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Sea Pickle
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Sea Pickle

A small underwater organism that generates in warm ocean biomes and on coral reefs. Up to four can be placed in one block, and they emit light when underwater.

Stack Size

64

Durability

N/A

Category

Utility Blocks

Version Added

1.13

Item ID

sea_pickle

Sea Pickle at a glance

Sea Pickle, a block out of natural world generation and bone meal on existing sea pickles to spread them, sits under Utility Blocks. 64 Sea Pickle fit in a slot, 576 across the hotbar, 3456 in a double chest.

Nothing slows you down on Sea Pickle; it is a zero-hardness block. Its blast resistance repeats that 0, so Sea Pickle offers no shelter. While it is burning Sea Pickle puts out 3 light, and nothing when it is not. It sits between Sea Lantern and Seagrass in Utility Blocks, number 280 of 340 there.

How to obtain

  • Natural generation
  • Bone meal on existing sea pickles to spread them

Notes

Emits light only when waterlogged; smelts into green dye. Light level increases with the number placed.

Frequently asked questions about Sea Pickle

  1. Sea Pickle as it appears in the game, the item this answer is about

    How do you get Sea Pickle in Minecraft?

    Sea Pickle is obtained through natural world generation, and Sea Pickle from bone meal on existing sea pickles to spread them. Crafting is not an option for Sea Pickle; that route does not exist.

  2. 64 Sea Pickle drawn together, the full slot the answer counts

    How many Sea Pickle can you stack?

    64 Sea Pickle in a slot, a double chest 3,456, and your own 36 inventory slots 2,304. A shulker box of Sea Pickle comes to 1,728, over 27 slots.

  3. Sea Pickle on its own, since nothing in the game is crafted from it

    What is Sea Pickle used for?

    A small underwater organism that generates in warm ocean biomes and on coral reefs. Up to four can be placed in one block, and they emit light when underwater.

  4. Sea Pickle coming forward out of the past, in the game since 1.13

    When was Sea Pickle added to Minecraft?

    Sea Pickle was added in version 1.13.

  5. Sea Pickle as a block, the one this breaking time belongs to

    How long does Sea Pickle take to break?

    For Sea Pickle the game keeps hardness at 0, and it holds blast resistance 0. Identical values are the game's way of saying Sea Pickle was not designed to stop anything hitting it. You will not find Sea Pickle under pickaxe, axe, shovel or hoe, since it carrys no tool tag. It is also a light source, worth 3 on it while lit. Java 26.2 keeps Sea Pickle on file as printed, which is what it shows here.

Building with it

Sea pickles grow in warm ocean coral reefs, and they light up when placed underwater, gaining brightness as more of them share a block. Bone meal spreads them across coral, which is how an aquarium build gets its glow without a single lamp.

Related Astroworld Resources

Villager trades for Sea Pickle

What villagers ask for Sea Pickle on Astroworld Trades

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