How to teleport mobs in Minecraft

Minecraft has tons of mobs, and moving some of them isn't an easy task without teleportation (Image via Mojang).

With so many different mobs in Minecraft, some are less inclined to move based on the player's interactions than others. Fortunately, there's a fix for that.

Thanks to cheat console commands, Minecraft players can teleport just about any being in the game. To move mobs like animals, enemies, and villagers, the "/tp @e" or teleport entity command can be used to whisk them away to a designated location.

Before activating these commands, players will want to ensure that they have cheats enabled in their single player world or have the privilege to use them on a multiplayer server.

Minecraft: Using the teleport entity command to move mobs

Most entities can be moved with the "/tp @e" command, making moving mobs a breeze (Image via Mojang).

Minecraft players can ensure that cheats are operable by:

By enabling them during world creation.
Turning them on using "Open With LAN."
Turning them on in settings in Minecraft: Bedrock Edition, or enabling operator-level permissions on a multiplayer server for the player.

Once Minecraft players have ensured their cheats are enabled, simply opening the chat window and typing a few words can move entities at will.

The syntax, "/tp @e[type=mobtype] (x-coordinate) (y-coordinate) (z-coordinate)" is used to move mobs of a certain type to a particular set of coordinates. These coordinates can be acquired by pressing F3 in Minecraft: Java Edition or by using the "Show Coordinates" setting in Minecraft: Bedrock Edition.

Players who want to move mobs to their character's position or move their character to the mob's position can use the following commands:

"/tp @e[type=mobtype] @p" will teleport mobs of a certain type to the closest player (usually you).
Typing "/tp @p @e[type=mobtype]" will move the player to them.
By adding a comma after "mobtype" and placing the argument "name=", players can also move entities. Specifically, those that have been presented with a nametag.

"Mobtype" refers to the type of entity to be moved, so for example, a Minecraft player could type "/tp @p @e[type=chicken]" to teleport themselves to nearby chicken mobs.

Additionally, players could type "/tp @e[type=cow,name=Bob] @p" to teleport their pet cow named Bob to their location. These commands can also be used in the form of command blocks, to move mobs to certain locations upon interaction.