Tadpole in Minecraft
This Minecraft tutorial explains all about tadpoles with screenshots and step-by-step instructions. Let's learn about tadpoles in Minecraft.
Supported Platforms
Tadpoles are available in the following versions of Minecraft:
| Platform | Supported (Version*) |
|---|---|
 Java Edition (PC/Mac) | Yes (1.19) |
 Pocket Edition (PE) | Yes (1.19.0) |
 Xbox 360 | No |
 Xbox One | Yes (1.19.0) |
 PS3 | No |
 PS4 | Yes (1.19.0) |
 Wii U | No |
 Nintendo Switch | Yes (1.19.1) |
 Windows 10 Edition | Yes (1.19.0) |
 Education Edition | No |
* 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 tadpole is a new mob that was introduced in the Wild Update. The following is a picture of what a tadpole looks like:
| Hostility Level | Passive Mob |
|---|---|
| Health Points | 6 health points x 3 |
| Where to Find | Hatches from frogspawn |
| Weapon | None |
| Attack Method | Will never attack you |
| Drops | None |
| Experience Points | 0 experience points |
Hostility Level (Passive)
A tadpole is a passive mob. The term mob is short for mobile and is used to refer to all living, moving creatures in the game such as chickens, creepers, and tadpoles. Because a tadpole is a passive mob, it will never attack you in the game (Creative or Survival mode).
Health Points
In Minecraft, a tadpole has 3 hearts for health. This gives a tadpole 6 health points (because 1 heart = 2 health points). To kill a tadpole, you need to inflict 6 points of damage to the tadpole.
Where to Find Tadpoles
In Minecraft, tadpoles hatch from frogspawn that is created through the process of breeding frogs.
If you are having trouble finding a tadpole, you can summon a tadpole using a cheat or you can use a spawn egg.
Weapon
A tadpole does not carry a weapon.
Attack Method
You are safe to walk near a tadpole and it will not attack or cause you any damage. And if you attack a tadpole, it will just move away. It will not attack you back.
Behavior
Tadpoles can swim in water. However, if a tadpole is on land, it will "jump around" like fish on land, and eventually die.
A tadpole can also be caught in a bucket to make a Bucket of Tadpole.
When a tadpole grows up, it will turns into a frog. The type of frog it becomes depends on the biome that it was born in (ie: warm, temperate, cold). There are 3 types of frogs that the tadpole can become:
Warm Frog
The warm frog is a white frog. Some of the biomes where tadpoles grow into warm frogs are the Mangrove Swamp, Jungle, Bamboo Jungle, Desert, Badlands, and Savanna biomes.
Temperate Frog
The temperate frog is orange. Some of the biomes where tadpoles grow into temperate frogs are Swamp, Forest, Birch Forest, Dark Forest, Plains, Meadow, Taiga, Beach, Lush Caves, Dripstone Caves, and River biomes.
Cold Frog
The cold frog is green. Some of the biomes where tadpoles grow into cold frogs are Snowy Taiga, Snowy Plains, Grove, Frozen River, Frozen Peaks biomes.
Drops
When you kill a tadpole in Minecraft, it will not drop anything. Like other baby mobs, it does not drop any items when it is killed.
Experience Points
As you play the game, you will gain experience. The most common way to gain experience is by killing mobs. When a mob is killed you will see tiny green and yellow balls appear and move towards you.
These orbs represent experience points. Unfortunately, when you kill a tadpole, you will not gain any experience points. This is similar to when you kill other baby mobs.
Spawn Egg for Tadpole
You can spawn a tadpole using the following spawn egg:
Things to Do with Tadpoles
Here are some activities that you can do with tadpoles in Minecraft:
Command Examples
Here are some game command examples for a tadpole in Minecraft:
Spawn Events for Tadpole (Bedrock/Education)
Here are the spawn events that you can use in game commands for a tadpole in Bedrock Edition and Education Edition:
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