How do I install KeepHeld?

Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. Download the .jar. Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile. Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

What Minecraft version does KeepHeld work with?

The listing gives Minecraft 1.21.1. This is the version stated by the author or source site, not something we verified ourselves.

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KeepHeld

by nonoa · on Modrinth

Snapshots Cobblemon held items at battle start and restores them when the fight ends. NeoForge 1.21.1 / Cobblemon 1.7.3. Server-side.

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KeepHeld restores each Pokémon's held item after a Cobblemon battle (victory, capture, or flee). Oran berry, Focus Sash, Knock Off, Trick: the item you had at send-out comes back.

Requires Minecraft 1.21.1, NeoForge 21.1.x, Cobblemon 1.7.3. Put the jar in the server mods folder. Clients do not need it.

Inspired by the Fabric Held Item Saver idea. Original MIT code, not a port.

Quick facts

Edition: Minecraft Java
File type: .jar
Minecraft version listed: 1.21.1
How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.

Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.

Verified by MCModsHub

Ships as keepheld-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
Download size: 15 KB
Download link checked 12 Sept 2026 — working

These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.

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