Guides
Pokebonk guides, checked against the build
Each guide names the version it was checked against, what we tested, and what we did not. No invented tier lists.
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How to Play Pokebonk: First Run Walkthrough
Start your first Pokebonk run step by step: guest entry, partner choice, region, mode, difficulty, the pause screen and your first level-up card.
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2Pokebonk Best Starter: Bulbasaur vs Charmander
Compare Pokebonk's three starters by passive, starting move, base stats and early role, then choose the partner that fits how you want to learn the game.
Open guidePokebonk Controls: Keyboard, Mouse & Settings
Every Pokebonk control on desktop and mobile, including movement, camera, aiming, Ultimate, auto-run, the big map and the settings worth changing first.
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4Pokebonk Classic vs Survival: Which Mode to Pick
Classic runs use zones, guardians and a shrine; Survival is an endless horde with milestones. Compare the two Pokebonk modes before your next run.
Open guidePokebonk Level-Up Cards: Moves, Vitamins & Skips
Read a Pokebonk level-up offer correctly: new moves, move upgrades, vitamins, refresh, skip and banish, and how the fourth slot changes your options.
Open guidePokebonk Evolution and Catching Guide (2026)
How evolution levels work in Pokebonk, when stone and item evolutions apply, and how capture rate, status and Alpha partners change a run.
Open guidePokebonk Zones, Guardians and Bosses Explained
Understand Pokebonk zone structure, guardian encounters, Alpha partners and the difference between a boss fight and a legendary-style encounter.
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3Pokebonk Items and Vitamins: Effects & Caps
Compare Pokebonk held items and vitamins, including damage bonuses, tradeoffs, stacking rules and the item pool tools available in the Lab.
Open guidePokebonk Lab Upgrades: Costs and Priorities
All 19 Pokebonk Lab upgrades with first-level Stardust costs and caps, including the fourth move slot, extra offer choices and item pool tools.
Open guidePokebonk Shiny Hunting: Odds, Routes & Tracking
What the Pokebonk data actually exposes about shiny partners, how the shiny flag works in a run, and a simple tracker for the 151 Kanto species.
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