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Panda Guide

Seven personalities, one rare brown one, and a lot of bamboo.

Bamboo surrounded by a panda spawn egg, a slimeball, a cake and a block of bamboo on jungle planks
Quick answer
  • Pandas spawn in jungles and bamboo jungles.
  • There are 7 personalities, including the rare brown panda.
  • Breed them with Bamboo, with bamboo planted nearby.

Pandas are rare, slow and full of personality. Collecting every type is a fun long-term goal.

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Finding them

Pandas spawn rarely, in groups of 1 or 2, in jungles and bamboo jungles. Bamboo jungles are your best bet.

The 7 personalities

TypeWhat it does
NormalNothing special
LazyLies around a lot
WorriedScared of storms and monsters
PlayfulRolls around
AggressiveFights back when hit
WeakSneezes, half health
BrownRare brown and white panda

Breeding

  1. Plant bamboo near the pandas. On Bedrock you need at least 8 bamboo within 5 blocks.
  2. Feed bamboo to two pandas.
  3. A baby panda appears.
Getting a brown pandaBrown and weak are hidden genes. Breed pandas that might carry them, and keep breeding until both genes line up.

Sneezing babies

Baby pandas sometimes sneeze, with a 1 in 700 chance of dropping a Slimeball.

Cheat sheet

  • Jungles and bamboo jungles
  • 7 personalities
  • Breed with bamboo nearby
  • Brown and weak are recessive

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