PokeBonk Cleanse Tag
Item · last checked 2026-10-20
PokeBonk Cleanse Tag is a common chest item: +15% damage to elites, Alphas and bosses. 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.
Cleanse Tag at a glance
| Rarity | Common |
| Effect | +15% damage to elites, Alphas and bosses. |
| Max copies | 10 |
| Unlock | Open from the start |
| At max copies | +150% damage to elites |
What Cleanse Tag does in PokeBonk
+15% damage to elites, Alphas and bosses. 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 +150% damage to elites.
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 Cleanse Tag adds mid-run.
How to get Cleanse Tag
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. Common items make up most early rolls.
Cleanse Tag 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 common items
Cleanse Tag competes with these common items for the same chest rolls. The full list is on the PokeBonk items page.
| Item | Effect |
|---|---|
| Charcoal | +30% Fire-type move damage and +3% total damage. |
| Mystic Water | +30% Water-type move damage and +3% total damage. |
| Miracle Seed | +30% Grass-type move damage and +3% total damage. |
| Magnet | +30% Electric-type move damage and +3% total damage. |
| Never-Melt Ice | +30% Ice-type move damage and +3% total damage. |
| Black Belt | +30% Fighting-type move damage and +3% total damage. |
| Poison Barb | +30% Poison-type move damage and +3% total damage. |
| Soft Sand | +30% Ground-type move damage and +3% total damage. |
PokeBonk Cleanse Tag FAQ
What does Cleanse Tag do in PokeBonk?
+15% damage to elites, Alphas and bosses. You can hold up to 10 copies.
How do you unlock Cleanse Tag?
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.