Teleport a Mob to You

Pull the nearest mob of a specific type to your location

✅ Verified for Java 26.2 · Bedrock 26.32 — checked June 2026

Teleports the nearest cow to your position. Replace 'cow' with any entity type ID — zombie, villager, horse, etc. The limit=1 ensures only one is teleported; sort=nearest picks the closest one. Both editions support identical selector syntax.

/tp @e[type=cow,limit=1,sort=nearest] @s

Java: yes
Bedrock: yes
Command block: yes
Needs cheats / OP: yes

How to use

Open chat (T on Java, / on Bedrock) and paste the command.
Change 'cow' to the entity type you want (zombie, horse, etc.).
Press Enter — the nearest matching mob appears at your feet.

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