Pokémon husbandry
Shear, milk, brush, and bottle your Pokémon for wool, milk, string, honey, and more — plus leather from defeating livestock Pokémon on PokeHaven EU (vanilla animals are off).
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PokeHaven EU
Vanilla sheep, cows, spiders and most other animals are disabled (MobsBeGone).
Beds, milk, string, and similar materials come from Pokémon interactions (or structures / trading) — not from classic animal farms.
How harvesting works
- Catch a species from the tables below.
- Send it out (R).
- Hold the required tool/item in your hand.
- Right-click the Pokémon (don’t open the Shift-menu unless you need Ride / held items).
- Wait for the cooldown before harvesting the same Pokémon again.
Pasture ranch
Park harvest Pokémon in a claimed pasture near your base (same block as breeding). Send one out, harvest, recall — safer than leaving them roaming unclaimed land.
Quick answers
| I need… | Do this |
|---|---|
| Wool / bed | Shears on Mareep, Wooloo, or Dubwool. Dye Wooloo/Dubwool for coloured wool. |
| Leather | Defeat livestock-style Pokémon (not milking). On PokeHaven they drop 1–3 leather — e.g. Miltank, Tauros, Bouffalant, Mudbray/Mudsdale, Ponyta/Rapidash, Skiddo/Gogoat, Girafarig/Farigiraf, Stantler/Wyrdeer, Deerling/Sawsbuck, Blitzle/Zebstrika, Numel/Camerupt. Keep one for milk; farm extras / wild for leather. See Leather. |
| Feathers | Brush almost any bird line — see feathers table. Early: Pidgey / Spearow / Starly / Fletchling. |
| String | Brush Cottonee / Whimsicott, Eldegoss, Tarountula / Spidops, or Wyrdeer (spiders are off). |
| Milk | Empty bucket on Miltank (or female Skiddo / Gogoat / Bouffalant). |
| Moomoo Milk | Glass bottle on Miltank — clears stat changes in battle; also works in milk recipes. |
| Honey | Glass bottle on Vespiquen (also used for Poké Snacks / campfire pot). |
| Lava / water bucket | Empty bucket on Slugma/Magcargo/Numel/Camerupt (lava) or Wash Rotom (water). |
Leather
There are no cows here. Leather comes from Pokémon defeat drops, not from pasture right-clicks.
- Your Miltank / goats stay for milk — milking does not give leather.
- Defeat wild (or spare) livestock Pokémon: they drop 1–3 leather on PokeHaven EU.
- Good early targets: grassland Miltank / Tauros / Bouffalant; also horses, deer lines, Mudbray line, goats, and camels listed above.
Full interaction lists
Source: Cobblemon 1.7.1 interaction table. Cooldowns apply; some lines are ♀-only for milking.
Shears
| Pokémon | Hold this | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Mareep | Shears | White Wool |
| Wooloo | Shears | Wool (dye colour) |
| Dubwool | Shears | Wool (dye colour) |
| Slowpoke | Shears | Tasty Tail |
Bucket
| Pokémon | Hold this | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Miltank | Bucket | Milk Bucket |
| Bouffalant (♀) | Bucket | Milk Bucket |
| Skiddo (♀) | Bucket | Milk Bucket |
| Gogoat (♀) | Bucket | Milk Bucket |
| Slugma | Bucket | Lava Bucket |
| Magcargo | Bucket | Lava Bucket |
| Numel | Bucket | Lava Bucket |
| Camerupt | Bucket | Lava Bucket |
| Rotom (Wash) | Bucket | Water Bucket |
| Rotom (Frost) | Bucket | Powder Snow Bucket |
| Vanilluxe | Bucket | Powder Snow Bucket |
Glass bottle
| Pokémon | Hold this | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Miltank | Glass Bottle | Moomoo Milk |
| Vespiquen | Glass Bottle | Honey Bottle |
Brush → feathers
There isn’t a single “feather Pokémon”: almost every bird line gives feathers with a brush. Easiest early: Pidgey, Spearow, Starly, or Fletchling lines.
| Pokémon | Hold this | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Pidgey / Pidgeotto / Pidgeot | Brush | Feather |
| Spearow / Fearow | Brush | Feather |
| Farfetch'd / Sirfetch'd | Brush | Feather |
| Doduo / Dodrio | Brush | Feather |
| Hoothoot / Noctowl | Brush | Feather |
| Togetic / Togekiss | Brush | Feather |
| Natu / Xatu | Brush | Feather |
| Murkrow / Honchkrow | Brush | Feather |
| Delibird | Brush | Feather |
| Torchic / Combusken / Blaziken | Brush | Feather |
| Taillow / Swellow | Brush | Feather |
| Wingull / Pelipper | Brush | Feather |
| Piplup / Prinplup / Empoleon | Brush | Feather |
| Starly / Staravia / Staraptor | Brush | Feather |
| Chatot | Brush | Feather |
| Pidove / Tranquill / Unfezant | Brush | Feather |
| Archen / Archeops | Brush | Feather |
| Ducklett / Swanna | Brush | Feather |
| Rufflet / Braviary | Brush | Feather |
| Vullaby / Mandibuzz | Brush | Feather |
| Fletchling / Fletchinder / Talonflame | Brush | Feather |
| Hawlucha | Brush | Feather |
| Rowlet / Dartrix / Decidueye | Brush | Feather |
| Pikipek / Trumbeak / Toucannon | Brush | Feather |
| Oricorio | Brush | Feather |
| Rookidee / Corvisquire / Corviknight | Brush | Feather |
| Cramorant | Brush | Feather |
| Eiscue | Brush | Feather |
| Quaxly / Quaxwell / Quaquaval | Brush | Feather |
| Squawkabilly | Brush | Feather |
| Wattrel / Kilowattrel | Brush | Feather |
| Bombirdier | Brush | Feather |
| Flamigo | Brush | Feather |
| Articuno / Zapdos | Brush | Feather |
| Cresselia | Brush | Feather |
| Fezandipiti | Brush | Feather |
Brush — other resources
Same tool (brush), different drops — string, sand, coal, sugar, and more.
| Pokémon | Hold this | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Cottonee / Whimsicott | Brush | String |
| Eldegoss | Brush | String |
| Wyrdeer | Brush | String |
| Tarountula / Spidops | Brush | String |
| Hippopotas / Hippowdon | Brush | Sand |
| Sandygast / Palossand | Brush | Sand |
| Rolycoly line | Brush | Coal |
| Goomy line | Brush | Slime Ball |
| Sandshrew / Sandslash | Brush | Armadillo Scute |
| Jangmo-o line | Brush | Armadillo Scute |
| Swirlix / Slurpuff / Alcremie | Brush | Sugar |
| Volcarona | Brush | Blaze Powder |
| Vanillite line | Brush | Snowball |
| Toedscool / Toedscruel | Brush | Brown Mushroom |
Bone meal
| Pokémon | Hold this | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Exeggutor | Bone Meal | Jungle Sapling |
| Tangela / Tangrowth | Bone Meal | Vines |
| Hoppip line | Bone Meal | Dandelion |
| Sunflora | Bone Meal | Sunflower |
| Lotad line | Bone Meal | Lily Pad |
| Roselia / Roserade | Bone Meal | Rose Bush |
| Cacnea / Cacturne | Bone Meal | Cactus |
| Grotle | Bone Meal | Sweet Berries |
| Snover | Bone Meal | Sweet Berries |
| Abomasnow | Bone Meal | Spruce Sapling |
| Petilil | Bone Meal | Revival Herb |
| Trevenant | Bone Meal | Dark Oak Sapling |
| Dhelmise | Bone Meal | Kelp |
Feathers & cosmetics
- Full list: Brush → feathers above.
- Furfrou: shears + dye in the cosmetic slot change its form (looks), not a wool farm.
Ranch tips
- Claim the pasture — see Claims.
- Keep a stack of shears, brushes, empty buckets, and glass bottles in a chest by the pen.
- Breed extras with Breeding if you want a dedicated wool/milk line.
- Crop farms still matter for money — Farming & food.
Important
Looking for sheep? They won’t spawn here. Catch Mareep or Wooloo and use shears instead.
Common mistakes
- Right-clicking while sneaking opens the interact menu — use a normal right-click with the tool held.
- Expecting cow milk / spider string from vanilla mobs — those animals are blacklisted.
- Expecting leather from milking Miltank — milk is milk; leather is a defeat drop.
- Harvesting legendary brush targets (e.g. Articuno feathers) as a “farm” — catchables exist, but ranch commons are faster.
See also: Farming & food · Breeding · Essential recipes · Outfits · Pack differences