minecraft-java-edition
I have leveled a set of villagers in my world, and now I want to lower the cost of the purchases by zombifying, then subsequently curing them. However, I don't want to waste time and emeralds if they do end up losing the experience they have when zombified.
Minecraft Java Edition 1.16
Villagers are all randomly assigned a profession on spawning, and unfortunately, this is an even 1/6 chance for each one. For specifically Farmers (so you can trade) this is then further broken down to the 4 different brown coat professions, ultimately making the chance of a Farmer spawning only 4.17%. Source.
Fortunately, it would appear that baby villagers are also assigned their professions at random, so it is entirely possible to create a Villager Breeder in order to find the Villager you are after, or simply boost the amount of doors you have in your village. Even by simply creating a 3 wide covered platform with in the village, and fill that with doors will greatly increase your villager breeding rate.
Best Answer
Yes, they retain their trades if they have been traded with. However, their costs for buying or selling will be significantly diminished. If you did not trade with the villager, then the villager will reset its trades.