This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a poisonous potato with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.
In Minecraft, a poisonous potato is a food item that when eaten can give you the Poison effect. You can not make with a crafting table or furnace. Instead, you need to find and gather this item in the game.
Let’s explore how to add a poisonous potato to your inventory.
Where to find a Poisonous Potato in Creative Mode
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
Here is where you can find a poisonous potato in the Creative Inventory menu:
Platform
Version(s)
Creative Menu Location
Java Edition (PC/Mac)
1.8 – 1.19
Foodstuffs
Java Edition (PC/Mac)
1.19.3
Food & Drinks
Platform is the platform that applies.
Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).
Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.
How to get a Poisonous Potato in Survival Mode
You can add a poisonous potato to your inventory in Survival mode by finding a village and gathering the potato from the village gardens. So, let’s get started!
1. Find a Village
Villages are found in different biomes in Minecraft. Here is an example of what some of the villages look like:
Plains Village
Desert Village
2. Look for the Gardens within the Village
Once you’ve found a village, look for the gardens in the village. It is within the gardens that you will find rows of potatos to dig up. Most of the time, you will get potatoes when you dig up the potato plants. But every once in a while, you will be lucky and get a poisonous potato as a drop.
3. Dig up the Potato Plant
The game control to dig up the potato plant depends on the version of Minecraft:
For Java Edition (PC/Mac), left click and hold on the potato plants.
For Pocket Edition (PE), you tap and hold on the potato plants.
For Xbox 360 and Xbox One, press and hold the RT button on the Xbox controller.
For PS3 and PS4, press and hold the R2 button on the PS controller.
For Wii U, press and hold the ZR button on the gamepad.
For Nintendo Switch, press and hold the ZR button on the controller.
For Windows 10 Edition, left click and hold on the potato plants.
For Education Edition, left click and hold on the potato plants.
The potato plant will break and a smaller poisonous potato will float on the ground.
4. Pick up the Poisonous Potato
Make sure you pick up the poisonous potato before it disappears.
Once you pick up the poisonous potato, it will appear in your hotbar.
A poisonous potato is a useful item and should be kept in your inventory to be used later.
Item ID and Name
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft, a poisonous potato has the following Name, ID and DataValue:
Item
Description
(Minecraft ID Name)
Minecraft ID
Data Value
Stack Size
Platform
Version(s)
Poisonous Potato
(minecraft:poisonous_potato)
394
0
64
Java
1.8 – 1.12
Poisonous Potato
(minecraft:poisonous_potato)
394
64
Java
1.13 – 1.19.3
Description is what the item is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value that is used in game commands.
Minecraft ID is the Internal number for the item.
Data Value (or damage value) identifies the variation of the block if more than one type exists for the Minecraft ID.
Stack Size is the maximum stack size for this item. While some items in Minecraft are stackable up to 64, other items can only be stacked up to 16 or 1. (NOTE: These stack sizes are for vanilla Minecraft only. If you are running a mod, some mods may change the stack size for an item.)
Platform is the platform that applies.
Version(s) is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.
Give Command for Poisonous Potato
Give Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.19.3, the /give command for Poisonous Potato is:
/give @p poisonous_potato 1
In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11 and 1.12, the /give command for Poisonous Potato is:
/give @p poisonous_potato 1 0
Things to Do with Poisonous Potatoes
Here are some activities that you can do with poisonous potatoes in Minecraft: