Nausea in Minecraft

This Minecraft tutorial explains the Nausea effect with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.

Supported Platforms

The Nausea effect is available in the following versions of Minecraft:

Platform	Supported (Version*)
Java Edition (PC/Mac)	Yes
Pocket Edition (PE)	Yes
Xbox 360	Yes
Xbox One	Yes
PS3	Yes
PS4	Yes
Wii U	Yes
Nintendo Switch	Yes
Windows 10 Edition	Yes
Education Edition	Yes

* The version that it was added or removed, if applicable.
NOTE: Pocket Edition (PE), Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Windows 10 Edition are now called Bedrock Edition. We will continue to show them individually for version history.

Background

The Nausea effect is a status effect that wobbles and warps what you see in the game. It gives you the feeling that the room is spinning and that you are about to be sick.

There are levels of Nausea such as Nausea II, Nausea III, Nausea IV and so on. The higher the level of Nausea, the faster the screen will twist and warp.

Status Effect	Nausea
Type	Harmful Effect
Description	Wobbles and warps what you see in the game. It gives you the feeling that the room is spinning and that you are about to be sick
Effect Icon
Particles	Purple particle effects appear floating around you
Items that give Effect	Pufferfish
Game Command	/effect command

Icon and Particle Effects

When you have the Nausea effect, the following icon will appear in the top right corner of your screen (in older versions of Minecraft, the effect icons only appears when you are viewing the inventory menu):

nausea icon

You will also see particle effects floating around you. In the latest version of Minecraft, these particle effects will be purple.

nausea particles

When the Nausea effect wears off, the icon and particle effects will disappear. You will be back to your normal status.

Duration

Depending on how you get the effect, the duration of the Nausea effect will be different. To see how much time is remaining for the effect, go to your inventory menu.

nausea icon

In this example, it says 4:15 under Nausea so this means that there is 4 minutes and 15 seconds remaining of the Nausea effect.

Items that give the Nausea Effect

The following are items that give the Nausea effect:

How to make a Pufferfish

Effect ID and Name

Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)

In Minecraft, Nausea has the following effect ID and Name values:

Icon	Status Effect (Minecraft ID Name)	ID	Platform	Version
	Nausea (minecraft:nausea)	9	Java Edition (PC/Mac)

Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE)

In Minecraft, Nausea has the following effect ID and Name values:

Icon	Status Effect (Minecraft ID Name)	ID	Platform	Version
	Nausea (minecraft:nausea)		Pocket Edition (PE)	1.0.5

Minecraft Xbox One

In Minecraft, Nausea has the following effect ID and Name values:

Icon	Status Effect (Minecraft ID Name)	ID	Platform	Version
	Nausea (minecraft:nausea)		Xbox One	1.4.0

Minecraft PS4

In Minecraft, Nausea has the following effect ID and Name values:

Icon	Status Effect (Minecraft ID Name)	ID	Platform	Version
	Nausea (minecraft:nausea)		PS4	1.14.0

Minecraft Nintendo Switch

In Minecraft, Nausea has the following effect ID and Name values:

Icon	Status Effect (Minecraft ID Name)	ID	Platform	Version
	Nausea (minecraft:nausea)		Nintendo Switch	1.5.0

Minecraft Windows 10 Edition

In Minecraft, Nausea has the following effect ID and Name values:

Icon	Status Effect (Minecraft ID Name)	ID	Platform	Version
	Nausea (minecraft:nausea)		Windows 10 Edition	1.0.5

Minecraft Education Edition

In Minecraft, Nausea has the following effect ID and Name values:

Icon	Status Effect (Minecraft ID Name)	ID	Platform	Version
	Nausea (minecraft:nausea)		Education Edition	1.0.18

Definitions

Icon is the image that will appear when you have this effect.
Status Effect is what the effect is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value used in the /effect command.
ID is the Internal number for the effect.
Platform is the platform that applies.
Version is the Minecraft version number that the effect was introduced for the name and ID that is listed.

See a complete list of Minecraft Effects that is interactive and searchable.

Effect Command for Nausea

Effect Command in Minecraft Java Edition (Current)

Nausea:

/effect give @p nausea 99999

Nausea II:

/effect give @p nausea 99999 1

Nausea (highest level):

/effect give @p nausea 99999 255

To remove all status effects including Nausea, you can either drink milk or use the following /effect command:

/effect clear @p

Effect Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.11 and 1.12

Nausea:

/effect @p nausea 99999

Nausea II:

/effect @p nausea 99999 1

Nausea (highest level):

/effect @p nausea 99999 255

To remove all status effects:

/effect @p clear

Effect Command in Minecraft Pocket Edition

Nausea:

/effect @p nausea 99999

Nausea II:

/effect @p nausea 99999 1

Nausea III:

/effect @p nausea 99999 2

Nausea IV:

/effect @p nausea 99999 3

Nausea (highest level):

/effect @p nausea 99999 255

To remove all status effects including Nausea, you can either drink milk or use the following /effect command:

/effect @p clear

Effect Command in Minecraft Xbox One Edition

Nausea:

/effect @p nausea 99999

Nausea II:

/effect @p nausea 99999 1

Nausea III:

/effect @p nausea 99999 2

Nausea IV:

/effect @p nausea 99999 3

Nausea (highest level):

/effect @p nausea 99999 255

To remove all status effects including Nausea, you can either drink milk or use the following /effect command:

/effect @p clear

Effect Command in Minecraft PS4 Edition

Nausea:

/effect @p nausea 99999

Nausea II:

/effect @p nausea 99999 1

Nausea III:

/effect @p nausea 99999 2

Nausea IV:

/effect @p nausea 99999 3

Nausea (highest level):

/effect @p nausea 99999 255

To remove all status effects including Nausea, you can either drink milk or use the following /effect command:

/effect @p clear

Effect Command in Minecraft Nintendo Switch Edition

Nausea:

/effect @p nausea 99999

Nausea II:

/effect @p nausea 99999 1

Nausea III:

/effect @p nausea 99999 2

Nausea IV:

/effect @p nausea 99999 3

Nausea (highest level):

/effect @p nausea 99999 255

To remove all status effects including Nausea, you can either drink milk or use the following /effect command:

/effect @p clear

Effect Command in Minecraft Windows 10 Edition

Nausea:

/effect @p nausea 99999

Nausea II:

/effect @p nausea 99999 1

Nausea III:

/effect @p nausea 99999 2

Nausea IV:

/effect @p nausea 99999 3

Nausea (highest level):

/effect @p nausea 99999 255

To remove all status effects including Nausea, you can either drink milk or use the following /effect command:

/effect @p clear

Effect Command in Minecraft Education Edition

Nausea:

/effect @p nausea 99999

Nausea II:

/effect @p nausea 99999 1

Nausea III:

/effect @p nausea 99999 2

Nausea IV:

/effect @p nausea 99999 3

Nausea (highest level):

/effect @p nausea 99999 255

To remove all status effects including Nausea, you can either drink milk or use the following /effect command:

/effect @p clear

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