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	[[File:Villager becoming Witch.gif\|thumb\|Villagers converting to witches is an example of mob conversion.]]		[[File:Villager becoming Witch.gif\|thumb\|Villagers converting to witches is an example of mob conversion.]]
	'''Mob conversion''' is a game mechanic where under specific circumstances certain [[Minecraft:mob]]s can convert to mobs of a different [[Minecraft:mob type\|type]], or to a different [[Minecraft:mob variant\|variant]] of the same mob.		'''Mob conversion''' is a game mechanic where under specific circumstances certain [[Minecraft:mob]]s can convert to mobs of a different [[Minecraft:mob type\|type]], or to a different [[Minecraft:mob variant\|variant]] of the same mob.

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	== Navigation ==		== Navigation ==
	{{Navbox ~~entities\|mobs~~}}		{{Navbox gameplay}}

	[[Minecraft:pt:Conversão de criatura]]		[[Minecraft:pt:Conversão de criatura]]
	[[Minecraft:zh:生物转化]]		[[Minecraft:zh:生物转化]]

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	!Method		!Method
	\|-		\|-
	\|{{EntityLink\|~~Hoglin~~}}		\|{{EntityLink\|Husk}}
	\|{{EntityLink\|~~Zoglin~~}}		\|{{EntityLink\|Zombie}}
	\|~~Being out of the~~ [[Minecraft:~~Nether~~]] ~~for 300 game ticks (15 seconds)~~		\| rowspan="2" \|Drowning in [[Minecraft:water]]
	\|-		\|-
	~~\|{{EntityLink\|Husk}}~~
	\|{{EntityLink\|Zombie}}		\|{{EntityLink\|Zombie}}
	\|~~Drowning in [[Minecraft:water]]~~		\|{{EntityLink\|Drowned}}
	\|-		\|-
	\|{{EntityLink\|Mooshroom}}		\|{{EntityLink\|Mooshroom}}
	\|{{EntityLink\|Cow}}		\|{{EntityLink\|Cow}}
	\|[[Minecraft:Shearing]]		\|[[Minecraft:Shearing]]
			\|-
			\|{{EntityLink\|Zombie Villager}}
			\| rowspan="2" \|{{EntityLink\|Villager}}
			\|Fed [[Minecraft:golden apple]] while afflicted by [[Minecraft:Weakness]]
	\|-		\|-
	\|{{EntityLink\|Old Villager}}{{only\|be}}		\|{{EntityLink\|Old Villager}}{{only\|be}}
	\|~~{{EntityLink\|Villager}}~~		\| rowspan="2" \|Automatically converted when the world is updated
	\|Automatically converted when the world is updated
	\|-		\|-
	\|{{EntityLink\|Old Zombie Villager}}{{only\|be}}		\|{{EntityLink\|Old Zombie Villager}}{{only\|be}}
	\|{{EntityLink\|Zombie Villager}}		\| rowspan="2" \|{{EntityLink\|Zombie Villager}}
	\|~~Automatically converted when~~ the ~~world is updated~~		\|-
			\|rowspan=2\| {{EntityLink\|Villager}}
			\|Killed by either [[Minecraft:zombie]]s, [[Minecraft:zombie villager]]s, [[Minecraft:husk]]s, [[Minecraft:drowned]], or [[Minecraft:zombified piglin]]s{{only\|java\|short=1}}{{note\|The chance of conversion is dependent on the [[Minecraft:difficulty]] setting.}}
			\|-
			\|{{EntityLink\|Witch}}
			\| rowspan="2" \|[[Minecraft:Lightning]] strike
	\|-		\|-
	\|{{EntityLink\|Pig}}		\|{{EntityLink\|Pig}}
	\| rowspan="3" \|{{EntityLink\|Zombified Piglin}}		\| rowspan="3" \|{{EntityLink\|Zombified Piglin}}
	~~\|[[Minecraft:Lightning]] strike~~
	\|-		\|-
	\|{{EntityLink\|Piglin}}		\|{{EntityLink\|Piglin}}
	\| rowspan="2" \|Being outside the [[Minecraft:Nether]] for 300 game ticks (15 seconds)		\| rowspan="3" \|Being outside the [[Minecraft:Nether]] for 300 game ticks (15 seconds)
	\|-		\|-
	\|{{EntityLink\|Piglin Brute}}		\|{{EntityLink\|Piglin Brute}}
			\|-
			\|{{EntityLink\|Hoglin}}
			\|{{EntityLink\|Zoglin}}
	\|-		\|-
	\|{{EntityLink\|Skeleton}}		\|{{EntityLink\|Skeleton}}
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	\|{{EntityLink\|Frog}}		\|{{EntityLink\|Frog}}
	\|Aging naturally (20 minutes)		\|Aging naturally (20 minutes)
	\|-
	~~\|rowspan=2\| {{EntityLink\|Villager}}~~
	~~\|{{EntityLink\|Witch}}~~
	~~\|[[Minecraft:Lightning]] strike~~
	\|-
	~~\|{{EntityLink\|Zombie Villager}}~~
	\|Killed by either [[Minecraft:zombie]]s, [[Minecraft:zombie villager]]s, [[Minecraft:husk]]s, [[Minecraft:drowned]], or [[Minecraft:zombified piglin]]s{{only\|java\|short=1}}{{note\|The chance of conversion is dependent on the [[Minecraft:difficulty]] setting.}}
	\|-
	~~\|{{EntityLink\|Zombie}}~~
	~~\|{{EntityLink\|Drowned}}~~
	~~\|Drowning in [[Minecraft:water]]~~
	\|-
	~~\|{{EntityLink\|Zombie Villager}}~~
	~~\|{{EntityLink\|Villager}}~~
	~~\|Fed [[Minecraft:golden apple]] while afflicted by [[Minecraft:Weakness]]~~
	\|}		\|}

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	\| An adult		\| An adult
	\| Aging naturally		\| Aging naturally
	\| ~~This cannot be [[Minecraft:Baby#Interaction_with_golden_dandelions\|age-locked]].~~		\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| {{EntityLink\|Bogged}}		\| {{EntityLink\|Bogged}}

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			{{redirect\|Conversion\|the block conversions\|Block conversion}}
	[[File:Villager becoming Witch.gif\|thumb\|Villagers converting to witches is an example of mob conversion.]]		[[File:Villager becoming Witch.gif\|thumb\|Villagers converting to witches is an example of mob conversion.]]
	'''Mob conversion''' is a game mechanic ~~whereby~~ certain [[Minecraft:mob]]s can convert to mobs of a different [[Minecraft:mob type\|type]], or to a different [[Minecraft:mob variant\|variant]] of the same ~~type of~~ mob~~, under specific circumstances~~.		'''Mob conversion''' is a game mechanic where under specific circumstances certain [[Minecraft:mob]]s can convert to mobs of a different [[Minecraft:mob type\|type]], or to a different [[Minecraft:mob variant\|variant]] of the same mob.

	== List of mob conversions ==		== List of mob conversions ==
	=== Mob type conversions ===		=== Mob type conversions ===
	In these instances, a mob converts to different [[Minecraft:mob]], with a different identifier. {{IN\|JE}}, data is transferred according to {{slink\|\|Data transfer}}.		In these instances, a mob converts to a different [[Minecraft:mob]], with a different identifier. {{IN\|JE}}, data is transferred according to {{slink\|\|Data transfer}}.
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|+		\|+
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	\|{{EntityLink\|Hoglin}}		\|{{EntityLink\|Hoglin}}
	\|{{EntityLink\|Zoglin}}		\|{{EntityLink\|Zoglin}}
	\|Being ~~outside~~ the [[Minecraft:Nether]] for ~~too long~~		\|Being out of the [[Minecraft:Nether]] for 300 game ticks (15 seconds)
	\|-		\|-
	\|{{EntityLink\|Husk}}		\|{{EntityLink\|Husk}}
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	\|{{EntityLink\|Cow}}		\|{{EntityLink\|Cow}}
	\|[[Minecraft:Shearing]]		\|[[Minecraft:Shearing]]
			\|-
			\|{{EntityLink\|Old Villager}}{{only\|be}}
			\|{{EntityLink\|Villager}}
			\|Automatically converted when the world is updated
			\|-
			\|{{EntityLink\|Old Zombie Villager}}{{only\|be}}
			\|{{EntityLink\|Zombie Villager}}
			\|Automatically converted when the world is updated
	\|-		\|-
	\|{{EntityLink\|Pig}}		\|{{EntityLink\|Pig}}
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	\|-		\|-
	\|{{EntityLink\|Piglin}}		\|{{EntityLink\|Piglin}}
	\| rowspan="2" \|Being outside the [[Minecraft:Nether]] for ~~too long~~		\| rowspan="2" \|Being outside the [[Minecraft:Nether]] for 300 game ticks (15 seconds)
	\|-		\|-
	\|{{EntityLink\|Piglin Brute}}		\|{{EntityLink\|Piglin Brute}}
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	\|{{EntityLink\|Tadpole}}		\|{{EntityLink\|Tadpole}}
	\|{{EntityLink\|Frog}}		\|{{EntityLink\|Frog}}
	\|Aging naturally		\|Aging naturally (20 minutes)
	\|-		\|-
	\|rowspan=2\| {{EntityLink\|Villager}}		\|rowspan=2\| {{EntityLink\|Villager}}
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	\|-		\|-
	\|{{EntityLink\|Zombie Villager}}		\|{{EntityLink\|Zombie Villager}}
	\|Killed by either [[Minecraft:zombie]]s, [[Minecraft:zombie villager]]s, [[Minecraft:husk]]s, or [[Minecraft:drowned]], or [[Minecraft:zombified piglin]]s{{only\|java\|short=1}}~~<ref group=~~note>The chance of conversion is dependent on the [[Minecraft:difficulty]] setting.~~</ref>~~		\|Killed by either [[Minecraft:zombie]]s, [[Minecraft:zombie villager]]s, [[Minecraft:husk]]s, [[Minecraft:drowned]], or [[Minecraft:zombified piglin]]s{{only\|java\|short=1}}{{note\|The chance of conversion is dependent on the [[Minecraft:difficulty]] setting.}}
	\|-		\|-
	\|{{EntityLink\|Zombie}}		\|{{EntityLink\|Zombie}}
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	\| The other variant (red or brown)		\| The other variant (red or brown)
	\| [[Minecraft:Lightning]] strike		\| [[Minecraft:Lightning]] strike
			\|
			\|-
			\| {{EntityLink\|NPC}}
			\| One of their skins
			\| Changing their skins in their menu
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
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	\| A different-colored shulker		\| A different-colored shulker
	\| [[Minecraft:Dyeing]]{{only\|bedrock}}		\| [[Minecraft:Dyeing]]{{only\|bedrock}}
	\| They can be dyed ~~only~~ in [[Minecraft:Creative]] mode.		\| They can only be dyed in [[Minecraft:Creative]] mode.
	\|-		\|-
	\| {{EntityLink\|Villager}}		\| {{EntityLink\|Villager}}
	\| A different profession ~~of villager~~		\| A villager with a different profession
	\| See {{Slink\|Villager\|Professions}}		\| See {{Slink\|Villager\|Professions}}
	\| Not relevant to [[Minecraft:zombie villager]]s, as they cannot change professions without first converting to a villager.		\| Not relevant to [[Minecraft:zombie villager]]s, as they cannot change professions without first converting to a villager.
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	{{exclusive\|Java\|section=1}}		{{exclusive\|Java\|section=1}}
	<!--The list below should be accurate of [[Minecraft:25w41a]] and later-->		<!--The list below should be accurate of [[Minecraft:25w41a]] and later-->
	A mob which converts to another mob retains the following entity data, provided that the new mob is able to make use of said data:~~<ref group=~~note>The initial version of this list was provided by Mojang in the [[Minecraft:24w37a]] changelog~~</ref>~~		A mob which converts to another mob retains the following entity data, provided that the new mob is able to make use of said data:{{note\|The initial version of this list was provided by Mojang in the [[Minecraft:24w37a]] changelog.}}

	* <code>AbsorptionAmount</code>		* <code>AbsorptionAmount</code>
	* <code>active_effects</code>		* <code>active_effects</code>
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	Additionally, <code>equipment.saddle</code> is not retained when a saddled pig converts to a zombified piglin.<ref>{{bug\|MC-304420}}</ref>		Additionally, <code>equipment.saddle</code> is not retained when a saddled pig converts to a zombified piglin.<ref>{{bug\|MC-304420}}</ref>

	~~===~~Mobs ~~which~~ split into several upon death~~===~~		Mobs that split into several upon death ([[Minecraft:slime]]s and [[Minecraft:magma cube]]s) are treated as a conversion in game. The following fields are ''not'' transferred:
	~~A related case to mob conversion is where a mob~~ (~~specifically a~~ [[Minecraft:slime]] or [[Minecraft:magma cube]]) ~~splits into several mobs upon death. In terms of entity data, this is~~ treated as a conversion ~~except that the~~ following fields are ~~additionally~~ ''not'' transferred:
	* <code>drop_chances</code>		* <code>drop_chances</code>
	* <code>equipment</code>		* <code>equipment</code>
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	* <code>Rotation</code>		* <code>Rotation</code>
	* <code>sleeping_pos</code>		* <code>sleeping_pos</code>

	~~{{Notelist}}~~

	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[Minecraft:Mob type]]		* [[Minecraft:Mob type]]
	* [[Minecraft:Mob variant]]		* [[Minecraft:Mob variant]]
			* [[Minecraft:Block conversion]]

			== Notes ==
			{{Notelist}}

	== References ==		== References ==

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[[File:Villager becoming Witch.gif|thumb|Villagers converting to witches is an example of mob conversion.]]
'''Mob conversion''' is a game mechanic whereby certain [[Minecraft:mob]]s can convert to mobs of a different [[Minecraft:mob type|type]], or to a different [[Minecraft:mob variant|variant]] of the same type of mob, under specific circumstances.

== List of mob conversions ==
=== Mob type conversions ===
In these instances, a mob converts to different [[Minecraft:mob]], with a different identifier. {{IN|JE}}, data is transferred according to {{slink||Data transfer}}.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!From
!To
!Method
|-
|{{EntityLink|Hoglin}}
|{{EntityLink|Zoglin}}
|Being outside the [[Minecraft:Nether]] for too long
|-
|{{EntityLink|Husk}}
|{{EntityLink|Zombie}}
|Drowning in [[Minecraft:water]]
|-
|{{EntityLink|Mooshroom}}
|{{EntityLink|Cow}}
|[[Minecraft:Shearing]]
|-
|{{EntityLink|Pig}}
| rowspan="3" |{{EntityLink|Zombified Piglin}}
|[[Minecraft:Lightning]] strike
|-
|{{EntityLink|Piglin}}
| rowspan="2" |Being outside the [[Minecraft:Nether]] for too long
|-
|{{EntityLink|Piglin Brute}}
|-
|{{EntityLink|Skeleton}}
|{{EntityLink|Stray}}
|Freezing in [[Minecraft:powder snow]]
|-
|{{EntityLink|Tadpole}}
|{{EntityLink|Frog}}
|Aging naturally
|-
|rowspan=2| {{EntityLink|Villager}}
|{{EntityLink|Witch}}
|[[Minecraft:Lightning]] strike
|-
|{{EntityLink|Zombie Villager}}
|Killed by either [[Minecraft:zombie]]s, [[Minecraft:zombie villager]]s, [[Minecraft:husk]]s, or [[Minecraft:drowned]], or [[Minecraft:zombified piglin]]s{{only|java|short=1}}<ref group=note>The chance of conversion is dependent on the [[Minecraft:difficulty]] setting.</ref>
|-
|{{EntityLink|Zombie}}
|{{EntityLink|Drowned}}
|Drowning in [[Minecraft:water]]
|-
|{{EntityLink|Zombie Villager}}
|{{EntityLink|Villager}}
|Fed [[Minecraft:golden apple]] while afflicted by [[Minecraft:Weakness]]
|}

=== Mob variant conversions ===
In these instances, a mob converts to a different [[Minecraft:Mob variant|variant]] of the same type of mob. Only one top-level data field is modified.

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Mob type
!Converts to
!Method
!Notes
|-
| {{EntityLink|id=chick|link=Baby|text=Ageable babies}} (32)
| An adult
| Aging naturally
| This cannot be [[Minecraft:Baby#Interaction_with_golden_dandelions|age-locked]].
|-
| {{EntityLink|Bogged}}
| A sheared bogged
| [[Minecraft:Shearing]]
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | {{EntityLink|Copper golem}}
| A more [[Minecraft:oxidized]] variant
| [[Minecraft:Oxidation]]
|
|-
| A less [[Minecraft:oxidized]] variant
| Scraping with an [[Minecraft:axe]]
|
|-
| {{EntityLink|Creeper}}
| A charged creeper
| [[Minecraft:Lightning]] strike
|
|-
| {{EntityLink|Goat}}
| A goat with one fewer horn
| Ramming certain blocks ({{Tag link|block|snaps_goat_horn}}). See {{slink|Goat|Goat horns}}
|
|-
| rowspan=2 | {{EntityLink|Iron golem}}
| A more cracked variant
| Taking damage
|
|-
| A less cracked variant
| Being healed, including being repaired by a player using [[Minecraft:iron ingot]]s
|
|-
| {{EntityLink|Mooshroom}}
| The other variant (red or brown)
| [[Minecraft:Lightning]] strike
|
|-
| {{EntityLink|Snow golem}}
| The sheared variant
| [[Minecraft:Shearing]]
| Although canonically a simple change of equipment, this "conversion" is included here because sheared and unsheared snow golems are considered different variants by the game.<ref group="note">See also {{bug|MC-301192||Snow Golem pumpkin is stored as a boolean, rather than a head equipment slot|Invalid}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=4 | {{EntityLink|Sheep}}
| A different color of sheep
|[[Minecraft:Sheep#Dyeing|Dyeing]] or an [[Minecraft:Evoker#Sheep_color_conversion_spell|evoker's conversion spell]]
|
|-
| A rainbow sheep, or a fixed-color sheep
| [[Minecraft:Name tag|Naming]] the sheep "jeb_", or renaming "jeb_" to something else, respectively
|
|-
| A sheared sheep
| [[Minecraft:Shearing]]
|
|-
| A woolly sheep
| Eating grass
|
|-
| {{EntityLink|Shulker}}
| A different-colored shulker
| [[Minecraft:Dyeing]]{{only|bedrock}}
| They can be dyed only in [[Minecraft:Creative]] mode.
|-
| {{EntityLink|Villager}}
| A different profession of villager
| See {{Slink|Villager|Professions}}
| Not relevant to [[Minecraft:zombie villager]]s, as they cannot change professions without first converting to a villager.
|-
| {{EntityLink|Rabbit}}
| A toast rabbit, or a regular rabbit
| [[Minecraft:Naming]] the rabbit "Toast", or renaming from "Toast" to something else, respectively
|}

{{Notelist}}

== Data transfer ==
{{exclusive|Java|section=1}}

A mob which converts to another mob retains the following entity data, provided that the new mob is able to make use of said data:<ref group=note>The initial version of this list was provided by Mojang in the [[Minecraft:24w37a]] changelog</ref>

* <code>AbsorptionAmount</code>
* <code>active_effects</code>
* <code>Age</code>
* <code>angry_at</code>
* <code>anger_end_time</code>
* <code>Brain.memories.minecraft:angry_at.ttl</code>{{Needs testing|Is it still the case after 25w41a?}}
* <code>Brain.memories.minecraft:angry_at.value</code>{{Needs testing|Is it still the case after 25w41a?}}
* <code>CanBreakDoors</code>
* <code>CanPickUpLoot</code>
* <code>CustomName</code>
* <code>CustomNameVisible</code>
* <code>drop_chances</code>
* <code>fall_distance</code>
* <code>FallFlying</code>
* <code>Fire</code>
* <code>ForcedAge</code>
* <code>HurtByTimestamp</code>
* <code>HurtTime</code>
* <code>Invulnerable</code>
* <code>IsBaby</code>
* <code>Leash</code>
* <code>LeftHanded</code>
* <code>Motion</code>
* <code>NoAI</code>
* <code>NoGravity</code>
* <code>OnGround</code>
* <code>Passengers</code>
* <code>PersistenceRequired</code>
* <code>PortalCooldown</code>
* <code>Position</code>
* <code>RootVehicle</code>
* <code>Rotation</code>
* <code>Silent</code>
* <code>sleeping_pos</code>
* <code>Tags</code>
* <code>Team</code>

Notably, the following fields are ''not'' retained:
* <code>attributes</code>
* <code>Brain</code>, except for the sub-fields mentioned above{{Needs testing|Is it still the case after 25w41a?}}
* <code>Gossips</code>
* <code>Health</code><ref group=note>The health of the converted mob is set to the same percentage of max health as the original mob had before conversion.</ref>
* Loot tables
* <code>UUID</code>
* <code>VillagerData</code>
* <code>Xp</code>

Additionally, <code>equipment.saddle</code> is not retained when a saddled pig converts to a zombified piglin.<ref>{{bug|MC-304420}}</ref>

===Mobs which split into several upon death===
A related case to mob conversion is where a mob (specifically a [[Minecraft:slime]] or [[Minecraft:magma cube]]) splits into several mobs upon death. In terms of entity data, this is treated as a conversion except that the following fields are additionally ''not'' transferred:
* <code>drop_chances</code>
* <code>equipment</code>
* <code>fall_distance</code>
* <code>FallFlying</code>
* <code>HurtByTimestamp</code>
* <code>HurtTime</code>
* <code>Leash</code>
* <code>Motion</code>
* <code>OnGround</code>
* <code>Passengers</code>
* <code>Position</code>
* <code>Rotation</code>
* <code>sleeping_pos</code>

{{Notelist}}

== See also ==
* [[Minecraft:Mob type]]
* [[Minecraft:Mob variant]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Navigation ==
{{Navbox entities|mobs}}

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