These biome numbers are used when creating a customized superflat world.

Number Biome
0 Ocean
1 Plains
2 Desert
3 Extreme Hills
4 Forest
5 Taiga
6 Swampland
7 River
8 Nether
9 Sky
10 FrozenOcean
11 FrozenRiver
12 Ice Plains
13 Ice Mountains
14 MushroomIsland
15 MushroomIslandShore
16 Beach
17 DesertHills
18 ForestHills
19 TaigaHills
20 Extreme Hills Edge
21 Jungle
22 JungleHills

History

Biome history

Main article: History of biomes and generated structures
Biomes Example

A very old image of biomes work-in-progress. "To the right of the player is a taiga, to the left is either a forest, or woods, I can’t remember. In the distance is probably tundra." -Notch

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{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Tropical Fish (item)|Tropical Fish (item)]]<br/>{{Item
| title = Tropical Fish
| image = Tropical Fish.png
| renewable = Yes
| heals = {{hunger|1}}
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
'''Tropical fish''' is a [[food]] item that cannot be cooked.

== Obtaining ==

=== Fishing ===

Tropical fish can be obtained from [[fishing]]. The wait time of one being caught is decreased with the [[Lure]] enchantment and the chance of one being caught is slightly decreased with the [[Luck of the Sea]] enchantment (named as such because it increases treasure, not fish).

Tropical fish cannot be caught when fishing in [[jungle]] biome and variants.{{only|bedrock}}
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=== Mob drops ===

[[Guardian]]s and [[elder guardian]]s have a 2.5% chance of dropping a random fish upon death. This has a 2% chance of being tropical fish. The chance of getting the fish drop can be increased by 1% per level of [[Looting]], but the type of fish is not affected.

[[Tropical fish]] always drop 1 tropical fish in its item form when killed. This drop is not affected by Looting.<ref>{{bug|MC-212795||Salmon & Fish mobs are not affected by Looting}}</ref>

== Usage ==

=== Food ===

Tropical fish restores {{hunger|1}} [[hunger]] and 0.2 [[Hunger#Mechanics|saturation]].

=== Trading ===

Expert-level fisherman [[villager]]s have a {{frac|1|7}} chance to buy a single tropical fish for one [[emerald]].{{only|bedrock}}

Expert-level fisherman villagers always offer to buy 6 tropical fish for an emerald.{{only|java}}

=== Wolves ===
{{IN|Bedrock}}, tropical fish can be used to feed [[wolves]], healing them by {{hp|1|mob=1}}. However, unlike other wolf food, tropical fish cannot be used to breed or speed up the growth of baby wolves. Tropical fish can be fed only to a wolf that is not at full health.

==Sounds==
{{Sound table/Entity/Food}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showitemtags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Tropical Fish
|spritetype=item
|nameid=tropical_fish
|itemtags=fishes, axolotl_tempt_items
|form=item
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showaliasids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Tropical Fish
|spritetype=item
|nameid=tropical_fish
|aliasid=clownfish
|id=266
|form=item
|translationkey=tile.clownfish.name
|foot=1}}

== Achievements ==

{{load achievements|Lion Hunter}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|Husbandry;A Balanced Diet;Fishy Business}}

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.7.2|snap=13w36a|[[File:Tropical Fish JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added clownfish.}}
{{History||1.8|snap=14w25a|Clownfish are now obtainable as a rare [[drops|drop]] from [[guardian]]s and [[elder guardians]].}}
{{History||1.13|snap=17w47a|The different data values for the <code>fish</code> ID have been split up into their own IDs.
|Prior to [[1.13/Flattening|''The Flattening'']], this [[item]]'s numeral ID was 349.}}
{{History|||snap=18w08b|[[Tropical fish]] have been added as [[mob]]s, which [[drops|drop]] clownfish as their [[item]] form when killed.
|[[File:Tropical Fish JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of clownfish has been changed.}}
{{History|||snap=18w19a|"Clownfish" has been renamed to "Tropical Fish".}}
{{History|||snap=pre5|The [[item]] ID has now been changed to <code>tropical_fish</code>.}}
{{History||1.14|snap=19w11a|Fisherman [[villager]]s now [[trading|buy]] tropical fish.}}
{{History||1.17|snap=20w51a|Tropical fish can be used to [[breeding|breed]] the new [[axolotl]]s.
|Tropical fish can be used to make axolotls attack drowned and guardians.}}
{{History|||snap=21w20a|Axolotls can no longer be bred using tropical fish, but instead can only be bred with [[Bucket of aquatic mob|buckets of tropical fish]].}}

{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.11.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Tropical Fish JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added clownfish.}}
{{History||v0.12.1|snap=build 1|Clownfish now restore [[hunger]] instead of [[health]].}}
{{History||v0.16.0|snap=build 1|Clownfish can now be [[drops|dropped]] by [[guardian]]s and [[elder guardian]]s.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.4.0|snap=beta 1.2.14.2|"Clownfish" has been renamed to "Tropical Fish".
|[[Tropical fish]] have been added as [[mob]]s, which [[drops|drop]] tropical fish as their [[item]] form when killed.
|[[File:Tropical Fish JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of tropical fish has been changed.}}
{{History||1.8.0|snap=beta 1.8.0.8|Tropical fish can now be used to fed [[ocelot]] to gain their trust.}}
{{History||1.11.0|snap=beta 1.11.0.4|Tropical fish can now be [[trading|sold]] to fisherman [[villager]]s.}}

{{History|console}}
{{History||xbox=TU31|xbone=CU19|ps=1.22|wiiu=Patch 3|switch=1.0.1|[[File:Tropical Fish JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added clownfish.}}
{{History||xbox=TU69|xbone=none|ps=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|switch=none|"Clownfish" has been renamed to "Tropical Fish".
|[[File:Tropical Fish JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of tropical fish has been changed.}}

{{History|new 3ds}}
{{History||0.1.0|[[File:Tropical Fish JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added clownfish.}}
{{History|foot}}

== Issues ==

{{issue list}}

== See also ==

* [[Fishing]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{items}}

[[de:Tropenfisch (Nahrung)]]
[[es:Pez tropical (objeto)]]
[[ja:熱帯魚 (アイテム)]]
[[ko:열대어 (아이템)]]
[[it:Pesce tropicale (oggetto)]]
[[ru:Тропическая_рыба_(предмет)]]
[[zh:热带鱼(物品)]]
[[Category:Renewable resources]]
[[Category:Food]]</li><li>[[Fish|Fish]]<br/>{{About|the type of mob|the action|Fishing}}
'''Fish''' are aquatic creatures that are found in [[river]] and [[ocean]] biomes.

== Mobs ==
There are four categories of fish mobs in ''Minecraft'': 
*{{EntityLink|Cod}}
*{{EntityLink|Salmon}}
*{{EntityLink|Pufferfish}}
*{{EntityLink|Tropical Fish}} - many color and pattern varieties

In addition, there are other fish-like mobs that have different characteristics from fish: {{EntityLink|Axolotl}}, {{EntityLink|Guardian}}, and {{EntityLink|Elder Guardian}}.

==Obtaining and transporting==
A live fish can be captured by using a [[water bucket]] on a fish, to obtain a [[bucket of fish]], which is the only way to obtain the live mob in item form. Using the bucket of fish on a water source block transfers the fish from the bucket to the body of water. A water bucket may also be used on [[axolotl]]s in this manner.

==Items==
Fish exist in several different item forms. Upon death, fish drop their item form equivalent (cooked if on fire), with a chance to drop a [[bone]]{{only|bedrock}} or [[bone meal]].{{only|java}}

;Non-living
*{{ItemLink|Raw Cod}}
*{{ItemLink|Cooked Cod}}
*{{ItemLink|Raw Salmon}}
*{{ItemLink|Cooked Salmon}}
*{{ItemLink|Pufferfish|link=Pufferfish (item)}}
*{{ItemLink|Tropical Fish|link=Tropical Fish (item)}}
;Living
*{{ItemLink|Bucket of Cod}}
*{{ItemLink|Bucket of Salmon}}
*{{ItemLink|Bucket of Pufferfish}}
*{{ItemLink|Bucket of Tropical Fish}}

== Spawning ==
Various fish can be found in different [[ocean]] [[biomes]], but only [[salmon]] appear in rivers. Fish can also spawn in player-created bodies of water, as long as they are within a river or ocean biome.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left" data-description="Fish biomes"
!'''Fish'''
! style="text-align:left" |{{BiomeLink|Warm Ocean}}
! style="text-align:left" |{{BiomeLink|Lukewarm Ocean}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Deep Lukewarm Ocean}}
! style="text-align:left" |{{BiomeLink|Ocean}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Deep Ocean}}
! style="text-align:left" |{{BiomeLink|Cold Ocean}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Deep Cold Ocean}}
! style="text-align:left" |{{BiomeLink|Frozen Ocean}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Deep Frozen Ocean}}
! style="text-align:left" |{{BiomeLink|River}}<br>{{BiomeLink|Frozen River}}
|-
! rowspan=2 style="text-align:left" |{{EntityLink|Cod}}
| rowspan=2 {{tc|no}}
| rowspan=2 {{tc|yes}}
| rowspan=2 {{tc|yes}}
| rowspan=2 {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|no|No{{only|je|short=1}}}}
| rowspan=2 {{tc|no}}
|-
| {{tc|yes|Yes{{only|be|short=1}}}}
|-
! rowspan=2 style="text-align:left" |{{EntityLink|Salmon}}
| rowspan=2 {{tc|no}}
| {{tc|no|No{{only|je|short=1}}}}
| {{tc|no|No{{only|je|short=1}}}}
| rowspan=2 {{tc|yes}}
| rowspan=2 {{tc|yes}}
| rowspan=2 {{tc|yes}}
|-
| {{tc|yes|Yes{{only|be|short=1}}}}
| {{tc|yes|Yes{{only|be|short=1}}}}
|-
! rowspan=2 style="text-align:left" |{{EntityLink|Pufferfish}}
| rowspan=2 {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes|Yes{{only|je|short=1}}}}
| rowspan=2 {{tc|no}}
| rowspan=2 {{tc|no}}
| rowspan=2 {{tc|no}}
| rowspan=2 {{tc|no}}
|-
| {{tc|no|No{{only|be|short=1}}}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" |{{EntityLink|Tropical Fish}}<ref group="note">Also spawns in {{BiomeLink|Lush Caves}} at any Y-level.</ref>
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|no}}
| {{tc|no}}
| {{tc|no}}
| {{tc|no}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" |{{EntityLink|Squid}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|yes}}
|-
! rowspan=2 style="text-align:left" |{{EntityLink|Dolphin}}
| rowspan=2 {{tc|yes}}
| rowspan=2 {{tc|yes}}
| rowspan=2 {{tc|yes}}
| {{tc|no|No{{only|je|short=1}}}}
| rowspan=2 {{tc|no}}
| rowspan=2 {{tc|no}}
|-
| {{tc|yes|Yes{{only|be|short=1}}}}
|}
{{notelist}}

In ''Java Edition'', fish can spawn inside a water block at Y-level 50 to 63 (from 13 blocks below sea level up to inside the block one above it), that also has water above and below it. The spawn block and the block below can be any kind of water, such as a source block, falling water, bubble column, kelp, or even a waterlogged block (as long as the fish can be placed at the bottom center of the spawn block without colliding with anything solid). The block above must be pure water, such as a source block, falling water, or flowing water of any depth. Particularly, the block above cannot also be a bubble column, so fish no longer spawn inside bubble elevators.<ref>{{cite bug|MC|244683|Tropical fish spawn in bubble columns (fixed in 22w07a)}}</ref> 

''Bedrock Edition'' does permit fish to spawn in bubble columns.<ref>{{cite bug|MCPE|73967|Squids, Dolphins, and fish not spawning in bubble columns (fixed in 1.16.20)}}</ref>

Fish can spawn between 24 and 64 block spherical range away from the player.{{only|java}} 

=== Despawning ===
As of [[1.16]], fish can despawn at range of 40 blocks or more from the player, and will instantly despawn more than 64 blocks away, except when spawned using a [[bucket of fish]].

{{Items}}
{{Entities}}

[[cs:Ryba]]
[[de:Fisch (Begriffsklärung)]]
[[es:Pez]]
[[fr:Poisson]]
[[it:Pesce]]
[[ja:魚]]
[[ko:물고기]]
[[nl:Vis]]
[[pl:Ryba (ujednoznacznienie)]]
[[pt:Peixe]]
[[ru:Рыба]]
[[th:ปลา (แก้ความกำกวม)]]
[[uk:Риба]]
[[zh:鱼]]</li></ul>
Added biomes.
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{{Extension DPL}}<ul><li>[[Portfolio|Portfolio]]<br/>{{exclusive|education}}
{{Item
| image = Portfolio.png
| renewable = No
| stackable = Yes (64)
}}
A '''portfolio''' is an [[item]] that can save [[photo]]s taken with a [[camera]].<ref>https://education.minecraft.net/support/knowledge-base/using-cameras-portfolios/</ref>

== Obtaining ==
Portfolios can be obtained in the [[creative inventory]] or through the {{cmd|give}} command.

== Usage ==
[[File:Portfolio Interface.png|thumb|upright=1.5|The portfolio interface]]
Once a photo has been taken using the [[camera]], it appears in the portfolio. Once equipped, right-clicking brings up a two-page book of photos the [[player]] has taken, in chronological order. Captions can be added below each picture. Pressing the "Export Portfolio" button creates a .zip file with all photos as JPGs in a specified folder. The portfolio is also used to load custom items in [[Minecraft China]].

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|notshowbeitemforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Portfolio
|spritetype=item
|nameid=portfolio
|id=456
|form=item
|foot=1}}

== History ==
{{History|pocket alpha}}
{{History||v0.16.0|snap=build 1|[[File:Portfolio BE1.png|32px]] Added portfolios.}}
{{History|||snap=build 2|Portfolios have been removed.}}
{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.16.100|Data-driven portfolios, allowing for add-ons to create custom portfolios. Normal Portfolios are still unobtainable.}}
{{History|education}}
{{History||1.0|[[File:Portfolio BE1.png|32px]] Added portfolios.}}
{{History|foot}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Items}}
{{Education Edition}}

[[Category:Non-renewable resources]]
[[Category:Education Edition items]]
[[Category:Storage]]

[[de:Fotoalbum]]
[[es:Portafolio]]
[[ja:ポートフォリオ]]
[[ko:포트폴리오]]
[[pl:Portfolio]]
[[pt:Portfólio]]
[[ru:Портфолио]]
[[uk:Портфоліо]]
[[zh:公文包]]</li><li>[[Pitcher Pod|Pitcher Pod]]<br/>{{wip}}
{{Block
| image = <gallery>
Pitcher Crop Age 0 JE1.png| Age 0
Pitcher Crop Age 1 JE1.png| Age 1
Pitcher Crop Age 2 JE1.png| Age 2
Pitcher Crop Age 3 JE1.png| Age 3
Pitcher Crop Age 4 JE1.png| Age 4
</gallery>
| image2 = Pitcher Pod.png
| transparent = Yes
| light = Yes
| tool = N/A
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| rarity = Common
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}

A '''pitcher pod''' is an ancient bulbous seed that has a chance to be dropped by [[Sniffer|sniffers]] when they finish digging. It is the seed for [[Pitcher Plant]]s.

== Obtaining ==
[[Sniffer]]s occasionally bury their nose in the ground and start digging. Once the sniffer has finished digging, one pitcher pod has a chance to be dropped on the floor as an item.

Sniffers can only dig for pitcher pods in the following blocks:
*{{BlockLink|Dirt}}
*{{BlockLink|Grass Block}}
*{{BlockLink|Podzol}}
*{{BlockLink|Coarse Dirt}}
*{{BlockLink|Rooted Dirt}}
*{{BlockLink|Moss Block}}
*{{BlockLink|Mud}}
*{{BlockLink|Muddy Mangrove Roots}}
They cannot dig for pitcher pods on [[mycelium]].<ref>{{bug|MC-260259||Sniffers cannot dig nor find seeds on mycelium|WAI}}</ref>

== Usage ==
=== Pitcher Crop ===
{{main|Tutorials/Crop farming|title1=Pitcher Crop Farming}}
Pitcher pods can be placed on [[farmland]] by {{ctrl|using}}, where they grow through three stages as a '''pitcher crop'''.

Breaking the crop before it matures drops the pitcher pod, while breaking the final stage produces a [[pitcher plant]] and does ''not'' yield the pod. Pitcher crops break if pushed by a [[piston]] or if their supporting farmland breaks or turns to dirt (i.e. by being trampled), dropping their usual drops.

Farmer [[villager]]s can plant pitcher pods, but cannot harvest them once they have fully grown.<ref>{{bug|MC-263382|||WAI}}</ref>

=== Feeding ===
Pitcher pods can be used to breed [[chicken]]s and reduce the remaining growth duration of and chicks by 10%.

=== Taming ===
Pitcher pods can be used to tame [[parrot]]s.

== Sounds ==
{{Sound table/Block/Crop}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showitemtags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Pitcher Crop
|spritetype=block
|nameid=pitcher_crop
|form=block
|blocktags=bee_growables, crops}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Pitcher Pod
|spritetype=item
|nameid=pitcher_pod
|form=item
|itemtags=villager_plantable_seeds
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Pitcher Crop
|spritetype=block
|nameid=pitcher_crop
|id=-574
|form=block
|translationkey=-}}
{{ID table
|displayname=Pitcher Pod
|spritetype=item
|nameid=pitcher_pod
|id=297
|form=item
|foot=1}}

=== Block states ===
{{see also|Block states}}
{{/BS}}

== Achievements ==
{{Load achievements|Planting The Past}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|A Seedy Place;Planting The Past}}

== History ==
{{History|java}}
{{History||1.20|snap=23w12a|[[File:Pitcher Crop Age 0 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pitcher Crop Age 1 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pitcher Crop Age 2 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pitcher Crop Age 3 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pitcher Crop Age 4 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pitcher Pod JE1.png|32px]] Added pitcher crops and pods.
|[[File:Pitcher Crop Age 0 (bottom) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pitcher Crop Age 1 (bottom) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pitcher Crop Age 2 (bottom) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pitcher Crop Age 3 (bottom) JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pitcher Crop Age 4 (bottom) JE1.png|32px]] The bottom face on all pitcher crop models is missing.<ref>{{bug|MC-261208}}</ref>}}
{{History|||snap=23w13a|Placing a pitcher pod in farmland now gives the player the "A Seedy Place" [[advancement]].
|Fully grown pitcher crops are now destroyed when the farmland they are placed in is destroyed.}}
{{History|||snap=23w14a|Pitcher crops can now be destroyed by [[ravagers]].|Pitcher crops' hitboxes now change according to their age.|[[File:Pitcher Crop Age 0 (bottom) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Pitcher Crop Age 1 (bottom) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Pitcher Crop Age 2 (bottom) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Pitcher Crop Age 3 (bottom) JE2.png|32px]] [[File:Pitcher Crop Age 4 (bottom) JE2.png|32px]] Pitcher crops now have their bottom texture.}}
{{History|||snap=23w16a|Hitbox shape of pitcher crop has been changed for each stage of its growth.|[[Villager]]s can now plant pitcher pods.}}
{{History|||snap=23w17a|The player now get the [[advancement]] "Planting the past" when they plant pitcher pods on [[farmland]].}}

{{History|bedrock}}
{{History||1.20.0|snap=beta 1.20.0.20|[[File:Pitcher Crop Age 0 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pitcher Crop Age 1 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pitcher Crop Age 2 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pitcher Crop Age 3 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pitcher Crop Age 4 JE1.png|32px]] [[File:Pitcher Pod JE1.png|32px]] Added pitcher crops and pods.
|Unlike in Java Edition, pitcher pods can be used to feed chickens and parrots.}}
{{history|foot}}

== Notelist ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Blocks|upcoming}}
{{Items}}

[[Category:Plants]]
[[Category:Non-solid blocks]]

[[de:kannenpflanzentrieb]]
[[es:Vaina de planta odre]]
[[ja:ウツボカズラのさや]]
[[pt:Muda de planta-jarro]]</li></ul>
Biomes got an overhaul, removing some biomes, such as the tundra and the taiga, and others replaced with nine fractal-based biomes that were a mix of the previous biomes and new biomes.

Anvil file format

The Anvil file format allows for biomes to be stored in the world data. In contrast, the Region file format relies on the seed to dynamically calculate biome placement. This would cause biome placement in older worlds to change when the biome generation code was changed. With the current Anvil format, the biome data is stored along with the rest of the world data, meaning it will not change after the world is generated and can be edited by third-party map-editing tools. Furthermore, "edge" biomes allow for biomes to continue extend beyond the edge chunks of an old world. This allows for smooth transitions in world generation after the generation code changes in an update.

Effect on gameplay

It can be difficult to play and gather sufficient resources if the player starts in the middle of a biome with no trees, such as deserts, tundras, and especially oceans.

There have been several reports of players spawning on tiny islands in the middle of a vast ocean with no trees for several Minecraft days in any direction. It appears that these desert islands generate in the Ocean biome, where animals cannot spawn (on the water); sometimes, the island spawns with no trees, forcing players to delete the world and start again, swim great distances to a landmass, or search for nearby underwater openings into abandoned mineshafts to acquire wood. Of course, this is not a problem if the player uses Creative Mode.

Gallery

References

  1. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, "Biome", accessed 20 April 2012
  2. Dictionary.com Unabridged, "biome", accessed 20 April 2012
  3. http://i.imgur.com/X3NJf.png

See also

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