Sea Pickle
Underwater cluster glowing brightly in warm oceans.
Description
Out of water the cluster dims considerably, giving only three light per piece, which makes it a niche dry decoration. Applying bone meal while it sits on a coral block multiplies the colony across adjacent surfaces, smelting yields lime dye, and the cluster can be mined instantly by hand without losing any pieces.
Java & Bedrock Guide
How to find and use a Sea Pickle in Minecraft
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Locate a warm ocean reef
Search warm ocean and deep warm ocean biomes; Sea Pickle clusters grow on coral blocks and the surrounding ocean floor.
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Harvest by hand
Break the Sea Pickle cluster with bare hands or any tool — it pops instantly and drops every pickle in the cluster with no loss.
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Stack underwater for light
Place up to four Sea Pickles on a single block underwater; each added pickle raises the light from level 6 to 9, 12, and finally 15.
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Farm with bone meal
Apply bone meal to a Sea Pickle sitting on a coral block to spread new pickles across nearby coral blocks for an expanding underwater light farm.
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Smelt into lime dye
Smelt a Sea Pickle in a furnace to get one lime dye — a renewable green pigment for banners, wool, and concrete.
A Sea Pickle removed from water keeps glowing but only at light level 3, and bone meal will no longer spread it unless it rests on a coral block.
Used in crafts
Frequently asked questions
Can you craft a Sea Pickle?
No. Sea Pickles cannot be crafted; you collect them by hand from coral reefs in warm and deep warm ocean biomes.
How much light does a Sea Pickle give?
One Sea Pickle underwater emits light level 6, and a full cluster of four reaches light level 15.
How do you make lime dye from a Sea Pickle?
Smelt a single Sea Pickle in a furnace or blast furnace to produce one lime dye.
Do Sea Pickles glow out of water?
Yes, but a dry Sea Pickle only emits light level 3 instead of the higher levels it reaches when waterlogged.
How do you get more Sea Pickles?
Use bone meal on a Sea Pickle placed on a coral block, and new pickles spread to the nearby coral blocks.
What version added Sea Pickles?
Sea Pickles were added in Java Edition 1.13, the Update Aquatic, and the matching Bedrock aquatic update.
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