diff --git a/common/src/main/kotlin/com/cobblemon/mod/common/block/TypeGemCoreBlock.kt b/common/src/main/kotlin/com/cobblemon/mod/common/block/TypeGemCoreBlock.kt
index 26f7a282bd..b1cff8ef47 100644
--- a/common/src/main/kotlin/com/cobblemon/mod/common/block/TypeGemCoreBlock.kt
+++ b/common/src/main/kotlin/com/cobblemon/mod/common/block/TypeGemCoreBlock.kt
@@ -165,24 +165,24 @@ class TypeGemCoreBlock(properties: Properties) : Block(properties) {
         expand(level, pos, random)
     }
 
-    fun expand(level: LevelAccessor, pos: BlockPos, random: RandomSource) {
+    fun expand(level: LevelAccessor, pos: BlockPos, random: RandomSource, forceGrow: Boolean = false) {
         getConnectedGemBlocks(level, pos).forEach {
             val state = it.first
             val pos = it.second
             addClustersToBlock(state, pos, level, random)
-            growClusters(pos, level, random)
+            growClusters(pos, level, random, forceGrow)
         }
     }
 
-    private fun growClusters(pos: BlockPos, level: LevelAccessor, random: RandomSource) {
+    private fun growClusters(pos: BlockPos, level: LevelAccessor, random: RandomSource, forceGrow: Boolean) {
         Direction.entries.forEach { direction ->
             val relativePos = pos.relative(direction)
             val relativeState = level.getBlockState(relativePos)
             val clusterBlock = relativeState.block as? TypeGemClusterBlock ?: return@forEach
 
-            if (relativeState.getValue(DirectionalBlock.FACING) == direction &&
-                random.nextFloat() < Cobblemon.config.typeGemGrowthChance
-            ) {
+            if ((relativeState.getValue(DirectionalBlock.FACING) == direction &&
+                random.nextFloat() < Cobblemon.config.typeGemGrowthChance) || forceGrow
+                ) {
                 clusterBlock.advanceGrowth(relativeState, level, relativePos, random)
             }
         }
diff --git a/common/src/main/kotlin/com/cobblemon/mod/common/config/CobblemonConfig.kt b/common/src/main/kotlin/com/cobblemon/mod/common/config/CobblemonConfig.kt
index 8086a7bea5..fef747e243 100644
--- a/common/src/main/kotlin/com/cobblemon/mod/common/config/CobblemonConfig.kt
+++ b/common/src/main/kotlin/com/cobblemon/mod/common/config/CobblemonConfig.kt
@@ -396,16 +396,16 @@ class CobblemonConfig {
     var typeGemMaxConnected = 16
 
     @CobblemonConfigField(Category.World, lang = "type_gem_min_growth", SERVER)
-    var typeGemMinGrowth = 5
+    var typeGemMinGrowth = 8
 
     @CobblemonConfigField(Category.World, lang = "type_gem_growth_chance", SERVER)
     var typeGemGrowthChance = 0.1f
 
     @CobblemonConfigField(Category.World, lang = "type_gem_initial_expansion_cycles", SERVER)
-    var typeGemInitialExpansionCycles = 20
+    var typeGemInitialExpansionCycles = 100
 
     @CobblemonConfigField(Category.World, lang = "type_gem_tick_chance", SERVER)
-    var typeGemTickChance = 0.1f
+    var typeGemTickChance = 1.0f
 
     fun clone(): CobblemonConfig {
         val newConfig = CobblemonConfig()
diff --git a/common/src/main/kotlin/com/cobblemon/mod/common/world/feature/TypeGemFeature.kt b/common/src/main/kotlin/com/cobblemon/mod/common/world/feature/TypeGemFeature.kt
index 00787f4115..ee944aabbf 100644
--- a/common/src/main/kotlin/com/cobblemon/mod/common/world/feature/TypeGemFeature.kt
+++ b/common/src/main/kotlin/com/cobblemon/mod/common/world/feature/TypeGemFeature.kt
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class TypeGemFeature : Feature<BlockStateConfiguration>(BlockStateConfiguration.
         // Trigger forced growth with clusters
         val coreBlock = coreState.block as TypeGemCoreBlock
         repeat(Cobblemon.config.typeGemInitialExpansionCycles) {
-            coreBlock.expand(worldGenLevel, origin, random)
+            coreBlock.expand(worldGenLevel, origin, random, true)
         }
 
         // println("[TypeGemFeature] Placed ${gemId.path} at $chosenPos")