PokéBonk guides for your next run.
Start with a complete beginner route, then plan your builds, Lab budget, next unlock, co-op run or Lavender Tower climb.
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Choose a playstyle, check its unlocks and follow a complete build: move order, item priorities, farming routes, boss handling and gameplay videos.
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PokéBonk Beginner Guide: How to Play Your First Run
Start PokéBonk with the right starter, controls, level-up choices, first boss and Stardust purchases. A complete beginner route with useful planning tools.
Best PokéBonk Starter: Bulbasaur vs Charmander vs Squirtle
Choose the best starter for your play style: compare real passives, opening moves, evolution levels, Ultimates and signature fusions.
PokéBonk Controls: Keyboard, Mouse, Auto Aim & Keybinds
Every essential PokéBonk PC control, Q auto/manual aim, right-click target lock, camera settings, controller bindings and input fixes.
PokéBonk Mobile Guide: iPhone, Android & Touch Controls
Play PokéBonk in a phone browser, enable the joystick, resize touch buttons, adjust camera and graphics, and troubleshoot mobile input.
PokéBonk Official App: Windows, Linux & Steam Deck Setup
Find the official PokéBonk desktop app, distinguish community clients, configure Steam Deck controls and check Display, fullscreen and account progress.
PokéBonk Saves: Save and Quit, Continue & Accounts
Save and continue a supported solo PokéBonk run, understand announced account sync and autosave, and protect guest progress.
PokéBonk Not Loading? Black Screen, Lag & Control Fixes
Troubleshoot PokéBonk loading, WebGL, low FPS, keyboard or joystick problems, missing guest access and co-op connection issues.
Choose a build and understand combat
PokéBonk Move Fusions: Bill’s Machine & All 106 Recipes
All 106 PokéBonk fusion results, exact signature pairs, level-8 requirements, TM Case, MissingNo. and how to free a move slot at Bill’s Machine.
PokéBonk Level-Up Guide: Moves, Refresh, Skip & Banish
Learn when to Refresh, Skip or Banish, protect your fusion inputs, and distinguish move levels, player levels, slots and fourth card choices.
Best PokéBonk Builds: Starter Routes, Upgrades & Fusions
Build Bulbasaur, Charmander or Squirtle around a clear move plan, choose useful upgrades and prepare Flower Beam, Fiery Whirlwind or Hydro Spiral.
Compare PokéBonk Builds: Vileplume, Tauros & Gengar
Compare setup, damage classes, move slots and fusion trade-offs, then open a dedicated build guide with farming tactics and gameplay.
PokéBonk Combat Mechanics: Damage, Reactions, Armor & Crits
Understand real PokéBonk damage rules, STAB, type effectiveness, status reactions, Mega Crit, armor and healing, with v0.8.46 source checks.
PokéBonk Boss Guide: Guardians, Zapdos & Articuno Strategies
Prepare for guardians, avoid telegraphs and use Zapdos lightning rods and Articuno crystals and reflected beams, with v0.8.46 checks.
Unlock partners and plan Lab spending
PokéBonk Lab Upgrades: All Costs & What to Buy First
All 24 PokéBonk Lab upgrades and 111 level prices, plus Archive capacity up to 59 slots and Stardust budget plans.
How to Unlock Pokémon in PokéBonk: All 79 League Challenges
Find 79 League challenge requirements, ordinary capture steps, legendary recruitment and shiny rules, with separately dated source editions.
PokéBonk Unlock Challenges: Gastly, Sleep, Mewtwo & Looks
Plan Gastly’s 600 reactions, count sleeping enemies, recruit Mewtwo under the newer legendary rule and troubleshoot Looks progress.
PokéBonk Evolution Guide: Starter Levels & Eevee Branches
Find Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle evolution levels, Eevee’s branches and reasons an evolution may wait. Separate in-run rules from mainline tables.
PokéBonk Game Data: Reference Stats vs Combat Mechanics
Understand which PokéBonk numbers are base Pokémon references, actual League mechanics or editorial recommendations before planning a build.
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PokéBonk Season 2: End Date, Maps & Recent Updates
Season 2 dates, map unlocks, Tower and recent app, co-op, saving and record-review updates, with a separate Season 3 preview.
PokéBonk Lavender Tower: Entry, Floors & Candle Rewards
Enter Lavender Tower Night, reveal ghosts, calm Marowak, reach the Beyond and check all 10 Book of Candles milestones before the event ends.
PokéBonk Co-op: Matchmaking, Team Survival & Pause
Public and friend co-op: the 30-second start timer, matchmaking, Team Survival, pause and leaderboard changes through v0.8.86.
PokéBonk Modes: Classic, Survival, Co-op & Daily Mutation
Choose a PokéBonk mode: Classic wins, solo or Team Survival records, Daily Mutation, Tower and the modes supporting Save and quit.
PokéBonk Daily Mutation Guide: Rules, Rewards & Builds
Learn all four Daily Mutation modifiers, the daily reset, Stardust rewards, rankings and solo restrictions in PokéBonk.