MC-125562Turtles drop bowls when killed by lightning
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Turtles drop bowls when killed by lightning
When using the trident with Channeling to create lighting strikes that will kill turtles, they are occasionally dropping bowls when killed.
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When using the trident with Channeling to create lightingstrikes that will kill turtles, they are occasionally dropping bowls when killed.
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The bug
Turtles intentionally drop bowls when killed by a lightning bolt (see MC-125562). The problem is that this is implemented in the code instead of with a loot table. This prevents us from removing this drop, which might be necessary, for example when creating adventure maps.
Apparently loot tables currently do not support most of the criteria which exist for advancements, including checking for the damage source. Maybe it would therefore be a good opportunity to change this 
How to reproduce
- Verify that turtles drop bowl when killed by lightning
- Summon multiple turtles
- Set up a command block which constantly makes items invulnerable, otherwise the lightning bolt might destroy most of the bowls
execute as @e[type=item] run data merge entity @s {Invulnerable:1b} - Spawn a lightning bolt near the turtles
- Look at the loot table of turtles (loot_tables_/entities/turtle.json)
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It does not contain an entry for bowls, which means they are hardcoded
Works as intended. See MC-125562.
Turtle example:
As per Issue MC-125562, Turtles are supposed to and do indeed drop bowls when struck by lightning. The lightning however also destroys the bowl which was just dropped by the turtle, making it seem like no item ever drops.
We confirmed that the bowl gets dropped by testing for dropped bowls with command blocks (they exist for 1-2 ticks) and also by killing a turtle with lightning on top of a hopper . The hopper in this case sucks the bowl in before it is destroyed.
After testing some more mobs it seems like no item drop ever survives the lightning.
Fix
Fix by FX - PR0CESS can be found in this comment.
Cannot confirm.
added video clip showing bug
Is this some kind of Easter egg?
It is easter egg?
More like critisizing those who hunt wild animals like turtles for food.
Really, turtles drop bowls.png haha
Since updating to Java Edition 1.19.4, Turtles seem to drop bowls even when not killed by lightning. Killing turtles with either a Power V bow or a Sharpness V/Looting III diamond sword is causing bowls to drop when killing adult turtles.
Are you using any data packs? If so, turn them off. If not, make a new report.