Can zombies spawn in the nether?
My nether portal in the overworld is light up and gated to prevent mobs entering/leaving, but I recently was attacked by 10 or more zombies when I entered the nether. No skeletons, creepers or spiders.
Could it be a glitch where the pigmen are spawning as zombies? I killed 4 pigmen before the zombies appeared, and 2 were wondering the area after I slaughtered the hoard.
A big wave of pigmen with a single zombie attacked. Then a zombie villager appeared behind me in my small pigman hunting lodge which contains the portal. A couple more zombies appeared outside. This happened twice but the second time there were more zombies and less pigmen in the initial wave. I also had another wave without a zombie in my bunker.
I think it might be an event like the zombie hoards that attack villages.
Zombies have been dropping from higher platforms that can't be accessed from the portal platform and I have stayed close to the bunker so I doubt they have been coming through it. Especially because there has not been a single skeleton, creeper or spider.
Update. I just saw a zombie spawn beside a pigman in a lit area. I had not hit any pigmen yet.
Snocrach also said:
Zombie pigmen can summon their zombie friends from the overworld to help them fight the forces of evil.
this is a normal minecraft feature - nothing to do with the world generation.
I am playing the Snocrash's Hermit Chunk Challenge in 1.9
Best Answer
It is strange, but Zombies can actually spawn in the Nether, possibly due to a bug or intended coding.
But it is very odd that there were 10 Zombies. Zombies rarely spawn in the Nether, and only if you get "lucky" there will spawn 4 at once.
Probably that multiple groups spawned (this happens very rarely), and the Zombie Villager spawned because of the 5% chance for a Zombie to become its Zombie Villager counterpart.
Also, additional Zombies could have spawned due to the Zombie Reinforcement feature, which means that if you hit a Zombie, others may spawn and head to attack you.
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Geared zombies can spawn with armor and tools/weapons. Their weapons and armor can generate to be enchanted. They can drop their weapons and armor with a rare 8.5% chance.What can Zombies spawn with?
Exteremly rarely, Zombies can spawn with Diamond Armor. They are very tough, and is recommended to use Diamond Sword to kill them.Sources: Stack Exchange - This article follows the attribution requirements of Stack Exchange and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
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