Minecraft:Axolotl

An axolotl is a passive aquatic Minecraft:mob found in Minecraft:lush caves that hunts most other aquatic mobs, and can assist Minecraft:players with aquatic combat and grant them Minecraft:Regeneration. They can also be carried around in a Minecraft:bucket.

Spawning

Axolotls spawn underwater in the Minecraft:lush caves biome and when there is a Minecraft:clay block less than five blocks below the spawning space.

Colors

Template:More images Axolotls can be one of five colors: pink (leucistic), brown (wild), gold, cyan and blue.

When breeding axolotls, there is a Template:Frac (0.083%) chance of the offspring having the blue mutation, leaving Template:Frac (99.917%) chance of matching one of the parents (including blue parents).

Blue axolotls cannot naturally spawn and can only be obtained through breeding.

Pose	Color
	Leucistic	Wild	Gold	Cyan	Blue
Ground crawling	File:Lucy Axolotl.png	File:Wild Axolotl.png	File:Gold Axolotl.png	File:Cyan Axolotl.png	File:Blue Axolotl.png
Ground stationary	File:Axolotl Lay Still Ground (lucy).png	File:Axolotl Lay Still Ground (wild).png	File:Axolotl Lay Still Ground (gold).png	File:Axolotl Lay Still Ground (cyan).png	File:Axolotl Lay Still Ground (blue).png
Swimming	File:Axolotl Swimming (lucy).png	File:Axolotl Swimming (wild).png	File:Axolotl Swimming (gold).png	File:Axolotl Swimming (cyan).png	File:Axolotl Swimming (blue).png
Water stationary	File:Axolotl Hovering in Water (lucy).png	File:Axolotl Hovering in Water (wild).png	File:Axolotl Hovering in Water (gold).png	File:Axolotl Hovering in Water (cyan).png	File:Axolotl Hovering in Water (blue).png

Animation	Color
	Leucistic	Wild	Gold	Cyan	Blue
Ground crawling	File:Lucy Axolotl JE2.gif	File:Wild Axolotl JE1.gif	File:Gold Axolotl JE2.gif	File:Cyan Axolotl JE2.gif	File:Blue Axolotl JE2.gif

Drops

Axolotls drop nothing when killed besides 1 Minecraft:experience when killed by a Minecraft:player or a tamed Minecraft:wolf.

Behavior

Axolotls are passive toward players, can be attached to Minecraft:leads, and follow players holding a Minecraft:bucket of tropical fish on either the main hand or the off-hand. When a player kills a mob that is in combat with one or more axolotls, axolotls remove Minecraft:Mining Fatigue from the player, and give the player Minecraft:Regeneration I for Template:Convert per axolotl in the fight, up to a duration of Template:Convert Template:In, and uncapped Template:In.

Axolotls attack the following mobs, dealing Template:Hp points of damage per attack: Template:Columns-list

After killing a non-hostile mob, there is a two minute cooldown before another non-hostile mob can be hunted. Axolotls prioritize attacking hostile mobs over non-hostile mobs.

If an axolotl takes damage underwater, it may play dead, dropping to the ground for Template:Convert while gaining Regeneration I. Hostile aquatic mobs ignore healing axolotls. There is a Template:Frac chance for an axolotl to play dead to recover Template:Hp. In addition, if either a random integer from 0–2 (inclusive) is less than the amount of incoming Minecraft:damage, or the axolotl's health before the damage is dealt is less than 50% of its maximum health, it plays dead.

Axolotls can leave the water and wander about on land. When an axolotl leaves the water, it wanders as far as 8 or 9 blocks beyond the water's edge before returning to the water, as long as there is water at least 2 blocks deep within 16 blocks of the axolotl. If 2-block-deep water is outside this range, the axolotl can wander off randomly on land in search of more deep water, and die after Template:Convert exposure out of water. Axolotls are not attracted to shallow (1 block deep) water. They require water at least 2 blocks deep within 16 blocks to pathfind to the water.<ref>Template:Bug</ref>

Being hit with a splash water bottle or lingering water bottle will restore Template:Convert of air to the axolotl.

Axolotls can also die out of water as passengers in a boat. Unlike Minecraft:fish and Minecraft:squid, axolotls do not die on land in Minecraft:rain or in a Minecraft:thunderstorm.

Unlike most mobs, axolotls cannot be moved by flowing water. However, they are still affected by Minecraft:bubble columns.

As aquatic mobs, they take extra Minecraft:damage from the Minecraft:Impaling enchantment Template:In. Unlike other aquatic mobs, they cause nearby Minecraft:pufferfish to inflate.

Axolotls picked up with a Minecraft:water bucket and re-spawned do not despawn.

Naming a Minecraft:bucket of axolotl in an Minecraft:anvil also sets the name of the axolotl insideTemplate:Only. The name remains with the axolotl if it is picked up by another bucket.

Breeding

Axolotls follow players holding Minecraft:buckets of tropical fish within 10Template:Only / 16Template:Only blocks. Additionally, baby axolotls follow adults.

A player can Minecraft:breed axolotls by using buckets of tropical fish. After breeding, a baby axolotl spawns and 1–7 Minecraft:experience is generated. The parents cannot be bred again for 5 minutes Template:In or 1 minute Template:In. The baby axolotl has a Template:Frac chance to be the rare blue variant; otherwise, it inherits the color of one parent at random.

Baby axolotls take 24000 ticks (20 minutes) to grow up, but the growth time can be accelerated Template:Control buckets of tropical fish. Each use takes 10% off the remaining time to grow up.

An axolotl loses its willingness to breed if it is picked up in a bucket and released after it is fed but before it reaches its mate. It must be fed another bucket of tropical fish to become willing to breed again.

Sounds

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Data values

ID

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Entity data

Axolotls have entity data associated with them that contain various properties.

Template:El: Template:Main

<section begin="entity data"/>

• Template:Nbt Entity data
  • Template:Nbt inherit/breedable
  • Template:Nbt inherit/entity
  • Template:Nbt inherit/mob
  • Template:Nbt: 1 or 0 (Template:Cd/Template:Cd) – if Template:Cd, indicates the axolotl has been released from a bucket.
  • Template:Nbt: ID of the axolotl's variant. Represents the Template:DCL component.

Variant	Numerical ID	Identifier
File:Lucy Axolotl.png Lucy	0	lucy
File:Wild Axolotl.png Wild	1	wild
File:Gold Axolotl.png Gold	2	gold
File:Cyan Axolotl.png Cyan	3	cyan
File:Blue Axolotl.png Blue	4	blue

<section end="entity data"/>

Template:El:

Color	Data value
File:Lucy Axolotl.png	0
File:Cyan Axolotl.png	1
File:Gold Axolotl.png	2
File:Wild Axolotl.png	3
File:Blue Axolotl.png	4

See Minecraft:Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format.

Achievements

Achievements that apply to all mobs: Template:Collapse

Advancements

Advancements that apply to all mobs: Template:Collapse

History

Trivia

• In the release notes Minecraft Launcher there is an encrypted message T⍑ᒷ ᔑ ̇/𝙹ꖎ𝙹ℸ ̣ ꖎᓭ ᔑ∷ᒷ リ𝙹ℸ ̣ ∴⍑ᔑℸ ̣ ℸ ̣ ⍑ᒷ|| ᓭᒷᒷᒲ, which translates to "The Axolotls are not what they seem".
• Template:W are small salamanders that are endemic to Mexico, which are critically endangered. Following Minecraft:Mojang Studios' trend of adding endangered species such as Minecraft:polar bears, giant pandas (no longer endangered as of 2022), Minecraft:sea turtles, endangered species of wild and native Minecraft:bees, and fireflies, axolotls were added to the game to raise awareness.<ref>Template:Cite - Minecraft:Agnes Larsson</ref><ref>Template:Cite - Agnes Larsson</ref>
• The probability of a blue axolotl spawning is 1 in 1200 because that was the approximate number of axolotls left in the wild in real life at the time.<ref name="C&C Dev">Template:Ytl</ref>
• Axolotls can eat only Minecraft:buckets of tropical fish and not Minecraft:tropical fish items because axolotls in real life eat only living fish.<ref name="C&C Dev"/>
• Even though they are not in the game, the green variant appears in the Minecraft:Caves & Cliffs Update: Part I – Official Trailer, as well as a recap.<ref>Template:Ytl</ref> When asked on a livestream, Minecraft:Agnes Larsson said she cannot say why the green variant was cut from the game.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
• Both the "play dead" behavior and the regeneration ability of axolotls are based on the abilities of real life axolotls.<ref name="C&C Dev"/>
• Because real axolotls don't actually vocalize, the sounds of axolotls were recorded from the incidental "hiccups" and "burps" real axolotls occasionally make when surfacing, as well as heavily edited dog sounds.<ref>Template:Ytl</ref>
• During Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2021, Minecraft:Lydia Winters created an “Minecraft:aloto,” a hybrid of an axolotl and alligator.<ref>Template:YouTube link</ref>

Gallery

Renders

Lucy

• An axolotl playing dead
  An axolotl playing dead
• An axolotl swimming
  An axolotl swimming
• An axolotl walking underwater
  An axolotl walking underwater
• An axolotl walking on land
  An axolotl walking on land
• An axolotl idling
  An axolotl idling
• An axolotl idling on underwater floor
  An axolotl idling on underwater floor
• An axolotl underwater
  An axolotl underwater
• Unused axolotl mouth texture render (this state cannot be seen in-game)
  Unused axolotl mouth texture render (this state cannot be seen in-game)

• A baby axolotl playing dead
  A baby axolotl playing dead
• A baby axolotl swimming
  A baby axolotl swimming
• A baby axolotl walking underwater
  A baby axolotl walking underwater
• A baby axolotl walking on land
  A baby axolotl walking on land
• A baby axolotl idling
  A baby axolotl idling
• A baby axolotl idling on underwater floor
  A baby axolotl idling on underwater floor
• A baby axolotl underwater
  A baby axolotl underwater

Template:Hidden begin Wild

• An axolotl playing dead
  An axolotl playing dead
• An axolotl swimming
  An axolotl swimming
• An axolotl walking underwater
  An axolotl walking underwater
• An axolotl walking on land
  An axolotl walking on land
• An axolotl idling
  An axolotl idling
• An axolotl idling on underwater floor
  An axolotl idling on underwater floor
• An axolotl underwater
  An axolotl underwater

• A baby axolotl playing dead
  A baby axolotl playing dead
• A baby axolotl swimming
  A baby axolotl swimming
• A baby axolotl walking underwater
  A baby axolotl walking underwater
• A baby axolotl walking on land
  A baby axolotl walking on land
• A baby axolotl idling
  A baby axolotl idling
• A baby axolotl idling on underwater floor
  A baby axolotl idling on underwater floor
• A baby axolotl underwater
  A baby axolotl underwater

Gold

• An axolotl playing dead
  An axolotl playing dead
• An axolotl swimming
  An axolotl swimming
• An axolotl walking underwater
  An axolotl walking underwater
• An axolotl walking on land
  An axolotl walking on land
• An axolotl idling
  An axolotl idling
• An axolotl idling on underwater floor
  An axolotl idling on underwater floor
• An axolotl underwater
  An axolotl underwater

• A baby axolotl playing dead
  A baby axolotl playing dead
• A baby axolotl swimming
  A baby axolotl swimming
• A baby axolotl walking underwater
  A baby axolotl walking underwater
• A baby axolotl walking on land
  A baby axolotl walking on land
• A baby axolotl idling
  A baby axolotl idling
• A baby axolotl idling on underwater floor
  A baby axolotl idling on underwater floor
• A baby axolotl underwater
  A baby axolotl underwater

Cyan

• An axolotl playing dead
  An axolotl playing dead
• An axolotl swimming
  An axolotl swimming
• An axolotl walking underwater
  An axolotl walking underwater
• An axolotl walking on land
  An axolotl walking on land
• An axolotl idling
  An axolotl idling
• An axolotl idling on underwater floor
  An axolotl idling on underwater floor
• An axolotl underwater
  An axolotl underwater

• A baby axolotl playing dead
  A baby axolotl playing dead
• A baby axolotl swimming
  A baby axolotl swimming
• A baby axolotl walking underwater
  A baby axolotl walking underwater
• A baby axolotl walking on land
  A baby axolotl walking on land
• A baby axolotl idling
  A baby axolotl idling
• A baby axolotl idling on underwater floor
  A baby axolotl idling on underwater floor
• A baby axolotl underwater
  A baby axolotl underwater

Blue

• An axolotl playing dead
  An axolotl playing dead
• An axolotl swimming
  An axolotl swimming
• An axolotl walking underwater
  An axolotl walking underwater
• An axolotl walking on land
  An axolotl walking on land
• An axolotl idling
  An axolotl idling
• An axolotl idling on underwater floor
  An axolotl idling on underwater floor
• An axolotl underwater
  An axolotl underwater

• A baby axolotl playing dead
  A baby axolotl playing dead
• A baby axolotl swimming
  A baby axolotl swimming
• A baby axolotl walking underwater
  A baby axolotl walking underwater
• A baby axolotl walking on land
  A baby axolotl walking on land
• A baby axolotl idling
  A baby axolotl idling
• A baby axolotl idling on underwater floor
  A baby axolotl idling on underwater floor
• A baby axolotl underwater
  A baby axolotl underwater

Screenshots

• All current axolotl variants. From left to right: blue, cyan, gold, wild, and leucistic.
  All current axolotl variants. From left to right: blue, cyan, gold, wild, and leucistic.
• A baby axolotl on the side of a group.
  A baby axolotl on the side of a group.
• Three axolotls attacking a glow squid underwater.
  Three axolotls attacking a glow squid underwater.
• All 5 types of axolotls swimming in a Minecraft:lush cave.
  All 5 types of axolotls swimming in a Minecraft:lush cave.
• Minecraft:Kai and Minecraft:Efe swimming with gold and cyan axolotls, while Minecraft:Alex holds one in a bucket.
  Minecraft:Kai and Minecraft:Efe swimming with gold and cyan axolotls, while Minecraft:Alex holds one in a bucket.
• Minecraft:Steve showing Efe and Minecraft:Ari a blue axolotl.
  Minecraft:Steve showing Efe and Minecraft:Ari a blue axolotl.
• A golden axolotl playing dead
  A golden axolotl playing dead

Mojang images

• Multiple axolotls in a lush cave.
  Multiple axolotls in a lush cave.
• Axolotls as seen during Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2020.
  Axolotls as seen during Minecraft:Minecraft Live 2020.
• Early axolotls attacking an Minecraft:elder guardian.
  Early axolotls attacking an Minecraft:elder guardian.
• Early axolotls hurting the elder guardian.
  Early axolotls hurting the elder guardian.
• Axolotl variants from development, including unreleased green one.
  Axolotl variants from development, including unreleased green one.
• A screenshot showcasing the addition of axolotls in Minecraft:20w51a. A Minecraft:sculk sensor can also be seen.
  A screenshot showcasing the addition of axolotls in Minecraft:20w51a. A Minecraft:sculk sensor can also be seen.
• Axolotls underwater.
  Axolotls underwater.
• Axolotls breeding.
  Axolotls breeding.
• A large amount of axolotls.
  A large amount of axolotls.
• The pose of the no-pose in development.
  The pose of the no-pose in development.
• An axolotl playing dead in development.
  An axolotl playing dead in development.
• Buckets of axolotl and Minecraft:powder snow in Minecraft:item frames.
  Buckets of axolotl and Minecraft:powder snow in Minecraft:item frames.
• An axolotl in serious danger.
  An axolotl in serious danger.
• Axolotls burning to death.
  Axolotls burning to death.
• An axolotl dying to a sword.
  An axolotl dying to a sword.
• An axolotl about to get blown up.
  An axolotl about to get blown up.
• Axolotls in a Minecraft:river
  Axolotls in a Minecraft:river
• Image of a small axolotl on top of a sand block looking at you. A little pink star is in their hair and they are blushing. A pink vignette surrounds the image. Text on top of the screen says, "This is who you're asking to understand enchantments."
  An axolotl atop some Minecraft:clay and Minecraft:sand Minecraft:blocks looking at the Minecraft:player.
• File:Axolotls in every timeline.jpg
• File:Axolotl fun fact.jpeg
• File:Adoptable larva.jpg
• File:Kai and the axolotls.jpg

Concept artwork

• Concept art depicting other iterations for legs and frills, along with the unimplemented "suction" behavior.
  Concept art depicting other iterations for legs and frills, along with the unimplemented "suction" behavior.
• "Axolotl Patterns" - Grayscale art of unimplemented axolotl patterns.
  "Axolotl Patterns" - Grayscale art of unimplemented axolotl patterns.
• "Axolotl Colors" 1 - Sketches for other axolotl colors.
  "Axolotl Colors" 1 - Sketches for other axolotl colors.
• "Axolotl Colors" 2 - Flipped gold axolotl depicting a concept for its belly.
  "Axolotl Colors" 2 - Flipped gold axolotl depicting a concept for its belly.
• "Axolotl Possible Combinations" - The unimplemented patterns mixed with various axolotl colors.
  "Axolotl Possible Combinations" - The unimplemented patterns mixed with various axolotl colors.
• Iterations of legs tested on the model.
  Iterations of legs tested on the model.
• Other iterations of legs tested on the model.
  Other iterations of legs tested on the model.
• "Having Fun!" - A group of axolotls swimming.
  "Having Fun!" - A group of axolotls swimming.
• "Cutie in a Bucket" - concept art for the bucket of axolotl.
  "Cutie in a Bucket" - concept art for the bucket of axolotl.
• "Axolotl & Warden" - sketches of the axolotl and warden.
  "Axolotl & Warden" - sketches of the axolotl and warden.
• "Scale of Cuteness" - sketches of the axolotl, goat, and warden.
  "Scale of Cuteness" - sketches of the axolotl, goat, and warden.
• An axolotl.
  An axolotl.
• An axolotl crying.
  An axolotl crying.

Textures

• Lucy axolotl texture file.
  Lucy axolotl texture file.
• Wild axolotl texture file.
  Wild axolotl texture file.
• Gold axolotl texture file.
  Gold axolotl texture file.
• Cyan axolotl texture file.
  Cyan axolotl texture file.
• Blue axolotl texture file.
  Blue axolotl texture file.
• Baby lucy axolotl texture file.
  Baby lucy axolotl texture file.
• Baby wild axolotl texture file.
  Baby wild axolotl texture file.
• Baby gold axolotl texture file.
  Baby gold axolotl texture file.
• Baby cyan axolotl texture file.
  Baby cyan axolotl texture file.
• Baby blue axolotl texture file.
  Baby blue axolotl texture file.

In other media

• Official axolotl artwork.
  Official axolotl artwork.
• Gold axolotl artwork made for the 15th anniversary of Minecraft.
  Gold axolotl artwork made for the 15th anniversary of Minecraft.
• An axolotl in promotional artwork for the Minecraft:Caves & Cliffs: Part I update.
  An axolotl in promotional artwork for the Minecraft:Caves & Cliffs: Part I update.
• An axolotl in promotional artwork for the Minecraft:Caves & Cliffs: Part II update.
  An axolotl in promotional artwork for the Minecraft:Caves & Cliffs: Part II update.
• An axolotl in promotional artwork for the Minecraft:GOAT Update.
  An axolotl in promotional artwork for the Minecraft:GOAT Update.
• Axolotls in promotional artwork for Minecraft:Mobile, Multiplayer & More.
  Axolotls in promotional artwork for Minecraft:Mobile, Multiplayer & More.
• Pixel artwork of two axolotls swimming around a blue axolotl.
  Pixel artwork of two axolotls swimming around a blue axolotl.
• A flock of Minecraft axolotls swimming through the water.
  All 5 variants of axolotls swimming.
• The green axolotl in the Caves & Cliffs: Part I trailer.
  The green axolotl in the Caves & Cliffs: Part I trailer.
• An axolotl with a Minecraft:fox.<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref>
  An axolotl with a Minecraft:fox.<ref>Template:Mcnet</ref>
• Sticker of an axolotl from Minecraft:15 Year Journey.
  Sticker of an axolotl from Minecraft:15 Year Journey.
• An axolotl as it appears on the cover of Minecraft:Minecraft Legends: Return of the Piglins.
  An axolotl as it appears on the cover of Minecraft:Minecraft Legends: Return of the Piglins.
• Axolotl plushie.
  Axolotl plushie.
• Minecraft:Lego Minecraft axolotl.
  Minecraft:Lego Minecraft axolotl.
• An official axolotl beanie.
  An official axolotl beanie.
• An officially licensed T-Shirt featuring outlines of three axolotls.
  An officially licensed T-Shirt featuring outlines of three axolotls.
• A mug made of an axolotl in a bucket.
  A mug made of an axolotl in a bucket.
• Axolotl in a pair of pants.
  Axolotl in a pair of pants.
• Blue axolotl figure of Flippin' Figs
  Blue axolotl figure of Flippin' Figs
• Axolotl in a bucket figure of Flippin' Figs
  Axolotl in a bucket figure of Flippin' Figs
• A missing poster of a gold axolotl
  A missing poster of a gold axolotl
• File:Axolotl SuperSoaker.jpg
• A pink axolotl in the Minecraft:Plastic Texture Pack
  A pink axolotl in the Minecraft:Plastic Texture Pack
• A blue axolotl in the Minecraft:Plastic Texture Pack
  A blue axolotl in the Minecraft:Plastic Texture Pack
• A gold axolotl in the Minecraft:Plastic Texture Pack
  A gold axolotl in the Minecraft:Plastic Texture Pack
• A wild axolotl in the Minecraft:Plastic Texture Pack
  A wild axolotl in the Minecraft:Plastic Texture Pack
• A cyan axolotl in the Minecraft:Plastic Texture Pack
  A cyan axolotl in the Minecraft:Plastic Texture Pack

External links

• Template:Mcnet
• Template:Mcnet