Fans have created a petition requesting The Pokemon Company allow Pixelmon development to continue, in the interim.
#MINECRAFT MODS PIXELMON FREE MOD#
Pixelmon development has ended in Minecraft, effective immediately, and all official downloads of the mod have been pulled. There's certainly some anger and frustration as well, but in a rare occurrence, the positivity seems to be winning out. The replies to his post are filled with appreciative fans thanking the Pixelmon developers for all their hard work, as well as memories of their favorite Pixelmon experiences. MrMasochism goes on to encourage his community to go out and find other great projects to support, as he is clearly indebted and grateful to his team and to players for what they've each put in Pixelmon and its community. I'm sorry for the disappointment this will cause but let's remember all the great times we had playing Pixelmon, discussing Pokémon, making awesome things inside this mod and everything else that we've done." We have had a great time making this mod and creating such a wonderful community but after a request from the Pokémon company we will be shutting our doors. "With much sadness, but keeping all our fond memories, we must announce that Pixelmon is ending its development. Pixelmon creator MrMasochism posted the news and an apology earlier today, part of which is as follows: Pixelmon's developers have responded to The Pokemon Company's shut down request with poise, as has its community. While speculative, it's likely that things have changed with the announcement of a main franchise Pokemon game for the Nintendo Switch. Up until now, Pixelmon has offered a 3D Pokemon experience that The Pokemon Company hasn't targeted on its own, as it has preferred to focus on 2D handheld games and 3D spin-offs like Pokemon Snap and Pokemon Colosseum. However, companies don't like it when fan projects compete with their own. All things considered, Pixelmon is about as optimal a fan-made project as a mod can get. Every single Pikachu, Charizard, and PokeCenter was hand-crafted by a player of Pixelmon since The Pokemon Company would be quick to smite any mod that uses official Pokemon assets. The mod is also freely available, because profiting off another's intellectual property is also a legal no-no for mods. Pixelmon had managed to avoid The Pokemon Company's typically overbearing legal arm by creating all of its own assets within its own community. The mod has been extremely popular on YouTube for several years now, but now appears to have fallen under The Pokemon Company's legal eye. Pixelmon attempts to recreate Pokemon on top of the standard Minecraft gameplay, filling a Minecraft world with randomly spawning Pokemon for trainers to capture and battle with. This mod allows you to capture, train and battle various Pokemon in Minecraft. The Pokemon-themed mod for Minecraft known as Pixelmon is shutting down, revealing that The Pokemon Company issued a "request" that they end development. Pixelmon is a community created mod that allows you to bring Pokemon to Minecraft What if you could bring the wonderful world of Pokemon and combine it with the multiplayer sandbox elements of Minecraft Well you can with Pixelmon.