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PokeBonk Ultimate: How to Charge and Use It

PokeBonk Ultimate guide: the R key and Auto Ultimate, what charges the bar, how Ultimates grow with evolution, and the default Ultimate of each type.

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The PokeBonk Ultimate is your Pokemon's special attack: press R (Y or RT on a controller) when its bar is full. Most League Pokemon have their own Ultimate that grows with each evolution, such as Bulbasaur's Furious Roots becoming Frenzy Plant and then Giga Flower Whip. The rest use a default for their type.

Every League Pokemon's page lists its Ultimate; the PokeBonk Pokedex links them all.

What charges the PokeBonk Ultimate bar

  • Time: the bar fills by itself in about 95 seconds.
  • Kills: each ordinary kill adds a little, capped per second so swarms do not fill it instantly.
  • Elites add more, Alphas, Totems and Summoners more again, and a boss adds a fifth of the bar.
  • Taking damage charges it in proportion to the HP you lose.
  • Soul Dew charges it 40% faster, and Clefairy's passive adds 30%.

Auto Ultimate and Uninterrupted Ultimate

The Y key toggles Auto Ultimate, which fires whenever an enemy is within 16 m. The Uninterrupted Ultimate setting (added in version 0.7.4) removes the slow motion and the banner, and switches on with Auto Ultimate. Turn it off when you want to save the Ultimate for a guardian.

Ultimate damage and evolution

Ultimate damage scales with your player level (+10% per level) and with its tier. The tier goes up with each evolution, so an evolved form gets a bigger version: Charmander goes from Rising Blaze to Blast Burn to Giga Blaze. Your general damage stats also apply.

Default Ultimates by type

League Pokemon without their own Ultimate use the default of their first type, such as Meowth's Giga Impact.

TypeUltimateWhat it does
NormalGiga ImpactAn enormous shockwave cracks the ground around you; then stars fall.
FireEruptionSix magma fissures spit fire and a ring of flames burns everything around you.
WaterTidal WaveA giant wave spreads out from you in a circle and drags everyone along; it starts to rain.
GrassFrenzy PlantEight thorny roots burst from the ground in a star shape and root everything they cross; the sun heals you for 20%.
ElectricElectric StormFor 2.4 s lightning rains non-stop on nearby enemies, and at the end three enormous thunderclaps.
IceIce AgeSpiraling ice crystals sprout and freeze everything within 14 m.
FightingFinal BurstA rain of twelve fists falls from the sky on the enemies and ends with an aura wave.
PoisonToxic DelugeToxic sludge rains down on twelve enemies and leaves poisonous puddles.
FlyingHurricaneTwo tornadoes advance toward your target, dragging along and hitting everything they find.
PsychicPsychic BreakEverything within 15 m freezes for an instant and is then crushed by psychic columns.
BugSwarmRings of stingers in every direction and a cloud of poisonous butterflies.
RockRocky AvalancheTwelve giant rocks fall on the enemies and stun them.
GhostSpectral ParadeA ring of ghosts spirals out of you, cursing and hitting everything it touches.
DragonDraco MeteorTen comets of draconic flame fall on the enemies and crack the ground.
DarkEternal NightNight falls all at once and shadow cuts wound everything within 15 m; those left with low HP fall.
SteelSteel RainSteel fists fall like meteors on ten enemies and burst into sparks.
FairyMoonlightAn enormous moon appears above you: eight moonbeams fall on the enemies and you recover 20% HP.

PokeBonk ultimate FAQ

How do you use the Ultimate in PokeBonk?

Press R on a keyboard, or Y or RT on a controller, when the bar is full. On phones, tap the Ultimate button.

What is Auto Ultimate in PokeBonk?

A toggle on the Y key that fires your Ultimate whenever an enemy is within 16 m.

How do you charge the Ultimate faster?

Kill elites, Alphas and bosses, carry Soul Dew, or play Clefairy, whose passive charges it 30% faster.