I launcher minecraft forge and it comes up with is:

Pixelmon Mod (pixelmon) encountered an error during the common_setup event phase

java.lang.NullPointerException: Null

---- Minecraft Crash Report ----
// This doesn't make any sense!

Time: 11/11/22 5:07 PM
Description: Mod loading error has occurred

java.lang.Exception: Mod Loading has failed
    at net.minecraftforge.fml.CrashReportExtender.dumpModLoadingCrashReport(CrashReportExtender.java:71) [?:?] {re:classloading}
    at net.minecraftforge.fml.client.ClientModLoader.completeModLoading(ClientModLoader.java:174) [?:?] {re:classloading,pl:runtimedistcleaner:A}
    at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.lambda$null$1(Minecraft.java:508) [?:?] {re:classloading,pl:accesstransformer:B,pl:runtimedistcleaner:A}
    at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft$$Lambda$6432/115154466.run(Unknown Source) [?:?] {}
    at net.minecraft.util.Util.func_215077_a(Util.java:320) [?:?] {re:classloading}
    at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.lambda$new$2(Minecraft.java:504) [?:?] {re:classloading,pl:accesstransformer:B,pl:runtimedistcleaner:A}
    at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft$$Lambda$5805/568891126.accept(Unknown Source) [?:?] {}
    at net.minecraft.client.gui.ResourceLoadProgressGui.func_230430_a_(ResourceLoadProgressGui.java:113) [?:?] {re:classloading,pl:runtimedistcleaner:A}
    at net.minecraft.client.renderer.GameRenderer.func_195458_a(GameRenderer.java:481) [?:?] {re:classloading,pl:accesstransformer:B,pl:runtimedistcleaner:A}
    at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.func_195542_b(Minecraft.java:977) [?:?] {re:classloading,pl:accesstransformer:B,pl:runtimedistcleaner:A}
    at net.minecraft.client.Minecraft.func_99999_d(Minecraft.java:607) [?:?] {re:classloading,pl:accesstransformer:B,pl:runtimedistcleaner:A}
    at net.minecraft.client.main.Main.main(Main.java:184) [?:?] {re:classloading,pl:runtimedistcleaner:A}
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) ~[?:1.8.0_51] {}
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) ~[?:1.8.0_51] {}
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) ~[?:1.8.0_51] {}
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:497) ~[?:1.8.0_51] {}
    at net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.FMLClientLaunchProvider.lambda$launchService$0(FMLClientLaunchProvider.java:37) [forge-1.16.5-36.2.39.jar:36.2] {}
    at net.minecraftforge.fml.loading.FMLClientLaunchProvider$$Lambda$460/67811496.call(Unknown Source) [forge-1.16.5-36.2.39.jar:36.2] {}
    at cpw.mods.modlauncher.LaunchServiceHandlerDecorator.launch(LaunchServiceHandlerDecorator.java:37) [modlauncher-8.1.3.jar:?] {}
    at cpw.mods.modlauncher.LaunchServiceHandler.launch(LaunchServiceHandler.java:54) [modlauncher-8.1.3.jar:?] {}
    at cpw.mods.modlauncher.LaunchServiceHandler.launch(LaunchServiceHandler.java:72) [modlauncher-8.1.3.jar:?] {}
    at cpw.mods.modlauncher.Launcher.run(Launcher.java:82) [modlauncher-8.1.3.jar:?] {}
    at cpw.mods.modlauncher.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:66) [modlauncher-8.1.3.jar:?] {}

A detailed walkthrough of the error, its code path and all known details is as follows:
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-- Head --
Thread: Render thread
Stacktrace:
    at com.pixelmonmod.pixelmon.Pixelmon.init(Pixelmon.java:188) ~[?:1.16.5-9.0.11] {re:classloading}
-- MOD pixelmon --
Details:
    Mod File: Pixelmon-1.16.5-9.0.11-universal.jar
    Failure message: Pixelmon Mod (pixelmon) encountered an error during the common_setup event phase
        java.lang.NullPointerException: null
    Mod Version: 9.0.11
    Mod Issue URL: https://pixelmonmod.com/tracker.php?p=2
    Exception message: java.lang.NullPointerException
Stacktrace:
    at com.pixelmonmod.pixelmon.Pixelmon.init(Pixelmon.java:188) ~[?:1.16.5-9.0.11] {re:classloading}
    at com.pixelmonmod.pixelmon.Pixelmon$$Lambda$3152/1036230342.accept(Unknown Source) ~[?:?] {}
    at net.minecraftforge.eventbus.EventBus.doCastFilter(EventBus.java:247) ~[eventbus-4.0.0.jar:?] {}
    at net.minecraftforge.eventbus.EventBus.lambda$addListener$11(EventBus.java:239) ~[eventbus-4.0.0.jar:?] {}
    at net.minecraftforge.eventbus.EventBus$$Lambda$2965/1962586186.invoke(Unknown Source) ~[?:?] {}
    at net.minecraftforge.eventbus.EventBus$$Lambda$3165/363671352.invoke(Unknown Source) ~[?:?] {}
    at net.minecraftforge.eventbus.EventBus.post(EventBus.java:302) ~[eventbus-4.0.0.jar:?] {}
    at net.minecraftforge.eventbus.EventBus.post(EventBus.java:283) ~[eventbus-4.0.0.jar:?] {}
    at net.minecraftforge.fml.javafmlmod.FMLModContainer.acceptEvent(FMLModContainer.java:106) ~[?:36.2] {re:classloading}
    at net.minecraftforge.fml.ModContainer.lambda$buildTransitionHandler$4(ModContainer.java:107) ~[?:?] {re:classloading}
    at net.minecraftforge.fml.ModContainer$$Lambda$3135/1283906060.run(Unknown Source) ~[?:?] {}
    at java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture$AsyncRun.run(CompletableFuture.java:1618) ~[?:1.8.0_51] {}
    at java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture$AsyncRun.exec(CompletableFuture.java:1610) ~[?:1.8.0_51] {}
    at java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinTask.doExec(ForkJoinTask.java:289) ~[?:1.8.0_51] {}
    at java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool$WorkQueue.runTask(ForkJoinPool.java:1056) ~[?:1.8.0_51] {}
    at java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinPool.runWorker(ForkJoinPool.java:1689) ~[?:1.8.0_51] {}
    at java.util.concurrent.ForkJoinWorkerThread.run(ForkJoinWorkerThread.java:157) ~[?:1.8.0_51] {}

-- System Details --
Details:
    Minecraft Version: 1.16.5
    Minecraft Version ID: 1.16.5
    Operating System: Windows 10 (amd64) version 10.0
    Java Version: 1.8.0_51, Oracle Corporation
    Java VM Version: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (mixed mode), Oracle Corporation
    Memory: 817402848 bytes (779 MB) / 2147483648 bytes (2048 MB) up to 2147483648 bytes (2048 MB)
    CPUs: 12
    JVM Flags: 10 total; -XX:HeapDumpPath=MojangTricksIntelDriversForPerformance_javaw.exe_minecraft.exe.heapdump -Xss1M -XX:+IgnoreUnrecognizedVMOptions -Xmx2G -XX:+UnlockExperimentalVMOptions -XX:+UseG1GC -XX:G1NewSizePercent=20 -XX:G1ReservePercent=20 -XX:MaxGCPauseMillis=50 -XX:G1HeapRegionSize=32M
    ModLauncher: 8.1.3+8.1.3+main-8.1.x.c94d18ec
    ModLauncher launch target: fmlclient
    ModLauncher naming: srg
    ModLauncher services: 
        /mixin-0.8.4.jar mixin PLUGINSERVICE 
        /eventbus-4.0.0.jar eventbus PLUGINSERVICE 
        /forge-1.16.5-36.2.39.jar object_holder_definalize PLUGINSERVICE 
        /forge-1.16.5-36.2.39.jar runtime_enum_extender PLUGINSERVICE 
        /accesstransformers-3.0.1.jar accesstransformer PLUGINSERVICE 
        /forge-1.16.5-36.2.39.jar capability_inject_definalize PLUGINSERVICE 
        /forge-1.16.5-36.2.39.jar runtimedistcleaner PLUGINSERVICE 
        /mixin-0.8.4.jar mixin TRANSFORMATIONSERVICE 
        /forge-1.16.5-36.2.39.jar fml TRANSFORMATIONSERVICE 
    FML: 36.2
    Forge: net.minecraftforge:36.2.39
    FML Language Providers: 
        [email protected]
        minecraft@1
    Mod List: 
        forge-1.16.5-36.2.39-client.jar                   |Minecraft                     |minecraft                     |1.16.5              |SIDED_SETU|Manifest: NOSIGNATURE
        forge-1.16.5-36.2.39-universal.jar                |Forge                         |forge                         |36.2.39             |SIDED_SETU|Manifest: 22:af:21:d8:19:82:7f:93:94:fe:2b:ac:b7:e4:41:57:68:39:87:b1:a7:5c:c6:44:f9:25:74:21:14:f5:0d:90
        Pixelmon-1.16.5-9.0.11-universal.jar              |Pixelmon Mod                  |pixelmon                      |9.0.11              |ERROR     |Manifest: NOSIGNATURE
    Crash Report UUID: fc0bca23-9ede-483e-9eac-ec5f629c1471

Edited November 11, 20222 yr by Durkachu

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