Spawn Events For Skeleton Wiki Guide
This Minecraft tutorial explains the spawn events that you can use for a skeleton in Minecraft Bedrock Edition (PE, Win10, Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch) and Education Edition.
Background
In the latest version of Minecraft Bedrock Edition and Education Edition, the entity value for a skeleton is skeleton. The skeleton entity has a unique set of spawn events that can be used in Minecraft commands such as: /summon and /event. (The spawn event parameter is called spawnEvent in the Minecraft help for the /summon command and eventName in the Minecraft help for the /event command.)
What is a Spawn Event?
Spawn events allow you to trigger certain in-game events for an entity in Bedrock Edition (PE, Win10, Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch) and Education Edition. Currently, you can only trigger one spawn event at a time when you use the /summon or /event commands.
List of Spawn Events
Here is a list of the spawn events that you can use for a skeleton in Minecraft Bedrock Edition (PE, Win10, Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch) and Minecraft Education Edition:
| Minecraft ID | Description | Bedrock Edition (Added in) |
|---|---|---|
| become_stray_event | Skeleton has become a stray | 1.17.0 |
| got_in_powder_snow | Skeleton has got in powder snow | 1.17.0 |
| got_out_of_powder_snow | Skeleton has got out of powder snow | 1.17.0 |
| minecraft:melee_mode | Skeleton is in melee mode | 1.12.0 |
| minecraft:ranged_mode | Skeleton is in ranged mode | 1.12.0 |
| minecraft:spring_trap | Skeleton is springing a trap | 1.12.0 |
| minecraft:entity_spawned | Skeleton has spawned | 1.12.0 |
Definitions
- Minecraft IDÂ is the Internal code for the spawn event that would be used in game commands.
- Description is the description of the spawn event.
- Bedrock Edition (Added in)Â is the version of Bedrock Edition that the spawn event was first introduced.
Spawn Event Example
To summon a skeleton that is in melee mode in Bedrock Edition (PE, Win10, Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch) or Education Edition:
/summon skeleton ~ ~ ~ minecraft:melee_mode
Next, learn how to use the game commands in Minecraft.
Command Examples
Here are some game command examples for a skeleton in Minecraft:
 How to Summon a Skeleton
 How to Summon a Spider Jockey