Pitcher Pod

For other uses, see Ancient and Seed.

"Pod" redirects here. For cocoa pods, see Cocoa Beans.

Pitcher Pod

Renewable	Yes
Stackable	Yes (64)
Tool	Any tool
Blast resistance	0
Hardness	0
Luminous	No
Transparent	Yes
Flammable	No
Catches fire from lava	No
Map color	7 PLANT
Note block instrument	Default (Harp)

A pitcher pod is an ancient^[1] bulbous seed that has a chance to be dropped by sniffers when they finish digging. It is the seed of pitcher plants.

Obtaining

Sniffers 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 dig for pitcher pods only in the following blocks:

• Dirt
• Grass Block
• Podzol
• Coarse Dirt
• Rooted Dirt
• Moss Block
• Pale Moss Block
• Mud
• Muddy Mangrove Roots

They cannot dig for pitcher pods on mycelium, which is intended.^[2]

Breaking

Pitcher crop is immediately destroyed when broken.

Block	Pitcher Crop
Hardness	0
Breaking time (secs)
Default	10.05 (JE) 0.05 (BE)

Legend

• incorrect tool, drops nothing
• correct tool, drops nothing or something other than the block itself
• correct tool, drops the block itself
• italicized can be instant mined

If the age of pitcher crop doesn't reach 4, it drops 1 pitcher pod when it's destroyed.
If the age of pitcher crop reaches 4, it drops 1 pitcher plant when it's destroyed.

Usage

Pitcher crop

Pitcher pods can be placed on farmland by using, where they grow through five stages as a pitcher crop. Unlike other crops, in Java Edition, bees cannot fertilize pitcher crops.

Pitcher crops break if their supporting farmland breaks or turns to dirt (e.g. by being trampled), dropping their usual drops.

Farmer villagers can plant pitcher pods, but cannot harvest them once they have fully grown.^[3]

Pitcher crops at Age 0 can be trampled, but at Age 1 and above, they cannot be trampled.

Feeding

Pitcher pods can be used to breed chickens and reduce the remaining growth duration of chicks by 10%.

Taming

Pitcher pods can be used to tame parrots.

Composting

Placing a pitcher pod into a composter has a 30% chance of raising the compost level by 1.

Piston interactivity

Pitcher crops are destroyed when pushed by pistons, and cannot be pulled by sticky pistons.

Sounds

Java Edition:

crop sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch	Attenuation distance
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	block.crop.break	subtitles.block.generic.break​	0.9	0.8	16
	​Block placed​[until: JE 26.4]	Blocks	When the block is placed	item.crop.plant​[sound 1]​	subtitles.block.generic.place​	0.45	varies [sound 2]	16
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	block.grass.hit	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.25	0.5	16
	​Something falls on a block	Entity-Dependent	Falling on the block with fall damage	block.grass.fall	subtitles.block.generic.fall​	0.5	0.75	16
	​Footsteps	Entity-Dependent	Walking on the block	block.grass.step	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.15	1.0	16

Bedrock Edition:

grass sound type
Sound	Closed captions	Source	Description	Identifier	Translation key	Volume	Pitch
	​Block broken	Blocks	Once the block has broken	dig.grass	subtitles.block.generic.break​	0.7	0.8–1.0
	​Block placed	Blocks	When the block is placed	place.grass	subtitles.block.generic.place​	0.8	0.8–1.0
	​Block breaking	Blocks	While the block is in the process of being broken	hit.grass	subtitles.block.generic.hit​	0.3	0.5
	​Footsteps	Players	Falling on the block with fall damage	fall.grass	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.4	1.0
	​Footsteps	Players	Walking on the block	step.grass	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.3	1.0
	​Shovel flattens	Blocks	When a shovel creates a dirt path	use.grass	subtitles.item.shovel.flatten​	1.0	0.8
	​Footsteps	Blocks	Jumping from the block	jump.grass	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.11	1.0
	​Footsteps	Blocks	Falling on the block without fall damage	land.grass	subtitles.block.generic.footsteps​	0.21	1.0

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Form	Block tags	Item tags	Translation key
Pitcher Crop	pitcher_crop	Block	bee_growables crops	—	block.minecraft.pitcher_crop
Pitcher Pod	pitcher_pod	Item	—	villager_plantable_seeds	item.minecraft.pitcher_pod

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Form	Item ID[i 1]	Translation key
Pitcher Crop	pitcher_crop	829	Block & Ungiveable Item[i 2]	Identical[i 3] (Numeric: -574)	tile.pitcher_crop.name
Pitcher Pod	pitcher_pod	297	Item	—	item.pitcher_pod.name

Block states

Java Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
age	0	0
		1
		2
		3
		4
half	lower	lower	Bottom part of crop
		upper	Top part of crop

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Default value	Allowed values	Description
age	0	0
		1
		2
		3
		4
upper_block_bit	?	0	Bottom part of crop
		1	Top part of crop

Achievements

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other
		Planting the past	Plant any Sniffer seed	Plant torchflower seeds or a pitcher pod.	10	Bronze

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	A Seedy Place	Plant a seed and watch it grow	Plant one of these 7 crops: Beetroot Melon Nether Wart Pumpkin Wheat Torchflower Pitcher Other crops and plants can be planted, but are ignored for this advancement.
	Planting the Past	Plant any Sniffer seed	Plant either Torchflower Seeds or a Pitcher Pod. This is a hidden advancement, meaning that it can be viewed by the player only after completing it, regardless of if its child advancement(s), if any, have been completed.

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.20			23w12a				Added pitcher crops and pods.
							The bottom face on all pitcher crop models is missing.[4]
			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.
			23w14a				Pitcher crops can now be destroyed by ravagers.
							Pitcher crops' hitboxes now change according to their age.
							Pitcher crops now have their bottom texture.
							minecraft:pitcher_crop has been added to the #minecraft:sword_efficient block tag. This, however, has no effect in-game, since the block breaks instantly anyway regardless of tool used or active effects.
			23w16a				Hitbox shape of pitcher crop has been changed for each stage of its growth.
							Villagers can now plant pitcher pods.
			23w17a				Players now get the advancement "Planting the Past" when they plant pitcher pods on farmland.
1.21.5			25w10a				minecraft:pitcher_crop has been removed from the block tag #minecraft:sword_efficient.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.20.0			Preview 1.20.0.20				Added pitcher pods.
							Added pitcher crops.
							Unlike in Java Edition, pitcher pods can be used to feed chickens and parrots.
			Preview 1.20.0.21				Hitbox now changes in size according to its age.
			Preview 1.20.0.23				Players now get the achievement "Planting the Past" when they plant pitcher pods on farmland.
1.20.10			Preview 1.20.10.20				Pitcher pods can now be picked up and planted by farmer villagers.

Issues

Issues relating to "Pitcher Pod" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

References

External links

• "Taking Inventory: Rabbit's Foot" by Duncan Geere – Minecraft.net, January 18, 2024.