Cobblemon Server Hosting in Australia
Cobblemon is a Pokemon inspired adventure pack built around the Cobblemon mod, adding fully animated catchable creatures with battling, breeding, and evolving on top of vanilla Minecraft. Its RAM needs are modest compared to most modpacks, but it is one of the more CPU sensitive packs you can run, because of how many creatures it keeps spawned and ticking around your players at once.
This guide covers how much RAM you need, what to look for in a host, and how to get a Cobblemon server running in Australia in a few minutes.
What is Cobblemon?
Cobblemon takes the core loop Pokemon players already know, catching, battling, and building a team, and drops it straight into a Minecraft world your friends can share. It suits groups who want a creature collecting adventure alongside normal Minecraft building and exploring, rather than a total conversion that replaces vanilla gameplay.
The official Cobblemon modpack runs on Fabric for Minecraft 1.21.1 and bundles the core Cobblemon mod with a lean supporting list of quality of life and compatibility mods. Cobblemon is under active development, so expect new creatures, moves, and balance changes with most updates.
How much RAM does a Cobblemon server need?
Cobblemon's RAM footprint is lighter than a typical modpack, but it leans hard on CPU because of how many Pokemon are spawned and ticking in the world at any one time. Here is what we recommend as a starting point.
| Players | Recommended RAM | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 4 | 6GB | A comfortable minimum for a small group, with room for normal spawning and battling |
| 5 to 10 | 8GB | The sweet spot for most groups actively catching and battling at the same time |
| 10+ | 10GB or more | For larger communities running multiple battles and shared farms at once |
Modded servers reward headroom. Extra RAM keeps chunk loading smooth when players explore, lets you run a higher view distance, and gives the pack room to grow as more players build out farms and battle facilities, so if you are between two plan sizes, the larger one is usually the better experience. The one thing more RAM cannot fix is an oversold host, and this matters more than usual for Cobblemon because of its CPU load. Many budget plans put lots of customers on the same hardware and let them fight over it, and because Minecraft does most of its work on a single thread, that shows up as lag at peak times no matter how much RAM you buy. Our guide to choosing an Australian host explains the overselling trade-off in more detail.
Why host Cobblemon in Australia?
Every interaction in Minecraft is a round trip between your computer and the server. From the Australian east coast, a Sydney server responds in roughly 10 to 40 milliseconds. A server in the US or Europe takes 150 to 300 milliseconds, which makes combat, catching Pokemon, and general movement feel noticeably sluggish.
This matters more than usual in Cobblemon because throwing a Poke Ball at the right moment is timing sensitive, and lag can turn a clean catch into a creature that breaks free and runs.
Plenty of big hosts default to US or European locations on their cheapest plans, so always check that an Australian location is available and whether it costs extra.
Setting up a Cobblemon server on MCHosts
Here is the whole process from start to finish.
- Pick a plan with at least 6GB of RAM from our plans page.
- At checkout, click Browse Modpacks, search for Cobblemon, and select it. Your server deploys automatically within about 60 seconds with the pack already installed and the Fabric setup handled for you.
- Start the server from the control panel and connect with the matching Cobblemon client from the CurseForge app or a Fabric compatible launcher like Prism Launcher.
Already have a server with us? Open the MC Settings tab in the control panel and click Select ModPack to install or switch to Cobblemon at any time.
Every plan includes 100% dedicated RAM with no overselling, automatic backups, and a 7 day money back guarantee, so you can test real performance from your own connection before committing.
Performance tips for Cobblemon
- Pregenerate your world. Chunk generation is the most expensive thing a modded server does. Pregenerating a few thousand blocks around spawn with a tool like Chunky prevents lag spikes when players explore.
- Keep view distance sensible. A view distance of 6 to 8 is plenty for modded servers and dramatically reduces the load per player.
- Leave Ram Optimizations on. Every MCHosts server includes a Ram Optimizations toggle in MC Settings that applies modern tuned Java flags, the kind of garbage collection setup you would otherwise have to research and configure by hand. It is on by default, so just do not turn it off.
- Schedule a daily restart. Modded servers accumulate memory bloat over long sessions. On MCHosts there is an "Enable scheduled daily restart" toggle in the MC Settings tab, so set it once at a quiet hour and forget about it.
- Tune the spawn rate if things feel sluggish. Cobblemon's config lets you lower how many Pokemon can be active in the world at once. Fewer creatures ticking at any moment eases CPU load without touching your RAM allocation, which is usually the bigger bottleneck for this pack.
- Cap spawn density in busy areas. If your community builds a shared farm or grinding spot near spawn, keeping it a reasonable distance from high traffic areas stops creature spawns and player activity from competing for the same resources.
Frequently asked questions
How much RAM do I need for a Cobblemon server with 6 players? 8GB is the sweet spot for a group that size, giving enough headroom for simultaneous catching and battling. See the table above for other group sizes.
Can Bedrock players join a Cobblemon server? No. Cobblemon requires every player to run the modpack on Minecraft Java Edition, so console and phone players cannot join. If crossplay matters to your group, a vanilla or plugin based server with GeyserMC is the way to go, and that is free on every MCHosts plan.
Can I add extra mods to Cobblemon? Yes. You can upload additional Fabric mods through the file manager or SFTP, as long as they match Minecraft 1.21.1. Take a backup first, since not every mod plays nicely alongside Cobblemon's custom entities.
How do I update the server when Cobblemon releases a new version? Take a backup first, then open the MC Settings tab in the control panel, click Select ModPack, and choose the new version. The panel handles the rest.
Why does my Cobblemon server feel laggy even though RAM usage looks fine? Cobblemon is more CPU bound than RAM bound, since every spawned creature needs to be ticked continuously. If the server feels slow with RAM to spare, lowering the spawn rate in Cobblemon's config or reducing view distance usually helps more than adding RAM.
Ready to get Cobblemon running on a Sydney server? Head to mchosts.com.au/plans, pick a plan with at least 6GB, and remember, every new server comes with a 7 day money back guarantee.
