Teleportation

Teleportation is a form of transportation in which the moving object is instantaneously moved to its target location.

Overview

Teleportation can occur under numerous circumstances. The target object appears to instantly be at its destination afterward, usually[1] playing a sound in the process (cases, where they do not, are not accidental). It can also refer to entities traveling through portals.

Player teleportation

Other mobs

Other mobs can teleport via other methods:

Non-entities

Dragon eggs can also teleport when clicked on.

Ender chests allow the same set of items to be accessed from multiple locations, effectively teleporting them.

Sounds

Java Edition

Sounds
SoundSubtitlesSourceDescriptionResource locationTranslation keyVolumePitchAttenuation
distance
​Enderman teleportsHostile MobsWhen an enderman teleportsentity.enderman.teleportsubtitles.entity.enderman.teleport1.01.016
​Player teleportsPlayersWhen a player teleports by eating chorus fruititem.chorus_fruit.teleportsubtitles.item.chorus_fruit.teleport1.01.016
​Shulker teleportsHostile MobsWhen a shulker teleportsentity.shulker.teleportsubtitles.entity.shulker.teleport1.01.016
​Fox teleportsPlayers & Friendly Creatures[sound 1]When a fox teleports by eating a chorus fruitentity.fox.teleportsubtitles.entity.fox.teleport1.01.016
​Portal noise fadesAmbient/EnvironmentWhen a player enters another dimension using any portal except the End exit portalblock.portal.travel[sound 2]subtitles.block.portal.travel0.250.8-1.216
  1. MC-257516 — "Fox teleports" sound plays for both Players and Friendly Creatures sound categories
  2. The sound event and translation string still refers to this generically as "portal", despite the block being renamed to "nether_portal" in 1.13; see also the bug tracker ticket on this

Bedrock Edition:

Sounds
SoundSourceDescriptionResource locationVolumePitch
Hostile Creatures‌
Hostile Mobs​
When something teleportsmob.shulker.teleport1.01.0
Hostile Creatures‌
Hostile Mobs​
When an enderman teleportsmob.endermen.portal1.01.0
Ambient/EnvironmentAfter the player is teleported through a nether portalportal.travel1.01.0

History

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Java Edition Classic
0.0.18aAdded /teleport.
Java Edition Infdev
20100327The player now drops their inventory and respawns at their spawn location upon death, rather than having to reload the last save.
20100625-1917Saddles were added, allowing the player to mount saddled pigs.
20100624Minecarts are now rideable, and can be entered instantly.
Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.6Added boats, which can be entered instantly.
v1.2.0previewAdded nether portals.
Java Edition Beta
1.3Added beds, which can be entered instantly.
1.4Added wolves, as the first mob that can teleport.
1.4_01Beds now act properly as respawn point.
1.8Pre-releaseAdded endermen, which can teleport.
Java Edition
1.0.0Beta 1.9 Prerelease 2Ender pearls now teleport players when thrown.
Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4End portals now teleport players to the End.
Added exit portals, which bring players back to the Overworld.
1.2.112w04aAdded cats as tamed ocelots, which can teleport.
1.3.112w25a/tp Can now be used to teleport to any coordinates rather than just another player.
1.4.212w34aEntities can now travel through portals.
1.6.113w16aAdded horses and their variants, which can be mounted.
1.915w31aAdded chorus fruit.
Added end gateways.
Added shulkers, which can teleport.
Ender pearls can now be thrown in Creative mode.
15w34cA cooldown for using chorus fruit has been added.
Ender pearls now have a cooldown after using.
15w37aThe chorus fruit's teleportation range has been reduced from ±32 to ±8.
1.1016w21aEnder pearls can now teleport riders off their mounts.
pre1Added /teleport.
1.1116w39aAdded llamas, which can be mounted.
1.1217w13aAdded parrots, which can teleport.
1.1419w09aFoxes now teleport after they eat chorus fruits.
1.1620w12aAdded respawn anchors, allowing setting spawn in the Nether.
1.1620w13aAdded striders, which can be mounted.
Pocket Edition Alpha
v0.16.0build 1Added /teleport.
Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360Xbox OnePS3PS4PS VitaWii USwitch
TU1CU11.001.001.00Patch 11.0.1Added all teleportation features from and prior to Java Edition Beta 1.6.6.
TU5Added endermen, which can teleport.
TU7Ender pearls now teleport players when thrown.
TU9End portals now teleport players to the End.
Added exit portals, which bring players back to the Overworld.
TU12Added cats as tamed ocelots, which can teleport.
TU141.04Added host options for teleporting players to each other.
TU19CU71.121.121.12Entities can now travel through portals.
Added horses and their variants, which can be mounted.
TU46CU361.381.381.38Patch 15Added chorus fruit.
Added end gateways.
Added shulkers, which can teleport.
TU54CU441.521.521.52Patch 241.0.4Added llamas, which can be mounted.
Added parrots, which can teleport.
TU57CU491.571.561.56Patch 271.0.7Ender pearls now have a cooldown after using.

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