Apricorn Automation: Auto-Farm Apricorns for Pixelmon
If you play Pixelmon, you know the grind. Collecting Apricorns by hand to craft Poke Balls is tedious, especially when you need dozens of them in different colors. The solution is straightforward: Apricorn Automation: Auto-Farm Apricorns for Pixelmon. This mod turns Apricorns into a proper farmable crop, compatible with standard agricultural mechanics and popular tech mods.
What This Mod Actually Does
The core idea is simple. Instead of hunting for Apricorns on trees, you plant them. The mod adds Apricorn Seeds, one for each color: red, blue, yellow, green, black, white, and pink. The recipe is logical: combine one wheat seed with one Apricorn of any color to get a seed of that color.
Once planted, these crops grow exactly like vanilla wheat or carrots. You till the soil, provide water and light, and wait. Bone meal works on them too, which is handy for quick testing or emergency restocking. No special biomes, no magical rituals, no exotic soil. Just standard farming logic applied to the Pokemon universe.
Automation: The Real Point
The mod shines when paired with tech mods. The Farming Station from EnderIO recognizes Apricorn Seeds as a standard crop. It will plant, harvest, and even apply bone meal if you configure it. You just need to supply power, a hoe, and optionally water.
The Farmer from Actually Additions works similarly. It plants seeds within its range and collects mature Apricorns into an attached inventory. Because each color has its own seed, you can run separate fields or mix them in one plot. The automation handles all types correctly.
Combine this with sorting systems like BuildCraft pipes or Immersive Engineering conveyors, and you get a fully autonomous production line for Poke Balls. This is the key benefit: a steady, hands-free supply of all Apricorn colors.
How to Install and Version Compatibility
Before you download Apricorn Automation: Auto-Farm Apricorns for Pixelmon, check your setup. This mod is a bridge between Pixelmon and farming automation. It requires Pixelmon to be installed, as the Apricorns themselves come from that mod.
For loaders, the mod is designed for Forge. Make sure your Minecraft version matches across all three mods: Pixelmon, Apricorn Automation, and the tech mod you plan to use (EnderIO or Actually Additions). The mod is usually updated quickly for new Minecraft builds, but always verify compatibility before installing.
To install, drop the jar file into your mods folder. That is it. No config files are required for basic operation. For a smoother experience, use a launcher that handles dependencies automatically, but manual installation is perfectly viable for most users.
Which Tech Mods Work?
While EnderIO and Actually Additions are the primary targets, the mod is not locked to them. Any machine that uses standard crop interaction logic will see Apricorn Seeds as regular plants. This includes the Gardener from Forestry and farming robots from OpenComputers. The mod simply makes Apricorns visible to any tool that works with vanilla crops.
Practical Setup Tips
- Craft seeds for the colors you need first. Keep a stock of base Apricorns near your crafting table to quickly expand your farm.
- Use bone meal manually in the early game to speed up growth until you configure automatic feeding in your farming station.
- Place farms in chunk-loaded areas. Use a chunk loader from ChickenChunks or a similar mod so production continues while you explore.
- If using EnderIO, add a Double Layer Capacitor to the Farming Station to boost processing speed.
- Set up filters on your pipes so each Apricorn color goes to a dedicated chest or directly into Poke Ball crafting.
Final Verdict
Apricorn Automation: Auto-Farm Apricorns for Pixelmon is a small, focused mod with a clear purpose. It removes the most annoying part of Poke Ball production: manual gathering. It does not add heavy machinery or complex mechanics. It just makes existing automation tools work with a new crop type.
If you run a technical modpack with Pixelmon, this mod is a natural fit. It integrates cleanly, requires minimal configuration, and delivers a reliable stream of Apricorns. For anyone tired of tree-hunting, the choice is obvious. Install it, craft some seeds, connect a farmer, and let the system run while you focus on battles and building.
In short, this is a quality-of-life mod that turns a chore into a background process. It is worth adding to any Pixelmon-based pack that values efficiency.