Spawn Events for Creeper – Wiki Guide
This Minecraft tutorial explains the spawn events that you can use for a creeper 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 creeper is creeper. The creeper 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 creeper in Minecraft Bedrock Edition (PE, Win10, Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch) and Minecraft Education Edition:
| Minecraft ID | Description | Bedrock Edition (Added in) |
|---|---|---|
| minecraft:become_charged | Creeper has become charged | 1.12.0 |
| minecraft:start_exploding | Creeper has started to explode | 1.12.0 |
| minecraft:start_exploding_forced | Creeper has started to force explode | 1.12.0 |
| minecraft:stop_exploding | Creeper has stopped exploding | 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 charged creeper in Bedrock Edition (PE, Win10, Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch) or Education Edition:
/summon creeper ~ ~ ~ minecraft:become_charged
Next, learn how to use the game commands in Minecraft.
Command Examples
Here are some game command examples for a creeper in Minecraft:
How to Summon a Creeper
How to Summon a Charged Creeper
