PokeBonk Binding Band
Item · last checked 2026-10-20
PokeBonk Binding Band is an uncommon chest item: +20% damage to stunned, rooted, paralyzed, frozen or sleeping enemies. You find it in Poke Ball chests and Meowth's shop during a run, and you can hold up to 5 copies. It is not in the item pool at first: trigger 100 elemental reactions to unlock it, then buy it for 200 Stardust.
Binding Band at a glance
| Rarity | Uncommon |
| Effect | +20% damage to stunned, rooted, paralyzed, frozen or sleeping enemies. |
| Max copies | 5 |
| Unlock | Trigger 100 elemental reactions. Then 200 Stardust. |
What Binding Band does in PokeBonk
+20% damage to stunned, rooted, paralyzed, frozen or sleeping enemies. Each extra copy adds the same bonus again, up to 5. Since version 0.5.3 bonuses of the same kind add together instead of multiplying.
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 Binding Band adds mid-run.
How to get Binding Band
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.
Binding Band is one of the 35 items you must unlock: trigger 100 elemental reactions. Then buy it in the Lab for 200 Stardust. The PokeBonk Stardust guide lists the cheapest unlocks first.
Other uncommon items
Binding Band 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 Binding Band FAQ
What does Binding Band do in PokeBonk?
+20% damage to stunned, rooted, paralyzed, frozen or sleeping enemies. You can hold up to 5 copies.
How do you unlock Binding Band?
Trigger 100 elemental reactions. After that, buy it in the Lab for 200 Stardust.
Browse all 102 items in the PokeBonk items list, or read the PokeBonk guides.