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{{for}}
{{Infobox block
| image = Pumpkin.png
| invimage = Pumpkin
| transparent = Partial <small>(blocks light)</small>
| light = No
| tool = Axe
| renewable = Yes
| stackable = Yes (64)
| flammable = No
| lavasusceptible = No
}}
A '''pumpkin''' is a [[Minecraft:block]] found in [[Minecraft:Random patch|patches]] in grassy [[Minecraft:biome]]s or grown from [[Minecraft:Pumpkin Seeds|pumpkin seeds]], which it can also be [[Minecraft:Crafting|crafted]] into. {{Control|use|text=Using}} [[Minecraft:shears]] on a pumpkin [[Minecraft:Carved Pumpkin|carves a face into it]] and drops pumpkin seeds.

== Obtaining ==
=== Breaking ===
Pumpkins can be mined using any tool, but [[Minecraft:axe]]s are the quickest way.

{{breaking row|horizontal=1|Pumpkin|Axe|sword=1|link=none}}

When a pumpkin is pushed by a [[Minecraft:piston]], it breaks and drops as an [[Minecraft:Item (entity)|item]]. It cannot be pulled.

=== Natural generation ===
Pumpkins naturally generate with the terrain in most [[Minecraft:biome]]s in the [[Minecraft:Overworld]]<ref>All Overworld biomes except {{biomeLink|Frozen Peaks}}, {{biomeLink|Jagged Peaks}},{{biomeLink|Lush Caves}}, {{biomeLink|Mangrove Swamp}}, {{biomeLink|Meadow}} and {{biomeLink|Stony Peaks}} {{in|je}}.</ref> in the form of [[Minecraft:random patch]]es. They require only [[Minecraft:grass block]]s with air above (clear of any plants such as [[Minecraft:flower]]s or [[Minecraft:short grass]]), and can generate regardless whether that grass block has a layer of [[Minecraft:snow]] cover. Practically speaking, this means that the occurrence of pumpkins in stony or sandy biomes, or in grassy biomes with few clear grass blocks, is comparatively rare. Each chunk has a {{frac|1|32}} chance to generate a pumpkin patch, making naturally-generated pumpkins rarer than [[Minecraft:diamond ore]]. 

Pumpkins naturally generate in stem farm rooms in [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]]s.

4 pumpkins generate naturally in [[Minecraft:wool]]en tents in [[Minecraft:pillager outpost]]s.

Pumpkins generate naturally as a [[Minecraft:pile]] (and in some farms) in [[Minecraft:taiga]] and [[Minecraft:snowy taiga]]{{only|be|short=1}} [[Minecraft:village]]s.

{{block distribution}}

=== Mob loot ===
An [[Minecraft:enderman]] holding a pumpkin drops the block upon death.

{{IN|bedrock}}, [[Minecraft:wandering traders]] have a chance of 8.5% (increased by 1% per level of [[Minecraft:Looting]]) to drop 1 pumpkin when killed while showing the item as trade offer, if the player holds an [[Minecraft:emerald]].

=== Generated loot ===
{{LootChestItem|pumpkin}}

=== Trading ===
[[Minecraft:Wandering trader]]s may sell a pumpkin for 1 emerald.
{{Trade sources}}

== Usage ==
=== Crafting ingredient ===
{{crafting usage|Pumpkin}}

=== Farming ===
{{Main|Tutorial:Pumpkin and Melon farming}}

Pumpkin farming strategies parallel those of [[Minecraft:melon]]s. Planted [[Minecraft:pumpkin seeds]] grow a central [[Minecraft:Pumpkin seeds#Pumpkin Stem|stem]] that, after maturing, generates pumpkins randomly on adjacent vacant dirt-based blocks ([[Minecraft:dirt]], [[Minecraft:coarse dirt]], [[Minecraft:rooted dirt]], [[Minecraft:grass block]], [[Minecraft:farmland]], [[Minecraft:podzol]], [[Minecraft:mycelium]], [[Minecraft:moss block]], [[Minecraft:pale moss block]], [[Minecraft:mud]], or [[Minecraft:muddy mangrove roots]]). If a pumpkin is harvested without also cutting the central stalk, another pumpkin generates afterward without requiring replanting or waiting for the stalk to mature again.

Pumpkin stems take around 10 to 30 minutes to fully develop. They require a light level of 9 or higher to grow. [[Minecraft:Bone meal]] can be used on pumpkin stems to become fully-grown, but this does not produce a pumpkin immediately.

=== Carving ===
A placed pumpkin can be made into a [[Minecraft:carved pumpkin]] by {{control|using}} [[Minecraft:shears]], which drops 4 [[Minecraft:pumpkin seeds]] {{in|Java}} and 1 {{in|Bedrock}}. The targeted side becomes the face of the carved pumpkin, unless the top or bottom face of the pumpkin are targeted, in which case the carved side is on the side facing the player{{only|JE|short=1}} or south{{only|BE|short=1}}.

=== Trading ===
{{Trade uses}}

=== Composting ===
Placing a pumpkin or carved pumpkin into a [[Minecraft:composter]] has a 65% chance of raising the compost level by 1.

Since both pumpkin variants have equal compost values, carving pumpkins first and composting the additional [[Minecraft:Pumpkin Seeds]] can increase [[Minecraft:Bone Meal]] yield per pumpkin. 

=== Navigation ===
Similar to [[Minecraft:sunflowers]], which always face east, the stalk on the top of a pumpkin always points northwest.

=== Note blocks ===
Pumpkins can be placed under [[Minecraft:note block]]s to produce "didgeridoo" sounds. This doesn't apply to carved pumpkins.<ref>{{bug|MC-145068|||WAI}}</ref>

=== Sulfur cube ===
{{In development|drop=Chaos Cubed|section=1}}
[[Minecraft:Sulfur cube]]s have the ability to absorb pumpkin, either through picking them up or being interacted with them. This provides the golf ball/fast flat effect to the mob when hitting it.

== Sounds ==
=== Generic ===
{{Sound table/Block/Wood}}

=== Unique ===
{{edition|java}}
{{SoundTable
| type = java
| {{SoundLine
|sound =Pumpkin carve1.ogg
|sound2=Pumpkin carve2.ogg
|subtitle=Shears carve
|source=block
|description=When a pumpkin is carved
|id=block.pumpkin.carve
|translationkey=subtitles.block.pumpkin.carve
|volume=1.0
|pitch=1.0
| distance = 16
}}
}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{SoundTable
| type = bedrock
| {{SoundLine
| sound =Pumpkin carve1.ogg
|sound2=Pumpkin carve2.ogg
|source=block
|description=When a pumpkin is carved
|id=pumpkin.carve
|volume=1.0
| pitch = 1.0
}}
}}

== Data values ==
=== ID ===
{{edition|java}}:
{{ID table
|edition=java
|showblocktags=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Pumpkin
|spritetype=block
|nameid=pumpkin
|blocktags=enderman_holdable, mineable/axe
|foot=1}}

{{edition|bedrock}}:
{{ID table
|edition=bedrock
|shownumericids=y
|showforms=y
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|displayname=Pumpkin
|spritetype=block
|nameid=pumpkin
|id=86
|foot=1}}

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

<section begin="block states"/>{{el|be}}:
{{bst|showaux=1|bits=|minecraft:cardinal_direction|south|east,north,south,west|The direction the pumpkin is facing.<br>The opposite from the direction the player faces while placing the pumpkins. Though it doesn't affect the pumpkin at all.|Unsupported|foot=1}}<section end="block states" />

== History ==
=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.2.0|dev=preview|slink=:Category:Information needed requiring unarchived version|Added pumpkins, which are always [[Minecraft:Carved Pumpkin#History|carved]].
|Un-carved pumpkins currently exist as invalid metadata states of pumpkins.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w26a|Un-carved pumpkins have been removed due to the replacement of block metadata with [[Minecraft:block state]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13|dev=17w47a|[[File:Pumpkin JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Un-carved pumpkins have been reintroduced as the default variant.
|[[Minecraft:Shear]]ing a pumpkin now turns it into a carved pumpkin, and [[Minecraft:drops]] 4 [[Minecraft:pumpkin seeds]].
|Pumpkins can now be placed without a [[Minecraft:block]] beneath them.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w11a|Pumpkins now sometimes generate in [[Minecraft:shipwreck]] chests.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.14|dev=18w43a|[[File:Pumpkin JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of pumpkins have been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w47a|Pumpkins can now generate in [[Minecraft:pillager outpost]] tents.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=18w50a|Pumpkins can now generate in [[Minecraft:taiga]] villages.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w03a|Placing any pumpkin into the new [[Minecraft:composter]] has a 50% chance of raising the compost level by 1.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w05a|Pumpkins now have a 65% chance of increasing the compost level in a composter by 1.
|Added [[Minecraft:wandering trader]]s, which sell pumpkins.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w09a|Pumpkin can now be used to play the didgeridoo, if they are under [[Minecraft:note block]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=19w11a|Farmer [[Minecraft:villager]]s now [[Minecraft:trading|buy]] 6 pumpkins for 1 [[Minecraft:emerald]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.17|dev=21w11a|[[File:Pumpkin JE3.png|32px]] Changed the top texture of pumpkins.<ref>{{bug|MC-197561||Carved pumpkins and jack o'lanterns create swastikas|resolution=Fixed}}</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.18|dev=pre5|The generation of pumpkins are about 6 times more common than in previous snapshots.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.2|dev=snap 1|Added [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s, which have the ability to absorb pumpkins, providing the golf ball/fast flat effect to the mob.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|pocket alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||October 15, 2013|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105235354/https://twitter.com/jbernhardsson/status/390076448997777408|[[Minecraft:Johan Bernhardsson]] announces pumpkins for 0.8.0.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.8.0|dev=build 1|[[File:Carved Pumpkin (N) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Carved Pumpkin (E) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Carved Pumpkin (S) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] [[File:Carved Pumpkin (W) JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added pumpkins, which are always [[Minecraft:Carved Pumpkin#History|carved]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.9.0|dev=build 1|Pumpkins now generate naturally.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.12.1|dev=build 1|[[Minecraft:Snow golem]]s now spawn wearing a pumpkin, which can be removed with [[Minecraft:shears]].
|Pumpkins can now be used to make [[Minecraft:iron golem]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||v0.14.0|dev=build 1|Pumpkins can now be worn as [[Minecraft:armor]].}}
|{{HistoryLine|pocket}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.0.4|dev=alpha 1.0.4.0|Pumpkins can now be [[Minecraft:trading|sold]] to farmer [[Minecraft:villager]]s, at 8–13 pumpkins for 1 [[Minecraft:emerald]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.1.0|dev=alpha 1.1.0.0|Pumpkins now generate in [[Minecraft:woodland mansion]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.4.0|dev=beta 1.2.14.2|[[File:Pumpkin JE1 BE1.png|32px]] The textures of pumpkins have been changed; they no longer look carved.
|[[Minecraft:Shear]]ing a pumpkin now turns it into a [[Minecraft:carved pumpkin]], and [[Minecraft:drops]] 1 [[Minecraft:pumpkin seeds]].
|Pumpkins can be found inside [[Minecraft:shipwreck]] [[Minecraft:chest]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.10.0|dev=beta 1.10.0.3|[[File:Pumpkin JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The textures of pumpkins have been changed.
|Pumpkins now generate in [[Minecraft:pillager outpost]] tents, [[Minecraft:taiga]] villages and [[Minecraft:snowy taiga]] villages.
|Pumpkins can now be [[Minecraft:trading|bought]] from [[Minecraft:wandering trader]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11.0|dev=beta 1.11.0.1|Pumpkins can now be used to fill up [[Minecraft:composter]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=beta 1.11.0.4|Farmer [[Minecraft:villager]]s now [[Minecraft:trading|buy]] 6 pumpkins for one [[Minecraft:emerald]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.13.0|dev=beta 1.13.0.9|Pumpkin can now be used to play the didgeridoo, if they are under [[Minecraft:note block]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.16.0|dev=beta 1.15.0.51|Pumpkins can now be placed without a [[Minecraft:block]] beneath them.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.30|dev=Preview 1.20.30.21|Added unique sounds for using shears to carve pumpkins.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.30|dev=Preview 1.21.30.21|[[Minecraft:Iron golems]] can no longer be created with un-carved pumpkins.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.60|dev=Preview 1.21.60.23|Pumpkins now generate in larger patches.}}
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock upcoming}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.20|dev=Preview 26.20.23|exp=Drop 2 of 2026|Added [[Minecraft:sulfur cube]]s, which have the ability to absorb pumpkins, providing the golf ball/fast flat effect to the mob.}}
}}

=== Legacy Console Edition ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|console}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU0|xbone=CU1|ps3=1.00|psvita=1.00|ps4=1.00|wiiu=Patch 1|switch=1.0.1|Added pumpkins, which are always [[Minecraft:Carved Pumpkin#History|carved]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU5|Pumpkins can now grow onto [[Minecraft:dirt]] instead of only [[Minecraft:farmland]].|Pumpkins grow from stems much faster.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=TU69|xbone=none|ps3=1.76|psvita=1.76|ps4=1.76|wiiu=Patch 38|switch=none
|[[File:Pumpkin JE1 BE1.png|32px]] Added un-carved pumpkins.
|[[Minecraft:Shear]]ing a pumpkin now turns it into a carved pumpkin, and [[Minecraft:drops]] 1 [[Minecraft:pumpkin seeds]].
|Pumpkins can now be found inside [[Minecraft:shipwreck]] [[Minecraft:chest]]s.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.90|wiiu=none|[[File:Pumpkin JE2 BE2.png|32px]] The texture of pumpkins have been slightly changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.91|wiiu=none|switch=none|Added [[Minecraft:wandering trader]]s, which sell pumpkins.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.91|wiiu=none|switch=none|Pumpkins now generate in [[Minecraft:pillager outpost]] tents, [[Minecraft:taiga]] villages and [[Minecraft:snowy taiga]] villages.}}
|{{HistoryLine||xbox=none|xbone=none|ps3=none|psvita=none|ps4=1.91|wiiu=none|switch=none|Farmer [[Minecraft:villager]]s now [[Minecraft:trading|buy]] 6 pumpkins for one [[Minecraft:emerald]].}}
}}

=== ''New Nintendo 3DS Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|new 3ds}}
|{{HistoryLine||0.1.0|Added pumpkins, which are always [[Minecraft:Carved Pumpkin#History|carved]].}}
}}

=== Data history ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.20.0|dev=Preview 1.20.0.22|Pumpkins{{verify|does this only apply to carved pumpkins? if so, move this information to there}} now use the <code>minecraft:cardinal_direction</code> [[Minecraft:block state]] instead of <code>direction</code>.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{Issue list|Pumpkin}}

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
File:Pumpkin Patch.png|A group of pumpkins.
File:Pumpkin vine.png|A screenshot of a pumpkin on a stem.
File:Floating Pumpkin.png|A floating pumpkin due to ponds being generated after the rest of the terrain.
File:Snow Covered Pumpkins.png|A group of pumpkins generated in a [[Minecraft:snowy tundra]].
File:Pumpkin jungle.png|Pumpkins in a [[Minecraft:jungle]].
File:Village pumpkins.png|Naturally spawning pumpkins in a [[Minecraft:village]].
File:Natural pumpkin.png|A pumpkin patch in a [[Minecraft:windswept hills]] biome.
File:Grass below pumpkin.png|A pumpkin generated on top of grass.
File:PumpkinsGroup.png|A pumpkin patch in a field.
File:Pumpkins Snow.png|A pumpkin patch on a mountaintop.
</gallery>

=== In other media ===
<gallery>
File:Mobs in a pumpkin patch.jpeg|Mobs in a pumpkin patch.
</gallery>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

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