PokeBonk Big Root
Item · last checked 2026-10-20
PokeBonk Big Root is an uncommon chest item: +3% lifesteal and +15% healing. You find it in Poke Ball chests and Meowth's shop during a run, and you can hold up to 10 copies. It is in the item pool from your first run, with no Stardust cost.
Big Root at a glance
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Effect | +3% lifesteal and +15% healing. |
| Max copies | 10 |
| Unlock | Open from the start |
| At max copies | +0.3 lifesteal and +150% healing |
What Big Root does in PokeBonk
+3% lifesteal and +15% healing. Each extra copy adds the same bonus again, up to 10. Since version 0.5.3 bonuses of the same kind add together instead of multiplying, so 10 copies give +0.3 lifesteal and +150% healing.
Items work on every move you carry, whatever its shape, unless the effect names a shape or a type. The pause screen shows each move's damage per second, so you can check what Big Root adds mid-run.
How to get Big Root
Chests are Poke Balls you buy with PokeDollars during a run; each one costs more than the last. A paid Poke Ball lets you pick one of three items, Great Balls from challenge altars and guardians are free, and Meowth's shop sells four offers at a time. Uncommon items show up from the start of a run.
Big Root is open from the start. If it keeps crowding out items you want, the Lab's Archive upgrade removes up to three items per level from chests and the shop.
Other uncommon items
Big Root competes with these uncommon items for the same chest rolls. The full list is on the PokeBonk items page.
| Item | Effect |
|---|---|
| Muscle Band | +15% physical damage. |
| Wise Glasses | +15% special damage. |
| Quick Claw | +10% attack speed. |
| Razor Claw | +30% crit damage. |
| Shell Bell | You recover 0.8% of the damage you deal. |
| Leftovers | +1.2 HP regen per second. |
| Rocky Helmet | Enemies that touch you take 25 damage (thorns). |
| Light Clay | +20% move and status duration. |
PokeBonk Big Root FAQ
What does Big Root do in PokeBonk?
+3% lifesteal and +15% healing. You can hold up to 10 copies.
How do you unlock Big Root?
You do not need to: it is in the item pool from your first run.
Browse all 102 items in the PokeBonk items list, or read the PokeBonk guides.