Set up a Pokehaan Craft 2 server

Pokehaan Craft 2 is a Pixelmon modpack for Minecraft 1.16.5 on Forge. The project page lists over 250 quests, Pokestops that give out eggs, and many new biomes and dungeons. It is an unofficial fan project. This guide installs it from the Modpacks tab and covers how players join.

Checked against Pokehaan Craft 2 2.16.4 (Minecraft 1.16.5, Forge), October 2026.

What it needs

• Forge on Minecraft 1.16.5. The newest file on CurseForge is Pokehaan Craft 2-2.16.4. It has a separate server pack, PokehaanCraft2-2.16.4-ServerFiles.zip, about 630 MB, which the Modpacks tab installs for you. The server pack brings its own Forge, forge-1.16.5-36.2.39.jar.
• Java 8. The panel picks Java from the Minecraft version, and 1.16.5 gets Java 8.
• RAM. The author's launch script sets 4 GB. Choose a plan with 4 GB of RAM or more, matching the author's launch script, on Minecraft hosting.
• Free disk space. The zip downloads onto your server's disk before it is unpacked, so keep room for the zip and then the unpacked pack.
• The right pack. The same author also publishes Pokehaan Craft, Pokehaan Craft 2 - Lite and others. Pick the one named exactly Pokehaan Craft 2 by Kehaan.

Install it on your server

Installing a modpack reinstalls the whole server and replaces the current world, so use a new server or one you can wipe.

1. Open Backups and click Create backup.
2. Open Modpacks, under Content in the left rail. Above the results, choose the CurseForge chip, next to Modrinth.
3. Search for Pokehaan Craft 2 and pick the row by Kehaan with the 1.16.5 and Forge badges, not the Lite one.
4. Click Install. A window titled Install Pokehaan Craft 2? opens.
5. Leave Take a backup first ticked. Tick Start the server when it's ready if you want the server to start itself. If an I agree to the Minecraft EULA box then appears, tick it. The pack's own eula.txt says eula=false. If this server has not accepted the EULA before and you leave Start unticked, the Console asks you to accept it at your first Start.
6. Press and hold Install and reinstall, then watch the Console tab. A progress bar fills as the install runs, and it finishes at 100% with the message Installed. Start the server whenever you are ready.

Because the server pack carries its own Forge jar, the panel finds it and uses it to start the server. The panel writes its own start script, so the pack's LaunchServer.sh is not used and the memory comes from your plan.

Join the server

1. In the CurseForge app, install Pokehaan Craft 2. Version 2.16.4 is the newest on its page.
2. Add your server in the multiplayer list with the address in the left rail. Connect to your server for the first time shows where it is.

Use Operators in the Players tab to give yourself commands (Whitelist players and set operators).

Monthly egg drops

The pack page says Pokestop eggs change their drops every month, with a new generation of Pokemon to hatch, and that you need the new content update to get them.

Updating later

A CurseForge pack has no Update to button, because that button only checks Modrinth packs, and a pack that is already installed shows Installed instead of Install. To move to a newer version, take a backup, press Remove modpack, then install the new version.

Common problems

• The console says no CurseForge server pack is available. Check you picked Pokehaan Craft 2, not the original or the Lite packs.
• The install stops while unpacking. The message says your plan's disk may be too small. Free some space and install again.
• The server runs out of memory. Check the RAM Usage card, and see Why is my server lagging.