Sea Pickle
Sea Pickle is a bioluminescent cluster glowing on warm ocean reef floors, stacking up to four per block for light level 15 underwater.
Description
Out of water the cluster goes completely dark — Sea Pickles emit light only while waterlogged — which makes them a niche dry decoration. Bone meal applied to a cluster that is underwater on a living coral block spreads new pickles across adjacent coral surfaces, smelting yields one lime dye per pickle, and the cluster can be mined instantly by hand without losing any pieces.
Block properties
| Item ID |
minecraft:sea_pickle
|
|---|---|
| /give command |
/give @p minecraft:sea_pickle
|
| Stackable | Yes (64) |
| Renewable | Yes |
| Light level | 15 |
| Java Edition | 1.13 |
| Bedrock Edition | 1.4.0 |
Java & Bedrock Guide
How to find and use a Sea Pickle in Minecraft
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1
Locate a warm ocean reef
Search warm ocean biomes; Sea Pickle clusters grow on the coral blocks of reefs, and desert village houses also hold decorative pickles.
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2
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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3
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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4
Farm with bone meal
Apply bone meal to a Sea Pickle that is underwater on a living coral block to spread new pickles across nearby coral blocks for an expanding underwater light farm.
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5
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 stops glowing entirely — only waterlogged pickles emit light — and bone meal works only on clusters that are underwater on a living 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 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?
No. Sea Pickles emit light only when waterlogged; a dry pickle gives off no light at all.
How do you get more Sea Pickles?
Use bone meal on a Sea Pickle that is underwater on a living 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 (Update Aquatic) and Bedrock Edition 1.4.0.
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