🏇Complete Overview of Riding Pokemon
Here you will everything you need to know about riding Pokemon alongside what Pokemon you can ride on.
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What is Riding Pokemon?
Did you know that not only can you fight and train with your Pokemon, but there are a select few that you can actually ride on?
Whether you're climbing a snowy mountain on your Mamoswine, riding across the ocean on your Lapras, or soaring through the skies on your Dragonite, travelling has never been easier. Make sure to take full advantage of these options—especially when you need to get from point A to point B quickly.
How Can I ride my Pokemon?
Riding Pokemon is incredibly easy and there is no need for a Saddle like normal mobs.
For any compatible pokemon all you need to do is throw out your Pokemon via R and press Shift + Right Click which will bring up a circle bar which has different options you can choose. You want to click on the option for Ride which has the symbol of a Saddle. You can see this in the GIF below:
Once you have selected Ride, you will now be on the back of the selected Pokemon you are riding. From there it's just as simple as using WASD to move around alongside using your mouse to point in the direction you wish to travel. You can press R to dismount once you’re finished riding your mount.
How pokemon travel though will vary due to the different types of ride pokemon there are. This in turn will have an affect on their controls so it's something to take note for the pokemon you wish to traverse on as you can use the list below to find specifics on how they work.
What are the different riding types?
Each pokemon has their own type of riding style which will change how the Pokemon will act when riding. Some of the pokemon will have multiple riding styles relating to Land, Water and Air [i.e. Dragonite has a Riding Style in each Category compared to Venusaur which only has a Land riding sytle]. Certain pokemon will end up being more useful in certain environments compared to others.
Here is a list of all the riding styles:
Land
Standard
Similar to standard Minecraft riding mechanics, this feature follows the familiar riding style players already know. Pokémon can be ridden much like other rideable mobs such as horses or pigs, allowing you to control movement by looking in your desired direction and using the WASD keys to navigate. Standard rides are also capable of sprinting; however, sprinting is limited by a stamina system.
Vehicle
Vehicle mounts function similarly to boats, but are designed for land-based travel. This allows riders to freely look around without affecting their direction of movement. Instead, directional keys are used to steer the Pokémon as you travel. It’s important to note that vehicle mounts have a wider turning radius than the standard riding style; however, by holding crouch while turning left or right, this radius can be tightened—allowing skilled riders to perform controlled drifts.
Water
Boat
These mounts operate almost identically to vanilla Minecraft boats. Movement is controlled entirely using the directional keys, while your camera view has no influence on your direction of travel. This allows you to freely look around without altering your mount’s path.
Submarine
These mounts function similarly to vehicle mounts, with the key distinction being their ability to operate on water. In addition to surface travel, these mounts allow you to dive beneath the waves and traverse underwater environments with ease.
Dolphin
These mounts behave much like submarine mounts, with the key distinction being their ability to leap out of the water—much like a dolphin—adding a dynamic and stylish element to aquatic traversal.
Air
Bird
These mounts can fly and hover while in the air, giving you solid control over aerial movement. You move in the direction you’re looking, with the left and right keys letting you strafe side to side. The up and down keys control how you rise or drop while flying.
They also support an elytra-style flight mode, where your movement is affected by both where you’re looking and the keys you press, making flying feel faster and more dynamic.
Jet
Jet mounts are flying mounts that move more like vanilla boats. Your forward movement isn’t affected by where you’re looking, so you’re free to look around while riding, while the left and right keys handle turning.
Unlike bird-style mounts, jet mounts can’t hover, but they make up for it with much higher speeds. You can gain or lose altitude using the jump and crouch keys, keeping you in control while flying fast.
UFO
UFO-style mounts are flying mounts that can hover in the air and move freely in any direction, much like creative or spectator flight. That said, they’re generally on the slower side, and flying above their maximum height [set by their jump height stat] will start to drain stamina.
Rocket
These mounts act very similar to UFO mounts, with the key difference being that you'll be able to fly forwards at very high speeds!
What Pokemon can we Ride?
Here you can find a list of all pokemon that you're able to ride on the server currently.
Venusaur
Standard
N/A
N/A
Charizard
Standard
N/A
Bird
Blastoise
Standard
Submarine
Rocket
Parasect
Standard
N/A
N/A
Arcanine
Standard
N/A
N/A
Dewgong
Standard
Dolphin
N/A
Rhyhorn
Standard
N/A
N/A
Rhydon
Standard
N/A
N/A
Seaking
N/A
Submarine
N/A
Mr. Mime
Standard
N/A
N/A
Tauros (Excl Paldea-Aqua)
Standard
N/A
N/A
Tauros (Paldea-Aqua)
Standard
Boat
N/A
Gyarados
Standard
Dolphin
Jet
Lapras
Standard
Boat
N/A
Aerodactyl
Standard
N/A
Bird
Articuno
Standard
N/A
Bird
Zapdos
Standard
N/A
Bird
Moltres
Standard
N/A
Bird
Dragonite
Standard
Dolphin
Jet
Ariados
Standard
N/A
N/A
Girafarig
Standard
N/A
N/A
Forretress
N/A
N/A
UFO
Heracross
Standard
N/A
Bird
Ursaring
Standard
N/A
N/A
Piloswine
Standard
N/A
N/A
Lugia
Standard
Dolphin
Bird
Ho-oh
Standard
N/A
Bird
Slaking
Standard
N/A
N/A
Sharpedo
N/A
Dolphin
N/A
Wailmer
Standard
Submarine
N/A
Wailord
Standard
Submarine
N/A
Camerupt
Standard
N/A
N/A
Flygon
Standard
N/A
Bird
Altaria
Standard
N/A
Bird
Claydol
N/A
N/A
UFO
Tropius
Standard
N/A
Bird
Relicanth
N/A
Submarine
N/A
Salamence
Standard
N/A
Bird
Metagross
Standard
N/A
UFO
Latias
Standard
N/A
Jet
Latios
Standard
N/A
Jet
Staraptor
Standard
N/A
Bird
Bastidon
Standard
N/A
N/A
Gastrodon
Standard
N/A
N/A
Drifblim
N/A
N/A
UFO
Bronzong
N/A
N/A
UFO
Garchomp
Standard
Boat
Jet
Magnezone
N/A
N/A
UFO
Lickilicky
Standard
N/A
N/A
Rhyperior
Standard
N/A
N/A
Togekiss
Standard
N/A
Jet
Mamoswine
Standard
N/A
N/A
Dusknoir
N/A
N/A
UFO
Serperior
Standard
N/A
N/A
Zebstrika
Standard
N/A
N/A
Scolipede
Standard
N/A
N/A
Darmanitan
Standard
N/A
N/A
Crustle
Standard
N/A
N/A
Kinklang
N/A
N/A
UFO
Golurk
Standard
N/A
Rocket
Boffalant
Standard
N/A
N/A
Braviary
Standard
N/A
Bird
Hydreigon
Standard
N/A
Bird
Volcarona
Standard
N/A
Bird
Skiddo
Standard
N/A
N/A
Gogoat
Standard
N/A
N/A
Tyrantrum
Standard
N/A
N/A
Noivern
Standard
N/A
Bird
Mudsdale
Standard
N/A
N/A
Dhelmise
Standard
Submarine
N/A
Corviknight
Standard
N/A
Bird
Dragapult
Standard
Dolphin
Jet
Wyrdeer
Standard
N/A
N/A
Ursaluna
Standard
N/A
N/A
Sneasler
Standard
N/A
N/A
Kilowattrel
Standard
N/A
Bird
Espathra
Standard
N/A
N/A
Revaroom
Standard
N/A
N/A
Cyclizar
Standard
N/A
N/A
Orthworm
Standard
N/A
N/A
Dondozo
Standard
Submarine
N/A
Farigiraf
Standard
N/A
N/A
Dudunsparce
Standard
N/A
N/A
You'll be able to use this website to find out more specifics about Riding Pokemon, as this guide was used as a basis for a lot of the information found here.
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