Sea pickles are small, renewable blocks that emit light underwater. They are commonly found in groups of up to four and resemble sea anemones. They are stackable up to 64, break instantly by hand or with any tool, and have no blast resistance or hardness.
Obtaining Sea Pickles
Natural Generation
Sea pickles generate in warm ocean biomes on the bottom of coral reefs, specifically on top of coral blocks. They appear in colonies of 1 to 4 pickles with a 1/6 chance per chunk.
They also generate as decorative blocks in desert village houses, resembling pottery.
Trading
Wandering traders sell 1 sea pickle for 2 emeralds with a 7% chance.
Harvesting
Right-click or break them instantly. No tool required. They drop as items even when waterlogged.
Placement
Place sea pickles on top of most solid blocks or non-solid blocks like fences (in Java Edition). Up to 4 can stack on one block, similar to turtle eggs or candles. In Bedrock Edition, they require complete blocks underneath.
They are waterloggable: placing in water makes them waterlogged.
Growing and Multiplying
Sea pickles do not grow naturally. Use bone meal on a waterlogged sea pickle placed on a living coral block underwater. This:
- Increases the stack size on the current block.
- Spawns 1-3 additional sea pickles on nearby living coral blocks within a taxicab distance of 2 blocks horizontally (same level or one below).
Tip: Build an infinite farm by surrounding a central living coral block with more coral blocks in a 5x5 area (taxicab distance 2). Bone meal repeatedly to multiply endlessly. Collect by breaking and replant one to continue.
Light Emission
Sea pickles only emit light when waterlogged (underwater). Dry ones (not waterlogged) stop glowing and lose functionality.
| Number of Pickles | Light Level |
|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 9 |
| 3 | 12 |
| 4 | 15 |
They produce a pale green glow. In Bedrock Edition with Render Dragon Features enabled, they emit colored point light (#b0dad3).
Smelting for Lime Dye
Smelt sea pickles in a furnace or blast furnace for lime dye:
- Java Edition: 0.1 dye per pickle (10 pickles = 1 dye).
- Bedrock Edition: 0.2 dye per pickle (5 pickles = 1 dye).
Composting
Sea pickles have a 65% chance to raise composter level by 1.
Achievements/Trophies
One Pickle, Two Pickle, Sea Pickle, Four: Place four sea pickles in a group (20 Gamerscore, Bronze on PS4).
Farm Designs
For mass production (e.g., dye farms):
- Find or place living coral blocks in a warm ocean.
- Plant 1 sea pickle on one.
- Bone meal to spread.
- Automate collection with water streams or pistons (Bedrock tutorials available for 95k/hr rates).
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