Jobs
Cobblebase features 43 unique jobs across 10 categories. Every Pokemon species has hand-crafted skill assignments -- not based on type alone, but on the identity and lore of each species.
All standard jobs use a 300-second base cooldown unless otherwise noted. Cooldowns scale with proficiency: ★ ~8 min, ★★★ 5 min, ★★★★★ ~1.7 min.
🌾 Gathering (5 jobs)
Pokemon that harvest, fish, mine, and collect resources from the world around your base.
Harvester
Picks apricorns, crops, berries, mints, tumblestones, and nether wart from nearby farmland and plants.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Base Cooldown | 60 seconds |
| Search Radius | 20 blocks |
| Example Pokemon | Venusaur, Scizor, Celebi |
🎣 Fishing
Navigates to nearby water and catches fish and loot using Minecraft's fishing loot table.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Base Cooldown | 300 seconds (5 min) |
| Search Radius | 10 blocks |
| Requires | Water nearby |
| Example Pokemon | Gyarados, Blastoise, Kyogre |
⛏️ Mining
Digs for ores, fossils, gems, and tumblestones. Produces 1 drop per cooldown cycle -- no burst looting. Loot is divided into four tiers:
- Common: Tumblestone, raw copper, raw iron
- Uncommon: Raw gold, lapis lazuli, type gems
- Rare: Diamond, fossils
- Ultra Rare: Ancient debris, netherite scrap
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Base Cooldown | 300 seconds (5 min) |
| Drops per Cycle | 1 |
| Search Radius | 10 blocks |
| Example Pokemon | Steelix, Excadrill, Ting-Lu |
🏛️ Archeologist
Excavates ancient relics and artifacts including prismarine, nautilus shells, and other treasures.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Base Cooldown | 300 seconds (5 min) |
| Search Radius | 10 blocks |
| Example Pokemon | Nidoking, Steelix, Nidoqueen |
🏭 Producer
Pokemon produce unique items based on their species. Each species has a specific product tied to its lore and identity -- no loot tiers, no RNG. ~180 species produce items ranging from wool and eggs to diamonds and echo shards.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Base Cooldown | 300 seconds (5 min) |
| Search Radius | N/A |
| Example Pokemon | Miltank (Milk), Wooloo (Wool), Carbink (Diamond) |
🔍 Finding (12 jobs)
Twelve specialized Finder subtypes, each with a dedicated loot table for targeted item discovery. All Finder jobs share a 300-second (5-minute) base cooldown and a 10-block search radius. All loot table item counts have been halved in v1.3.0.
Alchemist
Finds evolution items and stones.
| Tier | Example Loot |
|---|---|
| Common | Fire Stone, Water Stone, Leaf Stone |
| Uncommon | Thunder Stone, Moon Stone, Linking Cord |
| Rare | Dawn Stone, Shiny Stone |
| Ultra Rare | Ability Patch |
Pharmacist
Finds healing items and berries.
| Tier | Example Loot |
|---|---|
| Common | Potion, Oran Berry |
| Uncommon | Super Potion, Sitrus Berry |
| Rare | Max Revive, Full Restore |
| Ultra Rare | Sacred Ash |
Architect
Finds building materials.
| Tier | Example Loot |
|---|---|
| Common | Planks, Bricks |
| Uncommon | Prismarine, Sea Lantern |
| Rare | Crying Obsidian |
| Ultra Rare | End Stone, Purpur Block |
Excavator
Finds ores and raw minerals.
| Tier | Example Loot |
|---|---|
| Common | Raw Copper, Raw Iron |
| Uncommon | Raw Gold, Lapis Lazuli |
| Rare | Diamond, Emerald |
| Ultra Rare | Ancient Debris |
🌿 Botanist
Finds seeds, plants, and mulch.
| Tier | Example Loot |
|---|---|
| Common | Wheat Seeds, Apricorn Seeds |
| Uncommon | Mint Seeds, Berries |
| Rare | Torchflower Seeds |
| Ultra Rare | Pitcher Pod |
Includes mulch variants: Growth Mulch, Rich Mulch, Surprise Mulch, Loamy Mulch.
Collector
Finds Pokeballs of all types.
| Tier | Example Loot |
|---|---|
| Common | Poke Ball, Great Ball |
| Uncommon | Ultra Ball, Apricorn Balls |
| Rare | Timer Ball, Dusk Ball |
| Ultra Rare | Master Ball, Beast Ball, Dream Ball |
Scholar
Finds XP Candies and Rare Candies.
| Tier | Example Loot |
|---|---|
| Common | Exp Candy XS |
| Uncommon | Exp Candy S, Exp Candy M |
| Rare | Exp Candy L, Exp Candy XL |
| Ultra Rare | Rare Candy |
🍳 Chef
Finds food and cooking ingredients.
| Tier | Example Loot |
|---|---|
| Common | Bread, Cooked Beef |
| Uncommon | Ponigiri, Cake |
| Rare | Golden Apple, Lava Cookie |
| Ultra Rare | Enchanted Golden Apple |
Trainer
Finds vitamins and training items.
| Tier | Example Loot |
|---|---|
| Common | Protein, Iron |
| Uncommon | Calcium, Zinc |
| Rare | HP Up, Carbos |
| Ultra Rare | Ability Patch |
Armorer
Finds battle held items.
| Tier | Example Loot |
|---|---|
| Common | Sitrus Berry (held) |
| Uncommon | Choice Band, Leftovers |
| Rare | Life Orb, Expert Belt |
| Ultra Rare | Focus Sash |
Prospector
Finds relics and treasure.
| Tier | Example Loot |
|---|---|
| Common | Gold Nugget |
| Uncommon | Gold Ingot, Relic Coins |
| Rare | Diamond |
| Ultra Rare | Netherite Ingot |
Smith
Finds smithing templates and pottery.
| Tier | Example Loot |
|---|---|
| Common | Pottery Sherds |
| Uncommon | Armor Trims |
| Rare | Rare Armor Trims |
| Ultra Rare | Netherite Upgrade Smithing Template |
⚔️ Combat (1 job)
Guard
Patrols the area around the pasture, repelling wild Pokemon. Earns XP and drops loot.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Base Cooldown | 300 seconds (5 min) |
| Search Radius | 10 blocks |
| XP Reward | 50 XP per repel |
| Example Pokemon | Gallade, Scizor, Incineroar |
💚 Support (2 jobs)
Healer
Heals injured Pokemon in your team by a percentage of their max HP. Also revives fainted Pokemon. Prioritizes the Pokemon with the lowest HP percentage.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Base Cooldown | Continuous (0s) |
| Search Radius | 10 blocks |
| Healing Range | 5-25% max HP per tick (scales with proficiency) |
| Example Pokemon | Blissey, Xerneas, Zacian |
Mentor
Provides a passive XP boost for all Pokemon in the same pasture. The highest proficiency Mentor wins -- bonuses do not stack.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Base Cooldown | Continuous (passive) |
| Search Radius | 10 blocks |
| Prof 1 ★☆☆☆☆ Boost | +20% XP |
| Prof 5 ★★★★★ Boost | +100% XP (double) |
| Example Pokemon | Alakazam, Latios, Mesprit |
The max boost is configurable via Cloth Config (default: 100%).
📦 Logistics (1 job)
Item Gatherer
Picks up dropped items from the ground and sorts them into nearby chests and barrels. Uses smart sorting that prioritizes chests already containing the same item type.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Base Cooldown | 5 seconds |
| Search Radius | 24 blocks |
| Prof 1 ★☆☆☆☆ Pickup Radius | 5 blocks |
| Prof 5 ★★★★★ Pickup Radius | 12 blocks |
| Example Pokemon | Ambipom, Furret, Munchlax |
🧭 Exploration (1 job)
Scout
Explores the surrounding area to discover wild Pokemon, structures, and biomes. Discoveries are permanent and visible in the Discovery GUI tab.
| Proficiency | Range | Discovers |
|---|---|---|
| ★☆☆☆☆ - ★★☆☆☆ | 50-100 blocks | Wild Pokemon only |
| ★★★☆☆ | 120 blocks | + Structures (Villages, Mineshafts, Shipwrecks) |
| ★★★★☆ - ★★★★★ | 160-200 blocks | + Rare Biomes (Mushroom Fields, Deep Dark, Cherry Grove) |
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Base Cooldown | 300 seconds (5 min) |
| Base Search Radius | 100 blocks |
| Example Pokemon | Ninjask, Spectrier, Rayquaza |
Wild Pokemon sightings auto-expire after 30 minutes. Structures and biomes persist permanently.
🌍 Environmental (6 jobs)
Pokemon that interact with blocks and containers around your base.
💧 Irrigator
Hydrates nearby farmland blocks, keeping them watered for crop growth.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Base Cooldown | Continuous (0s) |
| Search Radius | 20 blocks |
| Example Pokemon | Venusaur, Virizion, Shaymin |
🔥 Lava Fill
Fills nearby empty cauldrons with lava.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Base Cooldown | 300 seconds (5 min) |
| Search Radius | 10 blocks |
| Example Pokemon | Magmortar, Flareon, Magmar |
💧 Water Fill
Fills nearby empty cauldrons with water.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Base Cooldown | 300 seconds (5 min) |
| Search Radius | 10 blocks |
| Example Pokemon | Vaporeon, Blastoise, Palkia |
❄️ Snow Fill
Fills nearby empty cauldrons with powder snow.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Base Cooldown | 300 seconds (5 min) |
| Search Radius | 10 blocks |
| Example Pokemon | Regice, Glastrier, Articuno |
🔥 Furnace Fuel
Adds burn time to nearby furnaces, keeping them fueled automatically.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Base Cooldown | 300 seconds (5 min) |
| Search Radius | 10 blocks |
| Example Pokemon | Moltres, Volcanion, Ho-Oh |
Brewing Fuel
Adds fuel to nearby brewing stands.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Base Cooldown | 300 seconds (5 min) |
| Search Radius | 10 blocks |
| Example Pokemon | Weezing, Dragonite, Koffing |
🤝 Recruiting (2 jobs)
Friend Recruiter
Spawns wild Pokemon of the same type near your base. Uses official Cobblemon 1.7.3 spawn bucket data for accurate rarity distribution.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Base Cooldown | 300 seconds (5 min) |
| Search Radius | 15 blocks |
| Example Pokemon | Togekiss, Sylveon, Gardevoir |
Rarity distribution scales with proficiency:
| Proficiency | Common | Uncommon | Rare | Ultra-Rare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★☆☆☆☆ | 93.8% | 5.0% | 1.0% | 0.2% |
| ★★★☆☆ | 90.3% | 7.5% | 1.5% | 0.3% |
| ★★★★★ | 86.8% | 10.0% | 2.0% | 0.4% |
🌟 Legendary Recruiter
Spawns rare and legendary Pokemon near your base. Much longer cooldown than Friend Recruiter.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Base Cooldown | 540 seconds (9 min) |
| Search Radius | 20 blocks |
| Example Pokemon | Arceus, Mew, Jirachi |
Cooldown at ★☆☆☆☆: ~15 min | ★★★★★: ~3 min
✨ Passive Buffs (9 jobs)
Status effects applied to all players near the pasture. See the full Buffs Guide for details on duration, range, and Prof 5 global behavior.
| Buff | Effect | Example Pokemon |
|---|---|---|
| ⚡ Speed Boost | Speed II | Ninjask, Regieleki, Rapidash |
| ⚔️ Strength Boost | Strength I | Kartana, Rayquaza, Machamp |
| 🛡️ Resistance Boost | Resistance I | Regirock, Steelix, Melmetal |
| 👁️ Night Vision | Night Vision | Ting-Lu, Spectrier, Giratina |
| 💧 Water Breathing | Water Breathing | Kyogre, Milotic, Lapras |
| 🦘 Jump Boost | Jump Boost I | Lopunny, Hitmonlee, Blaziken |
| ⚡ Haste Boost | Haste I | Palkia, Dialga, Rayquaza |
| 🍔 Saturation | Saturation | Slurpuff, Snorlax, Munchlax |
| 🍀 Aura Boost | Luck I-III | Victini, Rayquaza, Arceus |
🌟 Legendary Abilities (3 jobs)
Special passive abilities found only on legendary and mythical Pokemon. See the Buffs Guide for more details.
| Ability | Effect | Pokemon |
|---|---|---|
| ✨ Lucky Charm | Boosts shiny rate 1.4x-3.0x | Arceus, Mew, Jirachi, Victini |
| 🌱 Growth Aura | Accelerates crop growth (pulse every 30s, 1-3 crops) | Arceus, Celebi, Shaymin |
| 🧯 Extinguisher | Removes fire and extinguishes campfires | Wartortle, Muk, Squirtle, Blastoise |
📊 Job Count Summary
| Category | Jobs |
|---|---|
| 🌾 Gathering | 6 |
| 🔍 Finding | 12 |
| ⚔️ Combat | 1 |
| 💚 Support | 2 |
| 📦 Logistics | 1 |
| 🧭 Exploration | 1 |
| 🌍 Environmental | 6 |
| 🤝 Recruiting | 2 |
| ✨ Passive Buffs | 9 |
| 🌟 Legendary | 3 |
| Total | 44 (including Aura Boost counted under Buffs) |
All cooldowns are affected by the proficiency system. Higher proficiency means faster cooldowns, better loot, and wider range.