Controls

This is a list of controls added by Pixelmon. The keybindings for these controls can be changed in-game at Options→Controls menu.

Default Pixelmon keys

• R: Send out/retrieve Pokémon.
• ↑ & ↓ or [ & ]: Change selected Pokémon in GUI.
• O: Show/hide party GUI.
• Right-click: Mount Pokémon/Use item on Pokémon.
• V: If an owned Pokémon is sent out, pressing this key while the cursor is over a wild Pokémon will cause the currently sent out Pokémon to chase down the wild Pokémon and engage in battle with it.
• G: Use currently selected Move Skill.
• B: Cycles through external moves if a Pokémon has more than one.
• I: Opens the Pokédex. If the player is looking at a Pokémon, the Pokédex will navigate directly to that Pokémon's entry, and will be registered as "seen" if it hasn't been seen or caught before.
• K: If the player is holding an item, this key opens up the item's page on this wiki or the Minecraft Wiki in the player's internet browser, depending on the item. If the player is looking at a block and not holding an item, this key opens the respective wiki page for that block.
• Y: If the player is looking at another player who is in a battle, this key causes the player to begin spectating the other player's battle.
• P: Open the Pixelmon config GUI.
• U: Open the player's Trainer Card.

Pixelmon Battle keys

In Pixelmon 9.2.9, new keybinds were added for use during battle for navigation.

• 1, 2, 3, 4: Pressing any one of these numbers will execute the attack bound to the relevant button.
• Left SHIFT: (Toggle) Evo Button / Battle Gimmick Button (Z-Move/Mega Evolve/Dynamax)

• E: Opens the Bag Menu.
  • Bag Selection:
    • Pressing 1-4 in this screen will navigate to the relevant section of the bag.
    • Pressing W and S will navigate up and down.
    • Press Escape or E to close the menu.
  • Item Selection:
    • Keys 1-6 correspond to the items as they appear on screen.
    • Pressing Escape will return to the Bag Selection.
    • If there are multiple pages of items, the A key will go to the left page and the D key to the right page.
    • Can also use the W and S key to move the cursor up and down between the buttons.
    • If the chosen item requires that a Pokemon be selected, similar to the Pokemon Selection Screen below, keys 1-6 may be pressed.
    • Pressing Escape will got back to the previous item selection menu.

• Tab: Open's the player's party.
  • Pokemon Selection Screen:
    • Selecting a Pokemon corresponds to the 1-5 keys
    • Pressing Escape will also close this screen (in addition to repressing Tab).
    • Can also use the W and S key to move the cursor up and down between the buttons.

• Run/Flee: Defaults to the Escape key
  • The Yes/No Dialog Screen for Running/Fleeing: Yes = Space No = Escape

• Battle Log: W = Scroll Up and S = Scroll down. (If scrolled all the way down, it will acknowledge the current message so another can appear.)

• Target Selection: Using the Up, Down, Left, and Right keys (just as above, defaulting to W, S, A, D), the player can move the cursor without need of a mouse.
  • If the cursor is not hovering over a Pokemon to select, and the player pressed these keys, then the cursor will move to the first opponent Pokemon.

Riding controls

There are two different sets of riding controls depending on the enablePointToSteer config option (enabled by default). Riding controls are tied to standard moving controls, and therefore are changed by changing the respective Minecraft controls.

enablePointToSteer enabled

• W: Move forward.
• S: Move backwards.
• Move mouse: Turn left/right.
• Space bar: Jump/Ascend.
• Left shift: Dismount.
• C: Descend. You can also look down to slowly descend
• H: Hover

enablePointToSteer disabled

• W: Move forward.
• S: Move backwards.
• A: Turn left.
• D: Turn right.
• Space bar: Jump/Ascend.
• C: Descend (if flying/swimming).
• Left shift: Dismount.

1.12 new flying behavior

In 1.12, some flying Pokémon (currently those of Generation 1) use a new flying mechanic, which more closely resembles actual flight and allows for more control.

• W: Tilt forward.
• S: Tilt backwards.
• A: Strafe left.
• D: Strafe right.
• Move mouse: Turn left/right.
• Space bar: Take off/Accelerate.
• Left ctrl.: Decelerate.
• H: Hover in place.
• Left shift: Dismount.

while hovering

• A: Strafe left.
• D: Strafe right.
• Move mouse: Turn left/right.
• Space bar: Ascend.
• Left ctrl.: Descend.
• H/W/S: Deactivate hovering.
• Left shift: Dismount.

Battle camera controls

If the playerControlCamera config setting is enabled, it is possible to move the camera while in a Pokémon battle. These controls are not affected if Minecraft controls are changed.

• W: Move camera up.
• S: Move camera down.
• A: Move camera left.
• D: Move camera right.
• Q: Zoom in.
• E: Zoom out.
• Right-click + drag: Move camera.
• Mouse scroll: Zoom camera.

Default PC keys

• W: Change the wallpaper of the box.
• S: Search the box for specific Pokémon.
• R: Rename the name of the box.

Default quests keys

• M: Cycles through all available quests.
• N: Opens the quest journal.