Spawn Events for Cat – Wiki Guide
This Minecraft tutorial explains the spawn events that you can use for a cat in Minecraft Bedrock Edition (PE, Win10, Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch) and Education Edition.
Background
In the latest version of Minecraft Bedrock Edition and Education Edition, the entity value for a cat is cat. The cat entity has a unique set of spawn events that can be used in Minecraft commands such as: /summon and /event. (The spawn event parameter is called spawnEvent in the Minecraft help for the /summon command and eventName in the Minecraft help for the /event command.)
What is a Spawn Event?
Spawn events allow you to trigger certain in-game events for an entity in Bedrock Edition (PE, Win10, Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch) and Education Edition. Currently, you can only trigger one spawn event at a time when you use the /summon or /event commands.
List of Spawn Events
Here is a list of the spawn events that you can use for a cat in Minecraft Bedrock Edition (PE, Win10, Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch) and Minecraft Education Edition:
| Minecraft ID | Description | Bedrock Edition (Added in) |
|---|---|---|
| minecraft:spawn_midnight_cat | Cat is black in color | 1.12.0 |
| minecraft:ageable_grow_up | Cat has grown up | 1.12.0 |
| minecraft:entity_born | Cat has been born (which means it is a baby) | 1.12.0 |
| minecraft:cat_gifted_owner | Cat has gifted the owner | 1.12.0 |
| minecraft:on_tame | Cat is tame | 1.12.0 |
| minecraft:pet_slept_with_owner | Cat has slept with owner | 1.12.0 |
| minecraft:spawn_from_village | Cat has spawned from a village | 1.12.0 |
| minecraft:entity_spawned | Cat has spawned | 1.12.0 |
Definitions
- Minecraft ID is the Internal code for the spawn event that would be used in game commands.
- Description is the description of the spawn event.
- Bedrock Edition (Added in) is the version of Bedrock Edition that the spawn event was first introduced.
Spawn Event Example
To summon a black cat in Bedrock Edition (PE, Win10, Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch) or Education Edition:
/summon cat ~ ~ ~ minecraft:spawn_midnight_cat
Next, learn how to use the game commands in Minecraft.
Command Examples
Here are some game command examples for a cat in Minecraft:
How to Summon a Cat
How to Summon a Black Cat
