Level Cap and Trainers

Cobblemon Realms introduces a structured progression system based on Trainer Cards, Key Trainers, and Trainer Series. This system encourages exploration, tactical planning, and steady advancement through increasingly difficult challenges.


📊 Level Cap System

Each player has their own personal level cap, starting at level 50 (unless your first Key Trainer is of a higher level).

⚙️ Effects of the Level Cap

  • 🛑 Pokémon at or above your level cap cannot gain experience.

  • 🚫 Trainers will refuse to battle you if any Pokémon in your party exceeds your current cap.

  • 🎯 The difficulty of nearby trainers scales to your team, but never surpasses your level cap.

🧭 Increasing Your Cap

To raise your level cap, you must defeat Key Trainers in a defined order. Check your Trainer Card and Advancements tab to follow your progress and upcoming milestones.


🔍 Key Trainers & Tracking

Key Trainers are essential to your progression — defeating them unlocks level cap increases and access to higher-tier content.

  • 🌍 Spawn Locations: Found in specific biomes shown on your Trainer Card.

  • 🧭 Tracking System:

    • The card glows when a Key Trainer is active.

    • A holographic arrow points to the trainer's location.

    • If the trainer is in another dimension, the arrow spins randomly.

  • 🔄 Order Matters: Key Trainers must be defeated in the correct sequence.

  • 🎯 Spawn Boost: Having a Pokémon at your cap increases Key Trainer spawn rate.

  • 🧠 Persistence: Trainers you've already beaten are less likely to respawn.


🏆 Unlocking Gym Leaders & Major Trainers

Gym Leaders, Rivals, Elite 4, Team Rocket bosses, and other major Trainer challenges are unlocked by progressing through key Trainer victories and interacting with special mechanics.

  • 🥇 Defeat a required number of Key Trainers from a given series to unlock access to its higher-tier opponents.

  • 💠 Some trainers (like Brock or Team Rocket leaders) require a Signature Item (e.g., Hard Stone) to be summoned.

  • 🧱 Use a Trainer Spawner — crafted or found in Pokémon villages near battle arenas — and right-click it with the required item. The trainer will appear after a few seconds!

  • 🧩 Advanced challenges (Leagues, Teams, Special Bosses) may demand multiple completions or full chain victories.

  • 📈 Track your journey using the Trainer Card and the Advancements tab for clues and milestones.

Your progression is non-linear — unlock, summon, and battle in the way that fits your adventure!

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🤝 Trainer Association

The Trainer Association is a special villager NPC that appears to guide players into their first challenge series.

  • 🧭 It will spawn near a player who:

    • Has a Trainer Card (either in hand or inventory), and

    • Has no current trainer series in progress.

  • 🗺️ When nearby, your Trainer Card will:

    • Glow, and

    • Display a guiding arrow pointing toward the Trainer Association.

This NPC offers access to a wide range of trainer series, each with its own theme, progression tree, and difficulty level. It’s your gateway to structured challenges in Cobblemon Realms.


📋 Available Trainer Series

🟢 Standalone Series

No prerequisites required.

  1. Pokémon Adventures (5/10) Fight heroes from the Pokémon Adventures manga. Features branching paths and unlockable characters. Optional battles include Black, White, Blake, and Whitley.

  2. Sinnoh Gym Challenge (4/10) Double battles against Sinnoh’s Gym Leaders.

  3. Team Aqua (4/10) Combat Team Aqua across the Overworld.

  4. Team Magma (4/10) Encounter Team Magma in the Nether.

  5. Unova Gym Challenge (5/10) Face the full roster of Unova’s Gym Leaders.

  6. Hoenn Gym Challenge (3/10) Take on the Gym Leaders of the Hoenn region.

  7. Kalos Gym Challenge (6/10) Battle level 90+ teams with Mega Pokémon. (Due to technical limits, they arrive pre-mega-evolved.)


🔒 Series with Prerequisites

  1. Team Plasma (5/10) ➤ Requires: Unova Gym Challenge

  2. Unova League Challenge (5/10) ➤ Requires: Unova Gym Challenge

  3. Hoenn League Challenge (6/10) ➤ Requires: Hoenn Gym Challenge

  4. Kalos League Challenge (6/10) ➤ Requires: Kalos Gym Challenge

  5. Team Plasma's Seven Sages (6/10) ➤ Requires: Team Plasma & Unova League Challenge

  6. Unova (B2W2) Challenge (6/10) ➤ Requires: Unova Gym Challenge & Unova League Challenge

  7. Neo Team Plasma (6/10) ➤ Requires: Team Plasma’s Seven Sages

Includes fully EV/IV-trained teams with competitive movesets.


📈 Progression Graph

To visualize your current progress, generate a personal series progression graph.

🛠️ Command to Use

/rctmod player get progress <username> graph include_defeated include_optionals

This graph displays:

  • ✔️ Completed series

  • 🟡 Optional paths

  • 🔒 Locked series

  • 🔁 All dependencies

Useful for planning your next moves and long-term goals.


🎯 Advancements

Each trainer series includes its own set of advancements (some hidden). They help track your journey, offer rewards, and guide you to your next milestone.

Check the Advancements tab in-game regularly for updates.


💡 Tips for Progression

  • 🧠 Train a rotating team to avoid stalling at the level cap.

  • 🎯 Prioritize Trainer battles early to unlock Gym Leaders and new series sooner.

  • 📖 Use the Trainer Card and Advancements tab often — they are your best tools.


ℹ️ Learn More

For additional information and official documentation on the Radical Cobblemon Trainers mod:

🔗 https://srcmc.gitlab.io/rct/docs/0.13/

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