Levitation

Levitation

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Particle	#CEFFFF (sky blue)
Type	Negative

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Levitation is a status effect inflicted by shulker bullets that causes entities to uncontrollably float upward.

Effect

Levitation causes the affected entity to float upward. This does not affect swimming or flying.

An affected entity does not take fall damage until the effect wears off, after which the entity falls and takes damage as usual from falling.

Levitation has no effect on players riding entities and players with elytras activated. In Java Edition, it also has no effect on entities that are in water or lava.

Calculator

Levitation
Level	1 1
Duration (sec)	10200
Distance (after the duration)
Max height (consider momentum)	or

Causes

Cause	Potency	Length	Notes
Shulker	I	0:10	9 blocks

Immune mobs

• Withers and ender dragons mobs are immune to levitation.
• Flying mobs, hovering blazes and shulkers are unaffected by Levitation.

Notes

Mobs tied with balloons‌^{[edu & BE only]} exhibit behavior similar to if they had a high level of Levitation. However, this mechanic does not use the Levitation effect.

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Translation key
Levitation	levitation	25	effect.minecraft.levitation

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Translation key
Levitation	levitation	24	potion.levitation

Achievements

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other
		Great View From Up Here	Levitate up 50 blocks from the attacks of a Shulker	Ascend at least 50 blocks while under the levitation effect from a shulker.	20	Bronze

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	How Did We Get Here?	Have every effect applied at the same time	Have all of these 34 status effects applied to the player at the same time: The source of the effects is irrelevant for the purposes of this advancement. Other status effects may be applied to the player, but are ignored for this advancement. This is a hidden advancement, meaning that it can be viewed by the player only after completing it, regardless of if its child advancement(s), if any, have been completed.
	Great View From Up Here	Levitate up 50 blocks from the attacks of a Shulker	Move a distance of 50 blocks vertically with the Levitation effect applied, regardless of direction or whether it is caused by the effect.

History

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.9			15w31a				Added Levitation.
			15w37a				Shulker bullets can now be blocked by shields, preventing the player from getting the Levitation effect.
1.14			18w43a				The effect icon texture of Levitation has been changed.
1.16			20w19a				Levitation now works when the player is gliding with elytra.
1.20			23w16a				Sniffers no longer dig while having the Levitation effect.

Bedrock Edition

Pocket Edition
1.0.0			alpha 0.17.0.1				Added Levitation.
Bedrock Edition
1.11.0			beta 1.11.0.1				The effect icon texture of Levitation has been changed.
1.13.0			?				The effect now works in water and lava.
1.19.10			Preview 1.19.10.23				Shulker bullets now give Levitation I instead of II.

Legacy Console Edition

Legacy Console Edition
Xbox 360	Xbox One	PS3	PS4	PS Vita	Wii U	Switch
TU46	CU36	1.38	1.38	1.38	Patch 15	1.0.1	Added LEVITATION.
TU57	CU49	1.57	1.56	1.56	Patch 27	1.0.7	"LEVITATION" has been renamed to "Levitation".
			1.90				Added shields, which can block shulker bullets and prevent players from getting the Levitation effect.
			1.91				The effect icon texture of Levitation has been changed.

Issues

Issues relating to "Levitation" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Trivia

• Levitation potions exist in the Tumble minigame for the Legacy Console Edition.