How to use /testfor to sense mobs?

For a map I'm making, there are skeletons that you have to shoot, kind of like a carnival game. But I want one to spawn only when there are none there, so they all don't pile up. Is there a way I can use /testfor to do this?

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Best Answer

USE PRESSURE PLATES!

You're really overthinking the problem.

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How do you Testfor entities in Minecraft?

2. Type the Command

Test if Players are within 10 blocks. In this example, we will test to see if there are any players within a 10 block radius with the following command: /testfor @a[r=10] ...

Test if Mooshrooms are within 50 blocks. ...

Test if Nearest Player is at Level 20 experience.

Can you locate mobs in Minecraft?

Rather than spawning them in (and not being able to see where they naturally spawn, their habitats, etc.), it would be cool to have a /locatemob and/or /moblocate command that works as follows: /moblocate <mob/entity>, and the result would simply be the same as the /locate - /locatebiome commands, simply giving you the ...

Minecraft Command Tutorial: Learning How to Use /testfor in Minecraft | 1.12.2 | pre-1.13

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